The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-11-13
81 YEARS AGO
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The C. c. & l. pay roll last Satur-
day amounted to 5000
Hendefson Fassett haa got his hand
mashed at the Anthracite mine.
We regret to learn that Miss Mat
tie Wallace of Irwin. has been quite
sick.
Charlie Lainpkin. Mr.. Powers and
VIM. Holden are in town from Irwin
this week.
Billy Nuns singing at the concert
Wednesday night, will no doubt draw
full house.
Jap Pittser's wife presented him
with fine seven pound baby girl as
a Christmas gift.
Miss Daisy Metzler gave very
pleasant party to her young friends
last Friday evening.
Fred and Amandus Anderson had
their barber shop detroyed by fire In
Aspen, the other day.
j. E. Brachers of the Sylvanite
mine, has been up to see the Daisy
mine in Redwell Basin.
Tom Swan carries the Irwin mail.
and John Ross carries the Gothic
mail. both snow shoe experts.
Mrs. William Bray presented her
husband with healthy baby girl last
Sunday. William is very proud of it.
Isaiah Harley, Pat Connolly. and
Mr.. Cory were among the Irwinites
that visited the Buttes last Sunday
Sheriff Shores is the slickest officer
in this country. He caught the train
robbers and will secure the $1,000 re-
ward.
Jimmy McIlwee skipped off to
Leadville one day last week and re-
turned with a bride. The happy bride
was Miss Ella Hoy.
Mrs. David Reed gave birth to a
baby girl on Sunday night. and Mr..
Reed is proud of his efforts to in
crease the Reed family.
DR.. S. F. Rouse. connected with the
Colorado Fuel Co., died at his home
in Denver last week. He was we'll
known in Crested Butte
1t is the opinion of DIR. Forhan that
all of the toes on Elmer Carroll's
right foot will have to come off, and
the big toe on the left foot.
Adam Miller has been manufactur-
ing collins for the last week. He is
first class cabinet maker and can do
as good job as any one In the state.
Jimmy McIlwee was in Gunnison
last week to meet three young men
just over from the old country. They
are Patrick and Charles McIlwee and
John McQuinn.
Mrs. fitzpatrick. lady Of perhaps
sixty years of age, died suddenly last
Sunday morning. The cause was heart
trouble. She leaves two sons here to
mourn her death.
A. X. Stevens, chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners, has
gone east on a visit. He will combine
business with pleasure and bring back
Mrs. Stevens with him.
Charlie Shaw can make the trip
from Irwin to Crested Butte and re-
turn the same day and bring up the
heaviest pack of any "kid'' of his age
in the Rocky Mountains. Smoke that.
There n to be wedding in Gun
nison next Tuesday. A. X. Stevens,
the groom. will be married to Dan
Miner, the bride, while Pierson of
Pitkin, will act as second best man.
H. D. Webster and bride, nee Miss
Bessie Patrick, arrived from Denver
today. Miss Patrick has been teacher
in our schools for several years. and
Mr.. Webster is the conductor on the
road between here and Gunnison.
The wedding of James McIlwee and
Miss Ellen. Hoy was celebrated at
their new home one evening last week.
After viewing the presents there
we're songs by Messrs. ONeil, P. Nc
Ilwee, Donnelly. Mrs. Jos. ONeil.
Mrs. James McIlwee and others.
Mr.. A. B. Williamson brought down
about eighty pounds of ore from the
Keystone mine last Sunday and ship
ped 1t out for mill run test. 1t
looks as though it might = contain
more copper and less zinc. which
would make the silver value of the
ore higher.
1t is with sadness that we report
the death of Mrs. Joseph Cuenin,
which occurred in Gunnison last Fri
day. She leaves an interesting fam
lily, her husband and two sons. the
latter. Fred and Joe. young men. and
little daughter. Eva. Mr. Cuenin