The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-29

day on account Of the serious illness
ness Of her sister, Mrs. Geo. lawson.
Mrs. Stone did not arrive in time to
see her sister alive, Is she had passed
away At 10 O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing. Mrs. Lawson leaves husband.
who conducts market and grocery
business. and three daughters, Is, IL.
and years of age. The bereaved
ones have the heartfelt sympathy OF
the entire community in this sad hour.
w. L. Richa' son, who has been III
for sometime back went to Salida
last week to consult with the com
pany physician, decided to go to
Denver Thursday to see specialist
on nervous diseases. "Shoppy" seems
to have q nervous breakdown. and
the springs at Thermopolis, Wyo..
did not help him to any extent. We
hope he will get relief In Denver.
Later:-Mr. Richardson returned
from Denver Tuesday not improved
very much.
Last Saturday was contest day at
tine Normal Campus skating rink. for
the Grammar school. A large number
of bows and girls participated. and
some fast skating was done. Colonel
Mckee won first honors among the
boys of the eighth grade; Geo. Besse,
Ct the seventh; Robt. Kellegan. OF the
sixth; Edward Kellegan, Of the fourth
and fifth; Frank Voutez, Of the third.
Marian Foxgruber won the free-for-
all race for girls.
The new mining company, The
Treasury Tunnel Mining and Milling
Co., elected board Of directors re-
siding at Gunnison. and tho general
offices were moved from Pueblo to
Gunnison. Any one holding or de-
string any stock in the Treasury Tun-
mel Gold Mining and Milling Co. will
do we'll to call on Geo Mason, At La
Veta Hotel, Room 3SS, and get full
information concerning stock and
property.
Harry Gavette came In from Dem
yer Monday where he accompanied
his wife to consult specialist re-
garding her health, which has been
very poor since an auto accident last
summer. Mrs. Gavette was forced to
undergo an operation two weeks ago.
and Harry reports her doing fairly
weIl. Bat will be operated again this
week He returnsd to Denver the
same evening. hi t7
"The state dossn% maintain orphan
asylurha In Arn,snsa 'and- Syria. Yhs|
Tnetask gowrAh8shk 'N6lsnlt w>Aa4 to1
maRe the nakitS eAil1fsu cont fottaHls;
It WAITS thsnn TO- der Ycoi SEQ rthsy|
ars Chrfstiahs- - mSihce 10 III ~
h6ton Of IsiAm T1sstfors tEs oily
way our committee 6aA GsfS Tor <Alan
Ia to build and sup3ott t6dir oGian In
stitutions. and this ta,ey are doing ss1
fast - they have ths moasy.
Mrs. Robt. Hards and Mrs.. J. D.
Miller will leave Thursday Tor Pres
cot. Arizona Ms. HArds WIN visit
with her daughter Hsnristta, until
about April lst, whsn sass will return
accompanied by her daughter. Mrs.
Miller will visit, With hsr sister, Mrs.
Maud Murray, for . while and per
haps 70 TO Los Angeles. She expects
10 be gone until about May 1st. r
81. -
OF course we kick At paying $500
Per hundred for beet sugar IN Gmni-
son. which Is no fault Of cur retail
merchants, but when 1t comes to hav-
Ing to cough up 32l.45 for the same
amount. which is what It Is selling
for in Des Moines, Iowa, who says we
have a kick coming at our merchants7
Chet Pittser received a very fat
terinR offer from tho Wisconsin State
Normal School this week wanting him
to accept the position Of coach this
wear, but Chet has not accepted as
yet, as he has other offers which look
pretty good to him also.
Clarence Adams received a card
from Joe Blackstock, who is visiting
in company with his son Moore, in
Washington. D. c., saying that II is
ne coolest weather there he has seen
this winter. Doesn't speak bad for
home does II?
H. C. Fink, sec. and treas. for the
Ohio Creek Coal company, came in
from Montrose Wednesday, on COM
pany business. Mr.. Fink is one Of
Montrose's foremost lawyers
A card from Chas. McDermott tells
us he has left Milford. Utah, for Taft,
Calf. and wishes his Empire to