The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-11-25
Gunnison News
From The Empire

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Tuesday morning. and at once left
for Crested Butte.
DR.. Sullivan, who has been here
visiting his brother. left for Grapd
junction Saturday.
Kansas City Stockyards report q
sale of 2s stockers for Tom Stevens
of Parlin, weight 1873, at SITE.
Mrs. Maty Van AIKEN left the last
of the week for Julesburg, where she
will visit her son Ray and wife.
Mrs. A. Lejune left for the east
Monday evening for an extended visit
with friends, during the sold season.
Mrs. Pennington is now domiciled
In rooms in the Lindquist home and
says it beats keeping house all to
pieces.
Geo. Dunbar was brought homo
from Denver Thursday morning. He
is slightly improved after his hos
pital treatment.
Mrs. E. o. Wilson returned from
her trip to Paonia Sunday evening
and left for her home in Crested
Butte Monday morning.
Harry DeYarman returned from
Kansas City Thanksgiving morning
and says he is thankful to get back
even if the cattle market was bum.
J. E. Sweet of Sargent. was IN
town early in the week closing a deal
for piece of land adjoining his pres
ent ranch, and made the Empire
pleasant call while here
Word reaches town that Mrs. Ida
M Tucker, once resident here, was
married recently in Salt Lake and
now bears the name of Mrs. A. Ad-
amson. Many Gunnison people will
recall her.
Roger Teachout returned Monday
morning from an extended trip east,
during which he visited Washington,
Baltimore, Chicago and other points.
He is looking fine and we guess thor
oughly enjoyed his vacation
Six feeders weighing $40 lbs. on the
average were marketed by John NJ.
Flick who halls from Gunnison. Colo.
at 81. He also sold feeders weigh
ing 626 lbs. at 81; cows weighing
1O43 lbs. at $3.50 and 2 cows. weight
800 lbs, at 5.-Stockgrowers. Journal.
James Hill, an old time resident of
Paonia, and employe of the d. & R.
G., was brought back from Salida
Tuesday where he passed away of
heart failure. Mr.. Hill was taken to
Salida some time since suffering with
pneumonia, and was thought to be
fully recovered when he developed
heart trouble and suddenly died.
Lewis H. Easterly and his son Le-
Van returned from Kansas City Tues
day morning. They report that the
market was very bad for cattle and
hideous oversupply. Bert Dollard
unloaded at Osswatomie. Kansas,
where he previously lived. and will
pasture and feed fer a time looking
for improvement in market condi-
tions.
Gunnison Countys share of the S5,-
100000 good roads bond issue for
1921 will amount to $27,713 it is re-
ported. Gum son county apparently
receives the third largest apportion-
ment, being superseded only by
Larimer and FL Paso counties, each
Of which have more mileage than this
county. We have 225 miles of roads
in this county.
The First National Bank has inau-
gurated Savings Department as will
be observed by a reading of their
new ad in this paper. The establish
ment of a savings account cannot fail
to do the owner good and every eff
fort to inculcate saving habits is q
good one. particularly at times like
the present. when so much is being
done to create habits of extravaganza.
Mrs. A NJ. Nichols of Denver,
mother of L. E. Nichols of this place,
fell in the yard presumably on the
ice, and sustained broken hip. She
is 73 years old and the injury is very
serious on that account. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nichols left Saturday evening
to be with her. leaving their ranch
in charge of Ollie Lindamo. Their