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The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
Rockefeller Enjoys Thl. One.

When he was motoring Mr.. Rocke.
feller was q random story-teller and
Joker. He once told me that II he
could not tell stories and could not
joke he would have been dead forty
years ago. To illustrate his taste in
stories and fun. let me recall a few,
Here Is one Mr.. Rockefeller credited
to his New York lawyers:
A farmer was driving a team of
horses with heavy load up a steep
hill. Down the hill came man in .
little. light buggy and cried out: ..It
you do not turn out for me will serve
you the same as did another man
passed back yonder."
At this the farmer with the heavy
load turned out. When the other man
had passed the farmer stopped his
horses and called after him. Hey
what did you do to the fellow back
there?"
"Oh," was the answer, 'I turned OIL,
for him" This story of a successful
blutf seemed to tickle Mr.. Rockefeller
hugely.-American Magazine.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
WELD WHEAT TAKES FIRST
PRIZE AT THE CORN SHOW

A N. Shay of Greeley has brought
more honor to his home county by
winning the sweepstake prize for
soft wheat at the national corn
show at Columbus, o. According to
the dispatches received yesterday
this fact has attracted wide atten-
tion to everything shown from Weld
county in the exhibit of Colorado at
the big exhibition.
All of northern Colorado came in
for attention when it was announced
that Clifford Davis of Longmont took
third prize on sheaf wheat and the
same on sheaf oats. This was in
competition with. every state in the
union and Canada in competition.
Vagneur Brothers of Aspen won
the grand championship on sheaf
timothy.
E. E. Newton of Monte Vista won
the grand championship on black
oats.
A night telegram was received this
morning by Acting Secretary Lowe
of the Greeley Commercial club from
Secretary McCrery asking that a
bunch of alfalfa roots from the Weld
county exhibit be sent to him. Mr..
Lowe prepared the bundle and for
warded it by express Immediately.
Mr.. McCrery did not state what he
wanted with the alfalfa plants, but
it is presumed that there is another
prize in sight for Weld county, If
there are any prizes to be given for
this class of exhibits.
Colorado as usual is taking many
first prizes and will have fresh
honors for her grains before the
close of the show on February IL. A
long list of prizes was announced
yesterday and today's advices would
indicate that Weld county is having
its share to do with the prize win.
ming.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
FoRMosAN WEDDING RITES
A Reluctant Bride and . Pore'ns e~o
rlflce at London's Coney
island.

With full Formosan rites, includits
the public sacrifice OF a pig. two IN
habitants OF the Formosan village q,
London's White City were married
recently. The bridegroom was Saroh'
gal Busabiree, a young man OF t"en'!
four. with the reputation OF a hish''
hunter among his fellow tribesmeh'
and the bride was Rugisasela. maiu
en- of twenty-one.
At an early hour the village was gar
landed with corn and leaves and 'he
native occupants bedecked themselves
with finery. In the afternoon the oride
and bridegroom were temporarily sep
nrated from the other natives. VINO oc
cupied the time in making process
sion round the exhibition. carrying IN
struments of war and chanting weiro
songs. After this they assembled III
an open hut In the center OF the Wiz
lage and two sturdy men appeared
carrying the pig, which was screaming
Justify. It was killed instantly with
a spear thrust through the heart ana
the carcass was singed over fire OF
TuSHeS, SkluUeu anu Cut ii'o
pieces. The pieces were placed IN
pots and set to boil over charcoal fires.
Before this had happened the bride
groom had to fetch the bride. She OF
fered resistance and wept great deal.
but seizing hold of her the lover
placed her upon his back and carried
her to the open hut, where all the
company squatted round table raised
two or three inches from the ground
Then the food was fetched. the pieces
OF semi-cooked food being handed
round with chopsticks. The feast was
interspersed with weird chanting. The
chief theme was supplied by the
words:
1--WE are now one; we love each
other"
The proceedings lasted we'll into the
evening. The bride preserved a most
stolid demeanor throughout. but the
crowd Of Europeans were hugely de-
lighted and cheered and clapped en-
thusiastically-Lon Graphic.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
Pioneer Banker TO

After thirty years aeu|
in the Union National "
Florence Gill. assistant q
tires today and will taRe|
and deserved vacation anu
Miss Gill entered the
bookkeeper and by her ke1
PERCEPTION and faithful y
her work she was aa'"H'
years ago to the position =
cashier. Because OF hef
mirable traits and hef
courteous ways she Is rlcn
in Greeley and about the :.
Today is Miss Gills ID
the bank. She expects 70
few days for an extended
western coast, but on :, :,
business interests mere .
turn and still call Gree'ey
Miss Gill's position ID
cashier will be filled ol
Wyatt, who has been WIZ
the last three years
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
Is AFTER SLICE OF THE
KENNEDY FORTUNEs

