The Glenwood post., 1917-03-31
RIFLE SHOTS
From the Homo of the Big Red Apple

Just like summer this week.
Jay Oldham of the Denver Livestoc k
Commission company was here with a
few new stories this week. His hit of
the season is "Bone Dry" and "Pre-
paredness,' yarns just off the press.
Baseball talk is strong here and a
meeting is to be held in Rifle shortly
to see what kind of team we will
have.
J. G. Barrackman will sell his house.
hold goods today. We understand he
and his family are going west.
A carload of flivvers was received at
Rifle this week by G. W. Hawley, the
Ford agent for this district. They
were all delivered, and the representa-
tives say they could sell fifty Ford
cars in this vicinity if they could fill
the orders.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Christian church will serve supper in
the basement of their church on Thurs
day afternoon and evening, April 5th.
There will also be numerous articles
for sale. The supper will be 25 cents
per plate
H. B. Swartz, editor of the Rifle
Telegram and who has been connected
with the newspapers about Rifle for q
number Of years past, has resigned his
position as editor. Mr.. Swartz is one
of Garfield county's old timers, has u
large acquaintance and is adapted nat
urally to the newspaper work which
fact has made his services very valua-
BILE to the Telegram Reveille. He, with
his family, will go to farming on Taugh-
enbaugh mesa on what is known as the
Olson tract. We are sorry to hear of
the old newspaper "warhorse sever
in his connection with the paper here.
He was always ready to give praise
where it was due and likewise he could
write up a good "roast' if it was
coming to anyone. Mr.. Swartz is we'll
known among his fellow editors of the
state and especially of the wester I
slope section. They will miss "Old
Swartz" and will also be sorry to hear
his swan song as an editor.
The box social and dance given by
the Rifle Bachelor club last Friday
night at the Rex theater was largely
attended and was much larger affair
than any one had ever thought it would
be. Baskets and boxes were brought
in by the ladies and when it was time
to begin the sale they had nearly sew
enty in all. Clyde Hawkins, more COM
monty known as "Haymow Hawkins, "
was the auctioneer for this occasion
and he certainly did get the money.
One box brought $4.00 and two boxes
brought $3.50 each, and number Of
them were sold at the $500 mark.
Sixty couples stayed for the dance
Which did not begin until 11:30 o'clock
and lasted just two hours. After the
expenses were paid the Bachelor boys
had $71 to the good. The event dem
onstrates clearly that the public are
willing to help push good thing and
that they appreciate the sport and en-
tertainment that this club has fur.
nished Rifle people this winter.
Mrs. J. G. Hawley left on Wednes-
day evening for an extended visit in
lower California where she will re-
main for few months.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Cottrsll Of Wan
Buren,, Ark, arrived in Rifle Saturday
en- route north to take up homestead.
We have read recently of the death
Of Eben E. Rexford, author Of many
wonderful songs and poems. He was
known Is the writer Of the famous
song, "Silver Threads Among the
Nn1H - vhirh -. ha1sav. vi11 1iva fay.