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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25

there was danger that they would
soon vecome extinct
There is law against putting dy-
Mantle or setting off giant powder in
a stream to kill trout One Of the
very first men that we were called
upon to bury in Irwin. which really
started the cemetery. was a victim OF
this practice. John Sales, who was
prospecting. l think up OBe-Joyful
creek. with no means of catching any
fish and desiring some to eat. under
took to set off stick of powder and
it exploded in his hand. it is supposed
before he let it go. He was the son
of Attorney General Sales Of Texas.
one of the most prominent families
of that state and very bright young
man.
William A. Eckerly who brought
the first saw mill into the Irwin dis
trict. l met a few days ago in San
Francisco. After leaving Irwin with
Joe Selig, he located the town of
Montrose and lived there for several
years. He owned hundreds of acres
of land adjoining Montrose that was
q burden to pay the taxes on. Since
he sold out, values have come up and
it is worth a lot of money.
Yours truly,
j. E. PHILLIPS.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25

sioner. The Ball brothers were Vir-
ginians. related and descended from
the same family from whence Cen
eral George Washington came. his
mother being a Ball. in Colonial days
a prominent family in old Virginia.
Dick Ball served term as County
Commissioner.
East of Gunnison. up the Tomichi
creek was Charley Biebel. John Par
lin, the Doyles. the Crooks. where
Sargent station is located and Matt
Arch further up. while William Sny-
der had cattle ranch on Razor creek.
All travel into Gunnison was via Sa-
guache. over Cochetopa Pass. as not
until 1880 did Otto Mears build the
toll road over Marshall Pass, that
was afterwards followed as the Den
yer and Rio Grande railroad right of
way
West of Gunnison was Lon Hart
man. A. X. Stevens, the Mergelmans.
and perhaps few others that I do
not now recall.
In Gunnison which started with a
few log cabins and adobe houses. was
Jim Kelley, Jake Hinkle. Judge David
Smith, Joe Brennan, Prof. Sylvester
Richardson, father of Denver Rich
ardson. Louden Mullin, George and
Bill Yule, Jim Preston. Doctor Jen-
nings. the Owens brothers. Henry and
Ed. Teachout had settled on Ohio
creek. so did Mr. Walmsley up near
Mt. Carbon. or where Castleton is
located.
The first coal ever produced in
Gunnison county was taken out of
Mt Carbon in 1879 and hauled to
Crooks smelter in Lake City by OK
teams. Prof. Richardson was the
leading metalurgist and assayer. When
the people began to come they got
too thick for the Professor and he
pulled up stakes and departed, going
to the far off out of-the-way country
on the Grand river in Utah, where
there is postoffice named for him
in Grand county. Louden Mullin per-
suaded Governor Evans to buy his
ranch for a town site for the South
Park railroad, which is to this day
West Gunnison.
Before the great stampede and
boom Of 1880 it was the huntsman's
paradise. as all kinds Of big game
such as deer. elk. sheep and bear.
were plentiful while the streams
we're alive with trout. With the
coming Of so many people into the
country the game laws had to be
strictly enforced otherwise there
would soon be no game. As to noun
tain sheep. = law was passed to pre-
vent killing them ut any season -
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25
HIDES, FURs, pELrs

Why be robbed by tramp fur buy
ers and those who send out exager-
ated quotations? sssd them to me
st once. I will go over them and
send you my bid and If not satisfac-
tory will return without cost to you.
wsst ten thosssad mss1srats st oaoe.
5l-l2t s. M. HOFF,
152s-30 Blake ST., Denver. Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25
the soy THAT LIVES IN THE FLAT NEXT DOOR

