The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27

became ill and has been unable to fill
his pulpit since.
Rev. Applegate, while not so well
known here, was highly respected by
all who knew him, especially the mem
bers of his church. He was a good
Christian, and his life's energy has
been devoted to Christian service. This
community loses respected citizen,
and. the members of the First Christian
church, splendid pastor and educator.
Deceased was born in Ohio, and was
very close to his sixtieth year, at the
time of his death. He leaves a wife
and four children to mourn his loss.
The funeral services will be held at
the First Christian church on Friday,
Jan. 26th, 1917. Interment in Rose Hill
cemetery.
'Tis but last, sweet sleep,
His labors and sorrows, are done,
A sweet rest where no one weeps,
In our eternal home.
A young Rifle man is so wholly ell
crossed in his first-born baby boy, that
at dinner parties he absent mindedly
folds his napkin three corner shaped
instead of square.
$50 the People May Know
Rife has the most promising future
of any farming town in Colorado.
The other day Marshal Vanaken, ar
tested deaf and dumb man for being
drunk. He got his hearing in Judge
Coehran's IS caurt next morning, but ne
had nothing to say.
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Twas in restaurant they met,
One Romeo and Juliet,
And there is was he fell in debt,
For Romeo ed what Julia-et.
A splendid musical treat will be pre-
sented at the majestic or Bachelor 8
hall on Thursday evening Feb. 9th,
when the Royal Welsh quartette, (sur-
vivors of the ship Lusitania) will give
a musical entertainment under the au-
spices of the Rifle Bachelor club.
OBJ. Stidgers, who has been spend
ing his vacation at st. Joe and Kansas
City, Mo-, returned home Saturday, af-
ter an absence of weeks. Mr.. Std
gers is the harness maker for the E.
McLearn Saddlery Co.
"The Skies are Blue in Colorado is
the title Of new song just recently
published by j., 8. Rumey of Salida.
The schools here have been furnished
with q number of copies by the buti-
ness firm of Hampson Bros, & Valdez,
The back of the school edition contains
An advertisement of Hampton Bros &
Valdez, grocery and meat market. The
publisher calls attention to their adver-
tisement and adds: "As you sing the
praises of our beautiful state, remember
Hampton Bros. & v. as Boosters.
Judge P. Buckles who was elected
justice of peace at the November cleo
tion has opened an office in the front
room of the Sanitary hotel.
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Rifle was well represented at the
Denver stock show this year, about 10
tickets were sold from this point.
The joint revival meeting between
the Methodist and Christian churches
has aroused much interest. The meet
ings during the past week, have been
held at the Christian church, and begin
ming with next Sunday evening the SER
vices will be held at the M. E. church
for one week. 1t was planned to have
union revival meeting of the three
Protestant churches here, but on ac-
count of the serious illness Of Rev.
Applegate of the First Christian church
the other two churches began holding
the meetings. The result so far has
been very satisfactory to both pastors.
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A fine comedy and musical enter
tainment is booked for Rifle on Thurs
day, Feb. 1st, when the "Milos" will
present a sensation in harmony and
featuring Little Gypsie Milo,
the best violinist Of her age on the