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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
1
Protest disrupts traffic as owners and drivers clash in the street. The confrontation drew a crowd and police monitored the scene to prevent further violence and restore order.
At a Connell Chamber meeting the council will discuss a revised auto speed and operation ordinance. Auto owners protest age limits claiming youths cannot safely drive and propose testing. supporters note safety concerns and propose examinations. The discussion is set for Friday at 1 30 in the Chamber with aldermen invited.
Vittetoe fell from an derrick at Eaton two while drilling a well. He died Tuesday in a hospital after injuries. body brought by his brother Fred Vittetoe. He was rushed to Greenley then to a flyer in hope of saving his life. He was paralyzed and neck broken. Vittetoe was related to the Vittetoe brothers in Greeley. Mrs. Vittetoe was visiting in Greeley at the time of the accident.
A meeting of parents and teachers will be called early in the year to organize a Mothers group. From each grade a representative will be elected to meet with teachers and Superintendent C. B. to arrange three programs for the year. School problems and grade math meetings will be discussed as a new departure.
Funeral services announced for John Ogden will be held at his home this afternoon. Rev. KF Dorey will officiate. He is survived by one son, Harry.
Ss Lincoln has returned from days stay in Denver. The former leader's absence followed reports of engagements in the frontier city.
Mrs. J. McCormick and her family received a kitchen shower at Mrs. F. McCracken's home in Eaton. The event, organized by the Rebekah lodge, follows their loss when a Clark ranch house burned recently. The family now plans to rent and move to Eaton after recovering from injuries from the fire.
Evans Sept 6. Miss Luella Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs George Park marries Leo Snively of Wyoming at 4 pm at the Park home. Rev Smitz performs the ceremony. The couple will honeymoon in Denver Colorado Springs and Boulder before a large reception in Evans and then return to Wyoming.
Mrs. R. D. Thompson returned from Anido Illinois after seven weeks visiting relatives. She attended the Love family reunion held every five years with over 100 relatives from across the country in attendance.
Lou Alber traveled to Denver for a brief several day visit starting Thursday.
The Indians routed Spuds 10 to 0 in the first of three games with Cheyenne. Greeley totaled seven hits including a double and three triples while Horell and LaSalle starred in the field with three-baggers. Stokesberry pitched well for Cheyenne, with Davis and Baxter absent from the Spud lineup.
Jorge Graham moved the Miner versus Bracken case from Larimer County to this county. Both litigants hold half interests in a large irrigation well 12 miles northeast. The dispute asks whether Miner must lower his pump or Bracken must allow the water level to rise to the plaintiff's pump before draw.
The Salvation Army local branch launches a Harvest Festival to raise funds for home missionary work and rescue efforts. A fruit and produce display may be set at the hall with a sale on Monday September 18 and cash gifts sent to Captain A. E. Marpurg at 1302 Fourth Street.
Mr. Leander Welch resigns after two years teaching at Visalia High School to take a better post in Long Beach schools. Mrs. Welch, formerly Miss Pearl Holland, is recalled by Greeley friends.
The Unitarian church will resume services on Sunday September 8. Pastor Rev John Mitchell will not be present next Sunday but the pulpit will be supplied by Rev T C Brockway.
Dismay fell on the Norcross family when their Normal Hill bungalow sold just after they finished decorating. Fred Norcross and his husky boys moved the entire household to a new home using an express wagon with the boys acting as horses, saving the piano and furnishings in place.
About 100 friends held a Tuesday evening surprise for Carl Lundgren and his bride at their new home. The guests serenaded them loudly and treated the couple to ice cream. While Lundgren was away in the east, friends decorated his business place with banners and mottos.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Welch have left Visalia California for Long Beach where Mr. Welch will work at the new polytechnic school. Mrs. Welch is formerly Miss Pearl Holland.
Miss Ina V. Ramsay and Luther E. Beeman pledged their marriage vows at noon Wednesday in the Ramsay home at 1028 Lighth Avenue. The ceremony featured yellow and white blooms, a Lohrengren march, Rev. Shutt officiating, and a groom’s brother as best man. The couple plans a state tour and then will reside in a Sixteenth Street bungalow. Out-of-town guests included H L Paxton, W B Barnett, C H Barnett, and others from Fort Worth, Cheyenne, Denver, and Longmont.
