Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-24
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison, January 81, 1899.

Dear Mary
Have Just returned from Q delight
ful party at Nrs. C. H. Meyers and
thought l would write and tell you
all about il It was her birthday as
well as the n. A. c. day, and the club
presented her with . lovely bon-bon
spoon. and her husband gave her one
Of those new combination bookcases
and secretaries.
Also attended the meeting Of the
Eastern Star ut Ars. Henry Purrier's
\ the other night, and we al went for .
moonlight sleigh ride up Pariin way,
| followed by . delicious lunch when we
returned. (Say Mary. you must be
sure and try Mrs. Purrier's recipe for
cream pufs. which am enclosing.)
Frank Harper also had big birth
day party, but II was surprise party.
hear Essie Thompson entertained .
|l.rye party Of young folks the other
night.
No, Frank Eells is no better and the
DR.. says it is only question Of hours
until he passes away. Too bad.
Had big wedding here this week.
Miss Mary Eta Walters and Frede
rick T.. Benson were the happy folks.
They received about hundred gifts.
The brides three little sisters-kate,
Lizzie and Ruth-gave her six lovely
vases.
Made several calls on my neighbors
this week, as some Of them are enter
tanning out-of-town visitors. Mrs. F.
Van AIKEN is entertaining Miss Orva
Brown. who used to live here with her
father, Payne Brown in the early days
when he was in partnership in q groc-
sas-x II
Mrs. b. A. Lindquist is visiting her
husband, who is one Of the Rio Grande
employees. She came up from Ouray.
also went down to see Mrs. John
Risse. Her little son, Johnny broke
his collar bone the other day while out
coasting. Would you believe il? He
never said word about 1t for several
days and they never even suspected
that he was hurt.
Mrs. Palmer Vader is enjoying .
visit from q nephew Of hers from Pro-
vo, Utah. His name is r. H. Collins.
Judge McDougal and wife have q
baby girl at their home, and Of course
the judge will have TO give up law
now and learn the Art Of pushing q
baby carriage.
Speaking of law, reminds me that
we have q new law firm in town to
be known rs Gullett & Mccoy. The
latter was former stenographer to Mr..
Gullett but is now one Of the firm.
can't imagine what it was you saw
tearing through the snow the other.
night. Maybe t was the dog belong
ing TO T. J. Thompson. He claimed
| the dog was the only real coyote ex-
terminator in the country, and sent
him to Doyleville to give an exhibition
Of his ability in that line. Now comes
h. d. Stephenson, who declares that
the last he saw of the dog he was go
ing at about forty knots an hour with
three coyotes after him. 7. j. insists,
however, that his dog was only trying
to run the beasts to death.
| I hear that DIR. Walker and wife
are going to move to Gunnis0n from
Crested Butte soon.
J Jack says he was talking to Jas.
Henry of Waunita, the other day. Mr..
Henry is driving tunnel on his min
ing property known as the Valley
promises to be . wonder.
You never saw such happy girl as
Mabel Rainbow is since H. N. Web
ster, who is superintendent of the Sum
day school here, presented her with q
teachers bible for committing to
memory several chapters and psalms
from the bible.
C.. r. Bourdette has sold his store
building on Main street TO G. Kleb-
sattle and is going away for good.
II we run out Of trout this summer
we can. NO doubt, get all we want out
Of Crygtal river, ~ hear the Crystal
River Company are going to plant
10000 eggs this summer.
| 1 am glad you had such good luck
with those recipes ! sent. you. hap
pened TO remember after had mailed
the letter thAt year husband i 20 fond
! Of hot breads, 70 I am sending you
several recipes by the Gunnison wom-
en-, that were published in our New
Years edition. They are hne.
Must close now. Write soon.
AGNES,