The Glenwood post., 1919-07-26

Monday evening in response to a call
from the district forester in Denver, for
Missoula, Montana, where he will
serve as special paymaster until the
end of the big forest fires now sweep
ing over that country.
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Those taking part in the Children 8
Day program at the Methodist church
were taken on picnic Thursday. Rev.
Pepper took the older children to the
Cave of the Clouds and the primary
teachers, Mr.. Woody and Mrs. Pepper,
took the smaller children to the lawn
near the pool for picnic.
W. H. Farnum has had fine oak
floor laid in the reception room in the
Odd Fellows building. We can't under
stand why more of our offices are not
floored with oak instead of the Gus
tomary pine. The cost is little more
but we believe the difference is more
tudn maue up IN uuraD1nCy.
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The road up the Grand river canon
was closed a couple days this week
while the big steam shovel was being
moved to new location. Traffic has
been resumed and many tourist parties
are coming in every day. The garages
are filled each night and the public
auto park is well patronized.
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G. W. Taughenbaugh of Rifle was
visitor to Glenwood Wednesday, and
while here he called at this office and
dropped couple of simoleons into the
editorial fist just to see what effect it
would have. The effect was SO salts
factory that he says he will try it
again some time. That's agreeable to
US.
r. M. Gumaer, special engineer for
the forestry service, arrived Wednee-
lay from Denver, and in few days
will 60 with Supervisor Blair to the
White river country to inspect the pro-
posed road which may be built by Rio
Blanco and Garfield counties, IL CO.
operation with the forest service, to
rrappers lake.
s. +. Brutsche and Lee Brutsche,
brothers of o. B. Brutsche of this city,
with their families stopped of in Glen
wood Wednesday for short visit with
The Brutsche family, while enroute to
Salt Lake City. They expect to re-
urn the latter part of the week cod
'emain for weeks visit before re-
turning to their home in Coon Rapids,
Iowa.
DR.. L. G. Clark returned Thursday
evening from visit to his sister in
Tennessee. He says he was certainly
glad to get out of the Southland, where
he heat is most oppressive. The doe
Tor had hard time getting a little
'leep on the trip for at St. Louis at
midnight he found the mercury sand
ing at 10s. He says that is the time
when a fellow can really appreciate
good old Colorado.
Miss Marion Carpenter, former for
EST service stenographer of Glenwood
md Aspen, passed through this city
Few days ago, enroute to juneau,
Alaska, to enter upon two year period
# service in the forest department of
hat country. She was quite cheerful
about the trip, but none Of her friends
who greeted her during her short stay
in Glenwood appeared to envy her the
novel experience before her.
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A. McGlochlin Of Gypsum was trans
aeting business in Glsuwood Wednes-
day. Mr.. Mac is as spry as a spring
colt and, Notwithstanding he is past 70
years of age, he says he never but
once was sick enough to call a doctor,
and then the medic couldn't find any
thing the matter with him. If you
want to meet the youngest man in the
whole country you had better get &C
quainted with McGlochlin Of Gypsum
Theodore Kruger Of the local White
River forestry Office WA summnnad
last Saturday to Missoula, Montana,
where he viii enter the army Of fire
Fighters who are combating the terri
bic flames that threaten such destruc-
lion to life and valuable timber in that
section. Mr.. Kruger is an expert
woodsman and his experience and
will mahs him most valua-
Bile as an executive to direct the opera