Bank opens on time in spite of morning explosion

From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, Feb. 8, 1923. 

All the business places in Glenwood will be closed next Monday during the ski tournament from 1:00 to 5:00 o’clock.

Mr. Huseth [Farwell] is the latest possessor of a radio outfit, which makes six here.

Mr. Limperich of Glenwood has installed an electric motor in the Farwell school house for the water system, also wired for lights in the library and the gymnasium.

The frantic clanging of the fire bell called the people onto the street at an early hour Monday morning to find smoke and steam pouring from the front of the Villard State Bank. The firemen were promptly on the scene with all the apparatus for preventing a conflagration, and soon had the situation well in hand. The cause of the alarm was a violent explosion that wrecked the heating plant, and shattered the entire plate glass front of the bank, besides several other minor items of damage. The exact nature of the explosion remains more or less of a mystery, whether caused by the exploding of accumulated coal gas, or of excessive steam pressure. No one was in the bank at the time of the explosion as it occurred before the time for opening. Mr. Hanson had been up a few minutes before and had fired up so the building would be warm at the time of opening. Frank Shotten, who has a natural ability as a workman in emergency cases was soon on the job, and in a brief time had an entire new front installed. In the meantime Mr. Hanson had secured and set up a heating stove so the institution lost no time from its regular business day. It was fortunate that no one was in the bank at the time of the explosion, and the volunteer fire department are to be congratulated for their promptness and efficiency. The eagerness with which they left their places at breakfast tables and hurried to the scene of danger shows that they would rather fight fire than eat.

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From the Starbuck Times, Friday, Feb. 9, 1923. 

The new piano purchased by the Fron choir arrived last Saturday. The piano cost about $190 and transportation charges.  Rev. Johnshoy selected the instrument while in the cities. It is a used instrument, but is beautiful in design and finish, and the members of the choir are enthusiastic over its fine tone. The choir is also considering putting in book racks on the back of the pews so that better care may be taken of the hymn books when not in use. The matter will be taken up with the congregation.

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From the Westport World, Thursday, Feb. 8, 1923. 

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