This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1887
Page
1
Judge Rittenhouse proceeds to Boulder for the September term likely spanning three weeks. Local notices include Republican County Central Committee meeting, Greeley prohibition club gathering, and various civic and business items. Citizens discuss street lights, new wiring, real estate deals, weddings, and local appointments.
Clarence Wood and Miss Cora San born host a mountain spruce party tonight at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Sanborn. The guest list includes a humorous invitation about chewing spruce gum, with a program at eight o clock and guests sorted into rooms to enjoy the spruce gum and a jolly time.
A planned Denver home for the aged invites Colorado residents aged sixty plus who have lived in the state two years to respond. The project would offer life membership for 300 dollars with a six month probation and withdrawal option on board after that period. Communications to Mrs. T. H. Moore, 1841 Sherman Ave., Denver. Republican Central Committee. Weld county Republicans call a Sept one meeting at Greeley court house to organize the county convention and delegate apportionment. Jas W. McCreery, chairman. Poudre Valley Lodge No 12 invites visiting O F to join a Sept 22 parade in Denver for Sovereign Grand Lodge. Uniforms available, rail rates offered. Contact M P Henerson.
The Rev J H Merritt and Mrs Merritt marked twenty five years of marriage with a August 26 gathering at their Walton street home in Denver. Around 159 Methodist friends attended from across the state including Rev A B Lucas of Greeley. Rev Dr Moore officiated and both reaffirmed their vows. speeches by Rev Dr Buechtel and Dr Moore praised the couple. The event closed with songs and refreshments catered by Tunnell.
The Unity church in Denver is completed and set for a formal opening on September 4. Noted visitors Rev. Minot J. Savage and Rev. Brooke Hereford from Boston will attend, with possible attendance by Rev. Robert Collyer of New York. The Unity congregation invites Unitarian attendees from nearby Leyrey to join the event and assist in hosting.
The Greeley Gun Club held a Friday shoot on August 26 with Captain Harper winning the gold medal. E L Dunham attended the medal handoff as the leather medal was retired by unanimous club vote. The medal is on display in club rooms as the inanimate target that got away. Next shoot September 9 features class shooting and prizes under National Gun Association rules. Elder Pegg of the Seventh Day Adventists pitched a tent in the park.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.