GO IN TO WIN CANDIDATES PREPARE FOR LAST FAST SPURS
Candidates sharpen their campaigns as the final push approaches. Those previously trailing increase pace and threaten leaders in the contest.
05 May 1904
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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1904
Page
1
Candidates sharpen their campaigns as the final push approaches. Those previously trailing increase pace and threaten leaders in the contest.
The Tri bune's World’s Fair trip contest remains open with four and a half weeks to go. Candidates are improving at different rates and any voter can still influence the outcome. The piece notes fair play and hints at last minute changes as credits are awarded and subscribers gained aid the cause.
Each coupon clipped from the Tribune earns five votes or credits. A new subscriber paying for one year nets 500 votes. Six months yields half that. An old subscriber paying $2 on account adds 200 credits. A want ad sent with cash adds 20 credits. Open to any Weld county young lady. the Greeley resident with most credits wins one prize and the top outside-Greeley candidate wins the other.
Saturday members of Chapter I of the P. E. O. visited Chapter 6 in Fort Collins. The girls hosted a joyful reception and hospitality marked by welcome, friendship, and a shared sense of college sisterhood. The P. E. O. Society, modeled after Greek fraternities, has grown from a few eastern colleges to chapters across the United States and parts of Canada. The group’s initials are a closely kept secret, despite a joking claim that they stand for Petticoats Enter Only.
A new baseball team, the Greeley Eagles, organized in Greeley, beat a Hazelton nine 9 to 3 at Hazelton schoolhouse. The Eagles showed strong pitching and steady hitting after the sixth inning, with manager Charles Lofgren formerly of the Greeley Reds guiding the squad.
Mr and Mrs W H Edwards and Mrs George Lovell returned from a Grand Canyon trip in Arizona noting Edwards last boat passage was in 1889 with the Stanton party. Only the Powell party was known to have prior boat passage in 1869. Three Stanton men were lost in the river but the experience outweighed the risk. Last Thursday Jenny W Reed was granted a divorce from Frank Reed for cruelty and non support with custody of their minor child.
At the county Republican gathering led by H. E. Churchill and County Clerk W. R. Adams the regular faction won all key positions. Churchill was elected county committee chairman 134% to 34% as Haynes and McCreery led a brief opposition. Delegates to state and congressional conventions were chosen and a dispute over seating Nordell delegates defined the tense opening.
Normal High School defeated Greeley High 63 to 26 in a Friday dual track meet on Normal grounds. Top performers included Moore and Reid of Normal in sprints and events, Draper and Sylvester in field events, with Draper winning the 880 and Reid taking both the 440 and 220 dashes. A post meet accident injured Harry Van Churchill during practice, requiring chloroform and a doctor for hip reduction.
Emma May Dahl received a divorce from Nelse Dahl by Judge Southard last Thursday. The decree cites cruelty as the grounds for the end of their marriage.
Last Friday evening G. S. Billheimer, secretary of College Y M C A, helped organize a Young Men's Christian Association at the Normal school. The movement grew from a culture and mutual improvement society and has high student membership. Officers elected: George W. Roup president, Ray Alexander vice president, I. OC Hall secretary treasurer.
M A Bunker won the school election with 132 votes while Fred E B Smith collected 79 votes in a 211 vote total held Monday afternoon. Low turnout reflected weather and candidates’ lack of interest as only two nominees stood.
Denver juvenile court Judge Ben B Lindsey spoke to boys at the First Presbyterian church in Greeley and then to girls at the Methodist church. Walter Struble of Chicago addressed the youths and later spoke to adults at the Presbyterian and Methodist services.
M R DeBusk formerly of Atlantic Iowa buys a half interest in F E Baker Real Estate, explaining the growth of the business. Baker, long a Greeley resident and local businessman, remains involved as the firm gains community support.
A straw barn belonging to E A Beers, located three miles north and one mile west of Eaton, burned last Thursday night. Six horses died, and hay, grain, a buggy top, and other implements were destroyed. Loss estimated at $1000. Beers is Harley Beers' brother, who was killed recently by a freight engine at Ault while E A Beers recovered in a Denver hospital.
Dr and Mrs S K Thompson returned to Greeley last night week from Los Angeles where they spent the winter. The doctor is enjoying excellent health, but Mrs Thompson has been suffering from a cold since she reached home.
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