The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-03-18
30 YEARS AGO
Copied from the Files Of the Elk Mt.
Pilot. Then Printed in lrwia

/ Pilot, Then Printed in lrsia
Feb. 5, 1891, to March 10, 1891.
Mart Flanagan is rusticating in
town.
Tom Starr. the Rio Grande yard
master was in Gunnison yesterday.
Rev. Chas. Fuller, the county school
superintendent was In town yester-
day.
Tommy O'Dcnnell is In California,
and his mother is thinking Of going
there to live.
Last Thursday Rev. E. Martin unit
ed in marriage Miss Katie Rennara
and Mr.. Sam Mosher.
Patrick Nallon, one Of the old en-
ployees Of the Anthracite, returned
from a trip to Denver last week.
The News-Democrat in Gunnison
suspended publication last week for
the reason that it could not make
expenses.
Friday evening at the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.. Miller, Mr. Glen
Smith and Miss Georgiana Num- were
united in marriage.
The Bullion King mine, shaft house
and machinery are unharmed, but all
other buildings are completely de-
molished by the Terrible snow-slide.
Born:-To the wife Of S. D. Carroll
last Saturday boy. Last Saturday
evening, to the wife Of Carl Frohn, a
boy. To the wife of Arthur Baker, d
girl, on last Saturday.
Some parties were being tried in
Judge Rankin's court yesterday for
holding up an Austrian by the name
of Marcus Byouk, for $500. We did
not learn the names Of the accused
John McCosker has returned from
trip to his fathers home i'm Ireland
He also visited In London, Paris
Rome and other points. (John is
spending the winter In Pueblo this
year. He is still running q hardware
store in Crested Butte, when here.)
Among the members Of the P. o.
S of A. who took part in the Wash
ingtcn's birthday celebration we no.
tice the following familiar names:
Mr.. and Mrs. v. E. Metzler, Mrs.
Decker, Mrs. Lawrence, the Williams
Bros, Frank Songer. DR.. Evans, Miss
Fannie Bray, Miss Eva Tetard. S. d.
Carroll. and Dr. Fuller.
The C. B. Literary and Debating
Society is coming to the front. They
will give an oratorical contest on the
18th The following Is the list Of
contestants: Frank England, Louis
Walt. Homer Engal, ]. A. Bray, VIM.
Martin, Fannie Bray. Silvia Smith,
and Eva Tetard. Besides tho essays,
excellent music, both instrumental
and vocal will be given, and recita-
ttons by Mrs. Sampliner and Chas-
Wilson.
Tho worst snow-slide ever heard OF
came down from the Ruby Peaks near
Irwin, yesterday, sweeping over the
Bullion King mime. carrying death
and destruction In its wake. Mrs.
Ropeli, the superintendent's wife,
Mrs. Clark, wife Of Ed. A. Clark, who
kept the boarding house. with her
two-year-old boy, and Capt. B. F.
Smiley. an engineer, are the unfortu-
nate victims. Fred st. German was
also buried, and after hours was dug
out alive. badly hurt.-LAter. March
5, 1891, Mrs. Ropell was found Thurs
day afternoon IN the cellar OF her
house and her head was crushed by
timbers. NThe remains were brought
down and shipped to Denver. On
Friday Mrs. Clark was found, her
baby having been found on Thursday.
Remains were also shipped to Denver.
Capt. Smiley was found in the house
on Saturday and on Sunday the miners
brought his body down, shipping It
to the family at Factoryville, Pa.
James Ogden Pssses AWsy
James Ogden, son Of James Ogden
of Almont, died in Cleveland, Ohio,
Wednesday, March 10, Of lealcage Of