Gunnison news-champion., 1922-12-22

Thursday, December II
W. ID. Parry has been under the
Neather the past three weeks, but is
elo@4y Recovering
The pOa al5IIcg has been moved back
70 the ODD house, and John Williams l.
our new postmaster.
AIRS. B.H Steele has gone 10 Omlsie,
Oklahoma, 10 visit her parents FOR the
WINTER. SEe vii return m the spung.
A Mr.. AIug from Grand Junction Is
the new section foreman here, b.
Baeksgard taxing the position Of yard
master ~ G.saw0od Springs.
Walsh L Brooks have about finished
moving into tie AeTtIns building, and
wlli cam = lull line Of vegetables,
fresh meat and groceries. TINS is a
long fell ant IN this town
About a.. the men who work at the
quarry have moved up TO their winter
quareers up there, but il will be hard
10 Keep them there all the time, a. too
many 1ttTaCugus exist IN Marble.
ne 18th vas the birthday of Tom
ME BroOks ana Mrs. Ihomsons. Tom
mes birthday cake had four candles
on It, while Mrs. Ihomsons had 100.
Many nioe gifts were received by the
two.
The Thimble Club met with Mrs.
Goodrich last week. Her little daught-
ter, MaEigne and 4 few other Little
girls from the club we're present. Nice
TefreshmgHts were served to the little
folks.
lhe Community Aid met with Mrs.
John Brooks yesterday. Mrs. Brooks
and Mr. Gertlg served the refresh.
ments, which were very nice. Con-
steering tSc weather, u good many
were present.
An accident occurred at the mill
yesterday, when the roof of No. i.
caved IN from the weight of snow,
Two men we're hurt, Oscar Pratt suf-
fered a broken ankle, and Del Bush
had one wrIst broken. The men. with
several others, were shoveling snow
of the roof, when il suddenly fell in.
About 100 feet Of the roof collapsed.
All the others escaped by jumping. All
the snow Of the season has been very
heavy and contains much moisture.
Alden a. Thomson
Alden 4. Thomson was born in
Pennsylvania. He was fourteen wears
old the day Lincoln was assasSinated.
Students Of history Will know his ex-
act age.
He pcnt q years on 4 farm and in
lumber yards of Pennsylvania. He at
TENDED the Edinboro, Pa. Normal
School taught several years: gradu-
ated from the University of Michigan
IN ISIS. He then located in Central
Kansas, where he practised law and
engaged IN newspaper work for eleven
years In 1889 he came to Colorado,
locating at Aspen, where he continued
ms Hewspaper work for eighteen
yeara. In 1907 Mr.. Thomson went to
Marble and became connected with
the lule Marble Company. where he
renamed from its inception to its de-
cline a few years ago. He then spent
seven years on a homestead in the
Upper Muddy country.
Mr.. Thomson's ambition in early
life was to be doctor. His mother.
however, wanted him to be a preacher.
while mis- father desired him to become
lawyer. Fathers wishes prevailed.
Mr.. Thomson, however, thinks that
he would have made good doctor, a
fair preacher, but does not think him
self good lawyer. However. he is
our newly elected justice of the peace
IN Marble-Judge Thomson, il you
please
Mr Thomson says that in his life
OF little over three score and ten
years, it u interesting to contemplate ]
the great advance which has been
made in the arts and sciences: the |
startling discoveries and the great
mechanical marvels of today. At the
time of his birth, the telegraph had
but recently been invented and was
not in general use Lucifer matches
had just succeeded the flint and tin
der; the tallow candle and sperm oil
were about the only means Of illumin-
alton then At the age Of ten, he saw
crude petroleum burned for the first
time in chimneyless lamps; later, saw
the first ocean cable laid; heard the
flrst phonograph; listened to voices
/ over the telephone: heard the mes
sages out of the clouds, via the wire
less; saw electricity first applied to
scores Of mechanical devices; heard
I the Wright Brothers boast of staying
IN the air three minutes in their aero
plane; has seen the efficient airships
of the present day, the wireless tele-
Z graph, so long considered visionary
dream, become a splendid reality. He
has beheld the effects of that mysteri-
Gus metal, radium. but recently dis
covered and SO little understood He
has seen the wonderful advances made
in the science of medicine, where dis
eases that formerly claimed a heavy
toll of lives, have lost their power Of
evil. Some years ago diphtheria, ap-
pendicitis, smallpox, typhoid fever
and like diseases spared but few of
those contracting them. What will