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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1908
Page
2
Local political notice endorses William Jennings Bryan for president and John W. Kern for vice president. Public listing includes the Greeley address and campaign connection at 722 Seventh Street. Citizens urged to support the ticket in ongoing outreach.
The Tribune urges Greeley and Weld county residents to support local manufacturing, buy goods made here, and spread the message. Encourages citizens to start small but grow efforts, keep money in the community, and thus boost prosperity and home building as key city assets.
Mrs George Luman and her baby boy Lester are expected home on Sunday after spending three weeks in Loveland with Mrs Luman’s parents Mr and Mrs E Efferle.
Roosevelt commission notes farm life shows ease of urban contact through telephones rural mail and interurban electric lines. These links bring city awareness to farmers families and youth and may influence decisions about leaving the land as interurban travel grows.
Quoted in the Denver Republican, readers note the practical benefits of rural living and farming life, highlighting experiential appeal and potential for improved livelihoods through agriculture.
Miss Louise J. Stevens and Martin Luther wed Sunday at A. J. Luther home in Greeley with Rev. J. A. Davis officiating. The ceremony, postponed from Saturday due to rail issues, drew only close relatives. The couple, from Portland, plan to reside in Greeley and have taken Marlborough apartments.
Numerous names visit or travel between Denver Greeley Fort Collins Cheyenne and other towns. Residents including E C Smith Roxye Adams Irene Witt Maud Turk and Irene Witt attended events while others returned from trips or vacations in Cheyenne Denver Fort Collins Estes Park Shelton Neb and Rockport Mo.
Among the Denver Sunday visitors from Greeley were Harry Younes Kemp Middlehauf Grover Sheppard Clifton Wyatt Buster Wilson Frank Swartz and Joe Woodbury.
H Reynolds has gone east to recuperate from his recent illness. The brief item notes his departure for a period of rest and recovery.
The text reports relatives visiting Monroe Michigan and two week absences. It notes Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Harrison plus Faye Harrison Lillie South Tom Harrison and Joe Sanders returning from a Bear Lake camping trip near Estes Park. It mentions Mrs. Josephine A. Cheeseman traveling to Buffalo Boston and other points. Dr. Charles Dunham and wife arrive for a visit with their parents in Michigan after trips to St. Louis Cleveland and Ypsilanti.
Rev G W Leonard of Conway Kansas visits daughter Mrs W L Goodrich and preaches at the Christian church on Sunday. He will conduct services there Thursday Friday and Saturday of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming of Omaha visit J. L. Brush and family. The Flemings and their daughters have spent the summer in Colorado Springs, and Misses Jean and Ruth will travel from Colorado Springs this week to visit at the Brush home.
Thursday afternoon Mr and Mrs Gossert Mr and Mrs Phelps Mrs Frank Blunt and H V Pool and mother joined a driving party. Instead of the usual meeting they toured Greeley to see the sugar factory new water works and other improvements.
The Northern Colorado State Fair and Race Meet will be held in Fort Collins on September 1 through 4. The Colorado and Southern offers half-rate tickets from Denver Greeley and intermediate points, with on sale dates September 1 2 3 and 4 and final limit September 5. Tickets are valid on all regular trains and a special daily return train from Fort Collins to Denver runs September 2 3 and 4 leaving at 7:00 p m stopping at all points.
Listings show transfers across Weld County including John E Shaffer Bert A Shaffer to D W Danielson for two lots in First Addition near Co H wort, and J T Symonds to Burton D Sanborn George M Houston for Cranford lots. Values range from 106 to 1300 dollars with several deeds recorded including transfers between Burton Sanborn Houston and Symonds and a parcel to P N Gostrup.
At 4 pm Saturday, about 400 teams lined the racks around business blocks and park frontage. Each team drew 2 to 6 buyers, bringing more than a thousand county residents eager to spend. The summer dull season appears ended.
The Grand Lodge session of the Pythian Sisters is held in Colorado Springs this week. Mrs. R. B. Kemmerer Grand Junior of Colorado left for the event. Representing Temple 42 of Greeley is Mrs Olive Swanson and attendees include Mesdames Sarah Spere Oliver White and Rose Eames. Mrs Kristine Malone plans to travel tomorrow.
Greeley Wholesale advertises fresh eggs at 20 cents a dozen. Ranch butter priced at 20 and 25 cents per pound. Choice new potatoes at 2 cents per pound. Poultry includes broilers 12 ½ and 15 cents per pound and hens at 10 cents per pound.
A promotional list highlights Greeley manufactured products from Beet Sugar to Canned Vegetables and Brick to Candies. The appeal urges Tribune readers to favor home enterprises to bolster the local economy and community growth.
The city center lies in a fertile district with a normal school serving 1000 students and a thriving local economy. It boasts hotels, multiple churches, several banks with high deposits, healthy commerce, and diverse industries from canning to starch production. The climate is mild and the streets are well laid with concrete.
A scanned roster lists multiple lodges with officers and meeting times in Greeley and nearby areas. Entries name masters, secretaries, and reigning officers across Masons Elks Shriners and other orders with weekly or monthly meeting days and hall locations.
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