Gunnison news-champion., 1919-02-14
Twenty Years Ago

DSoi EElcuup MARY
Am playing lady today, just resting
up. and will get some of my letters
answered. l owe you one also.
What did you get for q valentine :?
The floor is Uttered with them. The
children had an entertainment at the
school and had . lot of those pretty
little valentines that Sam Barrett has
been selling in his store, and they ex-
changed. l believe they will come in
handy to build fires later on, SO the
money on them Is not exactly wasted.
The pupils Of the High School COM
tleship Maine this week by firing q
Judgment Day had arrived. am
80 nervous ever since that boy, Paul
Entrken, Of Cimarron, was hurt the
other day when q shot gun accidently
went of. He only lived q little while.
His father is a Rio Grande railroad
man.
have been on the 20 all week. On
Sunday went TO the NJ. f. Church to
hear Mrs. Harris preach. 1t was
good. She will preach again next
sunday. l am not going next time,
as want to attend the memorial SER
vices at the Presbyterian church, held
by the w. c. I. U. in honor of Frances
willard. Rev. McGlashen is to de-
liver an address.
/ am to take part in the comedy to
be given in March, called the widow
McGinty." Bob Potter is one of the
boys in it.
We take several out-of- town papers
and this week they were printed in all
colors Of the rainbow, on account of
the snow blockade, the regular print
paper was delayed. The Montrose
papers were printed on salmon pink.
While trying to open the blockade
near Crested Butte last week, Frank
Hoel got caught between the engine
and the fianger and received a most
atfectionate squeeze. 1t put him out
of commission however, and he is on
the sick list this week.
l was down to see Mrs. Elizabeth
Palmer the other day. You know she
has been in Salida for some time. A
few weeks ago, she fell over dog in
front of store and got quite q Jolt.
Jack said he would call that q dog
gone accident. Mrs. VIM. Coombs
is also home from Salida.
Jack says he saw Frank Adams in
town yesterday. Mr.. Adams came
over from Denver to look over his in
terests here.
VIM: Gillaspey got home this week
from Denver. He left his wife there
for few days, as she is going on to
her home in the east for visit. Bill
says he hasn't forgotten how to make
biscuits yet.
George w. Holmes, manager of the
Venable Mining and Milling Co., is
back from his trip last, where he was
selling stock in the company. He had
fine success, and says the outlook for
the Spencer district is splendid. Of
course Jack will be skipping out that
way as soon as warm weather comes.
! am always afraid that he will get
hurt. So many do. Only last week,
John Henderson had his shoulder dis
located Brownie McLain brought
him to town to see DIR. Sanford.
DIR. Walker has moved from Bald
win to Crested Butte and is now asso-
ciated with DR.. j.. w. Rockefeller.
:, Did you know that Grand Junction
is to have q beet-sugar factory? It
is to cost about s40O, 900 and will soon
be under construction. Let's 70 down
and get q job.
Oh, yes! Speaking of Grand juno
ton, reminds me that the Strouse
family are coming back to Gunnison
to live. Mr.. Strouse thought that the
weather there would be SO much nicer
in the winter time than in Gunnison.
but he says that we have it beat all to
pieces.
had to part with some of my pin
money this week, as they are taking
up subscription to have music
taught in the schools in town. So far
they have taken in 1915. Prof. Urias
Williams is to teach music.
The schools are to have a patriotic
entertainment Tuesday, and S. d.
Crump is to deliver an address.
Say! thought that our local edit
ors had kissed and made up this week,
when ! saw them shaking hands with
Ellis Lore. But they were only con-
graduating him on the arrival of q
baby girl. Oh, but editors Fave an
extra large amount Of that feeling we
call "brotheriy love-" Charlie Biebel
decided to work of some Of his BY
going up to Pitkin to help out the
Pitkin Miner this week.
Miss Blanche Inman has been can.
vassing the country for q book, and I
hear she il doing we'll.
Martin Pressler died at Baldwin
this week. He was buried here.
Our local real estate man seems to
be doing q rushing business lately.
He sold lots to z, in Block 1l8, to
+. M. Duncan, who is going to erect q
building on them. Also, he sold lot 8
in the same block to Frank Hoel. l
wonder if Frank is going to ditch the
railroad business and settle down. /
would too, if l got such a squeeze as
he did the other day.
must close now, as have to 60
down town and have my teakettle FIX
cd heard fhaf tho finnor C,,r