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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
5
J A Dungan fits this week as Walter Sylvester of LaSalle visits Greyley on Thursday. R B Watson departs Thursday for Harveyville Kansas. New calling cards suitable for Christmas gifts are available, with several fresh styles just received at the Tribune office.
Carl Wods spent Friday in LaSalle. J W Gault traveled to Eaton on business Thursday. Mrs F W Oleson of LaSalle was in Greeley Thursday. Mrs E C Herrington of LaSalle visited Greeley Thursday. Ada Gibson remains off duty at Im boden's store and is home ill. Elizabeth Van Gorder, teaching in the olite branch district, is home on vacation with her parents.
A string of visitors and travelers named Ray Adams Lucan Walter Kimsey and others spent time in Denver Platteville Greeley and Palisade Friday through Sunday. Plans to spend the winter in California Colorado and La Porte were noted along with illnesses and comings and goings of local residents and visitors.
Mrs. E. A. Hopkins entertained about twenty friends at her Pleasant Valley home Saturday evening. The gathering featured an oyster supper, card games, and a delightful time for all in attendance.
Perry Kilgore of Fort Collins and Mrs. A H Mosey of Eaton were seen in Greeley. Horace G Clark and son Paul of Denver attended a pioneer banquet. Mr and Mrs Jesse Patterson hosted a dinner for Mr and Mrs Virg Timothy. Mrs Clara Morgan arrives from Americus Kansas to visit her mother Mrs Fannie Tuck. Mrs G W Merrill leaves Burnett Wisconsin after holidays. Rose Salaz and Tobias Tafoya married by Father Andrew B Casey in Johns town. Sherman Lawrence returns to Burnett Junction Wisconsin after a year in Greeley, plans spring return. he is J C Sherman’s nephew.
After Thursday evening rehearsal of the Congregational choir the Christmas cantata Bethlehem by Root will be performed. An oyster supper followed at the church dining room. Mr and Mrs A L Chaffee were surprised at their Pleasant Valley home by neighbors for a farewell gathering before moving to California. Games and a late supper accompanied the gathering which drew thirty guests.
Friday visits in Denver and Greeley. farm rental near LaGrange. Irene Houston hosts Edna Anna Adams and Howard Todd. Firebaugh of Denver visits Adair. Bush oversees work on tenant houses at Green City flats. Flora DeVoe to visit her brother A B DeVoe. DeVoe en route from Creston to North Yakima for Christmas. Nellie Shearer called home by illness in Kersey. Alfred Shearer ill with typhoid, mother ill recently.
Miss Lucile Schureman entertained twenty guests Saturday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Claude Swink of Rocky Ford who is visiting. The gathering proved a jolly time with friends in attendance.
Mrs Willus F Thompson returned from Horse Creek Wyoming where she attended a house party at the ranch home of Mr and Mrs E P Baker. Twenty guests were present including Mrs Thompson's daughter Miss Laura Thompson who teaches in Wheatland Wyoming. Mrs Baker is known locally as Miss Edith Coston.
Ernest Wallace spent Sunday in Fort Collins. Edith Draper of Bracewell visited Greeley friends Sunday. Ed Goshart is seriously ill at home with typhoid pneumonia. Mrs. Miller spent Sunday with Fort Collins friends. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn spent Sunday with Windsor friends. Christmas trees advertised at Peterson's lunch stand in Greeley asking for orders. Otis Hunkle left Sunday evening for Chicago. L. B. Bundy started Saturday evening for Marionette Wisconsin.
In 1870 after Union Colony settlers settled Greeley valley Horace Greeley urged channeling colonist wealth into land development. The Larimer and Weld canal by Benjamin H Eaton became the largest irrigation system in northern Colorado. Alfred Baxter and L Lone Tree creek pushed reclamation near Carr. LaGrange family helped build No 2 canal and river laws. William McClelland introduced blooded stock and diversified farms. Robert Boyd joined early colony efforts, leaving sod houses replaced by modern setups.
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