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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
2
Sunday visits scatter through the region as residents report social calls and travel. Orval Rodgers shows a 4459 bushel grain crop while Beebe Draw creamery stays busy supplying Longmont. A storm slows beer outings and a wagon wreck injures Charlie Southworth. School enrollment sits at 18 in higher grades and 28 in primary under Miss Etta Day and Miss Lizzie Washburn.
Beebe notes swapping visits and health updates as residents travel to Denver Platteville and Evans. Edna and Iva Dean attend high school class, Rev Taylor install affects Sunday school, and harvest and mission Thanksgiving set for October 18 at Gena Baptist church in Wentz. Community learns about coal demand rail updates and new home building plans.
Eaton residents and visitors are noted in a dense patch of social items. Entries mention Eaton and Denver trips, health updates, church activities, dances, clubs, and business moves, with many names including Mrs. A J Eaton and Dr A W Shields. The column also notes beer deliveries, store changes and community events.
Hillsboro notices include John Brewer named postmaster, visits by Mrs. Heflebower and others, and neighbors relocating. Family sadness with the twin baby death at the Tremen home. Jack Sauter returns from Missouri, rents Loveland house for winter, plans farming steps next summer.
Mr and Mrs Sutor visited Rosenburgs on Sunday. Sam Wylie sold beef in the area this week. Hutchens and Roy Noll of LaSalle visited Green’s home. Pearl Robb stayed at Wilkinson’s in Pleasant Valley. Laurie Hutchens visited his aunt Mrs Leake. Neighbors enjoyed a Saturday evening party at Stoneking’s. Ross Dicks, friend of George Green, has tales from the Philippines. Rosenburg bought Garrison’s place and plans to move mid next month. residents glad they remain in Delta.
At the last town board meeting Dan Kinney received a license to run a bowling alley in the Bellrose block east room which will be enlarged and opened soon. Jewelers Scheer and Stedman moved to larger quarters in the Goodan block. A lecture by Robert Burdette titled Rainbow Chasers drew a full house at the Congregational church, starting Eaton’s lecture series.
LASALLE D. M. Lewis was carrying potatoes last week. Harry Snook visited friends in La Salle Monday. L. J. Herrington returned home Friday after a two weeks visit in Boulder. William Andrews and Mrs Nash visited him last week. The Misses Knight of Evans and Blanche Sibley of Greeley visited Misses Ellis last week. The Misses Coil Hayward Jennie and Adah Ellis spent a few days visiting friends in Denver this week. The Chinese social at the home of Mr and Mrs James Beattie Friday by the young people of the A P church at Evans was enjoyed by all.
Elwell W. A. Purvis reports the loss of a valuable mare last week due to mining. Levi Mead shows improvement after a fever scare. Mrs Jehjel Shull departed for the mountain ranch last Thursday. Mrs Rob Devitt hosted Mrs T L Davis at dinner Sunday. Miss Laura Kibby returns from an eastern trip and plans to resume duties at Sunnyside school. St Clair Taylor welcomes a nine pound son at home last week.
Miss Eva Dunwig is ill with fever and Mrs. D Snider suffers nervous prostration. L W Russell buys the Metcalf property. J J Penrose buys DD Snider’s lot to build soon. George Abbott goods in Greeley. Lucan family visit Boulder and Longmont. Mrs. Mattie Stanton of Denver visits Platteville friends. Ditch district talks reservoirs for future water supply. The Flinch club hosted by Miss Jessie Lewis. Dr Dillingham repainting a purchased house, not a doctor’s office. George Terry moves to Frederick property. KR Hogue to occupy vacated home. Hammitt, Glaze, Gwyn attend I O F and Rebekah lodges at Fort Collins. Ben Bowen from Fort Collins visits Platteville with hints of selecting a Platteville partner.
In Fort Lupton beets are being shipped as fast as trucks can secure. the canning factory closed for the season and employees left for Longmont. Charley Cheese turned pasture cattle over to owners. Mrs. Sadd bought the Bickford property on Park Street and plans to move in about November. Dr. Kempton from Denver did dental work at Hotel Lupton, and the Colorado Telephone Co added several new phones. Dr. Krierberger and Dr. Brown operated on the daughter of C. M. Wagner. Fulton Ditch directors toured the South Platte seeking reservoir sites for the Fulton ditch.
Mr and Mrs Dave Nauman plan to move to Missouri. Maynard Hemingway sold a riding pony to Chris Montgomery. Mrs J Smillie and children visit A R English. H M DeVotie and a New York friend spent Saturday at Mr Lynn's. Mrs Jones of Denver visits her daughter Miss Jones at Mrs Benton’s. Mrs Minnie Wauridsen travels from Nebraska for Dr Nauman’s funeral and visits her parents. Mrs Stella Kerlee visits her mother then joins Mr Kerlee in Fort Collins for college activities.
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