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Newspaper

Greeley Tribune

Location

Greeley, Colorado, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1909

Page

8

Auto Frightens Team of Horses Injures Matthews Family

A Sunday runaway auto collided with a frightened team near Oak Street bridge injuring J. P. Matthews head and face severe, his wife two ribs broken, and daughter badly bruised. The family, visiting from Boulder, was taken home by Judge Gamble who aided the injured and transported them.

J. P. Matthews Mr. Matthews Greeley Tenth Street J. S. Clough Oak Street Bridge Judge Gamble Boulder Matthews Home

Epworth League Elects Officers and Debates Social

The Epworth League held a church meeting and social on Friday with over 100 attendees. Twenty three new members were added and officers elected including Dr. Ella Mead president and Trudy Cameron treasurer. high delegates named for the Love land district convention in May 1920.

Epworth League Ella Mead Leo G. Mann Marion van Dyne Laura Cameron Maynard Dorman Earl Morgan Trudy Cameron Carrie Euge

Hall Hill Wedding Ties Greeley to Denver Couple Heads to Seattle

The wedding of K. C. Hill of Greeley and Viola Hall of Boulder occurred in Denver on Tuesday. The groom, employed by plumber A. R. Halli, has resided here since last fall, and the bride is the daughter of Mr. Hall. They will pass through Greeley tonight en route to Seattle to begin married life.

Closing a Successful Year at Highlandlake School

Theda Webb, a second grader in Miss Luella Daven's class at Highlandlake, earned honorable mention in May's School Arts for a water color painting. This marks the first year the work has been featured in the sea. Miss Daven teaches the first four grades and Miss Maud Frantz the higher four. The young ladies close a successful year of school work.

Theda Webb Luella Daven Highlandlake Daven Maud Frantz

Winter Wheat Up in Severance Country Prospects Good

Winter wheat is up in Severance country and prospects are good for crops this year. The rest did not materially injure either fruit or sugar beets, as the season is late and fields are not as far advanced by three weeks as they ordinarily are. The Windsor reservoir is nearly full, and there will be plenty of water for everybody this year.

Severance Windsor

Beinhardt Mary Reinhardt Dies at 64 Near Greeley

Mary Reinhardt Beinhardt died Thursday at her home five miles north of Greeley. She was 64 and survived by a husband and several children.

Beinhardt Mary Reinhardt Greeley

Reprint of Horace G Clark on reservoirs and irrigation

The Tribune will republish Horace G Clark's article on reservoirs and early irrigation due to high demand. Sufficient copies will be printed and sold for five cents each in this issue.

the Tribune Horace. G. Clark

Beehives Fences and Chickens Blown From Ault Scene

A severe windstorm hit the Ault area on Wednesday afternoon causing minor damage across farms. Mrs A L Palmers barn nearly toppled, KE Steele yard fencing damaged, E P Hubbells beehive moved, and haystacks and chickens blown about. Farmers kept working, unhooking drills as seed blew away, determined to continue planting rather to quit.

Ault A. L. Palmer KE. G. Steele Lumber E. P. Hubbell Collins

Kilpatrick Bros to retire after selling grading firm

The Kilpatrick brothers of Beatrice Nebraska plan retirement after selling their million dollar grading operation to McArthur Bros of Omaha last year. Dunn and Bradstreet valued the firm at 22 million with contracts now sublet, including extensions to Denver via Hillsboro and North Viatte to Gothenburg.

Crow Creek LaSalle Denver Hillsboro Kilpatrick Bros McArthur Bros Omaha Kilpatrick Brothers Beatrice, Neb Ireland Dunn and Bradstreet Nebraska City Greeley North Viatte Gothenburg the Tribune Sprague Lamoreau Kilpatricks

May Basket Social at Presbyterian Church

The Christian Endeavor group held a May basket social at the church on Thursday evening. A large crowd attended as the girls displayed handmade May baskets filled with lunch and auctioned to the highest bidder. A nice sum was realized and everyone enjoyed the event.

The Presbyterian Church

Expressman Suffers Fall Delivering Trunk

A. Edwards the expressman slipped at the top of the stairs while fetching a trunk from A. M. McClenahan’s home. He landed at the bottom with a badly bruised and cut face but remains able to report for duty today.

