The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-11-20
Gunnison and Pitkin
Items Cued From Gunnison Empire and Pitlin Miner

unique idea in dinner parties
was carried out on Thursday last at
| the home of Mrs Raymond Miller
At the turkey shoot at the De Var
man ranch on Sunday sixteen ladies
io' ned together in competition to try
for turkey. the lucky (?) one to
prepare a banquet with Sir Turk as
the main attraction. Mrs. Guy Palmer
was the champion marksman Of the
day and it was then arranged that
each contestant should prepare a dish
and contribute it to the festival. At
the appointed hour there was gath
erirg Of the Clan and as. each MEM
ber produced her tid-bit together
with a prize in the form of clown
doll. a whistle, a powder puff or
scme other useful and necessary ar
ticle the former went upon the table
70 pay court to the turkey and the
latter went into grab bag. Then
each lady donnsd "peag hat, these
hats being tie clever handiwork of
Miss Helen Miller. and in festive at
tire seated themselves and the feast
began. Needless to say, when it was
all over nothing remained of the un-
fortunate bird but his bones. and the
contents of other dishes were con-
spicuous by their absence. The ladies
present were Madams Mckee, Thor
nell. Palmer, Ferguson. Russell, Trine,
Aiken, Williams. Arthur Miller. Roz-
man. Clinton Miller. Curtis, Erickson,
Pete Miller, Duree, Raymond Miller,
are planning to form "Prize Turk
ey Club" and try their skill again at
each turkey shoot. i
What might have resulted in a
very serious accident occurred at the
City Light plant on Wednesday last
j H. Pike. an employee. was engaged
N repairing break in wire. the
wire Slipped and flew back hitting
him in the eye. Manager Frank Kee-
nan Immediately rushed Mr. Pike to
Delta in his car and that evening DR..
Harry A. Smith performed an opera
ton on the injured eye. Mr.. Pike is
getting along nicely and no serious
result is anticipated
The Gunnison Woman's Club held
it's regular meeting Nov. 1S, at the
home of Mrs. Louis Miller. The pro-
gram for the afternoon consisted of
reviews on English Literature, which
were well given and enjoyed by all:
Merediths Diana of the Crossroads.
by Mrs Gillaspey; Meredith's, Ordeal
of Richard Feverel. by Mrs. Hanson;
Shaw's Fanny's First Play, by Mrs.
Max Sievers The club adjourned to
meet Dec. I'd, at the home of Mrs.
P. j. Hurley.
Mrs. d R. Logan returned week
ago from Long Beach, California,
where she was called by the illness of
her father. At the time she left Long
Beach. her father seemed to be i'm
proving. but Tuesday Mrs. Logan re-
ceived wire stating that he had
passed away Monday. The body was
brought to Grand Junction for burial
an'd Mrs. Logan left for that place
Thursday to attend the funeral
The argument of counsel in the
Cana6ay- Walker case occupied the
whole of last Wednesday, The briefs
of opposing counsel are quite exhaus-
tive and many cases in point and au-
tforities are cited. This case requires
considerable elaboration and careful
research on the part of the Judge
and the decision will be rendered
Monday at 1000 a. m, in County
Court
The stock market in Denver is so
crowded at present that a number of
the local stockmen are holding their
shipments over till later. Last Fri
day there were $4,000 head of cattle
in the stockyards, when ordinarily
1000 is considered a good hold Ing.
We are hoping that later the market
will not be so congested and that
prices will be better.
The Altar Society met Thursday af-
ternoon at the X c. hall, with large
attendance present. The nature of
the meeting was pot luck supper
each lady bringing sample of her
favorite recipe-and it is needless to
say there was wonderful spread.
l
Mrs. Eiizabeh Brown very pleasant
" entertained the Thursday afternoon
Bridge club this week Mrs. George
Berg won the favors of the day.
DIR. Anna Brown of Denver. stopped
off few days on her way to Grand
Junction. She was the guest of Miss
Matte Brown