BY Martha Coleman Sherman
The boy that lives in the nat mex door
Now whatter you think he said?
He said there wasn't Santa Claus.
An said he wasn't afraid
To get right up in the Sunday school
An holer it all out loud.
He said he wanted to do 1t, too.
An have laugh at the crowd.
The boy that lives in the fiat mex door
Now whatter you think he did?
He made face at the teachers hat
And said twas only lid!
He winked his eye at my sister, too.
An started to pull her curls.
An then he laughed in funny way
An said he hated the girls.
The boy that lives in the fiat mex door
Now whatter you think he knows?
He knows the place where the Brownies live
An where the licorice grows.
He knows the home of the gob-o-lins
An visits 1t evry night.
He knows the reason some folks are black
An what'l turn em white
The boy that lives in the fat mex door
Now whatter you think he heard?
He heard the birds in the treetops talk,
An understood ev'ry word
He watched a bobolink build his nest
Way up in an apple tree.
An If visit his uncle Tom.
He's gointer show 1t to me.
The boy that lives in the fiat mex door
Now whatter you think he's found?
He's found mine that is full of gold
All hidden under the ground
He says he'll soon be a millionaire
From gold he's diggin', you see,
An If I'll lend him a nckle now
He'll give dollar to me.
The boy that lives in the fiat mex door
Now whatter you thinks his name?
His name is Algernon Francis Smith,
His fathers name is the same.
He says the feller he likes the best
All over the world is me.
An why my mother don't care for him
/ simply never can see!
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25
Childre.'s Estertaismeat
Song-Jolly Santa Claus
First and Fifth Grades

FlFSC ana F11tn GrA0eS
Recitation 80. ......,. Mary Songer
Recitation-An Act of Courtesy
George Schafer
Phy-NO PRESENTS
Characters
Mike Perko. Henry Arnott. Edmund
Premore. Rudolph Kerzuh. Andrew
Kochevar
Hush-a-bye ,Song-Mary Rosaline
Starike, Frances Evie. Toelen Espey.
Marie Manley, Lena Williams, Rose
Kochevar, Wilma Fisher, Jane Mat
kovich
Recitation-A Christmas Eve Thought
Helen Espey
Bell Drill. ........ Twenty-Five Boys
Recitation-A Tale of John Henry
Paul Brown
Orlando Dram
Recitation--A Letter from Santa
Claus
Jane Matkovich
Play-CHRISTMAS INFLUENCES
Characters
Miser John TexAk
Jos Carricato.
Giants .............. John ArmAinl,
Robert Fitzpatrick
Fairies 49,. Mary Kuretich. Frances
Sporcich. Mary Teak. Annie Perko
Song -Ting-a-Ling
First and Fifth Grades
RecitationIO Little Town Of Beth
lehem lair. M
Fred Vernon
Swedish Clap Dance 80. Louis Skoh.
Annie Mufich. John Schommer. Lena
Williams, William Roman. Jennie
Guadagnolic. Frank Perko. Helen
Espey. Joseph Beitler. Frances Evic,
Frank Kuretich, Jane Matkovich.
Delmar Helfrich. Mary Panion,
Louis Nikolodi. Mary Gallowich.
Tony Slobodnik. Marie Manley
Recitation-A Welcome
Lena Williams
Recitation -. :. Thelma Richardson
Christmas Children -. Ernest Bruno
Rose Kochevar. Mary Panion. Emil
Fisher. Mary Kroternick. Eugene
Mccormick. Mary Sedmah, Katie
Armanini, Louis Skoff
The above program was given at
the Princess Theatre as matinee
Friday afternoon for the school chill
dren. After the program the children
were each given box Of candy and
an orange treat from the C. F. 4
I. company.
The same program was given in the
evening to large audience Of grown
ups.
Thanks are extended to Mr.. Joseph
Faussone. who so kindly donated the
use of the theatre both afternoon and.
evening.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25

