The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-09
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bergman were
in town shopping on Friday.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bottenfield drove
in from their ranch Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Minke drove up
from Jacks Cabin Monday.
Vernon Wise was in from their
ranch on business Thursday.
Judge Nourse came up from Gun
nison Monday to attend to some legal
business for the town.
Supt. VIM. Manley Of the C. F. & l.
mine here, left Tuesday for Pueblo,
where he was called on business.
E. S. Gibson, d. & R G. bridge
foreman, came in Thursday and went
to Floresta to examine bridges en-
route.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Failure returned
Friday from Glenwood Springs where
they have been living since they were
married last year.
Patrick Morgan with his son Tim,
left on Saturday for Salida for
short visit with Mrs. Morgan who is
at the hospital there.
Frank Kuretich and his brother-in.
law, Pete Podnar, left on Mondays
train for Pueblo, where they are look
ing for location and change.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Lu-
cero of Jacks Cabin, will be pleased
to hear of the arrival of lovely baby
boy at their home Thursday, May I'd.
R. w. Mcdonald made the trip
to Gunnison Wednesday horseback
and brought back the team belong
ing to C. H. McCutchan that had been
wintered there.
A fine baby boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Pat Morgan Saturday, May
4th. Mrs. Morgan is in the hospital
at Salida and both mother and son
are getting on famously.
Ed Sorrel left Tuesday for Cali
fornia where he will join his mother
who has the care Of his little daugh-
ter. Mr.. Sorrel intends working in
the oil fields in that state.
State Fish Commissioner Land came
in this week with q truck load Of fish,
about 10000, which were brought
from the Pitkin hatchery and used to
stock the streams in this locality.
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DIR. Geo. Sullivan came up Satur-
day for the purpose Of talking up
interest in bonding the new High
School so badly needed in Gunnison.
DIR. Sullivan will be up in about ten
days to care for his patients here.
The heavy thaw at Smith Hill Sum
day washed the track causing a slide
for about twenty feet that buried the
tracks in six feet of slack. The sec
tion gang and all available help was
put on the job shoveling and no Sc
rious delay in operations is expected.
We understand DIR. ]. w. Rookie
feller will assist DIR. A. Taylor this
summer in careing for his practice
here. Since DIR. Oram's departure
the number of medical cases have
been very demanding for' one doctor.
AS yet DIR. Rockefeller's plans about
moving up from Gunnison are not
known.
Bill Bailey drove w. H. Whalen and
Marie and Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Nelson
to Gunnison Tuesday morning in his
car in time for the Nelson's to catch
the westbound train. The young
couple shipped their household goods
ahead and have gone to their ranch
to live. The ranch is about four
miles north of Delta in the Escalante
farming country.
Through a cousin in the same COM
pany, Harold Mace received word that
his brother, Ezra o. Mace, who has
been in France several months, has
lost his left arm when wounded dur
ing the March drive. Though the boy
himself has written and admitted he
suffered internally from the wound,
he will not mention the nature Of the
injury. Possibly, like the true soldier
he is, to save his mother worry. His
last letter said he was recovering
nicely which will be very gratifying
to his relatives and host of friends.
Joe Pasic, Jr., one of the very en-
er0etic Young men Of Crested Rutte |
last week purchased the old Phil
Schneider ranch that is located in q
big basin on the hill near Smith AN |
thracite mine and will begin spring
work there at once Mr. Paste also