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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1904
Page
1
In a Greeley Tribune setting the Meeker trial reveals Mrs. Meeker allegedly sent a $500 draft to Miss Lilian Whiting. Whiting insists she never received or asked for money and explains the transaction as a mistaken, aged miscommunication tied to pension renewals and a draft sent to Meeker’s son in New York.
The Tribune notes Major Morgan's boast of a bay filly Halina Morgan weighing 915 pounds and standing fifteen hands one and a half inches, sired by Duplex Hal out of Angelina with Lulu M. among fast stock. The major predicts a world beating two year old and a potential 2 05 quarter mile time before snow.
The Swedish Mission church on Eleventh street hosted a Sunday dedication for a plain brick structure with seating for 200 to 300. The annual conference of the Swedish Evangelical Free Mission Church of Colorado met Friday at 2 pm with delegates and pastors from multiple cities. officers for the coming year were elected, and attendance at the exposition inn was noted along with dining service and daily guest totals.
The Meeker cases end with the court upholding deeds dated January 14 1904 executed by Arvilla D Meeker under an agreement prior to execution. The jury found Rozene E Meeker exercised no coercion fraud or undue influence in procuring the deeds. The principal suit involved fraud and undue influence claims against Rozene E Meeker from her mother Arvilla D Meeker.
The piece notes Senator J. W. McCreery of Greeley at the Brown hotel as an alternate at large to the Democratic national convention in St. Louis. The report wrongly linked him to Senator Clayton, a Democrat, while McCreery is a staunch Republican allied with Roosevelt and Lincoln-era figures.
The return of Harvey English Jack Gladstone and Jim Biggar reveals one man suffered a mild coup de soleil while traveling to Berthoud near the Big Thompson. He zigzagged twenty miles and claimed seven foot fish sightings with nightly white owl visions before returning to normal. Miss Cora Hertzog departs for Pittsburgh to visit relatives for a few weeks.
A note signed by Greeley horsemen says Major Morgen visits Fort Collins on the 22nd and a $1,000 match race with Fort Collins parties is likely. The money is deposited in a Greeley bank, boosting faith in the offer amid local gossip. The message also hints the fundraiser to relieve debt at a local church proceeded with strong turnout and notable ministers lending their voices.
Lawrence Gipson son of A. E. Gipson and Mrs Gipson of Caldwell Idaho and grandson of General H. T. West is a Rhodes scholarship winner. Born in Greeley he moved to Caldwell in 1893 and excelled in Caldwell public schools then attended the University of Idaho winning the scholarship with a three year Oxford course and 1500 dollars yearly expenses.
A. C. Leafgren, born in southern Sweden in 1880, emigrated to America and settled in Minneapolis. He studied for the ministry, was ordained in 1893, and served multiple pastorates in Windham and Rockford before leading the Swedish Free Missions of America as president. He arrived in Greeley as pastor on October 17 with a wife and seven children.
The Swedish Mission church of Greeley extends thanks to the choir of the First Presbyterian church and the ministers of all city churches for their presence and assistance at Sunday afternoon services. Reverend A C Leafgren, pastor.
Mrs. Mary P. Hall of Bracewell hosted three visiting sisters over six weeks before they returned to Harlan Kentucky. The group totals 269 years: Hall 71 E A Burgin 68 Minerva Clem 66 N J Short 64. All are in fine health and spirits and expect many more years.
A J Park and his children returned from the St Louis exposition and found the foreign exhibits not fully in place yet. He notes outdoor work is complete, gardens will improve in a month, and agricultural displays, especially Colorado and neighboring states, are notable. Accommodations at the Inside Inn were satisfactory with clean, cool rooms and good service.
For years efforts to breed Bob White quail in the area faced February 1897 cold losses. A Fort Collins Express report cites Department of Agriculture findings that quail are highly valuable on farms, consuming weed seeds and destroying pests without harming crops. It notes Virginia weed-seed consumption at 573 tons annually and cites pests like the cotton boll weevil, potato beetle, cotton worm, chinch bug, and Rocky Mountain locust, urging preservation measures.
The Jersey Hustler reports a U S Department of Agriculture experiment to stop horn growth in calves using a mixture of caustic soda kerosene oil and water. Apply two to three drops on each embryo horn area aged five to twenty days, rub with a cork, repeat until three to four applications per horn, ensuring the fluid stays local to avoid facial injury.
A large turnout from Greeley traveled to the St. Louis expo over the weekend. Notables included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swanson L. T. Brownell and daughter Mrs. F. E. Hart Paul Lee and mother and sister Carena from Greeley Prof. Gideon of the State Normal faculty Miss Gretchen Smith Mrs. H. H. Clement and sister Mrs. Jeho Bunyon of Berthoud joined the group for the outing.
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