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Newspaper
Greeley Republican
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1912
Page
3
Farmers and stockmen from across the state will convene in Glenwood Springs July 22 to 24. Colorado and Southern Railway offers special low rates for travel July 20 and 21 with return by July 31. Local entertainment planned. ticket agents can provide rate details.
A bustling column of small notices records visits and travels among residents. Edna Anderson from Eaton and Mrs E G Young from LaSalle are noted visitors. Benjamin Stevens from Milliken is seen in Greeley. Will Hogarty and Mrs J Kingsbury visit Estes Park and Merino respectively. many residents head to Denver, Estes Park, or the mountains for business, visits, or recreation.
Mrs BE J Carver of California widow of a prominent Greeley pioneer visits the city and stays with Mrs Hunter while returning from New York City. East Side Feed Store changes hands Ira B Lucas out, W B Page in with strong references. Wilmer Platt and wife visit Greeley from Washington DC area. Platt cites mint inspection trip. Mrs W E Thomas returns from Oklahoma with cyclone scares and heat. Estes Park party heads to Roseboro cottage for a Colorado summer. Dr Lawrence preaches and stays in Colorado with Roseboro.
A Virginian while fishing below a milldam near a village entangled a duck with his line. The duck pulled a trout a pound and a half from its hole, dragging the fish through the stream in a life and death contest until the gut broke and they separated. The observer from Youth's Companion swore to the tale.
A Christian Science Monitor note argues Americans now rarely reference old state nicknames. Bay State, Hoosier, Nutmeg, Badger fade as residents, visitors and scholars focus on current identity. Maine’s coast, not inland pines, shapes its image. Virginians and Pennsylvanians seldom emphasize historic titles.
Boston expert Professor Frank A Perret of MIT geology forecasts another Mount Aetna eruption within three to four years. He cites scientific study of eruptions and recounts his own injuries near the crater during the latest activity. Sales of champagne to the United States rose in 1911 12 but stay below former years due to higher French prices and U S customs duties.
Winifred Bickel and Earl D. Bell, well known in town, announced their marriage from the Greeley hospital where she trained as a nurse before choosing domestic life. Bell formerly worked at the local creamery.
LaSalle reports Jud Markle seriously ill with typhoid fever the first local case of the season. The note mentions a local orchard owner near Mudgee, NSW discovering gold valued nuggets, but the main item is the illness.
A three year old, Sammy Tallman, son of John Tallman, fell fifteen feet from a hayloft door and sustained rib injuries. He is described as well bandaged and expected to recover. The report comes from Severance via Special to The Republican.
Johnstown reports the pea huller will begin operations tomorrow on the late crop of peas after finishing the early variety on Saturday.
A new rag and hair doll, nicknamed the Gloom Doll, captivates fashionables from the Riviera to Paris boulevards and race tracks. Originating from T. E. Power, the first arrived with a Cherbourg passenger who declined to identify herself or permit a photo. The doll’s vogue is spreading across European capitals and is expected to reach New York soon.
John V Crone local Northwestern Mutual Life agent writes a $25,000 life policy for a well known Greeley man. The policy is noted as the largest issued here in seven or eight years. Northwestern Mutual Life faced a heavy loss in the Titanic disaster with $500,000 paid in life insurance claims.
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