The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. E, R. Williams and
H. S. Crooks spent Sunday with Pit
kin friends.
The next meeting of the Commu-
nifty Ladies' Aid society will be with
Mrs. Geo Linscott at the depot.
Quilting will be the major work for
the afternoon.
Joe Keunz went to Lorraine Monday
and will be there for a time assisting
his nephew. A. P. Klein, in doing
some work on the Keunz properties
near Lorraine
Mrs. Josie Holden left Sunday for
her home in Salida, after several
days spent in Pitkin shaking hands
with her many friends and looking
after her mining interests here.
J. L Scobey was in town this week
from his Tomichi ranch. Mr.. Scobey
expects to move his sheep out the
last of this week from the high
ranges above Pitkin were they have
summered.
@Please credit my subscription with
$500 for the Pitkin Miner. I think
great deal of your paper and always
anxiously look for it," writes Black
we'll M. Smith of Santa Cruz. Calf,
in renewing his Miner for another
year.
Mr. and Mrs Geo.. Perry and fam
lily and Frank Quintana and family
of Chochetopa, left the last of this
week for Idaho. going overland in
their cars. They expect to locate
there. Both families are well known
in the county and the best wishes of
their many friends go with them.
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J. G. Scott of Salida, came in
Wednesday with R. S. Anderson and
f. B. Kremling. Mr.. Scott will be
the new local manager for the Pitkin
Trading company store after October
first. ]. w. Wilson the present gen.
ial manager, has resigned and will
seek other fields after that time
Mrs. Scott will join her husband here
later.
Robt. Gertiser returned Sunday
evening from spending the summer
at Waunita, where he has been en-
ployed looking after the big pool and
other baths at that popular resort.
Bob reports good summer there
this year with many eastern tourists
taking the baths and enjoying the de-
lightful climate of the little noun
tain resort.
Mrs. Sitter, mother of the Sitter
Brothers of Waunita, is reported very
i'll at her home in Hotchkiss. Grand
ma Sitter is suffering from a recent
stroke of paralysis and at her ad-
vanced age her recovery is feared for.
Mrs Sitter has large circle. of
friends all over this district who will
regret to learn of her illness, and all
sincerely hope she may recover.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Mcdonald of
Ohio City, are the happy parents of
fine new girl which came Tuesday
to gladden. their home. DIR. Hyatt Of
Gunnison assisted the stork in es-
corting the young lady to their home.
The little miss weighs ten pounds
and all concerned are doing we'll ex-
cept Ray, and new and larger hat
will. it is thought, put him on the
road to recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs j.. A. Wiseman came
up from Gunnison Thursday evening
of last week and on Friday went to
Taylor park for a weeks outing.
Geo. Williams took them over with
trusty old Prince and Buster. Mr..
Wiseman has leased his photograph
gallery and will spend year doing
camera work for the movie world.
On their, return this week from the
Park the Wisemans will spend week
with Pitkin friends. We are all glad
to have them with us again, even
though for so short time.
The first snow of the season came
Monday night in Pitkin, when the
hard rain which had fallen most of
the day turned into snow in the eve
ming and continued falling most OF
the night, so that Tuesday morning
generous coat of the beautiful COW
cred, the ground. Snow has been evil
dent in the hills for a number Of
days, but Monday was the first for
the town and lower hills Cattle
from the Taylor park region were
seen drifting down and making their
way toward home on the Bowermar
side. e.
The dance which was to have been
given tomorrow evening has been
postponed on account of the recent