The Glenwood post., 1916-04-22
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BASALT

came up SUNDAY morning Win MI. ..
Drake. Mrs. Frey was their guest as
far as Carbondale.
Basalt has more automobiles for its
size than any of the towns of the state.
Last week Messrs AL Doughengan each
, were the purchasers of new Fords
through Mr.. Drake. There are five
more new cars to be placed in and
around Basalt soon, all Fords.
The ball game Sunday was how
ing success and we'll attended.
The home talent minstrel show given
here saturday night will be given in
Carbondale IN the near future.
Mrs. Edna Sloss motored to Carbon
dale Monday with her guests, her moth
er, Mrs. Long and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clavell and daughter.
Ollie, returned to Basalt from winter
trip to California, and at present are
stopping with their daughter, Mrs.
Lewis Oleson.
Mrs. Jane Ogden and family leave
shortly for Rifle where Mr.. Ogden has
q ranch.
Mrs. Samuel Cramer is reported mucn
better at this writing.
Mrs. R. D. Hammond of Cardiff is
visiting her mother, Mrs. P. Stores of
our city.
Brambett Willis and Miss Edyth
Bailee were initiated into the Rebekahs
last evening. A good time was en-
joyed by all. The Rebehaks will enter
tain the company of Diamonds and
Hearts, on May IA. also the grand
president during the month of May.
Uncle John Smith, who has been Sc
Tiously ill most of the winter, is very
bad at this writing and nurse, Jake
Fryler, is with him all the time, and the
end is not far off
Private subscription done some much
needed work on the grade near Basalt
lately.
The Colorado Midland railroad as
well as PitGn county, put in some
much needed dykes on the Roaring
Fork above town on the Aspen branch
Rev. Rose will hold Easter service
Sunday at the M. E. church. Good
program and music.
Basalt high school will attend tho
track meet at Gypsum soon. Pupils
are busy preparing play to be given
before long-'Pa's New Houskeeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. James and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Philips motored to Aspen Mon
day evening to enjoy the show "The
Battle Cry. of Peace"
Mrs. j. Kartelic, who was operated
in Salida by DR.. Cochems, is improving
rapidly.
Postmaster and Mrs. R. D. Strong
have brand new Maxwell car, a re-
cent purchase.
w. A. Simmonds, who sold his stocl;
of merchandise to Mrs. Neval Carle-
son, expects to leave Basalt for the
farm in Nebraska about May.
Miss Dorothy and Master John Frey
spent last week with their sister, Mrs.
Edna Fuller, at the Fuller farm nsar
Carbondale.
What might have been . serious acci-
dent occurred when Mr.. Showers from
Carbondale ran into rock, breaking
the axle Of his car and the wind shield
last Sunday.
Town council installed new officers
last Monday enening as follows: John
Scanlon, mayor; Sam Drake, Mike Nc
Mann and Claude Harrison, councilmen.
Mr.. Scanlon has been elected four times
and is now serving his fourth term az
mayor of Basalt. Honest, reliable snd
up-to-dste, Mr.. Drake has also been re-.
elected and served to the good three
different terms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Locker, who went
to Los Angeles, Califofnia, for their
health last October, will return to Ba-
salt in the near future. Both are
greatly improved by the change, but
homesick for Colorado mountains.
n. P. 6loss and Carl Rother both
have measles, but at this writing are
on the mend.
Prospecting fewer microbe is in evil
dence. An old fortune teller told us
years ago to hold onto our property
hare; that someday Basalt would boom
%and be rich. We hope SO.
Payday, April 21, about $4,000 to
Colorado Midland employees is dropped
into Basalt every 80 days. go
The N. g.. church Sunday school will
give the children an Easter egg treat