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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
3
An elderly Lim Jacklin recalls youth and a rustic love story as a young man from the neighborhood grows, faces mischief and heartbreak, and remembers a feverish summer with a girl who seemed almost otherworldly. The tale blends humor with tender reminiscence about affection and small community life.
An aging storyteller recalls a violent passion sparked by a girl he pursued, his thwarted revenge, and the ache of first love. He muses on love’s power, youth, memory, and the lasting imprint of a beloved, ending with a reflection on lineage and fate.
The piece recalls a father sighted by love and a daughter's piano dream. A blind father learns his daughter’s progress when a piano player proves her growing skill. An offbeat motif follows letters, forgetfulness, and social foibles with moral prompts for domestic harmony.
An article describes a thrill ride with a performer using three different parachutes on a downward flight. He exits the balloon with a red chute, sheds it, then dives again with a white chute, repeating twice more before landing with a blue chute. A second stunt features a man and woman leaping with parachutes falling about 600 feet before opening.
Miss Mabel Cathcart and Walter Benson will wed today at the bride’s Fort Collins home. The couple plans a immediate wedding journey to Seattle and the western coasts after the ceremony. The bride has recently resided in Greeley before moving with her parents.
A home wedding was held Thursday night when Miss Gertrude Hoff man married Vernon Church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E Gross, a German Lutheran pastor, in the presence of relatives. The New York bride arrived days before the ceremony and a wedding supper followed.
Bether Nelson wed E H Soper Tuesday night at the Nelson ranch performed by Dr J A Davis. The couple, now home at 1534 Seventh Avenue Greeley, plan a furnished residence. Bride noted as popular in Lucerne and locally, groom from Illinois and employed by Farmers Supply and Machinery Co.
Miss May Auld of Colorado Springs and Harry Van Osdall Churchill wed in Colorado Springs on Saturday. Mrs Auld is daughter of Mr and Mrs I M Auld. the groom, longtime Greeley resident, has taught at Antonito and Denver schools and will reside in Denver with plans to teach at Wyman School.
A quiet home ceremony took place at 1 20 o clock in the afternoon of Monday June 29 at the home of Judge and Mrs J C Scott. Their eldest daughter Bertha Louise became the bride of D Lloyd Alters at Windsor. The house was prettily decorated with roses and sweet peas. The affair was noted for elegant simplicity. Dr J
A. Davis officiated at the beautif ul and impressive ring ceremony. The bride wore a Paris lawn white dress and the couple were unattended. A bountiful wedding dinner followed, served by Miss Sadie Miller and two assistants. Covers for 20 with relatives and intimate friends present. The bride, a G H S graduate, taught in Windsor. The groom is a Windsor druggist. they will reside there. A reception and a mission furniture dining room set were given as gifts.
Miss Daisy Pear Lackore wed John W Rhodes of Stewart Iowa in a Wednesday ceremony at the Lackore home. The bridal party included Laura Lackore Helen Enright Verda Lackore and the couple plans to live in Coffeyville Kansas after a trip to Portland Oregon and California.
Mrs Frank Dille hosted a Bridge Whist luncheon with twelve members present including substitutes for absent members. The event featured a yellow and white decor scheme with sunflowers and white flowers as the centerpiece while the ladies played bridge whist.
Patrick Houlahan, promoted from general superintendent, becomes general manager of the Chicago and Alton and the Toledo, St. Louis and Western railroads. His 41 years in railroading began as a water boy in Ottawa, Illinois and epitomizes the value of relentless hard work.
Mrs H F Hurlburt entertained the Unique club at her home Monday. Guests included Mrs Houghton from Denver visiting sister Mrs Mareh, Mrs Gray of Bridgeport Conn, and Mrs Muth. Sunflowers decorated the event as prizes hid in a punch bowl with yellow ribbons for drawing.
Mrs Evelyn Bartholomew led a lively session with 22 members at the North Side Country Club on June 2. Debate covered corporal punishment ideas, readings on motherhood by Mrs Jeannette Bliss for Mrs Hill and on wife and mother in the home by Mrs Mary Clark, with visitors present and refreshments served. The next meeting is set for July 10 at Mrs Hill's home.
Mr Moore stayed in Denver on business last week. Mrs Girardit and Mise Casparigus visited the Smyley home. Andrew McMillen shipped 496 head of cattle from New Mexico to his cattle camp north of town. Mr and Mrs Chuck Pearson of Kersey and Mr and Mrs Gordon McMillen of LaSalle visited Jack Kingsbury and family Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Larson traveled to Alton Kansas after her mother’s death and returned Sunday. The mother and sister of Walter Fry plan to sail from England on July 20 to visit their sons in the United States. Mrs. Walter Fry learned last week that her brother Charlie Somerville is very ill in Denver and may need to move to a lower altitude.
One fare plus two dollars to certain points in Texas and New Mexico and return for homeseekers via Colorado and Southern. Liberal limits and stopovers. Full information on application. T. E. Fisher, Genl Pass Agt.
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