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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1909
Page
3
Names of residents visiting friends and returning home fill a Greeley area notes page. Eugene Veidran spent Thursday in Denver while Rev A C Leafgren visited Colorado Springs. Anna Smith went to Fort Collins for a few days, Mrs J R Mangum traveled through Greeley en route to Boise. Social visits, dinners, and card parties are described among neighbors and county residents.
Mr and Mrs Charles V Hinkle of Grants Pass Oregon visited Mr and Mrs C H Ward Friday and departed Saturday for Fort Collins. Hinkle serves as secretary and treasurer for three large lumber concerns in Oregon.
M M Lyon visited Denver on Friday to see friends while Paul Purcell came back Saturday from a two day stay. R B McDermott spent a few days with friends in Fort Morgan. Mrs Scott Bullard and Mrs W W Field observed New Year’s day with relatives in Fort Collins. Mary Birch visited Denver to see a sister and brother. Ralph Christopher, after holidays in Greeley, returned to Colorado Springs. Mr and Mrs F A Gates came back from a week in Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins. Alice Hutchinson visited from Eaton to see Helen Phillips. Dr Sutphin and Mrs Sutphin hosted J C Alderman and Elizabeth Doten on New Year’s Day. Mrs H B Knowlton of Fort Collins was in Greeley en route home from Platteville. Bruce Parker returned from ten days in Boulder after nose surgery.
Mrs Libbie Williams travels to Fairmont Nebraska with a stop at Brush to see her brother. W G Vance heads to Hogie Wyoming after Christmas with family in Greeley for winter schooling. Mrs Ralph King hosts New Year guests including Mr and Mrs J Max Clark Claud Clark and Mrs Maud Gardner Dorothy of Boulder. A J Casebeer of Pueblo visits Isabel Churchill and daughters then returns to Rocky Ford. W E Culver and Nelson Reynolds travel to Pueblo to collect Reynolds auto from Thanksgiving storm. Miss Alcyon Robinson spends holidays with Aunt Nellie Graham then returns home. J A Hickman hosts New Year dinner with Mrs Hartzell Denver and Stricklands and Mrs Rogers Fort Collins. A B Craig hosts New Year turkey dinner with Van Osdell Churchill daughters Flossie Isabel, Frank Gerritt and Miss Waddington Milwaukee. Phoenix bakery changes hands New Year’s day. Jerry Elliott sells to CC W Martin who takes over immediately.
Ramsay Dry Goods will delay invoicing until after their sale and start January 20. Clerks at A J Parks and Shaw’s remain heavily occupied as they measure count wind and unwind stock.
The Convalescence club at Cam field hotel debates Governor Buchtel's potential pardon for Banker Godding with Col. White as final arbiter. The discussion touches on reforms and parole, while a Weld and Greeley connected murder case involving Fred Jewel is recounted along with a note on local squirrels and animal lessons for children.
Visitors to Greeley are struck by the abundance of bushy tailed squirrels in the park and lawns and depart with the impression that the town has a big heart. They contrast this with towns where boys chase animals with rocks and gun owners raid with dogs and shotguns.
J H Howe hosts sisters Misses Howe from Omaha visiting along with Miss Ethel Madison who plans a trip to Sterling Colorado to visit Mrs Harry Armstrong. Mrs A Jennings of Ault holidaying with sister Mrs Fred James. A moving picture show company that stayed in Kersey last week boosted the holiday season with well attended entertainments. The company has moved on but promised future showings in Kersey.
A New Year’s Day gathering at the Reformed Presbyterian church drew about eighty five members and families for a social hour. An afternoon program featured songs, children’s recitations, and brief addresses by J H Ketchum state superintendent of the Sunday School Union Rev H B McMillan county Sunday school missionary and Pastor J M Wylie. The event was well enjoyed by attendees.
Three year old Little Ahayna Carr celebrated New Year’s Day with a 3 to 5 pm party at home. Friends Ella McCurry Michaela Carpenter Elizabeth Virginia Elmer Ara Hazel Sims attended mammas visited while children romped and a lunch and birthday cake with three candles were served.
To all who like chicken hot tamales fresh every other day from a Denver factory the offer lasts seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Call Mr. Peterson at 720 Main Street for two sacks priced at 5 cents each including pop corn and peanuts.
The readable text shows a damaged advertisement promising a cure for catarrh and mentioning prices and a druggist named in a short testimonial. It references Toledo and a period voice with promises of a product taking internally and a 75 cent bottle.
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