The Glenwood post., 1911-12-23

year in the University of Colorado at
Boulder, will arrive in Glenwood next
Monday morning, just in time to enjoy
I Christmas dinner with the home folks.
Ray would have arrived sooner, but he
stopped in Denver to work the double
header linotype shift on the Denver
Post.
Postmaster Thorson has arranged to
accommodate the public by opening
/ the general delivery window of the
GlenwoOd postoffice from 10 to IL to.
morrow morning and the same hour
Monday or Christmas morning. Parties
| getting their mail at the general de-
livery window will do well to bear this
in mind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer E. Lucas of the
Hotel Colorado left last Sunday even.
ing for an extended eastern trip which
will include Boston, New York City
and several other points in the ex-
treme east and Illinois, 1t will mean
a visit to the home folks of each and
they will probably prolong their trip to
the latter part of February.
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The entertainment given at the high
school gymnasium Wednesday evening
by Shungopavia, the Indian medicine
man, lecturer and magician, was very
much enjoyed by the few who were
present. The description of the In
dian people and their customs was very
interesting and as sleight of hand
performer Shungopavia has few equals.
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The friends of Bradford Johnston sur
prised that gentleman at his home las.
Monday evening, December IS, it being
MT Johnston S seventy-third birthday
The surprise was planned by Mr. John
ston's son, George. Mrs. Robnett as
sisted in preparing refreshments and
the party of neighbors and friends all
wished Mr.. Johnston many more birth
days.
Humphrey Jones, one time news
paper man but now travelling inspect
OF for the general land office, was at
| tending to business in Glenwood Wed
nesday. He had time to look into this
Office and say "Howdy,' but was
pretty busy as he was trying to get out
on the first train in order that he might
enjoy the Christmas holiday with his
family in Nebraska.
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The lecture given last Friday even
ing at the Methodist church by Rev.
Billy" Williams, the drummer evan
gelist, who spoke from the subject,
1.-The Last Romp With the Tiger
was a very strong presentation of the
temperance question. The address IS
simply a description of the speaker s
last debauch and shows up the disgust
ing consequences of hitting the booze
IN way that makes a strong object
lesson.
DIR. S. r. Berger, the Leadville eye
specialist, made one of his business
trips to Glenwood this week and to the
surprise of his friends he brought q
lady with him. It's all right, though.
Tor the lady is Mrs. Berger 1t hap
pens that on the twelfth of last month
DR.. Berger took unto himself wife in
the person of Miss Pearl Miller. one
of Leadville's most popular young la
dies. When it became known that DR..
Berger had recently committed matri-
mony he was kept busy receiving the
ngratulations of his Glenwood friends.
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The Methodist Sunday school will
celebrate the Christmas time at the
church tomorrow evening in lieu C the
regular sunday evening service. An
elaborate program has been arranged
including declamations, readings songs,
drills and Christmas play entitled
Tine Greatest Day in the Year. Also
tomorrow evening the Presbyterian
Sunday school will give an interesting
program, suitable to the time and the
day. Other churches are also busy
with their Christmas celebrations but
the Post is not advised as to the de-
tails of the arrangements.
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Bud Carberry one day this week re-
ported large cedar log, lying on the
steep hillside about mile west of
town and just above the Rio Granda
tracks at sharp curve where he says
1T is liable to cause trouble. He says
the limbs have been cut off by those
in search of wood until with a little
start the log would roll down the hill
On the railroad track, in which case
no end of trouble miuht result II