The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-10-05
GUNNIsoN ITEMS


N. v. Napier, Division Accountant
to Supt. D. & R. G. W., made busi-
ness trip to Denver last week.
Miss Katie Gardner was called to
Colorado Springs last Thursday on ac-
count of illness of her father. R. L.
Gardner, Dispatcher in d. & R. G. w.
offices.
]. F. Bunton and family have moved
into the West rooms of the d. & r. G..
w. local Office and are very comfort
ably located, the rooms having recent
ly been painted, and placed in an en-
tire sanitary condition.
Dr. John McDol ough and his bride
rstu ned from their honeymoon this
week and are now at home to their
friends.. Our people will give a warm
W LONE to the popular physician and
his wife.
Ouray Lodge No. 492. B. P. o. E.,
are expecting to have large class
for initiation about middle of October.
Quite number from Gunnison ex-
pect to ride the Mystic Goat, and an
ticipate glorious time in Ouray.
The Grand Lodge of Jurisdiction of
Colorado will be held in Boulder, on
October 16, II, 18 and 18th. DR.. N. ].
Hyatt, Grand Junior Warden and D.
R. Logan. Past Noble Grand, will at
tend from Gunnison Lodge No. 80 as
delegates.
r. L. Gardner. Dispatcher for the
D. & R. G. w. at Gunnison, is quite
i'll at Colorado Springs. suffering with
goitre. possibly necessitating an ope-
ration, which is considered as deli
cate. His condition was reported as
rather serious.
Very many of our people will re-
sret to hear of the death of Hon. o.
C. Skinner, late register of the U. S.
was the able editor of the Enter
p. Use at that place for many years
and also served in the legislature for
a few terms.
4. The Twentieth Century Club held
the last of their series of dances
Friday evening. when some thirty
couples attended at the 1. o. o. F.
Hail. The club will be recognized
for the coming season and number
present Friday evening took out sea
son tickets for next year.
Our old friend W. S. Ditto, cele-
brated his s3d birthday this week.
His brother from back east was here
to help in the festivities. In spite
of his advanced years Mr.. Ditto en-
Joys the use of all his faculties and
is quite active on his feet. May he
have many happy returns.
A. E. Konrad, travelling expert and
salesman for the Linograph Company,
of Davenport Iowa, was in town this
week and gave our machine good
going over. Mr. Konrad also placed
a new model machine in the office
of the Ouray Herald, which has been
running No. l, Linotype heretofore.
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Mrs. Lizzie Brown left Thursday
evening for Denver. where she will
make her home with her son Evan.
Mrs. Brown has large circle OF
friends in Gunnison who greatly re-
gret her departure. but all wish her
much happiness in her new home.
Mrs. Brown was the inspiration for
number of delightful social affairs the
past week.
On Saturday evening Ray Rider
irving truck and trailers loaded
with granite for the roads, took out
the central span of the steel bridge
near the, DeYarman ranch The fall
was about twelve feet and landed the
truck and trailers in from four to
fourteen feet of water in the Gun
nison. Luckily Mr.. Rider escaped
uninjured, but he will remember his
experience for some time. The equip
ment was not injured and outside of
the damage to the bridge no harm
was done.