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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
2
A public political appeal signed by a candidate urges Weld County temperance supporters to vote against an anti saloon measure circulating in saloon territory. The message warns that the bill could defeat the candidate and asks temperance voters to respond at the November election.
The notice lists candidates for school superintendent Lafayette Ryan Evans county assessor T A Lewis Platteville coroner J M Peterson Greeley commissioner district 1 Chris Nelson Eaton commissioner district 3 T L James Kersey state senator W L Clayton Greeley representatives A R Morrison Johnstown G M Houston Greeley.
The piece discusses a drastic temperance bill by Senator W. L. Clayton that would abolish saloons in Colorado if enacted. It accuses Republicans in Erie and Firestone districts of distributing copies to sway coal miners against Clayton, and questions how Weld County temperance supporters will respond. It notes a prior failed prohibition ticket and lauds Clayton’s anti-saloon stance while urging readers to study the reproduced bill and his statement.
The appeal urges Greeley and Weld County residents to support W. L. Clayton for re election to the Colorado Senate. It lauds his work for the Colorado State Normal School and argues independence from party pressure, noting Clayton has a clean official record and can act without favor to defend local interests.
Mrs. H. Cooper of Windsor visited Greeley friends Friday, sharing time and hospitality in a social outing.
A Greeley patron, Maurice Hastings, recalls Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes? no, Henry? Wait. The text recounts a poem praising men of public duty and integrity. It notes a 1862 anecdote about Phillips Exeter Academy where a teacher mocked blank verse. The poem urged strong minds and ready hands to resist demagogues, defend freedom, and uphold justice amid political strife.
Local carriers report spud shipments fall about one half last week with Greeley averaging ten cars and the Eaton plant receiving sixty. overland supply up and storage capacity strained, farmers to silo soon as prices hold around 70 cents and cabbage trends upward.
Greeley is depicted as a vibrant county seat in Weld with 9 000 residents 62 miles north of Denver and 409 miles from the Rocky foothills It boasts pure mountain water a state normal school with 1 600 students multiple graded schools extensive concrete sidewalks churches libraries two railroads and growing hotels industries include beet sugar vegetable canning potato starch and wholesale groceries The Seeley district crops total about five hundred thousand annually and the commercial club supports a lively social scene.
Directory lists local fraternal groups with officers and meeting days. Includes A O U W Poudre Valley lodge Sonm notes on Daughters of the American Revolution and other societies meeting on regular days.
A fragmented notice lists officers and meeting times for several fraternal groups including Masons and related lodges. It names officers such as a secretary and treasurer, with meeting days on Fridays and Tuesdays, plus references to other local clubs and schedules.
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