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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1909
Page
11
Five boys appeared before Judge Bradfield on stealing copper wire from Northern Colorado Power. All pleaded guilty and admitted habit of collecting old iron and brass for money. Sentenced to the Industrial School at Golden. judge undecided on immediate placement.
The Spanish war veterans held their annual meeting at the court house last evening and elected officers for the coming year. There are twenty seven members in the local camp and they will meet monthly. Major B D C Hayes of Denver attended as guest. Elected officers include Camp commander Robert L Dyw senior vice George C Robinson junior vice Frank S Reed sergeant James Kendel officer of the day Harry Sommerville officer of guard H Mattox trustees John Cremer Albert Luther James L Jones adjutant general A H Asmus.
Frank Baker received a pleasant birthday surprise at his home on Wednesday evening. His mother Mrs. F. E. Baker organized the informal gathering with neighbors and friends including Myrtle English Nora Rugh Ada and Myrtle Gibson Floss Maud Putney and Whitting of Portland Oregon. Attendees also included Ralph Henderson Harry Youngs Aubrey Spear Harry Farr and Guy Putney. The affair featured games amusements and a luncheon prepared by Mrs. Baker with assistance from Ruth and Miss Putney.
The Great Western beet road loses the condemnation suit against Amos Ackroyd as the supreme court upholds a lower court ruling. Ackroyd receives $1,120 damages for a farm crossing where irrigation water needed siphoning under railroad tracks. Attorneys Churchill and Haines argued the case.
E B Moore husband of Mabel Hall formerly of Greeley died after a fall from a moving train at Alamogordo New Mexico in December He was returning from a cattle shipment to Kansas City Mrs Hall and daughter Miss Hall plan to move to Greeley to join her mother and attend to affairs Mary Hall traveled from Madison Wisconsin to share the bereavement and Mrs Hall now stays with Mrs BE T Leake.
Preparing for the Weld county farmers institute officers have arranged prize ribbons for best milk cows and plan to photograph prize winners. Entries arrive to Secretary McCrery at the Commercial club and a frameable photo of Brown Bess will be shown. The butter cow image, Brown Bess, was a gift to Mr. Fitch and will be on display next week. The farm products display will move to institute quarters for exhibition and the winter meeting is expected to be the most interesting yet.
The Swedish American Republican club wrapped up its first year with a grand show at the M B A hall on Wednesday. A full house heard acts by the Mission Quartet, flutist Prof Ness, J A Carlson, Miss Eckman of Denver, Vandolin solo by Prof Ness, Hon George Carlson spoke, a piano duet by Miss Hakanson and Dr Broman, and Erik Johanson. A social time and refreshments followed.
Mrs. T. R. Blackwood of LaSalle returned Wednesday from a visit in Greeley with the Macys. Chris Sorenson, a former LaSalle resident, is here on business. The Sorenson family members went to Nora Neb for Mrs. Sorenson’s health. she is much improved there and the family will stay.
More than 2,000 acres changed hands in Weld county with a 5,000 acre tract set for sale. deals negotiated by Arbuckle Purcell. Purchases include F. E. Stevens paying $8,000 for a Crow Creek valley section and Thomas C. Smith paying $5 per acre for two more sections. The looming Greeley Poudre irrigation plan expected to lift land values. Chalk Bluff ranch may trade for an Missouri farm.
A reader corrects a Tribune item about U. S. Grant Post No. 13 G A R asking city council to use a city hall room near the Woman's Relief Corps. The post did not pay for armory use and has always had access to Company D facilities.
Notice is given of the annual meeting of stockholders at 809 Ninth Street, Greeley Colorado, on Tuesday January 12 1909 at 7 30 p m. to elect directors and consider amendments including increasing capital stock to 200000 dollars in 20000 shares of 10 dollars each and a 200000 dollar bond issue to retire debt and fund improvements. A new corporation may be formed to assume indebtedness and assets with stockholders to receive equivalent par value in the new entity.
A company of young friends organized a surprise for Miss Leota Smith on Wednesday. Fifteen guests attended a cheerful gathering with games and a nice lunch to finish the enjoyable evening at an organized post event led by T. C. Pressly.
Notices announce the Greeley Building and Loan Association and The Lower Latham Reservoir Company holding their annual and special meetings in Greeley Colorado. Dates include January 5 1909 at 7 80 p m and January 5 1909 at 10 00 a m with elections of directors and other business.
Stockholders of the Willow Creek Irrigation Company are warned of a meeting on February 1, 1909 at 10:00 a m at the courthouse in Greenley Colorado to elect five directors for the ensuing year and transact any other business. Co D PAGE president. December 31 1908.
The annual stockholders meeting will be at Oddfellows hall in Greeley Colorado on Tuesday January 12 1909 at 10 oclock a m to elect five directors levy an assessment and transact other proper business. If you cannot attend send your proxy. E 5 PINNEY Secretary.
Holders are summoned to the secretary's office at 1941 Tenth Avenue at 7 20 p m Friday January 8 1909 to elect a board of directors hear reports of officers and transact other proper business W G Chambers secretary
Notice to stockholders of Lower Latham Ditch Company to be held at the company office in Greeley Colorado on Saturday January 9 1909 at 1 30 PM for the purpose of electing five trustees J B Phillips secretary Greeley Colo December 234 1908
Notice to stockholders stating annual meeting to be held Tuesday January 12 1909 at 2 o clock p m to elect five directors and conduct other proper business signed by secretary 8 May 4&8 Pinney
Notice to holders of the Greeley Canning Factory Company that a meeting of the board of seven directors and other business will be held at the secretarys office 809 Ninety street Greeley Colorado on Thursday January 21 1909 at 2 pm WwW BE KINSELLA
Members of the Glenmere Park Association will meet at 1617 Tents Avenue in Greeley on Friday evening January 15 1909 at 7 30 PM to elect five directors and to transact other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Notice that the annual meeting of stockholders will be held at the bank parlors in Greeley Colorado on Tuesday January 1 1909 from 1 pm to 1 pm for the election of seven directors and the transaction of other business as may come before the meeting. E J Decker cashier.
Holders of Section No 2 Ditch Company Godfrey Ditch are summoned to a meeting at Kenmore Farm Lakallie on Monday January 11 1909 at 1 30 pm to transact business. If absent, send B K Hanbury secretary.
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