The Glenwood post., 1911-10-28
CORRESPONDENCE
RIFLE


hauling sugar beets and spuds and ship
ping cattle, all indications of one of
the best sections of Colorado This is
not a one-industry country for viii h
we are thankful-why even lawyer
can garner fee-once in while, and
the golden weather we are having, com
mon enough to this section, but such a
contrast to other parts of this great
country of ours. Can anyone, any
place, any time beat all this? No, not
ON your life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hulett of Meeker pass
ed through Rifle this week on a trip
to Vermont.
Miss Joseph Curry and Eleanor Stark
of Denver spent Sunday, the 1th inst,
visiting friends in Rifle.
The social society of the Eastern
Stars entertained at the hall last Fri
day evening. The hall was decorated
with jack LANTERNS. Pumpkin tarts
were an appropriate feature of the re
freshments.
Mrs. A. Glover, who was in Denver
last week as a representative of the
local lodge of the Rebekahs, returned
home last Monday.
Mr. Nicholson of Piceance creek was
transacting business in Rifle this week
Attorney and Mrs. N A. Wall have
been spending a week in Denver.
Mrs. Darcy of Rulison is visiting
her parents, Judge and Mrs. Wall, of
Rifle.
Mrs. Allen Gilbert and sister, Miss
Nellie Buck, passed through Rifle one
day this week on visit to their par
ents' ranch on MANN creek.
Attorney and Mrs. Ethel and tn ,lr
son spent Sunday with Mrs. Ethell's IS
mother at the latter's ranch on Hunter
mesa.
Mrs. Walter Way is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Rex Mckee.
Geo. Brown of California spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Fritzer
Mrs Lou Plummer and son are seri
ously ill with typhoid fever at the
Rife sanitarium. They, with several
Others, became infected with the germs
of this disease while in camp during
the recent hunting season.
Mr.. Fred G. shaffer passed through
Rifle on his way to Grand Junction
where he will soon take up his duties
as secretary Of the Chamber of Com
merce of that place.
An unusual accident, resulting fatally
to horse belonging to Bird Ellis, oc.
Cured Saturday morning at the north
end of the long bridge over the Grand
river. Mr.. Ellis had driven the horse
to the end of the bridge, stopping there
to await the passing of freight train.
AS the locomotive passed the bridge,
blowing of the whistle so alarmed
the horse that it dropped dead where 1t
was standing.
Mrs. Fred G. Shafer was most pleas
antly surprised Monday afternoon Mt
her home, "'The Strawberry Patch" by
a number of lady friends. Refresh
ments were served and the hostess was
presented with beautiful plate.
The R. H. 8. basket ball team is
raising funds for the purpose of bring
ing the Palisade basket ball team here
soon for game. Friday afternoon
they had candy sale which netted
them several dollars
T.. G. Sandoz, one of the best known
civil engineers of this part of the west
rrn slope, is again in Rife and locate
in the Wall block.
Neal D. Roberts is slowly recovering
from severe case of typhoid fever.
Mr.. w P. Clough of Rifle, famous fr
his fine fruit orchards, left Saturday
night on an extended visit with his
wife in Watertown, N. Y. He will &C.
turn about the first of the year. Mrs.
Claugh is somewhat improved in health.
The Rifle High school will have on
exhibition next month q fine collection
of carbon photographs and engravings
belonging to Boston firm. The object
of this exhibit is two-foli-educat.on
and to raise funds to supply pictures
for tie new high school,
Cattle bacaas, cattle buyers, cattl,
commission men and just plain cattle
Mon are numerous in Rifle at present
and still mo'e numerous are the cattle
themselves. Train load after train load
are leaving for the markets. Great is
Cattle!
Miss Gertrude Todd, daughter Of
Postmaster Todd, will return soon from
an extended visit east.
Rifle has a board of trustees that is