The Glenwood post., 1909-05-22


A small freight wreck on the Mid.
land Sunday, at Newett, caused de-
lay of all trains for several hours.
Three freight cars were derailed
knife the Yellow Heads,' should
be the battle cry in Glenwood The
mayor is right when he says there are
too many dandelions in the city.
Mrs. Emma Williams, aged sixty four
years, died at her home in the Duff cot
years, died at her home in the Dutf
cottages Sunday morning, of pneu
monia. The funeral was held at Q
clock Monday afternoon, Rev Foote
officiating.
Miss Emily Kruzenga returned to
this city Saturday after visiting with
friends in Twin Lakes. She passed the
examination in Denver and is now rec
ognized as being one of the best nurses
20 graduate from the Glenwood SAINT
arium.
Grand Junction defeated 4 Pueblo
team Sunday and Monday. Toner
pitched the Sunday game for the peach
city lads and famed sixteen of the
Pueblo men. Evidently Grand June
tion is going into the game for blood
this year. But, Glenwood has always
had it over them, good and plenty.
Denver and Rio Grande No. 5 west
bound passenger ran into a dirt slide
near Minturn last Sunday night. The
engine, baggage car and smoker were
derailed, but the passengers escaped
with a good shaking up. A new engine
was secured and the coaches brought
on west after a couple of hours of de-
lay.
Will Oberto returned home Tuesday
morning from Denver where he has
been taking course in dentistry in
Denver University. He left Denver
via the D. & R. G., but reached this
city via the Midland tracks, being
switched around Arkansas Junction be-
cause of the cave-in in the Tennessee
Pass tunnel.
w. X. johnson and wife of Lay, Colo.
were in this city on Tuesday. They
made the greater part of the trip on
horses. They left here Tuesday for
Red Cliff, where they will spend few
days visiting among the mountains.
W. R. Callicotte was in Carbondale
Monday evening, where he delivered a
lecture on the humane work of the
state. He also lectured with his Ian.
tern slides for the benefit of the school
library at Carbondale. The school net
ted about ten dollars.
report was current this week to
the effect that the Midland expected to
build another bridge across the Roar.
ing Fork, placing it at the end of
Eighth street. When asked regarding
the matter, Mr.. Keck said he did not
believe the company was seriously con-
sidering such a matter, as ehty wantel
to get their tracks in better shape as
rapidly as possible.
Commissioner Dffendarfer was in
from his ranch near the city last
week. He was making preparations
to take 4 number of pictures of his
fruit trees, which he says are laden
with blooms. The plum trees were
almost white with blossoms The pros.
poets for good fruit crop near tho
city were never brighter and the trees
within the limits of town were lato
'HouSh ~ sScdpe all ITeeZlng.
w. R .Callicotte was passenger on
the Rio Grande last Sunday night |
when the train hit rock slide. He
said the engineer, whose name he did |
no learn, deserved great credit for tho
care of the passengers. He said tho
train plowed through the slide with the
engine running on the ties, but thaf
the engineer put on the air and stopped
and then almost Immediately signallel
for the flagman to get ont on the
track to prevent further accident.
He believes the engineer knew of the
Of another engine, and by his
quick signalling prevented another
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