Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-04
Twenty Years Ago

Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison. November s. 1901.
Dear Mary
Thought I would write and find out
| II the goblins got you on Halloween,
The streets were = fright the next
morning. Some scamp painted Alex
Thomas fence several shades and al
most every gate in town was blocks
away from lis own fence. Too bad
kids are not angelic nowadays like
yon and I were-ahem.
oh, say Mary, they say II you walk
backward down cellar stairs and
throw an apple peel over one shoulder
you will see the one you love. Jack
wants to know IL that holds good II
fellow falls head first down cellar
with pan Of spuds. ! asked him II
he threw one over his shoulder, and
he says he didn't select any one place
to throw the spuds over, but they
are probably going yet. ] guess all he
saw were some big starr.
This Is November. Almost time to
20 Christmas shopping. I hate to see
the time 60 10 fast, II makes me feel
30 old.
Jack says that's why feel tired TO-
night. I've been calling all day, but
he says I am growing old. went to
see Mrs. Martin DonneIlY. They have
moved into the small Latimer cottage
next door 70 Sampliners. They have
only been married q short time, and
she arrived from her home in ireland
Saturday
also went down to see Mrs. w. E.
Holmes. She and the doctor are NOV
ing to California to live.
Mrs. J. r. Millspaugh's mother. Mrs.
Wilson. also left this week. going TO
Telluride.
I will be glad when election is over.
The candidates have been pretty busy
electioncering this week. Miss Mary
williams, who Is running for county
supt. Of schools, was here this After-i
noon. Jack Il sure Smith Whip will
be elected county treasurer.
We heard something this week re-
garding the finding Of oil near De.
Beuue, . kind Of gas vent. I told
Jack that they were having m cleo
tion down there too and maybe that
accounted for the gas.
We are going to take dinner out on
election day. The Presbyterian AID p
going 20 serve e for 26 cents heed.
On the l1th Of this month, the
Catholic ladies will hold . Harvest
Supper. You bstter conaa' down and
70 with ~.
I met a I'd schoolmate yesterday
when WAS down town. Walter Par
lin, who was over from Como, where
he works on the G. 3 8. railroad ]
always thought he was cut out for .
I siso sav PHI sampIiner on the
stroet yestsrday. He has bean book
keepor for tie Click Bros, ct Crested
Butte, bat was on his way 70 Cleve-
lard. Ohio to rosnnin.
NJ. md Nrs. II. a. Decker ard two
dauahters of Crested Butto were also
n town On . shopping t5p. Mrs. 2.
l. Lawsence was leaving for the train
home % ths Buttes. ehe has ben q
Denver. but stopped o6 to viadt with
hee oi6tsr, Nm. B. r. epencet.
Ycur hubby'a old friend, H. B, Per-
ham, who used to b d. = B. g. tele.
RrapAer here, was elected president Of
th Order Of Railrpad Ielegraphsfs =
St. Louis this week. The newB wes ~
the local paper. Also m item about
Aren't. Morton Of the G. 8 B. depot
Mo being very IN With pneumonia:
J. n. Allen - building . big brick
hjteaen onto bis residence. Guese
xxA Allen y epfng to give cooking
IeScous TO lie firiS and heeded more
rooaa, We wiff be hearing wedding
bells over there Arst thing We know.
Had one wedding this Week + p.
Bailey of yulcan. ard Miss Mary
Carrcn of Buena Vista, were the two
Z, Did W yca sst any vsuisop during tlss
HUNTING season3 Quite foW -
|cured 8 deer. Bruce Hartman, Frank
Xndof and Joe Miller returned tn
|othGr day from their trip 70 Lost
Can0n. They saw : BUNCH Of eIeven
|deer n ths$ vicinity, md Frank got
er toWn. NJ. Emily Nafson and
Nra, WaIsh of Baldwin haye opened
= reGtaurlnt 81 til cd johnson uleeo.
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