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The Greeley Tribune XXXI' NO. t ME BETTER SITUATION IN GREELEY IGHTLY improved. recious Article Can Now Had at $lO a Ton. — Supply to Be Con tinuous. w , situation in Greeley has ieie i to some extent, hut the almost prohibitive. It Is, i, much better than no coal at jy arrangement with some outside Of tile state F. M. abie to have aliout 45 tons of Vshipped in here. This, It ■ e d i S suilicient to supply the ifi.t needs of the town. The was received about the mid st week and was used to sup- It 100 families who were en it of coal. Purink the flrst at the ear stood on the track Jsiah!,. plantity of the coal ■n. but Mr. Scott stated that ot 1 ume anyone for taking j the existinit conditions, echunk of coal, contalnlnp 500 pounds had been left in because it was too heavy for ers to unload without break i. The chunk was none the mine ;ar factory. fiour mill and Unlit p ant are all in good tcoa 1. .me supplied by the icitic railroad. The business ( the town are in worse is hardly any of them had an a small supply on hand e strike was called. The in fairly uond shape as yet. :ri!:(>; I, id of iVater Works in ‘s skirmishing about for i for the pumping station. I car loads of coal have been from the Illinois mines by ton Lumber company and md should be nere almost That. together with the pply arranged for by Mr. II relieve the danger of an famine, although it will be the peonlp of moderate seems little ch"nce now ot itrike being settled for some come Last Saturday the in the northern lield, Laf- M'. and Louisville, acceded Hie demands of the miners, the eight hour day and In- Pay The miners, however, to temain on strike to help [ fl ‘ w workers in the Held tvhc:<■ ihe light against Pdot'iiei Iron company is “her mii't-, in this section “ntry are being worked to hst capacity, being even • a! e lo supply the faim -I,e iic often over 100 wagons 11 the two mines in the a " countr v and the same Is I die Eaton mine. Farmers sters hum the city drive to js. have- their wagon num- I then leave it there until it Winning a day or two after mere to haul it away. r * * J ' * ucd a few days 'Wc bad been a clash at ’’te n.\Dr in Beebe Draw le ’"in -is and the farmers, ? e near r si It rig In hlood ' ; ! • ' l no foundation 1 miners struck there promptly paid work continued. Favor of Plaintiffs. :'"« ust 0. Iloye and -, u," Blake In the lotr i " was oirrigucs Sittur ' : "d-.-d m favor of I i ’ y< ars ago Mr. ' ;i constructed a > •'* draw, up In , ' 1 eaten seepage «," rtlle water came In "id tl, t . Blake ;; "■ ««., e con id | v " 1 of tlie canal, ' ! i' I i mt? Deco me oh- Illakes helleved titu ‘ rs 01 the canal !„ ' Tho water hack of j , ' 1 lo water the h a(i , l:our t hold that [Sv “"'rhed with all re '’’htljr to hold title to/,' 1 ">lght come o ’'raw and which ' 'heir ditch. Another Potato Story, I A story comes from Sheridan, Wyo., a place about as big as a Greeley dug out, tuat the place looks upon Greeley with scorn, for it has seen tile Gree ley potato and gone it one better. It is claimed now that Sheridan holds the world’s record for size and yield of potatoes. President Alger of the First National hank of Sheridan is author ity for the statement that D 76 bushels ot potatoes have been raised on an acre of Sheridan farm land. This feat, it is claimed, was in competi tion with Greeley and foi a prize of *I,OOO offered by an agricultural pub lication. Of course the acre of land competing for tile ptlze must be measured by a thoroughly reliable committee and cert.itied to before a notary public. The winner of the comest. it is claimed, otfeied to bet another *I,OOO in a contest with a Greeley farmer, but the bet was not taken that the yield of yin bushels could be exceeded. If any such contest lias been wag ing between a farmer in the Greeley district and tire Sheridan district, but few people here are aware of it, ana the man who lias represented Greeley lias not so far come forward to claim the consolation piize. A TYPICAL WELD COUNTY HOME. The Farm Residence of George T. Raney, near Platteville. FROM THE PARENTS Thomas Children Sent to State Home Thursday. The county court last Thursday was the scene of a rather touching case from Erie. It involved the sep aration from their uarents. Eros and Catherine Thomas, of their four small children by the humane society anti county commissioners, on account of ttie alleged neglect of the children by the mother. Some time ago Harry B. Kerr, state humane agent, called the at tention of the county commissioners to conditions in the Thomas home and requested that the commissioners take some action looking toward the placing of the children in the state home for neglected children, it wus claimed that Mrs. Thomas drank heavily at times and would absent herself from the home and children for several days. Mr. Thomas is a miner and away from home all day, which left the children all alone. His testimony to the court was