The Glenwood post., 1918-08-17
LOCAL
NEWS

Clyde off for the training school at
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Riegel, who have
spent the summer in Nebraska, have
returned to Glenwood, deciding that
this country is hard to beat. They re-
port the weather very hot in Nebraska,
but say the crops are good.
Nine Garfield county boys left Tues
day night for the technical training
school at Lincoln, Nebraska. A large
crowd was at the depot and they wers
sent off with cheer. Clyde Morrow Of
Grand Valley Vas made captain of the
squad.
The regular quarterly county exam
nation for teachers was held at the
court house Thursday and Friday of this
week. Twenty-four teachers from over
the county are taking the examinations.
Examination for high school teachers is
being held today.
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Mrs. Jennie Simmie, overflow teacher
in the Glenwood schools, has been ad
vanced to seventh grade teacher, tho
position heretofore held by Miss 'sa
Robins, whose marriage was recently
announced. Mrs. Simme has spent the
summer in Buffalo, New York.
Mr.. and Mrs George Rittenhouse and
daughter and Mr.. Rittenhouse' IS mother
left Monday in their car for their home
in Oklahoma after spending several
weeks in Glenwood at the Williams
hotel. They were accompanied as far
as Denver by Mrs. Sadie Korn.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson and Nellie
Culver of Burlington stopped off in
Glenwood this week on their way to the
coast. They were accompanied here
by Mrs. Alice B. Clark of Denver who
visited her many friends in Glenwood
and Rifle before returning to Denver.
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Frank Clavel and family of New
Castle, l. r. Starbuck and family of
Glenwood, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Sloss
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. E. Il.
Gray of Basalt motored to the Devil 8
Punch Bowl Sunday and spent the day
enjoying the beautiful scenery at, that
place.
Mrs. E. NJ. Tully entertained at
dinner party last Friday evening IN
honor of Mrs. Alice B. Clark Of Denver.
Those present were Mrs. Alice B. Clark
of Denver, Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson and
Miss Culver of Burlington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Pottinger and Mrs. Tippett
Westerman of this city.
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Word was received by Mrs. l.. A.
Bowker this week from Washington
informing her of the death of Mrs.
George Asher. Mr.. Asher was in
charge of the convict camp between
here and New Castle several years ago
Inc luutIdl WAS uelu III Il uCDiO IhAs
week, services being in charge of
Chapter No. "a of the Eastern Star
lodge.
In Justice Pearson's court at New
Castle last Tuesday a jury awarded
Judgment against Robert Boulton and
in favor of Mr.. Webb of the Vulcan
farm for $3.50 damages to Webb's car
which Boulton smashed into at the eud
of the Grand river bridge at New Cas-
tie some time ago. NJ. J. Mayes of
this city represented Webb and Judge
Dollison defended Boulton.
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O. e. Parsons and family of Omaha,
Nsbraska, arrived in Glenwood Monday
evening, having driven the entire trip
in their Mitchell car. The Parsons
have been annual visitors here for the
past ten years and think there is moth
=. ing like Glsnwood Syringe climate.
They were accompanied on their trip
by Mrs. Parsons' niece, Mrs. W. E.
Dawson, of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Two young Denver boys decided they
would leave home, and boarded q train
and bummed their way to Glenwood
where they were met by Sheriff Fra
vert who at once communicated with
their father. The father sent word to
send his sons home and they left We'd
nesday night. The boys said the rea-
son for their runaway was that their
father had not been good to them.
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