Gunnison news-champion., 1923-06-01
Gunnison, June /, 1908

Dear Mary
Doesn't the date at the top of this
letter remind you Of the day so long
ago when You promised to "love, honor
and obcy?" June always makes me
think of brides and weddings.
Awfully windy today, been so nice
all week, too. Decoration Day was
a beautiful day, and we all went "a
the cemetery. The G. A. r. and the
w. X. c. had charge of exercises. The
Old Soldiers made quite long line in
the parade. There's so many of then
here. John j. Potter and Henry F.
Lake were neads of the doings.
jack came home Saturday. Got
tired of his own cooking, | guess. He
is going back soon. He said il was
getting lively in White Pine. Dan c.
Tobin is opening up the Eureka and
Erie properties, and thinks he will be
as rich as his brother-in-law, j. J.
Brown, some day.
Phil Hyland OF that place has gone
to Arizona.
Wish you could have been at the
Masonic Hall the other night when
the graduates had their exercises
Cara Shackleford was the only high
school graduate, and the next day hei
mother held a large reception for her
The eighth grade pupils also gradual
ed the same evening.
School is now out for vacation. One
of the teachers, Miss Hattie Evans,
will teach in Marble next year. She
had her pay raised to $50 month.
The Crested Butte election case
was tried in the court here this week.
You know the vote for mayor came
out tie, also the vote for town clerk
so the judge here had the two candi-
dates for mayor, George Shields and
Tim bowling, draw lots; Tim. won.
Mrs. Susie Miller won over Jas. janet
son for clerk.
Say, Mary, what do you think of q
man who is so fond of eIk's teeth that
he makes it hobby? Rev. Bass was
entertaining friend here recently, T..
A. Peltz who has a collection valued
at $4,000.
Expect the town will be getting
lively pretty soon. The young people
are beginning to return from college.
Mars. A. Hartman and little Leah
went to Denver last night to meet
Master Bruce and Miss Hazel Hart
man.
Met Mrs. Maurice Hogan on the
street yesterday. She was buying new
things. Says she is getting ready for
a trip to her old home in Canada az
soon as her daughter, Miss Agnes, re-
turns from Leadville, where she has
been teaching.
Also met Rev. Rivalier from Salida
Used to be pastor of the Catholic
church here. He has been transferred
to Glenwood Springs.
Helen says Johnnie Watson broke
his leg near the hip today, while run.
ming down the cemetery hill. Poor
kid. ! dislike to see little folks get
hurt.
The lady next door has such cute
little girl. She came in one day when
! was making pie and wanted Ia
know what kind it was. / told hei
it was a lemon meringue. She went
home and tried to tell her mother, but
forgot the word, "meringue," so came
back and said: "what did you say that
pies last name was :"
They were down town the other day
and gentleman said to the little lady,
iii give you q nickle for kiss" She
ing castor oil"
Wish ! had some news to tell you.
No weddings or big affairs of any
kind all week. Oh, yes, a couple from
Crested Butte were married here one
day recently-Joseph Beocilli and Miss
Josie Premore.
Helen says Ed Mueller is central
at the telephone exchange. Guess the
regular operator, Mabel Meyer, has
gone TO Lake City. She was talking
Of visiting her father, C. H. Meyer.
Heard that Palus Carpenter has filed
on 16O acre homestead in the Cebolla
homestead. Wish my boy was OLD
enough to be q farmer.
He is out at the Rollins place on the
Upper Gunnison today, to a birthday
party. Was also invited to the birth.
day party on VIM. Cobbs 1t Powder
horn, but had no way Of going down