The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-01
Local and Personal

Miss Ruby Nutting returned from
Paonia Monday.
Anton Danni was an arrival from
Jacks CABIN ON Mondays train.
Mrs. Eugene Schoy arrived home
from Pennsylvania. Wednesday.
Bill Griffith went down to Canon
City Wednesday. returning Friday.
George Ball. Sr., and son Jack have
returned to their work on Smith Hill.
Bill heads, letter heads, envelopes,
cards, etc. printed at the Pilot Office.
George Ball departed Monday for
Boulder where hs expects to attend
school.
Don't forget that the inside as we'll
as the outside of the Pilot is printed
at home.
Our local merchants are having
their supply of ice cut and hauled
this week
Billie Bryan came up from Gunni-
son Wednesday to play for the dance
that evening
H. Gibbs and T. C. Matthewson
were two Irwinites who spent Christ
mas in town.
If you don't find what you're look
ing for on the outside of this sheet
perhaps it is on the inside.
Mrs. Pauline Rose played the piano
at the masque ball. She came in
from Gunnison on Wednesdays train
Dilstta Regona who has been help
ing in the boarding house at Smith
Hill. resigned and came home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Boyd and
daughters Misses Bertha and Minnie.
took q sleigh ride up on Smith Hill
Sunday afternoon.
William MAnley. Sr.. William Nc
Shane and E. G. Gladstone left Mon
day to attend C. r. 4 l. convention
to be held in Pueblo.
DR.. Angus Taylor went to Pueblo to
attend the convention Monday. DR..
Horton Of Pueblo, came in to take DR..
TAylor's place during his absence.
Mr.. Kunzs who spent Christmas
here with his daughter. Mrs. I. L
Sigman. departed Friday for Baldwin
whore he will spend NSw Year, with
other relatives.
A five pound baby girl came to
make her home with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mcintyre Of Smith Hill. on
Tuesday. Decsmbsr %. Both mother
and child are getting along nicely.
DR.. O. A. Dram attended the case
John Arnott and sons James and Joe
departed Monday for Pueblo. Mr..
Arnott will try to get relief for rheu-
matism, with which he has been suf-
fering for some two months. James
will have his tonsils removed and Joe
goes for q pleasure trip.
The local paper is the best read pa
per in the world. All of the city pa
pers cannot supply the place of the
home paper. No other contains the
marriages and deaths, to say nothing
of births. No other paper gives the
time for the next ball, picnic or po-
litical meeting; no other discusses the
affairs Of town or county or gives in
detail the local news, which can be
obtained by no other source. Every
body reads it. And this is why the
local papers are the best In the world
and the best advertising medium for
its circulation extant.
"On with the dance, let joy be un-
confined" One would think SO to
have been at the City Hall last
Wednesday evening at the Masque-
rade ball. Notwithstanding the
time was short to prepare for a
masque ball. everybody seemed to oe
there with all of the hideous and
grotesque costumes known to exist,
and all seemed in a dancing humor.
The costumes were Of all kinds.
shades, and colors. and no less than
fifty couples were masked. while the
spectators numbered as many more.
The music was good and nothing oc-
CURED to mar the good feeling Of the
occasion. To sum up the whole AFFAIR
1t was q social and financial success
Some Of the costumes were real mob
bv. while others were hideous, afford