Gunnison news-champion., 1923-07-27

Gunnisou, July "a, 1909.
Dear Nary
III bet you are ~ mad - vet han
because l did not write last week, but
honestly, didn't have tina. You -
vas not home until this evening, 20
there. Just wait, now, and III tell
you all about Il.
suppose you heard about the gold
rush above Waunita? Well, I thot
for sure Jack would be- around that
neck Of the woods, 20 Helen and l
drove up with . bunch Of folks who
plan to be millionaires-some day, but
that fool man Of mine had already
been on the ground and staked about
a third Of the country. and then de-
cided to come on to Cunnison for .
visit with his dear family" only to
discover no one was home. Hal ha!
He went back to Whitepine with G. H.
Soden and Walt Barker, who were re-
turning to their claims.
was sorry to miss seeing Jack, but
Helen and enjoyed . short stay at
the springs. Met Chancellor H. T.
Buchtell of the Denver University, and
DR.. J. c. Weld, famous surgeon Of
Chicago.
Everybody was talking gold. The
believe half Of Gunnison was on
the scene, stalking out claims. John
Potter was rs excited Is . boy with
his first pair Of boot2
new camp is to be named Bowerman,
after J. C. Bowexman, who made the
first discovery = few days ago.
The lady next door was telling mo
all the news when I got home. Amot
the first thing she said was, "Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Williams have baby girl,
came this morning."
! found several invitations when
got home. One 10 fer the Cattlemen's
Bali tonight at the La Veta. Don't BE-
lieve I'll go, since Jack Is not home.
There are 50 many social events Of
late. on account Of Gunnison folks en-
jtertaining Wis. ling relatives or friends
and wanting to show them . good
time. Miss Flo Hamilton, who once
live here, is over from Castle Rock
on = visit, and the young folks had =
picnic on the river in her honor. Hell
en- was sorry she missed 1t, but is 60
ing to the lawn social the Catholic
ladies are giving on the church lawn
tomorrow evening. Believe Ill 90 too.
Among some Of the visitors in town
are Miss Belle Myers Of Nevada, Mo-,
who is visiting her brother, George
Myers, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. l..
A. Myers
J. r. Parks, former old-time resi-
dent Of Gunnison, stopped over for q
to his home in Denver from trip
thru New Mexico.
VIM. Coombs is enjoying visit
from an old friend, H. F. Hellary Of
Tronto, Canada.
hear Mrs. Elizabeth Trevarthen
and little George have gone to Fort
Collins for visit
And Mrs. E. N. Collins and two lit
tie girls left yesterday for visit in
Basalt.
villa and Bessie Dean have gone
ONE to Grand Junction, and Virgie
Mueller accompanied them for visit.
Judge McDougal is the prize fisher
man these days, captured the Denver
Post $50 prize the other day.
When we were driving home this
evening, noticed the carpenters at
work on the new addition Pat ORAL
Ion is erecting on his house on Colo.
Street. The new home Of w. L. Rich
ardson in West town, il also nearly
finished.
My boy came home while ago; he
was at Parlin with Cyril Mcdowell,
who went up to visit his cousins, the.
Leonards.
The boy says he heard that A. N
Hall, the saw mill man on Steuben
creek, came near being drowned yes
terday, when . part Of the ten-mile
bridge gave way and threw him and
team into the river. Some fishermen
rescued him.
The lady next door was saying to-
day that they have found the body Of
Mrs. J. 8. Martin, who was drowned
in East River about six weeks ago.
It was, discovered ten miles below
Crested Butte.
Hasn't been wedding for quite al
while oh, yes, Justice Leahy marIi-
ed couple named Henry Crosswhite
and Elena Haragon the other day.
hear that Mrs. James Burns son,
Hugh, was operated on in hospital
in Denver this week for appendicitis.
The Burns family used to live att
Pariin.
The local paper had an account Of
the death Of s. w. Keene in Denver.
He was one Of the old-timers Of. Mar
BILE, having opened the first quarry ct
the head of Yule creek.
Well, guess I've squared myself for
not writiny last week. Have told you
all the news. Until next week, good
bye. AGNES.
Miss Marion Foxgruber was 81
visitor in Gunnison this week with her