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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1909
Page
4
Local telephone office at 722 Seventh St Greeley Colorado lists rates for one month and one year subscriptions with prices 20 cents 1 month 1 year and 3 00 yearly and 2 00 annual offerings.
The Tribune notes a failed bid to elect J. Peery as alderman in the First Ward, saying the effort continued against his protests and without his knowledge. It argues the incident shows what unscrupulous elements can do when turnout is low, as a school election approaches with few voters expected.
The editorial reflects on four years of council service in Greeley, noting retirees bore the heaviest responsibility while receiving minimal cooperation from constituents. It questions whether the effort matched public support.
The piece laments that several long serving city officials failed to seek re election due to public hostility. It praises Alderman W C Wilson for work done yet notes opponents pressured him not to run. The writer urges honesty in office and questions the public’s tendency to oust capable leaders after recognizing their merit.
The writer argues Governor Shafroth will likely call an extra legislature session to pass Democratic platform measures. They predict the governor can reveal his mettle, comment that current lawmakers are entrenched by interests, and suggest delaying a special session to gain leverage in a future election for a direct primary law.
Citizens urge clear, specific legislative instructions to enforce direct primary while preserving convention power. The Weld senator faces criticism for newspaper influence fears and for not advancing an older, more suitable candidate for the state senate.
A public school concert by seventh and eighth graders aims to let parents and friends see the music work and to raise funds for a new high school piano. Admission is 25 cents to any part of the house, with tickets not printed and sold at the door as paper ads.
Through their attorneys, William and John Kingsbury, two farmers near Evans, settle a lengthy litigation with Union Pacific. After years of court actions in district and supreme courts, terms are reached and all suits are dismissed. The Kingsburys agree to vacate the ground if the railroad ever needs to place a track at the contested point.
The Bartlett Lumber Co shipped a carload of cement headgates and tile to W A Miner of Snydey. Miner, a progressive irrigated area grower, plans to install lateral headgates and cement tile on his farm, saving water and labor. Bartlett competes in cement tile and sewer pipe markets, expanding in northeastern Colorado.
Insurers compensate Dr S J Grear for 508.25 after Cot tage hotel fire. Losses covered up to 700 included medical instruments and library. Investigators ruled out incendiarism, finding the fire began from a defective chimney with flames between the ceiling and roof.
An old Hall's Catarrh ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case with J Cheney & Co. claims of reliability and testimonials. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall's Family Pills for constipation, listing Toledo as a key location and wholesalers Waldring, Kinnan & Marvin.
The Rio Grande Agricultural College potato institute train toured Salida to Montrose on a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad route. The four car engine special, free from the railroad, showcased potato growing machinery and samples while college lecturers lectured on diseases, storage, seed selection, rotation, and market needs. The trip covered 671 miles, with 23 towns, 26 meetings and 1,925 attendees.
The H Reynolds Drug Co of 828 Main Street Greeley guarantees Rexall Mucu-Tone will cure catarrh and debility with a risk free trial. It claims the medicine absorbs in the stomach and cleanses the body while boosting nutrition and weight, offered in 50 cent and one dollar bottles.
Delay shifts May 1 start for the Louis Pacific coast service placing Greeley on the main line. Coast to coast Den ver route via Wabash Union Pacific may start April 25 or May 1. Thirty five coaches at Decatur Il for St Louis Denver trains costing 1 125 000. Foley's Kidney Remedy promotes kidney function and blood purification for spring vitality.
Mimi Anderson moves to the Peter Olson farm as the new renter. Anderson comes from the Hazeltor district where she lived last year, marking a notable shift in Gipson ranch management this spring.
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