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The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02

Greeley need not be alarmed. AS ,,o
people were not going to Denver 10
be held up. When he came to Grso
ley he needed furniture and rng.
and after pricing them In Denvs,'
his wife made the purchase In Gree
ley and saved 20 per cent.
Sugar Man Talks.
H. Timothy. field superintendent,
of the sugar factory. made q stron.
argument for an electric road ma
called upon the people OF Greeley ana
Greeley was throwing OF its letharrv
and looking at these propositions :
from . material or organic view.
point.
Tho County Fair.
A a conclusion. President Clay,
ton stated that the new secretary O,
the club. Mr.. J. F. McCrery, also had
a hobby. Mr.. McCrery's ideal for
the beneht Of the city ~ q county
fair. and he desired to present a res.
olution upon the subject for the con.
sideration OF the club. The follow.
ing resolution was then read and
unanimously adopted " the club:
whereas, the people OF Weld
county have not had for q number
OF years past any kiHA Of suitable
place In which to make public dis
play Of the products of the soil
fancy stock. farm tools. ETC.. and
Whereas. the needs OF . county
fair to be ready for the season O,
1909 are very great. and Greeley be.
ing the most centrally located city
in. the heart OF the irrigated district
and the best town In the country for
the location OF county fair, there
fore be II
Resolved. that 1t Is the sense OF
the Commercial club that the board
of directors be instructed to use ev-
cry effort to AFFECT an organization
OF that kind, also that the president
OF the club be Instructed to appoint
a committee of nve members to in
vestigate the proposition and make
report to this clab."
President Clayton now has the
committee under consideration.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02
Dr. Dlle Retires,

DR.. Frank Ollie has sold his prac-
tice to DIR. Charles c. Uric DR.
Ollie has been one of the most prom
inent dentists In Greeley for more
than ten years. and has built up an
immense practice. He now retires
to devote his time 70 the manage
ment of his ranch. three miles east
OF Greeley. DR.. Ollie is having the
house at the ranch remodeled and
made comfortable for his family,
and they will move In. a few weeks
DR.. Uric has been associated more
OF less with DR.. Ollie In his once the
last three or four years. He has
given excellent satisfaction. Before
coming to Greeley DR.. Uric wss as
sistant demonstration at the Colorado
College OF Dentistry In Denver. He
will take possession Of DR.. Dille's Of
fees some time this month.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02

Now that the Thanksgiving festiv-
titles are over. our thoughts turn to
the holidays. which are 20 near AT
hand. and while doing our personal
shopping we are buying the necessi-
ties in a half-hearted manner. and
wondering vaguely what We will buy
when 1t comes to ChristmaS shopping
The majority Of US leave that task
| which il a pleasure II taken at the
right time. until the last week and
then rush frantically about and In
our desperation take things which
are not in the least what we intend
ed to buy. and often Inappropriate,
and therefore unappreciated by the
recipients.
Nice for Christmas Gifts" caught
my attention while waiting in one
Of our Leading stores ono afternoon.
And the accommodating manager
was showing some new Isle hose
just received. They were fine and
beautiful and embroidered in diff
ferent colors-not the loud, gaudy.
cheap embroidery which makes you
shudder to even think of wearing,
but the dainty. exquisite work in
soft. delicate colors. The designs
were simple. being one small flower
and few tiny buds scattered over
the black. They come embroidered
In blue. pink, lavendar. etc. and
Will be chosen by ladies with good
taste.
Net Waists.
On Main street store has Just re-
ceived some new waists which are
beauties. They are ecru. cream or
black net over silk of the same shade.
The designs are simple but attract
I've, and the trimmings are of the
pretty new embroidered net. and pip
| ings of silk. The most noticeable
feature OF the new waist Is the long
small sleeve. They come well down
on the hand, with points. and nre
small but may be trimmed with
tucks for plump arms or sherrcd FOR
] thin ones. One OF the prettiest com
plnations seen In the new waists was
an ecru net over silk of the sam,
shade. Net embroidered in dark
green and plped with green SILK
formed effective trimming.
The sleeves were email and Ions
and tucked. the tucks. pointed cum
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02
Appointed l,cpusy ss,ysyor.

