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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
4
The Colorado editorial notes predict a tight win for the Spuds at the park tomorrow afternoon starting at 3 o'clock. The piece critiques the weather man and highlights Denver’s vigilance over dairymen during hot weather. The Greeley Tribune is cited on health articles, while mentioning past local sleep sickness incidents.
Br 8. E Ruble of the Union Pacific defends Greeley map omission in Colorado time cards. He cites engraver error and notes a corrective plan in future folders. He highlights Greeley’s prominence in Union Pacifics national folders and praises local train service and business ties.
Andrew Mackey rode to Greeley Monday morning. Mrs F W Smylie and daughter Hannah visited Mrs Rhodes last Wednesday. Milton Carlson is home from the State university for summer vacation. Miss Mollie Hildermann stayed with Mrs Day. Mrs Mackey and son Wallace returned from Greeley Friday evening. Mrs Mackey attended Greeley high school graduation. Miss Margaret Sanford returned from a state tour. D O Scobey visited Kersey in Denver Saturday. L B Tucker and Otto Bailey spent Saturday in Greeley on business. W C Fischer and Charles Corsberg left Saturday night for a Jackson lake fishing trip with E B Martinson of Orchard. They plan to bring Kersey friends a mess of speckled beauties. Marshall E DeWolfe editor of the Kersey Enterprise and wife hosted a surprise party at their home with many friends bringing treats.
Wednesday, June 14. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. P. Keller enjoy a week in Denver with friends and relatives. A birth announced June 7. A. G. Feland relocates to Johnstown to run a restaurant. Weber station agent returns from Illinois and Minnesota visit. Steve Mapes moves to Denver. Charles Heighton visits en route from Lincoln University. Floyd Henline returns from Sterling visit.
A roundup of local social events and visits in Big Bend includes a 40 guest party at Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Smith with games and refreshments. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. George Moehrle of Greeley spent Sunday at the Carpenter home. Louie and Joe Carpenter were in Greeley. Eunice Denskin underwent appendicitis surgery in Greeley hospital and is expected to recover. Remodeling on the church parsonage continues and Carlton Tucker is ill with tonsillitis. O Sterling visits family. he works on the Hudson ditch with progress reported. There will be a candy party at the Frank Williams home and a Ladies Aid special at Peckham church on June 15.
Letter from R B Ruble Assistant General Passenger Agent argues irrigation projects will attract settlers to the state and boost tourism in Colorado, stating thousands are being spent to develop this cause.
Monday June 12 reports include a marriage at the M E parsonage of W N Perdieu to Miss Pearl Hoffman. Platteville News editor M B Royer was in Greeley as a business visitor. Denver visitors Will Harrison and J M Kutch called on local families. Residents Kesler and Mrs Lucan hosted relatives from Denver and Portland Oregon. Ethel and sister Mrs W N Perdieu planned two months of travel to Oregon and California. Professor W B Reed attended Greeley commencement exercises. Mrs Joe Gass and three daughters were in Denver, as were Mrs McConnaughey and two nieces. George Petty visited from Denver to see grandparents. Maynes and baby narrowly escaped on a railroad track when the flyer approached. Adeline Brown and Beulah Birkle posed for graduation photos in Greeley. John Ehler visited Frighton on Saturday. Denver visitor Mr Brown and family arrived Saturday evening to see R S Brown.
Dr. Upson of Cheyenne halted at the John Mullin ranch en route to Loveland for possible settlement. Lodge activities continue with R N of A members Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Mullin attending. Visits include Mr. Loomis, Mrs. Price, and Mr. Carleton of Black Hollow. Arias Williams resumes piano lessons in the area with weekly visits.
Mary Alkire lost a new hat during a Friday wind in Fort Collins while returning home from a dance at Severance Hall. She chased the hat for a mile but could not recover it.
Mrs Augusta Roullard hosts her California brother in law and wife. P C Kildall plans to sail for Norway for health, with many town friends wishing them a pleasant voyage. Mrs A Boullard entertained P D Leonard and granddaughter Mrs H Jennings at tea. Selva Bell Camp extends condolences to Mrs Howard Hawkins and R S Franklin on the death of Mrs A Franklin of Eaton. The Ladies Aid Society invites the public to Nixon's store for ice cream and cake to raise funds for a piano. Jessie and Pa Tinsman hosted Fort Collins visitors. Walter Bly and wife traveled to Greeley for family matters and to tend business. Pearl Hawkins won a buggy prize from Windsor merchants. Shorty Tallman and family visited Pa and Ma Tallman. Spud cutting finished, leaving stained fingers to wash.
The Briggsdale district sees fields vanishing to plow and irrigation wells proving successful. Local residents break land east and south of town while a new gasoline engine arrives. Residents visit, move homesteads, attend conservatories, and travel to Greeley, Denver, and Silver Creek for family and business.
Nebraska hay baling prices and oats and barley figures appear in a market report. The item mentions a post mistress and a Fort Collins trip, then cites Foley Kidney Pills from Clark & Faulkner Drug Company with a price note of 1,380 dollars.
Potatoes and vegetables surge in price due to prolonged heat and drought. Kansas City reports wholesale potato at 2 dollars per bushel, peck retail at 60 cents. peas 15 cents a quart. cucumbers 10 cents each. beans lettuce and other produce hit record highs. Watermelons peaches and cantaloupes expected to remain plentiful and cheap as early crops arrive.
Spend a day in the mountains with a Sunday road trip from Greeley. Tickets cost 2.50 to Tolland and back, with a 1.50 upgrade for a top of continental divide visit. Train departs Greeley at 6 45 a m.
W D Balcom of Greeley announced a new model for making steel cut coffee after a year of work. The device grinds coffee and separates dust and chaff, producing clearer liquid coffee. A unit was sent to Sprague Tea and Coffee Co of Denver and another ordered for a large firm in Noosejaw Saskatchewan Canada.
Doctor J A Dungan moved his offices from the opera house building to the Union Bank Block. The shift places his practice in a central commercial area, reflecting a steady professional relocation.
Miss Gertrude Preston leaves Columbia University after winter study and returns to her mother in Greeley to stay the summer at home.
Mary Hunter in Pleasant Valley welcomed about 26 young friends from Greeley for a birthday celebration at her home. After cake cutting and lawn refreshments, a lively peanut hunt followed, leaving the guests with a fond memory of a delightful hostess.
Notice records that on May 10 1911 stockholders met in Laramie Wyoming to dissolve the Denver Laramie and Northwestern Railway Company. Debts were paid assets disposed and a unanimous vote by stockholders approved dissolution. Secretary Zeph Felt signed the dissolution with C and Johnson presidents. Publication appeared in Greeley.
Weld County Colorado invites sealed proposals for the Weld County Jail Building with construction to be completed in Colorado and bids to be delivered to the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners in Greeley. Bidders must post a bid bond of 5 percent and furnish sufficient sureties. proposals may be rejected for best interests of the county. First publication June 8th, with July 6th publication in 1911.
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