Mr. Furtney turns part of property into campground

From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, July 26, 1923.

A get-together meeting of the county auditors, highway engineers and county commissioners of the 4th division of the State Highway Department was held last Thursday afternoon at Glenwood. The session was held in the beautiful city park on the shore of Lake Minnewaska. The 4th division consists of the counties of Douglas, Benton, Grant, Pope, Morrison, Sherbourne, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Travers, and Mille Lacs. 

Commissioner Babcock, with his deputy, Mr. Mullen, was present, called upon. And gave a short talk. He explained briefly the benefits which had come to the highway system through adoption of the highway amendment. He stated that he was largely concerned with bringing up the feeder, that is the township and county road. He said as a result of the state taking over and relieving the local communities of the burden of the heavy arterial roads, leaving such local communities free to spend their money and energies on the township and county roads, these systems are beginning to show a marked improvement during the last two year period.

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From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, July 26, 1923. 

Mr. Furtney has made a camping ground out of part of his property on the east side of the lake and the place is very much patronized. The place is a fine one and the tourists coming through should find it an excellent place for camping.

O. N. Vesledahl, the new owner of the Tom Brown Barbershop wants us to state that the shop will be closed next Monday and Tuesday for remodeling. 

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From the Starbuck Times, Friday, July 27, 1923. 

All places of business are requested to close for one hour, from two to three o’clock, Saturday afternoon during the Young People’s Convention, by special request of the Committee in charge of the Convention.

The world’s one big circus –Ringling Brother and Barnum & Bailey – draws near and on its hundred cars will come “ten thousand wonders” to exhibit in Alexandria, Wednesday, August 1.

(This set of Museum Notes should have run last week, and last week’s should run this week. We apologize for the mix-up.)