Museum Notes - March 11, 1910

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Museum Notes - March 11, 1910

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Written by Merlin Pederson - Pope County Museum

Wednesday, 03 March 2010 07:43

From the Glenwood Herald, March 11, 1910

Last Saturday afternoon the members of the Glenwood commercial club, 26 strong, took the train for Brooten. They went there to show Brooten how to play whist. Early Sunday morning they returned. They had then become convinced that Brooten had shown them. As one man put it, "They beat us in whist and everything else, they were not only better whist players but also better entertainers." They all returnedt o Glenwood on Sunday morning at about 1 o'clock. After sober reflection they have decided that the best team won, and that the Brooten people are the best entertainers they have ever encountered.
The result of the elections in Pope County are about as follows: Glenwood retains the wet regime by 63 votes, Lowery voted in the saloons by 5 votes, Sedan went dry by two votes, Starbuck remained dry by 24 votes, Cyrus dry by 14 votes. Farwell and Villard did not vote on the question.
During the strong wind last Sunday the smoke stack on the electric light plant blew down. The wind continued so strong all day that it was impossible to erect it again until Monday. The result was that all the citizens of Glenwood were compelled to find their old lamps Sunday evening. On Monday enough of the smoke stack was raised so that the plant could be used. It was found that it was so badly rusted that it was necessary to order a new one. This will be put in place of the small part of the old one now in use as soon as it arrives.
The Grove Lake town election resulted in the electing of the following: Supervisor, Wm. Riley; Clerk, J.B. Hart; Treasurer, M.C. Whitney; Justices of the Peace, W.T. Beach and Elmer Anderson; Constable, George Buckholz.
Rev. W.A. Rice who since last fall has resided at St. Francis, passed through Glenwood last Monday on the way to Starbuck where he was to make a temperance address.
Wanted a good ironer and starcher at the Glenwood Steam Laundry.
From the Cyrus Citizen: Iver Thompson and H.C. Estby returned Friday from the cities where they had been for several days attending the hardware dealers convention and selecting stock for there respective stores. Mr. Estby informs us that he has contracted for the agency of the Rambler automobiles and has purchased three of these cars.
P.S. Finden last Thursday became the proprietor of the only tailor shop in Glenwood. A.S. Rosen secured employment in Chicago that he considered very good and therefore sold out his furniture and stock to Finden who on Friday moved into the quarters formerly occupied by Rosen. Olof Bros and Charley Linden who formerly worked for Rosen have been employed by Finden. Mr. Rosen left immediately for Chicago. He has been in business in Glenwood for about five years. Mr. Finden has been in Glenwood running a tailor shop for about 12 years. He will without doubt retain all of Mr. Rosen's patronage.

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