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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
6
Founding details for the Tribune at Greeley Colorado dated 1870 with Meeker listed and telephones. Mentions postal rates for trans passed through second class and notes print run figures and open access to press room and subscription lists for advertisers.
A sixteen year old Greeley girl Miss Alice Wood was lured into Denver where two men and a woman attempted to coerce her into a life of vice. Police rescued her and authorities urge parents to keep girls home with honorable local employment rather than seek work in distant cities.
The Sun printers strike after union demands to fire non union workers or force them to join. The incident shows union tactics amid longstanding tensions between union and non union staff in Greeley. The International Typographical Union pressured local management through headquarters in Indianapolis.
The article notes many non union printers available as strikers are replaced. It states the strike spares the Tribune since it employs only union men, while expressing sympathy for the Sun and arguing that any sane businessman would act similarly to protect his community.
Daniel Witter a Colorado pioneer and original Union Colony trustee who helped locate Greeley died at his Denver home last Saturday. Born April 3 1827 in Franklin County Indiana he was a lawyer by training and served as judge of the miners court in Park County and as Colorado assessor of internal revenue appointed by Lincoln. He aided early Colorado governance before settling in Denver with family.
The Union Pacific plans to plant a thousand mile alfalfa strip along its Omaha to Ogden right of way to suppress weeds. If successful, the hardy crop will choke weeds between fences and may be extended by other railroads. Farmers along the line may cut and use the alfalfa. The project aims to reduce railroad maintenance by eliminating weed growth on the roadbed.
To the many kind friends and neighbors who aided and sympathized in our recent bereavement we extend heartfelt thanks. We especially thank for the beautiful flora offerings from Mrs. Laura Yardley Mrs. Laura Yardley Van Sickle and Charles J. Yardley.
The Colorado and Southern offers exceptionally attractive summer rates. See a local agent for details and eligibility.
Professor P. G. Holden of Ames, former agronomy chair at the state agricultural college, launches a corn extension crusade. He seeks to raise Iowa corn yield by 5,000,000 bushels through farmer education under a new college extension department funded by the legislature.
Mrs. George A. Truckey of Ault plans a legal separation from her husband claiming infidelity. She traveled to Cheyenne from Ault after learning of a former Swoman friend from Eaton who allegedly confessed affection for Truckey and witnessed a compromising scene.
Laborer James Offord recently arrived from Denver was found dead beside the U P railroad between Greeley and Evans early Tuesday. He suffered a severed left hand, near‑severed right arm, and severe facial wounds. Offord worked with John Farrell, and letters in his pocket named a Chicago brother Fred Offord and a Kingston Ontario sister Miss E B Offord.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway offers round trip tickets to Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and other northern points for one fare plus 2 on June 1–2 9–16 and July 1–10. Return any time before October 431. Two daily Denver to Chicago through trains via Union Pacific line. For details contact J. E. Preston at 1029 Seventeenth Street Denver Colo.
The district calls for sealed bids to repair the No. 20 schoolhouse with a July 1916 deadline. Plans and specs are available through Wayne Patterson, architect, 227 Coronado Building, June 21, 1906, Mrs. T. A. Foley, Seey, District No. 20.
The Tribune urges prompt news tips and letters, insisting items must reach the office by Wednesday morning, preferably Monday or Tuesday, to avoid valueless late notices. It emphasizes sending events soon after they occur and warns late submissions will be overlooked.
Potential sufferers are urged to use Doan's Kidney Pills to cure back pain and urinary issues caused by weak kidneys. The ad cites R H Snyder of Kemmerer and notes availability at H Reynolds Co. and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York as sole agents for the United States. Price is 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
The regular meeting of stockholders will be held at the company office 700 Sixth Street Greeley Colo at 2 p m on Saturday July 14 1906 for election of trustees and other business. Chas F Mason Secretary Greeley Colo June 11 1906.
Miss May Bacon aged 15 daughter of C B Bacon of Fort Collins elopes with Charles Hargenes from Laramie Wyoming and marry in Greeley on Saturday. They were chaperoned by 16 year old Miss Mabel Bridger who says the bride could not live at home due to disagreements with her stepmother. Hargens is 22 and had sought consent for months.
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