The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
PITKIN ITEMS


A. Bast law left Friday for Gunni-
son after two months spent in Pitkin-
Mrs. Geo. inscott returned Mon
day from short business trip to her
Montrose home.
A. L. Pearson was an outgoing
passenger Monday for Pueblo. where
he went on business.
George Phillips came in Monday
from Alamosa, where he was called
several weeks ago on business.
Miss Luella johnson, who has been
spending some time at her home in
Ohio City, returned Monday to Gun
nison.
Alex Parent has been reported i'll
at his Tin Cup home. His many
Pitkin friends hope he will soon be
able to be out again.
Mrs. A. G. Delo came up on the
train Monday and visited her son Will
at the Roosevelt mine short time
while the train was at Pitkin.
Mrs. John Balm returned Monday
from Gunnison where she went on
Friday, called by the serious illness
of her little niece, daughter of Mrs.
Margaret Balm. The little one is
much improved
Frank Mcdonald of Ohio City, has
been quite ill the past week but is
improving under the care of DIR. Rus
sell. He is suffering from stomach
trouble. Mr.. Mcdonald has been
spending the week in Gunnison.
The little children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Browne McLain of Ohio City. were on
the sick list this week and missed
several days of school, but are better
at this writing and will be able to
resume their school work next week.
Stanley Higgins came back Friday
from Gunnison where he went to Wis
it the young son, recently arrived.
Stanley says he is sure some fine boy
and in honor of the two grandfathers
has been named James Lyfred Hig-
gins.
E. B. Kremling was over this week
from Sargent, returning Wednesday.
He reported a number of Trinchera
men sick with colds at the jackson
Spur camp and sent DIR. Russell up
there Monday evening to straighten
them out.
A number of the youngsters have
been. rather under the weather the
past week, among them we note lit
tie Arthur Whitehorn, but all are
much improved at this time. Pitkin
has been very fortunate so far this
winter, as no serious sickness has
Mr.. and Mrs, C. F. Sellard were
over the latter part of last week
from the Carter mine. They were
looking after their home here, get
ting the snow shoveled off, etc., and
incidentally visiting their many Pit
kin friends. They returned Monday
to the mine.
The little nine months old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Zuege, at Ohio
City, has been very seriously i'll the
past two weeks, nd it was feared for
time that he would not recover,
but we are pleased to report that he
is now considered out of danger and
is recovering rapidly. DIR. McDon-
ough of Gunnison has been prescr;b.
ing.
The train had quite a seipe of
thawing out the water tank here
Monday. The overflow became clopped
causing lot of grief, but after sew
eral hours of hot steam it became
thawed out sufficiently for the en-.
gine to get water. Two water SER
wee men were left on the job to COM
plete the work of getting the tank
in order. This gravity tank seldom
gives any trouble.
Telephone word was received this
week from the folks at the Ell Cant.
tan mine. Earl Macintosh and Her.
bert Hefftner were in Taylor park
and talked to Pitkin folks while
there. We are all glad to know that
.he entire crew, consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Clark, MACK" and
Bones, are all we'll and cheerfu,
work on the mine is going along
hne and the boys say they will be
down with the blue birds.