The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-09-21
GUNNIsON ITEMS

Henry Corum was in town Tuesday
on fish business.
ID. ]. Lehan, Jr., and George Ruck,
| made an auto drive up into Lost
Canon Sunday.
Tom Nourse returned Thursday af
ternoon from Buena Vista, where he
ad been spending the past week.
l. Miss Mary Grafton, who has been
visiting friends at Delta for the past
week, returned home Sunday evening
N. v. Napier Division Accountant
of the d. G. R. G. W.. spent Sunday
with home folks in Colorado Springs.
B. ]. Schou Travelling Accountant
from the Denver office D. & R. G. W.,
was transact ting bus ness in Gum son
the first part of the week.
Mrs. Hugh Wilson and daughter,
Miss Genevieve, returned from Den
yer Friday morning, where they have
been spending the past two weeks.
Miss Katie Gardner, daughter of
Rosert Gardner, Dispatcher, has been
placed as file clerk in the Office Of
| the Superintendent, ID. & r. G. w.
w. H. Tanney was over from Somer-
set this week The Judge takes his
defeat in the primaries kindly, say
ing that he can stand it if the people
can.
Miss Norma Gribbin, who has been
visiting in Denver and Salida for the
past two weeks, returned home Sat-
urday. She will attend the Normal
this winter.
Mrs. W. j. Doig and daughters,
Miss Wilma and Mrs. Campbell, re-
turned with Hugh Palmer in his car
from Denver, today. where they have
been spending the past week.
Miss Agnes Winters left Tuesday
for a two weeks vacation. most OF
which will be spent in Salt Lake.
Agnes deserves good rest and we
rope sire enjoys every minute of her
lay-off.
Poul Wright, who has been spend.
ing the past year at Manitou, teach
ing Manual Training in the high
school of that city, returned to Gun
nison Saturday, and will attend the
Normal the coming year.
Mrs. Henry Corum and Mrs. Ned
Williams of Pitkin, and Miss Marga-
ret Matthews of Gunnison, gave a
series of parties at the Matthews
home here Thursday and Friday af-
ternoons and Friday evening of last
week. Bridge and 800" was the en-
tertainment accompanied by the most
te mpting of luncheons.
A very sad accident was the death
by drowning of Mary Eta, two year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Welch of Fountain Place resort. The
: little one fell in the fountain and ex-
pired without being discovered until
about ten o'clock Sunday morning.
The funeral was held Tuesday at ten
a. M, at the home Burial was made
in the Masons' and Odd Fellows cen,-
etery. The deplorable accident, OF
course, is one that could easily occur
but was not to be expected, an6
v shrouds home with bitter grief
The loss of child is always source
of desperate heartache, but never SC
acute as when it occurs with whai
y seems, too late, to be a preventablt
'ause. The sincere sympathy of al
our people is with the family in theil
: afflic tion.
q Several members representing the
a Commercial Club of Pueblo, arrived
here Saturday afternoon enroute t.
Pueblo after tour of the Western
Slope. Leaving Pueblo Monday morn
. ing they went to Leadville, Glenwoot
Springs, Grand Junction, and smalle
I towns along the way; returning b,
Delta, Montrose, Telluride, and Gun
!; nison. They gave an interesting pro
gram and concert at the First Ma
I tional Bank corner Saturday evening
\ which was followed by very success
full dance at La Veta Hotel. The,
I carried their own orchestra which
\ furnished excellent music. A yer,
good crowd turned out for the affail
regardless of the short notice, ant
dancing continued until IL o'clock
The gentlemen left Sunday morning
expecting to reach home that evening
MRS. WILLIAM RICHARDS