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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1907
Page
9
A national bank receives its charter from the United States government and is under federal supervision. It is thoroughly examined at least twice a year and must publish sworn reports of its condition by officers and directors. Make the Greeley National Bank your depository to secure this government protection.
Directors of the Harvest Festival club met at Sanborn and Houston to outline events for the big day. Highlights include a horse parade with drivers and saddle horses, prizes for horses and decorated autos, merchant floats, and extended agricultural displays. The group funds advertising and aims for a city clean-up week before the festival.
A Friday evening storm brought heavy rain and hail causing scattered damage. The rain aided irrigation while beets and grain suffered limited harm. Losses reported mainly in Johnstown country with some grain impact and potential recovery in coming days.
Special excursion to Eldorado Springs priced at 2.25 includes gate admission. The C S train departs at 7 30 a m from a local station and returns via Briers Springs at 5 p m. Bald win walks the chasm 582 feet noted in the program.
Work started this week on three new structures along Seventh street. A L Mumper begins a business building east of Greeley steam laundry. Robert Orr breaks ground for a two story block between Woodbury and Chappelow, between Eighth and Ninth avenues. James Thompson plans a one story shop on Orr’s blacksmith site to house Van Sickle brothers automobile garage. Excavation of Woolf Wheeler building at Eighth avenue and Seventh street nearly finished, making four new business blocks in a row with more on the way.
The 240 acre Vernon McKelvey ranch near Lucerne leased coal rights for twenty years to B L Dixon of Colorado Springs, superintendent of Pike s Peak Coal and Colorado Coal. If coal proves rich, shafts will be sunk and mining begun with a minimum 4000 tons annually. Railroad prospects hinge on field development. farming will not be disrupted.
Mrs. Robert Mytton of Hamilton Ontario reports a knee burn on her daughter was soothed almost instantly after applying Chamberlain's Salve. She praises fast pain relief and notes the salve is sold by all druggists.
Special UO and S train leaves Greeley at 7 30 am for a round trip to depart from the depot. Excursion tickets are on sale by the excursion committee at the depot.
The Triangle class of young men in the M B E Sunday school led by Ernest Bliss opened a reading room in the church basement. Talks explained aims and plans and a call went out for books furnishings or money to expand the project. The pleasant room includes reception hall, cork flooring, a library table, chairs, and book cases. The room will be open every evening as a starting point for a larger reading room and gymnasium project.
Adolph and Dewey Hoddenstein two youths faced county court on a complaint by neighbor Mrs Geiger charged with malicious mischief. They were found guilty sentenced to Buena Vista but the sentence was suspended. Their father Grant Hoddenstein argued with Mr Geiger near the depot and the dispute escalated until the sheriff was called and Geiger remained the winner.
Mr. Euge resigns after a year of unifying building up Weld county Sunday schools and establishing new schools in needy fields. District Superintendent Stevenson of Kansas City expects to fill the position by August 1.
On Tuesday July 16 the C and I will run a special train over the Switzerland Trail. Round trip price is 3 dollars. Railroad tickets are for sale by the excursion committee at stations.
Great Western Sugar proposes a shared cost program to build sixty miles of macadamized roads in the county. Under the offer the county would build one mile for every two miles financed by the company, up to 100000 dollars by the firm or a total of 300000 dollars. Officials have not acted yet but seem favorable. Construction could start next year with most work delayed this year.
Judge Gamble sentenced several offenders last Monday. C H Whaples and Arthur Robertson received eighteen months to three years for copper wire theft from Northern Colorado Power. Pete Rodreger and Pascual Ladrno got eighteen to thirty six months for stealing watches. E M Brown paid 25 dollars and costs for bootlegging at Ault.
Postmaster F M Hamilton of Cherryvale Indiana runs a general store and praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as standard and always satisfactory. He says the product is essential and should be carried by all druggists.
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