Gunnison news-champion., 1921-10-07
Twenty Years Ago
cunnison, October Z, lso
Dear Nary:,

Gunnison. October z. 1901.
Dear Mary:-
Just received your letter. Ny! you
certainly are crazy over weddings 70
be 50 curious ~ to who was married
this week had supposed year own
wedding had cured you.
Well, I won't waste any more time
telling you the details, 70 here goes.
The bride was Mrs Frank Bog1n'l
sister, Miss Sarah Cullen. who has
been visiting her. and the man in the
Jim Williams, one Of the partners In
the Williams grocery and bakery
Jim is the baker, which ought to Be
q snap for the bride. They were
married at their own cottage on Ruby
Avenue. Only the family were pres
ent, besides two or three very person
al friends. A fine wedding supper
was served after the ceremony.
Jack Is down town tonight listening
to the election talk and promises.
You know what that is like. The
Democrats and Republicans held
county conventions this week and
the Democrats nominated the follow
ing: for clerk and recorder, John E.
Brothers; treasurer, J. G. Miller Of
Marble; sheriff, Elmer Wiley, Pitkin;
commissioner, James Custer, Pitkin;
assessor, p. ]. Hurley; Crested Butte;
surveyor, VIM. Eckbert, Ftkin; Supt.
Of schools, Fannie Burnett; coroner,
Henry F. Lake.
On the Republican side of the fence
those nominated were for clerk and
recorder, o. II. Aikine; treasurer, s.
l.. Whipp; of Crested Butte; sheriff,
VIM. Watson; surveyor, X. A. Skues;
assessor. Harry Millspaugh; commits
sioner, X. X. Williams, Pitkin; supt.
Of schools, Mary Williams; coroner,
w. s. Rainbow; county judge, B. H.
Wegener.
Jack says If We don't get Rainbow
for coroner, we will have q Lake, 30
why worry. He is getting SO funny
lately. Cracked q joke at my ex-
pense today. My neighbor was saying
that Mrs. J. D Walker and the doc
tors niece, Miss Rose, drove down
from Crested Butte today in buggy
and went on to Whitepine TO visit
Mrs Walkers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Smith. remarked that ! won
dered II it was safe. Jack said. It
was safe for anyone but the horse, II
I was driving. Just because ! happen
to be plump.
We had Q bunch Of millionaires In
this neck Of the woods this week.
Yes stree! George Gould, E. T. JEFF
frey and several other rich men con-
nected with the Rio Grande, came
over this way with superintendent X.
N. Ridgway and inspected the division
clear to Lake City and that vicinity.
There are big stories floating around
about . broad gage and other doings.
The ladies Of the Women Of Wood
craft gave Mrs. VIM. Murray q sur
prise party the other night She Is
moving TO Salida to live. We had .
6ne time and presented her with .
farewell gift:
I hear that Joe Bray has moved
down from Crested Butte and bought
the Miller stock Of rugs, queensware
and other goods. III have to got me
some new dishes soon.
Don Parsons resigned his position tn
the county clerks Office and Tom
Harper has the job.
We are thinking Of getting Helen
y Ul8uU xVI A0AAoSAb8os 4ASS 0Sss@>~S~ss
pspers say that Charlie Peek is now
agent for the Montelius Piano Com
pany. II he calls around this way, !
may give him IN order.
am going to call on Au. w. A.
CLARK some day this week. She has
visitors at her homo. 4r. Clark's
brother, T. J. Clark, and wife Of
Quincy, Illinois, are visiting. Ar.
Clark il president Of the board Of
commissioner Of the penitentary at
Chester, Illinois. :.
WIN have to elose. Ny boy Just
came home from . hunting trip above
pariins, and wants something TO eat.
He said hs saw Ffed Roger. at hcme:
won't Pariins look small In compari-
son. Write soon.
Al ever, AGNES