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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
9
Promotes local industry by listing firms producing Greeley manufactured goods and urges residents to seek out and purchase their products to strengthen the home economy.
In Justice Court Judge G O Stevens presided over the People vs James Nagle who was charged with taking ties from Burlington. Nagle testified the section boss gave him a share of old ties and he bought the rest. he was acquitted. The People vs Eli Avery was dismissed without a hearing. H Eckhardt charged with criminal assault appeared and the case was continued to October 15.
Miss Ethyl Lovell hosted a informal Saturday gathering for a group of young ladies. They spent several hours chatting and sewing by the open fire enjoying fudge and other treats in the gloomy weather.
The Whist Club of Pleasant Valley held its first meeting of the season with an oyster supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Kight. Last winter there were weekly gatherings at members’ homes. Twenty five members attended and enjoyed the evening.
The first Greeley car arrived this morning carrying 3,000 baskets of Concord grapes from Michigan. Lawrence Hensley Fruit Company of Denver shipped the fruit which was divided among Greeley merchants.
J Max Clark reports on the library fund drive for the new building in Greenville. About 425 subscribers contributed from 5 to 1000 dollars, with shortfalls likely between five and six hundred dollars. Delinquent pledges exist, farmers chiefly active, and older settlers provide most subscriptions. The project plans to equip the building with stacks, tables, and chairs, needing at least 2000 more dollars, with committees guiding fundraising without debt.
Carl Kash of Deer Creek Colorado swears he met Robert Bailey alias Robert McDowell in Dale Creek Wyoming in late August and can prove the man seen is Bailey. He filed the affidavit with Denver attorney Ralph Talbot. Asmus and Moon remain imprisoned for Bailey’s 1904 alleged murder.
On January 3, 1908 Elmer Brewington, a sixteen year old, lost four fingers when his hand was caught in a beet testing machine at Eaton sugar factory. The management refused fault but agreed to pay 750 dollars to the minor through his guardian Perry Brewington.
In district court today the Kingsbury brothers and the Lower Latham Ditch Company resolved their disputes. A stipulation was approved allowing the Kingsburys to proceed with building their ditch while an injunctive order bars interference by the Kingsburys with the ditch company.
A concise civic notice directed at residents of Weld County District 2 urging participation in upcoming local elections and outlining essential voting timing and venue details. No additional context available from the fragment.
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