Gunnison news-champion., 1921-05-13
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison. May Is, 1901.

Gunnison. May Is, 1901.
Another week has rolled around and
another letter IL 10 be written. How
fast the time goes. Makes me think
Of what the old Irish woman said,
that the minutes went by SO fast, no
matter how hard you ''romped along
at the tails Of the critters, divil .
tail could you be afther catching.s
am sitting up waiting for Helen
to como home. She went to Hen
rietta Barrett's birthday party. ex-
pect the little folks are having . 6ne
time.
Jack went up Black Queen mine
Amos Frncier, who was killed in the
recent snowslide there. They found
the body. heard today.
My goodness! the clerk at the eoun-
ty clerks office must have writer's
crsmp isuing SO many marriage IL
censes. never heard Of 30 many
at one time ms have occurred this week
here. Robert Brinner and Nrs. Ellen
keene were one couple, Jennie Nc
Williams and H. B. VanOrman, were
another. and the superintendent Of
the Lucky Strike Gold Mining COM
pany was married in keithsbuR, ILL.,,
the home of the bride, to Miss Cert,
rude Wolfe, that young lady who visit
ed Mrs. F. B. Pitney several timcs.
A couple from Crested Butte were
married here, Robert Mcdonald and
Miss Bessie Kelley, while Iris, Colo.
also furnished q wedding, when Nels
Peterson and Mrs. Minnie Kittle
were married In Gunnison.
That was certainly q bad fire at
Baldwin and Crested Butte, wasn't it !?
Mike Quinn's supply store at Bald
win was almost complete loss, while
at the Buttes, the Colorado Supply
company lost three Of their stores.
Jack and We're out TO the surprise
party on Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Blackstock
the other night. It was the fifteenth
anniversary Of their wedding. A big
cake was one Of the features and Dick
Andrews got the piece containing a
button. Mrs. Andrews declares how
ever, that she keeps his buttons sewed
on.
Governor Orman has appointed the
three local trustees Of the new Nor
NAL school here. They are A. X.
Stevens, H. F. Lake Jr. and c. e.
Adams. They say it is too late in
the season to plant trees around the
grounds, but guess the three men
couldn't make up their mind which of
them should dig the holes.
Oh, nearly forgot, Mrs. Henry
Purrier was elected secretary Of the
school board at the school election.
Leon Gavette is trying not to show
how proud he feels since the Stork
left a big baby boy at his home this
week.
My boy is teasing his dad TO let
him go down to the Republican office
and set type like Matty Schmitz and
Fred Winters. I told him that Mr..
Sills will have his hands full trying to
manage those two boys without add
ing another to the list.
He was down to see Earl Coombs
yesterday. Earl was running dowr
Tenderfoot hill and fell and sprained
his arm quite badly.
My boy was saying that the local
ball team is all broken up because
Clarence Webster has decided to 70
home. He left this week for Chicago.
The young man was very popular
while here.
The lady next door came over to
keep me company this evening but
had to go home again. She was tell
ing me about the runaway yesterday
HSs 40hAib auu WiAC WCTe OIlVlnt
into town, when the horse suddenl,
took notion that he preferred hi.
own society, SO dumped Mr.. and Mrs
Harris out and started for the whit
lights. The old couple were some
what shaken up.
One of my neighbors, Mrs. B. F
Martin, left this evening for Florence
Kansas to see q sick sister. rranl
says it's all right, he knows how t
make fiapjacks.
When the roads get good again,
am going to drive up to Doyleville I,
see the new home Of w. q. Prosser
which he just finished.
Well, Mary, il is getting late ans
guess / had better 60 after Helen
Will tell you more news next week.
With best regards 70 you all.
Sincerely, AGNES.