County nurse resigns for offer from the American Red Cross

From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, February 28, 1924.

An Open Letter To Olger Brosvik

Last December I had a warrant prepared for your arrest for threatening my life and the destruction of the Tribune. As you know the warrant was not served because you came to me and pleaded that I give you another chance. This chance I gave you and also the liberty to come back and visit your parents any time as long as you did not go back to your old bootlegging trade and associations.

You came back to Glenwood a short time ago, and as far as I know you came back for the purpose which I allowed you. But you did not stop at that. Within a week and a half you came back to Glenwood several times under the cover of the night. On these trips you brought booze with you and you went back to your old haunts. At one place you furnished moonshine until you had the floor covered with drunken men.

Olger Brosvik, I am going to give you one more chance this is the last one. If you come back to Glenwood again, even if it is under the cover of the night to supply the thirsty ones with their moon, I shall place the warrant in the hands of the sheriff for execution. Your arrest will then follow, and you will be put under such heavy bonds that no one will want to go your bail. This will mean that you will have to go to jail. If someone goes your bail we shall find out who is supporting the lawless element in our city. I have given you another chance—you have your choice of becoming a man or to go behind the bars. It is up to you.

Again, even if it is under the cover of the night to supply.

P. S.- To the public: We shall appreciate any evidence of Olger Brosvik’s return to Glenwood. The minute he does we shall have our warrant served.

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From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, February 28, 1924. 

The Cyrus high school orchestra was in Glenwood last Tuesday afternoon to have its picture taken. This picture will be used in the next issue of the Cyrusonian, a school paper published by the students. Miss Anna Berge is the conductor of the orchestra. Those who were here and had their picture taken were: Lester Stensby, Harris Barsness, Julian Jacobson, Roy Opheim, Geo. Folin, Carl Heggestad, Ruth Hanse, Ester Sovie, Glenn Buesing and the conductor, Miss Anna Berg.

A deal was closed last Saturday whereby Mr. J.A. Johnson becomes the owner of the Rogers Hotel. His residence on Green street becomes the property of Beal brothers in the transaction. Mr. Johnson has been running the hotel now for a little more than a year. He took charge of the hotel on December 22, 1922. Since that time he has been operating the hotel in a very satisfactory manner and at a profit to himself. He now becomes the owner also of the building and will make his home right in the hotel. Before taking over the Rogers Hotel Mr. Johnson owned the Boston Café.

Remember the supper at the Lutheran church Tuesday, March 11. Prepared and served by men only.

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From the Starbuck Times, Friday, February 29, 1924. 

Miss Olivia Peterson resigned as county nurse last week. Miss Peterson received a very flattering offer from the American Red Cross to become Field Nursing Representative for Minnesota, with office at Chicago. The Chicago office is headquarters for a group of ten states, of which Minnesota is one. She will have general supervision of public health nursing in Minnesota.

The First National Bank is having a number of improvements made in the interior of the building. Part of the wall of the director’s room is being removed and a gate put in place of the door, so as to provide office room for the cashier. The walls and radiators will be re-decorated.