Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-04
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison, April 4, 1899
Dear Mary.

Gunnison, April 4, 1899
Dear Mary
i guess you thought bad quit the
business of letter writing, but not SO.
I've been sick the past two weeks and
Jack is so lazy he wouldn't write for
me. l don't think he would tell you
half the news any way.
1t makes me so mad to get sick. l
missed the St. Patrick's ball which
was given by the Catholic church. 1t
was fine, and they cleared over 500.
Then | was invited to the surprise on
Mr.. T. J. Thompson that his wife gave
him on his birthday. They all had a
grand time. He received lovely
rocking chair. I'll bet about twenty
years from now, he will be summing
himself on his front porch.
Mrs. I. c. Brown also had big
surprise party for her son, Evan last
week That reminds me that there
were several big parties given in hon
or of Mr.. Browns stenographer, Miss
Anna Smith, who left this week for
the east The Rebekahs gave her a
farewell party at the lodge rooms and
Mrs. II. NJ. Webster presented her
with beautiful pin.
Miss Maud Farley came down from
ihhiii ~ attfPA PliIt VI sltItR-
rapher in ID. I. Sapp's office, and also
joined the Rebekahs at their meeting
Today is election day, April Atm.
hope tie Citizens Ticket wins. ].
W. Rogers is up for mayor, and for
town trustees, Messrs. S. w. Harper,
]. r. Millspaugh and f. f. Mueller are
running. ! read in the Tribune that
the ticket at Pitkin is as follows: for
mayor, Scott Dickinson; for trustees,
w. H. Bohlscheild, G. w. Duncan, and
Rudolph Hefftner.
! hardly know any news TO tell you
this time. So many of our towns peo-
pie are going away for spring trip.
Mrs. Mary Haigler and Miss Leila
Hall have gone to Moberly, Mo. Mrs.
Ellen Jack and Mrs. Mary Pressler
went to Denver tonight. However. as
fast as they go out, others come home.
Mrs. A. ID. Smith and little Chester
are back from Chicago and Mrs. W.
A. Gillaspey came home from her trip
east, this week. hear she is plan
ming on having her sister come out 20
live here.
Mrs. Strouse had a grand opening
dinner Sunday at her restaurant, the
Palisades. Had big turkey feed.
Mrs. Jerry Brunton has leased her
rooming house in lower town to Mrs.
H. NJ. Palmer and has gone to join
her husband in Lake City.
heard that F. G. Zugelder is going
to start up brick kiln Any way he
went to Denver this week on busincss
in connection with it.
Want a job as telegrapher? Our
telegraph operator, Miss Dora Weaver
went to Durango this afternoon.
The town will soon look lively, as
the schools around the country are
closing for the summer vacations and
the school marms are coming home. /
met Misses Tenie Schmitz and Agnes
Hall this afternoon. Miss Edna Nc
Kee is home from Greeley.
Speaking of schools reminds me
that whoever teaches at Sapinero this
fall will have a brand new school
house. w. H. Endner secured the
contract for its erection.
l hear that Mrs. A. B. Warner Is
entertaining Mrs. Dora Wilcox, who
arrived from Boulder while was sick.
There was wedding in Lake City
last week. Our school principal, Prof.
Huff was married to Miss Eva Louise
Maurer, of that place.
The G. H. VanAlstines have a new
baby daughter.
Did you know that Jos. Ball of the
C. F. i. at Crested Butte is going to
move his family to Canon City?
There is a young man, Walter Dodd,
Of New York, visiting his aunt here,