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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
12
Snow swept Ault Saturday night into Sunday as residents hosted visitors and joined in Thanksgiving events. Local families hosted relatives from Denver and Greeley while the Redmen lodge grew to about fifty members. The Ault basketball team defeated Baton High 19 to 17, and evangelistic meetings were announced for December 6 at the Christian church.
George Dunn and Mr. Bogard lead the beers at the Pulliam dump. Miss Leta Wiggin and Harry Who well could not attend Thanksgiving due to tonsillitis. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Purvis hosted an elegant dinner. Local families joined a praise service at Dilley chapel on Thanksgiving. Stella Bosworth and Ed Brown wed at Bellevue on November 25 and will live in Elwell. Mesdames Purvis Hodges Shull Eichmann hosted a reception for Mr. and Mrs. Brown with church officials and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jones entertained Mrs. Jones’ parents and brother from Boulder. Lewis Worden was a guest.
Evans residents and visitors are listed including Mr and Mrs W H Smith Miss Carrie Fashbaugh and others. John Reitz contracted to cut beets overflow Walsenburg visitors Peltier and Charles Hunter. Families plan farming moves in Bird's Point Illinois and Monroe County Ohio. The stork brought babies to Chalfant and Blackwood. Tilting crew, Ennis family depart for California and Oregon Christmas trip.
Windsor Frank Briggs returned to Denver Sunday. Will Davis and family spent Thanksgiving in Greeley. Miss Josephine Cummings and Miss Ada Bradley visited parents in Greeley and Denver. Mrs D Loyd Alers visited relatives in Greeley. Leon Kawin, a Denver business college student, visited his parents. Howard Kennedy and wife hosted about eighteen relatives from Eaton and Greeley for Thanksgiving dinner. Hazel McNeil and Leigha Davis from Greeley High school visited their parents during vacation. Mr and Mrs Frank Laybournen-
The article lists dinner companions including Dr Healy Miss Mabel Martin Miss Elizabeth Cooper Ward Laybourn Eddie Schwalm Mrs T B Gormely hosted Thanksgiving guests Miss Elsa Alexander Miss Margaret Beynon Miss Olive Buhoup and Miss Eleanor Fray.
Mrs. N W Jones visits Mrs J N Foster and Frank Young assists at the Enterprise office. Joseph Nessler Jr visits parents as typhoid illness lingers for Merrill Romans. Ross Dix ships sheep, Heffernan & Imerslim unpack new groceries, Dr Spaulding stock coming, Hammond moves from Berth to Reeves’ home.
Fort Lupton residents share moves and visits as Ernest and Mrs Davis settle north of town and Ben Pridmore relocates to Idaho. Mrs Moan and children visit Green River Wyoming to see her father. St John host guests at dinner with Reynolds Adams and Rowland. Episcopal services and baptisms held, Silver State Packing wraps season with reduced pumpkin canning. George Henry of Sheridan Wyoming visits, former Platteville resident now wealthy cattleman. Shantz joins Denver outing.
L B Werkeiser III of Hutchison Kansas visited last week on business. Miss Allie Archibald a Johnstown district teacher spent Thanksgiving with her parents. John Clerkson returned from Denver last Wednesday bringing a car.
A load of cattle returns home for winter on a farm. Ben and Roy Robb and Chas Soloff went hunting near Teersey last Friday planning a multi day trip. Lizzie Green recovers from a recent run away accident and may be out again. Archibalds hosted the Clarks, Claud Clark family, Foley family, and Shearers for Thanksgiving events.
Mr and Mrs Stephen Lewis spent Thanksgiving with Mrs Lewis mother in Fort Collins. Mr and Mrs T J Ballentine returned home Tuesday after visiting in Denver. William Murray family road from Ault when their horse died. Miss Flora Runnells ill with pneumonia and dropsy but improving. Mr and Mrs H C Shade and Gilbert with Mr and Mrs J M Jacobsen shared Thanksgiving with Albert Fry. Miss Pressler and scholars hosted a program and pumpkin pie lunch last Wednesday afternoon.
