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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
3
Classified line fragments list sale offers and rentals including a five cent celebration mention and inquiries about a buggy, a home for sale at 720, furniture repairs, room rentals, and miscellaneous yard sale items with partial contact hints and street directions. This item reads as a chaotic mix of ads and contact fragments with no cohesive story.
A miscellany of names and places from Denver to Eaton is recorded with mentions of farm loans by Sanborn & Houston, social visits including Mel Pearl Mitchell in Eaton, and travel plans such as trips to Park and various towns. Several locals like Mrs. H Ward and Mr. J A Trimmer are noted with vacation plans and weather notes.
Local items list August events and births in Greeley area. W. C. Wilson trips to Denver. Mrs. George Cole heads to Wyoming. Newborns announced on August 7 and 10 to local families. Invitations for weddings at Tribune office. Regional residents visiting relatives and returning travelers noted.
Charles Magnuson reports he was relieved of his watch near his home at 1011 Third Street last evening by two strangers. He could not describe the men due to darkness.
Grain prices and bids from the John G Morgan Brokerage in the Union Bank building show Wheat futures for September opening at 92 percent with a close of 84. Dec futures rise to 295 with highs near 94 and lows around 95. Corn September open 77 with close at 774. Oats September open 48 and December near 47. Park futures for September open 15.50 with highs 15.52 and lows 15.45.
The marriage of Madeline Anne de Fallieres, daughter of the French president, to John Jean Joseph Edward Lanes, president’s secretary, follows the church state separation trend in France and isn’t as brilliant as expected due to mourning for the bridegroom yesterday.
Oliver Howard visited the Tribune office and left a five dollar contribution to the Bryan campaign fund. The amount will be forwarded promptly to Mr. Bryan or his campaign manager at the Commoner.
The Loveland celebration for the 14th Annual Corn Roast on August 19 draws intense interest and may see a record crowd. The C. & S. arranged special trains from Denver and Greeley with very low round trips return by August 19 from all points.
John Perkins leaves a crowded station and contemplates a life of routine marriage and a dull existence. He envisions Katy awaiting him at home with predictable affection and a dinner of pot roast, rhubarb, and strawberry cordial as the world around him remains uneventful.
A New York Thanksgiving tale follows Stuffy Pete who attends a yearly charity feast funded by a dignified old gentleman. The ritual ends tragically as Stuffy collapses after the meal while the benefactor endures a separate medical crisis at the restaurant and hospital.
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