A COPY of the will disposing OF one
of the largest private fortunes IN the
United States has been received 10y a
Greeley attorney who is looking into
the disposition of the property in the
interest of David Kennedy, who be-
lieyes he is a nephew OF John Stew
art Kennedy, who died last October
in New York while president of the
American Biscuit company. He lett
fortune of S7O,0O0,000 to be dirid-
ed among his relatives and number
of charitable institutions and col
leges.
The will is one of the most inter-
esting documents of the kind ever
drawn up. 1t mentions specifically
a brother of the Kennedy here, wal
ter Stewart Kennedy, who Is cut off
with nothing for reasons not stated
by the millionaire. No mention is
made of David Kennedy, which fact
under the law, would give him an
equal share with other relatives
enumerated as participating in the
bounty of the deceased biscuit
maker.
Kennedy is prospector in the
summer time and sheep herder
during the winter. He has some
claims in the South Park country
and spends the warm weather work
ing them. He learned of the death
of his wealthy relative several
months after his death in October,
1909, and then it occurred to him
that there might be some of the
enormous fortune come his way. He
consulted an attorney with the re-
suit that he probably will submit
proofs of his identity to the execu-
tors in an effort to secure an equal
share with the other nephews. He
claims that his father was brother
of the dead man. 1t is the belief of
the attorneys who have looked into
the case that II the relationship can
be established Kennedy will come in
for comfortable fortune from the
millions disposed OF.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
COLLEGE GIRL AND PARENT
Thew Should 30 No impassabis Cult
When the Course 10
Finished.

6oms general principles arc formu'
lated BY Marion Talbot, dean OF wo-
men at Chicago University. to secure
cooperation for better understanding
between the three factors in education
for women. In the first place. 1t Is the
duty OF the college to strengthen. not
TO destroy or even to weaken. the fam-
lly tie. Every possible social and edu-
cational influence should be called up
ON to develop the lasting virtues OF tho
family relation. although many OF It's
attributes, once priced. now outworn
and useless. are rapidly disappearing.
In the second place. the natural and
rational method OF maintaining the In
terest of the parent Is to have the child
encouraged or perhaps compelled to
formulate some acceptable reason for
taking a college course and incidental
ly to plan for her future life.
In most cases the parent will ac-
company the child step by step In sym
pathy and understanding. and. instead
of having a wide and almost impassa-
BILE gulf between them, as too often
happens when the college course Is
finished, both parents and child Will
then find that although their activities
may take different forms, they remain
close together in spirit and mutual un-
derstanding. The daughter will find
herself truly essential factor in the
home life and. on the other hand. the
parents will rejoice that in spite OF
their waning powers they can still be
vitality in touch with interests that ap-
pear to them.-North American Re-
view.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
An Island for Sale.

The Isle OF Lewis. the principal ia.
land Of the Outer Hebrides, Is to he
sold by order of Major Matheson. In
extent about 100000 acres, the island
provides sport with deer, grouse. wood.
cock and snipe and 1t has three .al.
mon rivers.
The principal mansion, known a,
Lewis Castle. standing in 600 acres Of
grounds. overlooks stornoway. II
was visited by King Edward and
Queen Alexandria in 1902. 1t has Al.
so been visited by King George. and
the late Duke Of Edinburgh on ono
occasion spent q week there. Ths
population of the island IL about a
600. OF which stornovay has abou,
1000. the majority Of the rsmainds,
0eing crofters.-London StAadard.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
Millions for All.

There is enough gold floating in tho
sea to make everybody rich. This
information Is the result Of an an
alysis Of ocean water recently finished
by M. Alphonse Berget of Paris. a
professor in the oceanographic insti-
tute He has confided his discovery
to the Paris correspondent of the
Chicago Daily News. who makes haste
to spread the glad news. The an.
alysis revealed about fifty milligrama
(.77 grain) Of gold in each ton Of sea
water" explained the professor
THAT seems little enough, but con.
sidering that 1t takes a line Of figures
q column wide to give the total mum.
ber of tons Of water in the ocean II
IL easy to see that an immense
amount of gold is held in solution
II each of the $500, 900. 900 inhabitant.
Of the world had his share It would
equal $24.OOO,0OO apiece.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
TO PLEASE is TO SERVE
Any Literary Work Which Conveys
Pleasing Impressions 10 Service
to Public.

