Planning for Gym at New High School Project
Roe roeschlaub and Sons of Denver to draw plans for a new high school on Meeker grounds to be ready by September 1910. Building described as gray pressed brick two stories with basement and ample daylight, proposed size about 100 by 175 feet. Roeschlaub will consult with Superintendent E Carter to finalize room counts and layout within four days.
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Roeschlaub & Sons of
Denver
Meeker
Tribune
Rocschlaub
E. Carter
Roeschlaub
Mrs Ida Rayburn to Wed Claude Stites in Seven-Husband Tale
Mrs Ida Rayburn aged 57 of 605 Fourteenth Avenue plans to marry Claude Stites next Monday. Her daughter, 19, has had two marriages and one divorce, while Mrs Rayburn has had three prior husbands none of whom died peacefully. The wedding will unite two families amid a history of widowhood and divorce.
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Ida Rayburn
Claude Stites
Rayburn
Stites
R. Carson
Carson
Jim Red
Camfield
Red
Thomas Rayburn
Weld County
Claude
Greeley Horses Dominate Races in Longmont Meet
The Longmont races Thursday saw Greeley entries placing in several events. In the 2:20 trot three in five purse $240:6, Herrod led by Reynolds with Helen Morgan second and Genuine third. times around 2:23 to 2:25. Five-Eighteen Mile Dash purse $100 saw Aaron J. from Weikert Bros. Eaton win, J. Cox second, Barber third, with a 1:05 time. Races continue today.
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Longmont
Greeley
Purze
Herrod
Reynolds
Den
Helen Morgan
Camp
Gr'ly
Genuine
Aaron J
Weikert Bros. Eaton
J. Cox
P. Stile Brighton
Barber
Bert Yount
Grand Junction
Escape Burning Oil Thrown From Lamp in LaSalle Residence
T R Blackwood and his infant narrowly escaped serious burns when a kerosene lamp ignited and exploded in their LaSalle home. A unlocked screen door and a brash dash through three rooms enabled both to reach safety just as the blast occurred. Blackwood, rural carrier Jomier Lomein-ON A MOUNTAIN RAEL, and companions recount the dramatic escape.
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LaSalle
T. R. Blackwood
Blackwood
Tribune Real Estate Page Promises Optimism and News
An appeal urges readers to review Saturdays real estate section highlighting homeseeker investor news and stories of advancement. It notes real estate professionals will be featured and encourages use of the page as an advertising medium.
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Tribune
Thief Arrested After Weeks of Gang Violence in Greeley
A citywide spree of thieves cattle rustlers and kidnappers unsettled Greeley as police and sheriff efforts faltered. A suspect described as a tough looking man was taken into custody in the city park amid warnings that organized crime had infiltrated the community.
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Greeley
Citizens’ Good Law League
Nobdy
New Catholic Church Windows to Cost 85000
By contract with Pittsburg Plate Glass the memorial windows for the new Catholic church will cost 5000, largely funded by donations of those wishing to honor memories. Construction quickens toward roof completion with windows to begin installation soon. About 15600 has been provided from old church sale proceeds and other sources. Father Casey praises progress and hopeful completion before winter.
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New Catholic Church
Pittsburg Plate Glass + company
Catholic Church
Pittsburg Company
Russians to Run First Foreigners School in Greeley
The Greeley school board plans a separate school for Russian and American children on the east side of town. Opening October 1, the seven month term will be led by Miss Anna Gardner, praised by government authorities for her experience in Indian schools.
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Greeley
Anna Gardner
Greeley Band Concert Tonight at City Park
The regular weekly Greeley band concert at city park promises an unusually fine program. Thousands are expected as enthusiasm remains high for these events. The program includes marches Loyal and True American Patrol Intermission The Palms Fauré Constancy Dalbey Our Director Bigelow Schottische Comique Old Dark Town Cake Walk Sand Dance Miller Gavotte A Flower for Thee Trojan.
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Greeley Band
City Park
Cornet Solo
Faurcake
Dalbey
Bigelow
Schottische Comique
Miller
Greeley Girl Set for Frontier Days Riding
Miss Carrie Meier of Greeley will ride in the Cheyenne Frontier Days riding events next week. An expert relay rider she won the ten horse relay at Fort Collins this year and will also enter roping contests with the lariat and saddle.
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Greeley
Carrie Meier
Cheyenne
Miss Meirer
Fort Collins
Ice Cream Social Raises Trim Attendance at Severance
An ice cream social held Saturday evening by the ladies of the Christian church at Severance drew a small crowd due to bad weather but netted 10.30 for church funds.
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Severance
Boy Crushed by Hot Ashes Near LaSalle Ranch
A year and a half old boy of W P Bailey was severely burned when he crawled into a pile of hot ashes on the Lord Ogilvy ranch south of LaSalle. He stood in pain and fear before a sister rescued him. Doctors fear possible lifelong disability as his feet suffered severe burns.
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LaSalle
W. P. Bailey
Tle
Baileys
Lord Ogilvy
Evans Harnessmaker's Daughter Hurt in Dog Attack
Little Helen Reed, seven, daughter of Evans harness maker, lies in fragile condition after a dog bit her severely. Mrs Reed, standing with her in front of a store, says the attack was unprovoked and the fever worsened despite medical care.
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Helen Reed
Evans
Queer Money Juggle in a Local Homestead Land Deal
G W Bird of 129 Twelfth Street in Greeley boasts a remarkable garden in a 50 by 190 foot plot. He claims to water only at night and avoid daytime irrigation to prevent soil baking, producing the city’s finest garden with a wide variety of Colorado vegetables and an exceptionally lush front lawn.
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G. W. Bird
Twelfth + street
Greeley
Bird
Tale of a Toad in a Nighttime Encounter
A toad narrates dodging humans and observes two young people near the stone step. They clasped hands and kissed, leaving the toad certain it was a strange scene and a curious disease. He plans to ask Old Warter for answers tomorrow.
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Old Warter
Tragedies Linked with Weapons in City Marshal’s Curiosity Case
A cabinet in the city marshal’s office holds items turned in by former jail inmates. The collection includes revolvers, knives, saws, spectacles, a hammer that injured a sweetheart’s sister, a butcher knife used on a mother, jail escape tools, a badge stolen and misused, a Mexican card curiosity, and other curiosities. Each artifact has a story tied to crime or imprisonment.
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Dunham
Complex land deal embroils Greeley merchants and Grover Bank
In a tangled case attention centers on J. R. Grigg and son and D. R. Grigg who seek to unravel a homestead dispute linked to Harmon Lamberson and a bank cashier alleged to have acted beyond authority. Attorney Joseph C. Ewing and William R. Kelly prepare for possible court action as competing contracts surface.
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J. R. Grigg and Son
D. R. Grigg
Joseph C. Ewing
William R. Kelly
Griggs
Greeley
Harmon Lamberson
Jrover
Lamberson
O. T. Ellis
Golden
Ellis
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