Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-21
Twenty Years Ago
Gunnison, April 81. 1902.

Dear Nary
Time FOR another letter! Ny
stars! whert does the time 60 1--WE are
certainly growing old fast
II sure made one forget their age
the other night 1t the '"O''fd' Maids
Convention" 1t the La Veta hotel, .
home-tAlent production, under the di-
rcction Of Mrs. r. B. Lewis. p. C.
Boyles passed himself OF a. 'Profes-
sor Makeover" with . wonderful ma
chine for turning the old maids into
young ladies. Miss Mamie Harwood
read a spicy report on the bachelor
market. There's going to be some
weddings pretty soon.
Say, what do you think? I'm . full
fledged squaw, or should have said
heap big injun? I've joined the Aux
iliary to the Redmen Order here, call
ed the Pocahontas. Twenty-one ladies
joined the other night and we also
elected officers. They are: Mrs. Erma
Nourse, Prophecies; Mrs. VIM. Wat
son, Pocahontas; Mrs. n. C. Walker,
Wenonah; Beda Sandberg, Keeper of
Wampum; Florence Allen, Keeper of
Records; and Bob Potter is Chief of
Degree.
Miss Sandberg was telling me after
the initiation that her brother, Geo.
went back to Pender, Nebraska the
other evening TO see brother who 10
very i'll.
Last night the lady next door and
went to the entertainment and supper
given for the benefit Of the cemetery
improvement fund. 1t is planned to
erect cottage on the grounds for
the sexton. The supper was good and
50 was the entertainment. Among
those who took part were Misses Bes-
sic and Dosia Estes, who gave o piano
duet; Tenie Schmitz gave piano solo;
Mrs. A. NJ. r. Crooks and Mrs. Detsch,
wife of the district court stenographer,
each gave recitation. Two little
girls, Gertie Trevarthen and Isabel
Bray, sang songs, and Misses Gertie
Piper and Fannie Burnett gave an ex-
hibition in Indian club swinging.
don't know what they are going to
name the cemetery. The old one that
used TO be used across the river, was
called Glendale. l saw that in the
twenty year ago" column of the Trib-
une. Gunnison must have been some
town then, for read that Pennington
4 Sons had put on line of hacks be-
tween East and West Gunnison and
the fare was five cents.
Jack is somewhere down town. Darn
that man! He never came home to
dinner. He said something this morn
ing about helping s. ]. Miller. / sup
pose you heard Mr.. Miller had sold
his furniture and undertaking estab-
lishment 70 his brother-in-law, Clar-
ence Adams, who has resigned his Job
as engineer on the c. & S. railroad.
Our old friend, Frank Adams, sold
his property here on the corner of
Main Street and Tomichi Avenue TO
Quinn 4 Hogan, who are planning on
erecting q brick structure.
! went down to the depot last night
to see the Wort Jennings family 70.
They have left for good, they say, and
are going to New Jersey to live.
Did you know Josephine Pettin1ill
Of Pitkin was married this week to
Edward Martin Meyer.
Jack just came home. Says he was
not helping Miller at all. He has been
down at John Lamberty's place help
ing him put in . new fence. He brot
home . copy Of the Elk Mountain Pill
OF. c. L. Ross is the new owner Of
that paper.
Ny neighbor and are going to an
ice cream social tonight, given by the
ladies Of the Baptist church. Wish
you could 60 along.
Will close now and let Jack mail
this letter for me, - he u going down
70 see 8. s. Duree, who came back
the other day from Kansas. He had
his h little boy, Charley, with him on
the trip.
Oh. ! nearly forgot to tall you
that Capt and Mrs. George Bird, who
have had charge Of the county farm
for the past fourteen years, celebrated
their wedding anniversary the other
night ! think II was the 4Srd. / did
not 60.
Well, 70 long for this time. III eat
your share Of that ice cream tonight.
As ever, AGNES.
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