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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
2
A folksy moral warns against relying on mail order and draining dollars from the town. The speaker compares a sober man filling a broken bottle to pouring money into distant merchants. The punchline urges supporting local businesses to foster town prosperity.
In a suburban neighborhood a string of burglaries prompts a whist party discussion. An elderly man jokes that he and Mary are too used to burglars to worry, noting the intruders enter via the dining room window and even lock it behind them. A separate note reports a gasoline stove explosion behind the Baird tailor shop causing excitement but little damage. fire crews arrived after the flames were extinguished.
Eaton High School alumni held their annual banquet Tuesday night at Woodman hall. Sixty five covers were laid for a fine menu followed by a dance.
Paul Geiser is appointed city electrician at a salary of 50 dollars per month. He currently serves as janitor of the First National Bank Building and will retain that position since the city does not require all his time.
A Cincinnati Enquirer story recounts a sailor's tale of bat plucking in Paris during winter. Bats roosting in caves were harvested for meat used in Latin Quarter eateries, described as pink and tender when fried in butter with parsley sauce. The narrator notes bat dishes appear in famed menus though diners joke about venison a substitute.
A Boston petition to free a jailed boy leads President Lincoln to humorously condemn courts and urge abolition to stop punishing virtuous youth. The piece notes his quip about a man on the stairs and the justice system's reach into the young. A second item describes French schoolchildren rising early for study, tutors at 6 am, and intense labor in arts and professions.
A correspondent argues tigers can jump high. He hid in a tree as a tiger leaped up to seven feet, forcing him to escape by striking the animal in the mouth. The takeaway is to ensure the tree’s lowest branch is at least sixteen feet off the ground.
A tourist demands an iron bedstead in a London inn but Boniface replies there is none. He says the mattresses are very nice and hard, noting the lack of iron beds in the house.
A terse dialogue shows a heated moment as one speaker accuses limits on personal freedom. The other offers a restraint while promising gentleness as tempers cool. The scene hints at social or domestic tension and a plea for understanding.
A quip places a bill in opposition to a pill, noting one is hard to get up while the other is hard to get down, framing a playful take on two forms of dose and cost.
A compact antique phrase from Virgil notes that the branches of the tree with the heaviest burdens hang lowest. It reflects a moral or natural order observed in poetry and classical thought.
Mise Anna Carter wed Robert L Moodie and William H Carter married Laura Horton in a quiet 2 pm ceremony performed by Rev. Rh J Hunter at the Carter home. Couples plan a Denver wedding trip and will reside in Denver and Greeley respectively.
Undersheriff Williams and Deputy Peterson conducted an auction of all goods and chattels of Peter Haffelfinger to satisfy Parry's mortgage. The Windsor area property fetched $1,700, the entire sum absorbed by judgment and court costs after months of legal action.
William Bergman and Ida B. Mich aels both of Greeley reported marriage license. Robert L. Moodie and Anna Carter both of Greeley listed. Will H. Carter and Laura Horton also cited as marriage license applicants.
The Department of the Interior reports a contest to Millennium Montgomery Broy's 1909 entry for NE Quarter section 19, Township 10 North Range 62 West, alleging lack of residence and improvements from six months after entry until his death on August 4 1908. Heirs listed include Mrs Montgomery Broy of Ewing Missouri and others named Ault, Roy, and Ford with addresses in Missouri and Colorado. The contest claims heirs have been absent from the land for over six months prior to and after his death.
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