P. A. Hartung, civil engineer, has
been appointed deputy county sur
veyor, vice C. d. Page, resigned. and
will remove his ONCE from the First
National bank building to the sur
'veyor's Office at the court house.
He will also be appointed deputy
by Wr. Wright, the newly elected
surveyor. who will assume his du
ties January 3. Mr.. Hartung will
still continue his general practice OF
civil and irrigation engineering
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02

poulder Commercial club, was th'
.irst sneaker. He spoke of conditions
in Boulder since the advent OF th'
new interurban, II is almost I'M
nossible to estimate the great nehe
III to that city that the new line ha' h
occnsioncd. Instead OF eight tVaih,
n day. they now have siNty-two, ahu
are working for more. In l9oo boui'
der had but 5000 people, and no"
they have close to 1000 a couple
of months ago man from Rochester
\. Y, purchased forty acres NJ .he
city limits and will bring number
of wealthy people from his nome
town to build handsome residences
and make the city at the foot or .ie
mountains their future home. me
electric line brings thousands on
tourists from Denver every month
and they leave more money IN tne
city than Boulder people take 10
Denver. Since the advent OF the
electric line, the passenger trafhc mas
increased IS per cent. and the traf-
fic on the steam roads has not ma
terially decreased.
In introducing the next speaker
Senator Clayton said that Greeley
intended to excell Boulder and nave
sixty-three trains daily when we got
our five new electric lines. all OF
which were knocking at our door nj
the present time.
+. c. Moys. a hardware man, tod
how the interurhan affected his busi-
ness At first he was against the
and now he admits that
it has been the making OF Boulder.
Instead of taking people out OF the
city. il brings them in. The little
towns along the way may suffer some
but the ends OF the line receive the
great benefit II made the merchants
Of Boulder sit up and take notice
and the business men in that town
.oday compete and. in fact. under
sell. the merchants of Denver. ana .
rour wife will only have to make one I
,r two trips to the so-called bargain 1
,ounters of the metropolis to ma
his out This question is up to the
ocal merchant, and he will meet the
,Nigency. II is easy to keep trade
It home if you supply the needs. and
you have not got what is wanted,
.et it. People go to Boulder to
rade who live closer to Denver, and
hey will do the same when line is
uilt into Greeley.
w. F. Smith is boot and shoe
nan OF Boulder. Since the building
f the interurban he has moved into
uarters three times the former size,
nd his business has increased in the
anne proportion. He thought the
bolition of saloons would be bad
hing for Boulder. and that many of
he people would go to Denver for
heir wet goods, and buy their shoes
t the same time, but he now fnds I
he opposite is true. Instead of 60 I
ne to Denver to buy booze, most OF
hat class of people are now sober
nd spend their money for shoes ID
tead He was against the intecur- ;
an on the same principle. but finds /
e was mistaken. Once in while I
e sees a woman returning from I
,enver with a hat box, but it is
cry seldom they get OFF car with
shoe box under their arm. as they l
II know they can save money by
at home. Dunn's agency
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02

states that every merchant in baN
der reports an increase in bus'nt
in the past year. notwithstandinr ''
unsettled condition OF the cal1"
MANY business and profession '
of Denver have moved to b34lI'
and use the interurban to ari i'
Denver every morning and eFen'l
senator-elect d. r, Carpentgr y"
the next speaker,
MIR. Carpenter.
Mr.. Carpenter said II was OF NN.
Importance to the growth an iuiAl
of our Normal school to eonn''
/ Greeley with Denver by the iult'A
han. The School of Mines has sue
connection and has received gre,
benefit therefrom. The peoplc OF u!
western slope insist that they
given better facilities for ther Guy
dren to reach our Normal schoa
And the next question in importann
to the Normal school II the trans
portation OF tonnage OF what We pr.
duce. The southwest portion OF I'M
large county is practically naectss
ible to Greeley The farmer mus
drive to lafayette and then 10 Bou.
der and make large circuit !. h
desires to visit his county seat Ant
AT the same time all OF thai terr.
tory is naturally tributary,to Greeley
II is down hill road all the way
and that tonnage should, by rgh o
location. come here. The SAM can
be said OF the northeast end o. n.
counry One can drive for tNan',
miles in that direction and nor leave
the vicinity of farms. But We ar.
not receiving the tonnage OF thos'
farms. Crow Greek has thousln %
acres OF valuable land. and is undai
No. . ditch. practically the best
water proposition in the county and
still the Grow Creek district remains
The owners of the land
cannot even lease it, because there is
no railroad transportation and they
are not going to haul many miles td
a market when they can 60 TO am,
other county or state and lease land
much closer to a railroad. There IS
enough land in the Crow Greek dis
.rict to support two sugar factories,
md if an interurban road would tap
hat territory, in less than three years
t would be veritable garden The
Cache la Poudre valley was desert
before the c. & s. built into ID II
s the railroads that makes the farms
md when you double the population
If the farms you triple the population
If the cities.
Mr.. Carpenter laughed at the idea
hat the interurban would take the
ocal trade to Denver. He showed
low the clothing merchant In Gree
ey received So less for the same suit
# clothes than did the Denver mer-
hant Greeley Is just . little spot
IN the map. compared to Weld coun-
y, which is as large as some states.
here is grave danger that a large
'ortion of this county will break
way from us. 1t is rich enough,
nd can do so II II desires. It is Z
uestion OF pushing them away or
them to us by making Gree
ey the center. If II ID impossible
or them to get into Greeley. We can
lot blame them for breaking away.
I we are going to maintain the in
egrity and advancement OF this
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02
Fur . Lasass Rac,k.

