Gunnison news-champion., 1922-08-11
Twenty Years Ago

Gunnison, August IL, 1902.
Dear Nary
Guess Ill lay aside my patching
didn't have TO mend clothes to make
them last, Well, any way, I am go
ing to have a new hat as soon as Mrs.
La N. Rogers, our milliner comes
back from St. Louis. She went yes
terday to get her fall stock.
am alone as usual. Helen went
to Katie Redden's birthday party
My boy is down town helping Evan
the way the wind is blowing, the boys
will have some job.
Next week we are going down to
Vulcan. Ms. H c. Herrick and the
boys went down today to join Mr..
Herrick, SO Ill have some acquaint-
ances there. Suppose the boys will
be tumbling in every prospect hole.
Wish l had horse and buggy and
could drive around the country. Mrs.
Louise Biebel bought herself a dandy
vehicle fom the Eastman livery stable
today. saw her driving by.
One of my nearby neighbors, Mar
tin Donnelly and family have moved
to Parlins to take charge of the sec
ton house.
l met Misses Emma Borsum and
Mary MCGOWAN from there yesterday.
The little girls were shopping.
Lee Welch was also a visitor from
Parlin the other day. He told Jack
he was going to teach the Vader
school this winter. Frank and Hat
tie Vader will take ninth grade work.
Don't you remember when we were
kids and went to the little country
school? I always liked the study Of
"fizzyology," as called il then. Lean
remember yet how enjoyed seeing the
( teacher get the chart of the human
body out and unbutton various flaps
to display how we were built. / re-
member one day when II. c. Getty
was supt. Of schools and visited our
room. We were having "fizyology''
and the study that day was the diges-
tive apparatus. We kids were all
gazing on that part of the body all
coiled up like a garden hose, when
Mr.. Getty came in and began asking
questions. We were scared stiff, but
managed to tell him we were study
ing about the "stumick."
There! / hope I haven't given you
"stumick" ache with that long yarn.
Our postmaster is enjoying a visit
from his sister, Miss Jennie Summers
Of Shelby, Ohio. si'- =
Quite a few visitors in town this
week. Bessie and Villa Dean came
up from Grand Junction with Virgie
Mueller, and will stay while. Lit
tie Gene Mccormick was also down
there visiting.
Carrie Eelis and Grace Stevens are
home from visit with Grace's sister,
Mrs. Harvey Stanley. Grace's broth
er, Tom Stevens, had a big party at
his ranch home the other night.
Mrs. v. p. Bates and children, Irene
and Ralph, are over from Basalt on
q visit.
Mrs. Chas Meyer was up from Lake
City this week on q visit and took
her little nephew, Ray Van AIKEN,
back with her.
We were all up at waunita Sum
day. Left here at daylight and got
there at noon. Everybody WINS ex-
cited over the big bear killed by DR..
Davis son, "Dr. Joe"
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
held q meeting Tuesday night and
selected w. s. Rainbow and Albert
Knoll as delegates to the doings in
Denver. Mrs. Fannie Whipp will
represent the Rebekahs. The Red
Men also sent . delegate to their
convention.
Jack just got home and wants his
supper early 50 he can 60 back TO
hear Mead Hammond speak tonight.
Pitlrin. Mr.. Dewey Just finished his
assessment work on his mining prop
erty, Catigans No. and 2, In Ter
ribie Mountain.
Well, . long. VIII write again