The Glenwood post., 1905-07-08
CELEBRATES WITH
A BIG BONFIRE
Holocaust Sweeps Part of Carbon
dale Off the Nap, and Turns
Festivities of the Fourth
Into Sadness
NEI6HBORING TOWNS CELEBRATE

There We're few people left in Glen
wood last Tuesday, nearly all of our
citizens taking advantage of the day
to visit nearby towns where they par
ticipated in the festivities of the day
A special train on the Rio Grande
leaving Glenwood at s:i5 carried over
100 passengers to Rife while the reg
ular trains, both Grande and Midland
bore many others, some bound for New
Castle and Others going on to Rifle to
mingle with those who had preceded
them. 1t is conservative to say that
Glenwood furnished at least $50 Wis
itors to the Rife doin and so far as
heard from all are glad they went
down there for surely the Ritieites
neglected nothing which would add to
the comfort and pleasure of their Wis
itors.
The program was complete and we'll
executed. The old fashioned country
parade was novel feature and one
greatly enjoyed the prize for the best
turnout being awarded to Mrs j. T.
Hunter while Charles Engel was voted
the most comical turnout: Charles
Mullen the most comical gent afoot:
Mrs. Charles Mullen the most comical
lady afoot, while the prize for the best
turnout for mounted man, horse and
rider considered was awarded to
Willie Thompson. The best turnout
for mounted lady was awarded TO Mrs.
Della Campbell. The roping contest
was won by John Cawkins, with c. J.
Dickinson, second, and Charles Lamb
third.
The baseball game between Grand
Valley and Rife resulted in victory
for the latter, the score being 21 to II.
All other sports, games and feats of
daring were of an interesting charac-
ter, and under this head must not be
forgotten the eating contest on the
lawn of c. l.. Todd, where Jack
Munro and Richard Luxeu dis
tinguished themselves in CASTRO
nomic bout which won considerable
applause Dul tuustu lIt DtNN SO utD
uneasiness' later in the day that
they vow they will never attempt to
break the record
A number of our people went to
Carbondale where they report an ex-
cellent program; others who visited
New Castle make the same report
while those who visited Aspen, Lead
vile or Gypsum were much pleased
with the days exercises
THE FOURTH AT CARBONDALE
The celebration of the Fourth was
successfully carried ont and would
have remained a pleasant memory but
fer the disastrous fire of the evening
which marred the pleasures of the day.
In the morning the people came pour
ing in from Aspen, Glenwood and
Redstone. The Redstone band arri we'd
about 8 o clock and furnished excellent
music for the day.
In the forenoon the Carbondale
baseball team entered contest with
the Cattle creek team Our boys
played well and won by score of six
to FIVE. The game in the afternoon
between the Glenwood Sluggers and
the local team was not so interesting.
The Carbondale boys must have been
tired from their former experience as
they played very poor game being
defeated by a score of 26 to 4.
Hnrric
the horse race and George Warner of
Glenwood second. Gland Woodard
came out first in the pony race, riding
Ben Combe's pony of Redstone. Fred
Bliss of the Boyle ranch got second.
James johnson Won first prize in
the potato race. There were
number of other races during the
afternoon and evening.
The basket ball teams (both of Car
bondale) played at six O'Clock. The
Carbondale girls defeated the High
Schools by "A score of 10 to 8
Dancing was started at the big
platform at 4 80 and was continued
until the alarm of fire called the
merry makers TO the serious duty of
bending their energies toward saving
the town from destruction.
THE CARBONDALE FIRE
The Fourth of July 1908 is a day
which will be long remembered by the
people of Carbondale as well as the
visitors from the surrounding country,
who had come in to display their