The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-15
81 YEARS AGO
Copied from tho Files of tho Elk Mt.
Pilot, Then Printed in Irwin


in town this week.
Herman Click and Dick Torey were
in Gunnison last Monday.
Our school opened yesterday with
Miss Lizzie White as teacher.
VIM. Hurst has returned from
trip to the North Fork country,
Miss Josephine Hornstein has been
very sick but is now convalescent.
DR.. E. w. Fuller, the sage of Goth
ic, visited the county seat this week.
Reese Carlisle is playing cashier of
the bank now in the absence of j, B,
Thomson.
j. A. Kebler, the superintendent of
the Colorado Fuel Co.'s breaker, has
gone to Denver.
John and Sam Swan departed the
first of the week for their ranch on
the North Fork.
Cal Chapel and w. H, Miller were
down from the Big Stryke this week,
and report progress.
The Belle of Titusville is showing
up splendid body of ore and has
quantities of wire silver.
Mr.. Joe Block is settled at last on
N. Third street in new house, the
property of Frank Songer.
Edward Warren, our assayer, is en-
joying relaxation by few days rest
at Cornwall's ranch on Ohio creek.
Mr.. Jake Pressler. foreman of the
Forest Queen, has resigned his posi-
ton and will be succeeded by Thomas
Owens.
John Breen who has stuck close
to the Anthracite mine all winter,
was in town this week meeting old
friends.
Mrs, p. j. Walsh gave birth to a
child on the 2Sth ultimo. Boy, four
teen pounds. Mother and son doing
well, father shaky.
Louis Click of the firm of Click
Bros, will leave in few days for an
extended trip to Europe where he
will visit his old home in Hungary.
Three of our old time citizens have
left here lately, Andy Nelson and
Pat Bowling having taken their de-
parture last week and w. f. Rohde
this week,
Sam Spencer and Uncle Johnny
Davis have got up scheme to elect
Bro. Wallace mayor, and thereby
usurp the Metzler power that has so
long held sway here,
John McCosker complains that the
ravenous public are stealing him
blind, They stole his tools, clothes
and everything, He is going to make
an example of some one.
Mrs. Joseph Block and her daugh-
ter May, were snowbound at the Pio-
neer Stamp mill; we are happy to
state tho, that they are in good com
pany, as they are the guests of Mr.,
and Mrs. Sturgeon.
Mr.. S. C. Robinson has been up to
see the Ruby Chief mine in Irwin, of
which he is one of the owners. He
saws the lessees are taking out some
very rich ore, and will have carload
ready for shipment this week.
G. H. Judd started this morning
for 4 trip to his old home in Ohio
and thence to the place of his child
hood, Connecticut. 1t is not every
man in this country who can return
to his old home without the fear of
being molested.
The "a new coke ovens are now
completed and will be fired up the
first of next month. This will double
their present capacity for coke man.
ufacturing and will add one more
feather to Crested Butte's cap as
a business center.
The attendance at the Congrega-
tional church is increasing rapidly of
late and if it continues different ar
rangements will have to be made, as
the session room now in use will not
be large enough to seat all who come,
wish we could say the same today.)
We understand that John Bruce
wants to run for coroner next fall,
He did intend to come out for assess
or, but on hearing that Major Bill
English was going to run on the dem
ocratic ticket, he concluded the Ma
jor too much game for him so he will
take coronership,
What Baldy Sours would like to
know. Why Marshal Tetard don't
kill that Dutchman that writes for
the Pilot? If Jack Thompson will be
married before he returns from Ohio?