Elks Propose Ground Sale for County Court House Site
The Elks offer to sell 65 feet of Ninth street frontage on their 125 by 190 foot property adjoining the courthouse grounds for about 15000 to fund a new Elks building. The county plans to use the site for a wing of the new court house and to house a county jail, with total building operations near 200000. The move aims to relieve crowded county offices and enable immediate planning and construction in northern Colorado.
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Elks Lodge
Court House
The
Elks
Ninth Street
the Elks
Park Theater
Weld County
Lodge
Commissioners and Elks Building Committee
Sterling Investment Company
Colorado
Union Pacific Line Status Clarified at Fort Collins
Local debate over the LaSalle to Fort Collins Union Pacific line ends as officials affirm the line will not be abandoned. A right of way agent met the Fort Collins water committee and sealed a contract for water for shops near the city, signaling continued construction.
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Union Pacific
LaSalle
Fort Collins
Water Committee
Greeley May See Boy Scout Company Form
Greeley residents push to organize a local Boy Scout company as the movement spreads from England and reaches Denver. Educators ministers and others advocate outdoor education discipline loyalty and honor while preparing youths for responsible citizenship.
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Greeley
England
Denver
United States
Boy Scout Company
Women Dig Trench for Water Main in Greeley
Residents on Greeley east side petitioned for a two block water main on Tenth street. Russian families, led by women and men, dug the trench day and night, finishing the main ahead of schedule and beginning connections to homes. The effort earned extra tax credits and set a Colorado record as pioneering women trench diggers for city water.
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Greeley
Tenth Street
Third Avenue
Jesse Nolin
Nolin
Colorado
Greeley Merchants Seek Freight Bill Rebates After Supreme Court Ruling
The Greeley Traffic association plans to petition railroads for about 5000 in rebates to local shippers unpaid for 18 months. The ruling allows claims to date from May 1, 1909, and the association aims to file concise claims with bills of lading and freight bills, seeking swift recovery without litigation.
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Supreme Court
Greeley
Greeley Traffic Association
Chicago
St. Louis
Colorado
Denver
Traffic Association
Union Pacific
O. K
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission On Claims
Greeley Business Men Plan Welcoming Visit for Denver Journalists
Business leaders in Greeley organized a welcome for Denver newspaper men arriving Sunday at 1 pm via Denver Laramie Northwestern cars. The group will host a lunch at the Camfield hotel and then tour the city by auto to showcase local traffic and growth. S. K. Martin, D L & NW general passenger agent, arranged the trip and will lead the visitors, with a Commercial club committee greeting the party.
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Greeley
Denver
Denver Press Club
Denver, Laramie & Northwestern
Camfield Hotel
Senger
Denver-Laramie
Greeley-Denver
Martin
Rothchilds
Commercial Club
Camfield
Commercial Club to push for Greeley union depot
Greeley residents, led by Commercial club President Rothschild, plan a December 19 meeting focused entirely on a proposed union depot. The club will present prepared facts and figures as it launches formal steps toward securing the railroad improvement.
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Greeley
Rothschild
Commercial Club
Weld County Commercial Clubs Form a Unified Organization
A county wide meeting near Weld County purposes a permanent central commercial club to unite towns including Greeley Fort Lupton and Erie. E. D. St. John and C. T. Ahlstrand led as temporary chair and secretary. Delegates plan bylaws to reduce town jealousy and boost Weld county farming communities attracting new residents.
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E. D. St. John
Fort Lupton
C. T. Ahlstrand
Greeley
Weld
Colorado
Weld County
Canada
Texas
Camfield Hotel
E. P. St. John
G.S. Landell
R. M. Barr
Rev. Dorey
N. R. Reeves
E. F. Gardner
Kersey
F. J. McIntyre
W. T. Corrin
B. A
Big Ditch Case On In Weld County District Court
The Farmers' Independent Ditch company sues Scherrer Land & Investment in Denver district court over water rights for the J. Thomas ditch. Attorneys assert the 104 feet per second appropriation cannot be carried by the ditch, while the opposing side argues the full allocation is usable for about 600 acres. Judge Bliss hears the dispute without a jury as witnesses from Weld county testify over days.
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Farmers’ Independent Ditch Company
Scherrer Land & Investment Company
Bliss
Denver
Weld County
J. Thomas Ditch
Platte River
District Court
Old Arapahoe County
J. Thomas
Twitchell and Ewing
Thomas Ditch
Woman's Suit Cleaning Sparks Embarrassing mixup
In Greeley a young man behind a cleaner's counter learns a woman's suit costs more than a man's. When asked to clean one of her outfits the customer blushes as he hesitantly confirms the price. The incident highlights a humorous misunderstanding over attire and charges.
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BOY Scout CO
East Side
S. K. Martin
General Pas
Union Depot
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