A. Edwards Edwards A. M. McClenahan Mr. Edwards

Peculiar Accident Harms Mrs Culver at Home

Mrs W E Culver suffered a broken arm and a dislocated wrist in a peculiarly simple accident Wednesday afternoon. She and Mr Culver drove into their Seventeenth Street garage and she volunteered to crank the car after the door failed to close.

W. E. Culver

Miss Mills of Salt Lake City Telegraphed Home

Miss Jessie Mills, fifth grade pupil of South Ward, was summoned to Salt Lake City by telegram on Thursday. The message said to come at once due to death and she will learn of the situation upon arrival. She left on the evening train Thursday and is due there this evening.

Salt Lake Jessie Mills Salt Lake City

Funeral of Mrs Ellen Noecker Held at First Presbyterian Church

Funeral services for Mrs Ellen Noecker were held Sunday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church. Reverend Lace of the Methodist church officiated and members of the Ladies of the W O W, in which Mrs Noecker was a long time member, conducted the arrangements.

Noecker Ellen Noecker First Presbyterian Church Lace Methodist Church

Beet Prospects Improve as Laborers Reach Fields

Beets show above ground as water works reach ditches for first time this season. Japanese contractors sign for over 4000 acres near Greeley at 70 per acre with thinning and hoeing paid at 90 and 10 per ton premium for high yields. Beets reportedly unhurt by a recent freeze. North Sterling irrigation district voters approve D A Camfield contract for 4 million, defeating Denver bidders. Camfield to Chicago to meet bondholders Farson and Son.

Greeley Timothy North Sterling D. A. Camfield Denver Camfield Chicago Farson & Son

Island Grove Moonlight Party Ends School Year Fun

High school seniors chaperoned by faculty enjoyed a moonlight party at Island Grove Friday evening from 6 to 10. Event featured baseball and jumping demonstrations by Prof. Carter, who cleared 13 feet 6 inches, followed by vaudeville and cafe supper. Attendees included Ernest Atkinson Paul McCrery Earl Twist Harry Robbins Albert Hall Harry Good Wil Cooper Edna Schillig Dorothy McCreery Kathleen Wheeler Una Deviny Florence Potter Florence McGinnis. Faculty present were Carter Merten and Miss Norris.

Island Grove Carter Ernest Atkinson Paul MccCrery Earl Twist Harry Robbins Albert Hall Harry Good Wil Cooper Edna Schillig Dorothy McCreery Kathleen Wheeler Una Devinny Florence Potter Florence McGinnis Messrs. Carter and Merten Miss Norris

Soap and Brush for Chain Gang

A deputy sheriff delivered over three hoboes from LaSalle who were sentenced to thirty days by a LaSalle judge. They had burned railroad ties to keep warm overnight. City officers rounded up six more vagrants, all to receive thirty days on the chain gang. The tramps being cleaned up received a half holiday to bathe, with a tub, soap, and two new brushes supervised by guards.

LaSalle

Baccalaureate Sermon and Graduates at Windsor

The Windsor M E church heard Rev. C M Cooper deliver the baccalaureate sermon Sunday night. Three high school graduates and seventeen eighth grade graduates are listed. The church was packed with friends and relatives as a high school choir provided music. Names include Camilla Poltz, Leland Laybourn and Nellie Stoneburg.

Windsor C. M. Cooper M. E Camilla #oltz Leland Laybourn Nellie Stoneburg

Three Drunks Fined Ten Dollars Each With Costs

The three drunks arrested Sunday night pled guilty and were fined ten dollars plus costs each. Tom Dunnett received an extra ten for carrying a revolver. An angel stood surety for all, sparing them the need to work out the sums with the chain gang.

Tom Dunnett

LaSalle Commencement Rev Dametz Preaches Baccalaureate

Rev. Frank Dametz preached the baccalaureate sermon at the Presbyterian church in LaSalle Sunday night. The service filled the church with friends of the graduates. Five graduates were in the tenth grade and six in the eighth grade.

Lasalle Frank Dametz Presbyterian Church At

Wife Granted Divorce in Fort Lupton Cruelty Case

Martha Leonard received a divorce from M. J. Leonard of Fort Lupton after he failed to appear. The decree cites cruelty as the grounds and notes the wife refused to be chastised with a wooden crutch.

