Gunnison news-champion., 1921-04-22
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison, April %, 1901

Gunnison, April 22, 1901.
Dear Mary
l am writing you in . hurry as l
want to ask your advice about some
thing. School election will take place
next week, and emit decide between
the two candidates on the ticket for
secretary Of the school board: Mrs.
Nellie Fontaine. is up for reelection,
while Mrs. Henry Purrier is q candi-
date for the same job. Who shall ]
vote for!
That election contest at Tin Guy
was finally decided this week, and A.
7. Hasbert won the mayors seat.
Those elected for trustees for two
years, were n. J. Hines, Chas. Fore
man and Dan c. Harrington, while
for the one year term, those elected
were, L. H. Reyes, Fred Merriwcath-
er and James X. Reed.
Oh, Mary, how l wish you could
have been with us Inst night when we
attended the reception given Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Abbott ut the Baptist par
sonage. II was fine. There were
songs, addresses and recitations by
both old and young. Some Of the
children who took part were Jennie
Jenkins and Gertie Trevarthen, who
sang q duet: recitations were delivered
by Henry Abbott, Louise Wilson, Ada
Caldwell and Mrs. Walter Sweet.
Two Of Pitkin's popular young
folks were married ut Gunnison the
other day. They were Rufus Knopp
and Miss Maude McClung. The cere-
mony occurred at the H. NJ. Webster
home and afterwards, Mrs. Webster
and Miss Ruth Allen served dainty
lunch.
And of course, the Stork wasn't
going to let Cupid put anything over
on him, SO presented two Gunnison
and c. A. Green are the proud papas.
Mrs. Lucy Meyers had to take her
little girl, Myrtle to the Salida hos
pital for an operation for appendi-
citis. hope when Myrtle gets well
she won't do like Harry Fletcher did,
came back from the hospital with a
case of mumps. He certainly is look
ing "swell" since he got back.
! was down shopping yesterday and
noticed Rena Trevarthan missing at
the Latimer & Allen store. They said
she was suffering from tonsilitis.
Yes, / believe Deacon Hurley did
come in from Denver yesterday. He
had q clerkship during the session of
the legislature. He didn't bring back
any rabbits, though. And just think,
he is still a bachelor.
! Lots of sickness around this vicinity
just now. Four of the children in the
Burns family at Parlins died from
scarlet fever. Isn't it dreadful?
Jack has one Of his periodical pros
pecting attacks and has gone up to
Italian Mountain. He was telling me
something about ohm Mccormick buy
ing third interest in the Falls Lode
up there from VIM. Haines.
/ don't care two cents for mines.
would rather have q ranch. Wish
could have bought that Warren Brown
place at Parlins. Jerry O'Regan pur-
chased il this week for 5000. There
are eighty acres in the piece.
Jerry will be doing like VIM. Snyder
some day--retire from rnnching and
cattle and buy mansion in Los
Angeles, Calf. Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder
expect to live there hereafter.
Peter Frahm, who sold out few
years ago, has moved his family to
Delta and bought home from c. H.
Martin.
Oh, yes, met the Parlin school
ma-am this week. She came down
with Misses Leafe Brown and Edna
Parlin to attend the Masonic dance.
am thinking Of taking dancing
lessons from Misses Trevarthan and
Ferguson. They are organizing .
class and teach the new steps while
| you wait.
hear that Crested Butte is to have
new sidewalks and other town i'm
provements. Wish we had few here.
expect we will be right at the
front pretty soon, now that we have
secured the Normal School. There is
. lot Of discussion as to where the
proper site should be located.
l saw in this weeks paper that E.
w. Fuller has been appointed post
master at Marble and C. E. Macy has
a similar place at Whitepine. And. oh
yes, Evan Brown has gone to Crested
Butte to act as assistant postmaster
there. Postmaster Van 0stern was
down from there yesterday and took
Evan back.
Herman Holloway and family got
back safe and sound this week from
Buffalo, where they spent the winter.
Mrs. Clara Ludwig is also home from
New York.
Jack met George EeStman's brother
]. H. Eastman, who arrived recently
from Cedar Springs, Michigan on .
visit.
F. B. Pitney is also entertaining .
brother, ". r. Pitney and family, who
came over from Leadville to visit.
| Ny boy went TO the ball game Sum
day and says that Harry Fauutner
had his hand badly cut catching the
ball. The same thing happened to
Frank Anderson last week. Frank