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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1909
Page
7
Beebe Draw suffered heavy rain hail and a terrifying thunderstorm on Thursday evening damaging grain. Wheat and rye were damaged and some may recover. A brief windstorm created a cyclone like path, overturning a chicken coop and drowning a flock of chickens. Telephone lines suffered as crews assess the full extent.
A swift game of baseball was played Sunday between Beebe Draw and the Peckham boys. The Draw won 6 to 5, as Beebe Draw Nine showed a strong lineup and growing local interest in baseball this season.
Ault beat Eaton 12 to 4 in a Sunday afternoon game that drew a large crowd to the ball grounds.
A large Kersey crowd traveled to Masters Sunday to watch Kersey play Masters. Kersey won by a 12 to unknown score, with the home team claiming the win in front of a packed stands.
The Windsor nine defeated the sugar factory nine by a 16 to 1 score on Sunday.
Gilcrest nine defeated Alien trading camp nine 15 to 14 in a hard fought Sunday afternoon meet. The contest drew strong interest from local fans.
Platteville and LaSalle played to a 14 14 draw Sunday at the local court. Neither side pulled away as both squads kept pace throughout the game.
The youths seek Edna Le, a young runaway who left home for Cheyenne months ago. She received a suspended sentence at the juvenile court and was allowed downtown with a hired girl. Reports say both girls boarded the first tram out of town. upon capture she faces returning to the industrial school to serve her sentence.
Reports indicate a smallpox outbreak at a Mexican beet workers camp near Collins Port. Precautions are being taken as several children are reported ill with the dread disease.
A lightning bolt hit the west side area near the Vance house on Monday night and a second bolt struck the new high school under construction. The storms caused heavy damage to the structure while residents marveled at two strikes in the same neighborhood. Mr. Vance, stunned by the cottage strike, has recovered and returned to work.
A swarm of bees disrupted work on the ranch of R. J. Elder last week. Bees chased workers in the hay fold and some stragglers did notable damage. A man trying to lift a hive toppled the box, spilling the hive’s bottom.
A special agent holds one man under arrest after a group of about fifteen men dug a trench under Union Pacific tracks to drain flood water. A red lantern marked the trench delaying trains two hours while crews filled the trench. Warrants reportedlyissued for fifteen more. authorities doubtful any convictions will follow due to lack of malicious intent.
Mrs J H Woolery of Grover visits daughter Mrs A L Gill. Several families travel to Fort Collins Missouri and Denver while enjoying new cars. Dining and visits occur among Eckhardt Thackers Pearson and Mayfield families. Residents relocate property and plan summer stays in California and Idaho.
Blaine Blake and Mrs. Annie Hem bree of Ault have applied for a marriage license. H. G. Coale and Addie R. Renfro of Katon also filed for a marriage license.
President Johnson visited Denver and announced rapid progress on the Denver Laramie railroad project. Graders moved from the north line to the Greeley line, track laying resumed, and plans to raze buildings along the Right of Way through Greeley moved forward.
Ault Special farmer A C Alikire in Fairplay district contracted a form of Paris green poisoning after handling the poison mixed with flour. He inhaled some of the mixture and is under a physician’s care but not seriously ill. Alikire and his family live on a ranch with scarce Paris green, while potato bug infestations threaten crops and many farmers face losses.
Thieves smash a rear window at Hofman meat market on Seventh street and steal three one cent coins from the cash register. Authorities suspect the Horn town band is behind the raid, as similar entries occurred weeks earlier. An attempted robbery at the Postal Telegraph office failed when no money was left in the drawer. burglars left checks untouched.
Mrs. E. H. Brown hosted in the LaGrange Country club drawing room with her mother Mrs. Baker assisting. Miss Edna Atkinson Nora Wilson Georgie Baker and Mrs. Frank Brown performed music as the group discussed Edward Everett Hale and read additional chapters from the ongoing book.
The Ault Reading club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. T. L. Greer. Members followed their usual study plan and spent an interesting afternoon.
Mrs. Charlotte Briggs Evans Special, widow of a former New York state superintendent of public instruction, died Friday afternoon at her Colorado home at age 64. She leaves one daughter Mrs. D J Horton of Evans and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the house Sunday at 2 o clock.
