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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1912
Page
6
B P O E Gree ley lodge No 809 held open house at its new lodge home on Friday drawing an estimated 4000 visitors. Members and wives staffed the reception with ladies receiving candy on the first floor while groups played cards and music filled theBuilding was shown to town people during both afternoon and evening sessions.
The Gem State Rural reports farmers seek cheaper capital after 1890 census shows Western rates near 10 percent. The American Bankers Association debated plans to loan to farmers at lower rates, warning that if bankers fail to act, new channels will emerge with better facilities for farming finance.
J A Hicks of LaSalle reports a 200 ton hay baling project this week. A press arrived yesterday to begin baling. The hay has been sold to Mr Palmer of Loveland and will be shipped when baled. Hicks notes a fine hay crop this season.
Joseph Nicholas a New Jersey dairyman employed since August 1 at the Miami farm suffered a severe machine accident. His fingers and thumb were mangled during the mill's first operation, resulting in amputation. The alfalfa mill had just been installed and was in initial use.
Grandma Berry age 83 a Platteville pioneer and longtime Methodist church worker died at the home of her daughter Mrs George Snyder after residing there for some time Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 pm at the church with burial in Platteville cemetery
C A Bickle died at his Exeter Nebraska home while en route to visit his son in Greeley. He was 83, survived by a Greeley son and three Nebraska daughters. L W Bickle and Max Bickle returned from Nebraska after attending funeral services, joined by daughter Mrs Frank Reader of Kimball Nebraska.
Mr and Mrs J S McIntyre of Orchard were in Greeley on business this week and returned home Friday.
Evans November 2. Boys painted Wanted two cases of whiskey and three barrels of beer at back door of Mart Briggs store. Briggs laughed at the brand note, noting he uses certain brands. The youths avoided harm or material loss, performing only mild mischief and friendly stunts.
Street and street car manners emphasize courtesy between genders. Women enter cars before men but men assist when alighting. tipping hats signals politeness. A lone woman should bow and thank when given a seat, while escorting men pay fares only in certain encounters. Men should lift hats, remove hats in conversations, and stand uncovered during street exchanges. Public displays of affection are discouraged and order on sidewalks is urged. Smoking with a woman on the street is blamed as a courtesy violation.
A seven year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs C D Page, living northeast of Eaton, fell from a buggy late yesterday evening and broke his arm. A physician set the bone and the boy was left as comfortable as possible given the pain.
Mrs Roy Ray and her mother Mrs Elia Dumas of Windsor spent Friday in Greeley. They were joined by their guest Mrs Jeannette Dumas of Kankakee Illinois.
Mason W. Ward left Iowa to follow Miss Anna Edwards to Greeley Colorado where he persuaded her to abandon a year at Teachers College and wed today Rev C E Mogg conducted the ceremony at 2 30 P M in Miss Frances Tobey's rooms at the Sibley house The couple left for Colorado Springs then will return to Iowa The bride and groom are from Ward and Greeley respectively with Ward a civil engineer and Edwards a student in domestic science
Funeral services for N C Miller were held Sunday in Platteville with a large crowd attending. The I O O F hall hosted the rites and members of the order led the cemetery service under Dr J M Norman grand master and J E Snook past grand master.
Erie November 5 Francis Wilson and Miss Ruth Neff had a narrow escape when the auto they rode in turned over while avoiding two motorcyclists. Wilson was thrown clear, Neff was caught under the vehicle but not seriously hurt as the backs of the seats prevented a crush. The car sustained slight damage. Pea Dragger Working in Johnstown
Eight Greeley youths were summoned by Marshal Camp after disrupting the town alley with a partially dismantled beer wagon. The boys retrieved parts from hiding spots and began reassembly under the owner D. W. Runnells watching calmly as a lead from one participant named the others.
Oct. 31. The case of Geo. H. Sethman and the town of Milliken was moved to a different court. It will be heard in Greeley, likely late November or early December. Sethman held the water works contract, but the town terminated it after a year due to dissatisfaction with progress and now seeks to avoid payment.
Mrs. Ida Henderson living one mile northwest of Greeley sustains a badly fractured right arm after a horse kicked her last Tuesday while she tended her usual duties. The accident, attributed to her advanced age, is regarded as serious.
Foreman Mr Hall of the roundhouse is recovering from a jaw wound caused Monday by a slipping crowbar. He visits the roundhouse daily to check progress. His daughter Mrs Sellars had been visiting and left with Miss Beulah and Miss Francis Hall for a stay with her.
Evans November 5. Several Mexican beet field workers from near Greeley hired a rig from Kersey and Lycan livery and drove to Evans. They couldn’t handle the horse, the rig overturned, one man fractured his shoulder. They were brought to police court, paid fines totaling about 11 dollars plus costs for rig and damages, a 5 dollar interpretation fee, and an automobile ride back to Greeley.
Charles Barkley and William Young of this place have built a new beer pulling machine they deem one of the best contrivances of its kind. They plan to set it up this week on a nearby farm and test it, with intent to secure a patent.
Wilson Eugene Chapin of Arizona declares that Wilson will win forty states, Roosevelt five, Taft three, with Debs and Chapin dividing the rest. He adds, Give us a million votes this time and we will elect a president next time.
E L Hensley purchased the Purity dairy from H W Walker on Friday and will run the business from his farm three and a half miles from Eaton. Walker and his mother plan to move to California soon. Hensley is well known in Eaton and is expected to succeed in the venture.
A large public sale is held this afternoon on the F. W. Hunter farm north of here. Horses and many farm machinery items are up for bidding from the farm's holdings.
Gov Shafroth issues proclamation calling all Colorado churches to dedicate Sunday services on November 24 1913 to educational themes. Preceding the 38th annual Colorado Teachers Association meeting in Denver November 25 26 27 at City Auditorium, with lectures from educators from eastern colleges.
Platteville November 2 G F Vollmar lost two range steers yesterday afternoon after they wandered into town and onto the railroad track where an engine struck them. The cattle were running at large inside the city limits and no damages are expected. Feed scarcity outside town drives cattle into town for better feed along side streets.
Miles c Miller a leading Platteville figure died at his ranch home after months of Brights disease and related ailments. At about seventy he arrived in 1869 and built wealth on two local farms and properties in town. He leaves a wife and two sons, Albert and Steven. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm in Odd Fellows Hall with interment in Platteville cemetery.
Dick Galbraith reported a missing team of horses and harness near Berthoud. Marshal Fenton alerted nearby towns and Clyde Galbraith traced the animals to a fence near Highlandlake, recovering them. Witnesses from a Mead dance described a man leading one horse and riding another on the night before.
A Farm and Fireside excerpt describes a Cincinnati woman who killed herself over a believed theft of money hidden in a book. It urges farmers to open the “closed book of the farm,” seek expert advice, read the farm paper, and study to uncover hidden riches rather than rely on hard labor alone.
An unknown man who drifted into Milliken yesterday is under a physician care after falling face forward on the sidewalk near a saloon. He appeared to have been standing asleep when he toppled onto the concrete, injuring his face. details are scarce.
The vice president dies on the eve of election triggering constitutional confusion. Secretary Knox acts as vice president and could become president if no electoral outcome occurs. The GOP convenes November 12 to select a Sherman successor to be voted by the electoral college with Taft. Names mentioned include Hadley and Wanamaker.
Mr and Mrs J C Clarkson relocate from their ranch to Greeley this week. Their son Claud Clarkson and his wife, currently living in Greeley, will move to the Clarkson son ranch for the winter.
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