The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-08
GUNNIsON ITEMS

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Arthur Wilson. was business vis-
itor here Saturday.
Miss Vivian, little, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Grafton, is ill with
pneumonia.
John Rendels and Edward Gum are
spending n few weeks here from
Powderhorn
Mrs. j. E. England has been on the
,ick ';st but has been improving the
:st few days
Mrs. John Hollenbeck and sons
were Gunnison visitors from Halls
Spur last Saturday.
Homer Gray left for Denver last
week where he expects to be en-
ployed for some time.
Irwin Gray left Tuesday for Sapi-
nero. where he will work for the re-
mainder of the winter
Mrs C. T.. Palmer and son Billy
spent last week in Salida with her
sister. Mrs. Ed Lindsey.
Miss Margaret Collier is quite ill
at the Dormitory. 1t is hoped she
will soon be about again.
Senator Hetherineton left for Den
yer Sunday night expecting to be
gone week or ten days.
Mrs. James Hicks came down from
Sargent Thursday to attend the flu
neral of Mrs. John Duncan.
Ray McCully. an employee of the
Endner Lumber company, is somewhat
under the weather this week.
Mrs w. L. Richardson was called
to Ogden. Utah. Friady by the ill
ness of her sister. Mrs Peasley
Mrs. Phrosia Hartshorn and neigh
bors were renewing acquaintance in
our city" the latter part of the week
Miss Gladys Haywood is now an
Haywood was formerly from Grand
Valley.
Mrs. Eva Conklin and daughter Al
berta. with her two little children
are spending some days here from
Ohio City, visiting friends.
D. w. Richardson came up from
Montrose Sunday to run the switch
engine here for a few months. w.
W. Price will return. to Montrose.
| Mr.. and Mrs Joe Isham and family
left for Arizona Tuesday, where they
go seeking health for their daughter.
Miss Della, who is suffering from
complication of diseases
Mrs Mary Hicks was unfortunate
enough to fall down stairs at the
Forest Duncan ranch home and break
her arm. also badly bruising her body
Her many friends are hoping for a
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| Harold Hughes, faithful employee
for the last three months at the
T2- ranch, left on the train Thurs
day for the southland to take his old
position as assistant manager of a
Wild West show.
A. p. Nelson and wife with their
daughter, Miss Pauline left for Kan.
sas City Wednesday. evening where
they will visit friends for some
weeks They paid the Empire a pleas
ant call before leaving and secured
some X c. addresses which they
needed We certainly hope they have
a pleasant and safe trip. All of them
deserve and need a good vacation.
shooting occurred in a pool hall
at Salida Monday night in which a
man named David Hess was shot. per-
haps fatally, by man named John
Suttle. Some mystery surrounds the
affair as none of the interested par
ties will volunteer any information
whatever as to the cause. From the
account in the Salida Mail. the shoot
ing occurred after rough and tum-
BILE fight
Quite early Monday morning the
range in Allen Pittser's house ex-
ploded from frozen pipes and tore
the range all to pieces. Allen had
left for work and his wife had not
yet gotten up, hence no life was lost
nor injury other than to property
sustained These cold mornings in
vite disaster and the only way is to
be dead sure your pipes are all run
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