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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1908
Page
4
Olive Harper surveys late 19th century fashion trends predicting a possible revival of directoire silhouettes with short waists and long skirts. She notes fabrics like tussore royal, mohair and worsted blends, sheer silks, and ornate trimmings, detailing dress construction and the era’s flamboyant accessories.
Complete program for the Cowboy Tournament and Race meet at Island Grove Park Greeley on Wednesday July 29 at 2 pm. Events include Wild Bull Ride Free for All Ladies Relay Race Mule Ride Wild Horse Race and Bucking Contests with state championship tie to Cheyenne Frontier Days. Attendees listed include Miss Cora Brinker and numerous residents and visitors from Denver Halstead Fremont Longmont and other cities.
Percilla C Miner and A C Degraw, both aged, wed by Judge Nix on Monday afternoon. The marriage crowns a long romance paused by a prior split when the bride wed another man. Now widowed, she and Degraw reunite and will reside here.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Clark and their son Lawrence returned Monday evening from a six week western tour. They visited Glenwood Springs for a druggists convention, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and San Diego with Long Beach as their main base. They found lower altitude beneficial.
A group of Nebraska women and relatives toured Greeley this morning visiting the town’s attractions then proceeded to Windsor to visit a sister of two. The party includes Mrs. S. M. Lysinger and daughter Mrs. W. A. Harrison of Grand Island Mrs. M. M. Hagerty and daughter Agnes and Miss Alice Mullen of Aurora Neb. Percolated ice tea at Dad's Place. Emmett Keefe and Aubrey Spear return from Shawnee Lodge Platte Canon after two weeks with Denver friends. They endured a snow storm there with daily fires. Spear returned Saturday and Keefe on Sunday.
Kudranta Club Miss Olive West hosted a Saturday afternoon lawn party under large trees with an informal repast served by Miss Edna West. Members present included Mesdames M. W. Berry and Edwin Starkey and Misses May Woodbury Florence Haynes Nellie and Edith Rankin. several members were out of town.
In police court this morning two Japanese defendants were fined $5.00 and costs each for riding bicycles on the sidewalk. J. H. Tesch received seven days in jail for vagrancy while Thomas Carroll was fined $10 and costs or seven days jail for drunkenness.
Miss Katherine McCarten and John J. Sims, both of Greeley, were married by Justice G O Stevens at 9 o clock Monday night. Edith Rose Alexander and Charles Arthur Platt wed at the Baptist church in Fort Collins Monday evening July 20 with Rev W T Milliken officiating. the couple will live in Greeley.
Kindred G W Kindred dies suddenly at home in Greeley from heart failure at age 79. Born in Cumberland Tennessee in 1845 he married in Adams County Iowa and later moved to Colorado. Survived by six sons and two daughters with funeral arrangements pending pending messages from absent sons.
Grace Hadsell and Hans Albert wed through the jail cell bars with help from Rev. Clyde Inman and Miss Sweeney in Cripple Creek Colorado. Albert had been recommitted to an insane asylum. the district attorney says the marriage has no legal effect. The girl may be returned to Iowa with her father, a former US marshal. Milk shakes noted at Dad's Place. In county court McPherson vs Bergman proceeds as an appeal. Estate papers reveal James A Magnuson of Platteville owned $50 000 worth of property. heirs include a wife and seven children.
Hayden of Grover files maps and statement for a reservoir costing 91,550. The water would draw from Rising's Draw Creek and White Lakes, with a capacity of 4,500,000 cubic feet.
Greeley wholesale poultry prices list broilers at 15 cents per pound hens 10 cents per pound ranch butter 25 cents and eggs 20 cents per pound. Tonight eastern portion fair western cloudy tomorrow cloudy with local showers. The Model Mill will close August 1 for repairs and farmers with ground feed should leave it before that date. Excursion to Ward July 30 offers $3 round trip. C and B S train departs 7 00 am returning next evening.
The C. and S. announces an excursion to Ward on Thursday July 20. Tickets priced at $3.00, valid on the train leaving Greeley at 7:10 am and returning at 10:30 pm. Tickets available at Dad's Place offering quality and quantity at right prices.
A narrator recalls disagreeable women at a resort social circle. One woman boasted about money and wardrobe costs, while another with two children pounces on conversations and dominates talk with tales of measles. The discussion centers on social behavior and etiquette among guests.
A narrator recalls Mrs Blackbite, a widow in black, known as the town’s scandal monger. He notes her Titian hair and dollar and quarter a bottle, and describes how she lures people into conversation only to spread embellished rumors. The absence of a local daily paper is blamed for her grip on fresh news.
In a sharp social vignette Maud Robinson lampoons a parade of etiquette obsessed women. The speaker recalls Mrs Fussy who polishes silver, samples every bite, comments on eggs and milk, and loudly reads aloud to her companion, prompting retreat.
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