The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-11
From the Tribune. Greeley. Colorado

As Q Tribune representative was strolllng
about town the other day, looking up items
Of news. he dropped into Fezer's drug store.
This, that and other medicines were talked
of and their curative qualities analysed:
so far as lay in their power. The cura.
tive powers Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills were
talked of, when M. Falkner. a clerk in the
store, mentioned that Mis-. Joseph Moore was
q firm believer in their efficacy. Pursuing
his quest. the Tribune man paid Mrs Moore
q visit the next day.
Among the many good people residing in
Greeley, Colorado. Squire Moore and his
amiab.e wife are the best known and the
most respected. The Squire Is carrying his
seventy-six years rs sturdily as many men
who have not yet rounded their slxtieth mile
post. and. his wife, Ann, IS o fitting comran-
Ion, one of those pleasant faced. agreeable
ladies, who make you feel PERFECTLY at home
when in their company This happy couple
were born in the same neIghtorhood. OF the
West Riding. OF York, England. in ls2G: the
husband o few weeks his wlte's senior and
for over fifty years they have travelled the
pathway Of life together. In 1SlS they emil
grated to this country and settled in Derby.
Conn.,, where they resided for a number OF
years. While there Mr.. Moore, who was
highly respected by his %neighbors, was elect
ed o member of the State Legislature in 1867.
During his residence in the United States
he has been q constant reader of the New
York Tribune, and was In ardent admirer
of its founder and great editor, Horace
Greeley, and q firm believer in that notable
writer's opinions. Through those mediums
he was influenced to come to Greeley in the
early spring of 1871, and here he has resided
ever since. During his residence in this
beautiful section of northern Colorado, he
has held many responsible public positions,
notably that of Justice of the Peace. an Office
which he occupied uninterruptedly for eight
years; and four years ago was reelected. tC
another term, his name being placed in
! nomination at the convention without his
knowledge.
The newsgatherer was received cordially
| and in response to his inquiries, Mrs. Moore
| stated that her health commenced failing
several years ago but like a great many WON
en-, she scarcely knew the meaning Of the
name sickness in relation u herself. She
| refused medical attendance or treatment CT
any kind, barring that which she drew upon
from the family pIarmacopria or dispensary.
| Using Mrs. Moorc's language: "For foul
years ! was miserable, hardly q week passed
, during that time but what l suffered from
extreme lassitude. The least ~exertion fl,
tigued me. At times when would be sew
Ing or reading, l would be troubled will
tingling sensations, like the p~rickin@ of pin,
in hands, feet, arms and legs. Occasionally
would suffer from profuse p"rspir"ii"n. TIE
water fairly running from my face arc l.aadS
Then for days it would seem imros,, '" i,'
me to enjoy a minute Of warmth. wo-I'
sit iu q rocking chair alongside a rn"r; ~.
in the stove wrapped mp in h''nh'~ g:
while my face would he scorched, the - q
ny body would be chilled.