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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
7
In Weld County, four Greeley residents cheer the wet spell as overdue moisture saves alfalfa and crops. Farmers report dry ground softened by rain and snow, enabling plowing for late potatoes. Collins district for three weeks had drought relief and wheat shows signs of recovery.
Special to the Tribune reports widespread rain and snow across LaSalle Windsor Raton Collins Pierce Big Bend Kersey and surrounding areas. Farmers praise moisture easing four week drought and expect abundant alfalfa and grain as winds ease and ploughing resumes.
State Senator EB Carpenter of Greeley will deliver the commencement address at Evans High School graduation exercises tonight at Odd Fellows hall. Graduates include Jessie McCollum Bertha Paon Gertrude Huffsmith Charles Overman Robert Huffsmith Erven Speers Join Sillett Aubrey Briggs Horace Kinsinger. Dr J Horton school board president will present diplomas amid music, solos, orations, a class prophecy and a drill by the intermediate girls.
Miss Ethel Bird, formerly of LaSalle, attended the graduation exercises of the LaSalle school Friday evening. She was a member of the class that graduated last evening.
Mrs. E L Older, Miss Francena Bickling, and several others went to Denver for short visits or on business. W J Rowe and L R Noles made moves including a new Cadillac purchase. Family members and friends visited Eaton, Bromfield, Ault, Greeley, Windsor, and Colorado Springs with trips ongoing.
J. A. Alexander, longtime nation store proprietor, plans to resign the business and manage a gasoline route in Uverney. Insurance adjusters state McCutcheon and Decker property losses amount to about $6,500 after a recent fire.
O. T. Oliver and R. C. Craven of Beulah Michigan were in town Friday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hi. G. Day. They were returning from a month in the northwest.
Mrs. Bertha Holmes traveled from Denver with her son John Holmes body for burial. She returned this morning to her Pierce area homestead.
H Reynolds departed for Grand Junction to spend the summer. Mrs Reynolds accompanied him to Denver and will join after school ends with the children remaining behind until then.
Mrs. J. Collar, who spent four weeks in Greeley visiting her brother C. H. Dunn and her mother Mrs. Mary Dunn, returned home this afternoon. Mrs. Dunn, who has been ill, is reported improving in health.
F Klein of Company A in the hospital corps at Fort Russell will spend a few days in Greeley for vacation and rest. He visited Greeley last summer and liked it enough to return for another vacation.
Mr and Mrs A L Carrington of Como have been visiting Mrs Floorence Thomas for a week and went to Denver Friday for a few days stay. They plan to return to Greeley for another visit before going home.
A P Rutherford is appointed depot police and will be on duty from morning until 8 30 in the evening. He received his appointment Thursday after serving three months as janitor at the station and is well fitted for his new duties.
Mrs R J Hunter hosted the Presbyterian Woman's Missionary Society at the manse on Friday afternoon. Mrs A D Butler presented a paper on Siam and Laos while Mrs W H Schureman started a review of Mary Helm's From Darkness to Light to be studied at future meetings. Attendance was good.
Arizona Owens, seen in Greeley this morning after traveling from Fort Collins via Boulder and Denver, starts a state wide walking tour to distribute literature for four Denver firms. She plans to visit every town in the mountains and plains, carrying a gun with permission, and will head to Eaton this afternoon after a brief stop.
A woman born in 1874 in Mercopa Arizona recounts a long walk from Louisville to St. Louis on a $100 bet. She describes years as a cowgirl, nursing school in Louisville, battles with health, and a determination to seek open air life. She completes the 365 mile trek in eleven days, gaining strength with each journey.
Commander Julius A Pratt of Post 148 Kewanee Illinois reports relief from backache and kidney pains after two months using Foley Kidney Pills. He credits the medicine with ending bladder misery and plans to recommend them widely through his network of friends and comrades. Sold by all druggists.
Activity climbs in the Boulder oil fields with multiple wells deepening. United Oil No. 23 at 1900 feet and No. 24 at 1200 feet, No. 25 set to start next week, while derricks rise for Nos 26, 27, 28. Fidelity to begin drilling next week. Fleming well at 1000 feet. Boulder Crude hauling for a new derrick. Output already high and set to rise with new wells.
A pleasant surprise party was given last night at the home of Miss Harrington and Miss Hazel Pearest. Both young ladies recently returned from teaching the term at Big Bend. Miss Pearson plans to leave this afternoon for her home in Lafayette.
Kersey beat Greeley 15 to 8 after ten innings, with an eleventh inning collapse by Greeley aided by errors. Ley from Boulder Prep boosted Kersey alongside others as Seigel struck out sixteen for Kersey while Greeley’s pitcher fanned fourteen. Kersey showed strength against a strong county lineup, positioning for more confrontations this season. Lineups included Roach Adams Maduna Latorre Loloff Dix Reed Nick Seigel for Kersey and Hudson Morris Badboi Buckles Bodie Laman Sullens for Greeley.
A young man and woman in a slow horse drawn buggy collided with the Rugh automobile near the creamery. Edwin Starkey and family had noted the buggy’s carelessness earlier, and Mr Rugh swerved right to avoid the buggy, tipping it and throwing the occupants as the horse fell.
A carriage accident prompted two young people to return and assist the victims. The carriage was taken to the Kersey and Lucan livery barn and the youths refused to give their names. Neither party was seriously hurt.
The Greasewood reservoir about 25 miles northeast of Greeley will be enlarged to a capacity of 3 484 800 000 cubic feet at a cost near 100 000 dollars with work starting now. Landowners A D Smith of Greeley and C C Clarke of Berthoud own the site. Water will come from the Poudre river via the Larimer and Weld ditch and the Greeley Poudre system to irrigate 50 000 acres. The project aims to benefit ranchers and the local region.
Members of the eighth grade plan a Friday afternoon concert in the high school auditorium starting at 2 15 with chorus work vocal and instrumental solos and violin numbers. Prof Whiteman directs and has trained students for weeks for the hour long program.
Kersey May 23 Former Governor C S Thomas may be the speaker at the Fourth of July celebration here. He has been invited by the committee and his reply is expected this afternoon.
George Cox traveled from Cheyenne to spend Sunday with friends, sharing time and conversation in a social visit.
Evans town board may repeal the Sunday baseball ban at a meeting next Monday. Local boys circulate a repeal petition and expect board support, arguing baseball is harmless and grounds are distant from churches to avoid church services disruption.
Mrs. Albert Sechrist of Denver visited Mr and Mrs W P Wasley last Thursday. Mr Sechrist arrived Saturday and the pair remained for Sunday.
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