The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-01


present. He is Rodney McLain, who
was one of the first carpenters to ar
rive in this part of the country along
habout 1879. Many years ago Mr.. Nc
Lain built the little cottage in which
Dick Gardiner now resides. He also
built store at Elkton which was To-
Gated up Washington gulch, besides
other buildings here and at Gunnison.
Mr.. McLain has been in many places
since leaving here and now resides in
California. He came out here expect
ing to open up the Jacob Strader
mine in Poverty gulch and at present
has Joe Barnes and John Woodring
working on it.
Saturday Joe Faussone, Max Bazz
and James Gardiner went up to Pitts
burg to bring down the tractor and
other machinery on which Martin
Verzuh had run an attachment. The
machinery belonged to the Allied
Mines Corporation, of which Mr.. Nc
Carver is superintendent On Tues
day Messrs. Faussone and Bazz made
another trip to get the horses belong
ing to the same company.
Don't forget the ball games this
week and next. Hotchkiss will play
Crested Butte on Saturday, Sept 3;
Telluride and Crested Butte, Sunday.
Sept. a, and Monday, Sept. S.. Then
Delta will play our team on Sunday,
Sept. IL, on our grounds also. A fine
game was played last Sunday when
Paonia played our boys, the score he
ing 5 to 6 in favor of the latter.
Rev. j. Craig Watt went. up. to
Smith Hill Thursday and in the eve
ming delivered an interesting sermon,
the subject of which was The Nobil-
ity of Manhood" Most all the people
who live up here turned out to enjoy
this sermon which was quite treat
for them. Rev. Watt has son, Rob-
ert Craig, employed at the Hill.
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Mrs. l.. Hunter, with her son. Irwin
end daughter Maxine, also Mrs. f. M.
Russ, motored down from Irwin Tues
day. The Hunters went on over to
! Washington. gulch where Mr.. Hunter
is working, to spend couple of days
before. going on to their home at
Delta, where the young folks will at
tend school.
Mrs. George Boyer, formerly Mrs.
Irma McCutchan, came up from Gun
nison, via auto, Sunday and went on
over to the camp Of her brother,
Floyd Chappell, on the Crested
Butte Somerset road. She will
spend some time at the camp.
DIR. Thos. Quinn, a son-in-law of
M j. Boyle has rented the Jake
Starr cottage ION, Maroon avenue and
has opened dental parlor lin the
front room, while he with his family
| will reside in the other rooms.
| Dunsmore Bros. have taken the
contract to haul the mail to and from
1 the depot, Morgan and Sons having
given it up. Mr.. Dunsmore took
charge on the first.
Mr.. and Mrs E. o. Wilson cams<in
from Rockvale, via auto, Friday. They
expect to remain about two weeks,
after which time they will reside in
Rockvale. N
The Ira Terry orchestra gave an
other ~ their nonular dances here
last Monday night. 4 fine time was
the report of all those who attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Campbell and
children went to the hospital last
J, Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs. Baker taking
them as far as Gunnison.
Last Thursday picnic was held at
the u c. Church for the Sunday
school children. The ladies cleaned
the church on that day.
Harry Gibbs, came in Tuesday and
\ we understand will go on to Irwin to
do some work for the Mogollon Min
ing company.
4 w. X. Crawford is still lying dan
gerously ill at the home Of DR.. Afford.
j. L. McGruder was in town from
Irwin Tuesday.
C. L. Ross went to Denver on busi-
ness Sunday.
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