Lincoln Centenary Memorial Exercises Observed
Lincoln day ceremonies coordinated by the G A R Woman's Relief Corps and local schools will be held February 12 at 10 am in the First Methodist church. The program features music, recitations, and political and patriotic addresses honoring Abraham Lincoln with fealty to country and flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. C., Patriotic Societies
M. E. Church
G. A. R. Post
First Methodist
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Lisette
Teore
Woman's Relief Corps
Goaa
Capitalization of Farms in US History
Data from Secretary Wilson's Annual Report shows farm counts rising from 1890 to 1906, with about 4.66 million farms in 1890 and an estimated 6.1 million in the present period. Acres on farms grew from 625 million in 1899 to 739 million in 1906, with improved acres up 15.5 percent. Farmer wealth in land buildings and equipment cited around 25 billion dollars, up 75 to 80 percent since 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Anna
Dedication of the New Severance Church
The Severance church was dedicated on Sunday with Rev Maley of Fort Collins Rev Dudley of Windsor and Evangelist King taking part. Dudley oversees the parish until a minister is secured as revival meetings continue nightly. The neat frame church carries a debt of 650 dollars with much work donated and a large crowd attending from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Christian Church
Severance
Maley
Fort Collins
Rev Dudley
Windsor
Evangelist King
Dudley
Geta a Hard Fall Evans Special
W H Jones foreman of the Tel Phone construction gang is laid up after a fall from a broken ladder rung at the Evans telephone office. The accident injures his shoulder and causes minor injuries with no bones broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Jones
Tel- Phone
Evans
Evans man Roberts released after week in jail
Roberts, an Evans man, was released to return home Sunday evening after a week in the county jail. He needed only rent and rest, and received ample sleep and shelter during confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Roberts
Coun'y
Beets in dispute over crop damage and value
A court debate centers on a landlord’s attachment of beets for debt that delayed harvest before frost and factory shutdown. Opponents say beets were dug and sold for feed at seven dollars per ton instead of five, claiming the grower gained. The piece cites G B Pope praising beets as fattening hogs and cattle, with sugar beets proving profitable beyond sugar production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber
Montana
G. B. Pope
Windsor Baby Chokes On Kernel. Physicians Aid
The two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Herb Wilson of Windsor choked on a kernel Saturday night and a physician was summoned to remove it. Latest reports say she is doing fine and no serious harm is feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
County Commissioners Open Monthly Meeting Routine
County commissioners started their regular monthly session this morning. Officials expect routine work to take a couple of days with little of significance on the agenda.
Jap Pleads Guilty in Eaton County Court
In Eaton County the Japanese man known as the Jap pleaded guilty to selling liquor. He displayed a roll of money and asked repeatedly how much he must pay. The judge, after a brief exchange, assessed a $759 fine and warned against future bootlegging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Clay
Water Works Superintendent Reads Meters in Windsor
Jess Nolan, superintendent of the water works, visited Windsor to read meters. Windsor has paid for city water for several months, and estimates indicate Greeley will gain about $200 monthly from this source, in addition to payments to the Windwear sugar factory during a three months’ run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Nolan
Windsor
Greeley
Windwear
Changed His Mind Fukui Pleads Guilty In Bootlegging Case
F Fukui, the second Japanese man brought from Eaton for bootlegging, was visited by about ten countrymen. He pleaded guilty last Wednesday and his fine was set for the next Wednesday. A few days in jail refreshed his memory about guilt and friends may have paid his fine today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Fukui
Eaton
Wee
Wilcox Baritone Set for Recital at Congregational Church
John C. Wilcox, baritone, brings an all new program to the Congregational Church on February 9, with works by Wagner Woodford Finden Tschakowsky Smith Franz Lawson Nevin MacDowell Homer and songs by Jules Jordann and others. Mrs Wilcox accompanies, J C Kendel assists in planning. Mr and Mrs J B Barnett traveled to Fort Collins for the North Poudre Irrigation stockholders meeting.
