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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
3
A Collier's essay details a rural auction at the Woodman farm as the family collapses under debt and emigration. Meanwhile Colorado bankers convened, electing C C Parks as president and endorsing a state depository law with talks of regional bank affiliations.
A Japanese baby arrives in LaGrange with the Nishi family as the third child in their sugar beet contractor household. The infant, unnamed, is very small and in good health with a sister older than him. None of the children are of school age, and both mother and baby are reportedly doing well.
Edward Hudson died Friday morning at his home from tuberculosis. He came here from Illinois seeking health but the disease worsened. A brother here is also afflicted. He was about 24 years old. Funeral services will be Sunday with burial in the local cemetery.
In Fort Morgan excitement runs high after EB N Burr and M Nicholson from Boulder report extensive oil and gas indications in the local country tributary to Port Morgan following a careful examination by the surveyors.
Property ad joins Denver area with alfalfa and grain crops on 80 acres or 5 acres of chard. Includes a good house, barns, wind mill, tanks, artesian well and water rights. William Bierkamp Jr offers easy terms with small down payment at 210 211 Ideal Bldg Denver.
George W. Thompson of the Indianapolis Bar delivers a lecture titled Trial of Christ From Lawyers Standpoint. He explains legal perspectives on the case and discusses how evidence and advocacy influence outcomes.
Discouraged renter Gene Robert Hill and his wife left on a train Monday from the W. H. Eaton farm east of Eaton without notifying their landlord. Hill, facing crop failure, took only his wife, leaving nearly all farm belongings behind.
A man named Frank Pogelar, claiming to be Frank Smith, sparked a rumor of a Fort Russell soldier suicide after a failed romance in Greeley. He vanished after threats and a combative press tour, with authorities pursuing the case as a possible self inflicted death.
Professor W A Kurr superintendent of Jacksonville Illinois schools visits Greeley to attend the National Educators association next month and to visit his brother in law. Fred Jones UP trainmaster was in Greeley Thursday visiting the Normal school. Jeenes will send his daughter to the Normal for kindergarten training. Greeley likely to become division point with the trainmaster basing headquarters there.
Conrad Bedrum, 40 and a widower from Ault, wed Katie Bostrum, 22 of Longmont, in a second marriage attempt for each after previous unions. The license was issued last Monday.
Deputy Woland went to LaSalle Saturday to serve an injunction on John Kurtz who kept the Union Pacific grading outfit off his farm with a shotgun. Kurtz capitulated after learning funds for damages were deposited with the court.
Work on three new churches in Greeley advances quickly. The exterior of the east mission church nears completion and cornerstones for the Christian and Catholic churches will be laid in the coming days.
Evans resident Harry Coffman and Greeley resident Edna Gordon obtained a marriage license.
Denver enforces a new auto permit system for all machines, residents and visitors alike. E. J. Decker faced a one hour delay after being stopped and forced to buy a permit. The piece cautions tourists to avoid Denver or ride in on street cars. Mayor Houston says neighboring towns should not retaliate by charging licenses.
Dr. A Gideon a professor at the State Normal school has been named to the advisory council and as an official lecturer for the Simplified Spelling Board led by Thomas R Loundsbury of Yale. The council reviews proposed spellings before adoption and includes linguistic experts and scholars. State Normal publications have used the board’s spellings since its organization.
A special meeting will be held on July 12 to decide the site for a new Ault schoolhouse. Voters may declare their choice. three architects Wright Boulder Williams Fort Collins Patterson Greeley evaluated the old building and advised against additions, urging a completely new structure.
Taxpayers at the Saturday meeting approved a $1200 addition to the Olive Branch schoolhouse to be built this summer. The district will retain a 2 mill tax and levy an additional 16 mills, with the district claiming a strong financial condition that eliminates the need for bonds.
A new Woman's Social club is organized in Olive Branch district with officers Mrs. Perry Murray as president Mrs. David Blystone as vice president Mrs P Moore as secretary and Mrs David Trown as treasurer. The first meeting was held Saturday night.
Chancellor Buchtel of Denver University spoke on his Lincoln lecture at the Baptist church here Saturday night. The Methodist church is being repaired and the Baptist edifice hosted the event with a large crowd. No admission was charged but a silver offering was collected.
Merchants agree to close stores every Thursday from 2 to 6 pm during heat. Yesterday marked the first holiday with a ball game between the Boosters and the first nine ending in a 14 to 14 tie.
A Hale Nanogenarian James Landers aged over 90 left Friday for Whitesville Missouri to visit a daughter. He has stayed about a year in the home of his son J E Landers who accompanied him to Denver. Landers plans to proceed to Oklahoma after the Missouri visit.
The Union Pacific has a large force at Masters this past week lengthening the loading track and rebuilding the stockyards. The improvements greatly enhance shipping facilities and capacity for the area.
Mark Woodruff, a former state official, is in custody as Deputy Sheriff Sam Woland of Greeley reports Woodruff was arrested and taken toward Denver. Officials say Woodruff hid at Frank Wheeler’s Platteville ranch and may confess to state land frauds involving high authority.
