The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-02-05
81 YEARS AGO
Copied frsss the F1lss ss The Elk ~.
Piiet. Then Priated II lrwSs

Nov. 20, 1889, to Feb. 6, 1890.
Silver 96ss. Lead $375 per 100.
Joe O'Neill and John Shaw And
family have gone to Gallup, N. n.
Miss Fannie Bray has returned
from an extended visit in Denver.
Thomas Owens and Postmaster
Shaw Of Irwin, were In town t1,ds
week. -i-
Miners wages are 81 day IN vir-
ginia City, $3.50 in Butte, and - In
Leadville.
Marcus Soda and Agnes Kocasvar
were married last Sunday in tho
Catholic Church.
w. l. Brown and Oscar Rnn1Ein
have been laying . new floor In Fnaf,k
Augerman's saloon m .t-- hi r
Work on the Bullion King nina h
going right ahead under ths direction
Of Superintendent Ropell.
Henry Lake has been appotnAsd Re-
ceiver Of the Gunnison Land Once,
vice NJ. L. Allison, resisnsd. sss
Poor Herman Bragg died in - ine
sane asylum last week, and WAs
buried in Gunnison on Saturday. Y'
Maggie Fitzpatrick, aesd thirtssn
months, was buried last SundnV AZ
ter1oon. She died with dipdEhssia.
B. L. Bennett Is just recovering
from a very severe attack u inau--
enza. His friend, Arthur Baker, hAs
nursed him through @
Mr.. and Mrs. Amandus AnAsEsoa
Of Aspen have been called upoa to
part with their baby boy. H WAs
about fourteen months old ~ BE-
heve. e1 ftrn t5la
Dennis Kane and Mary Kelley wsEs
married In the Catholic church lAst
Sunday by the Rev. J. J. RoardaA.
They have gone to housekssping a.
Sopris avenue. l's .s .tr a-
Peter Brssns. who hAd his ~ bak1y.
masked at tbs Anthracite naiAsy -
bad the sams smputatsd. d. -
assisted Dr. Rochsfsllsr ia xWeQ1Dt
ing ths operation 81 ~.
Ths shesAtng match cams - ~
tsrdav, but ~ declared araW. n
contestants wsrs 0s Da6nVr ~
Alex TsnnAnt Thsy shot - beS4b
each and scored II apisea. rl
R R. Kelley rsesivsd . tsasgs1a
announcing that his son Joana0 ~
very hck 1t Saguache. John d3sd q
Sunday amer two weein iIlnsas
with stomach trouble and W. boFso4
on Monday at Saguachs.
Last Saturday An accident oocarssa
At the Anthracite coal brsalnr which
resulted In killing George r. Hcrn-
stein. The remains were brought 70
town Saturday afternoon snd fuasral
services held Tuesday afternoon at
the U. C. church.
| Those taking part in the program
at the U. c. church Christmas svs
were, Bertha Murray, Charlie Wilson
Maye Young. Ray Burton, HzzA -
Williams, Rosella Broderick. ya1>e
Wilson. Florence Estes, Hsster nr-
ray, Bessie Estes and Miss WaaAes-
Crested Butte had fire lase ~
| urday night when the business p1f-
tion Of the town went to ashes. H.
Postoffics and Bank were bunaeA -
was also ths Ed Edwards salosn- In
order to check the fire goipg wsst.
the Morrow Bros. building. occupied
by McLean's restaurant. was torn
down fat. This space saved The two
John Hayes rooms, the Carey Bres-
saloon, the Callahan building and ths
Hungerfori stable. There was . loss
of $4,000 In four hours. Nea<iy an
entire solid block was burned in the
center Of the business portion Of the
town
The appointment of ]. E. Phillips
to be postmaster Of this town last
week was no surprise, as 1t had bsen
anticipated for some time, and nseets
with general satisfaction among tho
business men. We have always re-
garded Mr.. Spencer model post
master, and while the new p. m. may
not come up to his standard OF excel
lence, he will see that the patrons o
the Office are treated . with proper
courtesy and that the mail, IL tEAnsra !
mitted with "neatnsase and dispeAch."'
He will esteem It 5AIpleasurs aod -
duty to grart any and An soeo0-'
modation that Is coHaAAne.s yiho9is,
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