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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
1
A county board discusses ballot box requirements and secrecy rules for elections. The county clerk and commissioners review legal standards, estimating total costs around $2,000 for extra ballot boxes and related equipment.
Weld County Fair officials announce a larger, more colorful fair for fall. They boast improved grounds, a lengthy premium list, and experienced officers after a disappointing prior year. Secretary Kinsella begins preliminary work as weather and conditions look favorable.
Mrs G Young travels from us to New Concord June 6 for the centennial of a founding college and a home gathering with former mates. She will be joined by George P Young and Benamin Young. George, not yet 21, graduates early and aims to become a principal in northern Colorado.
Buckingham sought a dedicated voting precinct to avoid long trips. The county commissioners granted the request but the decision was reconsidered after further review. The revocation tied Buckingham back to Keota with cost cited as a major factor.
Paint Fort Lupton June 6 reports Thomas C. Winbourn marking his half century in Colorado with a family reunion in Denver at his sister Anna Shaw's home. Born July 6 1862, he arrived with W. G. Winbourn founder of Green City on the Platte near Greeley and once owned Ft. Lupton site. His nephew Thomas Winborn recalls frontier days and says he can ride a bucking horse as well as earlier riders.
Representatives from a San Francisco tour firm arrived in Greeley to recruit locals for a Panama exposition package. The plan lets individuals save one dollar weekly to raise 146 dollars covering tickets, pullman fare, two weeks hotel stay, 12 exposition tickets and 14 side-attraction tickets. If the buyer cannot attend, the money is refunded. A local bank and agent will manage the funds and operations.
The Gill Commercial club plans a big Fourth of July picnic in this vicinity with all housewives invited to enjoy Jack Rabbit Stew on July 5. Gun clubs from surrounding towns are invited to join the rabbit chase on that date.
Mrs. Jack Rogers of Greeley was taken into custody after a drunken incident on June 6. Judge Tregonning found her guilty and she faces a fine plus costs or a 60 day jail term in the city facility.
A flag used as a sod tarpaulin on the city hall area was later moved from the basement to the library lawn, provoking city marshal protests. The piece cites Section 2590 prohibiting flag use for advertising or merchandise displays after September 1 1905 and outlines penalties for violations including fines up to 100 dollars or up to 30 days imprisonment.
The Loveland sisters installed the Milliken Rebekah lodge last night, named Thompson Valley lodge No 134. It has 19 charter members and aims to grow. Officers elected were Mrs. C. A. Kuehold noble grand, Mrs. L. A. Clancy vice grand, Mrs. Elsie Hamilton secretary, and Mrs. J. C. Briggs treasurer. Meetings set for the second and fourth Saturdays each month.
A horse pulling a gravel cart collapsed and died in Platteville as its driver Frank Hodgson neared his home. The animal had recently lost its mate Ned, and authorities believe the absence of the mate caused emotional distress leading to the horse's death. Hodgson was returning from the gravel pits with cement gravel for street repairs when the incident occurred.
Quotation attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes notes that women tend to favor men they perceive as possessing the strongest capacity to love. The remark frames romantic appeal as a measure of emotional potential rather than social status.
The body of John Lesser aged two and a half was found by I. N. Ball the ditch rider in the North Side lateral near the Killam ranch three miles from the drowning site. The child disappeared on Wednesday May 29 and investigators had previously turned the ditch and searched without result.
Notices sent by Attorney William D Kelly to thirty five attorneys representing twenty people who filed complaints on ditch and reservoir priorities in District No 1. Oral arguments are scheduled for August. Kelly appointed to take Judge Bennett’s place in adjudication of the water case in District No 1.
California residents Charles Herriott and Mr. Wallace of Berkeley stopped in Evans yesterday en route to Minnesota. Herriott, a nephew of George Young, and Wallace are college mates of Leland Stanford University and will work on a large Minnesota farm. They will accompany Mrs. Young to St. Paul, with her final destination New Concord, Ohio.
Crop prospects in the Kuner district are unusually bright this spring with grain and especially alfalfa thriving. Beet fields suffer insect damage causing replanting in parts. Cut worms less troublesome than in the west. A large tract south and east of Kuner, once Asa Sterling’s land, was settled two years ago by eastern farmers who, despite a bad start, begin to recover and expect a good year.
Members of the 1902 Teachers College class plan a reunion in Greeley on June 1s. About a quarter of the 70 members are expected to attend. Eleven local members live in Greeley and will join with others for a 3 PM chapel gathering, w ith a welcome address by Mr. Mooney. A five minute reminiscence program, toast to honorary members and families, a building tour, and a 6 PM lawn picnic conclude the events.
Mrs. Nate Calvin of south of Greeley suffered a broken cheek bone and facial injuries three weeks after being thrown from a buggy. Two wheels passed over her face near the city reservoir and she did not seek care until persistent pains prompted a physician visit.
Erie plans to join the Weld county tennis league as a new club forms among the town's young men. Two doubles courts are prepared and players are developing speed. W. E. Edwards serves as president and Fred Wilson as secretary treasurer.
A baseball tournament is planned as part of the Fourth of July celebration in Milliken. Four teams will compete, starting June 3, with the two top teams meeting on the Fourth for the championship. A $40 purse goes to the winner and $25 to the runner up.
County school districts adopt spend less levy more as policy while back warrants remain unpaid. Treasurer Patterson ordered warrants paid by registry date and courts rejected this. districts raise levies to cover current year expenses first, leaving holders of back warrants in the lurch. May meetings show districts behind plan to pay debts, with Districts 110 and 91 replacing No. 91 at New Raymer and Stoneham sites.
Stockholders allied with President Green tore down John D. Milliken’s signs and moved his belongings after accusing him of switching sides. Milliken, formerly president and general counsel of Northwestern Land & Iron, faces removal amid factional strife. Directors met all day to resolve the road’s financial crisis and district court action may appoint a creditors trusteeship to control the railroad.
John Warren, a Negro resident of Colorado City, reports his kitchen table legs have grown roots and are sprouting in his yard. He plans a fall crop to enter the furniture business and believes grafting could yield multiple crops of tables. Warren continues irrigating the table as he studies the phenomenon.
Funeral services for Ruth Elizabeth Forward, daughter of Mr and Mrs H J Forward, were held this afternoon at the grandparents Rev and Mrs D D Forward home. The child died Wednesday morning after being run over by a street car in a tragic accident.
Mrs Beardsley was operated on Wednesday at St Josephs hospital in Denver and reports say she is doing as well as could be expected. Prof Beardsley is in Denver with his wife.
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