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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
6
A car load of beds remains at the lowest local prices this week. Buy from the mail order catalog at home to avoid shipping delays and local freight inconveniences.
Fragmentary OCR notes recall The Greeley Tribune founded in 1870 by N C Meeker with C H Wolfe as manager and H Hansen as editor. The text shows address 722 Seventh St Greeley Colorado and references subscriptions and carrier delivery amid garbled trailing words.
The Greeley district may still expand farm productivity beyond current limits. The July Technical World Magazine article by H. D. Jones describes intensive methods where one square inch yields multiple crops through soil richness and year round planning. Photographs illustrate the innovative terraced frames and cloches used to maximize output.
The city council ordered removal of unsightly signs and began curbside cleanups ten days ago. Merchants and farmers debate the placement of hitching posts and the possible grouping or sheds to improve conditions and reduce street clutter. The fly pest issue persists despite daily cleaning behind livery stables.
Editorial suggests limiting favorable fly breeding spots in the market place and horseshed area. If cleaned once a week, flies and unsightly spots would diminish, though residents dislike them. The piece calls for action on the market area cleanup.
The piece argues that both major parties in Colorado must purge Denver dominated figures like Speer in the Democrats and Evans in the Republicans. It asserts the Moffat interests control both sides and urges removal of these figures to allow clean men outside Denver to lead. Milton Smith is praised for being shelved as party chairman.
A group in Greeley heard lectures on building up the city emphasizing loyalty to the city and its industries. They urged united effort to develop Greeley as an educational center, business hub, manufacturing city, and distribution point for northern Colorado, advocating support for locally made goods.
Pearls grown from Stove Prairie seed by E. B. Walters won first prize at the Overland exposition. Planted around June 1 under the Greeley Loveland ditch five miles southwest of Greeley. harvestable next week with about one hundred sacks per acre. Walters plans to enter a State Fair sample at Pueblo hoping for another first prize.
A vintage ad urges readers with rheumatism lumbago sprains or stiff joints to use Ballard's Snow Liniment promising relief so they can discard crutches. Sold by all druggists with pricing at 25 cents 60 cents and one dollar.
C. L. Carter at 821 23 Seventh Street reports the highest market prices paid for wheat oats and barley.
A 200 year old oak chair of Irish craft is owned by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wooldridge of 319 Wighth avenue in Greeley. The chair, once in Pittsburg, Pa, was handed down through the Wooldridge family and has witnessed much of early U S history including presidential elections. It was recently refurbished with a mahogany coat but retains an oak heart and is expected to endure for another two centuries as it passes to the next generation.
Weld county dominates the Denver Inter-State fair with fourteen first prizes and four dozen more across fourteen second prizes and a third prize. The Greeley exhibit secures Colorado sweep stakes and the $100 Denver Real Estate Exchange loving cup plus a $75 prize from the exposition company. Secretary M H Lowe sails for Denver to assist J F and Harold McCreery in repacking the exhibit for Pueblo state fair opening next Monday.
Noted missionary Rev J K Robb, famed foreign mission worker from Tak Hing Chau China, spoke at the Reformed Presbyterian church Thursday night. He drew a good audience and will preach again tonight and Sunday inviting all interested in mission work.
A sprained ankle may heal in about one third the usual time by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm freely and giving absolute rest. For sale by all druggists.
Glazier the jeweler and Kinsella the insurance agent are named among local businesses. Several births are reported including a girl born Sept 14 to Elnor and husband and another son born Sept 12 to W. Van Gorder. Residents travel to Denver and Loveland for visits and meetings. An upcoming duck season opening is noted for Sheriff Florance. A lawsuit over lots in block 26 is filed by Willis Hill against Union Colony. Dr Sapero offers free consultations at New Camfield hotel Sept 17–19.
Tribune want ad notes life insurance offered by J W Crone. Mentions Arias Williams started Sunday for a Boston trip and various community notices including residents traveling, education plans, licenses to wed, and local business updates. Includes names such as Grover Clark Nicholls Bliss and Wylie with moves to Denver Boulder and Weld County.
Charles Leake has been ill for a week and is improved. His brother Frank was detained from going to Oskaloosa last week and left Monday. Miss Helen Norris arrived from Belleville Kansas and surprised her sisters Lena and Lillian Norris. Norris plans to stay in Greeley through winter. A Johnston and son R Johnston arrived for a visit with Mr and Mrs F A Kuehn. The elder Johnston is Mrs Kuehn's uncle and will stay a month. his son left Wednesday night for Concordia Kansas.
The defendant Friday filed notice of appeal from the justice court ruling in Mc Pherson vs Bethage. The amount involved is about $10. Mrs. L. A. Kinyon of Donner's Grove Ill is visiting the Hennick family including J. J. Hennick W. W. and G. A. Hennick relations noted.
Miss Mary McCutcheon visits her brother J. B. McCutcheon and family before returning to Denver. She is an instructor at Westminster University.
Mr and Mrs Charles Huebner and daughters Erma and Melva have left Burlington Indiana after a two week visit with Mr and Mrs Carl Vance Mrs Vance and Mrs Huebner are sisters in a family trip back home to Indiana.
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