The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-06-26


horses. They are simply beauties and
when he offered to take us for ride
behind them in the nice new buggy
he just acquired, we We're pleased to
accept. Wednesday evening he showed
up at the Office and we being busy
taking fall out of some of our edi-
torial brethren, we turned the ride
over to our better half. That was
where we made mistake. Since rid
ing behind BilPs horses she practical
ly refuses to ride in Henry Ford's
latest creation, the 1924 Ford of
which we are so proud. However, we
can't blame her much for that span
of Hambletonians sure makes us
homesick for the good old days when
we felt that span of good horses
and nice buggy or cutter fixed US
proper with the girls.
The members of the Classy Four
Hundred enjoyed splendid turkey
dinner Wednesday at Colorado Hall.
The club played 500 and the ladies
had challenged the men to series of
games for dinner The gentlemen
and the ladies proved themselves real
sports by taking them to the Hall for
dinner and afterwards to the theatre.
The members of the club who enjoyed
the dinner were: Mr.. and Mrs. C. w.
Winslow, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Mauer,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. VanAken, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Howland, Mr. and Mrs. C. d.
Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Harry DeYarmen,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Ferguson and Mr..
and Mrs. C. L. Stone. ALI report
very enjoyable evening.
Louis Lucero, Jr., second son of
Louis Lucero at Jacks Cabin, was
married to Miss Dorothy Marshall of
Delta, at the Community church par
sonage Saturday afternoon, by the
Pastor, VIM. I. Jones. Miss Marshall
is the daughter of Frank Marshall of
| Delta, who was an old time citizen
of this county. She attended college
here the last year. Mr.. and Mrs Lu-
cero are the first couple to be mar
ried in the new parsonage. Congrat-
ulations are extended.
| The Rainbow garage is evidently
getting ready for Cattlemen's Days.
They are painting the front of their
building in the many colors of the
rainbow with white background on
the upper part while the lower part
is acquiring a coat of tan. The Ford
garage also added new coat of white
paint, with the name in black These
dealers realize the necessity of keep
ing their advertising in shape by
keeping their buildings fn repair
DIR. Wightman's building on Main
street, known as the Commercial Ho-
tel, is undergoing Improvements, a
new inside stairway, new floors in the
kitchen and dining room are being
put in; also the rooms upstairs are
repapered. They expect to make this
building more attractive than ever
before.
Mr. and Mrs johnson and family,
also Albert Switzerland and wife mo-
tored to Waunita Sunday. Miss Grace
O'Fallon accompanied them. Miss
O'Fallon has recently returned from
Denver where she is in training as a
nurse, and will return in August to
finish her course.
A party of young folks consisting
of Zelma Downs, Alice and Inez How
ard, Belle Sanders, Robert and Ernest
Chinery, Olaf Hanson, and Earl Lam
berts spent Sunday at Waunita Hot
Springs With the exception of
little car trouble, they had a most
enjoyable trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orvil French and son
were in Gunnison from Littleton, Wis
iting friends and relatives. They re-
turned after having spent the past
two weeks with Mr. French's brother
Orian in Aspen.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Howard ana
family, and Claude Campbell and
family spent Sunday at Parlin fishing
on the Tomichi. They had picnic
dinner, also caught few fish.
Misses Helen and Vivian Grafton
left Tuesday by train, for Canon City.
where they expect to visit with rela-
tives for month or six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Ethel and C. III.
Cowan and family were among the
crowd from here who attended the
bridge dedication at Sapinero
Miss Mary Grafton left Tuesday for
Denver, where she is employed by the
d. & R. G. w. as stenographer in one
of their offices.