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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
11
Local names and places from Greeley area travel notes show residents visiting Denver Auburndale Fort Collins Loveland and Grand Junction. Mentions include Mrs. M J Miller and Miss Florence Duggens among others visiting relatives or attending events.
J Crockett and W B Moody of Crockett Moody greet clerks at their store with a dinner party at the Camfield Friday Those present include Mr Crockett Mr and Mrs Moody Mrs Brooks Mrs Lillian Pierson Mabel Brink Anna Langry Mattie Graves Anna Green and Loretta Tell
A Sunday excursion advertisement lists Eldora or Ward as destinations with a fare of $3.50 for the Switzerland Trail of America.
In Boulder Colorado preparations are underway for the Elks state convention to be held August 26 to 28. A committee will visit lodges statewide inviting attendance while the host city plans a four thousand dollar welcome with decorations. Highlights include a Glacier Lake picnic, an illuminated fire department run, a smoker at Chautauqua Auditorium, a parade, a morning hand contest and an evening automobile parade.
Greeley readers learn kidney duty and relief from Doan's Kidney Pills. August Anderson of 1026 Thirteenth Street testifies to backache and kidney trouble improvement after using Doan's, bought at Gilbert Drug Co. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is sole U S agents. Remember the name.
Miss Helen Hart visited Windsor today while Mrs D H Thompson of Ault and Mrs J F Coffman of Pierce were in Greeley. Dr W W Harmer left for Zanesville Ohio. Several locals returned from trips to Denver Cloudland and Denver, with others planning stays in Denver Ann Arbor and Colorado Springs.
Mrs. W. W. Harmer and her children with sister Miss Roberta Bain depart this morning for McConnelsville their former home where they will stay a few months away from home.
Mrs. Mary Miller of New Mexico and Mrs. Irene Zimmerman of Indiana visited Mrs. F. B. Pollock and Mrs. F. B. Harsh in Greeley then left today for Miller's home in New Mexico. They came from Oklahoma where they attended a family reunion.
Gentleman and wife seek a Christian home on a ranch with several well behaved children. Prefers separate cottage but not required. Plenty of simple wholesome food. Contact Causey at 424 Quincy Bldg. Denver.
Miss Grace Curtis, whose marriage to Charles Wilson of Denver is next week, was surprised at her home Monday evening by a group of girl friends. The event was a kitchen shower with many useful housewarming gifts. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Curtis and all enjoyed the evening.
The Ford family held a reunion at S A Ford's residence with five brothers visiting. Guests included R E Ford of Rocky Ford A D Ford of Denver James Ford of Otterville Ind and 8 C Ford of Fowler. R E Ford and his wife departed for home after the mountain trip.
Mrs. N. C. Swan and her daughter Miss Rose Swan will travel from Denver to Kansas City to visit Walter R. Swan, then visit her father in Richview Illinois, Chicago and the Great Lakes region, Washington D C New York and Boston. They plan a summer-long trip returning via Montreal and the Thousand Islands.
Mrs. Giers Wilson, formerly of Greeley, traveled to Peckham Wednesday evening after visiting Mrs. L. C. Vanderlip and other Greeley friends. She will visit Mrs. S. F. Farts before returning to Greeley for the Pioneer reunion Friday.
J J McFarland president of the National Civic association urges Estes Park be made a national park. He praises its scenery and valley calm while noting Prohibition there. Landowners favor the move and a unified park system may be created under Interior Department supervision.
Sunday trips depart on the Switzerland Trail of America bound for Ward or Eldora at a price of 3.50 each. The service advertises weekly mountain excursions with departures on Sundays.
Kersey Colorado on June 14 reports supporters of W F Murphy’s water and electric franchise plan still hope he will reverse his withdrawal. He is expected in Kersey next week where advocates will press him to allow the town another chance to consider his proposal. Attorneys dispute a Greeley counsel’s view that separate franchises are required for water and electric plants.
Engineers surveying for a Burlington line near Wiggins and Greeley pulled a well preserved skeleton from the Union ditch between Hardin and Kuner. Locals recall a long vanished woman linked to a sensational disappearance, with theories ranging from murder to accident and possible massacre by Indians.
June 14 Burlington. The ghastly find by Burlington engineers last Friday sparks theories as residents seek the identity of a woman skeleton. The bones and teeth suggest the remains are aged and may be linked to a past disappearance or murder mystery.
Memorial services were held by the U S Grant Corps W R C at the grave of Mrs. Lucy Dresser in Linn Grove cemetery. Graves were decorated with flowers and a ritual service followed with hymns and a memorial address given by Mrs. W Wright.
In Denver district court a will dispute over Christopher Lambrecht’s $100,000 estate unfolds. Augusta Rabbers of New York claims a daughter link and a share of the estate. the case paused due to Rabbers’s illness with a September resumption planned.
Local talk claimed licenses would allow two new saloons in Evans with each license costing 2000 a year. Mayor Behrens and city leaders dismissed the rumor, while a dry coalition warned they would oppose any new saloons and enforce existing laws.
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