Gunnison news-champion., 1922-10-27

powder that l left on the shelf near
the baking soda
It's quite cold down here and have
been hugging the stove. We got in n
supply of coal from the Baldwin Star
mine. Carey Partch leased the mine
TO Henry Purrier last week.
| missed a lot Of social doings here
while ! was gone. l was sorry not to
be present at the shower given Ethel
Ferguson at the Woodman Hall Sat-
urday. She is to be married in few
days to +. G. Palmer.
A number OF the ladies have or
ganized n domestic science club, and
am going to join after while. The
members are Mesdames Jos. Collins,
S. d. Clark, Sprigg Shackleford, A. d.
Smith, II. NJ. Webster, c. T. Sills, J.
+. whipp, Ira Brown, Tom Brown and
II. p. Ferguson. Jack says he feels
that he is qualified to join anything
in the cooking club line after all the
practice he has had.
! found several invitations among
my mail. One of them was a bid to
the china wedding celebration given
by Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Smith, who
have been married twenty years.
The children seem to have had a
regular social spree. Helen has
been telling me about the birthday
party given by Hattie Vader at the
ranch home. Helen and the boy also
attended the surprise party given on
Harry Coombs. who leaves this week
to resume his studies at the pharmacy
college in Philadelphia.
Then there was a big birthday party
at Eli Bates home for Charlie, and a
big time out at the Jim Stevens ranch
the other night.
Helen wants to join the basket ball
team, but ] am afraid If she does she
Will get hurt. Jessie Holloway fell
during game the other evening and
cut cash over one eye. Mabel
Walker had a finger thrown out of
joint. while Myrtle Calvin sprained
an ankle.
The boy joined the newly organized
foot ball team, of which Clyde Brew
er is captain and Harry Endner sec
retary and treasurer.
Harry Endneris father, by the way
has opened a lumber yard in Hotch-
kiss.
went down town this afternoon
to do some marketing, and had the
funniest experience. / did not know
that the new brick block was COM
pleted and got all mixed up. L. J.
Sampliner moved into one of the new
store rooms and Boyles & Kane have
their stationery store in the building
vacated. Miller & Allen have their
dry goods stock in the new building
and also Collins & Mccormick have
moved their grocery and bakery. A
home bakery has been started by Mrs.
L. Miner and Mrs. II. A. Woods in
one of the store rooms just vacated.
Had great time shaking hands.
met Miss Laura Deering on the street
She was down from her school at
Doyleville. Two Of her pupils grad
uated from the eighth grade this
week. They were Ralph H. Des-
Combes and Clara Sewers.
met Miss Agnes Winters in one
of the stores and she was telling me
about her chum's wedding in Denver
on the 18th, at which she was brides
maid. All the parties except the
minister were deaf-mutes.
Quite number of weddings here
the last week or two. Among them
were H. F. Trampe and Miss Mar
garite Beatty. The wedding occurred
at the home of Mrs. Lucy Meyers.
w. F. Buckley and Miss Mary A.
Taylor were married at the Catholic
church, Mr.. and Mrs. Pat DAILY stand
ing up with them.
A Crested Butte couple, ]. H. Ew.
ing and Miss Jessie Ross were mar
ried last week.
/ received the announcement Of the
arrival of daughter ut the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Urias Williams in Grip
pie Greek. There is new boy at the
Frank Brown home here, and one al
the s. S. Sanford home in Spencer.
| Some of my neighbors have been
dropping in to see me this afternoon
Mrs. J. w. Rockefeller and Mrs. p
L. Snodgrass were telling me about
their hunting trip in the White River
country. They each shot deer.
Jack is out getting points on the
coming election. J. M. McDougal il
running for representative.
l hear Andrew Bray has moved to
town from Crested Butte. Also the
family of Chas. Hazelhurst Of thai
town is moving to Cimarron.
went into the telephone Office yes.
terday to call up friend and was
surprised to see Miss Mabel Meyer
on the job as Hello" girl. Miss Mel.
lie Flavin has resigned.
The women's clubs have started W
for their winter work. / am going te
attend the next meeting Of the n. A
c., when Mrs. Webster will tell us
about her recent trip to Boulder as Q
delegate to the Federation Of Wom'
ems clubs.
My goodness! Helen just came in
saying little Johnny Watson, Sheriff
Watson's son, came near being burn.
ed to death when he was playing with
matches. Mrs. Robert Hards saw
him in time.
Jack was telling me something
about John Berryhill getting hurl
when his horse ran away and plunged
thru barbed wire fence.
Guess I'll have to close now
T.