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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
7
Wednesday through Monday residents and visitors are recorded with names and brief trips. Clarence Gosselin and Faye Harrison visit Eaton and Nob Nosther. W. Fristoe and Varney family travel between Denver Salt Lake City and Illinois connections.
Mrs D A Camfield entertained the Unique card club ladies at her home Monday afternoon. Invited substitutes Jolames W L Balcom T P Ca lt and A R Hadley attended. Bridge whist was the 2c game and pleasant refreshments were served by the hostess.
Mrs Stilwell of Evans and Miss Grable visited in Greeley on Monday. Several residents traveled to Denver and Johnstown for family visits. Architect J Whowell examined Windsor city hall project in Greeley. The Bethel church Ladies Aid planned an ice cream social in Lone Tree. Prof E A Ross returned to El Paso after greeting old friends in Greeley. John Crone paid fines for speeding. McCutcheon faced court on similar charge. Westminster guild hosted a social with a large turnout. Peter Keeler from Monte Vista was in town. discussion covered San Luis valley growth and Baca grant views.
Miss Luna Smith hosted a dinner Monday evening for Miss Esther Ross of Denver who is visiting Miss Gertrude Norris. A fine menu was served at 6 o clock. Guests included Esther Ross, Gertrude Norris, Erie Chappelow, Carrie Ashby and Anna Goodrich.
Sunday visits in Denver Loveland and Council Bluffs are listed for residents F A Fellows James Lyman Avis Kindred and Mrs Ward Mrs Pyetzke and Miss Irvin plus a June 28 birth at 1803 Seventh Avenue. The Poudre River fell below overflow level allowing lowland cultivation and weed work for farmers. Mrs Bingle returned from Fort Morgan after a Women of Woodcraft convention in Fort Collins.
Members of the Congregation al choir gathered in the basement after Thursday rehearsal for games and refreshments. Twenty five people attended the social event with ice cream and cake served.
Presbyterian choir members added another pleasant outing to their schedule Friday night with a tallyho ride to Seely Lake. The group met for a regular rehearsal in the pavilion then shared ice cream cake and coffee. Thirty five members attended.
Mrs J L Smith of Barry Ill arrived here Wednesday to tend her brother W E Gillespie who is seriously ill His friends hope for his improvement Another sister Mrs M E Benson from West Plains Mo is also staying at the Gillespie home
A mother’s note says Cham berlain s Salve may cure distressing ailment after nursing. Wipe off with a soft cloth before nursing. Many trained nurses report best results. For sale by all druggists.
John Mosher and sons return from Estes Park Monday. Esther O Farrell visits grandmother Mrs J W Ferguson. Lexie Mead returns from Chicago Art Institute. Snowball excursion on the 4th to Ward via Switzerland Trail of America. Drifts twenty feet high. Round trip to Ward and Eldora two dollars and fifty cents. Katherine Stokes returns to California coast for vacation. Estabrooks plan California trip. pump project at Steam Well east of Eaton with electricity. Hendrie and Bolthoff supply equipment. Send for Power Irrigation publisher notes.
Mrs Isabelle Churchill travels the eastern states for a women's journal to inspect important buildings and report on sanitation and the industrial conditions affecting eastern women. She aims to document facilities and living/work environments for readers.
The Senior Bridge Whist club met at Mrs. W. L. Clayton's home with twelve members present, though many were away for the summer. Substitutes invited included Mesdames G. W. Pisk, T. R. Hadley, C. H. Ramsay, W. G. Graham and Miss Asmnus.
Ira Shortridge’s strawberry patch near Greeley yields over 365 quarts from a first-year planting on three-fifths of an acre. Ten cases sit at Knous' store with a Tribune display showing thirty berries weighing 1 pound 2 ounces, each berry as large as a peach. Expect over $1,000 from the crop as harvest continues two more weeks.
Readers are shown the scale of the Western Redpath chautauqua network by describing its vast chain of 125 assemblies and the effort required to conduct such a large program.
Keith Vawter and Charlies F Horner run two complete circuits, the most influential figures in the chautauqua scene as of now. Their leadership shapes programming, venues, and audience reach across events.
A large workforce supports summer operations with seventy five traveling representatives two press agents artists illustrators and twenty stenographers on the payroll of fifty men named.
The 1908 season would have recorded 1 250 000 paid admissions if grounds and turn stiles were provided. Tickets, small as they are, could stretch Omaha to Chicago end to end. The 1908 inventory lists 25 000 dollars of equipment and ten private cars, nearly doubling in 1909. Hotels paid out about 25 000 dollars in 1908, and Redpath paid roughly 25 000 dollars in midwest rail fares that year. If one traveler covered the total Redpath journey, it would span to the moon and back twice and a half with a threefold world side trip.
The text notes that the mail volume is enormous and that Redpath systems are among the heaviest advertisers in the country, highlighting the scale of mail handling and advertising strength.
The city finance committee reports an estimated year end surplus of at least 8000 dollars after expenses. The surplus will fund a new fire apparatus and likely a contract for an auto truck within thirty days. Revenue will cover the city's share for the Seventh Avenue improvement, while aldermen vow not to exceed the year's appropriations, delaying other improvements to next year.
An old medical claim states deafness cannot be cured by local treatments and must be addressed by constitutional remedies. It describes deafness as inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube causing hearing loss, promising a cure via Hall's Catarrh Cure with circulars offered for free.
The Lucerne Elevator and Produce Company elected officers on Monday, selecting new leadership to guide operations and governance for the upcoming term. The vote results named the president secretary treasurer and other key posts, signaling a transition in management.
A county committee meeting in the county superintendent's office on June 25 discussed forming a unified textbook list for reading writing spelling grammar arithmetic geography U S history physiology and civil government. The panel will reconvene July 16 to hear publishers and review competing books.
A Denver committee led by Alma B. Lafferty arrived in Greeley to probe the child labor tale amplified by Mrs. Mary Bradford and other Denver club women. The group questioned children, discussed at the Tribune office, and planned a full investigation before returning home.
S T Lockwood, famed New York mineral expert, travels to Colorado at the request of Thomas E Walsh to assist state analysts in radium production. He, with Thomas F Walsh and Victor Alderon, visited J W Mesmith’s Central City mine where high grade uranium samples were secured for tests at the School of Mines under Lockwood supervision. Radium, valued at over 1 009 000 dollars per ounce, has an almost nonexistent global stock estimated at about one and a half ounces with the US government controlling roughly four fifths of it.
By January first six miles existed with two more added since then. March permits show two miles installed and about one mile of new curb laid. At current pace at least twelve miles of walk are expected by year’s start. Average cost is 11 cents a square foot, about 20 percent cheaper than Denver towns due to local gravel and sand supply.
The district Women of Woodcraft meeting was in session at Collins on Thursday. The district comprises twenty circles with most represented by delegates. Greeley circle delegates included Mamie Thompson Tom Hall C. C. Thompson J H Kidder B F Marsh C H Adams and R J MecLucas. Other circle members present were Jesse Nolin E G McKinney A J McCarter Ed Rosling and A T Ling.
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