Gunnison news-champion., 1920-02-27
Twenty Years Ago
Gnnison. February q. 1900

Thought had better answer your
letter or you will think finished my
self ut the w. r. C. Masquerade on
the END. We had . dandy time.
went - Martha Washington. and %
did my 1saghbor, and We kept euI
hubbys enssing all evening whieh vAs
which. Every once IN . while the
men folks would get tired and grum-
be 70 the one he supposed WAS his
own wife, oaly 70 6nd out his mistake.
Several out-ef-toWn folks nfteuded
tie dnnee. I noticed Clareace Ross,
I'D tie Misses Jeaaie Ross and 4naad
Hray Il Creuked Butte.
Two little bundles Of humanity, both
bsvs, viii ~ tAking IN tie dances Z
. few years from now. The Stork
left one at tie hoae Of A. F. Cum
niaghnm md the uthnr was presented
to Mr.. md Mn. o. h. Atkins, who are
at the Outcalt Fansh.
We reeeivsd The wedding announee-
ments Of dhe marriage Of Ar5. Mary
Preasler's daughter, Miss Wilhelmine,
to Mr.. Heary James Warren, In Dem
Another wedding Of Gunnison folks
took place last week. The groom was
Chaa Hilsr. Of Rough Rider fame. and
Miss n. r. Strouse.
lshave bsep having hAe time oil
week, attending parties. Wes 70 the
card pAEties ,gitsn b. Ma y. Elavin.
Ays. Geo. Holmes asd ArA F. D. val
Aksn. Mrs, T. C. Brvwn beat us ali
at cards- Some Of NJ will have t.
do lot Of praetisinG. --..i .....z
Jack is down town this Afternoon.
He and Dill Gillaspey are. having .
great pow-wow over trying to revive
interest in . county fair Of some kind
for Cunnison- II would be nice II
We could have something Of that kind
every year.
Jack had intended going TO Dubois
with jap Rerryhill, who is in charge
Of the air drill st the Dubois tunnel,
and went down yesterday, but those
snow slides last week Kind Of cooled
Jacks ardor for mining. One slide
was ut the Boston mine on Spring
creek, and Jas. Beckf0rd was Killed.
The second slide was in the Taylor
river country and three men from the
Enterprise mine, were killed. They
were Tom NcDermott, E. Robinson,
and Harry Wyse.
Louis Idxenton, who was down this
week from Sleeps Head, was telling
Jack that mining is ON the boom in
the Crystal river istrict.
don't like TO have him 70 mining,
as would be worrying all the time.
It really Is dangerous. Some old pros
pector named Fred Lottis, was found
dead in Dutch Gulch this week.
What do you think? Elmer Null
lin has quit Cunnison for good ESQ he
says) and has gone to firing on the
engine Of Bert Hill, in Old Mexico.
DR.. Holmes made q flying trip TO
Pitlin the other night to see John
Coser, who is very I'll. The doctor
couldn't get anything to ride in but
railroad engine, sc he went up on
that.
That man named Chris Dillon, who
was injured in q runaway last fall,
died at the county hospital here this
week.
hear that Mr.. and Mrs. Endner
and baby are going to California to
spend 2 few months. They are leav-
ing tonight.
Mrs. Frank Hoel is enjoying visit
rive from Denver the other day.
S@SA noyo LAl8S- klC nc8IU NeOs Es8SI-
man intends moving N from his ranch
and open blaeksu,ith shop. That
will be nice for Mrs Eastman and
the children.
They say that Chas. Ivy is very sic,
in a hospital with rheumatism. His
father was down from Pitkin to SEE
him.
! guess ! will have to close for this
time. ! want to - what that bunci
\ of youAGsters ars doing il TIE alley.
ON scared n death ever sines that &C.
Sdent to little Tommy UsBrien Al
Baldwin last week he WAS playing
ns "a sse sSSdsxs s;R1 81; Tel
one ASHd - Sally that tWp 1Resrs and
she thumb had to Be amputafsd. HI
y only nine year old. too.
(. More news next week.
AGNES.