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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
2
In a desert setting, H. C. Nelson of Nunn, age 62, marries a Denver resident identified as Mrs. Anna Man. The bride is five years younger than the groom, and the couple faced dangers and cactus beds as Cupid’s path in the arid region.
Mrs R D McLucas Mrs N D Bartholomew and sons Charles and John Mrs M J Poor and Miss Edna Blunt returned Tuesday morning from a California trip. The party except Mrs Poor spent ten weeks visiting state points of interest while Mrs Poor spent four weeks mostly in Los Angeles.
The Tribune cites a George D. Statler letter confirming the Colorado Contract Investing company fails to comply with state building and loan laws. The article urges clipping the list of authorized local associations, avoiding any noncompliant firm, and asks readers to report new schemes and bring agent contracts or literature to expose fraud risks.
The Colorado State Commercial Association plans a land investigations bureau to review irrigation and colonization projects and provide expert public judgment, aiming to curb land sharks and mining frauds harming the West. For justice to new settlers in the San Luis valley, and to unlock riches in irrigated lands, such efforts could boost Colorado’s business climate.
Warren Templeton supervised a Tuesday morning picnic at Island Grove Park with six youths including Donald Rothschild, Luther Hickman, Raymond Wolfe, Alvin Parker, and the McArthur brothers. The group cooked steak over an open fire and brought treats for a full spread.
Henry Watterson, famed journalist, shifts from supporting Governor Johnson to backing Bryan in a pivotal moment of the campaign. He explains a Kentucky anecdote about a schoolhouse speech ending in silence and a shouted demand to second a motion.
A chaotic courthouse exam scene unfolds as twenty five teachers in Weld County struggle with a daunting test. Justice G O Stevens nervously assists a groom seeking a preacher, highlighting a candid moment of local court life.
Two women Miss Marie Stapper and Miss Bessie Woodward from Joslin Dry Goods in Denver were locked in a steel basement vault for about an hour and fifteen minutes when a passerby slammed the door. A safe expert bored a hole through the door as an experienced air supply was arranged. They escaped unharmed.
At 925 Fifth street the Monson home hosted a reunion of 21 family members led by John Byram. Four sisters and a brother with their spouses joined Mr and Mrs Anton Monson for dinner and a photographed group portrait. Guests included William Maloney of Chicago Lawrence Henney near Greeley and Perry Murray with family from Greeley alongside Mrs Monson and Mr Byram.
Marriage licenses issued to Wm. L. Ferguson of Greeley and Clara E. Koenig of Loveland. Also licensed are Robert Lee of Denver and Margaret Gallagher of Denver. H. C. Nelson of Nunn wed to Mrs. Anna B. Mann of Denver.
The fifteenth annual camp meeting of the Colorado Holiness Association will be held at Meadow Park Lyons Colorado from August 27 to September 6 1908. The grounds offer large dining tents camping space shade streams and reasonable meals with rail fare discounts by certificate. Eminent evangelists will preach with local helpers, and Rev A M Bowes Secretary invites inquiries by August 25 1908.
Late yesterday police reserves were called to quell a riot among two companies of United States regulars traveling from Fort Slocum to the Pacific coast. When city officers failed to control the crowd Captain Bankhead sent troops from Fort McPherson. A soldier, Frank Smith, was seriously stabbed and another, Joseph A Bleak, was arrested after officers knocked two soldiers down.
J R Caldwel a noted horse fancier of Mechanicsville Iowa announced a personal gift of a massive saddle horse named Buffalo. The chestnut reportedly weighs 2200 pounds and is said to be the largest saddle horse in Iowa, capable of carrying William H Taft.
Chief Engineer Buck announces the Denver to Fort Collins division of the Denver, Lamar and Northwestern railroad will begin laying steel on September 1. Grading progresses, two miles of ties laid, 65 miles of steel ordered, 220000 ties required for the first division, and trains expect to reach Fort Collins early next year.
In Fort Collins Colorado on August 20 two assailants stopped a Denver and Interurban car on Mountain Avenue and Whitcomb Street. They beat motorman Roswell Lockwood and conductor C. Coleman and stole the car controller during a confrontation. both victims were injured and the assailants fled as residents cried out.
The First Presbyterian Sunday school held its annual picnic despite the fading fall feel. About 804 children and families traveled to Howard’s Grove for a basket supper and a day of outdoor fun, hoping for good weather like June or July picnickers.
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