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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
8
Fragmentary text discusses England's oldest park, its forest, and a castle near a bridge. It notes a park still in use despite changes and mentions hounds and a tame park idea, referencing a nine year old and a customer.
An unsteady, fragmentary account describes a rabbit fleeing through a park scene pursued by hounds. The animal dodges trees and bracken toward water, aided by elastic movements and rapid sprints, with keepers and bystanders reacting as the chase continues across fields and banks.
Ruskin recounts a Lady Simon tale about the sighting of Turner's Rain Steam and Speed aboard a Great Western train in 1843 1844. The anecdote links the painting's origin to a drenched night journey with elemental lights and a revealing window scene.
A missionary account describes burial customs among Kenge and Zombo peoples with bodies preserved in homes, hung in vaults, or disposed of in rivers or bush. It then notes flags and emblems on national arms, highlighting lions, eagles, dragons, and other symbols. A school exhibit section recounts a juvenile elocutionist misplacing gestures for his piece about a comet.
Brown argues that people lend credence to absurd beliefs while ignoring obvious truths. Black agrees, noting Greene’s paradoxical behavior of distrusting hash yet consuming croquettes and mince pies in generous portions.
A fragment from a dialogue where a fiancée accuses a lover before marriage of promising to lay down his life while he quips that the flat is too small to lay anything down. The exchange ends with a wry note on unity liberty and charity in a Melanchthon reference.
A Nigerian fable recounts a spider who borrows 2000 cowries from five creditors the cat dog hyena leopard and lion. He tricks each by hiding them under a calabash and pays with a clever deception ending with the leopard and lion killing each other and the spider resuming his fly catching.
An old player recalls a Columbia versus Naval Academy football game at Annapolis. A Columbia quarterback was kicked in the head yet finished the first half and played on without awareness. After the game he asked for the score, revealing his actions were automatic and subconscious.
Bismarck praised Beethoven and Schubert while tolerating variations. Kendell Furst und Furst compiled his remarks in Bismarck, Erinnerungen aus den Jahren 1846 i. He shed tears at a Beethoven Sonata Appassionata performance and said repeated listening would make him brave.
A short dialogue shows a young worker overhearing a call to a baby by a pet name. An elder explains that the pet name hides a longer, formal name from a medicine book in Bere ma’ s Ladies’ Home Journal.
A fragment shows Tho-T and She- Certainty debating getting a loan. They discuss buying a car with inherited money and whether they can cover running costs. Puck interjects about self-talk, and Lavater appears as a referenced thinker.
A vivid account recalls Bernucchi and Ellifsen’s perilous sledging in September amid broken pack ice and a looming gale. Struggles in a tiny silk tent under a collapsing iceberg, with dogs fed and shelters held, test endurance and Arctic to Antarctic courage.
A fragment shows a character quipping that city barbers are not readers after a barber visit. The dialogue shifts to a remark about a barber who never saw the speaker in Chicago News am, reflecting a humorous exchange in a rural setting.
A clipped dialogue fragment shows a lieutenant questioning about a dowry and the response from Elie and others. The terse interaction hints at social tension and misdirection in a military social setting.
A five year old boy at a break time service delivers a simple yet poignant line about saying prayers at night. The moment reflects his emerging awareness of devotion and the role of faith in daily life.
A compact verse fragment presents a blunt line about corruption and pretense. The speaker uses terse imagery to critique hypocrisy and moral compromise in political or social life.
In Bulgaria the peasant majority owns land and lives frugally. Wealthy individuals are rare, often foreign in origin, with few rural earners making over 5000 dollars annually. Peasants live plainly, sleep on mats, and endure dirt and discomfort yet remain strong and healthy.
A courtly husband seeks a deed of separation after years of patient tolerance. The lawyer half-jestingly notes faults on both sides as the husband reveals his wife’s hump and wart. Across town a bachelor girl laments gray hairs and paying for curls that shed into her hair.
A Chicago News quips on the location of a place called Effigy, described as a site where many are hanged. The humorist asks about atoms blown to, while a solemn commentator suggests it lies beyond Effigy. The fragment hints at a macabre or darkly ironic local discourse.
The city paid 87 for meals for the chain gang which served 507 meals in the month. They did cleaning on city streets valued at several hundred dollars, and officials say the chain gang remains the best method to deter vagrants. A revival of stocks or whipping posts is suggested as proper punishment for arson or house fires.
Windsor residents welcomed three new automobiles this week. Dr J N Miller and Dr G E Nelson bought autos in Fort Collins while Bert Springer, soon to run a new garage, arrived from Denver with a large touring car. The Platte River rise prompts farmers to strengthen banks as rains follow a long drought. Winds damaged grain but heavy rains benefit overall. Divorce cases in court included William H Coleman seeking divorce from Magdalena on desertion grounds. Nixon and Mann represented him. Martha Mitchell seeks divorce from her husband on desertion grounds. judge has not yet signed the decree.
W Foss of Westcliff has secured an option on land along Crow Creek near the Camfield reservoirs. The Creek extension shows a switch on this section and may spur a second town along the oil land area, with the first at this side of wedole, the latter marking the line end.
A large season crowd attended the matinee at Island Grove Park with the best exhibitions yet. Espere driven by Archie Camp set a 2 29% pace for the 30 class, cutting three seconds from the year’s best. next Thursday will showcase four entries per event across three classes.
A. L. Alexander sold 180 acres about a mile southeast of LaSalle to Denver buyers. The tract will be divided into ten acre lots, suggesting a colonization scheme with over half a section of truck gardens near town. Rumors swirl about the eighteen new families moving in, but specifics on their identities remain unknown.
Windsor special reports Mrs. Russell Tinsman became paralyzed after a stroke while seated in a chair at her ranch home between Timnath and Windsor. She remains in bad condition but is slightly improved this morning. The Tinsmans are well known locally, with two grown sons and a young daughter.
Evans Dramatic club presented The Cheerful Liar to a large crowd Monday night. A neat sum was cleared with half kept for club expenses and the other half donated to the Woman's Relief Corps. This is the second performance of the play in Evans.
George E. Dickeys and William B. Bierbusch of Nunn settled their dispute with attorneys Joseph C. Ewing and Keyes. The contractor sought extras after completing a new residence while the owner refused payment until a receipt in full was provided. Both sides sacrificed part of the disputed amount to avoid court costs.
The regular annual meeting of the Potato Growers Commission will be at the company office 700 Sixth Street Greeley Colorado at 2 oclock PM on Saturday June 12 1909 for trustees election and other business. James G Graham President Charles F Mason Secretary.
Attorneys Tew and Ewing for Edward Fay have filed a bill of exceptions to the referee findings in the lateral right of way dispute between A M McClena han and Fay. Both sides unsettled by verdict. Fay’s appeal suggests a possible move by the other party if not appealed.
Two motorcyclists were summoned to the police court and fined for offenses. One rode at night without a light and the other exceeded the speed limit. Neither was chased at the scene, but a marshal sent them a court notice. A third man was also present and received a standard medical remedy.
Mesdames C. H. Baird and W. R Sayer hosted Monday evening at the Baird home to honor Ray and Jay Wallace on the occasion of their birthdays. The gathering featured games and music, followed by refreshments.
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