Gunnison news-champion., 1920-07-09
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnisoa. July .. 1900,

Gunnison, July 3, 1900
How did you spend the Fourth?
had . glorious time 1t Crested Butte.
So many of the Gunnison folks went
up there, Jack and went also.
Met lots Of old friends while there.
Among them, Mr.. and Mrx- Jos Block
The Blocks gave = dinner party for
Misses Laura Emerson and Msude
Farley and Messrs. Mack Lewis and
Frank Cuthbert while the young
people were there.
Some Of the Gunnison folks took
in the patriotic exercises held at the
Loagview school, where Miss Emily
Rainbow teaches. Il was fine, they
say:
There were several small celebra-
tons in town during the evening DIR.
and Mrs Sanford had party for their
little girl.
Helen has gone down 10 Mrs. VIM.
Nurray's home TO see Annie Ebersol.
Annie's two sisters, Ada and Laura,
are here from Denver visiting.
heard there would be dance at
Sargents soon, when the new school
house II completed. H. w. Endner
has the contract to build it
That reminds me that Chas. Knox
who works for our lumber company
Mauer 4 Knoll, had one eye badly
damaged by getting hit with . log.
went down to the train last night
70 see Ars. Walker Burnett OF. She
i going back to Tipplett, Missouri
for visit. She has been having q
| good many house guests lately. This
week Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Scho-
field stopped OF on their western trip.
While ut the depot, I noted John A.
Steele boarding the train for Denver.
He went to meet his parents who are
enroute from Princeton, III.
Jack had q letter from 8. ]. Price
the other day. Mr.. Price is in Seat
tie now and is leaving for Cape Nome
Alaska. Would you believe Il? Jack
wants to 60 along.
Our editor, C. Z. Adams spent his
Fourth at his old home in Kansas.
guess he thought that his presses at
the Tribune Office made enough noise
without firecrzckers and gun powder
too.
You had better come down Sunday
and 20 to dinner with US. We are
going to the New York Restaurant
which T. I. Highly just purchased Of
Tom Emerson. Dandy meals there
too, and only IS cents.
Those who 60 down to the depot to
see the trains come in, met Editor w
C. Blair Of Lake City and his bride
who was Miss Anna Maurer. They
are on their honeymoon trip.
Getting married seems to be catch.
ing with the editors nowadays. Tho
former editor Of the Crystal LeAce
Frank L. White, was married in Den
yer recently TO Miss LaVerne McCaul-
ley.
Jos. Ball brought his two daughters
Misses Lily and Annie, from Canon
City to spend the Fourth at their old
home in Crested Butte.
heard there was q big fire At
Dubois last week. Jack says it was
only the blacksmith shop that went
up in smoke.
We take the Vulcan Times and it Is
quite an interesting little newspaper.
see in this weeks issue that the
home Of j. H. Thomas was made hap
py by Doc Stork this week. They
have q baby boy.
There is also an item in the paper
about Jack Jennings new house just
completed. Don't suppose Jack Is
going to commit matrimony as he has
not as yet ordered any carpets for
the floor.
We had the pleasure Of meeting one
Of the old-timers Of this county the
other day. Chas. Shacklcford arrived
from Chicago for visit with his
brother, Sprigg. Chas. was here In
the early 'S0s. Its good to see them
come back again.
had company this afternoon. Mrs.
A. C. Goyne called on me. did
not know she had returned from her
trip east. She visited Minnesota and
South Dakota.
Did you ever meet Misses Fora and
Mile Carpenter Of Sapinero? They
are visiting in town this week.
Well dear girl, must close for this
time. Next week will tell you more
news. As ever, AGNES.