The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-03-25
20 YEARS AGO
Copied from the Filss sf tie Elk 1t
Pilot. Thsa Priatsd In lrwis


March 10, 1891 to May Z, 1891.
Miss Jessie Kelly of Irwin, attended
the ball Monday evening.
Dan Mcdonald and Frank Buster
took some work steers down to Jim
Watts ranch Sunday.
Married:-In Berwick, Illinois, on
Thursday, April 16. 1891, Miss Kate
Carrier to Mr.. Joseph Runnoe-
Jake Goodwin is leading the life OF
hermit this winter. He Is at work
all alone on the Silver Queen mine in
Queen basin
Miss Nellie McGregor will teach the
"deestrict skule" in Irwin this sum-
mer. The Irwin school will have q
good teacher.
Edgar Johnson was in town from
Irwin this week. He is working away
on the Forfeit lode for Mr.. Ferris Of
Carthage, Illinois
John B. Perry has returned from
the sad journey of burying his wife in
Maine. Bert Gross and Mr.. Colby
have not yet returned.
Frank Phillips has purchased Jo-
seph H. Blocks interest in the firm
of Block and Hurley. proprietors Of
tho postoffice stationery store.
Pete Anderson is dad. Vic Ander-
son received letter from Pets's sis
ter in Sweden. announcing that Pets
died last October 1T the old home In
Swedish.
Thers were three weddings In town
Sunday: Martin JakIevic and Miss
Anna Byouk. Mike Fisher and Miss
Reza Fisher, and Jakob Konig and
Cunnison sant up = delegation to
attend the mask ball In the party
was ths Missss sAlis aad Hattie Null
len, Miss Laura Emerson, Miss Nc
Even, Isaac Wort Jennings, John Nc
Ewen and Joe Block.
Gee, A. Russ with his wife and
daughter Oracle. arrived from Denver
last Monday and proeaeasd TO Irwin.
where Mr.. Russ will do extensive
work on his mining property in Silver
basin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Mosher ere re-
iolcing over tho arrival Of . boy IN
ths family. (TMs boy is no doubt
Edward E. Mosher now trusted en-
ployee ut Tho. oil wells near Taft, CAL
ifornia. Mr.. and Mrx- Andy hosher
also reside near TAft) r7sf es
Last Friday evening Ira B. Cline
md Miss Ora LAndreth were united
in marriage at Crystal. Justice Evan
Williams performing the ceremony.
The groom il an old resident Of Crys-
tai and the bride has recently come
from Wilson county, Kansas. Wilbsr
Wright gave = large dancing party on
sccount Of the event, and Crystal was
joyful over tho first wedding ever col
ebrated there.
Since the death of the News Dem
ocrat, John Phillips Of the Pilot and
tho old man arc tho oldest newspaper
inhabitants Of tho country. The Pilot
was Published 1t Irwin for several
years and Afterwards moved to Crest
cd Butte. The Conc has changed
neither name or location since the
first number was issued In 1883. It ID
only tough old sinners like John and
mo who can live on newspaper fare in
the mountains.
Right you are me honey. The Pilot
was first issued on June 18th 1880.
Yesterday morning about 8 o'clock,
Joseph Hack was Instantly killed by
q piece Of rock falling on him while
1T work In the c. C. 4 l. mine. He
was buried this Afternoon at o'clock.
Joseph Haeck was German, who
came here to work in the mines four
months ago from Frontenac, Kansas.
He leaves a wife and four children
who reside here. Joseph Hacks
widow is q resident Of Crested Butte
today, having but recently moved here
from Frontenac, Kansas. Two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Eph Bailey and Mrs. Sencel
Peberuh also reside here.)
Joe lngiAm has been up % ths ia
cob Straeter cabin, but could find no
evidence Of the bodies Of Griffen,
Murphy. and Crellsr. Later The
body Of Mart Ckeller was found Fri
day, also ths dead dog was. found
close to him. The funeral Of Pat Mur-
ply took place Monday, his remains
having been found fifty feet from
where Mart Crelier was found. The
body Of John Griffen Was found with
in fifteen feet Of wi,ere Mart crellers
body s1s. This make the ..Asec We