Any literary work which conveys
faithful facts or pleasing impressions
u service to the public. 1t is even a
service to be thankfully proud Of hav'
ing rendered. The slightest novels are
. blessing to those in distress: not
chloroform itself Is greater. Our fine
old sea captains life was justified
when Carlyle soothed his mind with
"The Kings Own" or "Owen Forster" :"
To please is to serve: and SO far from
its being difficult to instruct while you
amuse, 1t is difficult to do the one
thoroughly without the other Some
part of the writer or his life will crop
out In even a vapid book; and to read
q novel which was conceived with any
force, is to multiply experience and to
exercise the sympathies. Every article.
every piece of verse, every essay.
every entre-filet, is destined to pass.
however swiftly. through the minds of
some portion of the public and to col
or. however transiently. their thoughts.
The writer has q chance to stumble.
by the way. on something pleasing.
something interesting. something en-
couraging, we're 1t only to . single read
er. He will be unfortunate, indeed. II
he suit NO one. He has the chance, be-
sides. to stumble on something that
dull person shall be able to compre-
hend. and for dull person to have
read anything and. for that once. com.
pretended 1t. makes a marking epoch
inshis education.-From Stevenson's
THE Profession of Letters"
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02

,,ost of the town had heard that
there was a great fire at the sta'eih
stitution.
The exciting news gave promise VI
big things in the spectacular line SO
M time was lost by citizens generaliy
in getting under way. Father iAeu
his lid on more firmly and started
ont to keep up with daughter, aged
l17. who hit a pace that would make
an antelope seem as though he was
standing still. Mother grlppeo
fathers coat with one determined
NIT while she kept her hobble out
of the mud with the other. Aunt
Sue tried for the street car, put
there was nothing doing, so she
ioined the parade of pedestrians, all
headed south and craning their
necks to see the flames shoot into
| the air.
Perhaps the crowd would have
lost heart if it had not happened to
be the first night the library was
open. The brightly lighted windows
gave the more excitable ones the i'm
preston that the interior of the
building was mass of flames. with
this idea in mind the crowd dashed
on like the charge of the noble SIN
hundred.
Finaly several thousand people
got up to the library to discover that
the auto truck had gone back to its
stall without even a single squak to
notify everyone that its business at
the Normal was over. The library
windows glowed benignly on the
crowd, while the chorus of the col
lege opera company waited joyous
noises through the open windows oi
the main building, unconscious oi
the putting gentlemen and stout
ladies who had painfully made the
final dash.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
Mrs. n. j. SHERWOOD

Mrs. NJ. ]. Sherwoou' v.
Sherwood, died SUNDAY
the home of her SON y, .
Jr.. northeast of Greele!'
wood has been IN l'l'' :;
some time, She was ID
and her death was '"'
monia. emf
Mrs Sherwood is s'
her husband, four sor' a (
daughter. Her sons ~ ch
wood of Eaton. J. H. ~
Lucerne, n. ]. Shel WI, ,,,,ns
Seth Sherwood, VINO Mt, ,,i,
gan. Her daughte,,
Sherwood, lives hele, 40
Funeral services w." W. Il,
this afternoon at Ma''
parlors.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
Virtue In q RIte.

The etymology of the word" said
q young Academician. declares vir-
tue tc have been originally a virile
quality. Now its meaning has been
softened. some will say weakened. In
any case, we are far from the state
OF mind Of the Lacedaemonian gen.
ernl who discovered virtue in a mouse
that bit his thumb while he was rum.
maging in basket Of figs. You see.'
be observed. there Is no animal SO
weakly that he cannot save his life,
II he have but the virtue to defend
himself Virtue, at that epoch, meant
to know how to bite. At present, ON
tho contrary, the Montyon prizes tend
to recompense the sacrifice of self.
The virtue we celebrate demands
rather moral than physical force."-
Sterling Hellig In Century.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
'61fFIFY Is To HAVE SUMNER RESORT
''' WITH ALL uP.7oDATE NEW FEATURES

creev is to have a fr-rlass ,ana n the plans
: ,n i,y.nr,moting incidental - ~ ~ ore carried
: '.J.r w,y a nun o prominent p"'
out of
:: araf miles northwest Greeley hnNs ,he north to
: Northwestern railroad divert 's i ,n.,s launches,
: M nrev to the place equipment with sl t -, various
restaurant anu ,", and
:. kinds With hourly service if''" "'
:. ON the Dcnvcr-Iaramie. .,,,tiotions hayeb
VII IN. proiect launched .,nv md
: with the to ch"hs. ~ ~, o done
Grade to include and it is bei'u ~ % =, s Goure
:. The place considered ideal for resort r.o "Whie City"
,,itbin county VIII heeu ,,,,cr
:. o its own instead OF people depending " 49,
amusement. o..o,,,., bcyond The
!. The grade railroad has been eN u % he'd laid
,t c,,noe can in TO have '"e ' :, ;s no.
,c and the motor in operation in the s'n' ,,h;,g
,icy,, that Of hshns' poa's' ,,o made
-. ,pd similar SIMMER the pH''e van
:. ono of tle most i've the state INC i""N " ~
,e,r Greeley nd is resort purposes
=. = :. :. : :
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
DOGS TO PLAY A pRo,,,'
PART IN COMING ".'

