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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1908
Page
3
Fragmented want ad: various items for sale or trade including horses mules bicycles and a mix of garbled entries. Names and addresses partially visible such as 1103 th Avenue 522 lith av and references to El Lady s and Shedd with scattered notes about auctions and trade offers.
The fragment presents a public rhetorical piece urging citizen involvement in democratic matters. It emphasizes collective responsibility and warns against apathy, urging readers to engage with civic processes and defend democratic principles.
Help and Situations Wanted section shows multiple small ads. A man seeks washing or day work at 24 Third St. A woman seeks general housework on a farm or school duties. A light housekeeping helper is requested at 1514 Mh av with contact. A Furnished rooms ad offers a modern flat for light housekeeping at 1717 Mh av. A lost and found item is noted as well.
Sanborn and Houston advertise farm loans and insurance while notices mention William Mayher's Fort Collins business, Peter Horne’s Englewood mission, and multiple residents traveling or visiting in Greeley. Deer hunt reports and various personal updates conclude the local ledger of daily life.
Dr and Mrs E L McKinnie of Colorado Springs arrived Monday evening to visit their daughter Mrs Charles E Phelps and meet the new granddaughter at the Phelps home. Miss Mary Dudley librarian in Los Angeles will return to work soon after visiting her sister Mrs Willard Faris in town. Mr and Mrs Henry T West left for Caldwell Idaho to visit their daughter both four years old yet active and well preserved likely to enjoy the trip.
Mrs Maggie Devenport spent two days in Greeley this week on business. She now lives in Denver and will stay there until about November 1 before heading to California for the winter. Her niece Miss Lina Harris and sister Mrs M J Harris of Des Moines will accompany her to California.
A pair of gigantic squashes raised by H. Vanderpool on Second Street are shown on downtown streets today. The mammoth vegetables reach six feet in girth, with Vanderpool maintaining a large patch and several other squash of similar size on display.
The Christian Endeavor society of the Christian church met Monday evening at the Hodgells country home. A large crowd attended the trip was made in a tally-ho. Games, music and refreshments made a pleasant evening for all.
Farm loans discussed for Sanborn and Houston. Engraved calling cards noted at the Tribune. Mrs Frank Wiener and two children left for miteville Indiana. Chinese lily bulbs advertised at Alexander's Nation Store 930 Wi avenue price unknown. Mitchell Monarch coal at McKinneys corner Eighth St and Seventh Ave phone red 2651. Insurance offered by Colony Invest. Miss Mary Wilson returned from Loveland visiting Miss Verna Offerle. Mrs C J Sawyer and son returned to Windsor after visiting Aunt Mrs Kiam Rattray. F A Atkinson of Rocky Ford visiting parents then traveling to Idaho Falls. Presbyterian Church ladies to serve a 25 cent supper from 5 to 8 pm Thursday Oct 8. Bernard Bicee estate final settlement day. $2975.55 to heirs incl sister Mary Rice of Cleveland. Mr and Mrs J H Conway of Long Beach Calif closing deal on a ranch near Nunn Nesmith to Texas to live. Mr and Mrs H Lastroh travel to Lincoln Neb after visiting Timnath and land purchase in Crow Creek district. A L Starbuck of Marion Indiana in Greeley on business visiting cousin Mrs R E Pollock. Starbuck travels for S A Maxwell Wallpaper Co. H E B Mills potato buyer from south state in town seeking three cars of Greeley spuds and potential local agent.
The article calls for a community cleaning effort through the improvement association. It notes many already aiding with shovels and rakes and asserts municipal help may remove rubbish. Residents are asked to clear alleys vacant lots and garden patches, with emphasis on cabbage leaves and sanitation benefits.
A 1908 column explores summer travel among elite families. It contrasts active retreat patterns where mothers and children travel while fathers stay to run business, noting letters and souvenirs from home and the emotional pull of reunion when families return.
WEDDINGS Nellie M Chipps of Nunn and Richard Ingram of Denver wed here by Rev O W Gauss. They left by 2 PM motor for Denver to begin their future together, with Fisher a machinist heading to Sugar factory in Denver for the campaign. The bride came from Indiana years ago with her parents and proved up on land near Nunn before the marriage.
The county clerk logged 14 electors into the registration book as Denver’s last day of registration drew attention from city papers. Voter turnout may rise to about 4,000 names in the county, with a possible increase of 500 from last year in Greeley.
Special to the Daily Tribune Denver October 6 The fourth victim of typhoid fever on the North side died this morning from contaminated milk Arthur F S Wimbush. He was to be married October 16 to Miss Beatrice Breacher The groom to be Lowry earlier in the epidemic was to be best man.
The forecast predicts fair weather today and tomorrow with slight temperature changes. No precipitation expected as high and low temperatures drift modestly across the two days.
Mrs Agnes Dannette wife of Thomas Dunnette died Monday evening October 5 following a brief illness. She was 39 years old and is survived by her husband two daughters from a former marriage Irene and Neva White a brother Charley Selwood and her mother Mrs Hannah Wilson.
Three and a half year old Master Francis E. Johnson, son of Prof Axel Johnson and Mrs Johnson of Trinidad visiting the Normal College, sang Kind Words and Each Little Flower that Opens at chapel. Both parents are Normal graduates, and Mrs Johnson is noted as the daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Howard. The boy shows unusual talent and hints at a bright future.
The Unique club met Monday afternoon at Mrs D A Camfield's home to play 500. Mrs J C Wylie won the first prize and Mrs Hurlbut the consolation. Mesdames Rowe and Muth substituted. The table featured white and green decor with baby's breath. A lunch followed.
The board of county commissioners met yesterday with the regular routine on the agenda. Officials expect no items of significance to arise at this session.
Development offers irrigation aided farming with climate like Southern California. Growing melons Bermuda onions figs grapes possible earlier than California. Sugar cane yields up to forty tons per acre. alfalfa eight to ten cuttings yearly worth $15 per ton. Over 1,000 acres owned, cleared, fenced and ready for plow. Rent 20 acre tracts or more at $60 to $75 per acre. Homeseekers excursions first and third Tuesdays. Write Owners and Agents.
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