Watch Lost Found Reward Prompts Tribune Notice
On Monday WY Ratcliffe of 505 Eighth Street received the Daily Tribune for the first time and found a small ad by N J Me Clelland of 1211 Fifth Street stating a valuable gold watch had been found Sunday night. Ratcliffe located the owner, McClelland, whose watch valued at 75 dollars was a birthday gift. Ratcliffe received a reward and McClelland got his watch.
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WY. Ratcliffe
Eighth + street
N. J. Me
Clelland
Fifth Street
Ratcliffe
the Tribune
McClelland
City council weighs railroad franchise talks and street repairs
The council, after routine business, weighs plans to fix avenues permanently and discusses possible railroad rights of way with Burlington and Denver Laramie representatives. Officials seek to avoid city involvement in the impending dispute while hinting at a settlement approach.
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Reading
T. S. McMurray
Burlington
Johnsen
Denver-Laramie
Mr. McMurray
Johnson
Starkey
Dainty Hazel Greeley Attracts Denver Girl Haze
Airdome theater in Greeley drew a large crowd on a drizzly night as Hazel Anderson of Denver, visiting to seek a husband, arrived in a blue dress. Reporters noted all eyes on her and a 666 strong audience focused on the pretty visitor amid the show.
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Airdome
Huseband
Hazel Anderson
Denver
Greeley
How Land Values 10 Up Near Ault
Ten years after a man homesteaded near Ault he asked $1,000 for a quarter section. Yesterday seven acres sold for 1,850 to G. H. Bager of Kingston Michigan from John Newman. Two acres brought 300 each and five acres 250 each. The land lies east of Ault with no improvements. Eager plans a good house and may sell half to a Kingston friend. Both families will move to Ault.
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Dairy Tribune
Ault
John Newman
G. H. Bager
Kingston
Eager
Why He Has a Garden in Spare Time
J. B. Todd of 1428 Eleventh Street grows a thriving garden after an incubator failed to perform. A vacant lot beside him was cleared and now yields varieties from four kinds of sweet corn to fourteen inch beets. Todd, a carpenter, markets produce locally and expects a net $160 beyond family needs.
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Todd
Eleventh Street
Proposals Poured in for Hazel Anderson in Greeley
A Colorado letter to Miss Hazel Anderson outlines several suitors and offers to help her find a husband. An elderly widower in Greeley advertises his readiness for marriage and hints he could introduce her to a desirable candidate. A second note from a Denver-based admirer questions a man in her circle and proposes future contact after her return.
She Likes Greeley and Hears Choice of Husbands
A demure blonde expresses affection for Greeley while a youth in the rear quips. Miss Anderson later shows reporters a score of letters, hinting at social intrigue and options for marriage.
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Greeley
Greeley Baseball Benefit for Concert Band Urges Support
City newspapers promote a Thursday 4 PM benefit baseball game for the Greeley concert band. With the city council unable to fund the band, organizers urge merchants and residents to attend, enjoy the sport, and boost the band with the profits from the event. The plan invites a half holiday and promises several features beyond the game.
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Greeley
Reservoir scheme promises massive water supply near Grover
R F Milford of Grover reports a natural reservoir on his ranch three miles west of town with over 300000 barrels of water. By building a five foot embankment he plans to raise capacity to over a million barrels and pump water with wind mills to irrigate nearby lands for next year’s crops.
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R. F. Milford
Grover
Greeley
Dove hunting opens Aug 20 in Greeley area
The open dove season runs August 20 to September 5. Daily bag limits are twenty geese and twenty other birds per hunter. State residents fish without a license while nonresidents pay $2. nonresident hunting license drops from $25 to $10. Mrs. J. R. Pierce and daughter Ethel of Fort Collins visited Greeley, with Mrs. Pierce traveling to Eugene, Oregon.
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Greeley Nimrods
Ela
J. R. Pierce
Ethel
Fort Collins
Greeley
Young Man She Should Meet Delights Greeley Crowd
A flood of letters arrived Tuesday night as eager Greeley youths pursued Miss Hazel Anderson awaiting her in the city. The scene showed chivalry alive with stamps and hopeful notes while a Denver man sent regretful word he could not return in time to meet her.
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Miss Anderson
Tribune
Greeley
Miss Hazel
Denver
Beet crop forecast to beat last year despite worms
Phil Dale of Great Western Sugar says this season’s beet yield will exceed last year’s, aided by larger acreage and healthier beets where worms did not strike. In LaSalle area about 150 acres, roughly 20 percent of the crop, are lost. Recent showers boost prospects and cool nights are hoped to continue. Charles Mason and daughters Alice and Laura, with William Kidder of Chicago, depart for Estes Park in Mason’s touring car.
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Phil Dale
Great Western Sugar Company
LaSalle
Charles F. Mason
Alice
Laura
Mr. Mason
William Kidder
Chicago
Estes Park
Man From Cozad Seeks Wife After Elopement in Greeley
C W Dittmer of Cozad Nebraska traveled to Greeley to retrieve his wife and child from the Union hotel after learning she had eloped with Grant Robinson and that the woman had three other husbands. After meetings with city officials, the trio departed for Nebraska seeking reconciliation and custody.
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C. W. Dittmer
Cozad
Neb
Greeley
Keyes
Nebraska
Dittmer
Union Hotel
How Ply Farming Pays One Man On Half The Land In Weld County
George Owens farms 120 acres in Weld County, buying the land for 720. In four years he has threshed 3 075 bushels from 68 acres this year, farming half the tract and letting the other half lie fallow. At 75 cents per bushel the wheat would bring about 2 300, over triple the land cost. Other nearby farms report large crops.
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Weld County
George Owens
Cornerstone to be laid for Alice Hunter Memorial rectory
The Trinity Episcopal church in Greeley will hold a 3 PM Thursday cornerstone ceremony for the Alice Hunter Memorial rectory on Ninth Avenue. The Denver brick building includes a reception hall nine living rooms a guild room pantry and kitchen with a box containing a Prayer Book newspapers coins and building data.
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Alice Hunter
Trinity Episcopal Church
Ninth Avenue
Denver
Indiana
Book of Common Prayer
Greeley Daily
Benelli
Greeley
S. D. Hunter
Alice
James Campbell
Hunter
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