Barrett. Mr.. Hartman will be en-
ployed at the mine and Mrs. Hartman
will help Mrs. Jaynes in the boarding
house. Their positions were secured
through an ad in tho Gunnison En-
pire. 1
Trepping is quite the rage around
Crested Butte at present. DR.. I. Hunt
err caught several martins at Irwin;
Q. F. Thomas got black fox at
Gothic; and Emmett Stobs coyote
on their ranch A number Of other
trappers have canght martin. mink
weasels. and coyotes.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Ford were ar
rivals from Lusk. Wyoming. Monday
Mrs. Ford will be remembered here
as Mrs. Kate Young Brown MIR. and
Mrs. Ford will spend Christmas here
with Mrs. Ford's mother, Mrs r. A.
Young.
Mr. and Mrs Roy Ten Eyck moved
from the rooms over Niccolrs store
Friday Mrs. Ten Eyck will remain
here with her mother whilo Mr.. Ten
Eyck expects to go to Trinidad to
work with the C. F. & l. carpenters,
C. S. Robinson departed Wednesday
for Colorado Springs where he and
Mrs. Robinson will spend the holidays.
They expect to go on to Sawtelle, Cal
ifornia, after the New Year to be
with Mr. Robinson's brother SAINT.
Little Mary Yoklavich. who is at
tending school at the Academy in
Canon City. came home to spend the
Christmas vacation She was accom-
panied as far as Gunnison by Miss
Mildred Spann.
Mrs. William Nash entertained the
Ladies' Aid at her home on the hill
last Thursday afternoon. Eight ladies
were present and a social afternoon
was spent after which refreshments
were served.
The quilt which was made by the
Ladies' Aid and left at the Drug
store to be sold was raffied last Sun
day afternoon. Roger Nelson held
the lucky number.
After spending several days in
Gunnison. Bob Parker returned to
Crested Butte Wednesday and he and
Mrs. Jarvis went on over to the ranch
the same day. as
Mrs. lawrence Snyder and children
departed last Thursday for Valdez,
Colo. to spend the holidays with Mrs.
Snyder's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Clark.
DR.. l. Hunter went down to Delta
last week to be with his family until
after the New Year. He then expects
to return to Irwin to do some trap
ping.
Tony Dsnnf drove up from Jacks
Cabin Monday, returning the same
day. Little George Andraetta accom-
panied him home.
Battista Andraetta left Monday for
Salida. He expects to go on to FIRE.
mont county later on. where he will
spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Andraetta will
spend Christmas with Mrs. Andra-
etta's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Danni
at Jacks Cabin.
The Christmas tree and program
at the U. C. Church has been changed
from Wednesday to Tuesday evening.
Miss Bertha Boyd who is teaching
school at Walsenburg. arrived home
Monday TO spend the vacation.
Little Agnes Handy went to Gun
nison Saturday to spend few days
with chr little cousins there.
Miss Ruth Ward was another Of our
teachers who departed for her home
Monday to spend the holidays.
Mels Prukop and Mr.. Willis were
two c. F. & l. carpenters who depart
ed on Saturdays train.
Bill Bailey came up from Gunnison
Monday to be with his parents for the
next couple of weeks.
Domenic Villotti was badly bruised
by a fall Of rock in the Horace mine
last Saturday afternoon.
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25
Local and Personal

