The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-07-22
20 YEARS AGO
Copied FROM the Files Of the Eth
Meuats;n Pilot

May IA and 81. 1901.
Geo. Schaefer returned Monday
from Pueblo.
H. M. Webster, the Gunnison mer.
chant, is in town today.
Thos Mclaughlin returned Satur.
day from his sad mission to Stark.
vile.
Little Meru Jameson is convalesc.
ing from a severe attack of diph-
iberia
Misses Minnie and May Clouch re.
turned Monday 10 their home ir
Greeley
Miss Marie Patci,en returned Friday
from Villa Grove, where she spent
tha winter
John Boldin and Miss Agnes Mel.
Deric were married at the Catholic
church Sunday
John r. Gardiner and family re-
turned Saturday from months visit
to Imperial, Neb.
Lance and Lang Spann have moved
up from Jacks Cabin to their ranch
near Brush creek.
d. J. Applegate has quit the mine
and is now associated with John Ross
in the carpenter business.
j. P. and H. T. Smith were called
to Buffalo, Wyo., last week by the
serious illness of their father.
James Lovesy sustained severe
cut over the right eye and painful
scalp wound caused by flying glass
at the fire.
w. H. Jones and family returned
last week from Pleasant Grove, near
Provo, Utah, after an absence of sew
eral months.
David Lewis arrived Sunday from
Coal Basin, having been called home
by the serious illness of his little
daughter Helen.
The burned district covers an area
of six lots in the center of the south
side of the principal business block
on Elk Avenue.
st. Joseph's Society Band made its
initial appearance upon the streets
Sunday. 1t is needless to say that
tho boys play we'll.
E. R. Warren, of Colorado Springs,
who summers in Crested Butte, ar
rived in Paonia early this week and
is guest of A, B. Williamson
Harvey Stanley and John Ringo
went up Washington gulch today to
start up the Stanley saw-mill John
Huptar will ba ap,r,Ior,aJ nc o,,rr;,aar
A herd. of 1,4OO head of cattle
owned by j. L. Hurt, was brought
over from Saguache county Friday
and driven up East river for Sum-
mer ranging.
Mrs. J. w, Rockefeller, Mrs. c. 1.
Lawrence, Miss Mable Songer and
Rev. ]. L. Read left Monday for
Montrose to attend convention of
tho Epworth League.
Inspector Joseph Ball came in
Thursday to start some important
development work in the mine, by
which. a larger area of coal will be
opened up for mining.
Fierce Fire
Property loss will aggregate Fifty
Thousand Dollars.
Tho third large fire that has visited
C. B. during its twenty-one years OF
existence broke out at four o'clock
Tuesday morning and destroyed prop
erty valued at $4,000 before it was
extinguished.
The fire was undoubtedly of incen-
diary origin, as Bruce's saloon had
been unoccupied for more than a
week. Mr.. Bruce being confined to. his
bed with serious illness.
The losses and insurance were as
follows: Colorado Supply Co., loss
on building and stock, $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000; John w. Bruce, loss on
building, saloon fixtures and stock of
liquors and cigars, $4,000, insurance,
$4,000; Karl .Schafer, loss on building
household goods and stock of hav and
grain, $4,000, Insurance, $1,000; James
Lovesy, loss on building, household
goods and stock of. confectionery
s1,500. no insurance; James Young
incidental losses, S100, insured.