Gunnison news-champion., 1918-12-27
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison, December q, 1ss

Gunnis0n, December 81, 1898.
Dear Nary
Am busy this evening answering
letters and will include you in the list.
How did you spend the holiday? I
had a lovely time. Visited among my
neighbors in the afternoon, hunting
up bits of interest for the New Years
edition Of the Tribune. l will GER
tainly be glad when it has at last gone
to press. However. have quite a
lot Of news items-several columns.
did not get to go to the masgue
ball at Crested Butte after all. l
hear that George Miller won the gen.
tleman's prize; he represented Uncle
sam, and Mrs. Miller was dressed as
Liberty
Had a wedding here this morning.
Albert Munich and Miss Kate Calhan
were married at the Catholic church.
Several families in town are enter
tanning out-of-town relatives during
the holiday season. Mrs. Jos. Heiner
is enjoying a visit from her mother.
Mrs. M. Smith of the lower country.
Mrs. Smith used to live here in the
early days when her husband was our
first judge.
Miss Ara Vaught arrived from Le-
banon, Indiana this week, to visit with
her chum, Miss Emma Hetherington.
Several Of the young folks who
have been away to school, are home
for the holidays. Harry Endner is
home from Salt Lake City. Wonder
II he has any notion of becoming 4
Mormon.
Mel Deering seems to think that
Santa Claus treated him better than
any one else in town, rs they received
lovely brown-eyed baby girl.
Yes, indeed, went down tothe ]. D.
Miller butchershop on Christmas day
and handed over my little sealed en-
velope. ! drew . big, ham, and the
lady next door, who went with me,
received a big, juicy beef roast.
There were not many social events
In town during the week, and most Of
them were for the younger set. Mrs.
Ella Cuthbert entertained . crowd Of
her sons friends at . delicious dinner.
The G. N. A. entertained their girl
friends at . sleigh-ride party. Ny
boy went and said they. had fine
time and o lovely lunch afterwards.
The c. N. A: stands for Coming Men
Of America" and is an organization
OF young men for the purpose Of in
spring and teaching them patriotism.
Some Of my nearby neighbors spent
their Christmas away from home.
Mrs. Mary Lawrence went to Aspen.
Mrs. Tapscott and daughter, Miss
Mamie, have gone to Vulcan to visit
for few weeks. Also, Phil Ready
and family have gone to Leadville to
live.
l nearly forgot to tell you that ].
P. Elsen died this week. He was
buried from the Catholic church.
II you ever get the smallpox, let us
know and will have room reserved
for you in our new pest house. The
county has purchased that little house
across the river from the Zugelder
stone quarry and is going to fix it up
in grand style. So 60 ahead and get
the smallpox II you want to.
was down at the depot this even
ing and noticed Mrs. A. J. Kroll down
there. She was waiting to meet herl
uncle, N. L. Mattice, who was going
thru to Denver.
Well, dear friend, I'll have to close
for this time. The lady next door is
going down to the A. Hartman ranch,
Dos Rios to ask Mr.. Hartman for q
Photograph Of that little log house he
erected In 1870, when Gunnison was
only hamlet. This was the first one
built IN the valley, and was later used
Is the first postoffice while Mr.. Hart
man was tie postmaster. The LADY
next door e going e use It in . write
|gR ehe has TOR the New Years edition.
I'll tel you al about Il next week.
Wlhing you N . Happy New Year.