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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1908
Page
3
Public notices and ads list sale items, rentals, farm loans, and personal notes. Mentions cattle, milch cows, mares, rooms for rent, phone contacts, and holiday sales with assorted local names and addresses. Contains Denver, Colorado references and community weekly happenings.
Local notes report W. Allen returning from Denver on Friday evening. H. Reynolds & Co. offers low price lines and Christmas gifts. The W T A plans a 2:50 PM meeting with Mrs. Hamman at 1102 Tenth Street. Farm loans competitive through Sanborn & Houston.
Den J Green a Denver visitor Sunday. Miss Edith Herrington of LaSalle visited Miss Myrtle Wilson. Gale Hibbard underwent throat surgery. Mr. and Mrs Roy Graham attended a cantata at Park Congregational. Wilson Grocery promotes china stock. Mrs Frank Adams dies at New Lexington December 17. Frances Nichol to Birmingham after holidays. Wilson Grocerys stables house fine ware including Harttend ware.
The Eastern Star held a Saturday installation of officers with two new candidates Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Bartholomew. Installed were Wor thy Matron Mrs. Vernon McKelvey and Wor thy Patron Edwin Starkey along with several appointed officers and a post-ceremony refreshments reception.
Mr. F. E. Baker, a well known real estate man, will work in the interests of the poor from 1 to 2 o clock Tuesday afternoon. William Motheral offered $5 to the Salvation Army kettle if Baker would relieve the bell ringer for one hour and wear the Salvation Army cap. Baker agreed to the plan and to urge passersby to drop contributions as well.
J. M. Cameron Spot Cash Store at 15-17 Eighth Avenue promotes linen and silk handkerchiefs priced from 1c to 85c with bundles and special sale items. Silk ties in multiple price points and a boxed tie offered at a bargain. Large stock of gloves mittens and a new line of sample shirts pants coats suspenders and handkerchiefs advertised for Xmas
In Greeley speculation runs high as the Burlington assumes control of the C. and S. A new depot is likely for the C. and S. while a Burlington crossing northeast seems unlikely. The Wellington to Cheyenne line completes a link with the B. and M, promising competition with the U. P. and Burlington and shaping regional railroad prospects.
J Elliott and his son John rode their car down a ten foot embankment beyond Oak Street bridge after slipping on a slick road. Both occupants emerged uninjured though shaken. car remains at the foot with a broken wheel. It narrowly avoided a serious accident.
Wednesday evening program at the Swedish-American Republican Club hall on Seventh street near Ninth avenue features a fine musical program and other good numbers with hot coffee after. Tickets are 25 cents. Advertises Asmus and Son cigars, pipes, and smokers supplies as Xmas gifts.
A gambler's wife interrupted a poker game with a kitchen article, wielding it in a theatrical flourish to break up the gathering. The scene centers on her bold protest and the ensuing reaction from players.
Field Superintendent Timothy announces the last beet deliveries will arrive Saturday. Beet dumps will close and current stock will last to January 10 or 15. Contracts for next year total about 12,000 acres for the local plant, with surplus to be shipped. Supervisors at Eaton and Windsor also secured ample acreage for their plants.
Adolph Wirth, deemed insane, caused a church panic in two Milwaukee Catholic churches yesterday. He assaulted the priests at the altar with a wooden cross, fled after the struggles, and had been released from an asylum as cured after recent confinement.
A circulation warns farmers that rate changes threaten the Greeley spud district, yet officials explain a temporary spike to 58 cents from Greeley to Texas is being corrected to 54 cents, eight cents above Idaho and Utah. California seeks a 50 cent emergency rate, but current shipments should remain unaffected, with Pearls at 65 cents and rurals at 70 cents.
Citizens of Pierce complete $10,000 fund raising for Burlington Interurban terminus. The line will run from Pierce to Greeley, passing east of Ault and Eaton, crossing Pleas ant Valley. Two hundred shares at $50 each were subscribed.
Sheriff Florance arrested a sheep found on his lawn eating shrubs. The animal was locked in the sheriff's barn while a sugar factory feeder claimed the sheep. Nearby, dogs breached corrals and several sheep wandered the town.
Mr and Mrs J Frye of Nevada Missouri arrived to spend the holidays with Mr Fryes brother Theodore Frye. Mrs E E Kent shows a small improvement today after a grim forecast for Saturday. The baby is doing well and hopes are high for the mother’s recovery.
Rev. Taylor of Harris preached at LaSalle church in morning and evening services. He formerly led the LaSalle church about three years ago and now lives near Denver. His wife serves as matron at Westminster College dormitory.
Two cooks compare progress, stating phrases about a goose and cake, in a playful exchange. The scene conveys friendly banter rather than rivalry as Tribune want ads describe business activity and progress.
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