The Glenwood post., 1904-01-16
RIFLE BLASTS.

Piceance Saturday.
Henry Prechtel was in from his
ranch after supplies Monday.
c. E. Roberts, the Pueblo hide
man, was a business caller Monday.
SALTY came over from Meeker
Tuesday and made business trip to
Denver.
W. R. Lee, Fred G. Chapman and
{. M. Keck We're Glenwoodites here
Friday.
Frank Collins came down from Ba-
salt Tuesday and will visit with
friends for week
Chas. Chatfield drove over car of
steers from Piceance the last of the
week and shipped out to Denver
Miss Abbie and Lee Mitchell of De
Beque came up Wednesday and are
visiting with Mrs Milt Hubert
John G. and Thos. Gentry were in
from Meeker Tuesday on their way
out to Buena Vista Oh legal business
W. S. Godfrey of Cripple Creek
and Austin Gavin of Glenwoood were
business visitors to our burg Monday
Mr. and Mrs Walt Vance came up
Tuesday to visit with friends and to
take In the joint installation at the
Woodmen lodge
G. A. Seymour, manager of the
Hugus stores, came in Wednesday
morning from Denver to assist in in
voicing his line of stores.
Mr.. and Mrs R. S. Purtee are up
from Parachute this week. They are
thinking of becoming as one of us and
locating. A hearty welcome is ex-
tended.
H. w. Walters who spent several
days here overseeing the loading of
oil well supplies for his Rangely
wells, departed Saturday morning for
the oil center.
The Rife Coal Co. 8 mine is being
worked at capacity since the Install
ment of the pumping plant putting
water in the mine, this doing away
with gas and dust.
Little Mamie Tracy, niece of Mrs
James Neal, jr., is the proud possesor
of a fine wax doll, elegantly dressed
in the latest fashion, present from
her mother in South Dakota.
A. Glover has self lighting at
tachment for gasoline lamp patent
ed this coming with the T. A.
Blanchard "Gusher' washing ma
chine puts two of Rifles most respect
ed citizens in line to be prospective
millionaires.
An orchardist by the name of Spen-
Ger at Grand Junction after working
for ten long years has succeeded in
grating seedless apple, the fruit of
which is most excellent it is claimed.
The trees are to be for sale this com
ing season.
Miss Florence Hutton and Mr. AL
win Acklin were quietly married
Wednesday evening at the parsonage,
Rev Slutz performing the ceremony.
The young people have a host of
friends who join in wishing them
much joy and happiness
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Coltharp and
Miss E. J. Koehler came in from
Meeker Monday. Mrs. Coltharp and
sister. Miss Koehler were on their way
out to Denver and the east for visit
Mr.. Coltharp transacted business in
our burg and returned to the White
river capitol Tuesday
F. F. Walters, pastor of the Christ
ian church at Grand Junction closed
his series of sermons at the M. Il.
church here Friday evening return
ing home on the late evening train.
Mr.. Walters is forceful speaker and
a splendid singer az well and made
many friends during his stay here
Claude B. Morrison of Denver, one
of the head surveyors of the d. N. W.
P. railway, ''Moffat Short Line, -
came in from the north and went out
to Denver Tuesday evening. Mr.
Morrison didn't disclose any proposed
route or any other information during
his short rest here as regards railroad
building.
R. N Crawford and F. l.. Craw-
ford came in from Brooklyn, N Y.
Tuesday for lion hunt. They had
intended to secure John Goff as guide,
but when informed that Mr.. Goft
was busy with party Of sportsmen,
they engaged Steve Baxter of Glen
wood and left that evening to arrange
their hunting trip, starting from
Glenwood.
Joint installation of the Woodmen