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Newspaper
Greeley Republican
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1912
Page
4
A. FP Marpurg captain invites all to attend Salvation Army services including 11 am and 7 30 pm preaching, 2 pm Sunday school, 3 pm and 7 45 pm Christian praise and Salvation meetings with a cordial invitation.
At the Churches German Evangelical Lutheran Seventh avenue and Sixteenth Street pastor J G Pflantz leads German service at 10 30 a m Congregational meeting to follow immediately after the service
DeWitt D Forward serves as pastor with William G Burgin as supply pastor during July. Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m morning service at 1045 a m and B Y P U at 630 p m The morning topic is The Second Mile The public is cordially invited to attend these services.
First Congregational at Tenth avenue and Eighth street lists Rev Franklin Estabrook as pastor with services at 11 am and Sunday school at 10 am. Morning theme centers on church relations to social justice and music from local quartet. First Methodist Episcopal at Tenth street and avenue led by Rev R A Chase D D with Sunday school at 9 30 am and 11 am worship. Epworth League at 6 15 pm and park service choir practice at 3 30 pm for visiting group singers.
Christian Science services are held in the chapel on the Eighth avenue side of the Farmers' Trust building. Sunday worship is at 11 a m and a Wednesday evening meeting at 8 o'clock. The subject for the address is Sacrament. The reading room is open to the public each weekday afternoon from 2 30 to 5 o'clock.
Rev FE F Reade, the pastor elect, will occupy the pulpit tomorrow at the corner church on Tenth Avenue and Sixteenth Street.
The First Presbyterian led by C. A. Berger D D offers Sunday school 945 a m worship 11 a m junior 3 p m Y P 8 C B 615 p m with no evening service. United Presbyterian at Eleventh avenue and Eighth street with Sabbath school 945 a m preaching 11 a m Y P 8 C A 730 p m evening service. First Christian at Eighth avenue and Thirteenth street under J L Thompson holds Bible school 930 a m preaching 11 a m with Ina Ramsay soprano. no evening service due to park events at 5 p m.
Swedish Lutheran on Eighth avenue and Thirteenth street lists F. O. W. Gustafson as pastor with Sunday school at 10 a. m. and preaching at 11 a. m and 8 p. m. German Congregational at 420 Eighth avenue with Rev. F. Sattler. Sunday meeting at 3 p. m. Sunday school 1:30 p. m. Wednesday prayer meeting 7:45 p. m.
A row of notices lists Trinity Episcopal with services including Holy Eucharist at 8 am and sermons at 11 am and 7:45 pm, Swedish Baptist and Swedish Free churches with 11 am preaching and evening meetings, a Swedish speaking congregation, and Nazarene pastor Lewis E. Burger. Towns and exact locations are given as Eight Avenue and Sixteenth Street areas, with gatherings at 10:30 am 1:30 pm and 11 am services. The notices invite Swedish speaking public to attend.
After years of agitation by the Russell Sage foundation and other charities, a state law and court rulings forced money lenders to close out loans at the legal rate. A July meeting reported by New York papers concluded the business was dead, with arrests halting collection efforts as 54 companies quit the field.
In St. Louis on July 13 Dr. Robert P. Prewitt changed his name to Dr. Robert P Prewitt Gregg, taking his wife Gregg’s maiden name to keep her from losing a $50,000 inheritance. The court sanctioned the change. Gregg’s father Daniel Hopkins Gregg had left a 1885 will requiring the daughter to bear Gregg after marriage.
Three guardsmen died and seventeen were seriously injured when lightning struck a tent at the Alabama maneuver grounds. The injured all belonged to the same company. Among the freaks of the strike was a clear imprint of a man's hand on one leg where the lightning rested.
Editorial argues managers seek fraudulently chosen delegates to seat their candidates. It claims Roosevelt avoided a fair analysis of Taft's legitimate delegates, choosing to cry fraud and bully the convention to force a stormy nomination.
Philadelphia report describes a sun induced intoxication dubbed blue lightning. Prof. William H. Coplin of Jefferson Medical College claims sun exposure offers the same revelry as heavy drinking without costs or beer signs. He predicts traditional cocktails will fade as living costs rise.
Farmers and stockmen from across the state will gather in Glenwood Springs for a convention July 22 to 24. The Colorado and Southern Railway offers special low fares for travel July 20 and 21 with return by July 31. Local entertainment is planned and attendees will enjoy a week of outings and convention events.
The Home Gas and Electric Company declares a semi annual dividend of three percent to stockholders of record August 15 1912. Transfer books close August 13 1912. Secretary C A Fitch Greeley Colorado dated July 13 1912. An electric fan rental ad follows.
Philadelphia's James Ewing Mifflin reveals he will drive a plain dump cart in the October historical pageant. He cites an ancestor who owned dump carts and removed city garbage, insisting the display be true to history while wearing gentlemanly attire. He is a descendant of Governor Mifflin, linked to namesake Fort Mifflin and several places.
Captain Rigo and the crew of the Louisa R. Silva report sailor Antone Sousa rode a whale after a dory was poked by the animal's nose. Sousa says the whale carried him in a circle and compares the ride to the late Mr. Jonah's fate, noting the whale seemed to tolerate him as a passenger.
Hubert G. A. Hassler says he represents the United States in an international bicycle race from Newark New Jersey to San Francisco California. He has traveled over 1930 miles and stopped in Fort Morgan as one of five riders competing for a $2500 prize. Other entrants represent Germany Austria France and Egypt and follow the Santa Fe trail route through Arizona.
Ada Clark performed a cabaret song in San Francisco when two young men applauded. They then cornered her on the street and demanded jewelry. She surrendered her diamond ear rings to the men who had praised her.
Samuel B. Wright a 70 year old founder of Greeley rode a pony to Seelys Lake four miles out and swam for the first time in eighteen years. He studied fifty boys swimming there and after a neck and neck start beat five rivals over the quarter mile race then talked of entering the Denver Republican swimming contest tomorrow.
Windsor July 18 Mrs T B Gormley suffered blood poisoning in her hand, likely from washing instruments used in an operation. She assisted at the hospital and may have had a small cut. She is improving slowly.
J L Ewing is making marked improvements on his property including cement sidewalks and woven wire fences. Others nearby also upgrade their homes as the town rapidly gains a reputation for neatness.
A city girl on vacation in the country gushes over a moonlit scene and odd “music” from toadstools in the woods. Her beau William gently clarifies the sound is crickets, while she laughs at mixing up terms and imagining a seat for the fungi.
Pasadena report notes the largest sun spot in a year, 10 000 miles across, photographed by Carnegie Observatory, moving westward. It covers about 78 540 000 square miles, a surface ten times North America. Scientists say spots are cooler than surrounding areas and debate sun temperature trends.
The City Council directs enforcement of the weed cutting ordinance on private property. Citizens are urged to promptly cut weeds or face fines, with the city authorized to perform the work and assess costs against the property. D. F. Camp, City Marshal.
Purveyor Fezer's Drug Store lists Paris green available in 17 pound quantities for purchase.
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