Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-17

Mrs. Jane Walsh sustained injuries
last Friday afternoon as a result Of
being thrown from buggy. She was
on her way to visit Mrs. Tom Hogan,
and Michael Hogan was driving the
buggy. The horse got frightened at a
porcupine which lay in the road and
Mrs. Walsh was thrown out, fractur-
ing a bone in her foot and cracking
two ribs. Michael jumped out and
escaped injury. Mrs. Walsh is now
at the home of her mother, Mrs. ].
Watson, slowly recovering from the
accident.
Among auto parties who made Gun
nison their headquarters this week,
were j. Carver and wife, and J. H.
Criswell, Salida; Geo. F. Stather,
Frisco; C. w. Anderson of Monte
Vista, and w. G. Sloan of Boise, Ida
no; W. l.. Berry, E. Drew of the Bel
videre, and j. f. Conelly, all of Mont
rose; +. Stewart and wife, Salt Lake
City, F. A. Brownson and wife and boy
Thomas Of Grand Junction; r. f. Sell
lars and wife and Miss Louise Camp
of Mosca.
j. +. Rule, of Clayton, Kansas, to-
gether with his family, passed thru
town Wednesday evening. He is GO
ing to Paonia to visit his brother, c..
I. Rule. He came over Monarch Pass
and reports the road very good in
deed. Mr.. Rule camped along the
road and says it was most enjoyable
outing. They had no bad weather to
speak Of.
George Finnegan was brought down
from the Otis Moore ranch Monday
by Deputy Sheriff Lehan. Here he
was turned over to Undersheriff Beat
ty of Delta, who accompanied him to
the lower country Wednesday. Fin
negan was arrested on charge of
non-support. talh o.
A. j. Campbell and Glenn Campbell,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Wilcox of Tulsa,
Okla, and Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. .Os-
walt of Moosehead, ILL.,, arrived last
Thursday to spend vacation days at
ranch visiting Mrs. A. M.
r. Crooks.
Miss Emma March the Supervisor
Of Art in the Chicago public schools,
and Miss Ella Cullen of Chicago, were
the first passengers out of Gunnison
On the excursion thru the Mesa Verde
National Park, Monday, Aug. 18th.
w. o. Redding and Miss Edwyl Red
ding returned from their trip to Estes
Park last Sunday and after stopping
at Almont for short time came on
thru Gunnison and continued on their
homeward journey to Montrose.
Miss Mamie Grout has decided that
she wants to rest this winter and be
with her folks in Salida, SO she has
from her position in the local
telephone office, and expects to go to
Salida the first of September.
c. Warde Traver, New York art
list of considerable repute, who has
been spending vacation days at Wau-
nita, came down to Gunnison to visit
his friend, G. Davis Brilliant, for
several days.
Miss Margaret Collins is filling the
position as book-keeper at Collins
grocery in the absence of Mrs. w. H.
Corum who went to Pitkin for a week
to go chicken shooting with her hus-
band.
A party composed of Miss Hood,
Miss Cara Estes, and Miss Avis Eells
and Miss Verna w at e r m n
motored to Whitepine last Friday, and
remained until Sunday.
c. P. Zoellner, who was reported
seriously i'll last week, is much bet
ter and is now at his home in Pitkin,
recovering slowly from the effects of
his operation.
Mrs. E. H. Mcdowell departed for
lola Thursday morning to be present
at birthday dinner party in honor
of her daughter Isabel's birthday.
The wife and baby of B. Van Hes
sen. butcher at Williams Meat Market,
arrived Wednesday morning from
Denver.
Chas. Dingman Of Denver came over
the first Of the week to spend some
time in fishing and hunting.
Miss E. Alberta Rogers is visiting
in Madrid, Iowa, SO she writes friends
in Gunnison.