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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1909
Page
16
The Greeley Tribune reports it received a quarter page ad from Boca Grant Development Company with instructions to insert it twice. The paper respectfully declines, stating the proposition benefits only gamblers and criticizes the company’s method of exploiting the tract, refusing to lend advertising space.
The Rocky Mountain News opposes Boca Grant Development’s contract lottery plan for eastern San Luis Valley land. It says parcels are mountainous and likely to lose value for homeseekers, while promoters gain wealth. The editor calls such fake land schemes harmful to Colorado.
The district attorney’s dragnet nets weekly minor gamblers who pay state fines but face additional city penalties. The Tribune argues one fine per offense would suffice and questions why well‑to‑do offenders receive no mirrored treatment. Decoration Day thoughts urge living‑side kindness daily.
The 1868 order by John A. Logan established Memorial Day observances. Each year four copies of the order are read at graves to honor departed comrades. This morning Colonel White led the local post in delivering the solemn instruction and the ritual wording about guarding graves with sacred vigilance.
A solemn exhortation urges reverent remembrance of slain defenders. It calls for honoring their memory with flowers and flags and protecting sacred grounds from vandalism. The commander in chief proposes annual observance continuing as long as a survivor remains to honor comrades.
This community roundup lists residents and guests traveling to Denver Greeley and surrounding areas. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Imboden visiting for two days, Miss Norma Scott and Blanche Moore visiting Windsor, and Clara V. Clark headed east for the summer. Many others are mentioned with brief journeys or returns.
Eaton high school's graduating class staged Rip Van Winkle at the Palace opera house with strong performances by Guy Deffke as Rip Van Winkle and Hallie Keener as his wife. The matinée drew a good crowd with music by Miller's orchestra and performers Emma Grant Mary Reynolds Gina Smillie Grace Shattuck and Bessie Wright providing afternoon tunes.
If you are of moderate means and cannot afford a physician for diarrhoea, one or two doses of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy will cure it. This remedy has been in use for years and is reliable. Price 25 cents. For sale by all druggists. Miss Reba Day of Longmont and Miss Carlotta Day of Fort Collins visit sister Abbie Day. Carlotta leaves Wednesday for Illinois for the summer.
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