The Glenwood post., 1916-03-18

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Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Riley of South
Canon were down last Tuesday and
Wednesday visiting with friends and
relatives. While here, Mr.. Riley leased
the old Hoffman place up Parachute
and will move in during the coming
week.-Grand Valley News.
The San Juan basin has been cut off
days. No trains, no telegraphic or
from the rest of the world for several
telephone connections with outside
points. This is said to be the first
time this condition has existed in 32
years.-Cortez Herald. b..
Robert F. Bowles' family are ex-
pected home from Texas this week.
They have been in Texas for the win
ter and thought they might locate
there, but the Colorado sunshine and
rare climate is mighty fetching when
you once get used to it.-Silt Leader.
man at the dance SATURDAY night, We
noticed four widows trying to enter
tain him at one time. We think 1T
would be well for some of the other
single men to leave town for while
and see if they would be popular on
their return.-Eagle Enterprise.
Congressman Keating, who helped
to put sugar on the free list against
the best interests of the people he rep
resents, has now bolted the Democratic
caucus that has seen the error of its
way and who are about to restore the
revenue on Colorado's product. Keat
ing seems to delight in fighting the in
terests of his own state and the people
who elected him to office.-Brush Re
publican.
We notice that papers all over The
state are opposing the proposed herd
law. This measure is being fathered
under the auspices of the Denver
pest 1t is always the wise policy
to swat anything advocated by the
Bon-Tam outfit, because there is IL
ways scheme back of anything that
bunch advocates to edo" or "work'
somebody, or interest.-Meeker Herald.
L. B. Walbridge of Meeker, member
of the State Highway commission, and
representing this portion of the state,
passed through Rifle Tuesday enroute
home after attending session of the
association in Denver. He stated that
he secured an appropriation Of $4,000
for the Glenwood canon road work and
$9, 900 for the Rifle Meeker road. This
means that the coming summer will
see some good road work done in this
county.-Rifle Reveille.
The Methodist church is rapidly
reaching stage where it looks like
its former self only little better.
The plastering in the main auditorium
has been completed and the archways
in the front of the room have been
improved SO that the room really looks
like q new one. The basement dining
room and kitchen are also plastered
and rearranged showing what fine
The painting of the church will begin
the first of the week.-Rifle Reveille.
A political "sponge" is parasite
who win ask a newspaper to boost him
through two or three campaigns, for
nothing, and then pass up the editors
place every time he comes to towa.
Yes, we have this species of animal in
almost every community. 1t is anus
ing to see it try to "get in' with the
bunch it has cussed for years just be
cause it hopes to see an office dang
ling from the flop" This sort Of
thing reminds us of that old story
about the "dog returning to its vom-
it." Only the dog gets what it goes
after.-Cortez Herald.
Nowhere in the state except in the
Denver Post does there seem to be a
word printed in favor Of Volney I.
Hoggatt 8 scheme to have a law adopt
ed by initiative vote to compel the
owners Of livestock to employ herders
to keep the cattle of Of agricultural
fields. Stock associations in every To-
cality are condemning the proposed
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