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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1908
Page
3
A mixed local page with want ads for sale and rent, misc items, and public notices. Includes consumer listings for furniture, auto and farm loans, services, and a long column of community notices about people traveling, visiting relatives, and local events. Several named individuals and places like Denver, Fort Collins, Eldora, Timnath, and Kansas City appear.
Local notices highlight Chautauqua ticket sales with three days left and a price of two dollars. Thuriby jewelry promotions appear amid town updates as residents travel to Pueblo Ballard Washington and Denver for events and family visits.
Mrs. St Morris leaves Monday for Weiser Idaho to join her sons while Mrs Will Van Gorder hosts a visit from Rocky parents. John and M r s Jobe Baird and others spend days in Denver. Misa Verna Wise of South Bend Indiana summers with cousin Maud Balding. W A Swem tours Colorado on vacation noting better business prospects than elsewhere. Train to Sailevbe for waterworks at 1:45. tickets $1.00. Captain M J Hogarty returns from California via Gunnison fishing. Mr and Mrs Hogarty and Mrs Carpenter back from Estes Park with Eaton hosts. Normal concert features H L Gideon of Temple Israel Boston presenting worship music lecture at Congregational church July 21 at 8 p m 50 cent admission. Martin Thorkilson, charged with cruelty and non support, had hearing before Justice Stevens and was discharged. wife testified he was kind and she did not want punishment.
A 13 year old boy robbed a suitcase valued at $10,000 containing stocks bonds and other securities owned by John Burford of Chattanooga Tennessee. The loss occurred while Burford listened to a U S court trial in the federal building. Police learned of the theft today.
Community updates include births and engagements, travels, and visits. Names appear: E L Holland Lone Tree announcing a son, Ora Neel and Edwin Lett obtaining a Denver license, J Darkee visiting Canon City, Mrs Barnes and Inez visiting Denver, Martin Ganthorn fined for an unmuzzled dog, Abbie Day ill, Mabel Neely and May Scott heading to Loveland and Glen Haven, Wayne Davidson and farmers to Boise Valley, H W Lake family returning to Greeley, H M Gideon to lecture and perform organ recital at Congregational church Tuesday. Music event at Congregational church noted by Schoa Cantorum.
A barber's young son, lingering in the shop, eyes Judge Williams during a haircut. He studies the bald head and fringe, then blurts out asking if the judge gets a quarter for cutting that. The scene shows the boy's playful curiosity about patrons and earnings.
A New York church women’s group planned an evening and reception and asked the rector to announce it on the Sunday before. He advised charging admission, warning that inviting people alone would not attract attendees. They acquiesced, and the resulting turnout proved him right.
The Empson canning plant has shipped its finished product this week and the Poudre Valley pea is gaining attention. Pay was issued twice a month with Monday the first payday, totaling between four and five thousand dollars to about 300 employees. Early peas are nearly all gathered and work will start soon on the late crop.
Mrs Anna Robertson was granted a divorce from Robert Robertson for cruelty. He did not appear and is said to have left the country. She received custody of their two minor children Edna and Frank.
Mexicans P. Rios and Balintine Martine are held on burglary and larceny charges and will be tried in district court tomorrow.
Complete ten day Chautauqua program lists daily events from July 24 to August 2 at Greeley. Include lectures by LaFollette Matthews Hill Van Haaften D. A. DeArmond and D. P. D. John, musical performances by Swanee Jubilee Singers and The Orphean Musical Club, sermons, banned cartoons and motion pictures, and grand opera nights with admission 50 cents.
The Lupton School District No 8 known as Fort Lupton district issued 4000 dollars in building bonds. The record was made at the county courthouse on Monday afternoon.
Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth previews a July 31 performance with a host of acts including Wormwood bears, the Four Fassies, the Navarro troupe and Mary and Jetrof ponies. The management touts a $2,000,000 street parade with 40 elephants 500 horses and hundreds of performers. A tragic note reports E L Hickman dies after an on site electrocution at the Mammoth Tunnel project in Silverton Colorado.
Five counterfeit checks for eight dollars each were passed after banking hours on Saturday on Union National payable to Jack Edwards and signed A L Gilbert. The suspect, described as fairly well dressed and good looking, fled within 48 hours as the fraud went undetected until Monday. Meyers clothing store received one check.
Green River consulting and constructing engineer for United States Electric Light and Traction meets W. H. Edwards in Greely for a brief visit. Once traveled together on the Green River to the Colorado River cataract and remain close friends as McDonald continues a late northern Colorado tour mixing business and pleasure.
July 21 report: E. B. Mc Graw a prominent Pittsburgh physician died in an automobile accident. A friend riding with him was badly injured and may die. The wreck occurred while rounding a corner at high speed as the steering gear failed and the cart turtle.
Grain markets furnished by John G. Morgan Brokerage in Union Bank Building room 15 show Wheat September opening 905 percent with high 91, low 90, close 91. Corn opens 75 with high 75 and low 75, close 75. Oats open 42, high 43, low 42, close 43. Pork opens 15.55, high 15.32, low 15.55, close 15.82.
In Denver United States court, O Grady and associated firms petition to declare Jack O Grady bankrupt. Once a saloon keeper at Evans, he is jailed for violating Sunday liquor laws.
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