The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-03-24

from E. M. Collins gives much inter-
esting news. At Long Beach they
found eighteen Gunnisonites enjoying
things and in company with Frank
Lightley and wife, Herman Mauer
and wife, Frank Comstock, wife and
boy, H. C. Bartlett, Grace Murray.
Mrs. Ed Peck, Mrs. Joseph Bray, Mrs.
Lulu Peck Carpenter and Charley
Meyer and wife with Mr.. Collins, wife
and two daughters visited a U. S.
battleship and were highly enter
tanned They left for the Yosemite
Valley. thence go to Frisco. thence to
Salt Lake and on home. Mr.. Collins
and family will be welcomed back by
host of friends who are very glad
they have had so good visit.
A collection of twenty of Mr.. Rich
ter's paintings will be exhibited at
the Colorado State Normal School on
March 2S and 49, There are fourteen
water-colors of California subjects,
and six of Colorado. These water
colors are for sale, but they will be
in Gunnison only two days as those
which are not sold must be returned
at once. Be sure to see these water
colors on Monday and Tuesday of
next week.
An alarm of fire sounded at about.
2:3O this afternoon called the ire de-
partment to the Hazelhurst home on
North Pine street. Sparks from the.
chimney had set fire to the roof of
the kitchen, the shingles being very
dry ignited easily. The fire was soon
extinguished and not much damage
done. The loss was fully covered by
insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Foster and baby
of Delta, are visiting at present with
the E. A. Foster family. Hugh re-
ports all work suspended on the Del
ta sugar factory, and little likelihood
that the plant will operate this year.
on account of the refusal of farmers
to jeopardize their years work on a
beet crcp with doubtful returns.
The |. o. 0. F. are preparing for
their annual anniversary banquet and
are looking for large attendance of
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs from
Crested Butte and Lake City. The
date of the affair is fixed for April
the 26th.
]. W. Evans returned this evening
from his trip to Idaho. He reports
labor conditions very bad in all the
points he visited and says Gunnison
is in better condition than any place
he visited
Miss Virginia Des Combes returned
from Aspen Wednesday to which
point she was called by the illness
and death of her mother.
c. H. Rising. wife and baby arrived
in Gunnison on Tuesday from Extra,
Iowa, and will make this place their
home for the future.
Mrs. J. M. Thornell returned home
Thursday from Salida. Mrs. Thornell
has also visited in Salt Lake and Den
yer the past winter.
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VIM. and Richard Waugh came
down from the Star mine today, after
spending the winter there digging
coal.
Ralph Thompson was down from
Sargent today and says things are GO
ing to be very lively ins that camp
soon.
The Annual banquet of the 32d de-
gree Masons in this district takes
place at La Veta Hotel tonight.
Senator Hetherington and wife re-
turned from their trip to Denver
Thursday morning.
Pete Miller met with an accident
Thursday by which he sustained bad
cut in his hand.
Pres. Quigley and DIR. Manuel left
this morning for Fruita on school
work.
James Corbitt of Parlin. was in
town between trains on business to-
day.
Wilson-Steela
Wednesday the 23d, at the resi-
dence of Rev. Glenn Davies, the cere-
mony was performed uniting in mar
rage Miss Nellie Steele of Lake City,
to Mr.. Eugene Wilson of Powderhorn,
Rev. Davies officiating.
The bride is one of Lake Citys
most highly respected and favored