to the effect that his wife's drunkenness was only periodical, at intervals of about six weeks, and tfiat she was otherwise a model wife and mother, and that even when intoxicated she took good care of the children. The family stayed about the cor ridors of tile county building neailv all tlie afternoon, the children cling ing to the parents and tlie mother at times weeping. The children are all under II years of age, the oldest one, Xantippe, being 10, Gomer (5, Eios 5 and Rose 2 years old. Tlie court ordered the children sent to tlie state home in Denver. it is possible, however, that tlie mother may take the gold cure and be given another trial before the children are allowed to he adopted by others. Lots of Snow. According to report of E. A. Mills of tlie state engineer’s office, the prospect of a good supply of snow on tiie upper l’oudre Is hotter now than it lias ever been before at this time of year since record lias been kept of these conditions. Mr. Mills is the snow expert of the engineer’s office and lias recently come from a tiip up through tlie mountains in northern | Colorado, Investigating snow condi-j lions. it now seems practically as- | sured that tlie water supply next summer will be unusually good. I GREELEY, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, THU! DAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1903 LEGAL FIGHT THIS WILL BE FOUGHT OVER TWO LITTLE GIRLS. Hazel and Florence Pennington of Evans Are Having Homes Thrust at Them by Their Friends. A legal battle is lo be fought 'in [the district court December 14 over 'the possession of two bright little girls, aged 12 and 14 years respec tively. The girls arc orphans, but an aunt and uncle now wisli to give them a home, and so likewise their foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.Wolk of Evans, who have had the care of flic girls for file past three years, are preparing to tight the attempt of the aunt to gain possession of tlie glrls. The .iris are Nertia Hazel ar.rl Flor ence Fern Pennington, and the aunt is Mrs. Lafayett- WoodrutT. now of Loveland, Colo , but lortuerly of illair. Xeli. Albert F. Pennington and Kettle I M. Smith were young people of good I station in Blair. Neb., and were married September 17. IS«7. To i them were bom in thecouiseof time liwo bright little baby girls. In 1802, j Mr. Pennington’s health having given out anti finding it necessary to seek a i different climate, he went to Oak land, Calif. His wife and babies I remained behind for a time, but Earning that Ills end was near thev , also went to Oakland. He died I December 27. lsp-i The family then returned to Blair and tiiere i lived with tlie sister of Mr. Pen jnington. Mrs. Lafayette Woodruff. | Three years later, Mrs. Pennington and children removed to Denver and I there within a year she married ■ Ant'ona Cunali. Septembers, lliOO, :Mrs. Cunali died, leaving the two j little girls orphans, witli only a step father to look after them It is claimed by the aunt that none of the relatives of tlie dead woman were notified by tier husband of the deatli until some time after her burial, and that although they wrote to him re peatedly in regard to tlie children they neier received any knowledge of their whereabouts, until Mrs. Wood* riitl received a letter from tlie oldest of the girls about a year ago, telling with whom they were living, i A few months ago the Woodruff | family came to Colorado a..d settled jat Loveland, and it is claimed, at j once looked up Die girls and theli !condition. Tlie petition to the dls ] trict court for the custody of tlie j children recites that the Wolk fam ijlv with whom tlie girls were resid ing. svas living in poverty and squalor 'and that they could never gain Die I advantages to properly fill the uosi ! tion in life to which they were boin. IT he Woodruffs have engaged Charles F. Tew to tight their legal battle. Through their attorney, Judge Jacobs, ilie Wolks have filed answer to the effect that Die girls have now lived with them so long that a regu- ! lar family love lias spuing up be-j tween them, that Die girls address 1 the old folks as father and mother; 1 that they are being educated in the city school of Evans ami will be sent to tlie Normal school after finishing i their education in the city schools. |lt Is also claimed that the girls at- j tend Sunday school and church reg ! ularly and are receiving tiie best of I moral training. Further, it Is claimed j as soon as the necessary legal steps can be taken Die W’olks desire to - adopt tie.