01 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1910
Page
1
Greeley city council last night backed steps to enforce sewer connections with fines up to 100 dollars and costs. Marshal Williams reported orders to compel compliance, while the scavenger was designated to collect dogs without licenses and handle dead animals to curb dumping. Enforcement includes trimming trees eight feet from the ground.
J. McCracken of the Orpheum, burned out by fire, given permit to build an open air theatre on eighth avenue between Ninth and Tenth streets. City to gravel Eleventh Avenue between Tenth and Twelfth, with several other improvements approved including store front remodels and a sewer for Moore's subdivision.
A. A. Law editor of the New Era, shot weeks ago, is rapidly recovering and improving, with no doubt that he will soon resume his business duties if his condition continues to progress as it has in recent days.
A Pioneer Day celebration notice from Supt. C. E. Carter calls for school principals to mobilize pupils for a 10 o'clock parade. Students in all grades are asked to march from the Meeker building corner to show appreciation for founders and to carry flags provided at Eighth street and Tenth avenue.
S W Cox is driving what is described as the largest tunnel in northern Colorado on the John Clintberger property two miles west of Pierce. The 250 foot tunnel will connect two irrigation wells yielding about eighty inches of water, aiding Wel county farms with ample flow. The project surpasses earlier local tunnels in scale and is already being widely used for irrigation.
Professor H. M. Cottrell director of farmers' institutes resigns. will become agricultural commissioner for the Rock Island system with headquarters in Chicago. He served four years at Colorado Agricultural College, expanding extension work across thirteen states. No successor listed.
Police crackdown on hoboes during peak travel season fills Greeley jail with twenty five prisoners last night the highest in history. Officers Linkger and Brown report tramps breaking into box cars and burglaries tied to tramp activity as Marshal Williams orders tramps to pass through without sleep or shelter. Local mentions include Miss Myrtle Camp returning to teach summer with her father D A Camp and Prof A B Copeland visiting Greeley.
A four engineer survey party camped at Kersey reports Burlington plans a rail line from Hudson to Kersey with a Grover branch. The route mirrors an earlier survey that proposed a split toward Greeley and Grover, with minor adjustments possible. An official timetable and details are expected soon.
The Burlington is purchasing rights of way for its line from Woodson to Greeley. It offers $250 per acre for 6 7 acres on Prof Bullock farm and 3 4 acres on Archibald place. Damages claimed by D D McArthur John Clarke Reed exceed the offered price, leading to possible condemnation.
Union Pacific seeks to renew a temporary injunction against the city of Greeley and several rail lines over a claimed 400 foot right of way. The move follows a U.S. Circuit ruling in Stewart and Murray upholding UP's claim. A hearing is set for June 4 with city and road officials traveling to Denver for talks.
In Kersey on June 1, 76 Commercial club members signed a petition urging the town board to grant the water and electric franchise sought by W. F. Murphy. Discussion favored a city park, with a committee named to scout park sites and report recommendations to the boards.
Miss Edith Gale hosts a Monday evening party honoring house guests Miss Clinton, Bernice Kingwell, and Jessie Kingwell. Invitations went to the teachers' club members and the event featured lively stunts as entertainment with refreshments served late.
A June wedding in Eaton unites Hugh Fitz gerald Dento and Alma Midgette at 6 PM in a home ceremony by Rev. S. C. Dickinson. Attendants include Miss Etta Gross and best man John Willia as guests from across the state witness the couple’s floral home and秘密 honeymoon plans.
Ira Davis was transported from Fort Lupton to Greeley hospital last evening with head and shoulder injuries after being kicked from a train by a brakeman. Found beside the railroad track at Ione, he is in semi conscious condition and unable to speak. Recovery prognosis is not known.
Will Hunter and Harold Decker plan to leave Thursday for California for the summer. Harold will travel to Los Angeles with his mother while Will goes to Riverside to stay with his uncle and family.
Mine Maud Caywood was summoned to her Boulder home Tuesday after a message reporting an accident involving her mother. Mrs Caywood fell while stepping from a street car and sustained injuries.
L. Moyer is listed as staying at the Boulder sanitarium for a period of rest and recuperation. The note provides no additional details about the condition or treatment.
The Armory hosts a fiddle contest on June 10 featuring fid dlers and a prized instrument once owned by Jeff Davis. J B Greenslate now possesses a fiddle rescued from Davis home during a Union raid and plans to perform at the Pioneer celebration contest, drawing historical interest and public attention.
A major fire in Johnstown on Greeley avenue destroyed five buildings and a residence, including the Davies-Harter Mercantile building with a post office. Firebugs are suspected though no culprit is named, with losses reaching thousands and several owners planning brick rebuilding.
June 1 report says the Commercial club will urge action for better roads. County commissioners will be asked to dispatch laborers from the east road project to repair other rough roads radiating from the town.
The Normal high school seniors present their class play David Copperfield in the chapel this evening with a large cast and much preparation. A second performance is planned for Thursday evening in the chapel.
Y Omatsu known to ranchers as Jap Charlie has developed a beet digging device and plans to obtain patent papers through a Greeley attorney. Experiments show the machine works well and outperforms prior mechanisms. The inventor, about 30, with a wife and three children, seeks to bring the device into practical use.
Oratsu, a Japanese immigrant in Weld County, learned English, taught it to his wife, and works on a beet digger with high hopes for success. He plans to invest earnings in a northern county farm and send children to public schools in Greeley.
An O O F session at the ball on Tuesday featured many guests with members bringing friends. J B Phillips Charles Couzens and J A MacClintock received veteran jewels for twenty five years. Dr J A Dungan played tuba with Dr O F Broman. Frederick Wilson sang David Jonathan and Saul. About 250 attended. punch wafers and an informal smoker followed. Mr and Mrs Clair V Mann return to Boulder after visiting Mr and Mrs Leo G Mann.
The Fred Peil murder case is alleged to be weaponized in opposition to Judge Carrigues's Supreme Court appointment. Peil, condemned for Kerber’s killing, had his execution stayed by Governor Shafroth. Denver officials W B Sanborn and George Q Richmond filed sensational papers accusing the judge of witness intimidation, signaling renewed political contention and possible stay of justice.
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