Gunnison news-champion., 1923-01-05
Tuenty Years
Ago
A chapter Of interesting
events that happened in our
midst twenty years ago."
.Gannison January s. 1908.

Gunnison January s, 1903.
Dear Nary
Well, l succeeded in dating this let
ter correctly, didn't L? Have been
busy all day writing etters and
answering Christmas cards. Thot
would include you in the list.
Ayl You surely had . Crouch that
morning you wrote to me. know
my last weeks letter was short, but
needn't have been SO touchy. II was
really Jacks fault. He forgot to
bring home the local papers, 80 did
not have any news. Jack met Fred
Lehman that day and the two got to
talking over old times. Mr.. Lehman
stopped over on his way TO Chloride,
Arixona- He used 70 live here in the
early days and was interested In The
Lend King mine near Chrystal.
He went down to Vulcan this morn
ing-Jack, / mean-with r. A. Skucs
to help him with some surveying.
I hear that Dwight Young, who
has been living in Vulcan, has moved
his family to Oakland. Nebraska.
The weather has been lovely this
past week. and I have been on the
go ever since New Years. Went to
the Domestic Science Club luncheon,
given by Mrs. H. p. Ferguson the
other day. Mrs. C. T. Sills will be the
hostess next time.
Mrs. A. Hartman had q lovely party
down at the ranch the other evening
for her son and daughter, Bruce and
Hazel, who leave next week for their
school work in Denver. The whole
Hartman family left this week for
Montrose TO attend family reunion
of the five Hartman brothers and
their mother, Mrs. Mary Hartman.
Had pretty wedding here the 9TH
er evening, when Rev. Ward, and
Miss Daisy Matteson were married.
The groom's brother, Rev. C. Z. Ward
came over from Colorado Springs to
officiate. The newly married Rev.
used to be our Presbyterian minister.
He has charge Of church ut Payson,
Utah now.
There will be another wedding on
the ninth Of this month, and you never
could guess who. Paul c. Boyles
and Mrs. Maude c. Goodner are the
ones who are going to travel in
double harness hereafter.
Our new Presbyterian minister is
Rev. w. A. Bass, of Montrose. His
family came up to join him the other
night, and number of the Ladies Aid
of that church went to the depot in
sleighs to meet them.
had company yesterday. Jim
Williams and wife were down from
Pitkin to spend Christmas with rela-
tives and called on me. Mr.. Williams
is ~atchman in the C. & S. yards at
that place
Mrs. e. P. Roll also spent a short
time with me. Her husband has been
transferred from Crested Butte to
Cimarron by the Rio Grande, and the
family are moving down.
Old Doc Stork hasn't been very
lavish with his stock in trade the
past couple of weeks. Only two new
babies. The Frank Ensign family
have big boy, while cute little
girl was left at the Chas. Nelson
home.
Oh, yes! ! almost forgot, you want
ed to know what Jack gave me Christ
p,as. Well, he didn't give me any
thing exactly, but ! bought 2 new
dress and charged it to him. Am go
DANES Wood and Mayo who have
opened dressmaling parlor, and
have them make it up for me.
clothes this winter, want to help
Helen pay for her music lessons and
let her learn banjo and guitar from
that new teacher, Harry Fogg, Of
Doyleville. He comes down twice q
week.
When are you coming down ?Bet-
ter get out of the backwoods and see
how city looks. I'll take you visit
ing. The lady next door and / went
yesterday to see Mrs. w. r. Mcneil,
who have Just moved here from
Denver. We also called on Mrs. Tom
German. She recently returned from
a long stay in Texas.
Just heard that Chas. Francisco is
dead. Passed away in Hotchlkiss
My stars! It's nearly six o'clock!