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The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22
BARNETTE BOOSTS
COLORADO CLIMATE

Speaking of our ideal autumn wealth
er, which we do not always properly
appreciate, Barnette Napier, on his re-
turn from n trip to California, filled
his lungs with Colorado ozone and said
eff they can beat Colorado weather
any place on earth l. would like to
know where that place is. It certain
ly ism It California;
Then Mr.. Napier told of his expert
ence in California and how, just be-
fore leaving the coast, he almost froze
on the streets of San Francisco Com
ing home he expected to find that
winter had set in and that we would
be experiencing some disagreeable
weather, only to find it nice and
balmy, and so pleasant as to prove a
delightful experience in contrast with
that which he had just encountered in
California, much touted for climate
tourists.
Mr.. Napier says people who 60 from
Colorado to California for climatic rea.
sons are doomed to disappointment,
unless they have far more fortunate
experience than he had.
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22
CONCERT COMPANY
SCORES Big HIT

The Pettyiohn concert given last
night at the high school auditorium,
under the auspices of the Baptist La.
dies Aid, was work of art iustifying
an audience of four times the size of
the one in attendance from city the
size of Durango, but there was feel.
ing of pity on the part of those who
attended, for the music lovers of our
community who were not present. The
program held the attention of the audi
ence from the introduction of the
members of the Pettyiohn company to
the concluding number.
The evenings entertainment was
cleverly and pleasingly arranged with
alternate musical numbers in concert
and solo, and readings by Miss Petty
John who is one of the most accomp.
lshed readers the basin has ever had
the privilege of hearing. The program
was opened by delightful musical
selection with Miss Francis Pettyiohn
at the piano, Miss Emily Gerhard,
cello, and Miss Marian Tenney. violin
which was followed by the introduc.
tion of the young ladies by Miss Petty.
john in her delightful and charming
manner. Then followed the musical
selection "The Brook" in concert, ar
altogether pleasing number.
Operatic numbers rendered by the
company evidence the very high clasi
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22
EASTERN STARS
GUESTS OF MEEKER

A tired but very happy group of
Glenwood Eastern Star members re-
turned home shortly after noon today
from visit to Meeker Chapter 100,
o. E. s., and the local members can
not say enough in appreciation of the
hospitality shown them by the Meek
critics, and say they would not have
missed the trip for anything.
About eight carloads left Glenwood
soon after noon Wednesday and the
weather being ideal and the roads in
splendid condition, most of the cars
reached the Rio Blanco county seat in
less than three hours time. Many had
engaged rooms at the hotel in advance
and some of those that did not were
unable to get a hotel room, but were
well taken care of in private homes.
The initiation work put on by the
Meeker chapter was greatly enjoyed
by our local people who gave them
many compliments on the manner in
which each officer exemplifed the
work.
At the close of the chapter session
all were invited to the dining room to
partake of n delicious banquet by the
Meeker chapter and which showed that
the chapter members were also SPLEEN
did cooks.
Following the repast the player piano
was started and dancing was enjoyed
until the wee small hours of the morn
ing, and all left feeling that words
could not express their appreciation
for the good time shown them by their
ho is, the Meeker chapter.
The following were those making up
the party from here: Mr.. and Mrs. M.
J. Mayes, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Mccoy,
Mrs. E. B. Reeves, Mr.. and Mrs. F. N
Langston, Mrs Charles Howard, Mrs
Lou Perry, Mrs. r. P. Malaby, Mr..
and Mrs j. A. Blair, Mrs. o. B.
Brutsche. Mrs. W. D. Blaine, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. Burdge, Mrs. f. ]. Horan,
Mrs. R. E. Bryant, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Merrill, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Spencer, Mrs. L. r. Pratt, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. A. volkert, Mrs. Richard Ca
hill, Mrs Katrina Claussen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Fellers, Mrs. E. r. Ould,
Mrs. Emma Paine, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.
Chase and the Misses Elsie Doerter and
Genevieve Dickson.
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22
YOUNG MEN
IN ACCIDENT

