The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-04
GLENCOE.

Mr.. w. C. Smith, of Minneapolis, was
q Glencoe visitor during the past week.
His son Edgar has recently become a
member of the junior class in Stevens
seminary, having previously been in at
tendance at the Orchard Lake military
academy.
Mr. j. L. Egbert, one of the oldest res
idents of Glencoe has sold his city prop
erty and will soon remove to Portland
Or, where he has become part owner
in an established business.
A man from Renville county by the
name of Boehm, while Un visit to his
parents in this city was taken sick with
smallpox the first of the week. The case
was Immediately quarantined and no APP
prehensions are felt that the disease will
spread As a special precaution. how
ever, nearly all who had not been pre-
Viodsy vaccinated have since attended
to it, The board of education is urging
parents TO have all children vaccinated
without delay. This is the first case Of
smallpox that has existed in Glencoe for
at least twenty years.
a complete system of steam heating
has been installed in the public school
buildings of the city by the Moore Heat
ing company, of Minneapolis. The boilers
are located in the basement of the Henry
Hill building, and the steam is carried
from there by means of pipes laid I'M
derground to the seminary building. The
system is on the most approved plans of
modern architecture and was installed
at a cost net far from $1,000.
Mr. William T. Churchilfs improve
ments on his residence are completed,
and as a result his home now presents a
thoroughly modern appearance.
LIr G. K. Gilbert and Mr.. w. c. Rus
sell have been absent on business in the
northern part Of the state during the
greater part of the past two weeks.
p NJ WEIGH has recently acquired the
mill property of Fred Ahlbrecht, and has
not only thoroughly overhauled the ma
chinery, but has remodeled the mill to
quite an extent and added much new
machinery. The mill will contain sew
eral sets of stones, in addition to a full
equipment of rollers, and will be espe-
cIaily adapted to making the best quality
OF flour for home production Mr.. De-
neen. a former miller of the Plato Mill
ing company, has been engaged to take
charge of the mill.
A county educational convention of Nc
Leod county was held i'll this city Satur-
day. Nov. 2. 1t was largely attended and
a very interesting programme was pre-
scented. In the afternoon the conven-
ton was addressed by Hon. John w.
Olsen. state superintendent, who spoke
on the subject of "A Practical Educa-
ton The next county convention will
be held at Lester Prairie, where new
school house is son TO be opened.
The game of football played last Satur-
day at Renvilie between the nigh school
team of that town and mixed school
and town team from Glencoe resulted in
a victory for the latter by a score of 70
to 5. The Glencoe team was made up of
students from Stevens seminary with
two exceptions, and was rendered re-
eeption while in Renvllle by the students
of the Renville high school, which was
highly appreciated by the visiting team.
About sixty acres of beets were har-
vested around Glencoe this year. Hutch
inson's acreage was somewhat large.
Fred Knoelr, of Plato, who was the