When you have pains or lameness
Chamberlain Linimant twtcs a day,
massaeing with the palm of the hand
for five minutes at each application.
Then dampen a piece Of 1annei
slightly with this liniment and bind
Il on over the seat OF the pain, and
you may be surprised to see how
quickly the lameness disappears. For
sale by all druggists.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02
FASHION

and collar. being
green. More eiM
| cream net over M,
| suitable for eveiil
at the same place
net over silk
| fubba
| Have you seen :
| new ribbons al the
| Ninth street? The!
persian and DrssM
sni,nble for neckxeI
and are especial!
as the holiday sea,s ~
so many dainty N% \
be fashioned rom ,..
| hons. In the Pefsm :
jhaye fancy stripes =
| printed warp AU, oolS,
great variety o, .v',
ribbons. but the! ,.s.i,.
, way to give a I,N p.e',T;s
variety OF holly M, n.
shown and the nnm =
hons. which are 50 X n
ujnrs. MIN come in 10 4
mfnsi, NH harmonic w.t., .,.',
shades Smn 81 nsed in ''''a'
| silb
/! prosdcn and PERI !
shown y, in a number l',,s a., i
week. SIX wais'5S i,o5,',
cessity to the ',Ss na' Il
tberefore are ma'n u" ,,sl n
i"t; IS good and more s,., ID ID
are s1 $50 SO many pretty i,.' Z !
air aiI w weayes deilsa, % /
would be a a,.sss' 'ass il.
OF course, thonsr, o.a,oDIy
chosen to na' !. will ,DIIlh vi
with "'''''' l,cr The
! one of the '1,,th 1m,atch |
men is new ,n'o,hIe, najsp
some OF thg =, S'V,h Vsath !
real really o part .Se oI sssn'l
and made o. iSonbIc n
and the clasp .o5.. NJ
color q "T as the soo',i geo ,,ipots
Tho man WIN WIN md !
| ,.oror vest eau ,l,,l ~
Eighth avenue ',sat ..
lcathcr and d..nc., ,'.., ns
reason th' Is and Of D.
AIMED that ',sotbei !
ne'sssosopt ness, alIieaa'DGS'I,, y
rsIns rspns'TI@'d and is Pl'''''
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02

Mr.. and MIS-. n
Ennis mother, WI
here, left MondV1
where Mrs. Enib |
Mrs. Ennis will IL
ney to CalifornA
to Greeley.
F NJ Gadt m
Los Angeles, cala'
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02

twice as many as we should have
La Junta tribune., 1908-05-02

each, and residence lots are listed at
$25 per pair. You will have to call
early in order to secure a choice of
the best lots.
Gallon pie peaches. pears, apricots
and blackberries. SO cents per can.
Mosher's Sons. 2lO Santa Fe avenue.
The time has come to use ice and
the only ice to use is artificial ice.
Phone 522 red.-La Junta Ice Com
pany.
Over 100 different patterns in lace
curtains to select from at 6Oc per
pair and up. The Mayhem House
Furnishing Co.
The most complete line of ingram
rugs ever shown in La Junta; 9x12
rugs for $500. The Mayhem House
Furnishing Co.
Mr.. Leslie c. Bush and Miss Jen-
ME Avery. both well known resi-
dents Of this city, were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony, Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock, at the home
OF the officiating clergyman, Rev.
Clay I. Runyon. The young couple
have gone to housekeeping at 3O6
Harriet avenue.
La Junta tribune., 1908-05-02
SUGAR CITY

