Arizona Owens on Denver Way
Arizona Owens makes a remarkable journey from New Orleans to Reading Mississippi while on a wager with four professional gamblers backing the bet. She remains reticent about the wager details and asserts she has won the contested challenge. Frank Lesher of Gilbert drug store was injured in a fall but not seriously hurt. Glazier offers brooches from fifty cents to a hundred dollars. Fountain Pens self filling advertised at Alexander's for thirty dollars. Watch for the free gold fish day at s.
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New Orleans
Reading
Shafroth Details Colorado Irrigation Growth at Omaha Show
Governor Shafroth, speaking at the Corn Show in Omaha, cites Colorado irrigation progress and forecasts more settlers with lower freight rates. He notes 3.4 million acres irrigated and plans to add a million, compares agricultural value to minerals, and cites large contracts like Camfield’s $20,000,900 for irrigation work.
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Epworth League
Camfield
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LaSalle Businessmen Seek Local Factory Venture
Businessmen in LaSalle discuss a proposal to build and operate a local factory with their own manager while the farmers elect the district board. Shipping limits have hampered produce sales, prompting calls for more storage and new facilities as irrigation expands. The club will contact Chicago for details. Hastings Co. offers immediate consultation, and Max Kuner pledges to build if acreage is guaranteed. Arizona Owens arrives in LaSalle en route to Denver after coffee at the LaSalle hotel.
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LaSalle
Greeley
Lupton
Weld County
Chicago
Hastings Company
Max Kuner
Kuner
Commercial Club
Colorado Committees Weigh Land Permits And Water Power
Members of the committee led by Governor Shafroth discussed policy changes that would allow a man to locate on 320 acres instead of 160, promising to attract many people to the state. They also touted Colorado's cheap water power. The group praised the state's apple crop and compared it with Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Utah. The committee includes former Governor Alva Adams and other leaders. Shafroth plans to speak at the Omaha Corn Exposition tomorrow, with the rest expected to return to Colorado tonight.
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Colorado
United States
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Utah
Shafroth
Alva Adams
Pueblo
Murdo Mackenzie
Trinidad
J. O. A. Carper
Denver
H. T. DeLong
Grand Junction
B. D. Sanborn
Greeley
Irving Howbert
Colorado Springs
Colorado Stock On National Forests Report Summary
A departmental yearbook shows that in Colorado during the last fiscal year 3162 cattle and horse permits and 410 sheep and goat permits were issued for grazing on seventeen forests. It means about 17 percent of cattle, nearly 4 percent of horses and mules, and 28 percent of sheep and goats owned in Colorado on January 1, 1909 used range on national forests. The report notes many range stock, prairie dog eradication efforts, and strong cooperative interest from Colorado stockmen, with cooperation exceeding available funds.
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Colorado
Department of Agriculture
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