The lowly canine, baD,,,
the streets OF Greeley bv n,s
council following a nun.
legged cases of hydrophob,
in his might and now threats
come an issue in the rc''y
city election. 1t Is openly J
that If some candidate ~,
will come out boldly with N
ment that he will allow do,]
at large on the city streets
ever else they may list. that
be certain OF election.
The dog question here 4
one of distressing mapni,u
many moons. The dogs NJ
into Punishment for Tho /,
last summer. following n n,
mad dog scare. Prior to II
had been ordered cnn8ra
premises of their owners.
were given liberty again lo
six months. The last eiic,
effect and the sentiment sea-
about evenly divided Tor an,
allowing CANNES the liher-
streets.
Now the time for chooa
officers for the city ls al
candidates are being talk,
ser's and Fido's friends are
solidly, vowing that they vii
a man for mayor who will
city to go to the dogs. 4.
speaking, instead OF one '
keep the lid on tight in dog
Greeley has had many
past campaigns and many
have flourished as the sr
tree, but the coming alectc
the first when the humble
will rise to the dignity Of
and sway the fate OF mayo
didates.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
LAST MEMBER OF THE MOORE
FAMILY DEAD IN WHEATLAND

Sam Moore, the only surviving
member of the pioneer family of Mr.
and Mrs. Alec Moore, died early on
Monday morning at his home In
Wheatland. This is the ninth death
in the family in the last few years,
all of which have been tragic or
sudden.
The news of Mr.. Moores death
came in telegram to Asa Sterling.
No details were told, but from the
fact that none OF the friends of the
family here had heard of his illness,
it is supposed to have been sudden.
Mr.. Moore was about 40 years of
age. He had spent the most of his
life in Greeley and had many friends
here. He is survived by his widow
and three children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Moore were
pioneers Of Greeley, coming here
in the early days. Thirteen years
ago. Mrs. Moore was killed in run
away near Greeley, when she was
thrown in barb wire fence, break
ing her neck. A short time after
the oldest daughter, Mrs. Kate Han
mas, died suddenly of diphtheria and
her husband, Jack Hannas, followed
her to the grave in six months.
A few years later Mr.. Moore's
| death was caused by heart trouble
Then came the death in a runaway
of Mary, the eight-year-old daugh-
ter of Mrs. George Milen. the second
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Moore.
Miss Belle Moore, the youngest
daughter, died last spring at Com
mencement time, when she would
have graduated from the Boston
Conservatory of Music. She was
brought to Greeley for burial and
was laid to rest in the family bury
Ing ground on the day she was to
have been married to r. Davis, a
wealthy cattleman of Wyoming.
Dependency over the death oi
her daughter caused Mrs. Milen tc
commit suicide last October in Ber.
kelley. CAL, where she had been
taken by her husband, hoping the
change would benefit her health
Two weeks after Mrs. Milen's death
her only remaining child. a younf
daughter. died.
Mr.. Moore was the last member
or the family. There are sever
grandchildren the three OF Mr.. ant
Mrs. Sam Moore. and the four child
rem left by Mr.. and Mrs. Hannas
Miss Winifred Hannas lives in Gree
lev with Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Sterling
Misses Ruth and Julia are In schoo
at Berkeley. and the son. Harry Han
mas. lives IN Wyoming.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
Fortni.htly Club Enter

Mrs. ]. NJ. B. Petrikin e
the ladies of the Fortnight
her home Monday alterr
unusually interesting prot
rendered during the afte
the ladies of the club. "
Ewing gave a paper on
OF the Opera. Mrs. PetF1
the "Jewel Song" from i
Gounod, in a charming n
Vivienne Abbott sang
Day" from Madame ba'
Puccini, and she also sani
tion from Salome. MF1
Strong gave some deligh'l
tions and the program y
pianola selections by Mt
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
ALL GREELEY ENTERS INTO
FOOT RACE FOR NORMAL
(From Tuesdays Daily

