The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24
"a YEARS AGO
Copied frs~a the Files Of the Elk mt.
Pilst, Thsn Priatsd In lrwin

FROM Oct. IZ TO NOV. 10, 1850.
Mrs. Sorrel has been quite ill for
several days.
Dick Lloyd and Willis McGlothan
are in town.
Mrs. Louis Coffin has been quite ill
for several days.
Mrs. H. C. Herrick gave birth to a
bouncing boy few days ago.
Col, Hammond will start work on
the Bessie in Chimney Basin this
week.
F. w. Fuller arrived in town from
Denver on Wednesday, on his way to
Irwin.
Fritz Kinker, of Irwin, is down sick
with pneumonia. DIR. Forhan is in
charge.
DIR. Grasmuck of Gunnison, visited
in Crested Butte and Crystal last
Sunday.
Miss Badham and Miss Bray. visit
ed Mrs. Crawford at Gothic last
Monday.
George Sorrel, foreman at the
Sylvanite, reports rich vein of silver
opened up.
Crested Butte sends $50. to the
sufferers caused by the Galveston
conflagration.
Fifty sacks of ore came down for
sampling from the Iowa, belonging
to David Smith.
Joe Sampson, a young man about
IA years of age. died at the Anthra-
cite mine last Monday.
Vic Anderson has commenced work
on the Square and Compass, and has
some fine ore in the drift.
The Yankee Blade Big Stryke and
Jacob Strader have been sending ore
to the Pittsburg sampler.
Mrs. Badam, Miss Nina Snyder,
Mrs. Lucas, Miss Crawford and Ed.
Barthell were over from Gothic last
Sunday.
Mr.. George A. Russ and wife. OF Ir-
win, were in town last Sunday and
attended services at the Episcopal
mission.
Bill English and Vic Anderson have
gone to work upon the Robert Burns
claim, which shows considerable ga
lena ore.
DR.. J. H. Phelps, Hugh Bruce. Louis
Click and James Sherrard have start
ed for Glenwood Springs for three
weeks visit.
Edward R Warren has gone to
Colorado Springs to see his people.
He is one Of the lessees on the Great
Eastern mine in Irwin.
Mr.. w, Eugene Grout and Miss Lu-
ella G. Frink were married yesterday
afternoon by Rev. j. G. Cowder. The
ceremony was performed in Denver.
Mr.. McGlothan. who has had
charge of the work on the Pittsburg
and Elko road, has also gone to Glen
wood.
Prof. w. A. Clark, Principal Of the
Gunnison public Schools. and Re-
publican candidate for Superintend-
ent Of Schools, was in the city Mon
day on political business.
F. w. Kinker died at Mrs. Chest
nuts boarding house. in Irwin. last
Saturday at about 8 p. m. The de-
ceased was about Is years old and
has been resident of Irwin about
five years.
Names Of pupils neither absent or
tardy during the month Of Septem-
ber are Stella Phelan, Gay Evans, Jo-
sic Hornstein, Chal Baney, Johnnie
Angus, Willie Decker, Gus Schaffer,
Daisy Phelan, Angie Colburn, Bessie
Selover, Hattie Hornstein, Josie Ak
tetl,. Frank Cuthbert, Roy Evans,
Bridget Hughes, Martha Ficher and
Walter Bristow..
Last Friday evening Miss Ora
Spencer and Miss Nina Jackson, two
of Crested Butte's most charming
bellies, gave delightful party Mt the
Elk Mountain House. Among those
present were Sidney Selover and
wife, Judge Stiles and wife, John
McGarvey and wife, Mrs. Spencer.
Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Meloy, Miss Mat
tie Brown Of Gunnison, and many
others.
Mrs. Alex Fraser arrived from Gin
cinnatti last Monday and will spend
the winter with her husband in Irwin.
Miss Matte Wallace. a daughter of
the lamented w. P. Wallace, accom-
panied her and will remain for the
winter. On arriving at the Elk Mt.
House she visited the room where