The Glenwood post., 1918-02-16

board of Rio Blanco county was down
to meet Capt. o. L. Clearinghouse We'd
aasday and learn the new instructions
sent out from Washington.
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Marguerite, the new daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Dewitt, arrived at the
family home in Chicago this week. The
young lady's grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Dewitt, are delighted that
they now have both grandson and
granddaughter.
Supervisors French and Blair have
approved the sheep applications to the
full carrying capacity of the sheep
range in their forests. Every effort is
being made by the lccal forestry Off
cials to take care of all the stock pos
sible on account of the urgency of the
food situation.
Fred Stell returned "Wednesday morn
ing from the Sweetwater and Gypsum
districts where he has been looking
after the interests of the White River
forest. Theodore Kruger arrived
home the last of the week from New
Castle and Silt, where he had also been
on business for the White River forest
office.
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The Ladies' Aid society spent Thurs
day at the rest room at city hall, sew
ing for the Red Cross. They finished
over forty bandages, besides considera-
BILE knitting. During the afternoon
they served luncheon. They will meet
at the same place for Red Cross work
every Thursday. Miss Annie Fulghum
and Mrs. Urquhart will have charge of
the work
Conductor L. B. Brown, now running
on the Aspen branch, reports that
while he was coming down Thursday
evening a band of about forty deer
made an inspiring sight from the car
windows. They We're near Snowmass
and two large elk were in the center
of the bunch. The deep snow had driv
en- the animals down from the hills tn
the friendly ranches and haystacks.
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F. w. Harris of Silt was a visitor to
Glenwood Thursday and made pleas
ant call at this office. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris only recently returned from !
delightful trip to California, extending
over period of three months, and they
feel well repaid for the journey. Of
course the most delightful feature of
their trip was their visit to their son,
Alpha, who is in the service of Uncle
Sam and is stationed at Camp Kearny.
Mr.. Harris has leased his ranch and
expects to engage in the implement bus
mess in Silt. -. .44s 70
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Many of our citizens had intended to
90 dswn to the stock meeting and ball
at Rifle Thursday, but were prevented
from doing so OH account of the ab-
sence of train service. Through Dan
J. Burns of DeBeque, who attended the
meeting, the Post learns that the hcfer
donated to the Red Cross by Callcn &
Cavender brought 1896 at auction, that
the pig brought $26 and that the sheep
was auctoned off at 1921 while cakes,
fancy work, poultry and the big ball
in the evening brought the grand total
up to over $1,000 which the society
received
II. Greeley Brown of Rifle spent
Thursday in Glenwood having stopped
off on his return home from Salida
where he had gone to visit his daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Charles Brown, who is
in the Red Cross hospital recovering
from an operation for appendicitis The
young woman's husband is at her bed
side as is also her mother. Mrs. James.
Ewers of Divide creek, and Mrs. II. G.
Brown. While her condition is not es-
pecially encouraging, her many friends
in Garfield county are hoping for her
early recovery to her former good
health.
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February 9 was Ash "Wednesday. The
laws Of the Lentcn season in the Cath
Ole church have been modified this
year, one full meal day with col
lation in the evening, one meat meal
day every day except Fridays being
allowed. Heretofore "Wednesday was
also meatless day, but as the govern
ment has designated Tuesday meat
less day the church has released its
obligations for Wednesday. Services
in st. Stephens church during Lent
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