The Glenwood post., 1917-04-07
RIFLE SHOTS
From the Home Of the Big Red Apple

RIFLE SHOTS
From the Home of the Big Red Apple
Walter Lowell left Tuesday morning
for ten days visit to Denver and
Clear Creek county.
The members of the Rifle band are
trying to secure the services OF Harry
Harris as drummer for the coming
summer.
A good joke on DR.. A. Z. Smith, can
didate for town trustee, happened OF
Tuesday when he went to cast his bal
lot and found he was not registered
and could not vote.
w. j. Guard and Joseph Buckles
have been engaged to 60 to Delta VITA
the Grand Junction band for the big
l. L. o. F. celebration to be held there.
Floyd Seaweu has been busy this
week loading and shipping his flock
of sheep consisting Of 5000 head, to
Mack, Colo.
The Rifle orchestra will give a
grand ball at the Rex theater on Fri
day evening, April 13, the same being
postponed from Easter Monday.
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A. good sized audience turned out to
see "The Virginian,' which was pro-
duced by travelling company at the
Rex thester on Tuesday night. This
drama was about the best production
of its kind to visit this section in
number of years. They play New Cas-
tie Wednesday night and from there
to Glenwood.
A couple of town lots have been do
mated to the students of the grammar
school to plant to vegetables this sea
son.
The program given by the third grade
in the school building on Tuesday af.
ternoon was largely attended and
showed careful training on the part of
their teacher, Miss Jessie LAnzendorf.
The members of l. o. o. F. lodge Of
Rifle will celebrate the anniversary of
their order here with big feed.
Patriotic Meeting
Probably the largest meeting of its
kind ever assembled in Rifle was held
at the Rex theater last Sunday. The
band of twenty pieces played some
patriotic airs on the street corner that
brought out the citizens who then
marched behind the band in double
file to the place of meeting. After
selection by the band Mayor R. F.
Mayor read the telegram calling for
thirty young men from this section to
enlist in the navy. The following
speakers were present and addressed
the audience: Rev. J. A. Hutchins,
Prof. G. W. Allen, Rev. Limon Bennett,
Rev. Mallery, Judge P. NJ. Wall and
Father Fagonelle, who each in turn
delivered eloquent speeches.
At the conclusion the band played
"The Star spangled Banner" the
audience standing Rev. Hutchins
then pronounced the benediction.
The unanimous sentiment of the cite
zens present was to stay with the presi-
dent in holding before the world our
country's honor.
Another meeting is to be called in
the near future.
The ladies of the G. A. R. who are
soliciting funds for the erection of
large monument in Heinze park are
meeting with splendid success. The
supper given by these ladies last Sat-
urday was we'll pstronized by our citi-
zens and at this time they have .rsised
s275 towards defraying tho expense of
the proposed structure. o' . .... ..,, .
The municipal or town election was
held in Rifle on Tuesday, April 8.
There being only ono ticket in the field
and NO special issues to be voted on, .
light vote was polled. w. H. Haley,
cashier Of tho FIRST National bank.
was elected mayor, receiving 80 votes
For trustees Joseph Buckles recciv, a
40 votes, DR.. \, E. Smith 3s, and W.
ii. Cranlp 3l and were elected fo4 a
term of two wears. Tne number Of