The Glenwood post., 1919-06-28

Salt Lake City. They returned Thurs
day and were accompanied to Gypsum
by Mrs. Grant Taylor and Ruth Bolton.
The following composed party mo-
toring up from Grand Junction to at
tend the Strawberry day festivities
and remain over Sunday: Misses Edna
Miller, Florence Pennington and L.-
onra Carnine, and Messrs. Everett Car
nine, Floyd Nudge and Nelson Trumbo.
Two "ladies" from Palmer avenue
were before Police Magistrate Cardnell
last Monday, each charged with operat-
ing disorderly house and violating
the new prohibition law. Each was
declared to be guilty and fined one
hundred dollars and costs, which was
paid.
Private John II. Kelley, who re-
ceived medical treatment at the Glen
wood sanitarium for five months, is
now at Mob Hill Lodge, government
hospital at Colorado Springs. He is
improving very rapidly and expects to
enter a government educational school
in the fall to take up scientific agri-
culture.
The Red Cross society is holding a
series of regional conferences to ar
range plans for the changing from war
to peace work. The conference, which
will include our ection is being held
this Friday and Saturday, June 81 and
%, in Pueblo. Rev. VIM. Pepper will
represent the Garfield county chapter
at the conference.
Randy Ballinger, a former resident
of Glenwood and one of our baseball
stars Of the days gone by, was Glen
wood visitor over Strawberry day. Mr..
Ballinger is in the employ of Armour
& Co., and is stationed for the present
at Grand Junction. He greatly en-
joyed his visit here and was very hap
py in renewing old friendships.
c. B. King, Rio Grande engineer and
former alderman of Glenwood Springs,
came up from his home in Grand June
ton last Saturday and visited with old
friends while enjoying the festivities
incident to our big annual celebration.
Charlie says he surely enjoyed our de-
lightful weather as compared with the
torrid temperature of-of-some places
he has heard Of.
w. s. johnson motored up to Glen
wood Thursday from his Divide creek
ranch, having in charge VIM. Smith
whose sanity is questioned. The young
man 10 . son Of Lafe Smith who has
been a resident Of the Divide creek
section many years. hearing will
probably be had in the county court
within day or two to investigate the
condition of the young mans mind.
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A forest fire near the Korupkat
ranch Thursday evening threatened the
destruction of a large timer area, but
Sheriff Fravert, with all the help he
could secure, succeeded in preventing
. spread Of the flames and no great
damage was done. The fire started
near the Rio Grande tracks and it is
said that it was the result of the sec
tion men burning lot Of dry weeds
and other rubbish, the fire soon get
ting beyond their control.
L. A. Wildhack Of Meeker, former
county judge but now engaged in the
abstract business, was one of our
Strawberry day visitors, his trip here
having been brought about through a
sad incident. He came to accompany
the body of his friend, 8. T. Kostistch,
who died in Meeker Thursday night
while on a visit to his son, Ed, who
operates garage IN that town. Mr.
Kostisth had been for many years
n resident Of Denver and the body was
taken to that place for interment.
Thayer Hubbard was given com
plete surprise last Tuesday when a
number Of his relatives and friends
came in on him at his home on South
Grand avenue, the occasion being his
birthday. Supper was spread on the
lawn and very pleasant evening was
spent. Those present were: G. z.
Hubbard and family, Erie Hubbard
and family, Thayer Hubbard and fami-
ly, Harold spahr and family, Mn. VIM.
Cross, Mrs. E. M. Clarke, John Clarke,
and the Misses Hazel Chapman and