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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1905
Page
4
The Greeley Tribune notes a publication hoax or misprint claiming dominance by H C Meer and cites irregularities in the paper’s delivery and staff designations amid references to a large subscriber base and local telephones.
The Tribune states that room and circulation listings for subscriptions are open to inspection by any advertiser at any time.
The Unite States Home Company solicitors sought rapid business in Greeley before a Tribune expose. They allegedly took contracts from financially vulnerable residents, but the town grew hostile and the firm left without further action. No libel suit materialized and observers expect they will not return.
The Greeley building record shows more money spent on homes during the year ending Aug 15 than the prior year. Despite a boom year earlier and a later downturn, one hundred houses were built in a smaller town, marking a notable construction showing after the sugar factory's arrival.
Senator Arthur of Fort Collins dies at home from heart failure last Friday. A longtime northern Colorado figure, he was born in Ireland in 1830s and came to America in 1840s. He resided in Fort Collins since 1860s and leaves a widow.
A seal blew at the furnaces of the Greeley gas plant last Saturday evening causing a small fire with minimal damage. Attendant Claude Leedom was in the building, shut off the gas, and was carried out faint and with burned feet.
A colored travel notice invites readers from Greeley and nearby points to a one day round trip to Platte Canon and Como on Friday August 25. The trip features Kendels Quartet, stops with overnight in Denver, and refunds if unsatisfied. Passengers may picnic at resorts, with meals available along the route.
City Marshal Williams vows to destroy Greeley as a health resort for tramps and beggars. He has rounded up hoboes, ragged them, and put them to work on streets to pay fines. He also targets professional beggars and asks residents to notify him on beggar arrivals.
A special C and S train departs Greeley at 6:30 a m on Friday August 25 for a Platte Canon excursion. Fare listed as 3 50, a value rate described as too good to pass.
Satiricus recalls joining a Panama hat faction in Greeley and defending his ten dollar headpiece against plainer fifty cent rivals. He muses on facial hair fashion and the social cost of change, noting how locals react to shifts in dress and appearance.
Denver stock yards report a very good cattle on hand and steady prices with last week, though some sales edged higher. Weaker items are avoided, and demand remains brisk for good beef while feeder buying looks stronger for later in the season. W. N. Fulton.
Grand restaurant owners Leo Sing and Yep Sing were arrested by City Marshal Williams on a liquor without license charge and city charter violation. Bonds set at 500 with George Dauth as surety after a patron claimed to have received whisky as medicine.
Advice to protect infants during hot weather with careful care and prompt treatment. Use fresh castor oil for bowel relief, avoid substitutes, and if needed administer Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil. Keep remedies ready for immediate use and trust this treatment, even in suspected cholera infantum. Sold by all druggists.
We express public thanks to friends and neighbors who helped and consoled us during the illness and funeral of our beloved son Paul Laverne Miller. Special thanks for the many floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Miller.
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