The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-20
GUNNIsoN ITEMS

| GUNNIsON ITEMS
Mrs. Harry Ogden is on the sick
list this week.
| Sim Moore was in from lola the
last of the week.
Miss Laura McDonough left Thurs
day evening for Salida, where she will
spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. D. Peterson will
leave Saturday evening for Denver
to spend the hondays
The latest reports from Mrs. Biebel
are that she is improving slowly
This is good news to her many friends.
Mrs. Lyal Peterson and Mrs. Leila
Harmon have been assisting at the
Empire office during the holiday rush.
Mrs. r. L. Gardiner is expected
Sunday from Colorado Springs to
spend the holidays here with her
daughter Katherine.
Mr.. and Mrs F. w Murphy expect
to leave the last of the week for Gun
nison to spend the holidays with rel
atives. Salida Mail.
h Mrs. Betty Ried is and has been
quite i'll for the past week. She is
on the road to recovery and we hope
she will continue so.
Mrs. w. l.. Richardson and little
Mamie Louise Howard will spend
Xmas in Salfda at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Ed Lindsey.
Mrs. Bruce Blackstock left Thurs
day morning for Paonia, where she
will spend the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Ed Nutting.
Mrs w. C Walters of Salida, ar
rived Thursday morning to be with
her mother. Mrs Betty Reid, who is
very i'll Size expects to stay until
her mother is again in good health
Mrs. j. A Gribbin and daughter
Norma will spend Xmas in Salida
with relatives, Miss Norma, who has
been attending College here will go
on to Boulder to enter the University. |
Word was received Thursday by
Louis A Thomas of the death of his
mother-in-law, Mrs Harriet Barclay |
of San Diego. California, which oc-
Cured on December 90 Mr. Thomas
will probably leave Friday to attend
the funeral The entire community
extend their sympathies to the be-
reaved ones.
Contributions for the Community
Christmas fund continue to come in,
and it now is certain that the basket
committee will be able to do what
they want to do generously. The
Tree of Light will give up its treat
to the children of Gunnison county
at $50 Christmas Eve, Any and
every child present at the tree that
hour Monday evening will see Santa
Claus and be handed slight token
by his helpers, Adults and young
neople are invited to be present and
see the fun. Babes in arms will be
the first greeted by Santa and other
children are asked to line up by ages
and sizes beginning with the young
est and smallest.
The Tree of Light blazed forth in
all its glory just exactly ole week be-
fore Christmas. The big tree. taller
than last years was brought in Sat
urday evening. 1t was secured by L.
B Lashbrook, Henry Crooks and A.
W. Marion from up Taylor river
TIE tree was put up Monday under
expert supervision of Frank keenan,
and Nibbs Lashbrook. Colored paper
ropes and lamp streamers and the big
gold star were secured to the tap
part before the tree was raised It
took until Tuesday noon to complete
decorating and wiring the tree. One
feature OF the decorating that makes
the tree almost perfect in its symetry
was the replacing of broken and ad- |
ditional branches where needed in
the tree trunk. Expert tree surgery
was shown. In spite of the postponed
arrival of snow everyone in Gunnison