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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
5
A reflection on overlooked achievement asks readers to honor the farmer who discovered sugar in the beet and contrasts this practical success with the controversial polar claims surrounding Peary and Cook. The piece emphasizes honest, everyday ingenuity over grand but disputed feats.
A stream of local residents and relatives are mentioned in travels and visits this week. W. Imboden spent Sunday in Wellington. F. B. Shattack and daughter were in Greeley. H Couture returned from Steamboat Springs. Van Dyne recuperating from the east. Residents head to Denver, Windsor, Fort Collins, and California for extended visits or education, with several preparing moves or studying at universities.
Dr. William H. Fitch and his son Aiam Jr a Yale senior returned to Rockford NL after a pleasant visit with L Fitch family. Eastern visitors plan to spend part of each summer in Colorado this year extending to New Mexico in the west.
Decatur brothers David Jansson and J. H. Mitchell visit Mr. and Mrs. E Jansson at 1838 Eighth Avenue. The Janssons had not met for a quarter century, making the reunion notable for local residents.
Carl Farr resigns from Wilson Grocery after summer employment and visits Fort Morgan for a few days before heading to Ann Arbor to enroll at the university.
A historic note cites Dr. Abernethy warning about kidney health and danger when affected. Foley's Kidney Remedy is advertised as repairing kidneys, correcting urinary irregularities, and toning the body, sold by all druggists.
Mrs. Chester Scott and several locals visit relatives in Denver while others return from extended trips to the east and the mountains. Among them are Mr. and Mrs. Parkison of Glenwood Springs and Miss Myrtle English taking September and October trips to Tennessee and Nashville.
R L Simpson returns from six weeks visiting St Joseph Kansas City and Chicago plus a stay with his sister in Maynard Arkansas He reports a pleasant trip noting Ozark mountain weather resembles Colorado with cool nights.
W. R. Calvin and his brother in law T. F. Whipple of Nebraska City Nebraska traveled to Denver Thursday morning to join a stock holders meeting of the Consolidated Copper Smelter and Mining company. They plan to visit the Eldora mine and stop at Georgetown on the return trip.
Chamberlain's Salve valuable for burns, pain relief, and healing with little scar. Also advertised for chopped hands sore nipples and skin diseases. Priced at 25 cents and sold by all druggists.
Final lineup for the Greeley Epworth League lecture course features five productions from November 2, 1910 through April 28, 1910. Highlights include the New Zealanders in November, Lee Fra Lybarger in December, the Central Grand Concert Company in January, Howard P. Elliott in April and Thomas E. Green in April, with season tickets at $2 and single admissions at 50 cents. Tickets at Woods Music store for First Methodist church events.
The Methodist Sunday school held its annual picnic on a sunny day with 150 to 200 attendees. The group traveled by procession to Seely's lake for boating and shallow-water wading amid a plentiful picnic with ice cream. In the afternoon Fred Steele provided a 100-muskmen sons treat for the children.
An advertisement extols Quaker Scotch Oats as the superior food for strength and endurance. It argues athletes and laborers gain bone and muscle from pure oatmeal and claims Quaker Scotch Oats has no husks or specks. It targets farmers and families, urging regular or large family sizes based on convenience and economy.
Greeley aims to field a crackajack basketball squad with first practice set for October 1 in the Armory. The Tribune office will form and manage the Tribune Trippers to compete, drawing stars from last season, led by captain Deane McCreery and manager Lloyd Mills, with Wil Wilson Jared Brush Arthur Rankin Carl Hall John Cross Torris Comer and Granville Hamnett among the players.
Ebert Smith resigns from the town board clerk position to focus on Gill lumber yard ventures by Has brouck, Smith & Co. W. E. Parker elected to fill the vacancy. H. P. Cline of Berthoud to replace Smith at Steele Lumber, taking over from Smith's replacement.
A romance spanning states culminated Monday as Travis F B Dozier of Louisville Kentucky and Sylvia Newton of Seneca Kansas obtained a marriage license in the county clerk’s office. The couple had planned their meeting in Greeley and decided to wed, with the ceremony planned near that locale.
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