The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04

Alvie Bottenfeld was in from their
ranch Thursday.
John Arbanas returned Friday from
q business trip to Pueblo.
S. G. Bottenfeld was in Saturday
from their ranch on business.
C. H McCutchan was called to
Montrose on business Monday,
Louis Lucero sr., came up from
Jacks Cabin Monday on his regular
business trip.
w. H. Whalen was called to Gunni-
son Monday to attend a meeting of
the county commissioners.
C. A. Botsford and Del Hart made
the trip down from the Irwin camp
on Monday via snow shoes.
Mrs G. H. Wise and Violet were
visitors in town Thursday returning
on the train to their ranch.
Miss Margaret Crary went to Gun
nison on the special Friday night to
spend the week end at her home.
Miss Violet Wise came in on Sun
days train from the ranch and spent
few days with her friend, Josephine
Whalen.
Mrs. VIM. Holmes was called to
Camp Funston Wednesday on account
of the critical condition of her son,
John Wieland.
John McCosker returned on Mon
day from Salida where he had been
several days for medical treatment,
at the D. & R. G. hospital
Quite number of miners from
other coal districts have come in late
ly. 1t is thought they will be placed
at Floresta when that camp opens.
Rudolph Schnelar who left the
employ of the mine to start the
spring work on his ranch below town,
made a trip in Friday for supplies.
Jack Gulliford left on Thursday for
Denver where he will join the units
leaving for Fort Riley. He was ac-
companied as far as Gunnison by his
brother Fred.
The Easter services at the U. c.
church were well attended. The pro-
gram was delightful and the songs
and recitations were full of the beau
tiful Easter message.
Colorado Supply Cashier t. r. Tay-
lor, who had been called to Trinidad
for physical examination, returned
Thursday to resume his work here
until he is called for service.
The part of the business men in
paying the expenses incurred in hav-
ing the picture show postponed is
highly commended and shows the
true spirit of the patriotism here.
The heavy snow on the county
bridge near the cemetery, crushed
one end of the stringers Monday, let
ting it drop to the ice beneath. 1t
is to be repaired at once as there is
considerable travel, over it all the
time.
Rev. Robt White of Gunnison, was
speaker at an enthusiastic Patriotic
Rally given here on Friday night.
The Jenkins orchestra gave several
delightful musical selections and the
audience sang "The Star Spangled
Banner" and America
On Mondays train three Crested
Butte men left for Montrose to at
tend the drawing of government land
now in progress. The men, Frank
Panion, Paul Sneller and George Snep-
erger hope to get some land so that
they might get to ranching in the
near future
Relatives and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Mooney will be pleased to
learn that they have found the lower
altitude near Grand Junction so ben
eficial to Mr.. MONEYS health, that
they have leased a small farm near
that place and will make their home
there for the present.
The Ememnon Orchestra, Monday
night furnished the music for
splendid dance following the close of
the I<enten season. The dance was
well attended and great success.
The music was unusually good as the
new orchestra has recently been
working together a good deal. The
orchestra was under the leadership
of VIM. Bryan, whose work on the
violin is exceptionallY fine Mrs l.