The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-08-04

Elmer Mullin and his mother weni
to lola Monday to spend the day
Frank Cover was up from Mont
rose Monday and Tuesday cf this
week.
Pete Reiss and Geo. Ronk were up
from lola Tuesday in the Reiss
flivver
r. w. Thompson was down from
Sargents today looking as fat and
sassy as usual.
W. S. Spain and wife drove in from
their camp on Red creek Tuesday
the first time since June 81.
Mrs. T. A. Topham left for the
week end to Crested Butte where
she will visit Miss Bertha Boyd. &
A. P. McCarver, Mr. and Mrs Hunt
and Elmer Weirick drove down from
Crested Butte Monday, returning
Tuesday morning. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Billings came up
from Grand Junction last Saturday
and spent several days here on busi-
ness and pleasure.
Mrs Geo. Hetherington left for
Boulder last week and will make an
extended stay hoping that her health
will be improved thereby.
Mrs, Joseph w. Smith returned
Sunday from pleasure visit at Nc
Cook, Neb., and with her daughter,
Mrs. Emery Downer, of Fort Collins.
]. B. Outcalt shipped SS head of
fat steers to the Denver market Fri
day evening. Mrs. Outcalt followed
him Saturday evening on the passen-
ger.
J. w. Bennett and John W. Rookie
Teller left for the Soldiers Home in
Calf, Monday They both
promise to come back and see US
again next year.
Mrs. w. r. Hathaway returned from
Salida Sunday with her brother,
Willet Estes, in his Ford car. She
reports her mother, Mrs. T. w. Estes,
as improving when she left.
Clyde Handbury came down from
Ohio City Monday, returning Tues
day. He has secured lease on the
Sellard. Murdie, Lucas dump on the
Carter property and expects to put
in a month or two working it over
No eastern trains for two days
now but we are beginning to get used
to no train service. Never before in
the memory of the oldest inhabitant
have we had such protracted rains
on the other side the range and the
west slope is getting plenty.
Wednesday evening Waunita So
ciety began their four day program
which was devoted largely to the
dedication of the fine new auditori-
um. Next week we will have COM
plete report of the festivities which
we are unable to secure in time for
this issue.
A case against Casper Pressler is
being tried in the county court as
W, 90 to press, for alleged bootleg
oinp District Attornev Shackelford
is prosecuting and E. M. -Nourse de-
ferding
Later-Judge McDougal dismissed
the case late this afternoon.
Sam p. Spencer. who has been in
Denver for some time consulting an
occulist. will be home Saturday it is
reported. Mr.. Spencer sustained an
injury to one eye some time since
and it is feared he will lose the sight
of that eye. His many friends hope
nothing so serious will result.
Miss Zoe Clement of Montrose, was
in Gunnison few hours last week on
her way to Washington,D. c., where
she and her father will live. Miss
Clement is we'll known in Gunnison
having visited her cousin, Miss Edna
Clement, who was a student at the
Normal last winter and early this
summer. at gaf 81
The disease, pellagra, which is hav-
ing such a run in the south. is not
found much in Colorado, but DR.
Davis is now treating a case at Wau.
.nita, the first he has ever encount.
cred in the mountains. He says it /.
progressing very favorably and he
expects to work permanent cure
Largely he bases his success upon the
use of the radium waters of the
springs. af
n.. W-I A. A.