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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
4
Local merchant pledges to restore stock with new goods at reduced cash prices after a closing out sale. The ad promises continued big cash bargains, warns that money market stringency kept shelves empty, and invites patrons to watch next week for further cut price surprises.
Supt Harrison visited local schools. Mrs Day improves from illness. Miss Ruby Estes returns from Sterling. Mr and Mrs Murphy of Orchard and Mr and Mrs Galvin of Sterling guests of the Halls. John J. Smith recovering after leg injury. hospital in Denver. Mrs Van Kelsey plans California trip for ill health. Senator Wood of Boulder visits Lupton. Harry Twombly builds a new barn. Brighton Ditch company election March 7. W. S. Decker buys Tracy ranch. takes possession March 15. Burge family returns from south trip. Rast Lynn played Feb 28 to full house. stage minimal scenery noted. Social Sixteen meets at Hubbe's. dainty lunch. Jos McLaughlin erecting cottage on McKinley Ave. Sunshine Girls minstrel Feb 29 a grand success. Merry Sunshiners at Fort Lupton play high five. prize winners noted. W A Miller party Feb 29 with forty guests. cobweb animal craft. Albert Avery wins hog prize. Mrs Shinkle booby prize. Music and social chat conclude enjoyable evening.
Jas Dunn visited Denver on business. John Hubbard loaded sheep for the Chicago market. Mr and Mrs Carter hosted Rev and Mrs Matthews and Mr and Mrs A L Reeves at dinner. The Presbyterian Ladies Missionary society held a well attended day of humiliation and prayer. Miss Flora Moreland of Greeley substitutes for Miss Laughlin who went to Denver for treatment and plans to return in two weeks.
A baby girl born February 25 to Mr. and Mrs. Bliss. Henry Mead moves into the former Moberly residence. Mrs. I. Giberson is seriously ill with grip. H L Bowen plans a town surveyor’s office. S G Woland, R & Pence buy 39 acres east of the railroad for 7800 dollars. Peter Lundberg buys 80 acres from Mayor Alison for 12000 dollars. H W Kirby family moves into Todd house. former owner A Ruffner. Protracted Christian church meetings begin with J Vance and Rev F M Stringham assisting as pastor.
Wm Rhode traveled to Denver Saturday while Lois Price from Idaho visited Ruby Frink. Anna Monson arrived from Denver, and St John went to Platteville for a business trip. CG Wagner bought the Pheo Seheick ranch. George McKay of Denver called on Lupton friends. Agnes Herbert visited Myrtle Myrick at Platteville. Carl Bruce went to Platteville for news of his father. G L Armstrong and Bart Anderson are digging a new ditch for the Kelsey ranch.
Asa Alkin and family are out of quarantine. Jack Jones moves to the G. W. Patton ranch. A literary event is planned at the school house Friday evening March 6. George Morrison expands on his eighty adjoining C. H. Weber. John Richardson farms the Larson place this year. The farm was formed last year by Chas. Nelson. Guy and Otis Carleton visited parents last weekend and return to Fort Collins Monday.
Josephine Gilmore visited Ruth Campbell last week. A W Fletcher of Chicago visits his daughter Mrs H L Bowen. J E Glovers place is quarantined as two children suffer scarlet fever. H L Bowen plans to move to Ault to begin surveying. Mrs Martha Shannon had a stroke and is not expected to recover, with Wesley Richard Shannon and daughter Mrs Mosier staying with her.
A Lone Tree children party was held at the Strum home last Saturday afternoon. Local farmers plan to begin farming if good weather holds. County Superintendent Harrison stayed overnight at Pennington’s, visited Lone Tree and Brown schools Friday. Mr and Mrs Crafford and Mr and Mrs Arthur Christman entertained about sixty friends Saturday evening February 22.
Archibald grades on Bartell property while J W Shearer loses a milk cow to frozen beets. Houtezens visit Waite family. McCarthy Donovan finish No 3 ditch project and prepare to move. Moore buys five of Hall’s bulls for plow and dredge work. McConnel goes to Chicago with sheep. Louise Bruckner stays with McConnel’s wife. Delta Literary society ends winter program with ice cream and cake. next winter to reorganize.
