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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
7
A Valentine post office social was held Friday night at the J B Dunn home. Guests enjoyed a jolly evening with sug gestive decorations and a voting contest. Miss Dean won the prettiest girl prize and Mrs Moore won for the best couple. Fruit salad wafers and tea were served by the hostess.
A Lucerne club hosted a Friday night dance described as a very enjoyable affair with good music and a jolly crowd.
Thursday night the members of the . KE. of the Congregational church met at Miss Anita Doherty’s home and drove to the Schoonover ranch. Master Harlan Wolfe recently entertained members of his class at his home with a prettily decorated house and a pleasant party. Friday night the club dance was held at Woodman hall with music by a Greeley orchestra.
The Junior League held a social at the M. B parsonage Friday evening. A pleasant night was spent with games and a social good time.
Albert Nichola hosted the 500 Club gathering at the Nichols home after Mrs Moore fell ill. Red hearts decorations and a fine supper prepared by Mrs Tousse Nelson marked the event. Social Hours club also met with Mrs Poe for a finch game afternoon and next gathering is planned with Mr and Mrs R M Gale.
A Friday night box social at Fairplay schoolhouse cleared 50 dollars. One basket sold for 8 dollars to raise funds for new library books and a small bookcase for the primary room.
Miss Anna Sterts of Luton Nebraska visits the Hehnstein family. Mrs Adam Hall traveled to Denver Thursday afternoon.
Earl Johnson is home for the holidays spending time with his parents while teaching near Brighton. Mrs. W. J. McMillen and her children are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hayes for the season.
Earl Groves plans a ranch east of town as soon as a house is ready and Geo Foote with family of Kersey will relocate. Walter Starr recently moved to the Plumb place and suffers bronchitis. Mrs Mamie Boyd returns from a mountains trip. Mrs Fred Graefe and children return from visiting relatives in Greeley. Miss Leah Olsen a Normal school senior and Miss Dora Ladd visit Mrs Magda Olsen. Miss Julia Hubbell returns home for vacation with Miss Elizabeth Slaughter. Charles Poe, student at the University of Boulder, spends vacation with Mr and Mrs Poe. Miss Nettie Collins visits Deatheridge home in Kersey. Judge Bradfield from Greeley attends a play at Ault militia. he was once a member of the olA.
United States deputy marshal Thomas Clark visited Greeley on Saturday to serve summonses in condemnation proceedings for the post office site. Clark recently led a crackdown on bootleggers last week.
In a tight Armory clash the Pioneers edged the high school 45 to 14 to claim the city championship by a single point. Comer drove the late rally for the high school but a foul and a late basket by the Pioneers sealed the win. Deane McCreery and Carl Hall starred for their teams as the contest hinted at another meeting.
The Colorado and Southern Railway offers very low round trip winter tourist tickets to Texas Gulf Coast Florida Cubs and Old Mexico. Tickets on sale daily through April 30 with limited stopover privileges. Reduced fares through Cuba and Florida to Mexico City via Gulf routes. For details contact T. B. Fisher General Passenger Agent Denver or Sanborn and Houston.
The Kensington club entertained their husbands with a dinner party at Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Beer’s home on Sixth Street. Pink carnations and ferns decorated the house while 34 guests dined at two long tables. Mayor Frank Green and Mrs. Green attended and enjoyed recitations, games, and songs.
Ray Palmer found his horse and his mother's stable horse missing after attending a prom play by the Ault Military club. Palmer later saw his horse at the W. J. Gillmore ranch still harnessed. Martin’s horse is unaccounted. Palmer suspects an unauthorized entry into the locked barn.
Waddie T. Jones and Florence J. Dowding of Windsor appear in the brief notices. Mortimer T. Givens of Eaton and Adam Boyer of Ault are also listed in the same item, reflecting local residents named in the public notice.
Two German weddings were solemnized at the German Congregational church Sunday afternoon. Dora Deer of Greeley and Alexander Bender of Windsor wed, followed by a reception at the Deer home. Mollie Siteman and Jake Ginter of Greeley joined in a ceremony with a German and American guest list. dinners were held at both couples' families' homes with about fifty guests each.
W N Williamson of Ault purchased four sections of dry land from the Union Pacific about five to six miles east of Crow Creek on a line roughly east of Greeley. The land south of Crow Creek was freely filed on recently, while the U P land remained, possibly to be affected by the Greeley Poudre ditch extension in the future.
John Camfield led a group of young friends on a 120 mile Lincoln birthday ride. The party, including Elmer Rust, Guy Watson, Joe Williams, Rellin Haynea and George Woodbury, traveled from Pleasant Valley to the Seven Cross ranch then north to Eaton before returning home.
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