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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
2
The Tribune urges residents to keep streets and vacant lots weed free to present a tidy city for the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows visitations. It argues pruning and cleanup will boost impressions for visitors and promote civic pride, noting a one dollar cost per lot for removal.
In county court on Wednesday afternoon the defendant Weatherford won the case E C Pyles v Weatherford. The suit involved a cible entry and detainer over Weatherford’s contract to care for beers on Pyles ranch. Pyles owned the land. Weatherford failed to leave despite no legal ouster grounds amid longstanding friction. The appeal came from Justice C F Chipman of Windsor.
Grain prices from The John G. Morgan Brokerage show wheat, corn, oats, and park futures with Sept and Dec maturities. Wheat Sept open 92 and close 92, Dec 94 to 95. Corn Sept 77, Dec 64. Oats Sept 47, Dec 47. Park Sept 15.05 to 14.97. Weather flags partly cloudy today and Friday with showers in the west.
Nine German Russian families filing in district court seek homesteads west of Grover township 10 R 63. They request educational facilities and a school on arrival, promising to farm dry land crops and hire out in sugar beet seasons while awaiting irrigation work.
A large crowd attended the Rebekahs social at Odd Fellows hall on Wednesday. The program featured Rose on piano and a cornet duet with Miss Rose, plus performances by Miss Dorothy Haynes and Miss Hall. Prizes were awarded in vegetable and cake guessing contests, cake recipe writing, and a booby prize issued for flour hazards. Refreshments followed and the evening ended with an informal dance.
John Zimmerman owner Keystone Hotel on the upper Poudre reports Greeley readers that fishing has improved after a poor start. The stream has dropped and cleared, eight fine catches were brought in today with three over a pound each.
All Daily Tribune newsboys with a chaperone will ride the early morning train to Fort Collins for a half day fishing in Lake Lindenmeier. They will use a long pole with a hook to rescue anyone who overestimates the lake. A ride on the lake steam launch is also planned for a day of city boy leisure.
Bicknell faces a charge of stealing a new harness from Alonzo Beetham. The hearing before Justice Stevens is this afternoon. Sheriff Florance helped locate the harness through detective work. Bicknell is a well known local figure.
In New York on August 13 a dispute over a 26 cent estate proceeds. B G Hammond, Samuel Siegenthaler’s son in law, seeks letters of administration via Surrogate Noble of Queens County. The corpse yielded 24 cents, a penknife, tobacco, and a purse found on the clothing. The items passed from coroner to Public Administrator Robinson to City Chamberlain, who sold the purse and knife for two cents, adding to the city fund.
The piece profiles Jesse James Jr. of Kansas City as a self made attorney who rose above his outlaw heritage. He quit school at twelve to work, saved to open a cigar store, authored a defense of his father, and graduated high in a night law program. He became worth about ten thousand dollars and married, citing personal will as key to success.
C W Chickering, a sewer contractor, was buried under tons of dirt when a trench on Olive street caved in. He survived after workers unearthed him in about fifteen minutes, aided by an air chamber around his head. The item also notes a Pythian Sisters meeting with a new member and delegates to the grand lodge. Jack Chinn, 20, pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle from John Doe and was bound over to district court with a $500 bond.
The guide advises not prying the jar lid with a knife as it can bend the cover ruin the seal and risk breaking the glass. It recommends alternative safe methods to open fruit jars without damage.
The Denver Y M C A announces 108 men’s transient rooms in a strictly fire proof building at 16th and Lincoln with modern conveniences and shower baths on every floor and the cheapest rates in the city.
The article jokes about the new ten dollar gold pieces arriving in town. It describes the coin’s design with a Sioux head and an eagle, notes rumors of coin frauds from the past, including hollowing out coins and thefts in New York, and mentions stories of gold hidden in buckskin bags.
Real estate transfers listed include Montgomery Hray to Roscoe Johnson for 260 dollars on one acre in Pierce area. Davis to Gabriel Jones and James C Stovall for 500. Pierce Supply Co. deals on multiple lots in First addition to Pierce for 4000. Sparks to Pierce Supply Co. for 175. Martha E Staver to James H Killin for 60. Dora G Wagner to C A Carlson for 350. Edwin J Miller to G G flip for 700. Houseto Grave Cheeney for 200. Claude A Dent to Jacob Hoover for 900. Samuel F Martin to Amanda Curtis for 160 in Greeley City.
Deaths: eight year old Fred Ginter died at home from heart trouble. funeral services were held at the German Lutheran church in Greeley at 2 pm conducted by Rev. Gross. Northern Colorado Fair Fort Collins seeks farm exhibit entries for September 1 to 4, with many crops advanced to Pueblo state fair and Denver interstate fair. Sunday School Picnic: U P Sunday school youths and some adults enjoyed a picnic at the McElroy ranch, meeting at the church at 1 pm with wagon rides and a planned 5 pm supper.
The Ault Bryan Club held an enthusiastic Wednesday meeting in their hall, followed by a torchlight procession. Speakers included Senator Charles Ward of Boulder PF Tew T William and Charles Farr of Greeley, with several Greeley attendees such as FB 1 Genge O Russell L 8 Hickman J 0 Custer and George Mays.
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