The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-02


day.
Mrs. j. Starks and daughter were
in Friday from Montrose on short
business trip.
Dave Sloan returned Saturday after
a visit in Gunnison with his daughter
Mrs. w. ]. Doig.
Jim Harris returned Monday from
California where he had been visiting
for several weeks.
Miss Violet Wise sustained Sc
verely twisted ankle last week on the
ice near their home and has been laid
up ever since.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Res
corla here will be pleased to learn
of the arrival of fine daughter at
their home on April 23d.
Joe Arnott returned Monday from
Walsenburg, after a short visit with
his brother Tom and a day with
friends in Gunnison Sunday.
Jerry Brunton, the we'll known and
popular Conductor on this road, re-
sumed his duties Tuesday, after a
prolonged trip to California.
VIM. Johnson, the very efficient
clerk at the bank here, with his
mother, made short trip to Gun,
nison on Friday, returning Saturday.
Mrs. Wayne Wyler and infant son
were passengers Sunday from Denver.
Mrs. Wyler came in to join her hus-
band who has been employed at Flor
esta this winter.
Mr. w. C. Wilkinson, representing
the Cove Motor company as sales
agent, was Crested Butte visitor
during the week in the interests of
his company's stock.
Mrs. Tom Quinn of Ouray, who has
been here several weeks with her in
FAINT daughter, visiting her parents,
was a passenger to Gunnison Thurs
day where she will visit friends and
intends later trip to Denver,
~
w. T. Hurst came in this week
from Montrose where he had spent
the winter months. Mr.. Hurst visited
friends in Gunnison several days be-
fore coming up here and spent a
short time at the Ed Allen ranch near
town.
Paul Nordstrum, the efficient en-
gineer, who has been employed in the
yards here for some months has been
given a permanent position as yard
engineer at Montrose. Mr.. Nord-
strum recently moved there with his
family and has purchased home in
that city.
Despite the extremely bad weather
Saturday, the Golden Rule store un-
der the management of E, C. Middle
brook, experienced very successful
opening day The visitors and Gus
toners kept up a steady stream all
day, looking over the stock of dry
goods and shoes that were on display
VIM. r. Kreutzer came in Tuesday
for the apprehension of disloyal
Austrian alien, Mark Tezac, who has
been making unfavorable remarks for
some time, concerning the govern
ment. He has been employed at Flor
esta this winter and has wife and
ri, in bn n1 ,tYxr Fol ]
ing his arrest Tuesday he was lodged
in the city Jail and taken to Gunnison
Wednesday where his case will be at
tended to by the authorities.
Mrs. M. j. Boyle and Max Bazz have
taken the agency for the Gore motor
here and expect car in inside of 80
days for demonstrating. The posibil-
tiles of this little car have taken our
town by storm and every one is talk |
ing war and Cove Motors. The main |
point seems to be that the car has
the beauty and improvements of the
large cars combined with the similar
engine and upkeeps economy of the
Ford. The car is assembled in Den
yer and promises to be Colorado's
greatest manufacturing plant.
A telegram Saturday summoning L.
G. Espey to the bed side of his father
in Galra, Illinois, on account of SER
ious illness, was followed early Sun
day morning, with another telling
of the sad news of his death Mr..
Espey left here on Saturdays train
but would only have been as far as I
Denver when his father passed away.
Their many friends will sympathise
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