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Show LOCAL ITEMS. Now for the gobbler. r m r Ihanksgiyiug holiday Thursday. R R R Everybody to the swell party next Wednesday evening. O! K R "St. Elmo," at the opera house Saturday (tomorrow) night. R Frank Carroll returned Sunday from a visit to the metropolis and Mt, Pleasant. system. The laud ia all taken up: but much of it will be portioned into smaller tracts and sold. R R R It would be interesting to hear the Colonel's answer to the question ' What is a progressive!" u at Thanksgiving programs are being arranged to preseut separately in the various departments of the public school. a ia a J. M, Sullivan has sold out his meat and grocery concern to William Perkins, who took charge Wednet-day. Wednet-day. Mr. Sullivan will be employed at Salt Lake City. R R R Miss Cora Swain iu "Madam's Divorce" at th opera house Monday night certainly captivated the audience. audi-ence. The play abounds with comedy of a class that rarely is afforded af-forded the theatre goers of Gunnison, and was handled to perfection. R 1 R The pipLg necessary to complete the water system line is all received and has been distributed ready for laying, which will commence just as soon as the trenching is accepted Mr. Eric'lsson is working a good force of men and will uot be long in getting the trench ready, bo that we mav p-nent. the water nined into Gun R K " The Gunnison Cash store announces an-nounces a closing out sale, to commence com-mence Saturday, November 26 R R Mr. Taft has returned to the White House once more, and that will be his address until further notice. Perhaps Per-haps until the composition of his message to congress. R R R Miss Mary Gledhill has visited friends at Manti, Ephraim and Mt. Pleasant, rehiring on the belated train Monday evening K ft K You have paid your taxes, of course. Tne Gunnison end was a big one this year, and no mistake ; but it is better than going to the poor house, of course. Of course it is J - ' L nison before long S! R R Farmers find the open season this fall quite acceptable, especially those I having crops of sugar beets to harvest. Several car loads of beets and potatoes were shipped from Gunnison valley points this week and a number more will follow. This with the alfalfa seed industry will put no small 'sum of money among the people of this viciuity. A mill to grind up alfalfa into meal would : be another paying i.dustry. R R R I There is some talk of laying a foment walk from the bank corner to j the city hall. It would be a good thing to do, but better if extended as far as the school site. Let us do thiogs proper while we are at it.J.'nd give citizens an eaa-ts9.oae' to bid on the work w Missive 'a re at it, R R R . On 7.i;Bgiving eve, Wednesday, November 23, the Mutual Improva-iiie.nt Improva-iiie.nt assrciUions of the Gunnison ward will give a concert and dance at : the opera house The associations need some expense money and are taking this means of raising it. Concert Con-cert 8 p. ra , dancing begins at 9. This will be a swell event. R R R A big gwng of men is emyloyed - n the Highland canal, putting it in shape for good service next seaor. Lauds lying east and south of Gunnison Gun-nison field and extending south past Axtell, numbering some 13,000 acres, are capab'e of irrigation uuder this |