The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-03-11
80 YEARS AGO
Copied from the Files Of the Elk nj.
Pilot. Then Priatsi in Irwin
Nov. 20, 1890, to Feb. 5, 1891.

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Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Tetard has gone to Omaha to
visit with her son
Tommy O'Donnell and VIM. Martin
are working at Anthracite.
Chal Baney and Scotty Harley were
down from Irwin on Sunday.
The Jenny Lind mine is said to be
working in good ore at present.
Charles Robinson and wife leave
Saturday for their future home in
Louisiana
The C. C. & l. Co., work over 800
men in its mine here and operate 124
coke ovens.
Mrs Marion Bates came up from
Gunnison on Monday to visit relatives
and friends.
Major Sowles has returned from a
trip to Pitkin, where he Is interested
in mining property.
Little Mabel, daughter of Frank
Songer, is recovering from severe
attack Of sore throat.
Mrs. Lew Maxon, nee Miss Minnie
Hungerford, is here from Salida,
spending the holidays.
George Barnes, the attorney who at
one time resided here, is now a resi-
dent of Colorado Springs.
VIM. Gild's little boy, aged three
years died with the Group last Mon
day and was buried yesterday.
Miss Irene Phillips and Mr.. C. D.
Hills were married at the Elk Noun
tain House last Monday evening.
Supt Wheeler at the Anthracite Is
seriously Ill at the breaker. He is
under the care of DIR. Rockefeller.
Married. Wednesday at high noon
Mr.. Edgar Johnson Of Irwin and Misa
Lula Mena Shafer of Canon City.
The telephone to Irwin is now In
good working order (Wish we were
able to state that Irwin had tele-
phone today)
Mrs. Mary Whipp. wife Of Samuel
d Whipp, died At her residence Sat-
urday the 18th, dropsy being the
cause Of death.
Our sympathy goes out to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dexter T. Sapp Of Gunnison.
whose hearts are sorely wounded At
tho loss Of an affectionate daughter.
The Christmas edition Of the Pit
kin Miner was = model Of enterprise.
Charley Adams is giving the people
Of Quartz creek district q good, live
paper.
Last Thursday Karl Scfnefer with
his two sons George and Gusaie, went
to Pueblo, called by tho death Of his
son Charlie, who died At tho homo Of
his brother-in-law, G. w. Roe.
In Gunnison you can always find
parliament in session in John Potter's
shoe shop. All the dignitaries and
high rollers in Gunnison sometime
during the day drop in there to pay
their respects.
Quite a colony OF Gothic citizens
are wintering at Grand Junction.
They are Willis McGlothlin, Jerry
Madden, Bob Harper, Ed and VIII
Skinner, Andy Murphy and Dan Stein
meyer, who are located on q ranch a
mile from town.
The Bullion King is working about
ten men at present. and Supt Ropell
loaded car Of ore last week. The
Forest Queen is also working q good
force of men and two cars Of ore
were shipped last week, but the pres
ent prices on ore are ruinous to ship
pers.
At high noon today at the Congre-
gational church, Mr.. C. I. Lawrence
and Miss Mary, daughter of MI, and
Mrs. v. F. Axtell, were united in mar
riage. Their attendants were Miss
Clara Wildman of Wolfe Hall, Den
yer, and Mr.. Thomas Keleen, Of Sa-
Ida. The wedding march was played
by Master Urias Williams.
We see that Henry Ames has taken
the editorship of the News Democrat
in Gunnison. He used to be in the
hardware business there some years
ago, and has had considerable news
paper experience.
We have heard of blacksmiths in
the business before, but when did
hardware dealings qualify editors?-
Ed.
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