John Clarke, Jess Reeves, jess Dore
and Kenneth Smith, who were return
ing from few weeks trip to Long
view, Washington, narrowly escaped
more serious injury in an accident when
their car overturned near Ogden, Utah,
Tuesday night of this week.
The party was driving at night in
the Clarke car, and as they attempted
to pass a vehicle which had no lights
the car went over a bank.
Kenneth Smith was badly injured,
the pelvis bone being broken in three
places, and he is now in an Ogden hos
pital and cannot be moved for ten
days, and it will be two months or
longer before the cast can be taken off
the injury. None of the other mem
bers of the party were injured and all
will return with the exception of one
of the young men who will stay with
Kenneth.
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22
DIR. KELKER PHYSICIAN
ON DEPORTATION TRAIN

Mr.. and Mrs. George Kelker this
week received the following news con-
corning their son, DR.. George David
Kelker:
DR.. Leo. Stanley of San Quentin
has appointed DR.. G. D. Kelker of this
city as physician in charge of the
special deportation train which leaves
San Francisco Dec. 7 for New York,
carrying criminal and insane aliens
from the Pacific coast to New York for
transportation back to European coun-
tries.
There are three of these trains an
nually, each starting from San Fran
cisco and picking up additional passen-
gers and their guards and attendants
at all the larger cities of the Pacific
coast. At New Orleans they are trans
ferred to boat for the trip up the At.
lantic coast.
At New York the trains take on
criminal and insane aliens for trans.
portation to Mexico, and the Orient
through San Francisco.
The round trip for the doctors,
nurses and guards will take about four
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22
MRS. LON BRADBURY
DROPS FROM VIEW

Friends of the Bradburys who for
many years lived on a ranch in the Dry
Hollow country, short distance from
Silt, will be surprised to learn that
Mrs. Bradbury suddenly disappeared
from her home before daylight last
Monday morning and that she has not
been f5und up to the present time, al
though her coat and one shoe were
picked up close to the bank of the
Colorado river short distance above
Grand Junction, and there is very
general belief that Mrs. Bradbury com
mitted suicide by drowning, although
the body has not yet been covered.
Mr. Bradbury died at the Silt ranch
a few months ago, since which time
Mrs. Bradbury had been very much
downcast, and on more than one occa.
sion it is said she threatened to take
her own life, and friends now believe
she has carried out this threat.
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22

nature of their entertainment. "The
Cry of Rachel" by Mary Turner Salter,
rendered by Miss Tenney was an ex-
ceptionally difficult selection, but was
carried off beautifully by Miss Tenney
who has highly cultured and well
trained voice. Her rendition of "Mad-
anne Butterfly in which she was as
sisted by Miss Gerhard proved her re-
markable ability. Two cello solos bv
Miss Gerhard were expressed by a mum.
ber of accomplished musicians of our
city as being especially pleasing, which
was evidenced by the hearty applase
of the audience. A Gypsy song, sung
by Miss Tenney in costume was de-
lightful both to the ear and to the eve.
The Spanish Dances by Moszkowski,
rendered in concert, was the crowning
success of the evening, but followed by
close second in selection from
Arensky which was doublv appreciated
by reason of Russian composers stand
ing in highest favor at the present
time.
Miss Pettyiohn brought both tears
and smiles to the faces of her listeners
with her various readings, each of
which held her audience spellbound
from beginning to end. Miss Petty
?ohn is exceptionally gifted with a
deep, clear voice and her enunciation,
financed by sweet southern accent
and perfect expression, afforded rare
t-eat for Durango people. Her rendi-
ton of "The Three Wise Foolsss in
which she impersonated at least six
different characters, was a marvel in
eiocution, and even though it was a
difflcult ple,e was carried off with
Perfect ease oy Miss Pettyiohn.
All in all. the concert was immensely
enjoyed by every one who heard it,
and it is our hope that the three charm
ing young ladies comprising the Petty
John company will return again to Du-
rango and give us another refreshing
breath of the opolitan-Durango
Evening Herald.
The above company will appcar at
the Orpheum theater In Glenwood
Thursday evening, November 90 Mr..
Weirick SAYS they are high class enter
timers and will put on program that
Will delight onr people. Popular ad-
mission, 25 and IS cents. One show
only, starting at 1880.
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22
JURY ACQUITS JOHNSON
OF CHARGE OF MURDER

