Produce house started in Glenwood

From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Nov. 13, 1924

My dear Mr. Barsness: May I, through your courtesy in publishing this note, thank the voters of Pope County most cordially for the splendid vote given me at the recent election? To me the fact that the majority of fourteen thousand given me two years ago was but slightly diminished in the face of the tremendous pressure exerted in this campaign by the Republican organization means that my efforts in my tenure of office have met with public approval. I am profoundly grateful. I shall continue to make it my one aim to serve the best interests of the people of the Seventh district and of the Nation. Most sincerely yours, O. J. Kvale.

The Glenwood Commercial Club had their monthly meeting at the Rogers Hotel on Wednesday evening. Although no special subject was up for discussion, various subjects of local interest were talked over. Mr. Scofield, manager of the local branch of the Nash Finch Corporation, was present and expressed his views about his work in this new territory. He stated that the business men of Glenwood had given the Nash Finch Corporation very loyal support and that they were working up a nice business in this territory.

Services will be held at the Lake Amelia church Sunday. English in the forenoon at the usual hour, 10:30, and German services in the afternoon at 2:30.

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From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, Nov. 13, 1924

“Fresh air is natures’ best tonic—use more of it.” This is the slogan of Fresh Air Week, Nov. 9 to 16, which is being observed in this state under the direction of the Minnesota Public Health Association as part of the tuberculosis prevention program supported by Christmas Seals. The object of the campaign is to encourage out-of-door sleeping for those that can afford proper equipment to keep warm; open window sleeping for all; and a more abundant use of fresh air during the day in home, office, shop, school and elsewhere.

Mr. Geo Hughes has started a produce house in Glenwood. To begin with he will buy only poultry, later on he will expand and buy other farm produce. In company with him is M. A. Telford of Benson. Messrs. Hughes and Telford have taken over the north end of the old mill and will do their business there. This end of the mill has been partitioned off from the rest of the mill. The firm is also contemplating later on in going into the seed business. Glenwood needs a seed house, a place where the farmers can go when he needs seed and be sure he gets what he wants at short notice, also a place where the farmer can go and dispose of his seed.

The Public Affairs committee of the local Kiwanis club recently took up the matter of getting trunk road No. 28, which has been graded this summer, graveled. It was felt that next spring it may become somewhat impassable unless the gravel was put on the coming winter. It was felt also that the winter would be a good time to do it as the farmers who might wish to do this work would have the time and getting it done in this way would be beneficial as it would leave the money expended right here at home.

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From the Starbuck Times, Friday, Nov. 14, 1924

As we all know Small Pox has become quite prevalent in our state. The epidemic first broke out in Duluth and its surrounding counties. It finally reached Minneapolis and St. Paul where reports show that it has been quite severe. It is gradually spreading out into other counties and it seems to be coming closer home. What is the security against Small Pox? “Vaccination.” We have all heard the saying “A stitch in time saves nine.” We can apply the same to vaccination and in doing so we are saving ourselves from this disease and helping to stamp it out of our state and also in taking this precaution we will actually be saving money. Some might feel that it isn’t necessary to be vaccinated as yet because there are no cases so far in our county. We never know what time an epidemic of this sort is going to pay us a visit.

Evelyn Ross Writes to Grandfather, Rio Linda, California, August 26, 1924:

I decided that I had better sit down and write you a long letter as school begins in one week and during the school year I do not have time to write much for so much time is spent in coming and going.

The hot spell that Aunt Emma told you about is the only one we have had this summer and it lasted only a week. People who have lived here for a long time say that it has been an exceptional fine summer. It has been very cool lately and rather cloudy for the last two days so we think that since last winter was such a dry one, that it might rain early this fall. Of course, we would like very much to have it rain but it would be hard on grape growers if it did, for their crop has not been picked yet.

Blanch Wilson, a very good friend of mine, who lives near here, went up in the mountains near Lake Tahoe a short time ago to visit her aunt and uncle. Her uncle has a dairy ranch in the neighboring county but during the summer it is so dry that they have to drive their cattle up into the mountains to graze. They always go to a place near Lake Tahoe as the campers and tourists buy their milk and they do not have to go to the expense of shipping it clear to Sacramento.

Eggs are forty-one cents a dozen now. This is about the time they start to go up in price. Some people say that eggs are going to be very high this winter. In fact, they will be a dollar a dozen. Of course, for us the higher, the better. Our pullets that we bought last spring are coming into laying so now we have eighteen hundred hens laying. The old hens are not laying as many eggs now as they will later for this is their molting time.

One Saturday evening the Ku Klux Klan held a public initiation out in the open near Del Paso Park so we decided we would go over and see what it was like. The whole performance from beginning to end was very weird. As we neared the place where the initiation was held there were K. K. K. members in white robes and caps by the side of the road, to direct us. When we arrived there, it was very dark and the only things we could distinguish were people in the white robes. After a while a Klansman on horseback came galloping in with a torch in his hand and lit the “fiery cross” which is the symbol of the K. K. K.