The Glenwood post., 1919-06-07
RIFLE NEWS

John Stotts, G. b. Coffin and J. D.
Caldwell, all bee men, were in Glen
wood Tuesday.
Sergeant Hubert Burch is now the
efficient new clerk at Chas. Stotts
store.
Corporal Odbrey Soule has gone to
work in the shop of the Donell garage.
The glad news comes that Mrs. Cor
della Shideler Miller is the proud
mother Of baby girl. Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller now live at Springersville, Ariz.
Saturday 1Oh pound boy came to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 7. Chap
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Brenton are both
under the Doctors care. Mrs. Laura
Herwick, the daughter, is the nurse.
Mrs. Gladys Lee and daughter,
Otelia, left for Denver Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Bingaman left
Tuesday for Kansas where they will
spend some time visiting. When they
return they expect to settle down in
Rifle, having disposed of their interests
in Durango. Mr.. and Mrs. Bingaman
have been visiting their daughters, Mrs.
Beryl Hutchings of Rifle creek and
Mrs. Leffingwell, Mrs. Paris and Mrs.
Berry at Grand Junction.
Newton P. Fowler, son of Rev. and
Mrs. Fowler, is visiting his parents in
Rifle. Mr.. Fowler enlisted at Danvillc,
Indiana, and wears three stripes. He
had most unhappy experience while
in training at camp He and thirty
five or forty other soldiers in one mess
were stricken with spinal meningitis in
its most terrible form. Of the whole
number mentioned but two or three
came out sound and well. The rest
died or arc cripples for life. Mr..
Fowler is far from well, suffering with
stiffness in the back. While he lay
ill he received twelve shots of serum
in the spinal column. These shots were
20 painful that if soldiers yere not put
under the influence of an anaestAetic
their screams could be heard as far as
q human sound could carry. After sv-
cry sort of investigation possible to
make was made by physicians, the con
clusion was reached that these soldiers
had been inoculated by German agency,
the germ most likely being placed in
the sugar.
Charles Phelps has purchased the
Rev. Horace Mann property and will
soon occupy the premises.
Mrs. James Cayton is down from the
forest reserve visiting the home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Righ have bought the
Asbury Corley tract of ground and
house. They expect to move this week
and will have their own strawberries
and garden "sass', thank you.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haas Boies drove down
from Piceance creek Decoration day in
their fine new Overland car which they
recently purchased in Meeker.
frankie Corbett mours the loss Of
his pet pony. He thought it woul be
alright to tie him to the disk for a
short time, but the pony became
frightened and ian away, dragging the
disk with him. The pony was cut up
70 badly It had to BE- shot. Three Of
its legs were cut of.
Friends in Rifle of Miss Gertie Tay-
10y are receiving invitations to attend
graduating exercises in Hotchkiss, Miss
Taylor being a member of the gradual
ing class of that high school.
Mrs. Card has been very sick again
Mrs. Adele Toland is caring for her.
Ben + Scudder is now at the U. 8.
debarkation hospital No. 8, New York
City. He writes that he is i'll of bron-
chitis, but his family fear worse things
as he is known to have been in hos
pital in Italy for long time before
he WAS able to sail for this side the
water. Ben has been with a party Of
railroad engineers in France, Germany
and Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Haddock of Den.
yer are here for two weeks visit.
Relatives here are Mrs. Manly Toby Of
Claude Graham was over from Olathe
for Decoration day.