- girls: that the girls were given to them by tile father. An Art Exhibit. One of the best artistic treats that Greeley p- pie have had an oppor tunlty to enjoy in many days was the collection iif his own paintings and water color sketches brought here by Charles Partridge Adams, wtio is per haps tile -st known artist in Colo rado, am! who will furnish a good share of the Colorado'art exhibit at the world's fair next year. Mr. Adams was invited by the Saturday Afternoon club to exhibit his pic tures In Greeley. This invitation was supplemented oy one from Mrs. J. M. B, Petrikin to have the exhibi tion in tin home of Governor and Mrs. B. H Eaton Monday. Nov. 0. Something like 200 ladies called and many of them selected pictures that they wished to purchase after the exhibition closed. Tuesday and Wednesday the pictures were on exhibition at the Oasis hotel parlors. Mr. Adams' pictures are nearly all of Colorado landscapes and can best be appreciated by Colo radoans, although his paintings of the mountains can now be found In all parts of the world. He had here several canvases of Estes park sceneiy. Two of tht largest of these portiay different stages of a storm aroi n 1 Long’s peak Another large canvas shows a sumise at the Spanish peaks in tile southern part of the state. A large number of tile smaller pic tures are little gems of mountcl 1 scenery. Tuesday evening a dinner in honor of Mr. Adams was given by Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Thayer and Wednesday Mr. Adams delivered a lecture on a r t be fore the Normal school faculty and students. Coal Shortage, New Rulis. The Oasis hotel has readied the limit of Us coal pile and Manager O'Connor is preparing a few free-easy rules foF.ijhe guidance of his guests. Town: hoarders are permitted to enter the dining room in overcoat, arctics and gloves: lodgeis disposed to letire at night without undressing or removing their boots should first request the chambermaid tc remove sheets and pillow slips; anyone say ing "Its cold,” will have an extra dollar tacked on his bill: profanely denouncing the cold will subject tile offender to a heavier fine: and any discussion of tile coal strike will be immediately followed bv firing the discussers. But lie who will say that 'the comforts of otlice, bed chamber and dining room remind me of home" will be allowed to stand by tlie kitchen lange and thaw out. FROM SOUTH AFRICA. New Way of Using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, Mr. Arthur Chapman, writing from Durban. Natal, South Africa, says: "As a proof that Chamheilain's Cough Remedy is a cure suitable tor old and young, 1 pen you the follow ing: A neighbor of mine had a child just over two months old. it had a very bad cough and the parents did not know what to give it. 1 sug gested that if they would get a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and put some upon the dummy teat the baby was sucking it would no doubt cure the child. This they did and brought about a quick relief and cured the baby.” The remedy is for sale bv all druggists. Company D Pay Day. Company D boys were gladdened somewhat last Friday by receiving thirty davs' pay for service In Die Cripple Creek district. Colonel Fred erick W. Gros. paymaster of the national guard, and Colonel Kimball, assistan! paymaster, came in on the [' p. train from Fort Morgan and that afternoon distributed 82.1100 among tlie local boys. There is still due them pay for ten days' service. The officers went from here to Brighten to pay off Company C l oy=-. Franchise Granted. The eh i trie railway franchise asked for b\ George J. Spear was granted last Widnesday evening by Die city council of Greeley. The franchise is for fifty years, and provides that at the end of thirty years Horn Die time It was granted tl e city shall receive $250 a year for each mile of trackage for the use of the streets. The ordi nance gr anting the franchise will be found in full In another part of til's Issue. Farm for Sale. Eighty acres in Pleasant valley; tine f potato land. TTiee, $6,000. Easy terms. Scott & Lyous. I JUST STANDING STILL A little girl was asked if the clock was running, and replied: “No, mamma, it is just standing still and wagging its tail.” Now, this little girl did not know that the clock could run and at the same time stand still. She did not know tha£ while standing still (it was one of the Grandfather kind), it was constantly and faithfully performing its duty twenty-four hours every day—three hundred and sixty-five days in the I year—never changing its position, though running all the time. Some people never change position either—just keep going ’round and ’round one year after another in the same old rut—keep buying high-priced second class Lumber when they can get first class at a lower price from us. \Ye do not stand still, but keep right to the front with a full up-to-date stock of everything you need in the building line, and will at all times make prices that will interest you. THE OLD RELIABLE F. H. Gilciest Lumber Co. J. E. DEATHERA6E. Manager. 700 to 712 Ninth St.. Phones—Colo. 38-A, Ind. 216. T tWHHHHHWWHWHhO*-*<WWHWHHHKWHHhd o+o+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O-i.O+O+O-H-O+O+O+O+O-f.O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O I East Side Livery Barn! Q J Under the Management of HALL & SPILLMAN. 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