Glenwood to show full honor to late President, Warren G. Harding

From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Aug. 9, 1923.

Glenwood will show full honor to our late President, Warren G. Harding, on Friday of this week, the day the earthly form of the president will be laid away at Marion, Ohio. Mayor Aune has asked that all business places be closed from 1:30 to 3:00 in order that all may participate in the program that will be given at the pavilion at 2:00. Following the memorial services the mail carriers convention will have their program as advertised. In the evening the Glenwood band will give a patriotic and sacred concert in the park at 7:30.

There will be a band concert and ice cream social on Dr. Gibbon’s lawn [Lowry] Saturday at 8:15. Everyone cordially invited.

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From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, Aug. 9, 1923. 

A band of gypsies passed thru Villard Saturday and another on Monday as they were not permitted to stay within the city limits.

Ball game, Villard vs. West Union at West Union. The scores were 11 to 1 in favor of Villard. Cassell had no trouble with the West Union batters Sunday and was so stingy with hits in the pinches that only three men succeeded in passing first base. The slaughter of Judkins started in the first inning and lasted til the West Union fielders about gave up in despair. Manager Hopkins is trying to arrange another game to take place in Villard in the near future. 

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From the Starbuck Times, Friday, Aug. 10, 1923. 

Carl N. Nelson and Wm. Merrill were out to John Hagestuen’s Tuesday where the Borstad brothers were threshing. Mr. Hagestuen had about 37 acres of wheat which averaged about 17 bushels to the acre. Mr. Nelson pronounced it very good wheat.

The Gilman Aaberg twins were baptized last Friday by Rev. Johnshoy, receiving the names, Leroy and Lillian. Mr. and Mrs. M.P. Eidberg, Mrs. Marie Byhre and Mrs. Andrew Dahl were the sponsors. The Starbuck Ladies Aid went out on Friday and tendered Mrs. Aaberg a shower. She was presented with a goodly amount of food and clothes for the little ones. A delicious lunch was served, and everyone present enjoyed a pleasant afternoon.

Warren Gamaliel Harding died suddenly Thursday evening from a stroke of apoplexy at 7:30 San Francisco time. The end was shockingly sudden and came in the midst of apparent convalescence. The end came suddenly while Mrs. Harding was reading to him from a magazine and after what had been called the best day he had had since the beginning of his illness exactly one week before.

The special train left San Francisco at 7 p.m. Friday, routed directly to the capital by way of Reno, Ogden, Cheyenne, Omaha and Chicago. The train made no stops enroute except those necessary for its operation. The body of the President was borne in the rear car. The car was lighted at night, and at all times two soldiers and two sailors, a part of a naval and military guard of sixteen enlisted men, stood at attention guarding the casket.