The Glenwood post., 1918-10-26

INC sieh iiot lhis Meeh, Is dDle TO sll
up some at this writing.
l.. E. Stauffer has resigned his posi-
tion at the ice plant and is now tele
graph operator at Grand Valley. Joe
Buckle has taken his place at the ice
house.
Mrs. Hindman was Glenwood Wis
! itor "Wednesday.
Miss Edna Moore has resigned her
position at the Rifle drug store.
Mrs. C. H. Butler has been on the
sick list for a few days, suffering with
an abcess
DR.. o. G. Place reports no cases in
Rifle to date of the "flu.'' Three of
the Frank Gillum family, one mile
south of town, have had it and are
nearly recovered, while two of the
children are quite sick.
Mrs. Augusta Claussen Passes Away
Augusta Frederick Erhard was born
in Brunswick, Denmark, Sept. 9, 1910,
and died in Rifle, Colo, Sunday, Octo-
ber 20, 1918, age IS years, l month
and II days.
She was united in marriage to Jens
J. Claussen May "a, 1866. Mr.. Claus
sen died at Rifle August 21, 1912.
In 1882 they came to the United
States, arriving in Colorado May 81,
and stopping for period of six weeks
with her brother, George Starky, at
Fairplay, after which they came to
Oshcroft, thence to Beaver creek, where
they lived on ranch until March,
1900, when they sold their ranch and
moved to Rifle where they have re-
sided since.
Mrs. Claussen was one of the first
white women in Garfield county.
Their home in those early times was
noted for its hospitality and generos-
ity to the traveller and early settler
Mrs. Claussen was a member of the
Lutheran church in Denmark and con
tinued in that faith until her dealt.
Funeral services were held at the
y
count of the influenza. Rev. J. A.
Hutchins conducted the services.
Interment was in the Rose Hill
cemetery.
Hospital Notes
Last Saturday afternoon Mr.. Jas.
Wiltshire came to the hospital that hA
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Place.
Saturday evening Harold Harlow
was brought to the hospital suffering
with appendicitis.
Master Clarence Wynn returned
home, after having been under the
care of DR.. Place for week. He was
very much better.
Mrs. Harry Sukcforth returned We'd
nesday to her home at Grand Valley,
having recovered nicely from her re.
cent illness.
Last Tuesday Mrs. Claude George
had the misfortune to cut her arm
quite badly on fruit jar. She came
to the hospital where Dr. Place dressed
the wound.
Mrs. Nellie Morelock Passes
Rifle people were deeply grieved
Wednesday afternoon to hear of the
death of Mrs. Nellie Morelock.
Mrs. Morelock took sick on Tues
day night of last week with typhoid
fever, but her condition was not con-
sidered dangerous until Sunday night
when she took sudden turn and up
until her death her life hung on a
thread.
Services will be held next Sunday
in the open air on the Methodist
church lawn, conducted by Rev. J. A.
Hutchins.
Mrs. Morelock has host of friends
who will greatly mourn her DEATH. She
was member of the NJ. E. church and
devout Christian.
The sorrowing relatives have the
heartfelt sympathy of all Rifle and
vicinity in this sad hour.
At this time it is not known whether
Rifle school will open next Monday or
not. The "flu" seems to be subsiding
in the cities of Colorado, but growing
worse in the small towns. AS long as
conditions continue so it isn't likely
that school will open.
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