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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
2
A fragmented want ad page lists various for sale items. Entries include a six room house, modern homes with cottages, farm land parcels, livestock and goats, sewing machines, and a range of small ads with contact hints and prices. Notable lines mention a six room home, a modern eight room cottage, and acreages for sale along with animal trades and equipment. The page also notes room rentals and employment notices.
Prank Cottingham was arrested and tried in Genaad reportedly for an incident described as eyeing or riding in the park. The event drew attention to local safety and public conduct concerns.
A column of brief items lists local merchants and services from Kinsella to Miss Granger, with notices of Miss Helen Smith at Oppenheimer’s stand, Miss Irene Sullivan visiting Denver, and various moving plans and travels. Community events include coffee and doughnuts on the Fourth, and Judge Nixon targeting tobacco sales to minors. The Union Pacific reports rate changes favoring Greeley versus Omaha and Chicago.
Local business ads list Fourth of July bunting at four cents per yard from Red Front, wall paper for 3 cents from Stevens, and up-to-date gypsy items from Farmers Supply Machinery Co. Shoppers learn about mantel tiles from C. I. Day & Co., Sterling silver stock with Chas. J. Yardley, and various services from Henrick Brothers, Thurlby, and Clark & Faulkner Drug Co. Several residents travel or return from trips, including Miss Fanny Rogers to Washington and Irving O Neal from Denisow, Mo, while Mrs. Oliver Howard hosts a reception.
The American Republican Swed iab club will meet Monday evening July 7 at Greeley Business College. A good attendance is desired as urgent business will come up. One machinist at the Pratt garage recently made a steel shaving fourteen feet six inches long on a turning lathe. This is noted as a remarkable feat by the machinist.
Rev J A Trimmer preached last Sunday for Dean Hart at the cathedral in Denver while Hart attends the Pan Anglican conference in London.
A church event at 11 oclock offers coffee and doughnuts as part of a duty observance. Local attendees are invited to participate in a simple gathering with light refreshments.
Mrs McCune and her children from Villisea Louisiana are spending the summer in Denver and are visiting a week in Greeley with the families of Ed and Foster McCune.
A temperance meeting took place on Sunday evening at the M. E. church. The choir performed temperance selections and Dr. J. A. Davis delivered the sermon. A car load of vehicles arrived with special inducements through July 4 offered by Farmers Supply & Machinery Company.
Lofaren Bros offer a free bundle of fire crackers to every boy or girl who brings a grocery order before noon on July 4. No minimum size required, just bring in the order.
In a letter from Roding Georgia dated August 27 1908 C N Cornell describes suffering from stomach and bowel disease through 1897 and finding benefit from a bottle of Kohol purchased in spring 1902. He signs with best wishes. Sold by all druggists.
A 1900 pound steel door awaiting placement in the Weld County Abstract building on Ninth Street was vandalized after being left leaning against a vault. The door fell and smashed the floor, nearly dropping into the basement during the night.
The Colorado & Southern announces Eldorado Springs is open for the season with low rates and convenient service. The resort features rugged mountains, canons, Harm on Falls, stairways, warm swimming pools, and a new Eldorado hotel ready for guests. Take your Sunday dinner at Eldorado.
Beginning June 1 and through September 15 the Colorado & Southern offers very low round trip fares to Utah Washington Arizona Oregon and California. T. B. Fisher G P A Denver announces the sale.
The Colorado and Southern offers low rates to buyers seeking summer homes in Eldorado Springs. The campaign praises Eldorado as the gem of the Rockies and urges readers to ask an agent for rates.
Small town items include Thurlby jewelry ads and watch repair. Births report a girl to Mr and Mrs E J Baldwin. Local travels note C N Day company plumbing and heating ads. George Cox returns from Chicago and Peoria. Denver visitor Mrs M E Dargin stays with C H Wolfe. Edna Lawrence of Denver to visit Miss Helen Searing. St Brewer visits Zimmers on the upper Poudre. high water and poor fishing mentioned. M H Lowe visits Boulder. wife in Sanitorium. Mrs Lowe improving.
Last Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday Mr and Mrs George Gale were guests of Mrs Sara Hildebrand and daughters Etta and Birdie The Hildebrands plan a return visit beginning July 4th.
Prof Walton of the Business College departed Wednesday afternoon with his mother for Evanston Illinois. Mrs Walton is an invalid and has spent the last six months in Greeley.
A humorous notice from Greeley Steam Laundry promotes their service after declaring Ma has quit. The piece claims all household work falls on the family while ma rests, urging readers to send washing to Hurlbuts to ease worries and return clean clothes.
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