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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1911
Page
2
The Chautauqua movement expands nationwide with eight days of lectures and concerts in Greeley. Dr E A Steiner presents On the Trail of the Immigrant and Charles Howard Russell discusses Soldiers of the Common Good. Season tickets are inexpensive.
The Standley reservoir near Broomfield is finished, with all canals and laterals due in sixty days. The 140 foot dam forms a vast irrigation system feeding 210 000 acres north and east of Denver and includes the Henrylyn district and multiple canals.
The federal circuit court of appeals in St Louis ruled against Union Pacific in a land dispute along the Denver and Pacific railroad corridor now owned by Union Pacific. Greeley and neighboring landowners win protection of about 100 feet instead of 400, saving valuable property and aiding farmers.
Colorado National Life Insurance of Denver sold to Columbian National Life Insurance of Boston in a deal effective June 9. The Colorado company started Nov 1905 with 250000 capital and 50000 surplus, later reduced to 100000 capital with 148000 surplus, assets under 52000 from paid-in. The buyer, established 1902, has 1000000 capital and 480000 surplus, admitted to Colorado recently. New life firms rarely pay dividends to stockholders over long terms even with competent management.
Friends of Mrs Charles Smith of Big Bend gave her a birthday surprise party here last evening. The evening featured games many songs and late hour refreshments.
Mrs F B McClelland presents a paper on Sunday observance at the late district convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union held in Fort Lupton. The reading reflects moral reform efforts and includes insights on worship, Sabbath standards, and community conduct.
A sermon-like discussion ties God’s creation to the Sabbath command, arguing the day of rest anchors morality and law. It cites Blackstone, ancient inscriptions, and prominent American figures to claim Sabbath observance supports liberty and social order, urging respect for Christian tradition and daily life.
The piece argues that Belgium's Sabbath law reduced accidents by 64 percent when 2 227 trains were removed, and that rest days lower passenger fatalities compared with the U S. It asserts eight or nine hours sleep is insufficient and a weekly day of rest builds energy. It links Sabbath desecration to crime and poverty, citing families and generations, and questions the abolition of the Sunday in the context of temperance and social reform.
The notice offers a baby savings program at Greeley National Bank with a one dollar initial deposit for any child born since 1905 or any child under fifteen. A pass book with a miniature bank is issued in the baby's name, and five percent returns apply to purchases made using the baby's name. Deposits belong to the child and may be withdrawn by parents or guardians if needed, with standard savings account terms applying to interest.
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