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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
6
E. S. Pinney Jr and Charles Hansen left for Estes Park area last Saturday with a dilapidated old mare named Maud and a buckboard from 1859. Pinney’s bulldog accompanies them to protect against bears. A photo of the outfit is included. They plan to return in a couple of weeks.
Denver Union Stock Yards report light cattle runs and slumping demand as heat suppresses beef consumption. Chicago and eastern markets fall, grassers unwanted, butter margins tighten. local prices ease with grass steers around 4.25 and corn steers near 4.75, while range cattle retain value elsewhere. W. N. Fulton.
Nearly twenty years after Otis failed as a town in eastern Colorado over water woes, former residents gathered in Boulder for a reunion. More than fifty Otis natives attended a banquet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dungan, with guests including Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Craig.
Sheriff Florance Tuesday evening brought in R. H. Bell a prominent stockman member of Bell Brothers of Loveland on a charge of larceny of livestock. He was taken before Justice Willard this morning and gave bail in the sum of 8500 The complaint was sworn to by Don Clark who claims that Bell sold a steer belonging to Clark that had got among a bunch of Bell's cattle.
Albert C Allyn a former Greeley boy son of C Y Allyn left New York last week aboard the steamship Etruria bound for London. He will join the linotype force on the London edition of the New York Herald where he has held a position with the New York edition for years. Greeley friends congratulate him on his good fortune.
Ordinance 87 requires city property owners to keep land free from weeds and rank vegetation. Noncompliance carries a fine up to 100 dollars and court costs, issued by order of the city council and City Marshal Eugene Williams.
Scott and Kitson hold the two best threshing coals while Industrials and Hanna coal compete for prominence.
Auto owners gathered at McCreery & Wing's offices Thursday to form the Weld County Automobile Club. Officers named were C. A. Granger president H. F. Hurlbut vice president F. J. Ewing secretary George M. Houston treasurer. An executive committee includes Dr W L Miller Geo Van Sickle J B McCutcheon and others. Secretary Ewing to draft by laws. Next meeting set for tonight at the same offices as the club seeks to include all automobiles and motorcycles.
A reader accuses a group called the United States Home Builders in Greeley of fraud and fake investments. The note claims previous exposure by the Tribune and warns potential victims that similar schemes will continue to lure people seeking easy money.
Croup is a severe inflammation of the windpipe mucosa often affecting children and starting at night. It can extend to the larynx and bronchi. The recommended treatment includes Ballard's Horehound Syrup in small frequent doses and Ballard's Snow Liniment applied to the throat. Sold by J F Fezer in prices 25c 50c and 1.00.
Bids will be received by the board of trustees of school district No. 66 Weld county until August 15 1905 at 6 o clock p m for furnishing material and constructing a school building per plans with E G Steele at Eaton Colo Said board reserves the right to reject any and all bids Bids may be addressed to J A W May secretary at New Windsor Colo rural route No 2
A brief notice from Starr Produce Company asking readers to call for prices on sacks, indicating a card load of sacks available and inviting contact for pricing details.
Representatives of the Missouri Pacific lines traveled Newport Arkansas to Carthage Missouri to document the White River route. They report spectacular scenery spring fed rivers abundant timber orchards and ore bins pointing to rich material resources and growing tourist interest exceeding four thousand travelers already.
President Hadley recalled Humphry Davy Jones who studied wind speed after a gale. He used a village cannon and ducks to measure muzzle velocity, then calculated the hurricane's speed. The anecdote ends with a whimsical note on scientific method.
A Mechlin cathedral pulpit is praised as the world’s second finest, surpassed only by Brussels’ work by the same artist. Oak carvings show life size Christ and women, with a sounding board of oak leaves and grape vines. A rock-formed stem and a base horse with fallen rider invite interpretation by visitors.
The newly organized Greeley Gun Club held a Tuesday night shoot. Top shooter J. W. Crone posted a perfect 25 out of 25 while others like Mr. Plank 23 and J. S. Burson 20 followed. Ed Ling and W. H. Delbridge scored 16 and 15 respectively with C. N. Jackson 13, George Johnson 11 and J. H.2 Jones 10.