Martha Leonard M. J. Leonard Fort Lupton

Suit for Non-Support in Justice Court

Mrs. F. O. Olson filed a suit in Justice Pressley's court against her husband for non support. Olson has spent about $5 daily in Denver for board and perhaps another $5 for refreshments while his wife and three children live with help from friends and Mrs. Olson's parents. No divorce filing appears yet.

F. O. Olson

Primitive cooking implements found by Colorado farmer near Ault

M Sand of Central Wisconsin unearthed stone mixing bowl and tools while plowing a strip of sod near Ault. The crude bowl and a narrow hand stone resemble Mexican Pueblo artifacts, suggesting Cheyenne or earlier occupants. A second rock and two smaller stones likely accompanied the set. a prior duplicate was found nearby. The find sits on Sand's ranch as curiosity.

Ault M. Sand Colorado Central Wis

Greeley Man Leonard Fink Receives Government Post

Leonard Fink leaves to head the country north of Helena Montana in the Sun River region. He is noted as Jessie Fink’s brother and praised for his irrigation experience and soil cultivation skills. He began as a young man here sixteen years ago learning irrigation and head gate construction.

Greeley Leonard Fink Reeclamation Service Mr. Fink Helena Mont Sun River Jessie Fink Fink

Hile Estate Settled With Final Distribution

Final settlement reached in Martha Hile estate. About 850 dollars to be divided among two sons and two daughters. Since son Marcus has died, his share will go to the remaining three after funeral expenses and court costs are covered.

Martha Hile Marcus

May Day Celebrated at Normal School

May Day at the Normal training school adjourned at noon on Friday. Girls wore white dresses with ribbons and flowers and enjoyed Maypole dances and graceful drills on campus. Boys wore gymnasium attire and held field day events on the athletic field.

Street grading in Greeley halted due to red street fund

Indications show no street improvements in Greeley this year as the street fund remains in the red. Last year $6,000 was spent grading Ninth avenue toward the canning factory, hoped to be repaid by property frontage assessments, but only $600 from the railroad was paid. The city refunded the factory over $2,000, provoking claims of discrimination and potential court action. if the city bears the cost, the street fund will be exhausted.

Greeley Ninth Avenue

Sunday Auto Enthusiasts Travel West From Loveland

A sunny spring day drew many auto enthusiasts and friends on trips from Loveland into foothills and toward Estes Park. F H Sears and family joined by relatives visited Loveland then Berthoud, while George Horne Guy Watson and Harry Youngs headed to the Forks hotel on the Estes Park road. J B McCutcheon with party and Will Biles also traveled the Estes Park road.

Loveland F. H. Sears Mr. Sears Berthoud George Horne Guy Watson Harry Youngs Forks Hotel Estes Park

Extended Eastern Trip for Mrs Rankin to Visit Relatives

Mrs Rankin left Tuesday for a two months trip east to visit relatives in Illinois. She will stop at Cedarville to see her daughter Mrs Clayton McMillan, then accompany her to New York to visit Mrs Jason McMillan in Oyster Bay and tour New York City. On return she will visit her other daughter Mrs Robert Crawford in Tarkio Missouri.

John Rankin Illinois Cedarville Clayton McMillan McMillan New York Jason McMillan Oyster Bay New York City Rankin Robert Crawford Tarkio

Flanagans sue landlord over Bruenwald farm contract

A county court jury found in favor of John and George Flanagan against their landlord Dr. L F Stuenwald of Longmont over a rental contract for Bruenwalds farm. Both sides indicated they would appeal the verdict.

Stuenwald John George Flanagan L. F. Stuenwald Longmont Flanegans Bruenwald

Proposed Greeley Dog Tax Ordinance

City of Greeley proposes annual dog tax with two dollars for males and four dollars for females payable each May first. Owners must register dogs, obtain metallic tags, and maintain collars. lost tags incur fifty cent replacement fee. City Clerk to issue annual numbered tags bearing Greeley Dog Tax and year.

City of Greeley Greeley

Greeley Dog Control Ordinance Enforced With Fines

The ordinance sets dog licenses to expire first Monday in May and imposes fines from five to ten dollars for violations. It authorizes the mayor to issue proclamations to muzzle or confine dogs during dangers, mandates impounding, notices to owners, and possible killing if no claim is made after three days. The act defines a vicious dog and prohibits poisoning or other harm to dogs within the city.

Mayo Proclamson Matshal Mershal Greeley Oiselt Perro BATNO

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