Gunnison news-champion., 1919-09-19
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison. September 10. ;ss

Gunnison, September 10, 1899.
Dear Mary
Thought would drop you n few
lines and tell you the news of the
week declare, II is pretty dull Just
now, however.
Wasn't any kind Of a social gather
ing here this week. Most everyone
took in the Woodmen excursion thru
the Alpine tunnel on the 18th. / did
not go, but they say it was fine. The
fare was SIPS.
! went to the country ball given at
Waunita hot springs the other night,
and had fine time. Quite a number
Of Gunnison folks were there. / saw
Ms Lee Smith and Lennis, ID. T. Sapp
and his daughter, Miss Reva, Mrs.
Jos Metroz and her little girl, Pauline
and number Of others.
So many Of the young folks are out
Of town on vacation before school
starts. Mrs I. J. Thompson told me
this morning that her daughter, Miss
Essie leaves tonight for Colorado
Springs on visit.
Jack is out hunting in the West Elk
Mountains. He is anxious to get q
glimpse of those white goats which
j. j. Carpenter saw last week. There
IA NhS
Carpenters party killed one and sent
it to Denver. They are very rare and
the animal will be stuffed for the state
muesum.
Saw Tom Stanley and family on
the street today. They were down
from Ohio City on a shopping tour.
Met Mrs. NJ. Whitehorn and Mrs.
L. NJ. Lance from Pitkin. yesterday.
They were in shopping for a new fall
hat, but on hearing that Mrs. La N.
Rogers was to have her annual fall
millinery opening tomorrow, they de-
cided to wait. You had better come
over and We will 60 shopping.
Jack was giving me fits as usual
about the bills the other day, and that
evening, he received letter. from an
old friend in Manila, who was telling
him about the high cost of things in
that part of the country. Just think!
eggs are cents each and bakery rolls
are 3 for 10 cents, while an ordinary
sized can of salmon costs so cents.
Our druggist, Tim OLeary, left
this week for trip to Boston and
New York. Everyone in town is
making bets that he does not return
alone. He was SO particular to have
the housekeeping rooms over his
store in apple-pie order before he left.
Pat O'Fallon and J. H. Kennedy,
Of Doyleville, were in town yesterday
and said that the ranchmen around
there harvested>the biggest hay crop
IN the history of the place. Almost
5000 tons of hay put up. II the Man
lila price of food hits our town, we can
eat hay.
would have liked to have gone to
Grand Junction TO attend Peach Day,
but it costs too much. Robert Hards
and Henry Corum went down. Mr..
Hards' brother lives there, but Henry
says he IS simply fond Of peaches"
Harry Harper, who has been away
for over year. in Moab, Utah, came
home this week for q long stay.
the Valley Baptist Association doings
and note that Rev. d. S. McGlashen
and wife have very prominent parts
on the program, which, by the way,
was printed at our local News office.
One is beginning to hear election
talk these days. A large majority of
our citizens want S. l.. Whip re-elec-
ted for county treasurer.
No, ] haven't any bicycle, so how
did you hear / fell off? Guess your
informer got me mixed with Mrs. NJ.
y. Rose. She was trying to mount
the critter and it threw her. She
received some bad bruises.
Jack thinks he may go up to Crested
Butte to work on the keystone mill,
which has started up again in order
to treat the ore from the keystone
mime at that place. and owned by
Adam Miller, Of Gunnison, and J. p.
Smith, of Canon City.
Link Ball Of Ohio City, wanted him
TO go back with him and work on the
Carbonate King mine, which Mr.. Ball
owns and declares is a winner.