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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
2
Mrs. A H Dunham, then 53, arrived in Greeley in 1870 and recalls the towns first houses, a bed filled with grass, and a stove in the yard. She watched the city grow to 9000 people with factories, schools, and churches, and remembers weddings, funerals, and the first school.
A mountain holiday via Georgetown Loop and the Gray's Peak route offers spectacular views from 14 007 feet. Special Denver departures on Saturdays provide moonlit and daylight mountain panoramas with 101 peaks in sight, promising lasting memories.
From Boulder the Colorado & Northwestern line climbs through a mining district to Bald mountain and Glacier lake at about 10 000 feet. The area features camping cottages trout streams and spectacular views of glaciers and meadows. Several side trips by foot wagon or horse back entice visitors to the Glacier lake country.
Farr ten months old son of Mr and Mrs D H Henderson of four miles from Eaton died Wednesday. Funeral by Father Casey at 2 pm at the Catholic church with burial at Linn Grove cemetery. Summers died this morning at 1147 Second avenue aged 20 from tuberculosis after five weeks in Colorado. Survived by husband who will accompany remains to Berryville Arkansas for burial.
Dora May Bentley seven months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Bentley died Sunday July 26 at the family home in La Salle. Funeral services by Rev Matthews at 11 o clock tomorrow morning at the home.
Kindred G W Kindred died suddenly at 1519 Seventh Avenue from heart failure. Born 1845 in Cumberland Tennessee, he lived in Adams County Iowa before moving to Greeley five years ago. He leaves a wife, six sons including BE G Kindred of Denver and Arch M Walter C Roy of Greeley, and two daughters. Funeral plans await notices from absent sons.
Mrs Oliva Armstrong wife of Richard Armstrong died at the family home one mile south of Greeley on Friday July 24. She was born in 1847 and came to Colorado from Pennsylvania over 30 years ago. Her last illness preceded death.
She is survived by her husband and two children from a former marriage, Claud Jepson and Mrs Beatrice Chadamy of Victor, along with four other children Fred Armstrong Margaret Armstrong Mrs Annie Fry and Mrs Nellie Shepard. Funeral services led by Rev J A Trimmer were held at Trinity Episcopal church at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Mayor J. T. Rice filed suit against Edward A. Petters and William Virgin, trustees, alleging nonattendance bars quorum. Petters cites Howe as British subject. Howe denies. Local option split among board fueled litigation. cases against liquor policy and resignations loom as top attorneys handle the contested matters.
The county court will hear a will contest August 3 over farmer Samuel Armstrong’s estate. He left his farm to his niece Nettie Knapp of Garden City Illinois. Belle Sammis of Chicago claims rights as Armstrong’s former wife’s daughter, arguing a divorce occurred. The divorce decree lacks key dates and signatures, fueling the dispute. Mrs Armstrong and her daughter arrive next week to press their claim.
Wayne Pierce pled guilty to criminal assault of his ten year old sister in district court. Judge Hubert Shattuck sentenced him to 10 years in the penitentiary. Pierce collapsed when sentence was pronounced and required assistance from Sheriff Florance.
Miss Stella McClenahan leaves Greeley August 10 to visit relatives in Ohio and Pennsylvania during August. On September 5 she sails from New York to Alexandria, Egypt, with missionary Miss Minnehaha Finney, returning later. She will stay with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Finney, missionaries at Alexandria.
Katherine McCarten and John J. Sims, both of Greeley, were married by Justice G O Stevens at 9 o clock Monday night. Edith Rose Alexander and Charles Arthur Platt tied the knot at the Baptist church in Fort Collins Monday evening July 20 officiated by Rev W T Milliken. The couple planned a secret ceremony and will reside in Greeley.
Percilla C. Miner and A. C. Degraw were wed by Judge Nix on Monday afternoon after a long romance. They were separated by a misunderstanding and later reunited when the bride became a widow. They plan to settle here.
Miss Opal Hartman of Greeley and Stephen Meyers of LaSalle wed Rev. D D Forward at the Baptist parsonage in a small ceremony. The couple left for a LaSalle ranch. Ethel Beetham and Oscar Moody wed at a veranda ceremony with 60 guests. They plan to live in Ault after a statewide tour.
The North Side Country Club met at Mrs. Stella Johnsons home on July 23 instead of Friday to allow attendance at chautauqua. Officers elected for the year: President Cora Bliss, Vice-president Jessie Wilson, Secretary Mary Williams, Asst. Secretary Drusilla Rienks, Treasurer Minnie Henderson. The afternoon included social time, guests Reed Bliss Linn and Graves, and cooling refreshments. The next meeting, August 7 hosted by Minnie Henderson, will feature papers on the origin of various hymns.
Rev W A S Sharpe offers a 100 reward for the return of a trunk and its contents stolen from Eaton depot. 25 goes to return or partial return, 75 to anyone providing evidence to convict the thief. P Rios and Balintine Martinez were found guilty of burglary related to the theft. The trunk held Burmese manuscripts rare coins pictures and letters valued at 1500 by the owner.
The Tribune prints a curious want ad from Jos. A. Zell of 1152 Ross Street St. Paul Minnesota offering good price for rattlesnake hides. He requests immediate correspondence for details citing many rattlesnakes near Greeley as the reason for the inquiry.
The case McPherson v Bergman proceeds in county court today as an appeal from a prior justice court decision. Estate papers show James A Magnuson of Platteville owned property valued at $56 000. A wife and seven children are his rightful heirs.
A party of prosperous North Bend Nebraska business men led by Capt. W. J. McVicker visited Greeley this morning on a sight seeing trip through the west. The group included C Cusack First National Bank president James Harvey and W W J Gregg and plans to continue to Salt Lake City before returning. They will visit Mr Gusack who has a son in Wellington.
Maps of Yerby ditch and reservoirs numbers 1 and 2 were filed in the county clerk’s office by W H Pierce and Wayne Pierce of Grover. The system waters about 6500 acres in the upper Crow Creek valley and holds about 250 million cubic feet. The reservoirs are in 4 sv between Little and Big Crow Creek near Sligo station on the Burlington line. Wayne Pierce, a youth, admitted in district court to criminally assaulting his ten year old sister. his father is W H Pierce. The maps were filed the same day the youth pled guilty.
An elegant National register installed at Henderson Hallett Drug Store promises to streamline sales tracking across departments such as cigars soda and descriptions. The machine tallies accounts in the evening writes receipts handles charge accounts and performs other tasks while eliminating worries about cashiers or bookkeepers eloping with clerks.
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