Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-02
Twenty Years Ago

Gunnison. May 2, 1899
Just q lew lines while supper IL ON
the stove. Am too tired anyway to
do anything. We were out 80 late
last night to attend the big blowout
given by the Odd Fellows and Rebek-
abs, which was the 80th anniversary
Of the founding Of that lodge. 1t was
. grand affair.
No, there hasn't been any weddings
here lately, but the announcements Of
the engagement Of Clinton Miller and
Miss Ella Myers are out. told you
30.
Wish could talk to you today in
stead Of having TO write. Maybe we
will be able some day to do a. A. K.
Stevens did the other day-have q
telephone line strung from the lola
hotel to his ranch house one mile dis
tance. The ranchmen around there
are planning on doing the same thing.
There were two real estate trans
fers this week. Matt Deering has
purchased the prick house on Wiscon-
sin street from w. F. Buckley, and the
other sale was made to Pete Miller,
who bought the frame house on Pine
street from Matt Rice. For pity
sake! what is that bachelor going to
do with 1t, ! wonder. Start q bache-
lor's paradise maybe.
Jack met J. c. Leonard of Doyle
vile today. He was down to settle
up the estate Of d. w. Sweexy, one
Of the miners killed in that snowslide
at Whitepine some time ago. That
reminds me that Robert Vidal came
home this week. He has been work
ing in the Ute and Ulay mines. His
partner was killed by q rock fall and
Mr.. Vidal decided to quit the Job.
So many men seem to be getting in
jured one way or another lately. Al
bert Madden, . Rio Grande brakeman,
had his hand crushed the other day,
while coupling ears ct Montrose.
While Jack was down town this
afternoon, be met John McDonough Of
the Cochet0pe, who was IN town. I'll
bet the town had to have the sidewalk
repaired after Mr.. MeDonough went
One Of the farmers On the Toni
chi, p. Fl. vader, sold 226 head Of
his cattle to Albert Mcconnell Of
Doyleville. guess Nm. vader got
tired making butter. Thay sold 70
much Of II too.
tFrank Adams Of Denver, this week
sold his grocery business here TO Nike
Quinn, Tom German and G.W.Holmes.
1t viii b hnoWn now ~ Holmes,
Quinn = German. ! have been trad
ing ct the Thopnpson store and this
week, Mr.. Thosnpson's daughter, Essie
has ben b06stlag things willie her dad
Is IA Denver 0u' buGtnesa
Saw one Of yuur .neighbors toby.
n. O. Waterman Of Ohio City. He
twas telling Jack about wnat I flns
mining outlook there b for that dis
| trict Frank Mcdonald and Chas.
| Osborne are having splendid success
on the Mcintyre Gulch mines. Tlheir
FORE assays 500 to the ron 81 gold.
Nm J. A Judy,s httl6 boy had his
| lip almost cut Of yesterday. BY being
hit with piece Of flying wood His
father was cutting wood when the
fpiece new into the boys f&ce.
Rather quiet around here lust now.
Some an. entertaining friends. Mis-
Laura Emerson Is enjoying . viait
from Miss Marie Block I Crested
The Catholic church has : new
| priest. He Il Father Nee Of Lake
City, and takes the place Of Father
ILejeunnesse, who has been tranx6er-
red 70 TT Collins. 81
l hear that there is geod deel cf
work being dol1e On tbs rad gYade
betveea ne1stdns spd lfazhle. The
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