The Ladies Aid and Missionary societies of LaSalle held an all day meeting at Mrs. A. Deans home. A lawn picnic dinner followed by an afternoon program. Fifty two members attended and a group photograph was taken.
At Olive Branch schoolhouse a special meeting approved adding a ninth grade and building expansion by 39 to 20. Voters will decide tax levy amount at a Saturday session. no bonds needed. The district spans seventeen miles.
The Christ tine church social gathered many guests in Hurlbut's hall for a measuring party. Each guest was measured and charged a rate per foot of height. Amusements and ice cream refreshments were provided. Proceeds will fund the Mount pledged by the youth for the new church.
Chloe Mabel Barksdale files for separation from Henry F. in county court. Married in Cheyenne in 1902 the woman says she supports herself and two children aged 6 and 3. Complaint alleges abuse in divers manners. Decree to be granted once costs are paid.
A bottle of water from Crow Creek with claimed healing properties arrived in Greeley on Monday and will go to Denver for analysis. Reported to taste of quinine and salts, the water is said to have produced several cures, with strong confidence in its emrative effects.
The Jolly Sixteen met at the Arbuckles on Thursday evening, with all but one couple attending. The gathering centered on a whist game and featured dainty refreshments in a congenial, well named club environment.
Pall wheat in this vicinity will average about forty bushels to the acre if there is no hail between now and harvest time. Nearly all the sugar beets in this district are large enough to work and the beet tenders are putting in long days in the fields.
At the recent meeting of the school board Professor Montello Gray was reappointed to the principalship of the Kersey schools. Miss Maud Craig of Evans was given the primary department and will accept the position offered her. The third teacher has not yet been selected.
Miss Esther Hists has returned from Denver after a three week stay in a hospital there. She underwent a successful appendicitis operation.
W W Kennedy, longtime Poudre valley settler and Civil War veteran, lies gravely ill at his daughter Mrs H M McNeil’s home after a winter in a Fort Collins hospital. His condition is critical with little hope of recovery. he is brother to Mrs Aaron Eaton of Greeley. George Hanna, another old soldier, has returned home from the Boulder sanitarium and shows marked improvement. he is father of Postmaster R E Hanna.
Death notice from Corral Idaho reports H L Clark Ward died Thursday. A long time Greeley resident and prominent Odd Fellow, he belonged to Poudre Valley lodge and was among twenty veterans receiving jewels. He requested the LO O F lodge at Corral bury him. telegrams arranged the burial.
The Methodism centennial observance in Colorado includes a July 3 ceremony in Denver. Rev. Jacob Adriance, who preached Colorado’s first sermon, will headline with Mrs. Adriance and be hosted by local ministers for a month. On July 3 at 3 p.m. he will repeat the first sermon from fifty years ago, with John iii 16 as text. July 4 will feature special Methodist services citywide with early-era preachers.
Thursday brought the year's hottest spell ending with a heavy storm in the district. A brief shower, then a quarter hour lull, and a severe electrical storm followed. Hail fell lightly though stones were soft, with thunder and lightning intense but no ground bolts reported. Storm concentrated to the north and west.
A panel convened at Camfield to outline a plan for uniform school textbooks. The initial session set a cautious pace, with bids from publishers to be reviewed for price adaptability and merit before any selection is made.
The seventeenth anniversary of the LaSalle church was observed on Tuesday June 22 with talks readings and music. The Union Colony received a new charter extending life to 1919 and noted anticipated perfection of land abstracts making quit claims unnecessary thereafter.
Lupton reports Frank Gebbie president and W J Scudder general manager of Mohawk Valley Condensed Milk company Rochester N Y have spent several days in Fort Lupton this week on company business.
Peter Oster sold his 340 acre farm this week to Roeschlaub of Greeley for $6,500. The deal transfers ownership and payment terms mention a simple consideration.
James Thompson’s new Seventh street building is near completion and will be ready for tenants in about a week. The paneled metal ceiling is highly designed and the structure compares with the planned trust building at the corner. The east portion will house a merchant tailor moving from the east, while three quarters will host an up to date restaurant run by Charles H. Snyder. Both businesses likely start by mid July.
The Olive Branch district north of the Pierce extension suffered a disastrous hailstorm. Dry farmers like Roberts and Cooper and others lose major crops while irrigated lands were spared. Roberts and Cooper use a gasoline engine well for irrigation. the others rely on dry farming.
The Windsor Theater and its adjacent Lyric venue shut Friday night and will not reopen until cooler weather. The moving picture show enjoyed strong attendance, but a small screening room and heat issues make further showings impracticable this season.
J. R. Canfield escaped serious injury when a wind gust capsized a hay load while he was on the scales at D. S. Ellis's feed store. He landed on his feet but suffered a badly hurt foot. Spectators helped recover and reload the hay, with only minor injury reported.
Expressman Joe Nelson earns Roosevelt medal for large family. A new boy arrived Wednesday as Joe delivered cigars in celebration. Joe and wife already have six girls and each girl has a brother.
Travel offer presents low daily round trip rates to the far east with listed routes from Denver and major eastern cities. Indicates ticket options via Burlington and other lines, with expository notes on schedules to Chicago and Seattle Exposition travel, urging contact with the nearest agent for proportional rates and trip planning.
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