Gunnison news-champion., 1921-01-14
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison, January IA, 1901.

1unnison, JanuaFy Ii, lOl-
Dear Friend. Mary
You owe me a letter. but since you
are showed in. III overlook it this ,,
time and write again.
i feel so lazy today, anyway. Jack
and were out to the meeting Of the
Woodmen and the Woodmen Circle,
which held their elections Of officers.
/ didn't get an office this time. Those
who did are: Henry Crooks, consul
commander; Lee Clay, advisor lieut..
ant: Henry Lake, clerk; w. W. Mckee.
banke<; Charley Eastman, escort; c.
ii. Meyer, watchman; Harry Akin,
sentry; r. d. VanAken, manager.
The Woodmen Circle elected the
following officers: Alma Wegner.
worthy grand; Margaret Flavin, Mag
ician; Mary Mueller, banker; Mary
Caldwell, watchman; Clara Mason, at
tendant; Maty VanAkcn, clerk; Eleanor
Ferguson, manager.
/ am certainly glad that school has
re-opened again. My boy says that
his room has two new pupils from
Parlin-Amos Hall and Fred Rogers.
l note in our local paper that Miss
Sylvia Smith, the lady editor from
Crested Butte, was in town this week.
Suppose she ran out of news and came
to see what was going on in the city.
Miss Sarah Marsh, who has been
working in one of the printing offices
here. decided that California was the
better place than Gunnison, and this
week left for that state to spend the
winter. So many are planning on
going there that have notion to go
also.
F. A. McGregor of Powderhorn was
telling Jack today that he is planning
on California trip soon. Jack says
Mack will be lost without his bronchos
to ride.
Heard piece of interesting news
this week. Claud Smith, who started
to learn the druggist business here in
d. Canady's drug store, now owns one
of the biggest drug stores in Grand
Junction, bought it himself.
Oh, yes, Pete Miller is all right
again. He and his brothers, Louis
and Jake have been enjoying visit
with some old friends from Hamilton,
Ohio, Messrs VIM. Lodder and Frank
Grotier.
We have been hearing a great deal
these days about the proposed Gunni-
son tunnel, which may be built soon.
near Montrose The water will be
used to irrigate the arid lands of that
section.
Jack is talking of joining the Red
was anxious to go on the war path.
This lodge held meeting the other
night and elected officers for the en-
suing year. John Wolfe was elected
Prophet, Geo. HetheIington, Sachem;
f. +. Mueller, Senior Sagamore; Walt
er Dodd, Junior Sycamore and j. A.
Leahy, Chief Of Records. Oh, yes, they
have a great pow-wow at their gather
ings but | don't know whether they sit
on the floor and smoke peace pipe or
not
The Relief Corps is after me to join.
One of the members, Mrs. Henry
Purrier, was appointed national aide
on the staff of the national president,
Mrs. Mary l.. Carr.
The lady next door was over here
this afternoon with her little boy.
He is so cute. / asked him how he
got SO many frcckles on his face and
he replied that mamma don't wipe
my face dry when she washes it and
the skin rusted. His mother says
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Rummage have
gone to Owensboro, Kenucky for a
long visit.
My neighbor, Mrs. S. w. Harper, is
leaving this evening to visit with her
daughter Mr.. Arey, in Colorado
Springs.
H. S. Crooks and P. J. Hurley have
gone to the capital city for a while.
Mr.. Hurley, you know, is clerk of the
appropriation committee in the legis-
lature.
Did you know Frank Carlin had died
Pitkin last week?
Your old friend, Emil Peterson, of
Whitepine, was in town today, getting
shave and fixed up preparatory for
trip to Arkansas and Missouri.
heard that f. A. McGregor, Frank
Lightley and T. w. Gray were going
to Salt Lake City next week as dele
gates from the local stockgrowers as
sociation.
Well, must close now, as want to
bake some cookies for supper, and be-
sides you owe me two letters.
I'll tell you more news next week.
As ever, AGNES.