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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1905
Page
6
Gilman Marston of New Hampshire began as a new lawyer with a complex inheritance dispute. He prepared a lengthy argument tracing authorities to Julius Caesar. The court, unable to grasp the points, prompted a puzzled exchange as the judge admitted he could not follow the argument.
A Keo County traveler recalls a southern farmer offering dinner at 11:30 am. The host steadily urges more fried potatoes, repeatedly pushing a dish toward the guest who keeps resisting until being told to take almost all of them. The tale appears in Harper's Weekly.
Rear Admiral Higginson recalls a London shooting anecdote about a young American millionaire in England. While both were at the same country house during hunting, the man chased a pheasant on the ground with his gun cocked, insisting he was waiting for it to stop as a keeper urged him to let the bird go.
The Stephen 8 Sawyers of Millbury bury had twelve children all named with S letters. Mr Sawyer favored alliteration and named Ste phen Jr Susan Samuel Sarah Seth Sophie Solon Sally Samantha Salome Saul and Sandy. When a thirteenth child was imminent Mrs Sawyer asked for a name and he suggested Sufficient.
A beginner guide suggests making an alphabetized scrapbook of portraits from newspapers and magazines. Paste portraits on blank pages with only the name visible, trim edges neatly, and arrange alphabetically for easy reference.
A simple science trick shows static electricity. On a cold day lay out paper figures and pass a comb through hair to charge them. The figures dance jump stick and even stand on end as they cling to the comb and each other, forming lively shapes.
In a brief classroom moment Dunn Wunn and Nunn pretend to correct sums but actually toss pennies. Dunn has one, Wunn one, Nunn two or more, ending with Nunn having won and Dunn and Wunn left with pennies. The master declares time up and notes Nunn has done while Dunn has done one and Wunn none.
An old guide describes a simple two piece wooden climber for trees. Each piece is fifteen inches long two inches wide and one inch thick with a four inch nail slanted from bottom to form a fork. Attach inside each leg and ascend to the branches like a squirrel.
A riddle describes setting fifty down to define a choice and adding naughts, then using five to the right of a zero. A quarter of each completes the demand, revealing the word shown as the sweetest to us both. The answer given is Love.
George Harleman Elwell left for Sidney Iowa to visit his father with plans for Thanksgiving church services. The week brought the birth of a son to George Jones and condolences to the Ellis family after a fatal accident injuring their three year old child.
Esther Nelson drove to Greeley Monday. Davis family spent weekend in Denver. Lilly Todd visiting Kersey. Ney Zilar of Greeley visited relatives Sunday. Gates and men thresh grain locally. Emma and Sadie Hubbard from LaSalle visited Saturday. Miss Keyes from Boulder stayed with her parents at Peckham. Maude Welch and brother from LaSalle attended Sunday services.
The Centennial State Chapter D A R met at Mrs Cheeseman's home last Friday November 17 with Mrs John Campbell Denver state regent as guest of honor. Campbell spoke on patriotism and memory of the nation’s founders while attendees viewed relics from revolutionary times.
A five by seven canvas and six by eight framed painting of a cattle group owned by George Dauth, painted by his mother in law Mrs. Z Yeaton of Chickasha Indian Territory. It fetched a refused price of 500 dollars before shipping and will be shown briefly in Star Grocery before hanging at Mr. Dauths business. The frame was made by George D Horne.
Newton built a concave copper tin mirror producing a silver like surface. An image of a star formed at the focus allowed study through a magnifying eyepiece, enabling a greatly reduced viewing distance. The Royal Society preserves the tiny reflector about an inch in diameter as a treasure and precursor to grand instruments.
After supper at the First Presbyterian church on Friday evening 140 lantern slides will be shown. The slides are the work of camera clubs from Chicago Syracuse and Trenton. Courtesy of the Denver Photographic Society with a member in Greeley. No admission charge. Those who love pretty pictures are welcome. Eight o clock sharp.
For Sale. Fine sugar beet and potato farms, five and ten acre beet tracts, good unimproved ranch lands, also U. P. railroad lands. Reasonable prices, easy terms. Wm. F. Stephens, agent, room 9, opera house block.
The ladies of First Presbyterian Church will serve a supper in the chapel on Friday evening November 24 from 5 to 8 o'clock for twenty five cents. Everyone is invited.
Greeley Commercial Club members are urged to attend the Unity church banquet next Monday evening described as the year’s banner meeting. The event promises notable speakers and club updates.
Mrs. Frank Mellon visited from Johns town and Jim Noel from Big Bend country was here last Friday. Lee Sterling suffered a quinsey attack and Luther Crosby is recovering after a throat procedure. A basket social will be held two miles east of town at the Daniels school on Friday November 24 with notice inviting all, and baskets brought by girls.
P. C. Hashberger from Windsor is held for trial in justice court on November 28 for living with his cousin an eighteen year old girl without marriage. Hashberger admits being at the American House in Windsor and registering as A J Mason and Bertha Mason. The girl, once an inmate of Denver’s industrial school on parole, hails from Fort Collins where her father prosecutes the charges.
The Reliable Auctioneers announce closings with sales near Peckham Evans Gun Barrel road LaSalle and details of horses cattle hogs chickens implements household goods hay oats and 30 pedigree Belgian hares. Owners Smith J H Barnes and J T Cornelius oversee the events with notes that everything sells.
A notice to stockholders of the Lower Platte and Beaver Canal Company announces a special meeting at Hillrose schoolhouse Morgan County Colorado on December 1905 to ratify the Board of Directors October 4 1905 action authorizing a written agreement with Morgan County Construction for water diversion Beaver Creek for a beet sugar factory and waste water discharge back to Beaver Creek above the seadgate. Dated Greeley Colorado November 8 1905 H N Haynes Secretary First publication November 23 1905 Last publication December 7 1905.
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