Felix Beer was in town Saturday.
Ed Hill has gone east with ship
ment Of cattle.
Mrs. Fiola returned to her home
in Pueblo Sunday.
p. S. Woods was one of the Taft
boosters at the Pueblo convention.
Walter Durham came down from
Arlington for few days visit.
Harris Bros. have bought the
hardware business of Mr.. Shaver.
E. w. Richards went as delegate
to the congressional convention at
Pueblo.
Sugar City was well represented
at the Rocky Ford republican con-
vention.
Mrs. Salyer and May returned
from Pueblo Monday. Mrs. Salyer's
health is much improved.
The Sugar City nine won both
games Saturday and Sunday from
the X. and A. team of Pueblo.
Tom Butler has been announced as
candidate for president of the
school board. Tom has been there
before and will make a good director.
La Junta tribune., 1908-05-02
OLMEY.

Walter John left for Nevada Tues
day.
The school will hold a picnic on
the river Friday.
L. 5. Dee and Bert Millhouse were
Manzanola visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Taylor were
Manzanola visitors Monday.
Miss Opal Hanen visited friends IA
Fowler Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Alice Hanen spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting friends in Rocky
Ford.
Miss Josephine Fosdick and Mr..
Lewis spent : few hours in Olney
Sunday.
Miss Edith Montgomery. Of Den.
yer, = visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. II.
Cowden. @
John Jewell and wife, Of Missouri.
arrived in Olnsy last ;wsek. ana ~
pset q make this their future hea,p.
La Junta tribune., 1908-05-02
SOME nos. Local rrsn..

For RENT-Five room cottage on
south Ration avenue. Phone black
2SO5.
For SALE-B Brown Leghorn eggs
for setting; special prices on lots for
incubators. Phone Junta 848 3.
w. S. Faris and family left Thurs
day NOR ling for Carlisle, Kan.,
where they will srend the summer.
| Brussels carpets made up COM
plete and laid on your floor for 75c
per yard at the Mayhew House Fur
nishing Co.
We make good bread every day.
II is well baked; it is good to eat.
Ask your grocer or butcher for
Dunkin's bread.
Mrs. Walter S. Steen. who has
been the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. K.
A. Steen for ten days. returned to
her home in Ordway last Sunday.
The town site of Timpas has been
plated and lots are now being of
ferred for sale by C. F. Helm, of the
Arkansas Valley Realty Company.
The price of business lots is s25
La Junta tribune., 1908-05-02
"J.m.s Soy. In Missouri,

THE James Boys in Missouri" is
the title of the great big rousing
realistic picture to be given at the
Electric Theatre for two days, Sat
urday and Monday. May I'd and
May 4th. This production will no
doubt prove the sensation Of the
season, as special arrangements had
to be made in order to secure the
picture. 1t is not all blood and
thunder. but on the contrary tells a
pretty love story taken from the
lives Of the famous bandits. A
great many Of the scenes are orig
inal and actual reproductions. Manv
Of the love situations are founded
on facts. and taken as whole the
picture should suit the tastes Of all.
An illustrated song will be rem
dered. but as yet the title has not
been announced.
La Junta tribune., 1908-05-02
shses,.g An.sy !" E.s, End.

There was = shooting ARRAY in
East La Junta yesterday morning
about 9 O'Clock. in which Ed Mar
timex escaped 4 bullet by = hairs
breadth and Mrs. Juan Sandoval re-
ceived : seif-iniiicted wound in the
knee. the bullet being extracted
from tie calf Of her leg. Mrs. Juan
Sandoval played the stellar role in
~ tragedy, her intended victim ~
ing Z woman Of whom sbe was jeal-
ous. Two shots were fired. the first
missing young Martinez BY : hair
~ making : slight abrasion on his
asck, NJ. Ssndovsl knocked IL
,enn from his wifs's hand just =
~ 49, ahont "a shoot tn secoud
|tisae. de hullet penetrating her
49, and iniicsine : slisht injury.
-. Sah1oval - taken 70 ~
4 sHcsgtG1. 1R.s MI NJ
La Junta tribune., 1908-05-02


