The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-05-11

Mrs. E. Metcalf has returned to her
home in Pitkin.
Mrs. Zona Nelson returned from
Canon City Wednesday.
Willis Burdett returned Wednesday
from business trip to Denver.
Jesse Leonard, wife and daughter.
were down from Doyleville Monday
Mrs. Robert Judy moved back to
the ranch last Saturday after three
months in town.
T. j. Reardon and wife have re-
turned to Delta after several days
spent in Gunnison.
Supervisor Kreuger of the Forestry
force, returned from a business trip
to Sapinero Wednesday,
Eva Leonard of Doyleville is spend
ing the week at the Lindquist home,
the guest of Mrs. Annie Brown.
Mike David, who has been here
some time visiting his brother Joe,
left for the east Saturday evening.
Arthur Hicks and family spent
Saturday in Gunnison on business,
driving down from Sargent in their
car.
A joint meeting of the three lite
rary clubs of the city will hold a
business meeting at the home of Mrs.
Chas. Hazelhurst Tuesday afternoon.
H. C. Lucas was down from Ohio
City early this week. He contem-
plates putting some men at work on
his mining property in the near fu-
ture.
d. L. Gray is busy sinking water
trench on his contract, and expects
to have 400. feet done this week. The
present work is east of the Colorado
street school.
Geo. Speyher of Crested Butte, and
j. j. Miller of this place, left for
Boulder Saturday evening to attend
the state convention of the knights
of Columbus.
1t is announced that the Blue Mesa
route is now open for autos and it is
certain that some have gone through
hi The. &c For
most of the distance.
A. P. Knill and family drove
through from Denver this week en-
cute to their homestead on Snowshoe
mesa above Somerset. They made the
tip via Blue mesa, in their Ford.
A pair of beautiful thoroughbred
twin colts were born at the j. j.
Gregg ranch last Thursday, but to
the regret of all those interested, one
died in twenty-four hours. The other
one, however, is lively and doing we'll.
Mesdames S. ]. Miller, Arthur Mil
Ter, and Raymond Miller entertained
thirty ladies at bridge Tuesday after
noon at the home of the latter in
West Gunnison. Mrs. Laurel Spann
and Mrs. Alice Eastman won the hon
ors of the occasion.
Tuesday mornings train through
Gunnison, carried carload of dele
gates going to California to the con-
vention of the Seventh Day Advents.
A number of them got off the train
and had their pictures taken with La
Veta Hotel for background.
The latest report from the oil we'll
is to the effect that they are down
1880 feet, in gritty shale making a
fine showing of oil which is very gassy
and collects in bailer in frothy con-
dition. This is fine showing wher-
ever encountered and is always con
sidered fore runner of good sand
from which it is forced out.
Wednesday morning Coach Krause
accompanied by Byron Hewett, Ger
aid Hazelhurst, and Ernest Foste
started for Boulder, where the East
ern Slope Annual Track meet will
be held. These three boys qualified
for this meet last Saturday when
they each won a first place at the
Western Slope meet held at Montrose
that day.
The Empire has hesn favored with
copy of the piece of sheet music er-
titled Long Live Colorado" The
words are by our townsman, Louis A.
Thomas and the Music by S. w. Nc
Kinley. 1t appears fine piece of
work, though the editor lays no claim