the past was concerned. She told him
she would think about it and would let
evening he reminded her that she had
not given him an answer to his ques-
tion. She then told him that she
would stay with him and keep the
children and maintain their home if
Martin would stay away. johnson said
he would go and talk to Martin about
it, but she prevailed on him to post
pone this errand until the next day.
Martin came to the house, according
to the witness, about o'clock in the
evening of March 8, threw flashlight
into her face, came in and sat down in
the kitchen. Witness also sat down.
johnson came in with some cream
which he placed in the pantry, and
then he sat down.
Martin broke the silence by turning
to Mrs. johnson and saying "I guess
You know what T have come for" She
told him she had decided to stay with
her husband and kiddies. johnson
then said to Martin, "You re damned
dirty cur to come between a man and
his wife, Martin then said to John
son, "I've had so much trouble in nv
life that 7 can do anything. If this
woman comes with me there will be a
deadline that you shall not Cross"
Mrs. johnson said she saw Martin
rise almost to a standing position and
she then left the room and went into
the bedroom where the two adopted
children, son and daughter of John
sons brother and Mrs. Johnson's sis.
ter, were sleeping.
Just after she left the kitchen Mrs.
johnson heard the reports of gun,
but she could not see which one of the
men was welding the weapon. Imme-
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The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22

weeks, allowing ten-day stopover in
New York. While east DIR. Kelker
will visit the Mayo Brothers clinic and
other clinics of Importance.
Mrs. Kelker will accompany her hus-
band as special nurse in charge of the
women aliens, and Mrs. G. c. McDoug-
al, also of this city, has been appoint
ed as matron to assist Mrs. Kelker.-
Pasa Robles (Cal) Press.
DR.. and Mrs. Kelker expect to re-
turn home by way of Glenwood
Springs and will eat New Years din
ner with the doctor's parents.
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22

not leave her mother, and he would not
live with her,
Lee Parmenter, of Grand Valley,
who was deputy sheriff at the time of
the killing, told of bringing johnson to
Glenwood. After johnson had given
him his gun he said "It has been a
long time since I have been without a
gun on me-" He also quoted Johnson
as saying "That gun I gave you con-
tains four empty shells and when they
examine the body, they will find four
bullet holes. I never missed him
once'
Mrs. Miller, who was waitress in the
Day restaurant in Grand Valley where
she says johnson and Martin ate din.
ner together in the presence of Joe
Bells on March 8, says she heard
johnson say to Martin in substance.
"That's all right, do that, come on
out" to which Martin replied, Gan
right, maybe tonight" Mrs. Miller
was asked by Attorney Vincent if it
were not true that this incident took
place January 81, to which she replied
81 I'M pretty sure it was March So
Joe Bells testified that the time he
ate dinner in the restaurant when
Johnson and Martin were there was on
February 81. His statement, and Mrs.
Miller's uncertainty practically nulli-
fled her testimony on very import
ant point.
p. C. Thurmond of this city, en-
ployed by the State Highway commits
sion on road work in the neighborhood
of Grand Valley, saw Martin on March
and the latter told him he was go
ing out to johnson IS that night to get
his suit case and have some kind of
a settlement with johnson, and to
bring back some whisky from his
cache. Cross-examined Thurmond said
this conversation occurred at about
1890 the morning of March 8. He
saw Martin and Johnson drive up in
car to Jenny's store between 10 and
1890 that day when witness was on
his way to lunch.
DIR. Miller said that when he went to
the johnson ranch on the evening of
March he asked Mrs. johnson when
Martin came to the house and she
said about O'Clock; asked what time
the shooting occurred she said about
clock. She also said that she did
not suspect that there would be any
shooting She told witness she did not
know her husband had a gun.
Mrs. johnson, as the chief witness
in the defense of her husband, told of
Martin IS advances to her, and said
she told her husband about these rela-
tions the day after Martin left the
ranch.
johnson asked his wife if she had
allowed Martin to kiss and caress her,
to which she replied "That all goes in
love affair." He then told her she
should leave the place, and afterwards
he asked her what she would 40 with
the children. She replied that if she
left she would take them with her
He told her she couldn It do this as
he could and would prevent her taking
the children.
Afterwards johnson suggested to his
wife that if she would stay with him
and be true to him and keep the chill
dren and keep their home intact he
would forget and forgive so far as
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22
Case Against Clara Thornton
Charged With BoOtIegging
in Hands of Jury
ARE OTHER JURY CASES

