The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-15

Mrs. Jas. Robinson went to Gunni-
son Wednesday for several days visit
with friends.
A sister of Mrs. Jaun LaVato ar
rived Wednesday from Saguache, to-
visit for time.
Chas. Hall left Wednesday for Gun
nison to attend the funeral of his old
friend, c. L. Boggs.
Claude Fry returned Wednesday
from Nucla, where he has been visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Minnie Fry.
Capt. Styles was down fist of the
week from Tin Cup. He reports some
twenty inches of snow on Gold Hill
divide.
Roy Fackler went to Gunnison Sat
urday and took in the American Le-
gion ball at that place. He reports
fine time
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Hogan of Gunni-
son, spent several days this week
with the latter's parents, Mr., and Mrs.
M. B. McLain, at Ohio City.
A car of ore was billed out from
Ohio City Monday. 1t was car of
concentrates from the Carter mine.
NJ. B. McLain did the hauling.
Jim Robinson, manager of the op-
erations on the Tennessee in Chicago
park, returned Friday last from a
business trip to the county seat.
Mrs. Tula Layton, a sister of Mrs.
Frank Mcdonald of Ohio City, arrived
Wednesday to visit at the Mcdonald
home. Mrs. Layton is from Howard,
Colorado.
R. T.Hefftner and son, Herbert, are
down from Gold Hill, where they have
just completed contract of 60 feet
on the Little Emma mine. The work
was done in the tunnel.
Miss Sara Tomney left this week
for her home in Salida after spending
the summer here at the Mason Hotel.
Miss Sara has many friends in Pitkin
who regret her departure.
w. H. Corum, superintendent of the
Pitkin hatchery, who is located at
Grand Mesa lakes, came in Friday
with "a shipment of eggs for the
hatchery. He returned Saturday
morning.
Do not forget the Bazaar and Sup
per to be given by the ladies of the
Community Aid on Saturday, Decem-
ber 1st. Oyster supper at $50. A
dance will follow in the evening
Everybody welcome.
A half million brook trout eggs
We're received Friday last at the Pit
kin hatchery from the Grand Mesa
lakes Another half million will be
placed here later, making the hatch
cry full to capacity.
Mrs. NJ. B. McLain, teacher of the
Ohio City school, attended the Teach
er's Institute meeting in Gunnison
Saturday last Mrs. Floyd McLain
also attended the meeting. Both re-
port a very satisfactory session.
Thos. Northrop. Ed Clarke. Herbert
Cole and f. B. Kremling, all of Sar-
gent, have been in town the major
part of the week. looking after va
rious phases of the Trinchera Tim
ger company affairs at this place.
]. S. Brown of Canon City, who is
managing the work of the Gold Creek
mining company, formerly the Bel
zora-Bassic, came in Tuesday to look
after operations at the new tunnel
being started on Gold Creek, near the
Raymond.
The Ladies' Community Aid had a
most pleasant meeting Thursday of
last week at the home of Miss Pau
line Nelson. Sewing passed the after
noon quickly, at the close of which
Mrs. Nelson and daughter served a
delicious lunch. The next meeting is
with Mrs. Hefftner
Mrs. Frank Dice on Thursday last
received the sad news of the death of
her brother, Elmer Long, in Denver.
Mrs. Dice did not know of his illness
and no details were given in the tel
egram- 1t was a great shock to her
and to the many friends of Shorty"
Long in this district, as he was we'll
known here. Sincere sympathy is ex-
tended the sister in her loss.
Mrs. Pat Valdez, who has been i'll