Gunnison news-champion., 1922-09-08
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison, september 5, l9O2

Gunnison, September s, 1902.
Dear Mary
Just few lines. Haven't any news
to tell you, but wanted you to know
l haven't passed up old friends be-
cause We had millionaire in town.
Yes sire. George Gould and n party
were here fishing this week. Hope
the honorable George got an eye full
of the Rio Grande in this section, and
will ordered the line broad gagged.
No, didn't go anywhere Labor
Day. Jack was going to Telluride
but changed his mind. Tom Murray
and wife went
Was down town yesterday and
met Mrs. A. NJ. X. Crooks. She has
been on n camping trip on the Coche-
topa and had the good luck TO shoot
a deer. Mrs. Ed Funk also proved
herself clever woman with firearms.
couldn't hit a barn door with both
both barrels going off. Mrs. FunRs
little daughter, Edith, was quite bad
ly hurt the other day when a horse
threw her off.
Mrs. Funk's grandfather, ID. NJ.
Crabbe, of Macomb, Illinois, has been
visiting on the Cochetopa this sum-
mer. He is leaving pretty soon.
Tom Roberts who lives up that
way received a telegram from Eng
land this week that the Stork had left
a baby daughter at his home across
the sea.
The Stork's relation who holds
down the job in America, spent the
weekend at Doyleville and left u boy
At the Vim. Mcconnell home and a
girl at the ID. A. Hatch ranch.
A good many summer visitors are
departing for their homes. Mrs.
Frank Adams and son, Clarence, re-
turned to Denver Sunday. Mrs. Ad-
ans says her husband has about re-
covered from his serious attack of
! rheumatism and blood poisoning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fry of Salt Lake City
departed Sunday. They have been
visiting the Fred Hagen family.
While l was down town l met
Mrs. Frank Brown from Grand juno
tion. She is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Sylvia Northway.
Mrs. d. J. Applegate was a visitor
from Crested Butte during the week,
and on her return hom Mrs. J. NJ.
McEwen accompanied her for visit.
Lots of country folks in town these
days, now that harvest is nearly over.
Up at Parlin the other night the
families Of John and Ballard Coats,
Fritz and Henry Borsum got togeth-
er and had a big harvest celebration
at the Fritz Borsum place. Some re-
,lations of the Coats families, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lon Coats of st. Zoe, Mo-, were
also there.
The folks up Ohio Creek rendered
Bertha Vidal surprise Saturday
night.
Mrs. John Parlin was down from
the place that bears her name, Mon
day. Her husband had free -for-all
with a huge lynx the other night.
The varmint was stealing Mr.. Par
Inns chickens and during the night
Uncle John" went out in the chicken
house to argue with the thief.
School will soon start again. Miss
Grace Stevens was down today from
her home on Steuben creek. She is
going TO attend SCHOOL here this win
ter and will stay with the family Of
w. H. Crane.
! hear H. C. Getty is to teach at
Olathe this coming year, and Prof.
w. Keplinger will teach in the Delta
schools.
Bruce Hartman has gone to Fort
Collins to the Agricultural College.
George Hetheringt6n and bride re-
turned yesterday from their honey
moon. Hasn't been any weddings in
Gunnison for some time but there are
plenty of rumors.
S. L. Trine has sold out his in
terests in the feed store to Jack
Downey, and then purchased from B.
W. Marsh his leather and harness
shop.
Jack and the boy went fishing this
morning and just after they pulled
out, Major X. A. Skues drove up to
find out If he would go to Spencer
with him. He was going down to
do some surveying for Pat Trainor,
supt. of the Head Light mine.
Jack was telling me that he met
Judge Thos. O'Brien of Marble the
other day. They used to be old pals.
An old-timer Of the eighties, John
r. Wallingford, died in Denver this
week.
Guess I'll ring off now, Are you
coming down soon? The Monday
Afternoon Club is to meet again on
Monday, after the summer vacation.
Come and go along.
With love, AGNES.