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8 Greeley County Republican • Tribune, Kansas • Wednesday, November 20, 2019 ����� ������ � � � �� � ��� TEN YEARS AGO November 18, 2009 A wet snow blanketed Greeley County Sunday, The Tribune weather station reported 1 inch of snow Sunday morning and 5.5 inches by Monday morning. The snow contained .90 inches of moisture. Broadway, which turned into a Canal Street on Monday after the snow, was quickly drained by Monday afternoon so that construction could resume as soon as possible. Bricks are now available for Greeley County’s Veterans Memorial. Personalized bricks to be placed around the edge of the walkway are now available for sale for $50 per brick. You are invited to attend an Open House at the library honoring the photographers whose pictures were selected from the Summer Photo Event. The Greeley County Firefighters and their families held their annual Hunters’ Day Breakfast on Saturday. They reported that over 200 hunters and community members attended the breakfast, ++++ TWENTY YEARS AGO November 17, 1999 The 1999 Greeley County 4-H Achievement Banquet was held this past Sunday at the 4-H Building. Over 100 4-Her’s, parents, leaders and guests attended this year’s event. Several awards were presented at the banquet. Leslie Foos received the 4-H Key Award. The 4-H Key Award is the highest and most prestigious membership awards. Only the top 1% of all 4-Her’s ever attain this award. It has been several years since Greeley County has had a Key Award winner. The Greeley County Elementary School held its first annual Chili Supper, Talent Show and Basket Auction, Tuesday evening, November 9. The event was “a huge success.” Rose Ella Moore Graham, Doreen Mangold, Everett Howell, Luther Keith, Leroy Morse and Scott Graham from the VFW Post 7521 presented a Veteran’s Day program to the fourth graders on November 11. Luther L. Keith Sr., 82, passed away on Thursday, November 11, 1999, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, KS. Greeley County High School cheerleader, Tiffany Fletcher will be performing in the Macy’s Day Parade this Thanksgiving Day. ++++ THIRTY YEARS AGO November 16, 1989 Warm weather continued in Greeley County, with the mercury getting up to 74 on Saturday, Nov. 11, 77 on Sunday, and 80 degrees on Monday, Nov. 13. Skies have been clear an only a trace of moisture has been reported since October 17. Twenty-seven businesses will participate in a city-wide scavenger hunt to kick off the holiday season. PRIDE is the sponsor of the hunt, and most businesses will also extend their hours until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 25. The first clue for the scavenger hunt will be posted at the Greeley County Republican. The Greeley County High School junior/senior play, “Hillbilly Weddin’” will be performed November 21. On November 9 the Berlin Wall came down. Several project leaders of Greeley County 4-H clubs received awards at the annual banquet. Included were Ron and Ginger Foos, Everett Howell, Denny Bertrand, Angela Wineinger, Mildred Waldren and Roxi Pringle. At the fall sports banquet, cross country coach Gary DuPree received a scrapbook. ++++ FORTY YEARS AGO November 15, 1979 A KFRM country western music and comedy was presented Saturday night in the GCHS gymnasium. The Ark Valley boy’s quartet and band, Abram Burnett, Miss Jan Pratt and Jeff Pritchard were featured on the program. The junior class of Greeley County High School will present their class play, “Captain Fantastic,” this coming Friday, Nov. 9 in the high school auditorium. Members of the cast included the following: Lauri Avery, Sabrina Preston, Kreg Arnold, Connie Young, Sandra Goodrum, Lori McGinness, Melinda Hetzel, Scott Booker, Tonya Barrett, Harlan Campbell, Kevin Johnson, Caroll Fahrenholtz, Scott Steele, Robert Scott, Judi Mangold, Mia Lane, Scott Robinson, Kevin O’Leary and Chris Ochsner. Archie C. Folsom, 74, died at his home in Tribune early Sunday morning, Nov. 11, 1979. Tribune By-Products received more than 5,000 head of cattle which died in the blizzard the night of Oct. 30, which covered a wide area. It is estimated the loss from the dead cattle they received at more than 2 1/2 million dollars. ++++ FIFTY YEARS AGO November 13, 1969 Rev. and Mrs. Forest Grimm celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon in the fellowship hall of the Presbyterian Church. Five Tribune players were picked on the all WKEA league offensive team at a meeting of coaches held Wednesday night in Dighton. There also were five Greeley County boys on the league defensive team. The offensive team chosen included Brad Schneider, end; Vernon Waldren, guard; Laurence Daniels, center; Chuck Nutt, quarterback; Bryan Brunswig, halfback. On defense the players are end, Brad Schneider; tackle, Alan Wineinger; guard, Laurence Daniels; linebacker, Bryan Brunswig; defensive half, Chuck Nutt. ++++ EIGHTY YEARS AGO November 16, 1939 The Western Hardware and Supply Co. of Tribune is taking no chances on President Roosevelt or any one else changing the date of Christmas. They already have their Christmas toys and gifts on display, much earlier than usual. The Greeley County High School junior class will give a three-act comedy, “Take It Easy,” Friday evening. The cast includes Betty Stock, Margaret Smith, Douglas Pringle, Merlyn Trued, Bart Brunswig, Willa Huddleston, John Halfman, Mtilda Bender, Donald Farmer and Vaughn Young. Admission will be 10, 15 and 25 cents. Many friends of Mr. E. Bowman gathered at the Bar X Ranch Sunday to help him celebrate his 75 th birthday. Horseshoe games were the pastime for the men and from all reports they had some pretty good games. The two bicycles that were brought were in use most of the time, for there were lots of kiddies anxious to ride. Ruth Gilger and