The Glenwood post., 1909-07-10

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/ Drinking fountains are to be placed
along the streets of Grand Junction.
The wonder is that such step has
not been taken long ago. The News
gives the whole credit of the move
TO the Women g Club of that city
Mrs. Alice B. Clark and daughter
Gretta arrived from Denver last Sat
urday morning for few days visit
with Glenwood friends. Mrs. Clark
was formerly county superintendent Of
schools, but is at present An employe
in the state house.
George Smith and son of the Divide
Creek country were here Monday. Mr..
Smith is one of the prominent ranch
ers on that section and came here to
meet Mr.. W. B. Devereux, who with
his family have just occupied their
| summer home near this city.
PICKLES, attended the ball game
in Grand Junction Monday of this
week. He says that when he left the
grand stand, Glenwood was three runs
to the good, but that he sent another
to take his place and the game was
soon lost
Congressman Taylor writes that he
will be home within four days after
the present session of Congress ad'
ionrns. He claims that the older sen
ators are taking things quietly and
that they are not the least bit alarmed
over the demands for speed. He says
he has no idea when the tariff bill
will be finally agreed upon,
The awning at the Parkison phar'
maev caught fire Monday evening while
the display of fireworks had the streets
filed with people. A number OF peo-
ple were in the pharmacy eating ice
cream at the time and all grabbed mp
their glasses of water and soon pnt
ont the blaze, which destroyed a small
strip of the awning,
F. L. Peisar and wife, Cliff Rove
and wife and Frank Ewing and family
spent Sunday and Monday at Woods
lake. They report fishing as fine and
several good catches were made. MI
Peisar claims to have caught the larg
est one that was landed by the crowd
If timed the scales at two and one
half pounds.
Mr.. Case. wife and daughter, Miss
Columbine. were here last Saturday
from their home in Fairplay, Colo
They have been doing the editona
and mechanical work on the FalrPiaI
Flume. They announce that they Still
have plenty OF snow around their tent
home and that instead of patronizln1
the ice man, they place their perisn
able foods in snow banks.
The First Presbyterian Church OF
DeBeque was organized last sunda.
with twenty-five members. Rev. Pau
Burgess, who has been preaching tt
the DeBeque people the past two
! months, will fill the pulpit until fa'i
when a regular pastor will be secured
It is also announced that the members
, of the church and their friends will
erect a new church building w1thiI
the neut few months.
With smudge pots lighted that thu
r racers may be seen, Saul Halyve, the
\ Indian marathon runner and Harry
t shovelton, another fairly good runner
of Denver. will race tonight on th'
Grand Junction race track. They vii
> 90 the full Marathon distance and al
: last accounts the odds were in favol
/, of the Indian lad Should he win thi!
r race. he will be taken across the ocear
l to enter the International Marathon
The Denver Rio Grande railroad
/. is getting ready to handle the enor
Y nous fruit crop soon to be harvested
! in Grand valley. 1t is no uncommon
Y sight to the people along the line be
e tween this city and Grand Junction te
sec the west bound crews setting Out
several fruit cars on the sidings. Sew
i eral hundred cars will be stored OF
e these side tracks within the next ter
n days and when the big rush starts, the
e Grande hopes to be able to handle 1t
G Miss Rose Mcdonald announces tina,
e there is no truth to the report thai
q she is about to lose her ranch in the
| Ghn Qha has hAC