The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-10-14
Gunnison News
From The Empire

P. ]. Hurley made business trip
to Jacks Cabin Tuesday
Mrs. E. D. Stephenson and sons
paid Gunnison visit from Doyleville
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Doig and Mrs.
d. L. Gladstone spent Sunday in
Crested Butte
Grandma Price came down from
Pitkin Monday to pay short visit
to Mrs. Effie Lashbrook
Mr. and Mrs Mel Deering and
daughter were down from Parlin Sun
day to witness the airplane flights.
Ralph Descomb made trip to
Gunnison Monday from Salida where
at present he is firing on the D. &
R. G.
Geo. Mason and Phil Stewart were
down from Ohio City Monday, where
they are leasing on the Treasury Tun-
mel property
Mrs. ]. Buchanan of Crested Butte,
arrived in Gunnison Saturday to visit
few days with her daughter Mrs.
C. A. Braswell.
The city council met in special ses-
sion Monday night to take up the
question of an increase of taxes and
it IS rumored the levy will be 3 7-10
mills.
Mrs. Emma Knoll and Miss Lillian
Mauer left Sunday evening for Du-
buque. Iowa. after spending the sum-
H. Rowland
Mrs. Nellie Summers left Monday
evening for Pueblo to be present at
the operation of her daughter, Mrs.
B. F. Eastman, which was to be per-
formed on Tuesday.
Jack Jennings. Shorty Bashaw and
Henry Corum leave Friday morning
for the Grand Mesa Lakes to take
eastern brook spawn for the differ
ent state hatcheries.
DIR. X. c. Sapero was in town Mon
day seeing his many patients. He
tells us that his next visit will be on
Dec 18th. The DR.. now spends most
of his time in California, particularly
the winter season
The storm of Last Sunday put snow
on all the mountain passes but re-
ports are that it all melted off the
next "a hours. On the higher peaks
however, it looks as if winter was
getting ready to arrive
Sheriff Hanlon and County Clerk
McWflliams made trip to Somerset.
via the Muddy. Pat went after
dad one" who had the entire commu-
nifty enraged over the treatment he
had been according his wife. Pat got
his man as usual
An auto accident occurred Sunday
on the Neiderhut grade just below
Almont that could easily have been
serious Rufe Sarson and Mrs. H, F.
Lake collided and both cars were
seriously damaged. No one was hurt
more than shaking up.
Mr.. Albin johnson. of Ohio City.
called Monday to advise us that his
Empire would have to go to Ne
braska address for the winter. Mr..
Johnson will spend the winter among
frtarA= nd 10 la,
less he gets too homesick, which we
half expect.
The High School freshmen and the
eighth grade football teams met on
Monday evening. and the eighth
grade showed the freshies how easily
they could be beat by trimming them
to the tune of to 0. Try it again
boys. maybe you will profit by your
younger days determination
The aviator. Mr.. Ainslee came back
Sunday and made several flights with
passengers The heavy wind which
began about eleven o'clock interfered
with the sport and no flights were
made in the afternoon. Several of
our citizens enjoyed the novel sensa-
tion of riding through the air:
NJ d. Vincent. republican candi-
date for Congress. was in town
Wednesday evening and small meet
ing was held by the faithful, in honor
of the event. 1t is very good idea
for the youngsters to practice run
ming for Office. it improves their
wind and wits. and maybe in the dis