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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1906
Page
3
Miss Ethel McCune and Miss Dora Peterson are listed as ill or troubled with eyes with many neighbors away for the holiday. A Whitson Grove Fourth of July picnic drew about sixty people for a noon dinner and athletes events.
Mr and Mrs J B Barber of Evans hosted Denver visitors Monday. Mrs G E Lundy left for Chicago to visit friends. Waller Ring and family of John stayed in Evans over the weekend. Rev Samuel Andrews of Denver visited friends in Evans and vicinity. The Bell Telephone Co employs many workers on lines here. SG BR Park departed for an extended visit to Iowa and Dakota. Thatcher Kester of Denver and Karl Crook of Evans spent the month in Eaton.
The item lists residents and visitors in Delta over the holiday including George Srtuble in Denver Ed Burke heading to Missouri for J W Shearer and Mrs Robinson visiting Ft. Collins. Several families travel for visits to Clarinda Hutchison Orchard Loveland and Denver. Crops look good onions praised and Japanese youths rent local house for summer.
Miss Alderson of Erie visits relatives in Big Bend. Miss Lottie Lambert of Ft Lup ton visited sister Mrs McCann last week. Mr and Mrs Frank Bentley of LaSalle visited here with Mr and Mrs Bentley Sunday. Messrs Ca] Domnerus and Anderson of Central City visited local friends last week. Ald Society to hold all day meeting at Mrs Boals home on Wednesday for birthday honors.
Eaton residents report travel and visits including Geo. Martin leaving for Milburn Arizona and Clarence Larkin riding to Denver. Miss Hilma Anderson ill but improving. Fred Moore on an extended eastern trip. Geo. Holmes from Ft. Morgan greeted Eaton friends. Mrs. August Wood hosted her niece Miss Grace Shattuck. Will Lowry of Windsor spent the Fourth with home folks. W. L. Chesstown takes two weeks in Colorado Springs. Miss Gladys Lowry mentioned.
Mrs Strawbridge will teach in Denver next term and Miss Strong to lead the primary school. Farmers busy haying amid heavy rains west of Highland Lake. Rufus Mead returned from Ester Park with party. Mead’s Sunday school reports good membership. Mead vs Platteville baseball. Platteville wins. Large turnout for Platteville Fourth celebration. Two more teachers still to be engaged for Mead schools.
Fort Lupton resident E S St John remains bedbound with rheumatism. Talbot Monson of Denver visited with his parents. Wm Rowland plans a ten day Boulder outing. Miss Millie Kline visits at the Wagner home. Bert Cheeley of Butte Montana visits his brother. John Haynes returns from Idaho Springs for a week. Laburnum circle held an ice cream and cake supper after public installation. Lupton Grays beat Brennan and Beck Denver team in a Sunday baseball game. Epworth League hosted a lawn social at W W Burge’s with two harrack loads from Lupton.
Ault plans a September Harvest Day carnival as Mr and Mrs Joseph Matison visit Iowa. Mrs Albert Classen visits Kansas City as sister Mrs Bernard is ill. Mrs Charles Elliott hosts Elyria visitors Mrs Fowler. Charles Serbaush, shot weeks ago, sits up and improves. J W Bridges and family travel to Illinois. Miss Mabel Padget returns to Greeley for State Normal studies. A saloon license petition is rejected by the town board. Dr Heberton visits parents in Munice Pennsylvania for months. H W Kirby moves stores into Hayden's building. Dr McCain injures hand corking a bottle and may need hospital care. Jack Kent fined for bootlegging, appeals to county court, bond posted. Ben Burnett jailed for same offense. more arrests expected to curb bootlegging.
Myrna Laybourn visits relatives in Eaton while Kenneth Sawyer recovers from typhoid fever. Chipman families visit Boulder. The Forgy family tours Denver. Blevins depart for Missouri. George W Black sells business to F W Schroeder of Ouray who takes possession this week. H P Douglas to move to Brush. Lyons family child ill near Ault. Prof Burns buys Bowman's lot and begins cottage. M E church meetings taught by Rev C B Allen with Denver visits by Harlow couple. Stafford Crittenden returns from three weeks in eastern cities including Chicago.
Crow Creek residents Joseph and James Woods spent the Fourth in Denver. Edith Cook visits sister Mrs. Zenner. William Brown of Denver visits old friends. Cecil McClelland left for Breckenridge. Mrs. Walter Umberger visits friends in the neighborhood. Sybil Brown of Denver visited with Mrs. Dulcie Standiford. Mrs. George Brisco is recovering from a six week illness at St. Luke's hospital.
John Anderson and family traveled to Hygiene last week while Miss Florence Fidler from East Evans visits Miss Lois LeRoy. A welcome rain fell Sunday. Sam Stiger traveled from Denver to visit his ranch. W. Dean of Colorado Springs visits his parents. Miss Agnes Beson of Cheyenne visits the Misses Dean.
Reports of church services and sermons by Bishop Weekley. Local families including Kreker Smith Springston Carlson Eichman and others vacationing and fishing at Lone Tree and Yellowstone River area. North Fork mining, Woodmen celebration at Toveland, Home Supply Dam Fourth festivities, July 5 rally at Berthoud with U B church. Rev A J Springston to spend a week at Elbert for health reasons.
George Peck Cipson spends the Fourth in Boulder while Gipson visitors include Miss Frye of Fort Collins and Ed Star key of Greeley. Virginia Dale cousins visit Boyd ranch and Golden Rule store manager J R Lynch of La Junta visits Gipson. Swedish picnic in Island Grove Park and mountain trips for Harsh family members. City invites bids by July 17 1906 for a residence at the head of the Greeley water works with plans on file at City Hall and reserves the right to reject all bids.
We thank the many friends who assisted us during the sickness and death of our father. Special thanks go to the U. S. Grant Post G. A. R. E. M. Gigray and wife.
A local paper joked that Mr Makeup would wash himself before taking office as town clerk. He demanded a retraction and the paper published a denial the next day. He remained unhappy, illustrating how hard it is to satisfy some people.
Two Irishmen moving kegs of powder discuss smoking near the explosives. One warns of a past explosion that killed a dozen men. The other replies that no danger exists because only two men are on the job.
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