Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-11
Twenty Years Ase
Gunnison, March IL. II


Gunnison, March IL, 1901.
Dear Nary
Just . line Of two to answer your
question about the millinery opening.
There will be two Of them next
week. Miss Bessie Estes came home
yesterday from Denver with her now
spring stock for the millinery depart
ment Of the Allen 4 Miller dry goods
Store. Mrs. La N. Rogers also came
back from the east this week with =
lovely stock Of hats.
Wish you could come down and
spend Easter with M. Why don't
you coax hubby to get you q driving
horse! Chas. Wackerly bought him.
self beautiful team Of horses this
week 20 he can drive down from
Pitkin often.
The children have been on the 60
all week, just one party after another.
A surprise was given Winnie Pittser
the other evening and one on Avis
Eells. The young folks had a dandy
time.
am going to have the children's
pictures taken pretty soon. Charley
Eastman bought out Evan Browns
share in the Photograph gallery here.
Evan must have got tired telling 'em
70 "look pleasaAt."
The w. C. T. U. held meeting with
MrA A. Hartman this week. Quite a
number Of ladies were present. We
all drove down to the Hartman ranch
in sleighs and had delicious dinner.
! got quite . scare yesterday morn
ing, when l did not hear the Pine
Street sehsol bell ring. thought at
first the clock was wrong, or else we
had overslept, but It developed that
some one had stolen the clapper from
the bell and hidden it In the teachers
desk.
There are lot Of "grass widows"
in town today. Several dutiful hub
bies have gone to Denver and left their
wives at home. A. e. Hyxer, VIM.
Giliaspey, p. H. vader, VIM. Buckley,
Z. A. McGregor and Herman Ellie
brecht intend to attend the stockmen's
convention in Denver. Judge Nc
Dougal also went, but just to see that
the boys behaved" Mrs. McDougals
sister, Mrs. Frank Ensign, came down
from Pitkin to stay until Judge gets
back
ordered some groceries from the
Holmes, Quinn & German grocery to-
day and was surprised when Tommy
Meagher brought them up instead OF
Charley Biebel. Tommy said Char
ley is sick, SO he is driving the delivery
wagon.
Mrs. Frank Marshall has been very
sick, too, but her father. S. L. Trine,
was telling me today that she is get
ting better.
Jack was down at the depot the
other evening and said they took Matt
Malensik. who was hurt in rock-falI
at Crested Butte, to the hospital in
Pueblo. One leg was broken. l am
SO glad that Jack is not miner.
+ He is busy today helping c. w.
Chinery build new four-room house
on his lots on Virginia Ave and 18th
street.
! went to call on Mrs. Wolfe the
other day, and found she had moved
into the rooms over the Sponhaucr
drug store on omichi Ave. She and
her son, John, will keep house there.
Good graciousi excuse the blot on
this letter. but ] just heard the worst
racket and it scared me. ] thought
the war had started again by the fir-
ing, hnt It proved to be company Of
ynnng men who are practicing up for
Deeuration Day. They will fire the
salute instead Of the G. A. r. The
boys in the squad are, Kenneth Pur-
rier. captain; Ralph and Arbie Ga
vette, Chester Smith, Ray Miller, Har-
~ COMBS, Clyde Brewer, Charles
Jenkina. B,
! win have to elose new. q l have
some needing to do.