II
Mr.. Kunze was an arrival on Sat-
urdays train.
L. G. Espey returned home from
Salida Saturday.
William Manley. ST.. has purchased
Mrs. A. J. Horan's piano.
Dan Switzerland returned from
Trinidad last Wednesday.
William Nisius of Irwin. spent sew
eral days in this burg last week.
Fred Miller and George Andraetta
returned from Baldwin Thursday.
Mrs. Sencel Peteruff Is now en-
ployed at the Elk Mountain Hotel.
Capt. T. C. Matthewson has been
spending the past week up in Irwin.
Bill heads, letter heads, envelopes,
cards, ETC. printed at the Pilot Office.
Mrs. H. Wise and daughter. Miss
Violet, were shoppers from Glacier
Friday.
Gilbert WEIGH and Johnnie O'Niell
came home from Gunnison to spend
their vacation.
Miss Slofka Kuretich went down to
Joe Eccher's ranch Saturday to spend
weeks vacation.
Freddie Wise and Louis Byouk who
attend school in Colorado Springs.
arrived homo Saturday.
We are glad to state that Joe Short.
who has been i'll for SO long, is at last
able to be out on the streets.
Mrs. Bernice Lucero returned from
Gunnison Thursday and is to be en-
ployed at the Elk Mountain House.
Mrs. l. C. Hudson and daughter.
D.. Miss Maribel, came up from Gunnison
Saturday. to spend the holidays at
home.
James Eccher who is attending
school here went down to the ranch
Saturday to be at home during the
holidays.
Mrs. I. Y Miller who spent several
days last week with her sister, Mrs.
C. A. Partch in Gunnison, returned
home Saturday.
Fred Hay. who took the horses be-
longing to tho R. C. M. Co, Of Irwin.
to Gunnison. returned to Crested
Butte Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Elmer came
over from Taylor River to do some
Christmas shopping Friday. return
ing on Saturday.
John Arnott who has been suffering
with rheumatism for the past six
weeks, is now able to get around with
the aid Of cane.
Pete Ruggero and Benny Snyder
were two more arrivals Saturday.
Both are attending Barnes's CONNER
cial School in Denver.
The wedding Of Mr.. George Kapu-
shion and Miss Annie Matkovich is
set for january 10. 1920. at 9 a. M.
at the Catholic church.
M. I. Roth arrived here from Cleve-
land last week and decided at once
. to rebuild and restock the store
which burned recently.
Gus Swanson, another Of the c. F..
& ]. carpenters. departed for Walsen-
burg Saturday to join his wife who
left here some time ago.
Miss Eva Mcintyre. who is attend
ing high school in Gunnison, came in
from that place Saturday and went
on up to Smith Hill Monday to be
with her parents.
Mrs. Dick Bailey and little sons
came in from Palisades Saturday.
They are here to spend the holidays
with Mrs. Bailey's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. G. Bottenfield.
Mrs. M. A. Jaynes and little niece
went over to Salfda Saturday to be
with Mrs. Jaynes' mother who is not
very we'll. Mrs. Hartman has charge
of the Smith Hill boarding house dur
ing Mrs Jaynes' absence.
A bevy of school teachers boarded
the train Saturday bound for their
homes to spend the two weeks va
cation. Miss Doig went to Gunnison.
Miss Blair to Montrose, and Misses
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Friday-They was a famiey moved
in town this week which has chill
dren & baby. ! boy is mock need &
1 is red headed & l is cross eyed.
The baby is tho only which is not
detected. In some Stats Diary.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25

Mrs. G. v. Benson and Dave Sloan
went to Gunnison Tuesday to spend
Christmas with relatives.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25

II in want Of anything sr, an adlss
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25

Miss Maggie Gullowich who is en-
ployed at La Veta Hotel. in Gunnison.
came up Tuesday to spend the vaca-
tion with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lucero and son
Lewis. Jr.. were in from Jacks Cabin
Tuesday. doing some Christmas shop
ping.
Lang and Lance Spann were up
from Jacks Cabin Tuesday looking up
some stray cattle before stray day.
Mrs. G. V. Benson and Dave Sloan
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25

Bill heads, letter heads, envelopes.
cards, etc. printed at the Pilot once.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25

Matthew Stobe went to Gunnison
Monday to attend to business matters.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25

Mrs. Sencel Peteruff is now en-
ployed at the Elk Mountain Hotel.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25

The Camp Fire Girls will serv'
lunch at the Masquerade hall o,
Christmas eve.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-25

Capt. T. C. .Matthewson has been
spending the past week up in Irwin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-18
WIFE DECIDES TO DIE BY LEAPING
 FROM WINDOW
Domestic Turmoil Cause of Suicidal
 Idea

