The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18

E. D. F. Bracket is here visiting
his son.
Arthur Miller made trip to Den
yer Monday.
E. M. Nourse went to Colorado
Springs Monday to attend the he
publican convention.
F.. M. Nourse returned from Colo
RADIO Springs in time to see the Cat
tlemen's celebration.
Guy Rose came in from the east to
take in the Celebration and visit with
old friends and relatives.
Chester Pittser left Monday for
San Francisco, where he will enter
the official training camp.
C. o. Dotts, wife and daughter,
accompanied T. E. Howard from Del
ia, to attend the big doings.
Mrs. Edgar Bissell went to Denver
Monday to stay few days with her
daughter who has been sick
Herbert Lashbrook came in
Wednesday to visit his relatives be-
fore going to the training camp.
w. A. Keelor left for Denver Sun
day evening and will bring back
couple of machines for, which he has
sales.
Geo. Craig and Geo. Holmes from
over on the Muddy, brought in some
horses for the races at the big cell
ebration.
C. f. Adams of the Montrose Press,
passed though town Sunday evening
going to the Republican convention
at Colorado Springs.
DIR. Geo. Cleary of Norburn, Mo-,
with his wife, arrived this morning
and will spend n month at the H. S.
Crooks resort, enjoying the fishing.
Mrs. ]. H. Kelley was taken to the
hospital in Salida Sunday evening for
treatment. DIR. ]. H. Kelley accom-
panied her. Her many friends hope
for a speedy recovery.
F. ]. Rockefeller returned from
the timber this week and is now
busily saving the fast arriving logs.
They have strong demand for all
the lumber they can produce.
: Ralph Coyt, who has been with the
American Live Stock company for
the past eight years, came over from
Denver Wednesday, to mingle with
his friends and take in the Cattle
mems celebration.
Evan Brown passed through town
Sunday evening acting as express
messenger on this run. He has been
running from Denver to Cheyenne,
but owing to the taking off of trains
has been transferred.
Quite number of young men went
Sunday evening to attend school at
different places Among them we
noted Boyd Coffee, R. c. Adams and
Charley Blanchard of Delta, and Geo.
johnson of Crested Butte; Linton
Pittser from here; all going to Colo
RADIO Springs. John Zugelder and Lo-
rem Waterman, to Boulder.
Harry Rosenbaum was visitor at
this office this week. He left the
price of renewal and mentioned
that if Uncle Sam would accept him
he was going to do his bit in the
big war. Harry thinks he could
qualify as a mule skinner even if a
little in excess of the age limit, and
from our previous knowledge of the
man we think so too.
The Empire Office has been busy
joint for the past three weeks, owing
to the issuing of the Normal Annual
Catalogue. an edition of 5000 copies
of 128 page pamphlet. Setting the
large amount of matter and issuing
the papers also has been chore
which was never undertaken in Gun
nison before. The press work in
volving 10000 impressions, was most
ly done at night to make time. AT
times as many as twelve people were
employed in the different branches
of work. The finished books are nov
being delivered and we will have
more time for regular newspaper
work.
John M. Stuart, late proprietor OF
the Alamosa Journal, now retired or
his vast means accumulated in the
printing business, together with Rev
j. A. Dean and their wives. are