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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
3
Greeley pitcher Held opponents to four hits as Rio Grande’s starter Labored through a bad inning. Luman starred on defense and driving runs, while Indian and Laramie visitors struggled with fielding and base running in a cold afternoon contest.
A mink reportedly took a pail of fish cooling in the river near a camp as Kuehn and Perry Murray rested after a Rockhurst trip. The incident occurred 30 feet from a rock where the mink lurked, with Mrs Murray and children nearby as the loss was observed.
Moss of Ablstrand Mercantile resigns after five years to join a bonded attorney position in Kansas City. His family remains in Greeley with his mother nearby as relocation plans proceed. The article notes the arrival of the Moss family on the 27th of an unspecified month and details their move from the Chappe block near Eighth Avenue and Sixth Street.
Aug 29 report notes all factions finished campaign on the bean crop and says the week will begin with corn and tomato work. Redistributions hint at renewed activity in agricultural efforts and market plans.
A. Chase departs for Springs to attend the annual laymen and general church conferences. Charles E. Bliss also attends the Laymen's meeting, with elections and representation noted for the upcoming general conference in May. Collected remarks urge relief from fever asthma and summer colds using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
A large crowd at Camfield Hall Saturday night enjoyed an unexpected display of fancy dancing. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Selleck of Denver, visiting the Rayburns at Eaton, performed exceptionally and won the prize waltz. The couple previously earned top dance honors in Denver and Colorado Springs.
The piece argues the average farm wealth is modest. It cites Census land values totaling over twenty eight billion dollars but divides by about six million farms to show an annual per farm gain of roughly two hundred dollars since 1900. It cautions against relying on sensational cartoonist images.
A new ruling from Samuel Adams, acting interior secretary, redefines when five year residence periods start for homestead patents. Credit for residence begins only once actual living on the claim starts, effective December 1 after wide notice.
Miss Maud Turk returned from Denver after being called to her brother Eddie Turk who was kicked in the face by a horse. His condition remains practically unchanged though injuries are serious and doctors entertain hopes for recovery.
State Dairy Commissioner Robert L. Cochran during a Greeley visit says creameries are spreading quickly across Colorado and cooperatives are making strong progress. He notes clean dairies and sanitary cow care under the new dairy law and urges all one cow producers to observe provisions.
D Page of New Pump House of Steel Co completed a 12 by 12 foot steel pump house at Gas Plumb ranch six miles east of town. The design features exposed rafters and flat steel roof sheets with edge angle bars and seam cap atop each pair of edges forming the rafter. A family reunion occurred at the Hall residence with guests from Grant Iowa including Mr and Mrs George Smith Mr and Mrs Walter Hully and Mr and Mrs Mart Neary. The Nearys formerly lived here and the Smiths traveled to Denver after a visit, while the others remained and all attended Frontier Days in Cheyenne last week.
Evans on August 29 reports that the invalids are improving. Judge Thomas Tregoning recovered from a mosquito bite behind the ear that swelled his throat and left him in critical condition for a time. Mike O Grady, who broke an arm tripping over a garden wire while picking roasting ears, is also recovering.
Thrifty specimens from Prof. Theo. Fitz prove tropical plants will live and thrive in Greeley. An exhibition in Neill Furniture Company window features Blackeyed peas and okra grown in his Normal Hill garden. The natives of the tropics show remarkable growth here.
A man from Streator Illinois describes kidney and bladder illness that kept him from labor. After a short course of Foley Kidney Pills he recovered fully, returned to work, and feels healthier. Clark Faulkner Drug Co.
An old classified item notes collars for Concord or Sweenny at 4 50 each and whips at half price. The seller is Geo Steidinger located at 720 Eighth Avenue.
Greeley resident H. F. Brownell claims a new insect named reachabee, a roach bee hybrid, kills grasshoppers. He found the creature by accident after bees swarmed sorghum, then observed roaches with bee-like hind parts and a stinger. Brownell released a dozen reachabees to clear his garden and neighbors' of pests.
The G A R honored Confederate B H Woodcock on his seventy sixth birthday with a large gathering at his home in Greeley. Mayor William Mayher Col C A White and Col A W Jones attended as toasts were given by Woodcock and other comrades. Over 30 guests included W M Boomer S H Mead T C Pressly and others.
A well known Des Moines woman suffered two days from a bowel complaint and was cured by one dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by all dealers.
The city crowd showed strong support for Rolla Buckles at a $59 benefit game Saturday afternoon. Fowler started for the Culls, kept Spud hitters quiet until buckling, then Jimmy Lyman relieved. Dusty Miller pitched well for the Spuds, one clean hit steady defense. Buckles homered in the ninth, but the umpire ruled him out as he chewed tobacco at the moment.
The grasshopper bill takes effect August 5 allowing groups to organize pest districts to combat grasshoppers codling moths shade tree pests house flies prairie dogs ground squirrels dandelions and other farm pests. Blank petitions will be mailed to those requesting them addressed to C P Gillette State Entomologist Fort Collins Colorado.
Fort Lupton August 20. School opens next Tuesday with a likely large enrollment. Emma J. Finney will be principal. Gillette will teach high school. Cheeley will teach primary. Brown and Tilyou to supervise grades.
Advertising copy states Chamberlains Liniment speeds healing of cuts and bruises by about one third and acts as an antiseptic. It supposedly prevents maturation of injuries and relieves muscle soreness and rheumatic pains. Sold by all dealers.
Lawrence Vittetoe, hurt after falling from a well driller’s derrick near Eaton, is in St Luke’s hospital Denver with two crushed neck vertebrae but intact spinal cord. He has partial movement return in hands and feet and pain as vitality remains.
Two registered mares described in a sale notice. A two year old white-faced mare marked with a 2 U T brand and a red roan yearling mare branded U T. Contact Black 1901 for details.
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