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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
2
Nelson Reynolds reports the lowest temperature in the last 24 hours at 14 above. Tonight will be partly cloudy with warmer conditions in the west and southern portions.
The Tribune announces an extra edition sent to all Weekly Tribune subscribers. It notes extra material since the regular Wednesday issue due to the Farmers' Institute session and other items of interest. Subscribers are assured continued effort to please and inform, with extra issues likely in the future.
E P House offers to donate a 50 foot lot in his west city addition for a Tisdel children's home. The form of the memorial depends on funds raised, with readers urged to suggest ideas to honor Father Tisdel. The Tribune notes the generous bid and invites public input to shape the memorial.
The city council approved a five year contract with Home Electric for city lighting. The deal includes ample bond for service quality and is seen as strengthening both the company and providing benefit to city and private consumers. Home must now deliver reliably to ensure reasonable rates and fair competition for light and power in Greeley.
Weld county will be represented at the Denver stock show opening in a week. George A. Hodgson of Platteville enters coach horses. Harvey H. Witner of the S. L. W. ranch also brings coach horses. Thos. J. Ballentine of Ault enters draft horses.
C H Bliss argues for moisture conservation through deep plowing strong soil-structure, good subsoil contact, and dry surface mulch. He cites Kansas experiments, stresses fall soaking, proper harrow use, and timely irrigation paired with cultivation to prevent crusting and weed growth. He notes the need for practical irrigation judgment and markets for A-1 quality produce.
The Daily Tribune reports a Senate today marked by a split in party lines as Billy Adams and his Democrats are sidelined. Senator Skinner opened with a standard resolution and Adams allies failed to secure a recess vote. Rumors claim Republicans and anti-Speer Democrats may combine to block much corporate legislation.
The death of George G Brown of Iowa occurred at Glockner sanitarium with tuberculosis suspected. grief over his wife’s death at her father’s hands in Iowa last summer may have caused the strain. Emil B Hatch moves to new court room in Union National bank building and urges fair, unbiased reporting. sheep market see top price set in Omaha with yearlings sold at 6.50 per cwt by C B Bogue Jr. for E K Packard.
Thursday brought misfortune to Glenn Bliss son of Mr and Mrs Dewey Bliss as a fall on glare ice after school left him with a cut lip and two loose teeth. The Eaton grade building resembled an emergency ward after the incident.
Paul Baker, son of Mr and Mrs A L Baker, slipped on an ice strip Thursday and cut his forehead to the bone. He was taken to his teacher for first aid and sent home. Latest reports say the wound is healing well with no serious outcome expected.
Frank Sumner has started a new two story brick building at Kuner to house a hardware and implement store. Yesterday Woodruff and Mumper purchased four town lots in Kuner and Welsh and Martin bought three in the same site.
Corner Eighth Avenue and Thirteenth Street invites all to services at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Bible school at 9:45 a.m. Y P S C EB at 6:15 p.m. Prof. Theo Fitz, chorister, Prof. A Williams, organist, A B Dubber, minister.
Mrs. Leroy Peasly returns from Denver and will lead Bethel church services next Sunday. Mrs. Alden Sr. ill with pneumonia. Dr Jones of Kersey attends her. Horace Salser to stay on ranch formerly owned by C L Montgomery in Eaton after sale. Louise Russell, daughter of A M Russell, returns from St Luke’s Denver after appendicitis operation. Ladies Aid meets January 13 at Mrs C Fr Alden’s home for an all day session. McClelland Leaver Bird buy 340 acres from Petrikin & Rea for 14600. land cost 9 years ago was 5 per acre. Kate Fitzmorris returns from Cheyenne. Prudence Fitzmorris visits from school. Mrs C G Howard buys a quarter section from W L Cornett of Denver. Cornett sells the other three quarters to a Galesburg bank.
Frank Young of Empson Packing Co at Greeley spent a day signing tomato crop contracts for next year. He secured many agreements and many more promised, despite farmer hesitancy after last year’s partial crop failure. Experts say poor seasons are rare and Colorado soil suits tomatoes, with Loveland and Fort Lupton factories thriving.
Notice to stockholders announces an annual meeting at the company office in Greeley Colorado on Saturday January 16 1909 at 2 oclock p m. Purpose to elect five directors and transact other business. Dated January 6 1909. J L Bartlett secretary.
Miss Crilla Mitchell returns from St. Luke's hospital in Denver after appendicitis surgery. She walked from the train to the depot carriage but is not fully recovered from the illness.
A. W. Durkee, a leading feeder in the Greeley district, will move 20 train cars carrying about 5000 sheep from the sugar factory pens on Tweesday next to Albion Nebraska. The flock will stay at Albion for a few weeks before heading to the St. Joe market.
A physician finds a patient in the bath swallowing medicine and asks why. The patient retorts that he is following orders to take medicine in water. Also includes brief quips about proposing, toastmaster introductions, and a grammar joke about the word egg.
January 7 transactions include B A Tovey to J il Cn 950 NE 414 parcels, Bert Cave to B D W D 60, Lot 7 Bik & Priddy Add to Pierce, McGraw lumber Co. w D Lots 17 and 18 Bik 2 to Ault, Daniel H Nylander to P iW D 1375 undivided interest in part S ty SW 4, A J Kyle to Mary LE 1800 east 120 feet Lots Blk 170 Greeley, Stephen J Hubbell Lupton Bank W p 1500 and 10 Blk 18 Fort Lupton, L G Wonacott to AD ens W D 1 NE 201 Rudolph Ret don W D 700 part Bik & W R McClellan, George Arthur Leaver w D gino...
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