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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1898
Page
5
Reports detail a crowded Greeley series led by D. L. Moody with Mrs Moody and Professor Towner. Paired with strong local support, the revival showcased passionate sermons on the Bible and salvation, drawing hundreds and ending with a $70 pledge to the Y M C A and widespread conversions.
Weldon Valley reports Edward Lamborn family back in town at the Putnaxa house and A Daughtry receiving two carloads of southern lambs for spring fattening. Mrs Willard and Grace visited Fort Morgan. amateur literary society met. threshing passed through Caton’s and Little’s fields.
City council met with Mayor Woodbury and officials present. Spencer Moore complained Alex Mead's cabbage garden nuisance endangering health. marshal ordered abatement. Alderman Goodrich resigned due to move to Denver. resignation accepted. Fire department requested use of rear HQ room for a club. Bills were reviewed and adjournment followed.
Mrs Jennie Gale and her daughter Grace hosted thimble parties on Thursday and Sunday with about seventy five guests each day. Guests enjoyed refreshments and light娱乐 social chatter as needles clicked and conversations flowed. Mrs A C Wilson hosted a thimble party with bib making for Hawaii mission workers and a joint birthday dinner for Mrs Wilson and Will Edwards.
The next regular meeting at the Masonic hall is Saturday at 2 30 p m. The annual officer election will occur then. A special notice to each member is abolished. Members not six months in arrears may vote. Elizabeth R Clark, Corps Pres.
A Dawson diary fragment details falling wages to 60 cents an hour and seven hours a day, escalating hardships from typhoid fever and scurvy, and a shift from mining to prospecting as crews chase false finds. The writer relocates to a creek claim, contemplates moose hunting, and notes a $4.50 pan strike near his claim.
A plan proposes securing an extra number of patrons for the course by selling forty more season tickets. If reached, William Hawley Smith author of The Evolution of Dodd would be scheduled to appear with his lecture We the People or The Common People and the Common Schools. The public is urged to buy tickets at no extra cost to current holders.
At the bride's parents home in La Salle on Wednesday evening November 30, Walter S. Kimzey wed Emma C. Stone. Rev. F. D. Crook officiated with Carrie Eilia as bridesmaid and Charles Stone as groomsman. Nellie Putnam played the wedding march as guests, gifts, and a bounteous feast followed by cheerful socializing.
In a calm ceremony at the Baptist parsonage Rev. Arthur Phelps united David E. Bliss and Ruth Piper before thirty to forty relatives. The couple, receiving many gifts, plan to live at the Bliss homestead near Greeley with Ruth a Piper family member noted as popular and Bright and vivacious.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Vital Ore as a cure for Bright's disease and a long list of ailments including blood poisoning diphtheria dyspepsia rheumatism piles old sores burns skin diseases and more. It urges readers to call on or write agent Thomas W Jones at 823 Seventh St Greeley Colorado.
A traveling note describes labor scarcity and low wages around Dominion Creek. It mentions chain gangs, sick workers, high prices for food and supplies, scarce papers, and harsh winter conditions. The author logs labor costs, rates for teams, and personal resolve to hunt moose rather than accept low pay. Signed by Sherman Waire from Daweun, Northwest Territories.
The Y M C A holds its annual business meeting in the gymnasium Tuesday the 16th at 7 30 pm. State secretary W M Danner and Hon John R Schermerhorn of Denver will assist in the important business. Members and others interested are urged to attend and help plan the work.
Mrs. P A Ross died of apoplexy after two years of ill health. Born in Maine in 1839 she taught on Mount Desert Island. She married Edwin Clark in 1860, then James I Rosa after 1870. She came to Greeley with her son Harry in 1890 and her daughter Ina had died earlier that year. Funeral at Park Congregational Church was led by Rev W W Duo with burial at Linn Grove.
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