Gunnison news-champion., 1917-10-12

OUT OF THE LETTER BOX
(rwenty Yeafs Ago)
Gunnison. Oct IL. 1897.

Dearest Mary
Here am again, just back from our
Denver trip, and such lovely time we
had too. I can't begin to tell you all
we did and all the things we saw while
there. Our Maid-of- Honor, Nellie
Flavin, was just lovely. She wore
pink silk and slippers to match. and
did her hair up in that lovely Madonna
style she Affects.
did not do any shopping IS every.
thing was raised in price because OF
the Festival.
Found home and kiddies in hne
shape, and they we're 30 glad I got
back. One Of my boys playmates,
Mrs. Lambs little boy, had two Of his
fingers on one hand cut of in . lawn
mower this week.
How is the weather up there? 1t is
50 cold here. I am going to have the
parlor stove put up tomorrow. Jack
has ordered load of coal from that
new company at Baldwin, The Citizens
Coal and Coke Co. They sell lump
coal for $500 and nut coal for $500.
It was certainly cold coming home
on the train this morning. especially
on the pass. l should think G. II.
Warri ngton wouldfreez ctr avelling
Warrington would freeze, travelling
clear to Cripple Greek in his wagon.
He expects to make the trip in four
days.
Say, Mary, do you know where Rust
Ter Gulch is! l hear SO much about
Reinhart Holloway's mine, the Black
Hawk, in that gulch. He thinks it
will make him rich some day.
would rather have q ranch, and
am trying to get Jack to take up
desert land claim. Valentine ceiling
er and his wife Of Baldwin, were down
this week, to make final proof on their
desert land claim, also, VIM. B. Moore
has proved up on his claim on Ohio
Greek.
l have been gone a week, SO / can't
tell you much in the way Of news this
and couple of fights.
Do you remember "Old Cochetopa
Shorty? The queer old man who
drives team Of donkcys hitched to .
cart; well, he was knocked down in the
corral behind C. T. Sills' land office,
last night, by . man named John Eve
rett. The man wore brass knuckles,
and poor old Shorty is in = bad fix.
On Saturday night, Mrs. Luvada
Gibbons and f. D. Stephenson, .
ranchman Of Doyleville, were married
by Rev. McGlashen. They will live in
Doylevillc. w. H. Turner has moved
into her house in Cunnison.
Miss Lillian Warner was married in
Aspen last week to L. B. Friend. Rev.
Vallow, who used to live here, tied the
knot. They will live in Aspen. saw
her sister, Matte in Denver. She has
gone over to Aspen to visit Lillian.
Captain LaCount was over from
Denver this week. He was on the
train with us. Also, o. r. Bowers and
brother Of Sapinero, were returning
from the Carnival. H. C. Bartlett was
down from Doyleville this morning
Louis Miller has moved into their
lovely new home, and e. M. Collins has
moved his family into the house just
vacated by the Miller family.
l see in our local paper, the Tribune,
that 2. N. Harris and wife have gone
to Colorado Springs to spend the win
ter. His knee troubles him so much.
Marshal MERGERS have new baby
boy at their home, born last night.
met w. v. VanOstern, the coke
boss at Crested Butte, this morning.
He had his arm in sling. He said he
got 1t broken by getting it mixed up
with huge log.
Oh! must tell you the joke that
heard on the train this morning. An
old lady got on the train at some flag
station this side Of Denver. She was
about seventy years old and very in
quisitive about everything. She was
going some place to visit her daughter,
and asked the conductor II it made any
difference which end Of the car she got
OF At The conductor winked at the
rest Of the passengers, and said: "No
ma-am, it makes no difference, rs the
car stops ut both ends" The old lady
thanked him 20 politely.
Well, I must close for this time, as
have 20 many things to do since ! got
home. Write soon and tell me all the
news up your way. With love to all
you folks,
Al ever,
AGNES.