The past week in the district court
has been spent in the consideration of
the case of the People against Mrs.
Clara Thornton who is charged with
bootlegging. Mrs Thornton is listetl
on the police docket an an old offender,
and she has already been found guilty
in court of record to a similar Of
tense to that for which she is now
being tried.
The petition alleges that on June !
of this year and again on August 21,
the city and county officers raided
Mrs. Thornton S so-called residence at
no Lincoln avenue, and in each case
secured considerable quantity of
nuuor, some of it in the house and
some in the woodshed on her premises
The bottles containing the Eqnor
were sealed and placed in the safe N
the sheriffs office and kept as ex-
hibits. Mrs. Thornton is being de-
Tended by Eugene A. Bond, former
district attorney of Leadville, and he
is eontesting every inch of the ground,
and it must be said that he has maze
a good fight for his client.
in the first place Bond filed a pet:-
tion asking that the bottles or contain
ers with ,he 1luid'' therein, be -e
stroyed and not used as evidence in the
casc. Judge Shumate held that this
| petition was .oy indefinite as it faile
to tate the nature of the fluid in the
containers and he had no means If
knowing whether it was whisky or en-
balming fluid, and he might have added
that the effect was about the same IN
either case.
The trial was one of numerous OBJ
jections on the part of Mr.. Bond on
behalf of his client nearly all of these
objections being overruled, Mr.. Bond
attacked the legality of the search If
Mrs. Thornton Is premises which he
sald was NOT place of public resort,
but her home IN which she should have
protection from search and seizure,
either with or without search war
rant. In tn : contention the defend
ant lost in every instance.
The prosecution proved by chemical
analysis that the "fluid'' contained in
tho bottles was Intoxicating liquor
with plenty of Chick" in it, and after
eloquent argument of both sides the
case was submitted at 1925 today %
the jury, and in their hands rests the
fate of the defendant at this writing.
Another jury is now being drawn to
try the case of Lillian McMullen
against George T. Newton for services
as housekeeper. This case has been on
the docket since early in 1922. Mrs.
McMullen is represented by Merle D.
Vincent of Grand Junction, and Dill
lison and Fulghum of this city de-
Tending Mr.. Newton.
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22
.FIREMEN PLAN
ANNUAL BALL

The Glenwood Fire department has
completed elaborate plans for its regu-
lar annual ball Thanksgiving eve, No
vember %.
The fire boys are the defenders of
our property, and always respond readi-
ly in case of threatened destruction
by fire, and they arc entitled to liberal
patronage on this occasion, the only
time in the year that they ask our
people to show their appreciation Of
their volunteer services for the COM
munity good.
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22

Word was received in Glenwood this
week that Miss Mae Walter, for many
years primary teacher in the Glenwood
schools but this term teaching in the
Denver schools, had a breakdown and
was forced to give up her school work,
and has gone to Sawtelle, California,
to be with her mother
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22

