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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
3
Classified snippets show buyers and sellers, rentals, found items, and local notices. Included are job inquiries, farm loans, wedding notices, travel plans, and residents visiting or returning home. Readers are directed to inquire at the Tribune office or with named local contacts for details.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and places including Baird Demorest Freeman Diego Houston and Sanborn with references to cards and excursions. The readable items hint at a local society or calling card event and a farm tour, but details are unclear.
Born Thursday August 29 a son to Mr and Mrs David Stewart of La Salle. Mrs P B Boyle returns from Estes Park. W D Balcom reports a fine Wyoming fishing trip. Thomas F Cahill to return from Leadville after funeral in aunt's memory. Joe Howard and son visit Smith Johnson family. Mrs W W Brown and Mrs Chas Younker with Grace Eaton shop in Greeley. Two hours planned at Boyd Lake on grorter trade excursion next Thursday. Special train for western Weld county excursion departs 1 45 PM Thursday.
The last Thursday half holiday will be celebrated next Thursday with a pleasure and trade excursion to western Weld county. Miss Bernice Eterwell, guest of Miss Edith Gale, returned to Denver today, with Gale accompanying her. J Henry Couture travels to Glenwood Springs then Colorado Springs for the Knights of Pythias conclave. Mrs George S Davis and daughter Helen, who have been visiting, depart for Denver and return next week. Co B Sherman arrived from Burnett Wisconsin, visiting there for weeks. Miss Ethel Merrill, summering in Burnett, accompanied Sherman home.
A group of young people plans a possible auto trip to Estes if conditions stay favorable and will return Sunday. The crowd includes Wayne Patterson Harry Younss Bert Gibbs and Misses Lizzie Camfield Gladys Johnson and Bula Hopkins.
Mud spattered automObile No. 2280, winner in the Denver to Cheyenne race, lay over in Greeley for about 20 minutes this afternoon. Crowds gathered to watch and criticize the racer as the car and its three occupants departed for Denver around 2 45.
Mr and Mrs Carl Spath and Miss Ruth Oleson traveled to Cheyenne this morning. A marriage license issued today to Mary E Le Tavecr of Greeley and Conness of Johnstown. J M McKibben the Rich Hill merchant was in Greeley Friday visiting E S Car ruthers. Chance to see the western Weld county excursion leaves here Thursday afternoon. Mrs J D Bell visiting sister Mrs A B Boler leaves for Ismore Kansas. Miss Hettie Armstrong of Condon's store returns from Ogalalla Neb. Mrs J E Huge visiting Mrs A L Forsyth leaves for Denver then Humphrey Neb.
The German Lutheran Church holds sermons at 10 a m with no Sunday school or evening service led by Edwin M. Gross. Swedish Baptist Church at Steele's Hall reports 11:00 a m and 8:00 p m services with meetings at 809 E street and a Wednesday evening service. Sunday morning subject listed as Mind.
The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran pastor Rev Gustafson conducts a 10:00 a m Sunday school and an 11:00 a m regular morning service followed by a 7:45 p m regular evening service.
Miss Florence DeVoe, visiting relatives in Yakima Washington, stopped there today en route to Creston Iowa and will visit her brother A B DeVoe.
Mrs J M Townsend and Mrs DeVore visited from Denver looking for a site for a millinery shop. Townsend previously lived in Greeley where her husband worked with P E Boyle in business.
At E K Packard ranch in Eaton a gobbler, attempting to hatch 1 percent duck eggs, incubated three eggs with two hatched. The wild bird acted as foster parent to two duck- Turkey chicks, thriving under its paternal care, while the other eggs failed. Manager Overholt observed the unusual brood and noted the gobbler’s persistence despite clumsy setting.
High lamb prices and a short hay crop keep Weld County farmers from contracting feed sheep for winter. Normally 100,000 gised would be fed, but forecasts indicate not a third of that amount will be used.
Rev J A Davis announces a 9 30 a m Sunday school 10 45 a m morning service and 5 00 p m union park services followed by 6 30 p m Epworth League activities for the church.
Reverend A. C. Leafgren presides at 10:30 a m Sunday school at the church on Eleventh street. A 11:30 a m sermon sessions follow at Lucerne, with a 6:15 p m Young Peoples meeting here and a 7:30 p m sermon.
Sunday school at 10 a m. Holiness meeting at 11 a m. Open Air meeting in park at 2 15 p m. TM Praise Meeting at 3 30 p m. Salvation meeting at 8 a m. Subject The One ing.
Rev John Carman state secretary of the International Sunday School Union will speak at the Baptist church tomorrow at 10 30 a m He will address union services at the park at 5 p m A Young Peoples meeting will be held at the usual hour
The Congregational Church schedules Sunday activities with Sunday school at 9 30 a m public worship at 4 30 p m an organ prelude andante in A eas Smart with John Doane Jr as organist an offertory adagio Lisat Solo Rock of Ages a sermon on Religious Education in America by Prof SS A Johnson of Fort Collins an organ postlude March in G 2 Smart an Open Air Service at 5 p m Y P 8 c B gathers at 6 p m led by John Doane, Minister.
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions with scattered showers today and Sunday. Residents should plan for light rain at times and mild temperatures across the area.
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