Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-23
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison, January q, 1900

Dear Nary
I don't remember whether I wrote
last or not; have been 70 20 many
parties all week. my bead 10 in Q per-
feet muddle. Just came home from
q pleasant meeting Of tie HaYmOoy
club st Ms. J. H. Linton's home.
Helen has been having good time
too. Her Sunday School class sur
prised their teacher, Nr4 W. r.
Noel last evening. They had . fine
time.
Jack and ! wen. 70 the party given
by Rev. r. X. Adams At the parson-
age the other evening. He and W.O.
Miller entertained and we had a big
time. The party was chaperoned by
Mesdames 7. J. Kane, DIR. Jay and 7.
J. Kane took charge of the phono-
graph He had US all encoring him.
The Gunnison Dancing Club has
rcorganized and have been trying to
dance at the La Veta hotel last Fri
day night.
wish could take trip somewhere
this winter. Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Hy-
ger left this week for an extended trip
through Arizona, New Mexico, and
California Geo. Young will run their
ranch while they are gone.
I. ]. Thompson is also on a trip, try
ing to find suitable location in some
town in lower altitude. He intends
moving away for good.
Mrs. s. ID. Crump came home from
Denver this morning. While there
she adopted little ten weeks old baby
girl.
Helen is out coasting with her sled
and | do hope she does not get hurt,
Little Florence Hards had her leg
broken yesterday by falling from u
bobsled on which she was riding.
The town folks are agitating the
question of municipal light and wat
er plant for Gunnison. 1t appears to
be a good thing.
Do yon intend coming down to the
entertainment to be given by the w.
C. T. U. ladies'? Hope you do. They
met with Mrs. McGlashen yesterday
and yours truly was very much there.
Jack laughs at US and says the next
thing, they will be wanting to close
up all the saloons. Maybe we will do
1t too. Wouldn't il be funny II such
= thing was to happen!
Wonder what Attraction this town
has for the editors SO suddenly. I
saw Editor Fredericks of the Vulcan
Times, and Editor Nance of the Pitkin
Miner on the street today. Jack says
misery loves company and SO they are
visiting the editor Of the Champion.
Elmer Wiley came over from Can
on City this morning on business. He
was telling Jack about the excitement
in that city this week, when those
four convicts murdered Captain Room
ey and escaped.
H., Ct1rL Io, Loor A,,,r- u..,,-
this burg again and left a package at
the homes Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Dooley and Mr.. and Mrs. A. HartmsA.
Both babies are girls.
Had quite q train wreck the other
day. The mixed train that runs to
Como hit a donkey on the track near
BeibePs Spur and both engines were
ditchcd. Engineers p. Colligan and
Thos. Brinkley, and Firemen Chas.
Weinberger and Louis julie were the
men on the engines. Weinberger and
Brinkley were quite badly hurt. Chas
Beible saw the accident and notified
DR.. Holmes.
And speaking Of accidents-one Of
your nearby neighbors, John ]. Doyle,
had one leg badly broken when a loi
of coal in the Smith Anthracite mine
where he works, fell on him .Satur-
day.
Well, ! cannot think of any more
news this time. Rather quiet just
now. Oh, yes! Miss Dora Weaver il
on vacation in Denver and young
fellow is telegraph operator in hel
place. Also, Jas. Surles came home
from the Grafflin mine today. Now
thGs's all for this time.