Considerable interest was exhibited
in the district court last week at the
trial of Charles ]. Johnson for the
murder last March of Orange Martin,
a ranch hand employed by johnson and
an accomplice and partner with John
son in the illicit manufacture and sale
of moons hine whisky.
More than n day was spent in secur-
ing jury, and tho case went on trial
on Wednesday as announced in last
weeks issue of The Glenwood Post.
The testimony of the state was not
materially shaken by that offered by
the defense. Orange Martin had been
shot and killed in Johnson s home, and
Johuson from the first admitted that
he fired the shots that killed his EN-.
plove. In fact his demeanor on the
stand when he was giving his testi-
mony and describing the unfortunate
tragedy partook so much of the spirit
of bragadocia, that listeners believed
it would operate to his disadvantage
with the jury. The Post has already
told its readers of the tragedy, and
given the important evidence submit
ted by the prosecution.
The defense throughout held to the
theory outlined by Attorney Vincent
in his opening statement to the Jury to
the effect that Martin, while making
his home at the Johnson ranch house.
being partially employed in doing
chores and helping around the house,
had so ingratated himself into the
developed coldness toward her hus-
band, and a quarrel ensued during
which johnson accused his wife of hav-
ing tolerated improper advances on the
part of Martin, all of which Mrs. John
son admitted.
]. J. Branson of Collbran was en-
ployed by johnson in October, 1929.
He told of conversation at Johnson IS
table over some trouble that took place
at Rifle on Apple Pie day, and said
johnson arose from the table and
reached to cupboard or cabinet in
the kitchen and taking down n gun
remarked "Here is what I defend my.
self with When shown the gun in
evidence with which Martin was killed,
witness said the gun johnson was
In,, - hnt
l.. C. Rater, undersheriff of Garfield
county, told that Johnson said to him
when he was delivered at the Jail by
Lee Parmenter the morning following
the fatal shooting, "That gun con-
tains four empty shells. I have car
ried that gun long time" The tes-
timony of these two witnesses was
Offered to disprove the statements of
Mr. and Mrs. johnson to the effect
that they were not in the habit of keep.
ing gun about the place.
Henry Chritchnson recited con
versation he had with johnson on Feb.
ruary % and another on March l, Just
n week before the killing. On the lat
ter occasion witness and johnson
passed Martin who was hauling gravel,
and Johnson said of Martin "He is
as fine fellow as I ever saw. He is
n quiet fellow and always minds his
own business" Critchenson asked
Johnson if Martin was married, and he
replied, eyes, he was, but they are
not living together. They had trouble
over his mother -in-law. His wife would
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22

LATER: About six clock this eve-
ming, just as we were closing The Post
forms, the jury returned verdict
finding the defendant guilty on tho
first count, that of having liquor in
her possession, and not guilty on the
second count that of selling liquor.
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22
Staying Of Martin Was Not an 0ffense
According to Twelve Good
Men and True
JOHNSON DISAPPEARS SUNDAY

. o o o o . . o o o o o o o o .
90
We the jury empanneled and in the above
titled do oahs find guilty
. HORACE HAFF o
. Foreman
.
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CvEvRENf CESKE POBoc-
k vEREJNE KNIHovNY
VI MT. PLEASANT.

v patek yecer, dne la. zaff
otevfena blde filialka verejne
knihovny We skole Komenske-
ho ma vych.i 131. ul. udalost
doprovozena bude peknym
programem, ktery vyplni O.
mladina a znama knihovnice a
pritelka naseho lidu, pf. cleo.
Ledbetterova promluvi o do
jmach, zfskanych "a jejiho po-
slednfch vyletu v starych ma
sich vlasti. K vecirkl dostavi
Sc riditelka skoly v Corlett,
spolu ucitelskym sborem. Po-
fadatelstvo I'VE celou verej.
most k ucasti co nejvetsi. Vstup
jest dplne volnym.
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MANzELSKA TRACEDIE.

