The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-14
The new picture show to be opened

Inc new picture snow TO De opened
this week end by Mrs. J. ]. Cen
right viii be known as the Empress.
Owing to defect in her machine the
/ show last Sunday was postponed and
a new machine ordered from Chicago,
The Genrights have made extensive
changes in the Benton hall and are
ready as soon as the machine arrives
to open their show in full swing. The
plans at. present are to run tho show
every evening and matinee Sundays.
Mrs. Genright has contracted for
run of variety of good films from
four different companies and prom
ises a good program every show.
o.
Besides his other duties that
brought SheAf Hanlon up from Gun
nison, was the response to the com
plant of scores of Crested Butte
[ citizens requesting tho removal of
the young girl Dy eta RiFone, to the
Morrison school for delinquent girls.
Because nothing could be done with
her here she win be kept in that in
! stitution for an indefinite period.
\ special meeting Of the Crested
Butte Auxiiiary Of the Rcd Cross was
ioalled Mordav afternoon for the pur-
Deec Of e'eeting q successor in the
Office OF Ch1irmnn OF the Knitting
denartncnt, as Mr. Mooney has re-
siRred. Mrs. a. TAYLOR was elected
TO tho ofice with Mrs. Johnson and
Mrs. Harry T, Smith as instructors.
/ Mrs. John Berryhin advertised that
the entire proceeds of the Tuesday
night show would &c to the Red
Cross fund Owing to the extremely
bad weather the usual crowd failed
TO turn out However, Mrs. Berry
bin turned over $3.50 to the treas
urer and|it is greatly appreciated by
the auxiliary.
A crov, composed Of c. A. and w.
a. Holvfc'd. 4. A. Norton. Paul
Dovle A. F. Wclch and H. p. Wat
lrin7 came IN Thursday with bridge
supn'ies and wont 10 work at once
IN the Smith Ill branch repairing
f damage done by the snow slides.
Five trcvoHnw men wero held in
h-rc drrirr tha last blockade on the
D. G p. G. Thoy arant their time
ono dav trlii1c ric-'ircs of -hc boau-
Ntiru'? srow to eend INTO hcadounrters
to cxpin'r ''plaincr than words" the
cagso cf delay.
Tony Tesac, one Of u Young men
whose eyes ware injured in tho ex-
nlos'on al thr Urrare nine. Feb. II,
has hecn pvop"nnbed hore'csslv bind
bv tha specialists in Canon City
where ho was aent for treatment.
II we do not have cessation in
thu snow fen soon, 1t Is rumored
thnt tho Light and Water Co. viii
hnva 20 put the street lights on stills.
T II sor1o eases now q person could
walk OVER instead of under them.
/ F-anF Short suffered a severe at
tacF of appendicitis Tuesday right,
b,lt Il is hoped since his condition
was considerably improved Wednes-
DIV. that an Immediate operation is
n1t necessary.
Ernest BottenHeld made the trip
i~ from the ranch on snow shoes
Tresda- Because Of the persistant
snow fall the ranchers have been
unable 10 open the roads.
A hard rain all afternoon Tuesdav,
prevented Tho drifting that would
have Occurred during the heavv winds
that followed all night and Wednes-
morning.
Mrs. II. c. Berry of the hotel. has
been forced to leave because of her
poor health and viii spend month
in Q lower altitude.
Mrs. Harold Mace was engaged to
teach as substitute for Miss Flor
crce Adams. Monday, who was on
tho sick list.
Alex Campbell spent the week end
in Gunnison guest at the Normal
Alumni dance given there Saturday
evening.
Supt. James Hare of Smith Anthra-
cite was called to Denver this week
to confer with the head office.
Mrs Zilba Haymaker announces
the opening of her Millinery Parlors
March 2lst.
More Men to be Called
A second draft of $4,000 selected
men will begin on March 29th and