Mr.. Jewell is a brother of James
Jewell. of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Mccoy visited
their daughter, Mrs. Cless Scott. Of
Fowler. Friday.
Nearly all of the fruit in this part
Of the country was killed by the
freeze Tuesday night.
A number Of Olneyites attended
the state convention in Pueblo Tues
day. Among the number were j. S.
Conrad. w. C. Hanen. j. NJ. Clinton.
C. E. Hackworth. A. G. Hawkins, o.
F. Comstock. Mrs. E. E. Curtis. H.
N. Mccoy, w. w. Lineberry.
La Junta tribune., 1908-05-02
NEWS OF OTER0 COUNTY
COMPILED By
CRrAr FAMILY JOURNAL REPRESENTATIVES

an Irish land owner travelling in
cog"
j. N. Wilson. representing the H.
A. & X. Shirt Company, was a Swink
visitor Wednesday.
Swink was besieged with travelling
men Wednesday. no less than nine
knights of the grip being in the
burg on that day.
Posters are out announcing the
annual meeting Of the legal voters
of School District No. Ii. which will
be held in the Swink school house on
Monday, May 4th. for the purpose
Of electing president for term of
three years.
We hate to say 1t. but Russell
went to Las Animas again last Sun
day. and went to sleep in church.
and was woke up by being poked in
the eye by a merry widow hat just
in time to be saved from being told
that there was rooming house in
that burg where sleep could be
wooed at so much per.
Miss Amanda Gibbs, of Canon
City. was in Swink Wednesday the
guest of her relatives. j. S. West
fall and family. Miss Gibbs was on
her way to Burlington Junction.
Mo and in the afternoon continued
her journey to La Junta wher. she
was the guest of her sister, Miss
Lizzie Glib for short time before
resuming her trip east.
w. +. Gaines was way up in
'sassiety' last Sunday when he
went to Colorado Springs, and there
joined Gov. Sheldon, of Nebraska,
and his staff. and accompanied them
to La .Iunta on their special train.
The governor and party were on
their way to California to witness
the fleet maneuvers.
The tobacco chewing stunt which
was to have been indulged in by
certain young lady in Swink, on
wager, was postponed at the re-
quest of the fair maiden in order
that she might be able to attend the
ball game in Fowler last Sunday, as
she had her doubts about being
able to pull off the contest, eat a
hearty dinner and witness the
national game. all in one day, with
out seriously affecting her digestion.
The Royal Neighbors are making
great preparations to initiate
bunch of eleven candidates on May
18th. and it is expected that before
the time rolls around the number
will be greatly increased, as there
are several more ladies who are try
ing to work their courage up to the
point Of tackling the wild and fes-
tive goat which the Neighbors have
been feeding on tin cans and baling
wire in order to get the animal in
good condition for the ceremony.
La Junta tribune., 1908-05-02
Thing. ar. "m,..a" 70, 1s,...s.t'on

Th,ngs are "Mixed' For Thirst 1sriors
There is quite mix up in thirst
emporium circles in Swink. 1t seems
that proposition was made by one
thirst parlor 20 the other to sell or
buy. so the story goes, and neither
one, when it came to show down
seemed inclined to embrace the Of
fer. which ended in the room which
is occupied by the Club. being rent
ed by the Lobby for a period of one
year. and notice being served on
Dye & Gates, the proprietors that
they would have to move out by
June l4th. According to a clause in
the deeds Of the town of Swink.
these two lots are the only ones in
the town on which saloon can be
conducted. so the order from the
town site company to Dye & Gates
to move. puts the firm out Of busi-
ness if the clause in the deeds can
be made to hold good in court.
Messrs. Dye 4 Gates are of the
opinion that the clause cannot be
made to stick, and will move their
stock to another location and fight
the case in the courts if necessary
II the ruling of the town site COM
pany holds good. there will be but
one saloon in Swink. II it doesn't
the Lobby will have both store
rooms on its hands at a monthly
rental Of $225. and the competition
of another thirst parlor in the
bargain. unless the city council gets
into the game by refusing TO grant
Dye & Gates a license. 1t is .
rather mixed up affair and the out
come. concerning which public
opinion differs, will be watched with
interest.
La Junta tribune., 1908-05-02

educational circles. andhas . bright
and roseate future before him.
The bride. who is native of Kan
sas City. Mo-. is a beautiful and ac-
complished Young lady, and well
fitted in every respect to make the
dawning years Of their lives happy
and prosperous.
The happy young couple will
make their home in Swink and are
welcomed by host Of friends who
wish them a full measure of this
world happiness.