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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
4
The author notes the lake at Island Grove park has never filled properly for skating. With city ownership and supervision, the basin could become a safe shallow skating area and summer row boats and water fowl activity. The writer envisions Island Grove as a fine resort in the future.
City park officials face winter effort to stop foot traffic on grass as frequent use along gravel paths erodes turf. Officials warn likely bare areas four to five feet wide next summer unless steps are taken.
Bruce G Eaton offers to buy Woodbury pasture north of the city and deed it to the city for Island Grove park. He envisions a winter skating pond using a natural basin and repaired dam, with the old mill power canal feeding the lake. The proposal is described as a dandy.
Observers predict a shift toward businesslike governance where cities are managed for efficiency and dividends. The idea envisions high salaries for skilled managers who keep taxes low or maintain beauty and welfare, reshaping urban administration.
The piece argues for professional management of cities, with capable executives heading municipal operations like railways. It cites Galveston and San Francisco as examples of governance without politics, noting graft, moral failures, and the need for moral integrity in leaders.
The annual stockholders meeting will be held on March 14, 1908 at 1 p.m. at the company office 510 Ninth Avenue Greeley Colorado. Election for a new board of trustees will occur and assessments will be levied to cover operating expenses for the coming year. Secretary J C Scott notes the notice dated February 8 1908 in Greeley Colorado.
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Pain Balm as a quick relief for rheumatism with claims of many permanent cures after a single application. Prices are 25 and 50 cents, available from all druggists.
Fritz Kreisler, acclaimed by European and Eastern critics as the world’s greatest living violinist, appears at the opera house tonight. The Fortnightly Musical club hosts a masterful program, with praise from Boston and New York critics and an expected strong town turnout. The season closes April 16 with 22 pieces from the Cavallo Orchestra.
A lively dance last Friday at Academy hall hosted by Mr and Mrs Bruce G Eaton honored Miss Patterson from Kansas City and Miss Whiteley from Boulder. Electrical decor and national colors brightened the walls while Aileen Monahan Vera Wasley and Rex Eaton dispensed punch from a festively adorned booth. A late repast was served by the hosts with help from Mrs Daisy King. thirty five guests attended.
Will J. Hayner of Burley Colorado reports his wife suffered chronic coughing for years. After trying remedies with no help, a friend suggested Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Three doses cleared the cough and she has remained well. The remedy is sold by all druggists.
The Union Colony Pioneers held their annual meeting and officer election last Saturday. Henry T. West was reelected president, with a slate of vice presidents, secretary, and treasurer including Ovid Plumb John Leavy P. W. Putnam Ralph Hilton and several ladies. Committees were formed for the annual banquet and new members added. A constitutional change allows membership to include anyone who bought colony land before January 1, 1876 and their descendants.
An advert urges readers to moderate meat intake to avoid stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. It recommends Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy and notes samples are free with sales at druggists.
I offer a high quality magic lantern suitable for church halls private homes or social clubs. It works in any house with electric lights and provides entertaining views with an operator available. Reasonable rates for lantern use or slides made to order. See J Henry Couture at Fezer's drug store.
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