The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29


Roy Demmons departed Tuesday for
Pittsburg, Kansas, after spending a
month with C. H. Cowan and family,
The group of Camp Fire girls, who
have been spending the past week at
Waunita Hot Springs, returned home
Sunday afternoon.
We are glad to hear that Miss Es-
ther Williams is gradually improving
in health. She will remain in Denver
for several months longer.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Corum of Pit
kin, were visitors in Gunnison Tues
day Mrs. Corum is very busy with
the program work for the Cattlemen's
big celebration in July.
Elsewhere in this paper will be
found the advance program for Cat
tlemen's Days. 1t is not likely that
many changes will be made therein
and such will be announced later.
Mrs Effie Lashbrook, Mr.. and Mrs
Jack Andrews, Miss Esther Arterberry
and Jimmie Gillaspie were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Lashbrook at the
Lashbrook ranch, Sunday afternoon.
Herbert Peck and mother from
Delta, were in Gunnison for few
days last week. Herbert returned to
Delta Friday, and Mrs. Peck went to
Sterling, Colorado, to visit daughter.
The Mountain States T. &. T. COM
pany road gang is now working on the
Pitkin line, which they expect to fin
ish up about the middle of July. They
have just completed repairs on the
lola and Crested Butte lines.
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Montrose, Telluride, Crested Butte,
and Paonia are among the towns that
are planning to celebrate the 4th.
Gunnison goes visiting then, and in
vites everyone to our Cattlemen's
Days celebration, July 10, 20, 81.
Miss Golden Collins and Clanton
Hogan left for Montrose Tuesday to
attend the wedding of Miss Orpha
Ferguson and Mr.. Hogan's brother,
John Hogan of Gunnison, which took
nlace at that place Wednesday morn
ing.
F. L. Fluke of Cedaredge, has
leased the Gunnison Hotel and Tea
Room and purchased the furnishings.
He is renovating the building and has
sent to Denver for additional furni-
ture. This will be one of our finest
and best.
T. w. Gray of Gunnison, was in
Olathe few days last week and Wis
tied with C. P. Foster, who is an old
friend of Mr.. Gray's. While here he,
cooked over some real estate on East
Mesa, with view to possible pur-
chase.-Olathe Criterion.
The Gunnison High School Alumni
association gave dance Friday eve-
ming from 8 o'clock until 1900, in the
Odd Fellows hall The decorations
were red and black and Miller's six
piece orchestra furnished excellent
music throughout the evening.
The Candy Kitchen is remodeling
their building. A handsome new plate
glass window is being put in, and
various other improvements. This
has been a growing business and when
the building is completed it will be
an improvement to our city.
Miss Norma Gribbin returned from
Salida Saturday morning where she
has been visiting with her aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. N. ]. Garrelts.
Miss Gribbin has been spending a
very pleasant two weeks visiting Sa-
Ida and the Hot Springs thereabout.
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Word has just come to us that Mrs.
j. E. Whip, who is attending the
State meeting of the w. R. C. at
Monta Vista, was unanimously elected
President of the Dept. of Colorado
and Wyoming. Mrs. Whips large
circle of friends will be very pleased
to hear of this honor to her.
At one o'clock Monday morning the
sleeping town was awakened by the
fire siren, when it was found that an
empty barn in the west part of town
belonging to J. P. Barrows, was mer-
rily burning; the fire boys responded
quickly but the flames had such head
way before they were discovered, that
the building was an entire loss The
origin of the fire is unknown
On Saturday hiking party consist
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