Staid citizens of Greeley unaccus-
toned to marathon stunts were given
a tryout last night about Z o'clock
when the auto truck went screaming
and shrieking through the south part
OF town headed for the Normal
school. A fire alarn, was turned in
by some one who saw a pie o. burn
Ing trash. The report came from the
Normal. and within three minutes
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
snowfall A,er's, ~, :,

Reports to A. =, ,r M 81
tendent of the VA, yor
Storage company
was last week FIVE a'| ts 4
snow above Grand i'' i-,a
main feeder ditches .,s,
other side of the '", r Al
and a half feet OF snO i, ,ha
lake. His advices ~, ,nor n
lis still heavier 1a' Nor(
the feeders of the x, rep(
Bruce G. Eaton's he' , creel
| feet of snow on sanu ua1ma1
| over five feet on p'a ;, ,or d
a very fair snow AZ, 'a,ocnurl
wear and looks GU
| farming operations.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
He's Always Rjuht.

Lord Northclitfe, who began life 40
. poor reporter, now owns the Lon.
don Times. the Daily Mirror. the Eve
ming News and a score or two Of
British weeklies and magazines.
Lord Northcliffe. on his last visit
no New York, was reproached because
two Of biz newspapers advocated di.
Numerically opposite views.
But the young millionaire Journal
~ was cutie ready with his defense.
sArs tAsfe 1ok,s ~ aid, ''two stdsa.
y right aAd Q wrong. % every auss-
fs1aaS Well, bow, without tvo papsss,
eaa ! - alwavs yiSA4p
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
Adam and Eve,

II hope this expulsion of ours Is not
going to injure our social position"
said Eve ruefully.
Il guess not" replied Adam. They
can't stop US from being one Of the
very first families. whatever they do"
II don't find our names here in the
Social Register said Eve, looking
the volume over.
Look under 'Dilatory Domiciles.' my
love" said Adam as he went out and
named the jackass after himself
Harper's Weekly.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
NEW REAL ESTATE BUS1
FOR d

Charles O. Ryan and Hi
lett recently from Iowa al
had considerable eSxperien
real estate business Of Il
will in a few days open
at sat Ninth street, in
building. The room is n
fitted with the newest and
lures, making 1t an Office
to-date in every detail.
and Mr.. Follett are mud
with Greeley and vicinity
think the business pros
very bright for this territV
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
ANKLETs COMING IN AGAIN
Present Fashion Of Short Skirts Re-
sponsible for Return to Bar
barrie Shackle.

Anklets are now to be purchased In
the West end, but we should say the
sale for the barbaric shackle will be
limited. There are certain to be few
women, to whom freak fashions spe-
cially appeal, who will adopt the new
idea, though the sensible, level-headed
English girl is not likely to take 1t up.
The anklet idea is the outcome Of the
present fashion Of very short dresses.
high-heeled patent leather shoes. and
brilliantly-colored stockings, which in
itself ID bad enough without the addi-
tion Of bangle to further attract At
tention. The fashion" 1t goes without
saying, comes from Paris. where 1t has
been taken up to an extent, but only
by those inclined to eccentricity in
dress.
But, after all, the wearing Of anklets
would be merely the revival Of an old
fashion. Three generations ago 1t was
ankle, and a famous wearer of this
ornament was the wife Of the third
duke OF Cleveland, the old duchess who
died in 1883. at the age of ninety-one
She had very small feet, and. to display
them. would often sit upon table. and
let her anklet fall down over her foot.
One day friend equally proud Of her
small foot, asked the duchess-or Lady
Caroline Powlett. as she was in her
younger days-if she might try and
get the anklet over her foot. Lady Car.
cline consented. and. to her great dis.
gust. her friend was able not only to
put 1t on. but to kick It of. SO easily
did her foot go through it.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
A Pithy Sermon.

Here is the pithiest sermon ever
preached: "Our ingress into life is
naked and bare. our progress through
life Is trouble and care. our egress out
OF 1t we know not where: but. doing
well here, we shall do well there.
could not tell more by preaching q
year"
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
Wanted Il Well Hidden,

Little Bobby was too polite to say
he wanted a big piece of the turkey,
but he said he would like piece OF
the chest. where the wishbone was.
only he didn't want to find the wish
bone too -Browning's Magazine
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
II Was Thia Wa~

Il suppose the father gave the bride
away"
Not exactly. He gave a million
away and threw her in."-Philadel-
phla Ledger.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02
Excluded,

Ascum-Well. well! congratulate
you. old man. And how II the baby
to be named? Popley-By my wife's
people. 1t seems.-Exchange.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02

A long. slow friendship II the bsst:
Z long. slow enmity the deadMssG-
Merriam
The Greeley tribune., 1911-02-02

Try a Tribune ", MI he.
vbat the result will '''