100 Years Ago: Pencil sale to help purchase Lincoln portrait
By Mike Peters
March 14, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.
100 Years Ago: Pencil sale to help purchase Lincoln portrait – Greeley Tribune
100 Years Ago, for the third week of March 1921, from the pages of the Greeley Tribune-Republican newspaper:
The sixth graders at school in Greeley are now selling pencils. The money raised will be used to buy a portrait of Lincoln.
Don't worry about the flu this season, it is unlikely to return, according to local health officials. However, watch out for diphtheria, and use the new method of immunization.
Probably the worst example of a paycheck is observed by the local juries. Jurors who are in trial 12 hours a day get paid $2. They are obliged to pay for two meals with this money, and if they are out of towners, they have to pay for a room overnight. There are no plans to raise that pay.
Greeley has the highest-priced gasoline in northern Colorado. While towns around us are selling gas for 20 to 27 cents per gallon, Greeley's prices remain at 29 cents per gallon.
Greeley's Philharmonic Orchestra will have a St. Patrick's Day concert this week. Melodies include "The Blind Ploughman," "Had a Horse," and "The Barefoot Trail."
Mrs. J.A. Beatty, who lives at 815 13th St., will be serving chicken dinners at her house on Sunday afternoon. Fifty cents per plate. Make reservations by calling GR-1090.
W.J. Nunn was arrested this week after his dead horse was found, illegally dumped in the city. However, he had an unbreakable alibi: he was in the city jail on other charges when the horse was dumped on the street. He was released from the dumping charge.
When Frank Smith was arrested for threatening others with a gun, he was jailed, and the Kangaroo Court of other prisoners cut his long hair and gave him a bath. In court, Smith assured the public that someone will pay dearly for his forced haircut and bath.
The Weld County School Exhibit, which was highlighted at the State Fair, will be on display at the courthouse this week. It features a photo of every school in Weld County and is very large: 8-feet-by-48 feet.
An unidentified speaker at a local political meeting said, "What we want is a man from our rank and file who is a representative. A man from the common people, not one of those dudes that only knows how to wear a long-tailed coat."
A small fire at the Rex Theater destroyed two films and their containers. The films were recently reviewed by the local censors' office and found not suitable for Greeley. However, the censors denied that they set the fire.
— "100 Years Ago" is taken from the original pages of the Greeley Tribune, the Weld County Republican, and when they merged, the Greeley Tribune-Republican. Questions or comments may be sent to mpeters26@comcast.net.