The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-24

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one day last week they encountered
boys Immediately got busy and killed
the mother and one cub and after
quite an exciting battle were sue.
cessful in capturing the other cub
alive. They took it to Powderhorn
and made it a welcome guest at the
Foster home there. The boys are un-
decided what to name her, but we
have suggested good name for her
if they will all agree.
Mrs. W. A. Hogan received the sad
news of the death of her cousin, Ray
Stimen, son of DIR. Chas. Stimen, who
died of the Spanish influenza at Kan
sas City, at the age of 27 years. The
Stimen family have come to Gunni-
son every summer to spend some
time fishing for several years and the
many friends here extend their heart
felt sympathy to the family.
VIM. Hazen came down from Lake
City Saturday and stopped to say
hello! to his friends here before he
went to the Eastern slope. He drove
his Ford from Lake City to Powder
horn where he sold it to Frank Dunn.
He said Lake City is dead place
now and every one is getting out that
can for the winter.
Mr.. Cantwell of the Holmes Hard
ware company. formerly the Geo.
Tritch Hdw. Co., motored through
town Tuesday enroute to La Jara.
Miss Nell Newcombs, who has been
visiting the W. l.. Curtis family for
several days, accompanied him to her
home near La Jara.
H. f. Cove and w. C. Wilkinson
motored over from Montrose Tuesday.
They will remain here. few days
demonstrating the Cove two ton
truck and the neat little touring car
which Mr.. Cove is putting out in
Denver. They are giving splendid
Those who have come up from the
lower country to attend the funeral
of Rawson Mccullough, which will
be held the latter part OF this week,
are Everett Porter and Ralph Stoner,
brothers-in-law of Mrs. Earl McCul-
Tough, and A. j. Rawson, an uncle OF
the family.
Curtis Osborne is installing pneu-
matte water system at the j. Il. Berg
ranch near lola. The system will sup
ply water for the house, laundry,
barns. etc. Harry Bender is doing
the carpenter work, building new
bath room and otherwise fixing up
generally.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Yoder went to
Montrose Friday, making the trip by
auto with Mr.. and Mrs. Tillotson.
who returned on Saturday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Yoder. expect to locate in the
lower valley some where, as the al
titude here is little high for Mr..
Yoder.
Mrs. j. E. Forsythe, of Monterey,
Calf, who has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Easterly.
Saturday morning. She enjoyed her
visit here very much and her old
friends were delighted to greet her
again.
Mrs. Wilt received letter stating
that her son Oral Wilt, is seriously
i'll with the influenza at San Fran
cisco, Calf. The letter stated his
sister-in-law had died of the same
disease. leaving child Of only few
days of age.
Frank Pressler and family moved
to Gunnison from the Park where
they had lived this summer looking
after the cattle for the Gunnison
ranchmen. They are domiciled in
the Partch house.
Mrs. Rawson Mccullough and
mother, Mrs. Hyink came in on Sat-
urdav mornings train from Iowa.
nhaving come to attend the funeral
services of Mrs. McCullough's hus-
band.
Miss Roena Jones was an outgoing
passenger Saturday evening for Dem
yer and Iowa, after visiting several
days with her sister, Mrs. George
Hetherington.
A. letter received from f. H. Nc
Dowell, Lysite, Wyo., says his oil
prospects are looking good. Some
very important drilling is being done
rear these holdings.
Miss Mamie Harwood received
word of the death Of n cousin with
pneumonia following influenza, at
the hospital in Pueblo, last Tuesday.
Mrs. D. W. Richardson returned
from Salida Thursday with her moth
er. Mrs. Pitt, who has been at the
hospital there.
Mrs. Laurence who went to Sar-
gents to nurse the influenza cases, is
reported quite sick with the disease
herself.
Pete Bruins returned from a visit
to Alamosa Saturday. He reports a
number of cases of the influenza
there.
Steve Day went to Salt Lake City
Tuesday to take his old job there and
wait for Uncle Sam to call him.
Mr.. B. T. Raymond of the Goodrich
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