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Woodforde-Finden
Desert
Allah
Tschaikowsky
J C. Kendel
Smith
Liebesgruck
Spicker
Franz
Leezie Landsay
Malcolm Lawson
Father O'Flynn
Villiers Stanford
Pretty Creature
H. Lane Wison
Love
Jules Jordann
Ethelbert Nevin
Edward MacDowell
Sidney Homer
Wilcox
Greeley
Denver
J. B. Barnett
Fort Collins
Barnett
The
North Poudre Irrigation Company
A Gentleman From Mississippi Premier in The Greely Daily Tribune
A vivid epoch making tale pits honest men against corrupt political machines in Washington and across the nation. It follows a southern planter senator and his secretary as intrigues, bribery, and a daughter’s conspiracy unfold with romance, tragedy, and moments of humor. The serial begins Monday, February 15, in the Greely Daily Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
United States Senate
Peabody
Senate
Greeley Daily Tribune
New Southwest Weld Irrigation District Proposed
A petition from water owners in southwest Weld and a small Adams county strip prompted county commissioners to act favorably and set February 27 for an election. If approved, the Denver Greeley Valley district will cover Barr Lake south to Kersey area including Platteville LaSalle Lupton Peckham and waters served by Buckers Fulton and Burlington ditches, requiring another river commissioner appointment by the governor.
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Weld County
Adams County
Board of County Commissioners
Barr Lake
Box Elder Valley
Union Pacific Side Tracks in Greeley Pressed for Expansion
Union Pacific operates six and a half miles of side tracks in Greeley and will need to add several miles more when the Southern branches split. The split will raise shipping costs as transfers between roads become charged, with current free transfers ending after the depot and track agreement expires.
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Union Pacific
Greeley
Southern
TU. P
Sugar
Canning Factory
Double Wedding at Windsor Wind er Ranch
A double wedding was held at the Winder ranch north of Windsor on Sunday afternoon. Mary Winder and George Brehn of Fort Collins married, and Mary’s brother Gottfried Winder with Annie Bruner were united in the ceremony officiated by Rev. Schmidt of the German Congregational church. Brehn will return to Fort Collins to run a flouring business, while Winder will manage the Dicken ranch west of town. Winder is noted as an enterprising young man who has learned English in three years.
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Winder Ranch
Windsor
Mary Winder
George Brehn
Fort Collins
Gottfried Winder
Annie Bruner
Schmidt
German Congregational Church
Brehn
Fort Colins
Mr. Winder
Dicken Ranch
America
Runaway at LaSalle Involves Local Mail Carrier
H A Edie, the LaSalle rural route No 2 mail carrier, had a runaway Saturday morning after his neck yoke dropped. He could not control the horses and steered them toward a building but they dodged into J Bailey’s yard and hit a pump on both sides, stopping safely with no injuries or damage.
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LaSalle
H. A. Edie
J. Bailey
Mr. Edie
Burial of Marcus Hyles In Linn Grove Cemetery
The remains of Marcus Hyles were interred in Linn Grove cemetery this afternoon. The funeral was held from the chapel in the Macy undertaking rooms. The two sisters and the brother of the deceased attended and the poor man was given a fitting burial.
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Marcus Hyles
Linn Grove
Macy Undertaking Rooms
Far Price Land Sale Near Ault
W C Huise sold a half section of raw Collins district land near Ault to Fort Collins buyers for 10 800 dollars. The property now lies under the Pierce lateral.
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W. C. Huise
Collins District
Ault
Fort Coline
Pierce Lateral
Gasoline and match cause near tragedy on Windsor ranch
Omar Harney lighted a match on kindling soaked with gasoline at a ranch west of Windsor. An explosion blew out room windows and scorched furniture. Harney suffered severe burns to hands and feet and will bear lifelong scars. His father-in-law’s ranch was the scene. Harney and his wife had come from their own farm to tend the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Omar Harney
Hainey
Grover Boosts Telephone Initiative Discussed by Booster Club
The Grover Booster Club met last week to consider a telephone proposition. A draft letter from farmers along the route suggested using wire fences. The plan aims to reach the Pawnee Buttes district with minimal pole work and seeks Burlington permission for a right of way to Cheyenne for the system.
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Booster Club
Grover
Pawnee Buttes
Burlington
Cheyenne
Girl Thrown From Pony In Eaton Special
Littl Mary Strickland daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Strickland from west Eaton was tossed from a Shetland pony Saturday causing a broken arm. The accident happened downtown as Mary and her brother, fearless riders, handle two fat Shetlands. Mary has ridden since she was small this being her first serious injury. The siblings won prizes in Eaton’s Fourth of July parade two years ago.
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Mary Strickland
Charles Strickland
Eaton
Mary
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Col. C. A. White
Phillips
C. E. Carter
Charact Addrons
Rev. J. ” High
Gettysburg
Severance Con
Evans Man
Baby
Om Nat
John C. Wilcox
Congregational Church
Aria
Mr. Wilcox
J. C. Kendel
Mississippi
Southwestern Weld Irrigation District
Box Elder
Kersey
Pouble
Hyles
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