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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1903
Page
3
Local Eaton residents share travels to Denver and Greeley, crop reports and sugar factory activity. Notable items include Mrs. E W Goodan's slow recovery, new marshal Al Cocklin, sugar beet and potato yields, church events, a pantry theft at E G Steele's, and neighbors visiting or moving to Jerome Kansas.
Peckham J. R. Henderson transacted business in Greeley Monday. Wies and daughter with Miss Elma Wilson spent Saturday in Greeley. Independent Ditch Company held a ditch meeting at Platteville Monday and elected new officers. Henderson, a painter and calimeter, is at L. S. Larson's Peckham ranch. Rev. Moore preached his farewell sermon Sabbath evening after one year, with plans to elect another minister for the year.
Mr and Mrs W F Willis visited in Eatora Sunday. Mr Pace and family moved into Greeley last week. Mr and Mrs Lincoln visited at Mr Willis one day last week. Mrs Fred Voris of Greeley visited at Mrs Houston Sunday. Pearl Amterger has been on the sick list. Mrs Junie Knapp and children returned to Alma. Harry Bermington duck hunted Saturday evening. Rev Grout of Greeley preached at S L W school house Sunday evening. Ethel Bradley of West Greeley visited at S L W ranch Friday and Saturday. Howard Brisco and family visited friends and relatives in Greeley Saturday and Sunday.
Belle Shaw was reported sick last week. Miss Tillie Todd of Peckham stays with Mrs. Heflebower. Dr. Raymond of Windsor attended Mrs. Jones. W. W. Dye finishes hay cut. Mrs. Tom Wailes and daughter visited Hillsboro. Will Jeffs’s buggy was damaged by a kicking horse. A three pound boy arrived at Ernest Hefle bower’s home last Saturday. Hillsboro boys hunted on the Platte and brought home ducks in a sack.
Cault S Budd sold his ranch to J Whowell and J P Roberts. Frank McIver and Arthur Clilton visited Cheyenne on Monday and Saturday respectively, returning midweek and midweek. Vincent Archer and Vincent Aicher traveled to Cheyenne Grover Denver for visits and cornmunity business.
Roy Strickland visited Loveland last week and Agnes Robb visited Leta Carey in Lone Tree district. A new Delta house is rumored, another is south of the cemetery. John Thompson began as weighman at the factory October 1 as beet season opens. Several have beet orders and haulings start. yields expected good. Mrs Strickland hosted friends in Iowa connections. a baby boy of Mr and Mrs Perry Gardiner died last Tuesday evening and was buried Thursday. community sympathy extended.
COLUMBINE residents spent Sunday at home with King and wife. Misses Tormey visited on Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. F M King visited Eaton High School Thursday. Daisy Law and Pearle Landers were guests of Mr and Mrs Harley Beers. George Garrett and family from Fort Collins visited relatives here. Darner and mother dined with Morrison family of Ault. A new buggy in the community attracts the attention of young ladies.
Local updates report Collins district residents visiting Ault and Eaton, travels to Denver and Salt Lake City for health, and a series of social calls. Potatoes begin digging with strong yields of over 104 sacks per acre for Roberts & Coopers.
Mrs. Elwell and Mrs. Shull travel from Stove Prairie to visit relatives. Rev J W Cleaver begins services at Smith Chapel in Denver. Local threshing faces a pause due to team shortages. Social gatherings include a Y P C U farewell at the parsonage and a straw ride to Henry and Ed Brown’s home with games and refreshments.
Welcome Hill Estella Wailes visited Hillsboro on Thursday. Mrs Andrew Kidd returned to Illinois on Saturday. Frank Mellon irrigates his new place and will begin plowing soon. Doris Stevens and Ethyl Anderson came home Friday from Loveland. Mabel Ring and Jane Wailes attended Sunday school at Johnstown. Charlie Kee and an Berthoud insurance agent were in the area Saturday. Frank Mellon started onion digging and they are turning out well. Susie and Arthur Ragan and Mrs Marshall rode Riely’s road last Sunday. Carl Yost injured his leg with a hay rake and now uses crutches. John and Charlie Vetter were also present.
Gretta Townsend and Emmit Tinsman were guests of Alice and Jane Wailes Sunday evening. Grandma Lee celebrated her 66th anniversary with neighbors Saturday night. The group enjoyed the evening well into the late hours.
Windsor and nearby towns see residents traveling to Columbus Ohio visiting relatives in Greeley Fort Collins and Johnstown. The Christian parsonage framework rises and neighbors report Miss Mattie Fulton ill with typhoid fever as Joseph Newman company performs to a full house at the opera house.
G B Person longtime Union colonist dies at 70 at his son-in-law A A Woodbury's home. Funeral likely Friday after extended notice. Mrs Jane Cooper dies at 85 after two months illness in Greeley. Funeral from 1106 Seventh Ave. Linn Grove burial. Eber Willard four months dies of pneumonia. Interment Linn Grove. Homes for sale listed by Clayton Lumber Co.
The South Platte Land Reservoir and Irrigation Company sold eleven eighteenths of the Jackson reservoir, totaling 1100 rights, to the Fort Moraga irrigation district for 177.00 dollars.
G W Writt of Nacogdoches Texas says his daughter suffered chills and fever for three years until using Herbine. He notes the remedy’s value and his wife’s reliance on it. Sold by all druggists for 50e.
Union Pacific offers round trip tickets to San Francisco or Los Angeles at one fare from October 9 to 18, 1903. Liberal stopovers allowed both directions with a final return by November. Optional return through Portland via Shasta route or O R N steamers for $13.50 extra. Contact local agent or EB Griffin, general agent, Denver, for details.
One way second class colonists tickets sold via Union Pacific to San Francisco Los Angeles and many California points at 25 dollars. Portland to Ashland inclusive 25 dollars. Portland Tacoma Seattle 25 dollars. Butte Anaconda Helena 20 dollars. Spokane 22.50 dollars. Great Northern routes 22.50 to Wenatchee and 25 beyond Wenatchee to Tacoma and north. Reduced rates to Idaho Montana Utah Oregon with liberal carrier overnights.
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