Rlington Goes Mile From Kersey
A terse note indicates that Rlington will move a mile from Kersey and head north of the town. Details remain unclear in the fragment.
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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1910
Page
1
A terse note indicates that Rlington will move a mile from Kersey and head north of the town. Details remain unclear in the fragment.
Surveyors report Burlington plans a new line from Wiggins to Greeley not through Kersey but one mile north, skirting the river edge and crossing near Sam Mechte’s property under Union Pacific tracks. The route will bypass Kersey town and pass through section 16, with a town set up one mile north of Kersey. Final survey near completion. farmers along the route await the rail line.
Officials outline a new railroad route one mile north of the town to avoid grade crossings and reduce construction costs. Kersey expects benefits from the northern line as McAfee Wace fill provides a natural cut off. A town nearby may later transact business with it and possibly join the area.
The seat sale for the fiddlers opens this morning with a large sale guaranteed. Prizes include Greeley Bottling Works case of pop for second best male whistler and best fiddles. A W Jacobse strip of best tron to best man violin. Robert Comer ten pound pail of lard to second best string instrument.
Construction by Burlington completed to Seventeenth Street this afternoon and will extend to Eighteenth Street tomorrow where the line will run beneath the Union Pacific tracks.
Weld county districts plan major school construction this summer with Hudson voting 7500 dollars in bonds and Gilcrest approving 4200 dollars. Ashland faces an upcoming election and is expected to build a substantial new facility, indicating Weld county moves toward becoming among the best supplied with schools in the state by population.
A large audience filled the opera house as Right Rev Charles Sanford Olmstead spoke to Normal students on the baccalaureate theme Kinghood. He outlined three senses duty responsibility and beauty and argued that only the beautiful is good. The senior class fete gift will be the Tenth avenue gate. The senior class play Becket is set for tomorrow at the opera house.
Mrs Susana Moore 51 wife of T K Moore died at home 916 Fourteenth street after a complication of diseases. She came from Pennsylvania two years ago. Survived by husband daughter Mrs H Lauderbach of Oklahoma and two sons S O Moore of Pittsburg and D H Moore of this city. Funeral at Macy's parlors 2:30 Tuesday conducted by Rev Mr Martin of Chicago.
Col W W Ferguson department G A R commander for Colorado and Wyoming was injured Saturday in Denver when stepping from a street car and struck by an automobile. He is in Mercy hospital doing nicely with a good chance to recover.
James Hunting ton, after selling property in Pueblo and Salt Lake, travels to Greeley to explore investment in the city. He notes Greeley and Denver offer the best chances for safe investment, cites a national shoe trade, and says cash is tight in the East while the West shows healthier money conditions though not panic. He warns the Northwest faces a slump after previous overbuilding and crop-driven regulation.
The Home Gas and Electric company filed a suit over a right of way through the Snape plant on Eleventh Street as Burlington tracks press the site. Light Co seeks about 20 000 while railroad offers 10 000. Officials expect a quick settlement before hearing with high costs and emergency plant value cited.
J M G Wadlin of Weld county died at 8 30 am after years of decline following a runaway accident eight months earlier. Born in Biddeford Maine he was 76 and survived by his wife, three daughters Lucy Tigges Jessie and Mary, and a son John. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 pm from the Methodist church in Greeley.
June 6 report from Eaton describes a loud game yesterday where Eaton tallied 22 runs against the Greeley Merchants who claimed to be ball players and scored 5. The contest drew local crowds and showcased Eaton’s offense against a visiting opponent.
Mr and Mrs Ben Cooper depart this morning for a three month journey to the western coast with most time to be spent at Long Beach California.
The Windsor ball team beat Kersey yesterday with a 4 to 3 score in a tight contest.
Attorneys for the city of Greeley and several railroads including Burlington and Denver Laramie met at Dorsey and Hodges in Denver. Union Pacific counsel said they would accept certain stipulations to move toward an injunction hearing before Judge Lewis within days. The group expected the case to reach the U S circuit court of appeals in the Denver session in September or the St Louis session in December, with a higher court ruling possibly within a year, though doubt remains.
Miss Ethelyn Lovell and William Welsh were married Saturday evening at the Episcopal rectory in a ceremony conducted by Rev. B. W. Bowell. The bride, from Connecticut, taught at Greeley schools the past two years and now resides with the groom at 1429 Ninth Street. The couple plan a trip East this fall.
Sunday marked the annual decoration of graves for departed Woodmen of the World and Modern Woodmen of America. Rev A B Dubber gave both addresses with morning services at the Christian church and cemetery ceremonies at the conclusion.
Mrs G W Kelley and her daughter Marietta left today for Portland where they intend to reside locally and pursue new arrangements following a brief visit.
W K Mc Allister of the Southern Pacific will discuss Stick Stuck. Hon Joseph C Shattuck speaks A Few Words to the Newcomers. General Frank Hall cannot attend and will send a letter. Col CA White addresses Our Friends Who Have Gone Before. SM Wright speaks General RA Cameron.
Mrs S A Gamble of Muskogee Oklahoma visits her sister Mrs KE R Kelley at 1416 Ninth Street. The meeting ends a twenty six year separation and Gamble plans to stay several weeks in the area.
Greeley beat Fort Collins 2 to 1 in nine innings in a fast northern Colorado game. Fort Collins scored early but Greeley answered next inning and held on for the win as a large crowd watched.
Eugene Higgins Rowley Harris and H McGill of Greeley entered a boat spotted a leak but continued out on Seelys lake. Water flooded the craft and it sank about 25 feet from shore. All three escaped by swimming to the bank despite the danger.
In LaSalle on June 6 the Milton reservoir project of the Standley Lakes company was halted due to lack of funds and ongoing litigation. Although two thirds of the bio dam is finished, the ditch work is not started. Contractors Cock and McMahon departed, with plans to resume in the fall amid bond efforts to fund irrigation districts near Denver and Kersey. The reservoir lies about eight miles southeast of LaSalle and would source water from Milton lake for local farms.
Miss Mona Lace and Miss Jessie Lace will depart Tuesday to Missouri to visit friends for several weeks, according to family notices.
Farmers and town residents south of Greeley plan to raise funds for a motorcycle patrolman to catch speeders on the road toward Denver. The goal is to curb joy riding after several minor injuries, with locals contributing modestly to cover costs.
Farmers along the Denver to Greeley corridor report frequent speeding and accidents, especially Sundays. Residents propose hiring an enforcement officer or a motorcycle courier to patrol weekends and holidays to curb joy riding and protect pedestrians and slower vehicles.
Greeley and Weld county automobilists show strong interest in the good roads campaign led by the Denver motor club. President William D. Nash seeks statewide cooperation for road improvements. J. H. Centure is confined at home by illness during carnival planning in Denver this fall.
Fearing litigation over land between Ninth and Tenth streets, the Denver Laramie and Northwestern railroad rushed track laying to Seventh Street. Judge Lewis denied a rehearing on the injunction, keeping the 400 foot strip settled, while work continues on a permanent depot modeled after the Santa Fe Wichita station and Rock Island Joliet design.
Weld county will not be represented at the banquet of the board of control of the National Irrigation congress meeting in Pueblo tonight. Secretary McCrery of the Greeley Commercial club received an invitation but cannot attend due to other business demands.
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