Gunnison news-champion., 1921-06-24
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Gunnison. June "a. 1901


Gunnison. June "a. 1901.
Dear Nary
You owe me letter but your credit
is good and to prove It I'll extend il TO
another letter. Have been down town
all afternoon attending the closing cut
sale at the Latimer & Allen store.
The frm is quitting en- account of i'll
health. and to prove it, Mr.. Allen is
sick in bed this week.
There was to have been q big OPEN
ing ct the new store Just started by
the Sampliner brothers Of Cleveland,
Ohio. but has been postponed. Guess
the brothers here were too busy visit
ing with another brother, J. w. Samp-
liner, who came up from Grand juno
ton. The visitor is the mayor of
Grand Junction, by the way.
Speaking of mayors, did you ever
know Mrs. George Mason, whose hus-
band was at one time mayor Of Gun
nison. She arrived from Great Bend,
Kansas the other day and is visiting
Mrs. John A. Steele. That reminds
me the Presbyterian Aid is to meet
with Mrs. Steele Wednesday. 80
l have been bothered all week with
agents selling something or other.
Today it was Geo. Foster, the piano
man: He said he sold two Of my
neighbors q piano-Mrs. l.. r. La
throp and Miss Rena Trevarthen.
The lady next door and ! went rid
ing yesterday and drove down the
lane east Of town.. Henry Purrier has
set out trees on the south side Of the
lane for nearly . mile. They ought
TO make beautiful driveway when
they get started good. The horse we
had was awfully slow. Twas wishing
we had the team Pete Miller drove
last Sunday when he and his brother
in-law went down to Cebolla and back.
Jack was telling me this morning
about the big fire that came near wip.
ing out Lake City yesterday. The loss
is about $4,000 and the business
houses destroyed were, The Smith
building, H. H. Avery's insurance Of
fee, Watson's shoe store, the Chinese
laundry owned by Tom Lee, and sever
al other buildings. heard that Lake
City was to have Fourth Of July
celebration. They certainly started in
early to warm things up.
Jack is in White Pine this week.
The Cosden Smelter started up again
and there are plans afoot by some
company to build q new one and G.
H. Soden has the timber contract.
Say Mary, your hubby ought to
have been here the other night. I'll
bet he would have had enough pie for
once in his life. The Presbyterian C.
r. society had pie social and Paul
Boyles auctioned the pies OF. Thirty
Ave cents was the regular price. I
secured beauty and gave It to that
fool man Of mine to hold, but he let
it fall. No, didn't get my money
back. 1t wasn't one Of those "satis-
faction guaranteed or your money re-
funded" affairs.
Helen took part in the Children's
Day exercises at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday. / thought the
march by the little girls very pref
ty. They were drilled by Mrs. Clar-
ence Adams and Mrs. Ernest Nourse.
hope you can come down to see
the circus next week. My boy is out
earning some money to blow in when
the circus hits town. He is helping
erect fence around the Baptist par
sonage. "a
Had p pretty home wedding the
other day. Miss Bertha Moore and
Harvey j. Calvin were the happy
couple. Rev. Ward performed the cere-
mony.
The very next day, Rev. Ward had
big surprise when his brother, Prof.
w. d. Ward Of the Presbyterian Syn
odical Seminary at Emporia, Kansas,
arrived for visit in Gunnison.
So many visitors In town lately.
Mrs. E. C. Pennington is entertaining
q cousin, Mrs. Earl Brooltins Of Omaha
The town is having a great time
trying to decide on q suitable location
for cur new Normal School. Most of
the people favor east town, others
think not far from the Gunnison river
in west town would be nicer.
] heard today that w. H. EndnerI
secured the contract for that new
10000 miners hospital ut Montrose.
Also, they say that George Mason
has gone back to the C. & s. railroad
Is conductor. Jesse Crooks left this
week for Como to take position in
the shops Of the same railroad COM
pany.
I wonder il T. F. Strouse had good
luck yet. He went down to the ,1ndi-
m Territory week ago to take Q hand
IN the land drawing there.
& Guess will close now as l have
30 many things to DO this evening.
With kindest regards TO you all asl
ever yours, AGNES.
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