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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
2
An advertisement extols 80 smooth ice cream as wholesome and delicious for the whole family. It jokes about limiting children while praising the treat that makes everyone wish for more from Greeley Candy Kitchen.
President Johnson of the Denver Laramie and Northwestern is due in Greeley tonight to finalize loans and donations for the railroad project. The paper endorses the venture as a legitimate business that could bring construction here promptly. The survey places Greeley on the main line with a branch to Collins, aligning with local interests and director W L Clayton’s support.
Transfer list shows Kittie J. Adams and George W. Abbott with rights of way to The Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railway Co. for nominal sums, plus George Elliott selling acreage to Robert Scott for 3500 dollars, Fanny M. Shaw conveying ditch rights to Owl Creek Supply & Irrigation Co., and James McLaughlin with Susan McLaughlin selling a 5 7 interest in Arlington Heights land for 12856.65 dollars.
Hal Baldwin of Greeley did business in Windsor on Tuesday. Mrs. M. H. Laybourn returned from Eaton where she had been visiting relatives. Ward Laybourn and Howard Law left for North Yark. Jed Herring of Wort Collings is guests of Ralph Towers. Mrs. R. W. Norris, lately in Denver, returned home Tuesday night.
The district attorney will fully investigate the theft of 20,000,000 gallons from the city reservoir. Caretaker Robert Ayre was overpowered and injured. water escaped into Beaver Creek and was diverted toward the Victor reservoir. Colorado Springs disputes entitlement.
The scorching heat persists in New York and Pittsburg with seven further deaths and thirty hospitalizations in New York as hospitals fill. In Pittsburgh four more fatalities are reported as prostrations rise hourly.
In Paris on her wedding day Empress Eugenie receives a mountain of violets from market women. The crowd erupts with jeers and shouts calling the bouquet an omen of sorrow while gendarmes restore order. Eugenie waves to the crowd and smiles as the scene turns festive despite the chaos.
A schoolmaster spotted a pupil drawing caricatures and seized the drawing. He asked if it was meant for him in a thunderous voice. The boy pleaded fearfully that he did not intend the likeness. The master destroyed the caricature and dismissed the matter.
A London cab scene shows a lady handing tracts to a cabby who replies he is a married man. He thanks her, she hastily departs after reading Abide with me, provoking amused commentary from onlookers amid a Spare Moments vignette.
In a barber shop exchange the barber claims the lowest charges in town while a customer questions with a cut rate remark, noting a legal laceration under glass and a judge’s remark implied.
Burglars tried to crack the Davis-Mueth confectioners safe in Colorado Springs at an early hour. Merchant Police Ed McCabe opened fire and a volley of shots was exchanged. The suspects fled into the darkness and have not been apprehended.
New churches are under rapid construction in Greeley. The exterior of the east mission church nears completion and the hand some structure is taking shape. Cornerstones for the Christian and Catholic churches will be laid in a few days.
The Windsor home team hosted Fort Collins on a Wednesday. Fort Collins defeated Windsor with a final score of 16 to 3.
Parties desiring to purchase breeding ewes whether Mexican or grad dd are invited to correspond with the undersigned J. M. Olguin San Luis Colo.
A man recalls how losing a ten dollar bill nearly ruined his family budget and rent payments. The tale contrasts dire poverty with relief when the bill is found, illustrating how small sums can loom large in tough times. It closes with a note on elephant drivers mounting by the trunk in a separate anecdote.
A Dublin style quip from Father Healy escapes sharp rebuke as he cites his mother for good manners while noting his father was common. The joke appears in syndicated clippings from the Liverpool Mercury and Woman's Way.
A brief dialogue shows an old gentleman asking for farm ties and Willie replying his father makes him wear the old ones, highlighting generational wardrobe constraints.
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