''scituate, Mass, 10. zari.
Hil4y P. Disher zastrelil svoji
manzelku. drivejsi Elsie Che
ney-ofou, jedne q nejbohat
sich rolin South f'Manche-
ster, dnes casme rano, nacez O.
bratil revolver proti sobe, zpa-
sobiv 81 smrtelnpu ranu. Neko-
lik hosti spalo v nadherne re-
sidenci Disherovych, a kdyz Sc
sbehli do pokoje, kde Sc strel-
ba udala, nasli pi. Disherovou
mrtvou a jejiho manzela uni
rajiciho. Tragedii pfedchaze
la pry hadka penize. Pi. Di-
shcrova m6la zna6ne jmeni,
kdezto manzel jeji nemel pry
niceho, kdyz 81 jej vzala pred
tremi roxy.
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POMNfK ZAVRAzDENYM
UCITELKAM.

Dafnsika Obcanska Liga v
Brooklyne zamysli postaviti u
citelkam Louise Wolfove Ma
bel Footove. jez byly v r. 1921
v Parma zavrazdeny, pomnik.
Stati ma v Brookside parku.
Radnf 9. wardy A. J. Mitchell
podal jiz ma vcerejsi schulz
mestske rady prislusnou Ia
dost o v6novani prihodneho
mista a zadosti definitivne
rozhodne parkovni komise. Po-
trebny financni naklad je pry
jiz pohotove.
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JIHOSLAVIE ODMfTA ITAL-
SKE ULTIMATUM.

Belehrad, 10. zarf. Jiboslav
sky kabinet po dnesnf sve po-
rad9 odmftl vsecky italske ma.
vrhy Rjeky sc tykajfcf, mezi
nimiz je tez pozadavek, aby
svobodne mesto Rjeka pfeslo
pod protektorat Italie. Mini
sterstvo tez rozhodlo, aby il.
hoslavsky vyslanec. Rfma O.
kamzite byl odvolan. Potvzuje
Sc pfedchazejici zprava, ze il
hoslavie mobilisuje vojslSa a
obsaEuje sve hrapice.
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COOLIDGE PRO, PRlsNOU
PROHIBICI.


Washington, 10. zaff. Presi'
dent Coolidge jest pro pfisnt
vymahani prohibicnfho zako'
ma zrovna jako jeho pfedchde
ce, president Harding. Soudi
Sc tax z toho, ze prohibicn'
komisaf Haynes nejenom ne.
resignoval, jak bylo pfedpovf'
dano, ale p. Coolidge opetov'
ne ukazoval, ze ma vneho pl'
nou ddveru a dial pry mu IN
strukce, ably Volsteaddv zakon
az do krajnostl vymahal.
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Pabsrky : 6ssksho ssveru.
o "nenavisti az "a hrob" pr
Sc "Teplitz-Schoenauer An
zeigrs, protoze bezpecnostni
organy v Tfebenicich zakaza-
zaly turner1m a bursaknm
phi pohfbu Tittove nosenf pra
por1 a odznakiiI v barvach vel
konemeckych. "Tepl.-Schoen.
Anz." provazf lsvoji zpravu
pozn&mkou: ''Pro vsechny kul
turni lidi jest samozrejmym
pfikazem piety, ze mad rakvi
spolublizniho mlci veskera
East a nepratelstvi." Kde vsak
zGstalo rozhorceni a pieta,
kdyz z narizeni mestske ra,
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sEMJENOv PRY ZAHYNUL

Moskva, 10. zarf. - Dope.
Sc z Pekingu datovana v So
botu pravi, ze gen. Gregorij
Semjenov, dfiv6jsi vrchni veil.
tel vseruske armady a pozdeji
protibo olSeNicky v1dce v Sibir
a skupina jeho stoupencd "a
hynuli v Yokohama behem ze'
metreseni. Depese pravi, ze
rovnez Merkulov, drivejsi hla
VA protibolsevicke vlady W
Vladivostoku, jest mrtev.