The Odd Fellows plan a Friday excursion on August 4 via the Colorado and Southern railway. Departure from Greeley is at 7 a.m.
On Friday August 4 a special TM train via Colorado and Southern runs from Greeley at 7 a.m. The round trip fare is 83 dollars with half fare for children.
A visitor recalls a trip to Schoenwald in the Black Forest where a inn proprietor's son demonstrates a method to catch trout without tackle. He uses a long keg, wades into a brook and, by tickling fish under grass, removes about twenty trout by grabbing via the gills. The account appears as reported by the New York Times.
An ivory carver from the Philadelphia Bulletin claims the cheek bone is the most sensitive part of the body. He demonstrates by testing a smooth ivory ball against a visitor’s cheek bone revealing roughness and surprising sensitivity.
An Exchange letter notes hop chewers form a curious habit among hop pickers and tramps. It describes a cycle of pleasant exhilaration followed by drowsiness and sickness and argues that substitutes like cologne or gasoline could produce similar intoxication.
Adam Worth, famed art thief who evaded Pinkertons, stole the Gainsborough Duchess of Devonshire portrait valued at $50,000. He hid the painting in a trunk with a false bottom for years and later surrendered it after talks with its owners.
A playful exchange between lovers moments after an engagement lasting fourteen hours eight minutes and twenty five seconds. The dialogue centers on whether affection remains equal from the moment of engagement to the present.
A Philadelphia Press comment suggests a man, long-lived and healthy, has wed a much younger woman. The piece implies people question motives, but asserts she loves him for his character rather than age.
A Memphis News cimitar quips that a man’s bank balance mirrors his mental balance. It suggests wealth can reveal judgment and restraint, while folly and money management diverge as outcomes.
Seaweed is consumed in Scotland and Ireland during lean seasons and can be a primary food for the poor. When dried it rivals corn in nitrogen content and ranks as a nutritious vegetable. It should be soaked to remove salt and bitter taste, then stewed in milk or water and flavored with vinegar or pepper.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes pie consumption varies by nationality and region, with Native Americans eating most, English and Italians less, and New England and the Midwest as centers. Chicago leads, St. Louis trails, Milwaukee ranks low, and a two year survey estimates state by state consumption across the Union.
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes peat fires at old Yorkshire farmhouses in the dales burn for centuries. Fire piles from moorland fuel keep peat fires glowing generation to generation, with local girdle cakes baked in pans hung over the flames. Castledon and Osmotherly are cited as long burning sites possibly spanning 200 to 500 years.
A writer on burglar superstitions concludes no thief will break into a home with a squinting female servant. A day with three different horses seen deters further burglary. A convict testifies that burglars avoid houses numbered 22 93 111 and 444.
A dialogue in which a modern maiden seeks guidance from an old lady about marriage. The maiden weighs two paths: marrying a man with opposing tastes who may quarrel, or marrying a man with similar tastes who could become tiresome. The exchange explores compatibility and contentment in marriage.
Witty quip about theater and refreshments circulates from a Philadelphia Record humor column. The exchange features Mrs Muggins asking about husband behavior between acts and Mrs Buggins answering with a pun about drinks.
A brief exchange notes that brides cry at weddings as if losing a husband, while the bride defends the idea by saying she is losing a lover. The dialogue reflects changing views on gender and marriage in a newspaper roundtable style.
In Brooklyn Life a hesitant man dreads rejection and fears asking Ada for a response. He delays giving her a chance to say yes, highlighting timid courtship dynamics.
A reflective maxim stating that loving one another opens a path out of personal confinement, attributed to Mac Donald. The quote emphasizes altruism as a practical route to freedom from self-centered constraints.
George Washington McClure, claiming to be an 80 year old man from Greeley Colorado, walked to St Louis seeking Philadelphia as his destination. He asserts not taking medicine and clashed with saloon patrons after a mirror was broken, denying responsibility and prompting locals to doubt his tale.
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