Will Terry and wife moved to Charlie Vollmar ranch. Mrs James Stanton visits brother in Greeley. Ernest Terry returned from western Nebraska trip. Prof J F Redman at Johnstown and Mead. Postmaster S Salomon attends Denver business. Mrs S L Hughes visits parents in Ault. Sadie Harmon visits brother Frank Ballinger in Leyden. Anna Duenweg at Normal in Greeley spending vacation. Agnes Herbert of Fort Lupton visits Myrtle Myrick. W A VerBryck visits Fort Lupton and Denver for business. Minnie Lucan sells property to son Alfred. Warren Hammitt adds cement block foundation to house. Vi Me C A lecture Man for Man at M B church draws large crowd.
George Beckman of Denver rents Ernest Calkin's blacksmith shop and will move in immediately. A Fort Lupton home talent play delighted local youths. Mrs. G. Pease and Mrs. Wm. Bushell hosted the Fortnightly card club. Mr. and Mrs. Calkins plan visits to Greeley and LaMont, Oklahoma. February midmonth honors include top grades for Mary Hill James Morgan Ruby Pettee Newell Wasley Willie Hogue and Oris Willey.
Little Helen Cassiday is ill with tonsillitis. Barber visits Ohio. Beetham visits Aust. Ed Price moves to Odd Farm for the season. Several residents on the sick list. Harry Sylvester moves to Lord Ogilvy farm near LaSalle. Houston family visits John Moody. Mrs Kitz travels to Greeley for surgery. Gertrude Mackey visiting Stowe. Captain Drake and wife return from Omaha. Edna Barber hosts sewing club with 22 ladies attending.
A series of meetings on sanitation is organized by the commercial club. The first will be at the Congregational church Friday night March 13 with Dr. George Glover as lead speaker on Pure Water Clean Food and a Clear Conscience. Other topics include Human Tuberculosis The Liquor Problem Public Sanitation Medical Inspection in the Schools and Typhoid with dates and speakers to be announced.
I have a fine stereopticon or magic lantern suitable for church hall or private home. It can be used in any house with electric lights. Great for entertaining a company or club. Lantern and operator services available with or without views. Slides made to order. See J Henry Couture at Fezer's drug store.
The railroad touts low rates and fast service to the Mexican Gulf. T. E. Fisher, General Passenger Agent in Denver, invites readers to discover the region’s attractions and plan a trip.
White Russian seed for sale offered by O F Mason. Price and quantity not specified in available text. Local inquiry encouraged for details.
Mary F. Rausch from Colorado Agricultural College explains hay or insulation based fireless cookers. They use packed hay or sawdust in a box to retain heat after initial cooking, enabling meals like oatmeal soups and stews to stay hot for hours.
Harry Wilson of Waynetown Indiana lauds Chamberlains Cough Remedy as unmatched for croup and useful for colds and throat trouble. When administered at onset it prevents the attack and is widely used in homes. available from all druggists.
On Saturday March 21 at 1 o'clock from the school house steps there will be sold at auction four acres more or less of land belonging to district No. 20 lying north and east of the school house. Minimum bid is $215 per acre with cash terms. Mrs. T. A. Foley Secretary District No. 20.
An advertisement claims Chamberalin's Pain Balm cures a lame shoulder whether from a sprain or rheumatic pain. It urges liberal application with vigorous rubbing at each use and asserts a quick cure, noting availability from all druggists.
In St Louis on February 3 Chris Von Der Ahe a famed baseball magnate and longtime owner of the St Louis American Association team filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition claiming assets of about 200 against liabilities of roughly 865.35. He attributes most debts to loans for supporting his team and cites past investments and lavish habits as factors in his financial decline. He was once reputed worth about 25 000 and remained a prominent figure in baseball after organizing the St Louis American Association in 1876.
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