Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison. March S, 1900.

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went to say good by to Mrs. Celia
Mullin and the little boys. They are
gong to reside in Jimulco, Mexico.
where Mrs. Mullins son-in-law. ]. w
McEwen, is connected with a railroad.
They say that they are never coming
back to Gunnison.
OF sickness around here. John Cor
don was taken to the hospital in Sal.
ida the other night. He may have to
have an operation.
have you heard how Captain John
Letard Of the Buttes is? hear he is
anyway. there are not many funer-
ais in our little town. There was q
death at Vulcan this week, John VIII
liams. a brother of Mrs. Lee Clay, is
dead. -
We may be on the move soon. Any
way, Jack is crazy to 20 to that new
mining, town named Cameron. There
are number Of Gunnison folks tax
ing trip there. S. J. Miller and +.
4. duncan are erecting q building in
that town and are going into business
soon. Also VIM. Murray is leaving
for the same place. Mrs. Ellen Jack
went over last week.
Some empty houses around town rs
result Of people leaving, but they'll
soon be occupied. Max Gossman has
purchased the house belonging to B.
ID. Smith on Ruby Ave.
Jack Jennings was up from Vulcan
this week, making plans to erect a
large hotel at that camp. didn't
hear if Jack, himself, intends being
the cook or not, but | am sure he
can fill the bill with honors.
Edgar Bowers. who is working at
the Midland mine in that district, is
very i'll with rheumatism and his
father, +. j. Bowers, drove from
Towderhorn to get him.
Driving this time of year is not SO
bad as one would think for. All the
store keepers here have put their de-
hvery sleighs away and brought out
wagons. There is no snow on the
streets now.
That reminds me that Williams
BROS, who recently bought out T. j.
Thompson, this week purchased the
w. L. Herrick bakery >and will run
home-bakery in connection with the
store: jim, the youngest brother Of
49, sA' uJ Will uO Tile D3klnR.
MIR. Herrick will open q, bakery in
cameron as soon as he gets hih new
building up.
Did you read in the papers Of the
death OF DIR. Leslie E. Kelley, the dis
coverer Of the "Keeley cure ?" He
once lived in Whitepine, and in fact.
stu owns property there. His death
occurred in the east.
and Ernest, on the street thish after
and Earnest, on the street this after
noon. They are up from Telluride on
a visit to home folks.
No weddings this week, and only
one visit of the Stork. A baby girl
arrived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. f. Near.
That man at Crested Butte named
Claude Cannon, has challenged Frank
Anderson in a ten-round bout and
Frank seems dying to lick somebody
and has gone into training.
l am going calling tomorrow. Will
go to see Mr.. and Mrs. Getchell. who
have just returned from an extended
stay in the east.
Miss Sarah Marsh has gone to
Canon City to attend the wedding of
her sister, Mary to Mr.. Smith. the
OWL engineer of Crystal.
Jack says that A. NJ. Carpenter has
purchased that property of Richard
Forest on Surface Creek, near Delta,
Everyone is much interested in the
coming town election. They are try
ing to induce several to run for mavor.
Some want Pete Miller, while others
are in favor Of John Steele. q HH
Mrs. CT. Slls is entertaining her
nephew ]. T.. Il. Richardson of Phila-
deiphia this week. sga 81 20
Walker Burnett was saying today
that he and his wife are going to the
coast Sunday for q six months STAY.
Say, Mary, do you know, I tAnk
". H. I1ndner must get terribly hun
cry on his long trips, because he says
that he intends spending some time
this last trip in seeing the Sandwich
Islands. Maybe there isn't anything
in a name, though.
noticed Miss Bessie Estes clerk
ing in the Webster dry goods store.
Another girl here who has gone to
work is Miss Nellie Flavin. She has
been appointed deputy assessor.
Mrs. Geo. Myers has been entertain
ing her sister, Miss HERNIA Keithley,
who is returning to her home in the
indian Territory next week.
Gunnison folks had quite surprise
recently when Evan Williams drop
ped in on visit after being away for
the past eight years.
Dear me! It's getting late, so will
close for this time. l want to take a
piece Of pie over to the lady next door.
She and her hubby fell out this morn
ing and she is blue. She told him dur
ing the scrap that he used to call her
an angel before they were married,
and ne replied that he knew he did
but it turned out to be case of mis-
taken identity. Now they don't speak
Jack gets smart some times, too. The
other day he told me he was fool
when he got married, and had the
last word-I replied that l knew he
was, but ! thought he would surely
improve later ON. Oh! he was mad.
Well, 20 long; here I go with the pie
next door. AGNES.