The Greeley tribune., 1911-01-19
~DOC BIRD"
D0PES YARN
ON GREELEY
TELLS OF WHAT HE SAW AM
HEARD IN SHORT STORY
PLENTY OF LIVE WIRE
Asaver Post Artist Doesn't Write
Often But Has Line Of Warm
Comments on Metropolis
Of the North Part OF
Colorado
(By "Doc Bird")

"Welcome to our City" was never
- we'll translated in glad hand con-
versation than on Tuesday when the
live wires OF Greeley greeted the
delegates Of the retail grocers. II
any one attending the convention
had a dull moment it was not the
fault of the committee on entertain
ment
If Prunes Hickman. the chairman
of the hop to it kid club" was ac-
ouainted with a chair he was not on
speaking terms with it Tuesday.
Every delegate Tin good standing
was slipped a good rights card say
ing in real printers ink above the
signature OF both Mayor Houston
and Chief of Police Williams that
they could go as far as they liked
Murder and arson were the only
pastimes that were barred. The
only thing in the way of arson no.
tfceable was the torch light process
sion OF cigar smokers that filed from
the headquarters of Brown Bros,
(Fritz, etc., and Johnny Morey's.
Gasoline was about the only thing
that was murdered. The good citi-
sens OF Greeley threw time and ex-
pense to the four winds and sicked
the visitors onto their fine touring
ears. A keg OF cider (sofD was on
cap in the lobby OF the Camfield and
but It was not the only oasis in
town as the mayor said they could
10 IA far as they liked.
The Greeley papers were there
With the full dope and doings OF the
oouvention-but did not mention
ne games or noise heard coming
from the fourth floor early this
morn. The Denver, Laramie and
Southwestern have headquarters at
the Camfield and 1t is some popular
1lace.
Greeley is on a boom and the citi-
sens are not in the mummy class.
Hundreds OF new fine homes are be-
ing built and my good friend. Wolfe,
Of the Tribune. is not running his
hand presss over time In printing
''for rent" cards.
Blocks and blocks of new build
fngs are being competed and stone
masons working on foundations for
more are keeping the cry of "mor-
tar" ringing through the air. The
eaiy way you can explain the i'm
provements OF the town is by the re-
mark Of a young man that visited
his native city after an absence Of
I've years. When his mother asked
him II the town had changed he re-
Dlied:
"I should think 1t has. Why the
girls that were riding in go carts
Nhen I LETT are pushing them now"
That's the way with Greeley. We
saA recall the young lady buildings
- our last visit but the anti-race
0aicide youngsters look strange.
This 10 no Westmoreland syrup dope
Greeley IL there when 1t comes to
Hnowing how to slip the carpet slip
pers on a visitor and dip up the
most comfortable chair in front Of
he old fire place when 1t comes to
natin1 you feel at home.
The city 10 little dry when 1t
comes to buttermilk New Years
eesolutions) but Runkel's man is on
hand with plenty of cocoa and the
IRE department proved that there's
. good flow Of water in the mains.
Greeley has some job on her hands
s1though when the motor car un-
eoaded the Wholesale bunch from
Dsaver. Deacon Shaw is here to
Tad some dignity to the Denver
A1ass. but even at that Greeley will
- put up against a hard game (even
Nth the bars DOWN..
"Greeley 10 some place. can be
hsard At any place or time. Billie
wilson, who can come back year
after year and is yet the white
0an's hope when 1t comes to hand
ing the coin. Along with "Prunes"
13ckman he's some children when It
asnes to keeping house for a weeks
sd party.
Well, here's a toast to Greeley
fWater In hand): MAY she keen
TIE dust of her feet. if she has to use
Oarkee's dressing"
Notice Of Annual Meeting