The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-06-05
"a YEARS AGO
Copied from the Files Of the Elk Mt.
Pilot, Then Printed in irwin

From April 16, '85 to May IA, '85.
j. X. Robinson, of the C. C. & I.
Co., is in town from Pueblo.
W. E. Jarvis and Mr.. Rankin passed
thru town to Gothic on Tuesday.
Mrs. Milan and Josie Axtell visited
Gunnison last Sunday and were guests
of Miss Ora Spencer.
Chalmer Baney went down Ohio
Creek to spend few days with the
Hinkley boys and his girl No. 2.
Jack trains are now running to
Pittsburg and the merchants are fill
ing orders for the miners Of Poverty
Gulch.
Charley Robinson and wife have ar
rived from their cattle ranch. Una
weep, Mesa county, and will spend
the summer here.
A party was given at Mr.. Jake
Metzler's residence last week in hon
or of the anniversary of Miss Gertie
Moulton's birthday.
Beecher Baney has been loading
himself up with album verses. 1t
looks as if he was contemplating a
visit to the Buttes.
Jack trains are beginning to move
in every direction and every thing
grows brighter for Crested Butte and
vicinity as the days roll by.
Beecher Baney will probably attend
church regular now. His girl says he
must come or allow some other fel-
low to suppIant his affections.
Cal Chapel and W. H. Miller are
down from the Big Stryke mine and
will remain in town. Work has been
suspended on this property for the
present.
Mrs. Adair has returned from As
pen. whittier she went to take the
last look at her husband. who was
killed in snow slide between here
and Ashcroft.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. C. Martindale died at their resi-
dence in Irwin, last Monday. 1t was
very i'll for long time with spinal
and loin affection.
Karl Schaefer has returned from
trip to California. He went there
with the intention of settling but
found no place that was more desir-
able for business than Colorado.
The old Smith mill was fitted up
last year for sampling purposes. 1t
stands all ready to run and it looks
as though there is an opportunity to
start sampling mill very easily.
Crested Butte has more mineral
resources and it today shipping more
freight over the railroad than any
point in the state. with but one ex-
ception, and yet there is no especial
attention from the press.
The members of the Crested Butte
Cornet Band are w. H. Bray, Dennis
McIlwee, M. Anderson, F. E. Songer,
1. R. Carey, R. Gibson. John E. Whipp,
Owen Whipp. Lewis Breen. Joe
O'Neill, Hugh Burns. and James Sher-
rard.
An incident occurred at the resi-
dence of DIR. Forham last Monday
which never occurred there before,
and one which the doctor says his
wife will never forget. The doctor
has been experimenting, and on Mon
day was granted the supreme pleas
ure of gazing for the first time upon
the result of his labors-a bouncing
boy baby.
Mrs. William Knight entertained n
party of friends by giving pro-
gressive euchre party last evening.
Mrs. R. M. Short got one of the first
prizes which was a handsomely bound
edition of Owen Meredith's "Lucile."
Frank Songer captured the other first
prize which was mustache cup, shade
to contrast with blond mustache.
Mrs. Coffin for second prize received
a costly gold mounted ink stand, and
| Mr.. Selover a box of Banquet cigars.
Following is the financial result of
the entertainment given at the w..
C. Church: Table 1, Hattie Horn
stein and Bessie Selover, walters, re-
ceived ss.7O; Table 2, Jennie Richard
son, waiter, received $500; Table 3,
Katie Barthel and Gay Evans, wait
ers, received $3.50; Table a, Mabel
Miner and Josie Axtell, walters re-
ceived $3.50; Candy Stand, Emma
Hornstein and Mary Block. clerks, re-
ceived S255; Lemonade Stand, Jessie
Kelley, "Rebecca at the well' re-
ceived S2.7O; making a grand total Of
S2s.25.
Miss Francis Stajcar and Mr. Frank