The First National Bank of Glenwood celebrates its 50th anniversary

From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, June 29, 1922.

The party of Campfire Girls from Appleton who are camping at Glenwood delightfully entertained the audience that attended the “movies” at the McCauley Opera House last Saturday evening by giving a drill and going through some of the manuals belonging to the Camp Fire Girls organizations. The many encores that their songs brought showed the appreciation of the audience.  

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From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, June 29, 1922.

The First National Bank of Glenwood celebrated the 50th anniversary of its foundation last Saturday. It did this by inviting all the citizens of the county to come to Glenwood on that day and partake of a fine cake baked by the Home Bakery of Glenwood. In addition to this, the bank also gave away two fine calves.

The First National Bank of Glenwood was founded in 1872 by Emmet Lytle. In 1875 Peter Peterson and Dr. J. G. Whittemore became owners of the bank. They were running a store at the time and moved the bank into the store. About 1878 Alba Webster (father of E.M. Webster), and Tory Thorson bought into the bank and in 1882 erected a one story building where the bank is now located. This building served the purpose as a bank building until in 1902 the present bank building was erected. At that time, this private bank, The Bank of Glenwood, was converted into a National Bank. In June 1918, Mr. George Hughes bought a controlling interest in the bank and he has been at the head of the bank since. Mr. W. F. Dougherty, cashier of the bank, has been connected with it since 1896.

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From the Starbuck Times, Friday, June 30, 1922. 

Poultry Culling Demonstrations and Inspections for Tuberculosis in fowls may be had by farmers interested in their flocks by application to the Farm Bureau Office. There is a large percentage of low producing fowls also many that are infected with tuberculosis in the flocks of the county and in culling down the flocks, which is usually done to make room for the young birds, the non-producers and the diseased fowls should be eliminated. 

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From the Cyrus Citizen Friday, June 30, 1922. 

Last Sunday, June 25th, the Nora Lutheran congregation held its Fiftieth Anniversary at the Nora church. The day was an ideal one and as a result, people from nearly all the neighboring counties came. A lunch-dinner was served at noon by the Ladies Aid to more than one thousand people.