The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1920-02-14


Itsns take from The Issue Of 9As
0isnwood Post pubhshsd ths ~
ond week In February, 1eeo.
"Hope Deferred Maksth the Heart
Sick" said Solemn ~ he gazsd dis
consolately at the alleged sidewalks
Of Glenwood Springs.
Katie Bender has offered prise 81
IS for the girl who drills the best in
the local minstrel troupe.
Will S. Dickson, formerly Of The
Post made Glenwood short visit
Sunday and Monday. He is now en-
ployed on the Leadville Herald Dem
ocrat.
James Legget of Redstone, wao
has been stopping in GlenwooI for
some time is loud in his prasie Of our
vapor caves for rheumatic troubles.
When Mr.. Legget first came here he
was unable TO walk and had 10 be
hauled to the baths every day. wow
he is almost as spry as a spring colt
and says it is all due to GlenwooI's
incompatible baths.
John Weir recently spent few
days in Glenwood, returning Tuesday
evening to his work in Grand juno
ton.
Will Broughton takes the place Of
Joe Love at Dougan's grocery. Joe
leaves for Central America next week.
w. E. Wallace has recovered from
his recent illness, and Tuesday morn
ing returned to his home in Fort Col
Inns.
DR.. W. w. Crook of this city has
received the appointment of mine ply
sician for the Coryell, Keystone and
Cohen mines at New Castle.
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George Edinger has sold his resi-.
dence, corner Eighth street and Blake
avenue, to Mrs Caroline Bottolfsop,
the consideration being 1880.
A rock slide at Spruce creek, about
fifteen miles east of Glenwood block
ed the D. & r. G. road from 10 o'clock
last Sunday night until near mid
night Monday.
Judge Beaman, E. T. Taylor, G. G.
Parks appeared before the county
board last Wednesday with the re-
quest that the county purchase the
Glenwood and Trappers' lake toll
road for $500, the price at which
Judge Beaman offered it. The matter
was referred to the county attorney.
Last Saturday evening the members
of the Methodist church treated their
pastor, Rev. W. B. Dunn, to q genu-
inc surprise. 1t was Mr.. Dunn g
birthday and the ladies of the church
had planned the gathering to express
their wish that he might enjoy many
future birthdays, and to remind him
and his family of the esteem in which
they are held by the congregation.
Mr.. Dunn was kept at the church by
one of the laxative members who held
him until the congregation had time
to reach the parsonage where Mrs.
Dunn, who was in on the secret, was
waiting to receive them. The look
of amazement which crept over the
parsons countenance when a few mo-
ments later he rushed into his own
home to find the same congregation
which he had half an hour previously
dismissed with the benediction can
not well be described.
Mayor Parks advocates a reduction
in our tax levy in both town and
county. Mr.. Parks says the present
indebtedness is not hurting the peopie
nearly so much as the high tnxea Ac-
cording to the mayors IDEA We are
getting out of debt faster than is nee
essary and he thinks we had better
be little longer paying of our indebt-
edness if we can only reduce the levy.
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w. X. Lee spent several days in the
lower end of the county this week.
He says the cowmer will all be hees
on the 18th, AS they realize that
prompt action is necessary to thwart
the passage of the Shafroth bill. The