The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-06

/ ana Dean OF SaSudCner are ouI "a
town guests at the w. L. Curtis Ohio
creek ranch.
C. E. Florer and George Florer mo-
tored to Crested Butte, Friday after
noon, where they are making ar anee-
ments for putting on some good vau-
deville shows.
Miss Lola Patton left Monday morn
ing to spend the Fourth in Montrose.
Miss Lola is the very efficient press
feeder in the Empire Office and has
we'll earned short lay-off.
The band boys made a fine appear
ance when they left Monday morning
to help Telluride celebrate the
Fourth. A special coach was attached
to the train here to accommodate
them.
Hazel and Della Dean went to
Whitewater the last of the week to
visit Mrs. Dunbar, sister of Miss Della
Dean. Mrs. Dunbar has been i'll for
the past six weeks and the visit was
timed to render assistance during her
convalescence.
The call for the Republican State
Assembly has been issued for August
9th at the Auditorium in Denver. We
note that Gunnison will have nine del
egates. A call for meeting of the
State Central Committee on August
Sth will follow in few days. ~
Muriel f. Gilbert, Undersheriff of
Colorado Springs. arrived in Gunnison
last Sunday and has been a guest at
the C. E. Florer home. Mr.. Gilbert
came to enjoy the keen fishing in the
Gunnison and to do some location
work He returned home Thursday.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. FIorer
and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Holderness and
son, and Mr.. Gilbert of Colorado
Springs, went up to the Andrews
ranch on Tomichi for a five-day
fishing trip. Thursday the party
was joined by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Florerr and niece, Miss Mary Carhart
of Wilson, Kansas The party found
very successful fishing
The order to pull down the flag on
St. Patrick's Day was so firmly given
that it took visit ON A. X. Ste
vens, Mayor of lola, to get it dis
played on July Fourth. A. K hap
pened to observe that the Empire
Office was the only business house in
town which was floating the flag at
nine o'clock, and he promptly called
the turn. As consequence when he
7uit laboring the National colors
were on display pretty we'll all over
town. Nothing like having visit
from live one occasionally.
Weldon Hammond, wife and son
Floyd, also his father-in-faw. Levi
Miller, all of Paonia, were visitors the
last of the week. They were returning
from an extended trip through Kan
sas and Oklahoma Their Packard car
developed a fit of crankiness on this
side of Monarch Pass and it took a
couple of days to treat it at the Rain
bow Garage. In the meantime the
editor of this paper and his wife en-
| joyed nice visit with them. We'll
don's opinion of Oklahoma will never
be used as boost material in any of
that states advertising matter and he
holds the conviction that their roads
are the worst in the west.
Mesdames R. r. Allen, F. ID. Mckee
F. c. Martin, H. F. Lake, Jr., and Ell
is johnson entertained at series OF
parties beginning Thursday afternoon
at the Allen ranch. Thursday after
noon was spent at 800" and Kensing
ton, Mrs. Thomas Doyle winning frs
prize. A delicious luncheon wa,
served to close successful afternoon
Friday afternoon, Bridge held tn,
playing honors, Mrs. Sprigg Shackle
ford winning first prize. The after
noon again being closed with tempt
ing luncheon. Friday evening Messrs
Allen, Martin, Mckee, and LAX,
r joined their wives in entertainin,
|. successfully at 5000. Mrs. E. G
a Palmer was the fortunate one anon,
I the ladies and Henry Crooks among
e the gentlemen. A delightful suppe
was served to close the evening.
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