Betty Jacques hold the honor of taking the longest ride, but the girls made sure they were back in time for lunch. ++++ 100 YEARS AGO November 1919 Pringle’s separator exploded, took fire and went up in smoke while threshing out at the Erne Thero ranch Monday, bringing the threshing deal to a rather sudden postponement. Another separator will be bought and work resumed just as speedily as possible, as there is yet a large quantity of grain to thresh. At the time of the explosion “Chet” Morgan was hit by a flying piece of metal and was seriously injured in the arm necessitating a trip to the doctor for surgical aid. The following persons took a trip up and made a whirl around and over the city at an 80-mile gait and seemed to enjoy it: Clement L. Wilson led off, then followed by Mayme Campbell, Molly Boles, Bernice Wilson, Lucile Wilson, Alvin Gregg, Prof. Lowrey, Cap Barnes, Romei Hays, Orville O’Neal and Cecil Glenn. We didn’t go up for the reason that we didn’t have the $15, and lest you I think that we are not stating r the whole truth, will add that we hadn’t the grit, and to tell the real truth, we’d just as I soon walk. ++++ 110 YEARS AGO November 1889 In the past three months 1 just ended, the Missouri Pacific has drawn about 350 trains, and more than 6000 carloads of freight, including nearly 1000 loads of stock I through this place. The greater portion of the work being done during the month of September and thus far in October. Andrew Johnson was in town Wednesday, getting Sheppard’s moving outfit to move a house from Stockholm to Sharon Springs. Ernest Ward gave a creditable entertainment in town last night, and in fact Wednesday night also, but Wednesday was free and did not last long. He has a splendid phonograph, with all the latest and up to date songs and recitations and a fine moving picture machine. J.H. Record was at work at something on the back end of his lot. He is digging a hole about ten feet square, and says that he thinks it will be an ice house when he gets it finished, but he may conclude to use if for a chicken house. WALKED SEVENTY MILES TO FIGHT AND REMAINED TO FARM— By John R. Lenray Gleaned from 1923 Greeley County Republican By Nadine Cheney Nov. 22, 1923--There was to be big doin’s at Tribune. Greeley County had arrived at that point in the development of civilization where a county seat fight was necessary. T.P. Tucker was in Goodland 70 miles away. He craved to see that fight and maybe to fight some himself. That was in 1888. A county seat fight was a top liner in amusement circles in those days. Tucker preferred to be in Tribune when the show started. There was no artificial means of transportation for Tucker because he was without funds. Maybe one side or the other would supply fighting equipment when he got there, or he could have a right good time just looking on. Consequently, he strolled over. Tucker was impressed with the neighborhood. Tribune and Horace 2 miles west were good towns in those days and down into the early “Nineties.” He decided to stay. Barbering was his means of making a living. He opened a shop where anybody could be shaved or have his hair cut during two days a week. If a fellow cared for tonsorial work on off days he looked around town for Tucker who threw down the shovel or tied the team, according to what he was doing at the time, and led the way to his one-chair barber shop. HELPED MOVE TOWNS—He was a good barber. Many a customer, who had been shaved in New York and Chicago, after experiencing the soothing influence of Tucker’s razor, asked why he wasted his time in a place like that. But Tucker had his eyes on opportunities that would pay better than the best shop location on Michigan Boulevard or Fifth Avenue in the big towns. When he came to Tribune he worked outside of barber shop hours at whatever came to hand. After a while he acquired a team and did hauling about town and during dry seasons between Tribune and Granada, Colorado, 55 miles away. The barbering business did not flourish when Tucker was away but he soon reduced the accumulated whiskers when he came back. After he was 22 years old he went to school two years. Then came the dry seasons of ’93, ’94, and ’95 folks in Horace and Tribune decided the grass looked greener around Holly, Colorado, and they moved over, 42 miles. Houses were loaded on wagons and taken along. Tucker helped in the moving. Some public-spirited citizen of the Colorado town, who had experienced Tucker’s barbering ability, and who recognized the possibilities from so sudden an increase in Holly’s population, offered to provide a shop and a guarantee of $50 a month to the operator. That was big money in those days, but Tucker refused. He returned to Tribune and began buying land. His first purchases were in 1895 and 1896. There wasn’t much return from land in those days but the Buffalo grass made good pasture and Tucker ran cattle on his land. Today Tucker owns 17 quarter sections which are worth upwards of $30 an acre. But do not waste your time offering that. He is too well satisfied with Greeley county, just as he was 35 years ago. A great deal of land not better than his has sold lately for twice that amount and the purchasers are well satisfied. Considering the value of Tucker’s land and his stock, some 200 head of horses and mules, he would have had to shave at least 80 crops a day during the 30 years since the Holly barber shop was offered him and he would have had to net 10 cents a harvest to accumulate the visible property he now owns. It is not likely that any one barber could stand up under the strain, for 30 years, week days, Sundays and holidays, of removing the stubble from 80 sets of jaws each day. Furthermore, there were not that many whiskers within riding distance of the town. 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