Cyrus debate team wins against Glenwood

From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, December 20, 1923.

The Glenwood High School Debate Team, consisting of Helen Cheesemen, Eliott Nelson, Clarice Haygarth and Miss Agnes Linnevold, Debate Coach, were pictured in the Pope County Tribune. The first extemporaneous clash in this district was held at the local high school auditorium on last Thursday evening, Dec. 13, when the Cyrus team and the Glenwood team met. The question being debated was: “Resolved, That European Immigration be Prohibited for a Period of Five Years.” Cyrus taking the affirmative side, while the local high expounded the negative side of the question. The fact that it was held on the 13th may hold some significance for the local team, as Cyrus was declared the winner by unanimous decision of the judges, but be that as it may, the debate was very well carried out and held the interest of the large gathering that practically filled the auditorium, which was evidenced by the enthusiasm shown as each debater closed his or her remarks.

The people of Glenwood will be glad to hear that Miss Lubelle Eastman, who is in training at the M.E. hospital at Peoria, Ill., was among those to receive their cap and is now a Junior nurse. Miss Lubelle has become one of the head members of her class. Miss Josephine Achter, also a Glenwood girl, has three months of probationary training left and she will then receive her cap. Miss Achter is also doing nicely in her line of work.

During the Christmas week and the New Year’s week the Sedan Shipping association will ship on Thursday, instead of Monday. When these two weeks are over stock will be shipped on Monday again.

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From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, December 20, 1923. 

Joseph Bergeson of the Boston Café will hereafter conduct the rooming and boarding house formerly occupied by Mrs. Riley. Mr. Bergeson bought the furnishings of the house from Mrs. Riley last week and will take charge today. Mr. Bergeson will keep the same cook that is there now and it will be conducted much as it has been before. Fine board will be furnished at a reasonable price and rooms will be let to transients or those who wish a room permanently.

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From the Starbuck Times, Friday, December 21, 1923. 

Lloyd and Ernest Sather, aged 19 and 21, sons of Henry Sather were drowned in Scandinavian Lake, about 20 miles southeast of here, when the car in which they were crossing the lake plunged into 16 feet of water. The boys  had been at Glenwood Tuesday, and had told their father that they might stay with E. Kaldahl’s that night so he did not become alarmed over their absence until Thursday morning. Then he found that the boys had been at the Kaldahl home but had stayed only a short time, a search was made in the wood lot where the boys had been chopping wood, and tracks of the car leading to the lakeshore were found, but as it had grown dark they were obliged to abandon the search until morning. Friday morning a cap was discovered on the lake and it lead to the suspicion that the boys had attempted to take a short cut home by driving on the ice, along the shore and that the strong wind had either carried the car onto thin ice, or had caused a coating ot form on the windshield so they were unable to see where they were driving. The car was raised from the water but the bodies of the boys were not found until the following day. They were lying side by side.

C.M. Pederson last week sold out his interest in the Starbuck Hide & Fur Co. to Carl N. Nelson. Mr. Nelson was formerly a member of the firm but sold out to C.M. Pederson and G.G. Landmark a year ago. Mr. Nelson and Mr. Landmark will conduct the business in the future.