The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25
81 YEARS AGO
Copied from the Files Of the Elk Hlt.
Pilot. Then Printed in lrwia
Oct. %. 1885. to Nov. %, 1888.

Oct. %. 1888. to Nov. %, 1883.
Sandy Fraser and F. w. Fuller were
in town from Irwin Monday.
Carlisle, Tetard. and Mattoon will
win over $1,000. on the election.
+. F. Ropel and wife drove down
from the Bullion King Saturday.
Irwin polled SO votes. 20 democrats
and % republican and prohibition
Oscar Rankin Is contemplating a
visit to his old home in Indiana very
soon.
The Anthracite mine, or Cloud City
precinct. polled "A votes and Gothic
polled 35.
The Copper Queen mine. in Silver
Basin. will be worked all winter by
Jake Goodwin.
Dan Miner was in Gunnison Mon
day to attend meeting of the county
commissioners.
Jerry Madden has completed new
house on his claim and is getting
ready to work all winter
Robert Harper has finished his
work on Galena mountain. and has
gone north to spend the winter
Geo. A Phillips. a brother to the
Pilot man, came over from Carbon
dale and spent Sunday with US.
The Augusta mine has been closed
down for the winter. men discharged
and paid of. and the tramway laid
down.
Married:-At the Elk Mountain
House. Nov 1st. Mr.. I. B. McMurdo,
to Miss Mollie Dillon. Rev. Martin
officiating.
Hal Webster left today for his old
home, Lincoln. Nebraska, and it is
rumored that he will return with
Mrs. Webster.
Dick Wilson received a telegram
last night stating that his mother
had died He took the train for Pitts
burg. Pa. this morning.
Wonders never cease. Right on tor
Of all this republican victory George
Estes is the happy father of pair
Of twins-one boy and ono girl.
The wedding cards are out an.
nouncing the marriage Of Mr.. D. M
Nichols to Miss Sadie McGregor. oi
Powderhorn. to take place on the 28tf
Inst.
Mrs. Amandus Anderson, who ha.
been visiting with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. r. R. Kelley. at the Bullion
King mine has returned to her hom<
in Aspen.
w. I. Covert and wife arrived herr
last Tuesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs
Covert come to take the place OF
Elmer Strickler as superintendent Of
the c. C. 4 1. coke ovens.
VIM. Fell was in town from irwin
Monday. He has recently added te
our Main street a nice looking cot.
tage. We hope he will find Mrs. Eel
to come and live with us.
D. w. Sampliner. one Of our well
known business men, was married
last week in Cleveland. Ohio. We re-
gret that we have not further partic.
ulars but hope to have them later on
The family of A. B. Shaw and c. w
Cook have moved from Irwin to Gun.
nison. where Mr.. Shaw expects to be
employed In the railroad shops. Mr.
Cook will spend the winter with Saut
Robinson in Pittsburg, inventing =
new concentrator.
We called on j. X. Robinson in Den
yer the other day. to see how he is
getting along with his new coal COM
pany. ]. X. is flying high. occupying
handsome office, and we are proud
to know that he too has come out on
the side Of protection desiring all OF
his C. B. friends to follow suit.
The hunters, Tom Swan, Dan Miner,
Tom Star and Jerry Brunton re-
turned last week loaded with game
meat. which they generously distrib-
uted among their neighbors. SO that
all might have bite. The Pilot man
reIished nice elk steak. Tom Swan
killed two, and Jerry Brunton one
Dan Miner and Tom Starr let theirs
run until next summer. The boys all
had a good time and enjoyed them