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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1909
Page
7
Fares and business notes from Greeley report repairs at L. Orr’s carriage shop and Dr. Lace attending a Pueblo convention. Visits include Kr. J. W. Winslow with two sons, Mrs. Walter White, and Mrs. Walter Capp. Public life mentions school board candidacy, a bicycle sidewalk fine, and plans for a Worth League banquet.
Local items include residents visiting relatives in Denver and Iowa, trips to New York and Wisconsin, and family moves. Advertisements offer a sugar deal with groceries from Royal Cash Tea Co. Various notices mention land for sale near Orchard, and residents heading to Leveland, Loveland, and Gowrie for visits, burials, or relocations.
A petition circulating seeks extending the Rera route from Eaton to include Severance, with sixty two signatures. Severance now relies on Windsor carrier service, causing a one day mail delay as the Windsor route departs before Denver’s morning mail arrives. Rumors say a Loveland Eaton mail train may replace carriers, possibly starting April 1, while Severance experiences a road strip in bad repair seasonally.
Lent at St Peter’s is highlighted by an address tomorrow evening by Rev J J Donnelly a renowned Denver priest. Services start at 7 30 with choir directed by Miss Marie Foley and Miss Tessie Floyd. A question box in the vestibule invites anonymous inquiries to be answered before the sermon.
Maps and statements for two new reservoirs Ranch Draw near Keene and Farmers No 1 add to about thirty sites filed this year in Weld County. Ranch Draw would cover five sections with 90 million cubic feet capacity sourced from South Platte and Box Elder Creek, costing about 62000 dollars. Farmers No 1 would draw from the same sources with a 36 foot dam and a 717 million cubic foot capacity costing about 41560 dollars.
Miss Irene Mott led about twenty five schoolmates in a surprise party for Mae and Lois Swanson at 1529 Ninth Avenue. Guests delivered a large chafing dish, played games and shared refreshments, including a chicken cutout contest won by Mae Lockhart.
Mose Stone, plumbing inspector, chased by confusion after mistaken stop near Bill Levis’s farm. A muddy ride of eight miles follows as Levis accuses Stone of missing a job while Stone believes he’s in the right town. The encounter ends with miscommunication and a delayed service call.
F H Grove sold his homestead for 2450 dollars after about a year living on it. The land was taken under the old soldiers act allowing quicker proof up. The quarter-section lies under the Stanley ditch with minor improvements. In the Draw, three more surveyors have worked to measure acres that may be watered from the Denver and Greeley ditch.
J. W. Morgan has rented his home place and moved to Greeley to enjoy retirement as a ranch owner. He did not farm last year but lived on the ranch under supervision. The Carters, former Windsor area renters, now live on the place.
Questionable ad for a herbal remedy claiming relief for women with urinary, bladder, and kidney troubles. Mentions “Mother Gray’s Australian-Leaf” and various testimonial terms, with garbled street references and dubious endorsements.
George Spear offers a free children's program at the Arcade theater next Saturday. All town children are welcome with adults paying their fare. Admission hours are set by grade: first and second at 9 30 in the morning, third and fourth at 9 45, fifth and sixth at 11 80 in the afternoon.
Beebe reports delayed damage tallies after a storm cuts off town from world with broken lines and sparse school staffing. Some amateur telephone repairs mix Walnut 46 line to restore service as crews face massive repair work.
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