The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-05-04

butte were given chance to see
some fine pictures Friday afternoon
and evening. The pictures, taken
from Field and Stream magazine,
were sent to the Gunnison Rifle club
and Messrs. Mills and Espey arranged
to have them sent up here. A free
matinee was given for the school
children Friday afternoon and small
admission charged for adults in the
evening. Anyone who enjoys hunting,
fishing or camping would consider
this treat, as it truly pictured the
great "out of DOORS"
For the people of Crested Butte
there are number of treats in store
in the near future. The first will be
the play by the Ladies' Aid Society
on Friday, May IL, which promises to
be AL. Then Prof Damson of the
Gunnison Normal, is bringing to our
city a number of Normal students
who will read, sing and best of all
furnish some fine music The date for
this has not been set. Mrs. Topham,
the eighth grade teacher, is putting
on a cantata as soon as all is in read
mess. We would say that Crested
Butte folks are receiving their share
of entertainments.
Joe Faussone, who has been owner
and manager of the Princess theatre
for. the past four years and who has
recently sold out to Snyder Bros, gave
his patrons two free shows on Monday
evening, May 1. Large crowds turned
out for both shows. The picture, a
Goldwyn, Honest Hutch" starring
Will Rogers, was an unusually good
one and everyone enjoyed it. Mr..
Faussone is moving to Marble just as
soon as the auto roads are open, where
he has movie show, fully equipped
and ready to start at moments no.
tice.
On May 1st, Benz. H. and Lawrence
Snyder took over the Princess thea
tire, which they had purchased from
Jos. Faussone some time since. This
being the only moving picture thea
tre, or in fact the only theatre of
any kind in our city, it is we'll pat
ronized and we know that Snyder
Bros. will enjoy the same amount Of
success that Mr.. Faussone has during
the past four years.
The deal was closed for Hillside
,La ord ,o,ch loSt Tbureda,, opd Mr. |
and Mrs. w. E. Nash are now owners
of that property. They will move out
as soon as school closes and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bergman will move to town.
However, the Bergmans do not plan
to make Crested Butte their home
but have not as yet decided just
where they will locate.
School election was held at the
school building Monday afternoon.
Messrs. w. L. Johnson, ]. w. Tyson,
ard Morgan Jones were on the board |
Mr.. L. G. Espey was reelected as Sec
retary for term of three years and
Mr.. G. v. Benson was also reelected
as Treasurer for a term of two years. |
There was no opposition.
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President Quigley of the Gunnison
Normal, has sent to Prof. Clayton two
scholarships, two year Normal and
two year College course each, for
the Seniors in Crested Butte schools
The Misses Margaret Roberts and
Minnie Boyd were the lucky young Ia
dies to receive them. =
The Ladies' Aid Society was very
pleasantly entertained by Mrs. S. E.
Byrd and Mrs. w. A. Boyd at the home
of the latter on last Thursday after
noon. A number of ladies attended
and all reported a very pleasant meet
ing. The hostessess served delicious
refreshments.
Miss Florence Scohy went to Gunni-
son Tuesday to care for the Martin
children during their parents alb
sence. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin with sew
eral others left Gunnison Wednesday
via auto, for Denver. They will re-
turn next week with several new cars.
Jay Kanzler came in on Sunday
from Gunnison, where he has been
serving on the jury, to renew old ac-
quaintances. He is still on crutches
but is looking and feeling much bet
ter than usual.
The little babe of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mulch died here Friday and
was buried Saturday afternoon. Ser
vices were held from the Catholic
church with Undertaken Campbell in