The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-08-02

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the first part of the week.
Mrs. Charles Gilbert Davis was in
town Wednesday f,pm Waunita.
Nate Anderson was in town Satur-
day from the saw mill on Stueben
creek
j Mr. ard Mrs. John Hogan have re-
turned from weeks camping trip
at Cebolla.
Mrs. j. Alonzo Miller entertained
the bridge club at her ranch home
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith of Mack,
Utah, arrived here last Friday to
visit Mrs. K Mahoney.
Elmer Wiley who is in charge OF
the Taylor river road construction
was in town Thursday.
Louis Machlan, son. of Mr.. Machlan
1 at the College had his tonsils re-
moved last Monday in DIR. Hanson's
office.
Miss Beulah McNemar will repre-
sent Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch, at the College tonight and
tomorrow night.
Miss Hazel Besse left Monday for
Mercy Hospital. Denver, where she
is training. She had been visiting
here for a short time.
Jarvis Edwards and his family re-
turned Tuesday from six weeks
tour of the south. The party visited
Cuba during their trip.
Wednesday,. August 1, was Colo
RADIO Day. The banks, court house,
and the postoffice closed while the
rest of us worked as per usual.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Staples moved
down from the o. C. coal mine this
week to make their home here. Mr..
Staples is with the Fuel & Feed Co.
Mrs. Steele is entertaining at a
small bridge party this afternoon in
honor of Mrs c. w. Shores of Denver,
and Mrs. Mamie Shackelford Hart of
Honolulu.
The Rebekahs entertained the as
sembly president Mrs. Minnie Nc
Carrier of Denver, Tuesday evening
Mrs. McCarrier left for the Lake City
lodge Wednesday.
Miss Alpha Sigfrid arrived here
Tuesday from Ouray on her way tc
Waunita for the Society program
Miss Sigfried will visit in Gunnisor
after the affair at the Springs
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Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Nigro of Trim
dad paid the Empire very pleasant
call this week, while on their way tt
Crested Butte. Mr. Nigro was here
on business connected with the Mi
ners' Union.
. Jack Jennings is now back from
the lower country where he has beer
for some time in the interests ol
the fish and game laws. He picket
up a few poachers while he wa.
down there.
} One hundred twenty-five car
passed over the Blue Mesa last Mon
day. Sixty-two were going east ant
sixty. west. This shows the amoun-
of traffic over that road now. TIL,
cars were counted at Sapinero.
Lang Spann's new big brick HON,
that was started last spring at jack
Cabin, is almost completed TIL,
roof is being finished now. The hous
is equipped with all the modern ap
pliances that anyone could wish.
: Douglas Avery, who broke his arr
; during the recent celebration, wen
: to Salida last week and had his arm
reset 1t is healing rapidly nov
Doug, who is staying at Sargent
spent few days in town this weel
1t is perhaps news to some peopl
to know that two ground hogs hav
chosen the heart of town for a resi-
dence. They live with their famil
of three under the telephone office
One of the hogs has lived here 70
, three years.
Gunnison is certainly experiencin
very wet weather for this countr,
( Everyone thought that the rains woul
t stop after Cattlemen's Days bu
, enough is now falling to seriously de
lay haying. Luckily but little is Gu
as yet, so no considerable damage |
done.