Gunnison news-champion., 1924-03-14
Tuenty Years
Ago
forgot.
And never brought to mint
Gunnison. March IA, 1904,

0uuuiSou, MaTCn IL, lJU4.
Dear Mary
Received your letter this evening.
You needn't have been so snappy.
didn't say you were trying to steal
Jack; | don't care if you io-go on
and take him.
feel mad enough to pack up and
leave. Mrs. J. NJ. Allen and daught-
er Winona, left tonight for Denver TO
Join MIR. Allen, then they are all GO
ing back to Mendoza, Illinois 10 visit.
| haven't an idea where Jack went
the other day; haven't seen him for a
week. thought he had gone to
Bowerman, but several from he e who
went up to attend the dance at the
hress building, said he wasn't there.
Father Ryan of the Catholic church
here. baptized the infant son of MIR.
and Mrs. NJ. J. Keough at that place
Sunday morning. The baby was nam
I'd Charles John.
The lady next door was up in Mt.
Carbon last week; got home today
She said the George Watson family
have brand new boy. My neighboi
was telling me about the fire which.
just about destroyed the house of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Stull. All Of their
clothes and wedding presents were de
stroyed.
II l hadn't felt SO blue this after.
noon, would have gone to the Finch
party at the home of Mrs. Frank Cuth-
bert. That new card game-Flinch-
is SO much fun. Mrs. Jos. Metroz al
so entertained at Finch yesterday
My neighbor, Mrs. Judd Riley
was initiated into the Woman's Relief
Corps Saturday. Also Mrs. C. T.
Sills and Mrs. Ethel Erickson. Yes
terday Mrs. James Young invited the
Corps out to her new ranch home. A
large crowd of member piled into a
hay rack and went out.
The Rebekahs also had an initia.
tion the other night, Dollie Vidal join.
ng.
An old pioneer Of Gunnison, Jos
Adams, died here this week. Also
Mrs. Chas. Julian died in Pennsylvania
and the body was shipped to Crested
Butte for burial.
Don't ask me anything about Jacks
mines. hear nothing else when he
Is around. II he would only 20 in
for ranching-oh, well, what's the use,
c. F. Bartlett and family sold their
ranch at Doyleville last week and de-
parted for Muncie, Indiana.
Jack certainly has been acting in
queer manner lately. Heard he had
been down in Powderhorn. r. M.
Cooper was up from the valley to
meet his daughter, Mrs. Sarah Wealth
erman and three children, who came
in from the east on visit this week.
Then the other day l was told Jack
was out on Antelope creek.
wonder II he is prospecting for rub
Der mine. 1t is claimed there is an
abundance of rubber plants out there.
and there is some talk of starting a
rubber manufactury in Gunnison.
l might be inclined to suspect TINT
Jack is looking for homestead, only
! know he hates ranching. Well, If
ne don't change his ways, he'll need an
accident policy. Harry Rufftrer was
IN town today representing the Com
servative Insurance Co.
That worlds fair contest is getting
exciting. A good many candidates.
have dropped out, and few now ones
entered. Nora Clifford is on the list
.S "SSAs nAoUCi meyer Is 8ne80. so
far. and Leila Hall, close second
Helen just got home from schoooi.
and says she is going to Finch party
tonight at Katherine Rutherford
The lady next door. was in just now.
% borrow soap. Her small boy is 60
ng. to the surprise on little Johnny
Hill tonight at Palisades Hotel, and
he pup carried off her last bar OF
'oap. The party is in honor of John
ly's eighth birthday.
Helen says she heard there is a
brand new girl at the Lashbrook
,onie.
noticed several of my neighbors
up the street a little while
.go. Helen says the kitchen of E. r.
;heney's house caught fire, but Robt.
iards grabbed garden hose and nut
nut the blaze in a jiffy.
Well. must close. OF course, I'm
Wiling to patch up our quarrel, but
'ou've got to quit writing to Jack. !
AS ever, AGNES