https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/c00fa0d6989bc7d8e5bde67c967403ec.pdf 22b24402a743ef9e4b3b113e233e1a64 PDF Text Text n Ulysses Grant McJunkin born November 4., 1881 ..;. died February 5, in El. Paso, Texas. Funeral services were Thursday, February 1 o, f'r,om the Ignacio Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Don Kratz of£iciating. Burial was in the Ignacio Cemetery. Jake, as he was better known f .rom the time he was a small boy, spent bis 95 years in ~any areas and in many occupations. . . Recalling when he was in first grade in school in Saguache he told how the McJunkin family came a-cross the plains in a e overed wagon~ He admitted to being sea.red at night when he .heard the coyotes. He had a lifelong interest in music and played the 11iolin a.nd guitaro He said he remembered his mother saying, 11 .Take, I wis h you would s t op plunking away on that guitar, you are about to drive me . crazy" . . In his early years around this area he pl ayed his fiddle at t he county dances and his wife, Ruby, corded on the Piano. He was still playing for his own entertainment in his 80s. vlhen Chrestino Casias, another old time musician, came to see him the two played for hours at a time. . As a young man he freighted across the Navajo :r.eservation, helped . sutvey for a railroad in Arizona and was in the Silverton - Ouray area when t he mining days were a t their height, before he was out of his te~ns. An older l?rother, Elton, freighted supplies from Silverton across Engineer Mountain to Lake Cit.y. · · ·From the Ignacio Chieftain for J'uly 1 9, 1966 - Mr. Mc.Tunkin recalled · he married Ruby Bryan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. (George Washi:qgton.) Bryan at the Bryan home which was across from the present Don Gosney ranch. The Bryans and McJunkin were around before there were any houses in what is now down t own Igna cio. . In 1909 the Bryan store was located on the south s ide of the depot and at a l ater dat e Mr. Bryan built his store down to1mf (corner of Pioneer and Goddard). Mr. Bryan also built many of the present day homes in Ignacio. The Mc.Junkins lived in Durango fallowing t heir !aal'riage. Hr. McJ·un.~in thought it was probably July 4, 1909 that they and the Len.Andersons ca..~e out from Durango en t he t~ain f or the sale of lots as the land had just been thrown open for settlement. So this 4th of July a 30 or 4-0 piece band from Fagosa played for the celebration and there were . eats and speaches ·before the sale was to began, However, around noon; lightning, rain and hail and so· clod it turned to · .. snow. As the snow piled up the people took off and headed .for their hom~s and not a lot was sold. Some four years later the McJunkins did move t o Ignacio. Mr. Mc.Tun.kin ran sheep, then started in a Second Eand store business later addi ng groceries and dry goods.· After a number of years in one location t heybought the store and the business. which t hey operated until selling to Harold Phillips. They had three sons George, Grant and Harry. The McJunkins in later years lived in the :family Bryan home on Browning vhere Ed Mouser now lives. After Mrs. McJunkin's death Mr. McJunkin continued to live he:re during the summers in the house just north o:f his former home. In the winter he lt-as with his son,"Harry, in El ·Paso or his brother, J'illl, at his trading post near Winslow, Arizona • . He paint ed a good many pictures in his later years, mostly from memory of Navajoland and early day scene~. He hung these pictures on the walls of his home for his own pleasure. He did not like vdnter scenes, so he seldom painted bare trees, ice or snow. 1 �{, Get Well Soonl Sanen Frontal Russell Shock Erdman Tobias Belle Cutbair Raymonq. Frost Mary .An!l Newton Rosamary Couch Eliane Weaver Andy Duran Margarito Lopez De1phinia Galloges Deisy Eagle Ophilia Gomez Happy Birthday Feliz Cumpleanos Lupita Olguin Callesto Luchine Daisy Eagle Shelby Smith Conrado (C. D. Cruz) Ramous Silva Walter Jones Jose Epeminio Quintana Loren· Hopkins Cbrestina Pacheco Irene Rodriquez Florencio Salvador Lillian Liese Claudette Gilbert Anthoney Cordova Jewel Basgal cfohn Washington Denmark was the country picked this year to feature for the Foreign Foods dinner on February 11th for the Happy Homemakers Extension Club. The noon dinner was in the Presbyterian Church annex with Mr s . Heinie Gardner and Hrs . Olive Dillon as hostesses. Decorations were red and white in a Valentine Day theme. Danish r eceipes wer e given to the membe:rs • to prepare for the dirmer and during roll call each one told how to -make a suecial dish which started with Danish n:eatballs to pasteries . including Vi.king Coffee. · · · The business meeting fo;!J_owing .the dinner . was - conducted by the· -club president·, Mrs . Carmen Rea. Prizes were awarded for the Valentine poems a.t!.d word game. March 11th is the date of the next regular 3xtension Club meeting. Mrs. Laura Hill who usually goes south for the winter decided this year there was too mu.ch winter in Scottsdale and returned to her horn.a ir.. Ignacio on January 31st, before the Groundhog- day f orecast e 1t en. r La Ser.r'ora Laura Bill que pasa todos los in7ie!"nos -en Scottsdale , Arizona decidio que este a.ffo el invierno ~st acs. mejor aqui en Ignacio que en Axizcna. · ..Of c?urse I can read the doctor'~ wri1il1g, madam ••• lt says give :,ou something 1or $19.95." .. -. ,...,... ... to ' '• -- - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Thoughtful Years Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1972-1979 Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio; Ignacio Senior Center; Southern Ute; Bayfield; Arboles; Allison; Tiffany; Oxford; Southwest Colorado Description An account of the resource Monthly newsletter published by the Ignacio Senior Center with various contributors describing local news, events, obituaries, and biographies of prominent community members living in Ignacio, Colorado and the surrounding area. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource English; Espanol Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smith, Shelby; Jones, Charlotte Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ignacio Senior Center Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Thoughtful Years: February 1977 Description An account of the resource Monthly newsletter published by the Ignacio Senior Center with various contributors describing local news, events, obituaries, and biographies of prominent community members living in Ignacio, Colorado and the surrounding area. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio; Ignacio Senior Center; Southern Ute; Bayfield; Arboles; Allison; Tiffany; Oxford; Southwest Colorado Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource English; Espanol Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1977-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smith, Shelby Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ignacio Senior Center