Gunnison news-champion., 1923-03-02
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Gunnison. March 2, 1908


Dear Mary
Well, you surely have n nerve!
calling me down because my letter was
so short last week. Wasn't last month
the shortest in the year? That was the
last letter l wrote in February, SC
there.
Here it's March. Ny! how the
time flies. Hope this month sports
nice weather, want to dress up fol-
the st. Patrick Ball the Catholic folks
give on the 18th. That date, the 18th
always reminds me of the joke my
dad played on an old Dago. The old
fellow was section hand on the rail-
road and with o bunch Of other men
bunked across from our ranch house
The old fellow was ignorant Of Ameri-
can ways and customs, and pestered
dad TO death for information. One day
the Italian had row with a red-head-
ed lrishman, also section hand, re-
garding st. Patrick's day. The Dago
demanded to know "when does the 18th
of March come" and when told, failed
to understand and promptly came over
to dad and asked: "Say, when does the
18th of March come! z" why" said
dad, ut comes on the 4th Of July, any
body ought know that" The Italian
promptly went back to the liishman
and it took the combined efforts of
all the men present to prevent fight.
"The governor" (meaning dadj had
told him the answer, and that settled
it.
My stars! What a lot Of paper I've
wasted on that joke. Haven't much to
write about any way.
Jacks down town this afternoon,
listening to the controversy over irri-
CATION water rights, being settled be-
fore John Mccormick, ut the court
house. The men in the case are all
from Cochetopa district-Hiram Van
iTasscll, John McDon0ugh, +. C. Eyer
ly, w. f. Funk, Thos. and H. S. Rob
er.s and Ed Cohen. Quite bunch OF
men from that section came down n
witnesses, among them Jim Slanc, one
OF the old timers of '76. Also Zach
Clark. Suppose Jack won't get back
till the cows come home.
air. Van Tassel was saying he is
expecting his nephew, Leon Van Tas-
sell, from Cora, Penn, to spend the
suiainer.
Chas. Jones of Iis, is acting as the
lawyer in the case. His wife is with
him, and staying at La Veta hotel. !
met her the other day when | went to
the party gwen by Mr.. and Mrs. r. B,
Lewis.
Went down town myself today, shop
ing and to get some postage stamps
see Bessie Estes has resigned at the
post office. Left yesterday.
Didn't get any mail, either, but Jack
got card from Billy Davis, who with
his wife is in California.
Met Clara Sewers on the street
She has been visiting with Mrs. L. v
Monroe at Doyleville. Mr.. Monroe
has just bought the John Lupold ranch
in that section. However, he is going
to enjoy short vacation before the
summer rush begins. He and one OF
his Doyleville neighbors, X. H. McCon.
nell, have gone TO Denver and Neb.
Also saw Howard Herrick, who was
up from Vulcan, where he keeps o
grocery store. Was running to catch
the train.
That boy of mine thought he had
good joke on me the, ,other day, when
he told me that w. L. Prescott had
resigned at the Rio Grande express Of
fice here, and there was q new "man'
in his place. had already read in the
local paper that the new "man" was
Ed. Mann, so l didn't bite.
The folks who sigh for "the good
old days." had taste of them this
week, so far as hauling water from
well or river was concerned. The
water mains froze up and put every
thing out Of commission for day OF
two. While the pipes were being
thawed out at the La Veta, the hose
containing boiling water accidently
slipped, and the hot water and steam
deluged the legs of small boy. Law.
renee Sullivan, who was standing near
Well. will have TO ring off. Guess
I'll have to mail it myself. Helen i.
busy fixing up, as she and a bunch
of Gunnison young folks are going ur
to the dance at Henry Borsum's ranch