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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
15
Mrs I O Glazier was surprised Tuesday afternoon by fifty Baptist church ladies. The program featured solos by Miss Luna Smith and Mrs Ruth Thompson, a piano solo by Mrs D D Forward and Miss Mamie Glazier, and a reading by Miss Read. Mrs P W Goodrich presented a chair and delivered a tribute to twenty years of faithful church work and care for children and the Sunday school.
The city council met in regular session last evening and fixed the annual tax levy at 20 mills on the regular one third valuation. They denied two street scale petitions, granted a building permit for the Camfield addition, and laid over the Tenth avenue sidewalk petition due to late season. A Fire alarm proposal from Electrical Automatic Appliance Co was referred to a committee offering twenty boxes at 45 dollars monthly for five years with a 1475 dollar city option to purchase, plus anticipated private boxes at similar terms.
Daily items from Denver to Fort Collins list residents and visitors, sales at Red Front department store, and offers of Michigan cider at Wilson Grocery. Notables include Mrs C A House, Miss Beatrice Jones, Walter Starbird, Harold Teague, and Miss Helen Norris. Also mentions J H Sykes moving to Portland and wedding news of Alice Dobson and Rev. Paul West.
The rummage sale in the Unitarian church basement is busy with out of town buyers. A woman bought over $20 worth of items to be shipped to a ranch miles away, and fresh goods arrive each morning ensuring continued bargains. The women expect a good total proceeds.
Paul Frazier was arraigned and pled guilty in county court on bootlegging. He was fined 15 dollars plus costs and faces jail time. Prosecution alleged he hid liquor in lumber piles at Partlett's yard. Gault versus Anderson was dismissed, Gault seeking attorney fees.
Advertises a free ten dollar set of aluminum cooking utensils with every Round Oak Range. Includes a storefront display hint and mentions D. R. McArthur & Co. as the seller.
The Unique club met Monday afternoon hosted by Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick. The game Stv determined the first prize winner Mrs. L. S. Hickman with Mesdames Hickman Muth and B. C. Rienks as substitutes. Consolation prize went to Mrs. Chas. Couzens. a well-set table awaited the guests after their labors.
A gathering of democratic ladies will be hosted by Mrs. W. L. Clayton at 2 30 Friday afternoon with speakers and a social time. Invited guests and attendees include John L. Hurst Harvard graduate Edith Bradburn Denver teacher and O C Zingg. The piece also notes clerks from Condon's store enjoyed a jolly dinner downtown then went to the theatre with Edna Dent Faye Pattee Edna Price Lena Conroy and Mrs Gordon Danforth among the crowd.
A meeting of Business college students alumni and friends led to the formation of the Cc B C Literary society. The group will meet biweekly in winter for debating speaking music and other literary activities open to the public. Officers elected include President H M Cooper Vice President M H Massure Secretary Ethel Worley and Treasurer Georgie Hill.
A motor from Ault carried forty voters to a noon poll. The tally was 21 for Taft and 19 against, indicating Taft led the poll by two votes.
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