The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-28

solved the mystery OF now the organ
ization originated and where it got
its name. A Chicago lawyer realized
one day that he was meeting no one
but lawyers and he was becoming
narrowed to the legal world, so he
formed club open to all lines of
work. Each meeting took place in a
different place of business, first the
lawyers, then the tailor's then the
ournalist's-hence the name Rotary.
DIR. Jones said that the Rotarians' law
is the Golden Rule, and if the mem
bers lived up to the law, they would
be following Jesus teachings. Their
idea is not to see how much money
they can make, but how much service
they can give.
Robert Adams of Denver, repre-
senting the Frank Buckley Mining
company, is in town taking orders
for Baldwin Star, Smith Anthracite
and Rusty Lump coal. 1t will be re-
membered that the Smith Anthracite
mine buildings located four miles
above Crested Butte, burned down
last winter, and users of the Anthra-
cite coal were uncertain as to when
they would be able to get this coal
again. Mr.. Adams reports that the
new breaker is almost completed and
early in July the delivery of anthra-
cite will be resumed
Crested Butte organized a Game
and Fish Protective association last
Friday with DR.. ]. S. Afford as presi-
dent. After applying for member
ship in the State organization, the
Crested Butte Chapter planned a
campaign against coyotes on land,
and suckers in the water. The asso-
citation has planted about 100000 fish
in the streams around Crested Butte.
Fifty-five members of the Commu-
nifty Church Ladies' Aid went up to
Dean Johnson's cabin at Almont last
Wednesday for a picnic dinner. The
organization held business meeting
before the afternoon of pleasure.
Some Of the ladies fished while some
hiked over the hills The ladies did
not report how many fish they hooked.
Everybody had keen time.
Mrs. Rowland of La Veta Hotel,
was hostess to twenty ladies at a
bridge luncheon last Thursday. The
decorations were carried out in vel
low and white. Mrs. Hart of Homo
lula. won the first prize, a cut glass
dish; Mrs, Sprigg Shackleford, the
consolation. little salt dish. The
affair was one of the most charming
of the season.
Mr.. Luenburger, special agent of the
land Office was attending to work con-
nected with his department in Dem
yer last Tuesday, and had the pleas
ure of meeting President Harding,
Secretary of the Interior Work. Sec
etary of Agriculture Wallace. and
Commissioner General of the Land
Office Spry
Mr.. and Mrs, Nat Cramer of Chi
cago, are in Gunnison visiting Mr..
and Mrs. C. L. Stone of the Elk Horn
Market. Mr.. Cramer will stay about
week. while Mrs. Cramer has
planned to extend her visit a month
Two hundred acres on the soutb
side of the river in the Black Canon
was burned over last Friday and Sat-
urday. Luckily the land is not heavi-
ly timbered in that section, and the
damage that occurred was slight.
Ranger Potter has been transferred
from the Taylor Park district to the
Anthracite district near Ohio creek
He is in Taylor Park now checking
property with Ranger Carnahan, who
will take his place.
Mrs. A. Bray, mother of Mrs. John
Whipp and Miss Maude Bray head
clerk of the Forest Reserve Office is
very i'll with paralysis. 1t is sincere
ly hoped that Mrs. Bray will soon
recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Connor, who have
spent couple of weeks here on bus
mess and pleasure, left Monday eve-
ming for Denver, whence they will 90
to Costa Rica, where they are now re-
siding.
Mr.. L. M. Ingram of San Francisco.
was in Gunnison the early part of
this week on his way to Pitkin to
visit his aunt, Mrs. Sarah Dickinson
A. E. Hyzer of Denver, who was n
well-known rancher here some years
ago, stopped in Gunnison last Tues
day on his way from Delta to Denver.