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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1885
Page
1
Walter Brush arrives from Denver University. Co C Band assumes management of the Opera House including the rink. Masonic ball preparations for December 28 signal a successful undertaking. The Rev Rea of Calvary Baptist preached at the Baptist church.
Mr J L Ewing and family returned to Greeley after weeks in Pennsylvania. The Union Pacific repair train works between Greeley and Fort Collins, and Company C awaits inspection in Denver on February 22. Notes cover races, auctions, New England dinner, church talks, skating, sewer work, and local real estate trends with several named residents and officials.
Special correspondence from Windsor reports Joseph Wellman building a new house on his ranch east of town and Otis Hill with Charley Tool bringing in eight fine deer from North Park. Visitors include Watson Malotte with friends, F L Catlin, C G Narrin, F Kobe, C H Price, F M Wilson from Illinois, and Postmaster Middleton preparing to move his office to Edwards and Haunt. A Windsor Christmas ship is planned for Christmas night with Professor Dickey arranging and Rev Wright attending Eaton’s Christmas tree event.
Greeley commandery No 10 elected officers for the year including H B Jackson Eminent Commander and C W Wulfsen Generalissimo. Royal Arch Chapter named J A Woodbury and D Monahan among others. Occidental Lodge No 20 chose H A French as Worshipful Master and J A Woodbury as Secretary. Mrs M F Shields of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union spoke at Park Congregational church outlining the union’s global reach and activities. A collection was taken for the union and honorary memberships offered.
J. F. Fezer helped dig Flower and Cameron’s cellar on Eighth Avenue and Main, served as clerk and post office assistant, then ran Flower Cameron drug business with Dr. Law. He bought Monk and Ingalsbee’s building, moved there, added a second story, and now runs a well furnished drug and fancy goods shop in town.
The program lists the New England Association dinner for Forefather's Day on December 21 at the Oasis at 1 45 p m with adjournment to the Masonic Hall for further remarks by Prof J C Shattuck Judge A P Rittenhouse and musical numbers. tickets are 1 00 and available at the Oasis.
V. Willing of Manchester Michigan recalls his wife’s five year helplessness and states she can now do her own work after using two bottles of Electric Bitters. The ad claims hundreds of testimonials, and prices at fifty cents a bottle at Flower and Petrikin’s.
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