Gunnison news-champion., 1922-06-09
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison. June .. 1902.

Gunnison. June ., 1902.
Dear Mary
Say. Mary, do you know that if
sunburnt spots were worth money. /
could collect = couple Of million dol
lars right now. We went fishing on
Sunday, and all ! caught was my foot
in the hem Of my dress. Wish l
could be a little girl again and wear
short skirts.
Helen has gone to n party today.
Mrs. Eli Bates three grandchildren,
Winnie, Sadie and Norman Ready,
are up from Lake City on visit, and
Mrs. Bates is having party for
them.
] am glad Helen WINS invited. She
has been feeling blue becaue she did
not get her name on the honor roll at
school. 1t wasn't her fault, though.
Clara Surles and Genevieve Purrier
were the honor pupils from the high
school; those of the Sth year pupils
on the honor roll are Joe Miller,
Chauncey Summers; 7th year, Mar
garet Rise, Ina Evans, Guy Chinery,
Arthur Miller; 9th year, Bertha vi
del; 9th year. George Brown; 4th
year, Kate Redden,, Vera Adams,
Lonnie Miller, Carl Risse, Jack Nc
Cormick; End year, Alta Adams; 1st
year, Lorita Purrier, Lelah England.
One Of the Gunnison teachers, Miss
Emma Hetherington, is leaving this
week for her home in Westfield, Indi-
ana to remain. Quite q crowd of
friends surprised her the other night
at the home of Miss Mamie Harwood.
We haven't had any more fire
scarcs lately. Our fire company, L.
A. Buck Hose company held an cleo
tion of officers the other night. Louis
Miller is chief, VIM. Strunk, first AS
sistant; I. O'Leary, second assistant;
A. ID. Smith, secretary and +. f. Muel-
Ter, treasurer.
There was quite fire above Par
Inns, however, last week. The barns
and out-houses on Wilson Moore's
old place burned down.
Seems to have been some doings up
that way all ut once. Little Bryan
Balm was quite badly hurt by a rock
rolling down the hill and hitting him
on the head, and on top of that the
neighbors of c. w. Balm from around
the valley rendered his surprise
party the other night.
There is lots of fun mt those coun-
try gatherings. would liked to have
gone out to the dance at Herman
Eilebrechts the other night, but Jack
wouldn't go, and he won't let me
drive o horse, and every time / get
him about won over, someone has
runaway, and Re promptly refuses.
Emma Andrews was pretty badly
shaken up yesterday when her horse
ran away and busted things up, that
is, ! mean the buggy was busted,
heard the Christian Endeavors
were entertained by Rev. Ward the
other night, at the Rummage home. |
Two OF the girl members, Myrtle |
Myers and Mamie Corum, have gone /
TO the G. +. convention ut Leadville.
Myrtle's mother, Mrs. Lucy Myers,
has shut her candy store and is going
into the rooming house business.
Our druggist, d. Canaday, came in
This morning from Denver. He has
secured a~patent on his new invention.
Some kind Of new window shade
roller. No trouble to get it up
Or down. In bet Walter Mauer wish
I'd he had one when he got tangled up
IN the awning ,over Tom Murray's
place OF business. He had one finger
nearly severed.
had quite visit with Mrs. Ida
Stone, who is q guest Of Mrs. Her
nan Holloway. She is Grand Wor-
'hy Matron Of the Eastern Star.
! also met Mrs. H. A. Bomersock,
natron Of the Montrose Sanitarium,
who was visiting Mrs. Annie Downey
asst week. Little Helen Downey ac-
her home.
1t has been awful dull all week
Somebody robbed the New York Cafe
he other night and stole $3.50.
Doc Stork called on the town and
eft 2 daughter at the home Of Mr.. II
md Mrs. ]. E. White.
Jack says they have appointed
Mack Lewis to fiji the vacancy Of
'upt. Of the gas and water power
plant, D. J. McCann having resigned
ind gone % Denver.
Jack isn't home today. He has
,een helping Archer Miller with the
lew addition to his house, known as
he Fulton place.
Guess / had better ring of. It is
nearly supper time. VIII write an
,ther letter next week. As ever,
AGNES.