Gunnison news-champion., 1921-06-03
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison, June 8, 1901.

needn't worry us old hens. though.
Been busy all day. Was down town
early this morning to attend the big
closing out sale at the Laimer & Allen
dry goods store. The firm intends to|
quit the business.
Right across the street from the
Latimer & Allen store, the Sampliner
brothers from Cleveland, Ohio have
started a dry goods store in what was
the Pastime pool hall. Their families
are also here. ID. w. Sampliner has
rented the VIM. Murray house on Wis
consin street, and e. ]. Sampliner
will live next to us in the stone house.
They have a very cute little baby girl.
must call on the ladies.
Guy Palmer, who had charge Of the
Pastime, has gone to Craig, Colo. to
act as book-keeper for q mercantile
company there. Oh, he'll come back.
The other night the lady next door
and ] went to the high school gradual
ing exercises. There were only three
in the class, but the program was fine.
Harry Coombs and Misses Pearl Irish
and Dosia Estes were the graduates.
Harry gave a splendid paper on "The
Man for the Crisis" Miss Irish had
for her subject Reverence Due From
Young to Old" Jack says she was
right but he don't yet feel old enough
to try to enforce it. Maybe he thinks
l am though. thought Miss Estes
essay on individual Responsibility"
was very interesting. The young
people made a fine appearance.
The ladies Of the town are holding
mass meeting this afternoon to see
what can be done toward furthering
plans for library. i was going but
l wanted to say good by TO Mrs. Chas.
Hickey before she went to Leadville,
where she is opening u boarding
house. She has been the guest Of
Mrs. Louis Miller.
On the way home l met Miss Agnes
Hall just home from the Normal at
Greeley, where she graduated with
high honors. My! but she is proud
of her diploma. II won't be very long
before Gunnison will be turning out
Normal graduates.
The fire whistle blew little while
ago and Jack and the boy have gone
to see where the fire is. II appears to
be on Lower Main street, and | think
it is Hank Pell's barn.
Miss Angie Rowe one of the city
school teachers, closed a successful
term and has gone TO her home in
Seymore, Kansas to spend the sum-
mer. The last day exercises were
very entertaining and the little folks
looked SO nice. The whole school sang
then each one took part in the pro-
gram. Little Russell Caldwell de-
iivered the valedictory; Tommy Hogan
recited a piece about the Dutch boy
who stopped the leak in the dyke;
Myron Herrick recited "The Raggedy
Man" in a comical manner; Nora Cliff
ford asked lot Of questions to make
everyone g1ess hard; Pauline Metroz
sang a cute song and also recited o
piece about her first party; Alta
Adams recited Little Orphan Annie" !"
Katie Arch sang "The New Noon"
lnez Warner, recited Little Boy Blue"
and sang a song and Bonita Heiner
told story about little boy who got
very tired during q sermon. Jack
said she meant him when he was q
kid, and l told him il that was the
case, he never got over it.
The men folks Of the town had
big time ut the ball game Sunday.
Two teams, one composed OF the fat
test men in town and the other made
up of thin men, crossed bats and, will
you believe it, they tied the score.
Pete Miller was captain on one side
and Paul Boyles Of the other side:
I hear that Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Miller
and little Lonnie are back from their
trip to his old home in Ohio. :.
Jos. Block and family are also back
from an extended visit to Erie, Colo.
The lady next door says that Mrs.
Me.roz and little girl, Pauline went
to Canon City last night on q visit.
am invited a saro, to a party party tomorrow a;Ssn "
honor Of Miss Lillian Graham, a
talented pianist who is visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Hartman from
Montrose, are also guests at the A.
Hartman home. It will be quite
family party without guests.
Jack was reading the paper this
morning and saw q piece where the
Rio Grande tie contractors in this To-
cality have been notified not to get out
any more narrow gauge ties. ! guess
it is now q certainty that we will
have a broad gauge thru here.
That reminds me that Fred Will
ans came home from Como last week
and is firing on Clarence Adams en-
gine on the G. 4 8.
hear that the Chas. Meyer family
are moving to Lake City. Mr.. Meyer
is going to be manager Of the electric
light plant there. Mabel will miss
her girl friends.
Jack just came home. l was right
about the fire location. Jack says he
met Leo Long on the street. Mr..
Long has been in Fowler, Colo. for
some time but is going to Crested
Butte to resume his position on the
Ruby Chief.
Guess had better close. Will tell
you more next time.
With lots Of love, AGNES.