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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1910
Page
1
A 14 year old, John Bishop, carried his 17 year old brother Archie Bishop after a severe foot wound from a jagged glass piece in the river. A doctor believes the rescue likely saved Archie from a fatal blood loss.
A younger boy leapt into a strong current to aid his wounded brother after a glass shattered and water flooded the area. He carried the injured sibling to shore and assisted with first aid before an emergency visit to a house where medical help was arranged.
A new grasshopper catching device was built by eight men and tested three miles south of Greeley. The catcher uses a long frame with a sheet back two blinds with a screen front mounted on runners. Grasshoppers drop into a trough and are killed by a mechanism, and reports say the device has worked well at several trials near Greeley.
Una DeVinney Mozelle Eva Geiser and Edith Beard traveled to Colorado Springs to represent the young people’s society of the Presbyterian church at the Christian Endeavor gathering. The event was held in Colorado Springs this week after an earlier session in Pueblo.
The will of S. A. Forbess, a Hy pioneer who died at his elder’s home in Greeley, is filed for probate. He leaves $7,056 in six special bequests to his children, with the remainder to be divided equally. Samuel Wilson is listed as Forbess’ daughter. News notes include Garden Park reservoir progress near Cripple Creek and other local life events.
Evans July 12 J F Pileter ships back a carload of liquor to Denver. The wet element in Evans rests on its cars until the Bons case is decided. If the decision goes against Bons no saloon operations are expected in Evans.
A surprise birthday gathering for Miss Laura Thompson at her 1701 Seventh Avenue home brings together twenty friends. Sara Hunter performs, John McCunniff presents an engraved spoon, two cakes mark the occasion, and guests sing as the host enjoys a festive evening.
H L Alders was severely crushed when his wagon ran away after an ash can toppled, smashing the wagon and injuring his left side and hand. He was treated at home after the incident near the opera house, with doctors saying injuries are painful but not life threatening.
Robert Quigley of Denver praises Ault and surrounding country as potentially the greatest farming land in the United States. He stresses the observation credits the area’s promise rather than crops of any single year and notes he is not an investor, visiting for a pleasure trip to inspect the land.
Mrs. N. S. Robison of Greeley won one of Samuel Woolard prizes for essays on "Fer." Woolard bound and presented prize essays and poems to winners with cash prizes. Mrs. Robison is mother of M. J. Moses and resides in Greeley with him.
Many boys in Greeley and Weld county are enjoying profitable employment this summer in raising peanuts. Peanuts grow well in the soil about Greeley and the youngsters are not passing up opportunities to make a little money.
Aprist Raab, Herman Raab and Ed Fox formed a party that left this morning for a fishing trip up the Poudre River, planning a day on the water.
McArthur Brothers Construction Company of New York awarded the contract to build the Hudson to Greeley branch a 35 mile extension costing about 875000. Construction will start soon as part of Hill interests Gulf to Sound plan linking Colorado & Southern Burlington and Northern Pacific.
The season has seen a gigantic Paris green purchase with thousands of pounds sold already, eight times last year’s total. Dealers report urgent demand as grasshoppers damage crops and farmers acquire more of the pesticidal poison.
A Greeley tailor shop left trousers with two large holes burned by a cigar. The owner, Co. P. Fulghum of the A. J. Park store, reportedly wandered in the park while lost in thought and nearly set himself aflame.
B. F. Hoffman traveled to Denver on Monday afternoon for a brief stay of a few days.
Weld county ranks fourth in Colorado for number of school children with 11 391. Denver leads with 55 235, Pueblo 14 791, El Paso 12 746. The 60 county census totals 221 983 pupils, up 9 141 from last year, a 4.3 percent rise. Superintendent Mrs Catherine M Cook notes a steady, uniform increase.
Mountain Supply Ditch Company seeks adjudication for the Poudre Valley Reservoir company. Fort Collins hearing set for July 25 with Attorney Joseph C. Ewing attending and J. F. Farrar serving as referee in District No. 3, Division I.
Weld county farmers await the county fair to be held September 26 to 30 with potato day on the 29th. Department superintendents guide horses cattle sheep swine poultry dairy racing agriculture horticulture apiary textile art and more. Cash prizes range from $10 to 50 cents across livestock, crops, and crafts with 150 special prizes and racing programs offering $400 to $15.
At the regular meeting of local union No. 418 of the carpenters and joiners of this city it was decided to send a delegate to the sixteenth biennial convention in Les Moines Ia September 19. Charles M. Foulk president of the local union was elected as delegate.
Esther May Cullen wins a county court divorce from George Ambrose Cullen on cruelty grounds. The wife alleges repeated threats to kill and an incident where he knocked down their two year old son and tried to kill him. Married in Longmont January 23 1906. They share one son Howard who will go to the mother.
Inquiries about band concerts in Greeley this year are answered by the note that no concerts will be held. Funds to finance the events are not raised, and the band has not practiced sufficiently to be ready, needing several weeks of rehearsal.
S S Poe and family move to Greeley on July 12 so Poe can fulfill duties as right of way man for the Denver Laramie Northwestern. The Bartelotti family also leaves town after selling their rooming house.
At the Eaton town board meeting the city marshal was instructed to compel property owners on Cheyenne avenue to finish sidewalk grading. Four more stone crosses were ordered laid. P. W. Goodrich left for an auto trip to Wheatland Wyoming with his nieces Mrs. F. C. Deffendorn and another relative from Pelican Rapids and Grace Lund of Sioux Falls.
William Wasley sues Mrs. Mattie Stanton in St. Vrain country over a ditch on Stanton's property. Gophers allegedly undermined the ditch causing river water to flow under it and wash away banks. Wasley seeks to place a new ditch through the property and asks how liability should be determined.
Mrs. P. L. Hudson left Monday for a month’s visit with her sister in Weiser Idaho. She met her Nebraska born parents in Denver and they accompanied her on the trip.
The ten day ill twin boys Leste and Chester Wilcox are recovering from stomach trouble and will return home to Milliken this week.
Small hope is held out for the recovery of Lester Cook the young son of O. D. Cook who is ill with typhoid fever in Lasalle on July 12.
Windsor Mayor A. Yancey has purchased the Windsor livery stable, giving him a monopoly over the town's livery business. The move concentrates horse and carriage rentals under one local authority.
John Miler of the East Side grocery store is reported seriously ill. The brief item notes his condition and current hospitalization status.
After reuniting after thirty years, Mrs. Francis Nightengale of Fisie Nebraska married Arthur Williams, a Fort Collins resident, in Fort Collins. The couple, plus Mrs. Nightengale’s 12 year old son Ray, traveled via Greeley to Elsie Nebraska to settle property before making Fort Collins their home.
Mrs Nightengale, widow of Elsie, who lived with her son Ray and had two grown children, planned a visit to Fort Collins expecting strangers. Williams, also seeking her, found her there and renewed old affection leading to a wedding.
Fort Morgan July 9. W Lawson of Great Western Sugar announces beets will be shipped to Brush factory for grinding this fall due to beet shortages. Fort Morgan will keep a large grinding crew and loading operations, while beets are sent elsewhere. Crop prospects remain good with potential large beet yield if rains come.
A dispute over a bull dog bought for five dollars in Greeley two years ago escalates to a potential police court. George Homer seeks return and refund claiming the dog failed as a fighter. Frank Wallace contends the animal was neglected and had a clipped tail. The case proceeds to court.
E. B. Rockefeller left Friday for Seattle Washington.
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