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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
3
A dense page lists wants and sales including pigs cattle and rooms for rent. Advertisers seek five cent lines and features include furnished rooms and housekeeping spaces. Local society notes cover visits weddings and concerts with names and places such as Fort Lupton Greeley Eaton Denver and Granata.
A Grable Strugeon sale is announced for November near Peter Brown school house in Pleasant Valley, 60 miles north of Greeley. The notice lists livestock and crops including hogs horses alfalfa hay and barley with hundreds of head mentioned. Local residents note breeder activity and farm equipment at the event.
A concert by the Jubilee Singers at the Congregational church Friday evening is billed as the best of its kind ever heard in Greeley. The group carries testimonials from reliable sources.
The Jubilee Singers at the national church Friday evening offer a highly recommended program. The Wholesome Bread at Ab I. S. Rides returned Wednesday from a trip to Cheyenne and Wheat land Wyoming. The wedding of Miss Amanda Carpenter and Herbert S. Bellport is planned at the parents’ home at 1727 Eleventh Avenue this evening.
Roy Flinn of Severance Kansas visits Mr. and Mrs. J P Nauman and brings his 11 year old cousin Nora Flinn an orphan who will live with them.
Miss Lillian L Robinson learned Wednesday of her uncle's death in McDonough County DL. Before nightfall she was summoned to the bedside of her sister in law Mrs. B E Robinson who lay dangerously ill at her Lucerne area home.
Mrs Rebecca Eaton Mrs Hawes and Mrs B D Harper expect to leave two weeks from Monday for the east to spend the winter. Mrs Eaton and Mrs Hawes will go to Washington DC and Mrs Harper will stop first in Pennsylvania.
Cc R Wells long time harness and saddlery businessman from Belle Fourche South Dakota arrived in Greeley to visit friends for a few days. He has sold his interest in South Dakota and plans to locate permanently in this part of Colorado.
Miss Mary McCreery hosted a pleasant Wednesday afternoon event for about twenty invited young ladies in honor of Miss Ida Gilland of Cheyenne and Miss Irene Fowler of Denver. The gathering featured a cordial social setting and a joyful meet with the guests of honor.
The Christian church holds daily evening meetings except Saturday with baptismal services just before the sermon tonight. Interest remains strong and notable work is anticipated as the meetings draw to a close. Bring friends to attend.
Carl A. Brafford pleaded guilty to a birthday on Tuesday November 17. His wife organized a pleasant surprise dinner with friends invited to share the celebration. Guests included Louis Wyatt, Arthur Searing, F. E. Boynton, Dan H. Scott and Martin F. Cummings.
Miss Isabel Wilson and Miss Alma Midgette grade school teachers from Eaton spent Wednesday afternoon in Greeley consulting with Miss Iona Gale of the Normal school about the best methods to use in teaching sewing in the grades.
George L. Sites T I M of Colorado Council of Cryptic Masonry and Ernest Le Neve Foster Grand Recorder were in Greeley this week for an official visit to Hiram Council No. 7. The order's work was exemplified and refreshments were served after the meeting.
Mesdames W. L. Clayton and Rothschild hosted the Senior Bridge Whist club and their husbands Wednesday evening at Clayton's home. Twelve club members attended with Mr. and Mrs Frank DeVotie as outside guests. The group enjoyed bridge whist and refreshments were served late by the hostesses.
Jesse Wyatt sustained a large forehead bump after attempting to dislodge a cemented telephone pole this morning. He described the setup as a mean trick that would have required a longer run and better start to tip the pole.
In Justice Stevens court this morning the case for $12.80 was dismissed for lack of sufficient cause. A remark about court integrity was made by one litigant as the wind up, prompting the judge to hurry his departure while the other party reached the sidewalk first.
Mr. and Mrs. I J Oppenheimer host a dinner party and smoker for bachelors tonight. After the meal, the evening will feature ecards. Guests include Messrs A B DeVoe B G Young Elmer Royer Elmer Gordon Alvin Anderson Henry Baab Guy Herrington and Lester.
The item highlights Wholesome Bread offerings from Ahl igtrand Merchandise Company. Details describe its quality and availability in local markets.
Railroads report 45 average shipments of potatoes and beets last week. Beets received for the local factory totaled 146 cars and fifteen cars were loaded here for Zaton. Twenty five cars of spuds moved from Tecal freight yards.
Walter Boyce of Nunn Colorado and Lucy E Hollingsworth of Wichita Kansas, childhood sweethearts kept apart by a cruel brother, reunited after both had married others. They married the same day in Denver, performed by Rev Rader in County Clerk Henry Smileys office, then left for a brief Kansas trip.
Pauline Junietta Berkeley daughter of Judge Junius Berkeley arrives in the city for a five night engagement at the Idle Hour. She performs in Elks colors with a satin Directoire gown and a prince costume. Berkeley, a nine year stage veteran with operatic and dramatic background, tours Colorado due to her father's estate settlement. animals promised but left in Denver for the first show.
Judge Carrigues rules Ramsay may divert seepage water and use it for irrigation on his Morgan county land. Decision addresses right to use South Platte as a conduit and to divert water between ditches. Ramsay seeks injunction to stop state interference while other merits await ruling.
Henrys Minstrels announces a Tuesday appearance at the opera house featuring comedians Bob Bughlin Crawford Billy Baxter and Georgie Foster plus top songsters to perform new hits The second part showcases a Dixie Land sequence with moving clouds waters rising moon stars and fountains Also mentions a big street parade at noon
On Monday November 16 Mr and Mrs M J Baxter marked thirty years of marriage and their daughter Mrs F B Gibson celebrated her third wedding anniversary. The party at Mr and Mrs Gibson's home was a surprise for Mr Gibson with a pleasant evening and refreshments. Guests included I I Stukey B Hatch Albert Luther Frank Ed Rossiing and daughter Stella.
Roy Butters who sold Andy Epple a bicycle last September was arrested at the Curtis Theatre in Denver Saturday. He pleaded guilty Tuesday to larceny and received a Denver jail sentence.
The annual meeting of the Civic Improvement association is set for this evening at city hall. Officials urge full attendance as business of great importance will be transacted.
Saturday November 20 marks opening day for the Greeley Candy Company new store on Ninth street from 10 a m to 5 p m. Handsome souvenirs will be free to everyone visiting the store.
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