The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-07-05

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one open car was chartered to take
the bunch up at nine in the morning
: and to bring them back at four in
the evening The gang went up lay
lor river and fried their fish. There
was plenty to go around and the eats
were demolished with the rapidity so
| common in mixers. The campers
thought that four o'clock was much
too early to start home; however
most of them did Only few were
left behind-on purpose or otherwise.
wise.
George Mason returned from Den
yer last Monday where he has spent
eight weeks under the care of DIR.
Foster. eye specialist Mr.. Mason had
l a cataract removed from one eye and
now can see about as well as anyone.
In six months or year he may re-
turn and have the other eye treated,
which was not ready now George is
1 delighted with the success of the
operation.
A fire which resulted in a damaged
fence, broke out on the property Of
&C. w. Shores back of La Veta last
Saturday. The cause is unknown, but
it is supposed that spark from an
engine started the blaze. The fence
separated two houses set close to-
gether and but for the prompt action
of the fire boys. the damage might
have been much greater.
Max Hipler entertained party at
A. l.. Wilson's on the night of the
Fourth. His guests were Mr.. and Mrs
F. George Damson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
! thur Miller, Miss Helen Hatch, Harry
Williams. Tom Jones, Mrs. Pauline
Thurmeyer, the Misses Maude and
Lola Garnette, Miss Mitchell and A. L.
/ Wilson.
4 Mrs. Alberta Jorgensen returned
last Monday after a five days trip
through southern Colorado. With her
were Mrs. F. A. Rogers, her mother,
4 F. A. Rogers, her brother, and his
l family. Mrs. Jorgensen now has a
cabin at A. L. Wilson's.
Irene Pavloska, famous mezzo- So
, prano of the Chicago Operea compa-
, my, is being dated to sing here on
July 80, by the Rotary club. Ar
. rangements have not yet been com
pleted. Miss Pavloska will be alone
, Mr.. Alec Simon of Burke Burnette
Texas, was driving a Marmon wher
he got stalled on Blue mesa. He be.
| came leary of the mountains and
turned his car over to Mr.. M. Crow Of
Gunnison, with whom he is staying.
F.. A. Duncan. well-known rancher
who returned from the Red Cross
hospital in Salida short time age
after an appendicitis operation, had
to leave for the hospital again last
Thursday for another operation.
; Miss Ida Wilson of Florence, came
through here Monday on her way tc
: Lake Fork to visit her sister, Mrs
Mabel Jory. and brothers Walter and
Eugene Wilson. Later she will stou
here with her mother.
Chester Pittser, Gunnisons best
athlete, pitched for Telluride against
olathe in the Fourth of July game at
Telluride. Chef. is the atbelet;c
coach for the University of Illinois
Tom Stevens of Gunnison, driving q
Nash carrying seven passengers. broke
down in Crested Butte on the Fourth
No one was hurt and the car was mn,
damaged greatly.
All the young ladies and gentlemen
off the Episcopal church are invited
to supper at Rev. Geisers home al
six O'Clock, Sunday evening next.
Miss Avis Dotts of Delta, arrived
last Sunday to visit her sister. Miss
Rita who lives at the Dormitory and
attends College here.
4 The faculty VS.. the students OF
Western are lined up for base ball
game next Monday at four o'clock.
Mrs. Pauline Thurmeyer burned her
hand badly up at Almont shooting
fire crackers on the Fourth.
~
Bud Andrews, regular 'home boy" /"
drove his father and mother up to
Lake City on the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Simpson and
family of Powderhorn, were in town
last Thursday at La Veta.
Mrs. T. d. Chase of Monte Vista,
is visiting Miss Leona Chase who is