Gunnison news-champion., 1919-08-08
Twenty Years Ago
Cunaisoa. Aueust 9, 1889.

Gunnisoos August B. 1889.
As several Of Tie girls here have
Withdrawn their names from the Maid
of Hoaer coatest, I thought ! Would
let you know ard yea can save yeur
votes for Misses Rens TrevaEthen.
Bessie Estes and Jessie Ross.
Cara Shaekleford won the Demor-
est medal TIE other night. The pro-
gram was great. One Of the girls in
the coatest-Claa Surles-has gone
to Spencer with her father, James
Suries, to visit while.
Had . chance TO g = Waunita to-
day With MesdAmes E. r Mueller ard
8: J. Miller, but they took their little
lids along and didn't want to 90.
They went up BY way Of Pitkin and
visit there with Mrs. A. Lejune.
Mrs.. Bert Warner and little girl,
Ine1, also went up to Waunita this
week. Ars. Warner went with Mrs.
Fred Zugelder, who il to undergo an
operation. DR.. Davis asked DR.. F. D.
Sanford to hold clinic with him this
week, and ! understand they are GO
ing to fix up several human carcasses
that don't seem to suit their owners.
Mrs. John Parlin was in town this
morning with her daughter, and. SON.
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Coats, Of
New Orleans.
Had . severe lightning storm last
Saturday and Il struck the telephone
exchange building and knocked Of n
piece Of the cornice. barely missing
Duncan Macintosh.
Oh, wish was the wife Of either
Of the three men-Dick Tuller, Thos.
Riley or Pat Mcmahon, who received
q check this week for $1,000, which is
the first payment on their mining lode
they sold recently to Colorado Springs
parties.
Speaking Of sales-Jerry O'Reagen
bought Lot In Block II, West Town,
from Chas. Hickey for 475.
Also, T. ]. Kane II selling out his
book store. Think he II going away.
The newly-incorporated town of
Marble held fts hrst election this week
and the following were elected: For
Mayor, ]. H. Hoffman; trustees, D..
NJ. Brown, Alvin Bush, A. J. Mitchell,
G. H. Rummell. P. v. Tischauser and
Evan Williams.
III bet one young lady here will
be lonesome since Clarence Oswald
quit the firm Of d. R. Peck and Sons.
He has gone to Salida to live. That
i will be hard on Mr.. Peck as one Of his
sons, Charley Peck, has gone to work
in the round house. So many Of the
railroad boys are laying OF just now.
Dell Mckee has taken . sixty days
nayso4 and everybody u .vsndering II
he is going 70 spend the time build
ing certain cozy cottage for two.
H. 8. Crooks, the superintendent Of
the Ash hatchery took up 10000 little
trout to the lakes Hunter, Castle and
lsroon-in Aspen
Helen says she saw Myra Ronald
and Nellie Rockefeller going of this
morning on the train. They returned
from Denver yesterday and went to
Lake City this morning.
Little Tony Layden fell of the
porch cf his home yesterday and
was quite badly hurt.
Jack went down town to talk with
Walt Barker, who just came down to-
day from Waunita where he has
been doing assesment work ON the
claims owned by him and Messrs.
Kuenze and John Lupold. They are
called the Lorraine group.
Well, I must close for this time as
I am going to the play Ut the Academy
Of Music tonight, given by home tai
ent. It 10 called Man Against Man.
and those taking part are Bert and
Bob Potter, Edith Small, Rena Ire
varthen, Cora. King, and Warren
Small. Hope it's good. Write soon,