After her husband was unable to persuade her not to jump from a fourth story cornice, pr. B. J. Burns, of Emergency hospital, finally induc- ed Mrs. Ella Bekhart, of 90 Court land street, to change plans she made for ending her life yesterday after noon when she expressed the de- termination. The woman has been taken to Hillside Home.
 Mrs. Bekhart and her husband fig ured in a court case which resulted from domestic turmoil and yesterday were sent home by Judge Wilder to straighten out their differences. When in the afternoon no agreement had been reached, Mrs. Bekhart announc- ed that she would end her life and climbed out of a window to the cor nice, where the next proceeding was to jump off. Her husband frantically endeavored to talk her out of such a move and while they were barley ing the Emergency ambulance, in the neighborhood on a call, appeared and Dr. Burns discovered the woman.
 After considera ble effort and with the assistance of the ambulance driv- CT, pr. Burns succeeded in getting the woman from her perilous position. She was found to be very nervous and because of the possibility of her making further attempts to end her life was sent to Hillside to be ob- served.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-18
WALSH OF MONTANA TO URGE PASSAGE OF AN
 lRISH RESOLVE TO-DAY
Only One Major Proposal to Amend Peace Treaty Now to Be Considered-John-
 son Would Equalize Votes of Great Britain and U. S.

Washington, Oct 1S-Senate read ing clerks today again were faced with the prospect of continuation of the reading of the long document in which is incorporated in the basis of peace between Germany and the United States and associated powers, and the covenant of the League of Nations. After many weeks before the Senate, the documents reading is not yet half completed but 1t was hoped to finish it today.
 Only one major proposal for actual amendment of its terms Is now inn pending, the Johnson proposal to equaIize the votes of the United States and Great Britain in the league as- smbely-
 When the Senate convened today, there came up under the rules a reso- luton by Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, which would give it as the sense of the Senate that wb enever the United States becomes a E1eInber of the League of Nations, the "state of affairs in Ireland and the right of it's people to self government" would be presented to the league council or assembly by the American represen- tatives.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-18
FIRST HUNTING
 FATALITY MAS RECORDED TODAY

Bridgeport's first hunting season fatality was recorded today when Charles Perachio, 10, of 355 Charles street died in the Bridgeport hospt- Ial as the result of wounds receiv- ed by the accidental discharge of a shotgun last Thursday morning.
 Perachio, wbo was not in the best of health started out on a hunting trip with his brothers Thursday morn ing, and the party proceeded to Long Hill in an automobile. When the hunt ing territory was reached, one of the men started to load a gun. Perachio was getting into the car at the time, and as the hunter snapped the gun closed the shell exploded. The full charge of shot struck Perachio in the right leg just above the knee and tore out the entire muscle of the leg.
 The injured man was rushed to the Bridgeport hospital, and everything g possible was done to save his life. The severe shock was too much for his weakened condition, however, and he died early this morning. Pneu- monia and gunshot wounds were giv- en as the cause of death.
 Medical Examiner Dr. Samuel M. Garlick viewed the remains today, and investigated the circumstances of the shooting. A coroner's eXamina- ton will be started on Monday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-18
STEAMSHIP CHICAGO
 BRINGS PASSENGERS
 AND CREW OF FvENEzIA
Survivors Taken Off Blazing Vessel In Record Time First Heard Wireless Call When 30 Miles Away Captain Last to Leave the Ship.

