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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1898
Page
8
Long editorial notes unpaid bills from subscribers and the need to fund the country paper. It cites Mr. Carver’s illness, Clark's legislative duties, and calls for prompt payment to cover debts and sustain the Tribune. It lists local names and recent travels, weather, and social notices amid a Christmas prep push.
A rider fell from a horse during a field chase and suffered concussion of the brain. He remained unconscious for hours, reportedly found by his brother Cliff, and taken home where a doctor pronounced the injury serious but nonchanging. The report appears in Windsor Leader. Also notes James L. Barber’s 1894 campaign expense filing in Weld County Colorado.
The Tribune publishes corrected pluralities and majorities from the last election. Official figures show Shafroth ahead by 1602, Thomas 1276, Carney 1084, Beckwith 1022, Fesler 1078, Temple 893, Campbell 1069, Grenfell 1139, and various regents, judges, sheriffs, and representatives with declared margins. Old papers offered for sale for fitting carpets and shelves.
In New York Boston Philadelphia Washington and Chicago men promise ancestry proofs for any client including servitors of noble houses abroad. They offer pedigrees for people and for livestock alike, touting a costly pedigree tree from roots up while charging generous sums. The piece notes excess charges and questions accuracy, urging readers to view the new premium map at the Tripone office.
The Greeley Dancing Club held its second Thanksgiving Eve hop with strong attendance and high satisfaction. Members, described as the town’s best young men, foster social life and relief from daily work. Numerous local families and officials hosted dinners and gatherings, including Mrs. M. E. Dille, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Thayer, and Mayor Woodbury hosting relatives.
Miss Margaret 8 Doolittle entertained friends with a thimble party for her sisters Mrs Lester Denver and Mrs Walter Brush of Sterling at her home Friday. Mrs Harry E Churchill hosted 35 friends Saturday with guest Adel Dare showcasing historic photographs, starting a December series. Marjorie Watson celebrated her ninth birthday with girl friends on Saturday afternoon.
Lee Anstead, 42, died at Bloom D. Moot's home in Oneida after months with tuberculosis. He lived much of his life in Syracuse as a dry goods salesman, came to Greeley in 1896 for health then left for Syracuse in 1897, later moving to Colorado and Oneida to live with his sister Mrs. Moot. He leaves a brother Fred W. Anstead of Amsterdam.
Despite heavy rain the Social Science circle met at Mr. and Mrs. A. M. McClenahan home. Dr. Ross presented a paper on The Monroe Doctrine praising James Monroe and tracing its development to the present. Mrs. Rankin then spoke on The Women of the Century, prompting lively discussion and agreement on the paper’s quality.
In the Grammar and Intermediate Department pupils honored include Anna Duenweg Rosa Duenweg Oscar Hyde Grace Hammitt Evelyn Ross Mande Davis Edna Stanton Etta Platner Ophelia McQuerry Frank Atkinson Elma Brown Maynard Elliott Margaret Ross Lena Volmer with W E Barchellar as teacher Primary Department pupils receiving 100 in deportment are Nathan Moore Neva Stanton Arthur Hill Ethel Lewis and more listed. Pupils not tardy include George Atkinson Herbert Dennia Louis Duenweg Vernett Elliott Albert Miller Stephen Miller Claud Pettee Orda Pettee Herbert Volland Charles Wasley Edna McQuerry Johnnie Wigham Ernest Terry Henry Zelders Maggie Johnson Mamie Johnson Gail Snider Ethel Robinson Flora Well Maggie Wigham with Mabel Sherman as teacher.
The Tareung agency handles Carter, Rice & Co Boston imperial typewriter paper sold in neat boxes of 500 sheets. Call for prices and to view the new premium mapa at the Trisun’s office.
Royal Baking advertises a product made from pure grape cream of tartar. The claim emphasizes grape origin and purity for baking use.
A London cabman from a Yorkshire aristocratic family wasted his life in gambling. He learned he had £80,000 in a will with a clause that it would pass to another if he gambled again. A detective watched him at a club where he lost £300, triggering the forfeiture of the legacy.
A Berlin paper notes that many guides are elderly or middle aged women with worldliness languages and an amiable demeanor. They are trusted by female travelers from Scandinavia and America and many are Russians or Austrians.
A brief Chicago Post item recounts a tense exchange as Tiv exits to speak his mind after a pointed remark about women and keeping a partner. The quoted back-and-forth hints at pride and thwarted affection, with a sense of social nuance in a domestic scene.
A humorous exchange features Mrs. Caughey proudly presenting Ara bella who is learning to read music. Caughey asks if reading aloud is necessary. A stray note mentions December in the Klondike averaging 40 degrees below zero.
A writer in The Popula Feience Monthly notes ostriches enjoy waltzing, presenting a quirky observation on bird behavior and human culture.
Tribune announces that subscribers paying one year in advance will receive the Denver Times Almanac and Year Book free. Old newspapers are available for sale at the Tribune office for use under carpets or pantry shelves.
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