The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13

Schuyler Hodson was visitor from
Smith Hill few days this week.
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Bill Redden with his wife and
mother spent Saturday in town on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gulliford are
flivvering now we see, in a brand
new Ford.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Booker were
in Saturday on business also in
brand new Ford.
DR.. and Mrs. Taylor and Miss Helen
Taylor spent Sunday at the G. H.
Wise ranch near Glacier.
Mrs. j. R. Spann and Mrs. Lang
Spann of Jacks Cabin, spent the day.
Thursday, at the home of Mrs. Joe
Voss.
A jolly dance was given at the
Glacier school Saturday night and
was we'll attended by Crested Butte
folks. James Bazz furnished the mu-
sic with his accordion.
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Harry Endner of Gunsison, was up
to Telco Sunday looking over his saw
mill and property there. Mr.. Endner
went up in his car and reported
roads in good condition.
Alex Campbell, who enlisted in the
NJ 70
aminations at Mare Island, because
of quite serious physical trouble and
returned home Saturday.
The sudden warm weather is melt
ing the snow in the mountains at a
Terrific rate and this week the rivers
are swollen to a dangerous degree,
overflowing the banks at several
places.
Photographer johnson returned
this week from Somerset where he
has taken up ranch and has set up
his tent for outdoor work for the
coming months, in the making of
pictures.
Mrs John Yocklavich with her lit
tie son, returned Sunday from Gum
nison and went at once to her new
home on Main street.-the Platzic
house, which the Yocklaviches recent
" purchased and furnished.
Mr. Johnson returned from Camp
Cody this week having failed to pass
the final medical examinations for
that branch of service. He is subject
to call however, for selective service
and expects it in the near future.
:. The Thomas family of Gothic, sue
ceeded in driving in Saturday, the
first time since the roads closed last
fall In one place the snow is several
feet deep yet but the crust made it
passable even late in the afternoon.
The Misses Jessie and Jenny Hanlon
of Gunnison, with their guest, Mrs.
Celia Walsh, made the trip up here
on Thursday to Sc old friends and
scenes. Mrs. Walsh who was at one
time one of the Doyle girls was
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Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Whalen with
Mrs. G. V. Benson and Dare Sloan
made a flying trip to Gunnison
Wednesday evening. On the return
trip E. o. Wilson was passenger
having returned that day from a
committee meeting in Grand juno
tion.
A timely discovery of fire in the
roof of the hotel by Mrs. G. V. Ben
son and quick action in securing help,
probably saved the town from very
serious fire. AS it was, little damage
was done and the fire, caused by an
over heated stove was soon extin-
guishea.
Ernest Mazza was temporarily re-
iected by the medical examiners,
when he arrived in California after
enlisting, and has gone to Oregon to
work in the open a few weeks, to try.
to correct some physical ailment.
All the boys Are heartily disappointed
in failing to get into service at once,
but hope for the chance in the near
future.
The opening of a large vein of an
thracitel at the Smith Hill mine this
spring has doubled the output of any
previous record. During the month
of May rs cars of lump coal and 50
cars of slack We're shipped Improve
ments are being made gradually in
mine equipment, supply of pit cars
are ordered, score of workmen are