New York, Oct 1s-Bringing 255 passengers and crew of the French steamer Venezia, which burned at sea last Monday off the New Found land fishing banks, the steamer Chi cago arrived this morning with the story of the rescue of the entire ships company from an "unlucky thirteen ffeboats after the Venezia had been abandoned.
 It took the Chicago's crew one hour and ten minutes after 1t reached the scene to rescue the venezda's passeng- CTS from the lfeboats in which they had taken refuge after flames had enveloped their ship. By noon all sur vivors had been made comfortable and given dinner on the Chicago, and that vessel had resumed her voyage to New York. The Chicago first heard the VeneHa's wireless call when 80 miles away.
 The 100 bags Of mail on tho vene- zia were taken off and Drought here or the Chicago The Venezia's pas senger list included S7 cabin. mostly French, and 163 steerage, mostly Syrians homeward bound. The Ve- ] nezia was bound from Havana to St Nazatre when she met with disaster The fire started in her foreho1d. where the carg consisted of rum and sugar. It spread over the entire ves- sel from there, and she was ablaze all over when abandoned. Captain Bon afacio was the last man to leave the ship.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-18
MINERS CHARGE l. OPERATORS WITH
 PROFITEERING
Give Out Statement Declar- ing Movement on Foot to
 Increase Coal Price

Indianapolis, Oct. 1S-A telegram sent to Director General of Railroads Walker D. Hines, following a meeting yesterday of coal mine operators and coal dealers of Indiana, asking that more cars for moving coal be furnish ed the mines of the state was made public here this morning. The re- quest made by the operators and dealers, they said, in view of the threatened strike of miners Nov. l, asks that all open top cars be used during the remainder of this month, exclusively for moving coal.
 The action of the operators and dealers follows closely statement given out by the miners yesterday declaring that a movement on foot to increase prices of bituminous coal was unjustif1ed as the production of coal was not lessened and that the miners have agreed to work steadily until Nov. l. The statement further charges that any increases in the prices of coal now can be viewed only ''as plain everyday profteering.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-18
FOOD R0TTIN1
 ON TIE PIERS
 OF NEW YORK Thousands of Dollars Worth of Fruit and Vegetables
 Decaying on Wharves STRIKE CAUSING
 TREMENDOUS LOSS O'Ccnnor Appealed to for Help Declares He Is Un- able to Control Rebels

New York Oct. 1s.-New York moved steadily toward the most ser ious food shortage in it's history to- day as a result of the unauthorized longshoremen's strike.
 Thousands of dollars worth of food stuffs are piled high on the piers and Arthur Williams, federal food ad- ministrator, said large quantities Of fruit, vegetables and other perishable foods have routed. Coastwise steam CTS and vessels plying between New York and Central and South Anert- can ports are still tied up in the harbor. Thousands of tons of sugar are waiting to be removed to refners and the city's shortage in this com modity is attributed by officials to the strike.
 Dr. Royal S. Copeland, health com missioner, appealed to President T. V. O'Connor of the Longshoremen's In ternational Association in moving the food from the docks, but O'Connor declared he could not control the men. Commissioner Copeland today was considering using his police pow CTS to remove the decayed food. If necessary, Dr. Copeland said, he would summon a police guard to pre- vent interference by the strikers.
 Notwithstanding persistent efforts of international officers to induce the men to return to work, only five thousand of the O,eO0 men involved are working, union leaders admitted. The largest union in the district last night voted to remain on strike.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-18
INJURED SKULL
 CAUSES DEATH
 OF LITTLE CHILD
Grandmother Who Lost Eye Iii Critical Con
 dition

Hartford Oct. 18-James McCabe, 20 months old grandson of Mrs Hon. ora Dacey of Bridgeport died at the Hartford hospital this morning from a fractured skull sustained in an au- tmobile accident on the Berlin pike, just north of the Meriden line. Fri day evening. Mrs. Dacey who was carrying the child in the motor car. is in a critical condition, having lost an eye. She had not regained con- sciousness this forenoon. R. s. Shepard of 433 Gold street, Bridge port, son-in-law of Mrs. Dacey, who was driving the car, is badly bruised.
 The Shepard car crashed into the rear of a broken-down truck await ing another to tow it away The truck was driven by John W. Stacey of Bridgeport. Shepard says the rear light was so dim he failed to see it. He was gong 25 miles an hour. A car coming north took the injured to the Hartford hospital.