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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
8
Merten explains the high school team plan amid financial losses from last season. The athletic association is in debt but the executive committee wants a team with one personnel change and asks fans to buy tickets.
The plan is to issue season tickets for games at Greeley and schedule more if support remains strong. The team, praised for past showings against state rivals, expects to be stronger this year despite the loss of forward Joe Woolf.
Dr W J Smith of Sanders Alabama endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the sole lung treatment that reliably controls pneumonia symptoms. He notes personal and family use and recommends the medicine as superior to others available. Hazel King age 12, daughter of Mary Burke, will be sent to the state home for orphans and dependent children in Denver tomorrow per Judge Bradfield's order.
G D Horne spent Sunday with his wife who is in St Luke's hospital Denver. Mrs Horne is recovering nicely and expects to be at home next Sunday.
Miss Agnes McNair, formerly Eaton High School teacher, was in town en route to Portland Oregon. A Denver University astronomy graduate, she earned a Washington forestry department appointment, one of the few women in the nation to do so, and will serve at a station in Portland. Her friends praise the honor and her ability to turn theory into practice.
Farmers favor sheep over cattle for feeding, with J B Bills fattening 590 head, W T McCracken 650, Frank Hurich 550, and Arthur Ling 500. Beets are nearly harvested, with Hurich dump beets from a silo built by Great Western Sugar Co, as stock beet fields appear where sheep harvest themselves.
Windsor hosts two embroidery clubs the Brides Embroidery Club led by Mrs Wm Barber and the Teachers Embroidery Club. Members spend afternoons sewing chatting and enjoying refreshments while asserting needlework hours are more profitable than cards.
Master Leslie Hinds son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hinds injured at school on Wednesday when sliding on snow he fell and struck his face on a corner possibly losing an eye. condition not yet known.
A student was badly cut and bruised after an incident at the school grounds stable. Doctors later reported he will not lose his sight, despite initial fears.
The new LaSalle bank has operated all week and will greatly aid the community. It is housed in D.S. Ellis' store and will soon have its own building. Mr. A. E. Carpenter serves as cashier.
The new four room pressed brick school house will be ready for occupancy the first of the year. The building is a credit to the community and the school thrives this winter under Principal Professor Brunell.
William Bevins, claiming a thousand dollars from the capital of New York and Denver, was detained by Officer Ahren for a week of wandering between banks and Max Meyer clothier. Denver capitol reportedly declined the funds and Weld County arranged for his asylum board and transfer to Denver to settle the matter.
Dr and Mrs Snyder hosted a formal Wednesday dinner for Mrs B D Harper who will spend the winter in the east. Pink and white decor featured a round mirror centerpiece with a cut glass loving cup and pink roses plus six cut glass candle sticks with pink candles. Fourteen covers included Mrs Harper and guests Mrs W C Wilson Dr W F Graham Mr J B McCutcheon J L Brush Ruth Brush Anna Peters Trinidad with an elaborate eight course menu supervised by Miss Miller.
The Leap Year dance Wednesday evening in Academy hall was a great success. Misses Rose Bradley Myra Comer and Bessie Ling led the committee. Twenty five couples attended. Punch was served and the girls treated guests to a turkey dinner at Depot Cafe after the event.
A boy helped trap a stray Thanksgiving turkey kept by George Miller who runs a bed house on Seventh Street. Miller is jailed on a charge of contributing to juvenile delinquency after a turkey appeared in a bed and was returned to widow Mrs. Newland of Clay ton Lumber. Local lumber yard employee Harvey Moore witnessed Miller chasing the bird and later found the turkey under unmade bed clothes. The boy is said to be innocent and Miller faced arraignment before Judge Bradfield.
A poem recounts a birthday moment where Addie Beer brings a Boston fern, greeted with affection and hope for future visits. The speaker, Mrs A M Greem, expresses gratitude and affection, promising further kisses and honoring Addie with a tribute in verse.
Jane Williams and Leo Long of Crested Butte were married at the Presbyterian manse Wednesday afternoon by Rev. R. J. Hunter. Arias Williams is the bride’s brother. The couple left by afternoon train for Denver and will reside in Crested Butte.
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