Gunnison news-champion., 1917-04-27

and was able % sit up on Thursday.
Leon Dutemyre who has been work
ing in the timber above Pitkin this win
ter, visited Gunnison friends this week.
Harold Borden left Wednesday for
Pitkin. where he will be engaged for .
week in duties connected with forestry.
The will Of C. A. Green was probsted
Monday. A. P. Mergelman was ap-
pointed administrator with will annexed.
The Baldwin ladies brought in fifty
eight dollars this week ~ their con-
tribution to the Red Cross organiza-
ton.
Mrs. John Uglow departed Monday
for her home in Olathe after pleasant
visit with her daughter. Miss Florence
URlow.
Eldon Hauser and wife returned this
week to the rangers' camp on Cement
creek, which will be Mr.. Hauser's head
quarters for 1917.
Ladies Of the d. A. r. will hold .
meeting Saturday Of this week with
Mrs. Mary Lawrence. at ESQ. It 10 to
be ChiIdren's Day.
IT,. sorvr ~o,,r~;l 4. 20 hold /. rraatsu0
Saturday night for the election Of clerk,
treasurer, ditch. tender. ct sl. Have
you your application in?
H. N. DeYarmsn. w. A. Keelor and
Fred Brown were passengers for Dem
yer Wednesday evening. They expect
to return with four new Oakland cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Mckee and baby
arrived Saturday night from Seattle
and are taking charge of their newly
purchased ranch on the upper Gunni.
son.
Mrs. Lizzie Pennington tells Us that
her nephew. Howard Eddy, writes that
he has been ordered into the war zone.
He has been with the navy for almost
four years. and but for the war, would
have finished his term in August.
Miss Florence Disney, who has been
compositor in the News Champion office
for the past year, left Saturday evening
for Winfield. Kansas. and on Monday of
this week. she started on six. weeks
course in the Southwestern Linotype
School at that city.
An auto driven by Ernest Bull Of
Cedaredge ran over q coyote the other
night and after the animal had been
rolled under the car for many feet he
got up and scooted for the hills. He
was blinded by the lights Of the car
and was struck after running for
some distance in front Of the auto.
A big land transfer occurred on last
Saturday when J. J. Shackleford pur-
chased the ranch property Of Peyton
Spann Of Jacks Cabin. The purchase
price IL given - 80, 900. Mr.. Shaekle-
ford is preparing N move from Baldwin
to Jacks Cabin this week.
WIN. Swigart left Saturday for Crest
ed Butte TO accept the position Of car
inspector. The shipments Of coal have
become % large that it IL practically
for the trainmen to do that
work and Mr.. Swigart has been named
to fill the place. When fifty-car trains
come from the Buttes twice Q day. it 10
too much work for the trainmen to do
the inspecting.
On Saturday Mrs. Lena Kopfnger re-
ceived an inter!ocutary order of divorce
against John Kopdngsr Jr.. whom she
in 1912. and who is'now in Ger
many, exact whereab6uts unknown.
The grounds stated are desertion and
In the decree Mrs. Kop-
finger requests that she be allowed to
resume her maiden name, which is Lena
Cropinger.
Ts the veters Of IL. Csnnissa
Csaaiy hieh SeAssl Dislriet
The Law requires that, to BE- entitled
70 vote ct the ensuing high school bond
election, one must lave poid Q tax within
~ sehoo! daetstet 10 tAs yeae Dext peo-