The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-08-18

Miss Helen Blackstock, in regard to
appointing successor to fill the va
cancy on our school board caused by
the resignation of the Secretary, Mr..
W. H. Whalen. Mr.. C. L. Ross was
spokesman for the committee and he
explained that they wanted Mr.. L. G.
Espey to be appointed The gentle
men then went UP to inspect the
new high school building, which is
nearing completion, Miss Blackstock
joining them later and going through
the building with them. Those who
went down were: Messrs. C. L. Ross,
w. H. Whalen, Eph Bailey, Jas. Ty-
son, O. A. Dram, A. Taylor, Robt.
fitzpatrick, Julian Dyer, Jas. English,
G. v. Benson, F. E. Songer, A. L.
Jaynes, VIM. Griffith, Roy Grizzard
and w. E. Nash. Mr.. Espey- was ap-
pointed as Secretary.
Lille, the three-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Domenic Villotti,
died in Salida at the D. & R. G. hos
pital on Saturday evening, August
18th, of peritonitis, which followed
appendicitis. Mr.. Villotti and daugh
ter, Miss Florence, hal taken the
child over only a few days before,
and, although an operation was per-
formed, she did not rally. Father
and daughter brought the remains
home on Sundays train and the fu-
neral was held from the Catholic
church Monday afternoon. Sympathy
is extended to the bereaved family
in the loss of this darling child.
R. l.. Roberts and wife, j. w.
Roberts and wife, William and James
Gardiner, Robert Johnson and Tom
Arnott nirle the trip to Somerss:
Sunday for the ball game and on ac
count of the bad roads decided to
make the trip around by Delta,
Montrose and over the Blue to Gun
nison, thence home. They report a
most delightful trip.
Our boys report fine time at
Somerset last Saturday and Sunday.
The wonderful trip over the new
road should put enough pep into
them to win any game. however they
lost the first day, 8 to 3 was the
score in favor of Somerset. On Sum
day they did better and brought
home the bacon, score II to 6. n
Last Thursday six families enjoyed
a picnic near the old Jokerville mine.
They were Mrs. Thos. Mcneil and
children, Mrs Coolidge and children,
Mrs. James and son, Mrs. w. E.
Nash and children, Mrs. Dick Bailey
and two sons and Mrs. Rudolph
Sneller and children. The Tyson
girls were also present.
Three men were arrested Monday
evening for fighting. They were
Martin Trainer, A. P. McCarver and
G. H. Hunt A trial was held in the
council room the same evening and
Eph Bailey fined them as follows:
Trainer, $40 and costs; McCarver, $50
and costs and Hunt IS and costs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Alexander ar
rived here, by auto, from Walsen,
Saturday evening and are stopping
at the Elk Mountain hotel Mr..
Alexander is the new C. F. & I. clerk
who takes the place of E. o. Wilson,
the latter having been transferred
to Rockvale.
Wednesday, Mrs. w. j. Doig and
daughter, Miss Wilma, with Mrs. s.
Ralston and daughter, Miss Dorothy,
motored up from Gunnison to take
in the Dance They remained until
Friday, visiting with relatives and
friends.
The Peanut mine is not working
again this week on account of
broken engine The accident oc-
Cured Monday. A new engine is on
the road and will be installed inn
mediately upon arrival.
Mr.. and Mrs Guise Wilcoxsnn and
baby and Mrs. John Heuchmer came
over from Crawford last week. Mrs.
Heuchmer had been visiting her
daughter and they brought her home
in their car.
H. T. Smith came in on the extra
late Thursday evening from Canon.
He is going to do some painting at
the bank and drug store. Mr.. Smith
says his wife's health is much i'm
proved.
The Morgan road camp is now To-
Gated just below the Horse ranch,
they having moved camp about ten
miles this way on Friday last.
The VIM. Manley, Sr. family are
vis;tipo of the home of their es,r