The Colorado and Southern together with the Union Pacific announce break in partnership along the line. At Denver stockyards an agent is assigned for both sides, J. Palmer for Union Pacific and D. E. McKinney for Colorado and Southern. Cheyenne grants Burlington a Wellington connection amid a citywide bonfire celebration.
Anton Anderson, who sold his ranch, has bought Maple Street lots near the Jasper Ward house. He plans a handsome new residence and will tear down the existing cottage, one of Baton’s first houses, now on the site.
A company of Ringling Brothers billers led by George W. Goodhart arrived from Boulder in a large equipped promotional car. Posters announced the July 29 show in Greeley, promising a major event with 1280 workers, 40 elephants, 14 acres of tents, 650 horses, and 85 railroad cars. Acrobats from Europe, the Lorch family, and acts like Schumann horses and Eveline Francescoe’s Three Friends are highlighted as top attractions.
The Olive Branch Social club created an auxiliary called the Willing Workers. The group, composed of neighborhood girls, held its first meeting Friday at Miss Irma Webber's home with Mrs. John Lawson as president, Miss Marie Nye as vice president, Miss Eiva Blystone as secretary, and Miss Lillian English as treasurer. The club plans to stage a play soon.
Oswald Nelson, employed on the Allam ranch, became seriously ill with suspected tonsillitis. A choking spell led to a doctor diagnosing a tongue root abscess. He was taken to Greeley hospital Saturday for planned operation.
Engineer Fitzgivens reports critical delay in starting Sixth avenue switch track work as crews are unavailable. County ditches pay $6 daily for teams while irrigation deadlines loom. Union Pacific may wait for a surge of other projects to finish before starting. Telegraph lines and light poles are relocated and trees along the avenue are being cut down.
Greeley defeated Fort Lupton 9 to 3 on Sunday as Lupton struggled with early runs and errors. Greeley exploded for five runs in the last half of the second inning while Lupton twice produced runs in the first half. The game would have differed if Lupton’s regular pitcher had started both days after Saturday’s no run performance against Cheyenne.
Mr and Mrs Ed Kendall editors of the Journal Gazette Mattoon Ill were guests at the home of Mr and Mrs R L Montfort last week They toured California with favorable remarks about Colorado and its scenery during their stay the Kendall couple enjoyed their visit and expressed pleasure with the state.
The article extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable medicine to combat dysentery and diarrhoea, noting mortality drops with early use. It claims decades of successful use and states it is for sale by all druggists.
Special to the Daily Tribune Washington July 9 The tariff bill passed the senate last night by 45 to 34 and now contains nearly 400 paragraphs. The senate made 840 amendments to the house provisions, most laid on the table. Key changes include 20 cents a pound on licorice 50 percent ad valorem on orange oil doubled lime rate and raised duties on salicylic acid steel sheets nickel sheet strips and wire arsenic removed from the free list a countervailing duty on crude oil and removal of tobacco sale restrictions.
The first batch of Paris green reached town Saturday night with a second expected today as insect damage grows. Reports of pest damage are exaggerated but bugs are active this year. R. L. Martin sold his 160 acres west of town to A. W. and J. L. Karr of Eaton for about 20000, on the Asa Mead property. T. S. Ballantyne sold the northwest quarter in Rowe district to J. Block of Denver.
Mrs. Mabel Brink of Greeley spent Thursday with Mrs. Arpley. Miss Leota Smith of Greeley visited the Roe Calvins this week. Miss Allie Archibald spent the Fourth and Fifth in Denver. Asenath Vernon returned from Colorado Springs where she attended YWCA duties. Mrs. McFie of Florence guests of her daughter Mrs. Leroy. Edna and Iva Dean at the NEA convention in Denver. Asa Chesnut at NEA in Denver. Rev. Crook of Evans preached at the schoolhouse. Hedbloom and Greenlee of Colorado Springs guests of S. W. Dean. Rose Staudinger went to Denver and back with Josephine and Annie Schmidt. Lafe Chesnut recovering from sun stroke, unable to work in sun this summer. Mrs. Rogers of LaSalle visiting in Draw. Aunt Westerly of Rock Rapids has returned home. Mrs. Pence and son Barr return from Fort Collins. Miss Fionia Blystone of Denver visiting her parents. Miss Lou Hildebrand of Henry Indiana visiting Flora Runnells. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Moore and son Robert visiting relatives in Black Hawk.
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