21 Feb 1920
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1920
Page
1
A Burlington potato train tour for northeastern Weld County is planned with a noon stop at Keota and an 1:40 arrival. It will also stop one hour at Carpenter Wyoming and cross the Colorado line, featuring a morel potato storage cellar and plans for certified good potato growing.
L Stocka failed to appear on assault and battery charges after transferring all property to family who stood as bond collateral. Bond set at 2000 dollars. case continued to Feb 25 with warning of forfeiture if absent. George Huerta pleaded guilty to a gaming charge and was fined 50 dollars. companion to be tried later. Officers report two Mexicans playing monte at a house raid amid other patrons.
Judgments totaling 119.40 were awarded to H. A. Rons as trustee for Farmers Martile Co after trials before Judge Pence F. F. owing. The cases claim damages for delay in shipment and interest on money tied up in two railroad cars due to extended delay in transit. The actions target Pacific Railroad and Colorado Southern Railroad and their directors for failure to deliver on time.
A court ruling favored the plaintiff after a clerical error in a legal reference altered the meaning of “reasonable” to “unreasonable” delaying delivery and incurring interest costs. Railroad lawyers planned an appeal, arguing the misprint affected the case’s outcome and the judges’ interpretation of delay.
Attorney Marth Allen chairs a committee to organize a county anti saloon league drive in Weld county. The campaign seeks $22,226 in pledges with two days of work planned, reflecting hard hours and early efforts by activists including Frank Rice of Denver and A J Finch. The drive aims to build a local organization and boost support through boiler plate propaganda.
Ault Colorado February 20: The public utilities commission will hold a hearing here March 1 on the legal necessity of the municipal electric plant now operating in town. The plant was completed last year to replace the Farmers Electric company 20 Baton corporation under a franchise.
A town moves to enforce a required recusal by the commission citing state law. The measure seeks adherence to mandated recusals, aiming to avoid conflicts of interest in official decision making.
Delegates from Plyttov Lupton and Jane districts meet at the Brighton courthouse at 1 20 in the afternoon to organize active vegetable marketing. The session aims to finalize a definite program with broad attendance and clear objectives for upcoming campaigns.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.