The Weld County district court hears an action by School District No. 62 against Weld County and Treasurer Patterson to restrain payment of registered warrants. The district warns that paying the warrants would deplete funds needed for current expenses and threaten this year’s school term. Nixon & Nixon represent the district. Winbourn represents the county and treasurer. The case tests the law in this funding issue affecting Weld county districts.
F N Howe and Mrs Flossie Mincey of Kersey were married Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist parsonage. Rev Ernest Tuck performed the ceremony in Rev R A Chase’s absence. They were accompanied by J L Doty and Miss Opa Doty and will live on a ranch east of Greeley.
Floyd Smith has sold his barber shop in Fort Lupton to Mr. Bracey. Smith and his family plan to return to their former home in Kansas.
Miss Sarah Gibson of Greeley celebrated her 84th birthday with 24 old friends at her brother J. K. Thompson’s home. A large cake with 84 candles marked the occasion after refreshments. Gibson, who recently returned from a solo trip to California, has long resided with her brother. Mrs. Hiram White came home Tuesday night from Loveland after a week with friends.
After two months, Deputy Halligan of Fort Collins and Deputy Peterson caught Mary Brainard and her alleged lover Harry Scott. Brainard’s husband, H C Brainard, had sought aid to locate wife and child aged 18 months. Scott and Mary Brainard were taken to Fort Collins with the baby on the 6 o’clock train. The couple had lived as husband and wife at 725 Tenth Street. Brainard worked for a transfer and storage company.
Roxie Adams and Ras Beach returned to Denver in time for the new school term after a summer abroad. A strike in England delayed their homeward journey, but they enjoyed brief visits to New York City and Washington.
Miss Clara Peery will attend the Agricultural college this year, signaling continued advancement in local education. The report notes her enrollment follows prior schooling and ties to regional farming programs.
Charles Ferguson claiming to be a camper was found by police near Greeley with 62 bottles of beer on ice and about as many empty bottles in his wagon. He and a dog were taken to the city jail where he faces bootlegging arraignment this afternoon. Ferguson says he is from Wyoming but authorities suspect Laporte residence.
Mrs. W. J. Benning came back Monday to her Pueblo home after ten days with her daughter Mrs. Earl Twist. Lloyd Benning stayed briefly to visit his sister and left early to prepare for the school opening.
Windsor reports the largest enrollment in town history under Superintendent Axel Johnson. The total is 350 with twelve teachers. high school counts 37 students more than last year and the primary department up by 25. School has opened and is in full swing.
Miss Josephine Knowles and J. C. Kendel wed quietly Wednesday afternoon in Denver at a friend’s home. Both musicians, the bride is daughter of the late J. S. Knowles and a Greeley graduate studying music. the groom, son of Mrs. Alice Kendel, is a violinist and former director of music at Normal High School. They will reside in Greeley.
Herb Alden shipped a car of hogs to Denver today, marking his second car this season. He plans three more this fall, with 50 to 60 hogs per car and an average weight of 275 pounds, earning about $7.35 per hundred.
I. J. Oppenheimer has returned from a brief visit to Denver after a few days away.
Oscar Suddarth, six, was hidden in a floor den by his father B M Suddarth and grandmother to keep him from others. Deputy Sheriff Peterson, after a 250 mile trip, returned the boy to his mother, following a court order. A divorce had granted custody to the mother, with a four year old daughter to the father.
Mr and Mrs F A Neilson and daughter Nonie have been visiting Mr and Mrs W H Delbridge. They left Tuesday for Manitou to spend time before returning to Coffeyville Kansas. Mr Nielsen is Mrs Delbridge's brother. They have spent a month at Elkhorn Lodge in Estes Park.
Albert Tuck, attending Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois, is spending a two week vacation with his mother Mrs Fannie Tuck before starting another year of study.
Mr and Mrs Robert Hall and their two children have returned from Colorado Springs where Mrs Hall spent the summer and Mr Hall enjoyed his vacation there.
J. Truby Cameron traveled with his younger brother Cromwell to Denver for Labor Day sightseeing, taking in the city’s sights and attractions during a late summer visit.
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