Gunnison news-champion., 1924-07-11
Gunnison. July IL, 1904.

Gunnison, July IL, 1904.
Friend Mary:-
Well, here am again; just finished
canning a crate Of cherries and feel
half-eooked myself The cherries are
fine and look so pretty in the jars. l
used the steam method. You wash
and drain firm, ripe cherries and fill
jars about two-thirds full and put tops
on but do not screw down. Place the
jars in n tub of warm water and set
on stove and let come to boil, then
pull TO the back Of stove and allow the
fruit to remain in the water until
they are cooked but not mushy. Have
ready a thick sugar syrup and pour il
on the cherries boiling hot; seal jars
tightly. Be sure your jars are firm
ly set in the tub and let water come
up 10 little below the top of the Jar.
II has been so hot today and am
tired out. Have lot Of chores to do
besides. Jack went to White Pine
last night. Two men, John d. Bryant
and L. G. Bligh, who were working in
the tunnel of the Bill Short mine. were
blown to pieces when some giant pow
der exploded.
Well, won the bet with Jack on the
outcome of the News-C Champion con-
test Mabel Meyer won first place as
the most popular young lady, receiv-
ing 2S625 votes. and Leila Hall came
in second, with 23S33 votes. They will
leave for the Worlds Fair at st. Louis
next week.
went to town with Jack yesterday
when he left for White Pine, and spent
the afternoon with "the lady next
door" We had a dandy visit, but
just as we started to eat dinner, the
fire bell rang and Of course, we "beat
it, to see who was going up in a blaze.
Il happened to be the bottling works
belonging to John Rissc, and a lot Of
damage was done; nearly took w. L.
Richardson's new house also.
Oh, say, Geo. Eastman has bought
that two-story residence from j. W.
Runmage. II will make fine home
for the Eastman family.
"The lady next door" and had
quite a gossipfest yesterday. She was
telling me that Fannie Winters has
gone to Grand Junction to spend a
month with Alberta Rogers.
She was saying that VIM. Strunk's
sister, Mrs. Minnie Schiley, died last
week in Philadelphia.
We had the afternoon to ourselves,
as her little girl had gone to the party
given by Mrs. A. Hartman and Mrs.
NJ. Jay. The ladies are presidents Of
the Sunday School departments of the
NJ. f. church, and were entertaining
the young folks at the Jay home.
/ had to do some shopping before
came home. noticed when ! was in
the .Gunnison Hardware store that w.
II. Crane, who has been with the firm
so long, has left. Heard he has gone
to Salida to open gents furnishing
Establishment.
Miss Emma Peterson came up from
lola on the same train Jack left on
She had been visiting down there.
Earl Fraser, who has been teaching
in lola, also came up last night. He
will teach in Pitkin next year.
There was q wedding in town this
week. C. A. McWilliams and Eliza
Benson, both of Crested Butte were
the parties.
William Sammons and his bride, nee
Cora Cobb, were in town while ! was
there. They were married in Pow.
derhorn this week. Had big we'd
ding with dance afterwards. Got q
lot Of fine presents.
may drive up your way some day.
Jack has promised to buy me buggy.
Our horse is SO gentle. / drove him
yesterday. Wonder how Mrs. Annie
Downey and family will enjoy their
long drive to Paonia. Her mother
Mrs. John Marshall, went with them.
Guess ia better ring off and get
some work done before dark. My boy
went fishing. Come down and see me
some day and we'll have cherries.
With love, as ever,