Winnipeg Kiddies to perform at the McCauley opera house

From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Dec. 18, 1924

Henry Pierce Peters, Jr., of Shattuck Military School, Faribault, is expected home Friday for a two-week vacation. Pierce is greatly enjoying his military school life, has been promoted to first sergeant of his company, is a member of the jazz band, the swimming team and has held a regular position on the first-string football team the last two years. This team has played against the leading preparatory schools of the middle west.

Notice for Applications. Sealed applications for the Court House Janitor Job will be received at this office for the consideration of the County Board at their meeting, January 6, 1925. Applicants must be able to procure Special Engineer’s license. L.M. Landing, County Auditor.

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From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, Dec. 18, 1924

The Herald received the fore part of the week a menu used by the Northern Pacific Railroad Co., while they were serving the meat on its transcontinental trains from the Prize Baby Beef which the railroad bought from Merrill Deaton, son of Harry Deaton of Leven township in Pope County. The baby beef referred to was exhibited at the Seventh Annual Junior Live Stock show at South St. Paul by Merrill Deaton of Villard. The animal was a Shorthorn yearling steer weighing 1,000 pounds. It received fourth prize at the show and was purchased by the Northern Pacific railway for $230 or 23 cents per pound. The menu carried a picture of the baby beef.

The state fire marshal department sends out a warning and asks all who have to do with Christmas trees to be very careful that fires do not start. Christmas trees are mainly for the children and it has happened that fires have started from the candles and has created much suffering. Most people are careful and electric lights are used very much, but it is always necessary to be on guard.

The Winnipeg Kiddies will be at the McCauley opera house on Monday evening, Dec. 22. There will be a children’s matinee in the afternoon. This is an organization of Kiddie actors that came into existence during the war and did work on behalf of the different war work societies. They were forced through popular demand to go on with their entertainments. There are twelve children ranging in age from eight to twelve, every one are artists. They are all good singers and entertainers. There are impersonations, dialect stories and pantomimic dancing. You will enjoy every part of the program.

The Glenwood high school basketball team fought very hard on Thursday evening of last week and won from the crack Chokio high school team to the tune of 25 to 14. At the end of the first half the score stood 11 to 12 and seemed to be anybody’s game, but in the second half the boys got a going and held the Chokio team to only one basket.

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From the Starbuck Times, Friday, Dec. 19, 1924

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Lake Emily: V.V. Schoenwether, mail carrier on Route 1, Hancock, had to make his route by team all last week except Saturday when he came through with a car. The roads were badly drifted in some places, so several side tracks had to be made.

Mr. A.H. Dreyer and Mrs. John Overson last week installed a Stearns 1,500-watt unit farm lighting plant for Mr. Ole S. Runnie in his new residence at New Prairie. This plant is one of the modern up-to-date type. The unit is so perfectly balanced that it does not have to be bolted to the foundation, but is simply set down in a box of sand. It runs very quietly and smoothly, and will furnish light and power for Mr. Runnie’s residence, the residence of his son, and his son’s store. Mr. Dreyer has the agency for this lighting plant.

Axel Olson, for several years janitor at the court house in Glenwood, was found dead in the furnace room there last Monday morning. Sheriff Ness and Mr. Shepard, county engineer, noticing that the building seemed quite cold, went down to the furnace room to investigate. Mr. Olson and his family were former residents of Starbuck and were very highly regarded here, and have a host of friends here who sympathize with them in the loss of their dearly beloved father.