John Rienks took a business trip to Denver last week. D. C. Coward visits his daughter Mrs. A. B. Carpenter. Mrs. Jay Platt and Eaton visitors call on Mrs. Rienks. Alma Dahlgren visits in Greeley. Mrs. W. T. Lynn of Ault and Mrs. Albert Nichols visit Mrs. C. B. Taggart. Twenty young people surprised Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stewart with a party Friday. Lena Brown returns from near Johnstown with cousins Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roggles.
M. D. Andrews and family spent Thanksgiving with relatives at Farmers Spur. Emily Bohlender came from Loveland for dinner with her parents. Edna and Iva Dean of Ault and Rose joined their mother for the holiday. T J Cottrell of Greeley visited before moving to California. Jas LeRoy hosted guests for turkey and oyster supper including Sheppard Evans French Box Elder and Sherman Markle family.
Miss Daven vacationed at her Greeley home. Skating on Highland lake was good before the snow Saturday. W. Hamilton owns eighty acres of wheat looking splendid. About five inches of snow fell Saturday and farmers rejoice. Ed Markham received his sheep for feeding Sunday at Highland switch. Frank Coates excelled at the turkey shoot in Mead Thursday. Mr and Mrs F P Wait of Bowalder spent Thanksgiving with F P Woodley. Mr and Mrs Moulton and daughter of Berthoud visited C H Mathews in Mead last week.
City council approved sewer districts 5 and 6 assessments with clerks instructed to collect. No objections reported for these districts. District 37 estimated at 21.5 cents per front foot and district 38 at 33 cents per front foot. Hearing on objections set for December 16. Bond for A B White to run a billiard hall received and accepted. White also purchased Paul Bath establishment on Highth Street. Multiple monthly bills approved with routine matters discussed.
Jos C Ewing attorney for the Crystal Theatre company filed incorporation papers today. The new firm capital is 12000 dollars with Charles L Young Denver George Weston of Western States Vaudeville Association and Ole M Nelson as incorporators and stockholder. The Electric theatre will be remodeled at a cost of 12000 dollars expanding to a 1000 seat venue under a Denver chain control and bookings. Remodeling starts in a few days.
Rev Morten Joslin appeals for aid to the needy and the sick urging compassion. The wagon and the missionary will be at the Baptist church at 7 30 tonight with an invitation to all people to attend.
Poudre Valley Lodge No. 12 elected officers for the first six months of 1909 at a Tuesday meeting. Noble Grand A. J. Condon and Vice Grand C. H. Wadsworth head the slate with Fred J. Allnutt as treasurer, J. C. Alderman as recording secretary, and A. A. Woodbury as financial secretary. J. E. Snook, from Greeley, is a Colorado grand warden candidate and is favored to win as balloting occurs this week.
Mrs George Logan spent Thanksgiving in Denver. Miss Daisy Moore of Boulder visits the Ver Bryck home. Mrs Thomas Williams of Lafayette attended the Johnson Eades wedding. Mr and Mrs Lou Snidow joined Thanksgiving at the David Snider home in Denver. Mrs Warren Hammitt and daughter Eunice return from Longmont visit. N J Brody Lupton pharmacist dined with the Ver Bryck household.
The official weather observer in Greeley reports last night as the coldest of the season with the thermometer at six below zero.
J B Dunn spent a few days visiting friends in Denver last week. R B Carpenter cashier of the La Salle State bank spent Thanksgiving in Fort Collins. Adah Ellis returned to Loveland Monday after Thanksgiving at home. Rev Mathews and family left yesterday for Neodesha Kansas where he has accepted a call. Prof and Mrs Brunelle and R B Carpenter joined the Presbyterian church last Sabbath.
A persuasive appeal urges talking to readers about Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble. It claims forty years of cures and warns against unknown preparations possibly containing harmful drugs. Sold by all druggists.
Notice asks readers to place Christmas tree orders with J M Peterson at 720 Main Street immediately.
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