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Greeley Daily Tribune

Location

Greeley, Colorado, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1912

Page

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Bryan to Speak in Greeley Sunday Evening

Bryan will speak at Sterling theatre in Greeley Sunday evening at 8 30 as part of Horner Chau coua course. Admission is cents for single tickets and season chautauqua passes. No reserved seats. first come, first served. He arrives Saturday afternoon and will be met by city officials. The opening speech will be The Price of a Soul or Prince of Peace.

Wilai Jensings Bryan Sterling Theatre Scerling Drug Store Bryan Op Fort Collins Greeley Rev. Chase Mr. Bryan

Dead Horse Case Ends With Owner Winning

In Judge OConnor's court Sherman Co v wins after a long dispute over a horse sale. Mrs Cox claimed ownership. the horse was marked as hers but the verdict favors the defendant, leaving Cox with a dead horse.

Nuoe Jane Mr. Cox Sorsee

City Physician Warns of Smallpox Risk and Urges Vaccination

The city physician warns of a mild smallpox presence and urges immediate vaccination for children. The health officer reports efforts to locate and treat those under care and emphasizes preventive measures to protect the public.

First Home Grown Berries At Windsor Market

Frank Laybourn brings four boxes of home grown strawberries to downtown Windsor to astonished crowds. The berries are large and well formed drawing praise as Windsor residents report many berry beds producing sizable crops.

Windsor Frank Laybourn Laybourn Indsor

Where Have All The Hired Men Gone

A Weld county report notes severe labor shortages as jobs vanish and help remains scarce. Denver agencies report difficulty finding farm labor and white labor for manual work, though town residents can find country work with little or no experience.

Weld County Greeley Denver

Henrylyn case set for June 26 hearing

Federal Judge R F Lewis fixed June 26 for the demurrer hearing in the government suit to stop Henrylyn promoters from diverting Grand river and other streams through the main range to Clear Creek water lands between Greeley and Denver. The case draws national attention with fruit growers of Lower California aiding the government. Ernest Knaebel leads the government team and has prior experience as Colorado assistant U S attorney.

R. EF. Lewis Henrylyn Grand River Main Range Clear Creek Greeley Denver California Ernest Knaebel Chaif General of the United United States District Attorney Colorado

Dee Hibner Arrives in Greeley With Bride on Visit

Dee M. Hibner, long time Greeley resident and Basalt teacher, arrived with a blushing bride for a visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. A A Hibner. Hibner is a Greeley native and Greely High School and Teachers College graduate.

Dee M. Hibner Greeley Hibner Basalt A. A. Hibner Greely High School Teachers College

Woman Cleans House in One Day with Four Assistants

A Greeley woman proved a four day task could be done in a single day with four helpers. Through Associated relief she recruited one strong man and three capable women and finished the house cleaning by the end of the day, restoring order.

Greeley

Eleven Year Old Receives Estate Payout in Greeley

Evelyn Ashby daughter of J D Ashby inherits from her mother’s estate. The eleven year old living with guardian father in Greeley receives eight thousand three hundred thirty three dollars and thirty three cents. The distribution comes from an east coast estate per court records.

Evelyn Ashby J. D. Ashby East Greeley

New Howe Baby Born in Sanford

A nine pound son was born to Mrs Thurman Howe on the Circle 8 reach of 8 Sanford this morning. Mother and child are doing fine. Ike Oppenheimer of Denver is in town today.

New Howe Kersey Ike Oppenheimer Denver

Campaign Song Mocking Teddy Roosevelt’s 1908 Run

A satirical campaign song mocks Theodore Roosevelt with a chorus based on Everybody's Doin It. It references Taft, Illinois, Dakota, Ohio and mentions 600 delegates on a campaign staff and a divided support base.

Teddi Tilmnois Dakota Ohio Tafa

Convention of W C T U Meets in Greeley Next Week

The seventeenth annual convention of the fifth district W C T U will convene in Greeley on Thursday and Friday, June 13 and 14, at the Christian church. Delegates from northern Colorado attend with an instructional program featuring Mrs Adrianna Hungerford and local speakers. The schedule includes morning sessions, round tables, and discussions on youth outreach and liquor issues.

Greeley The Christian Church Colorado Adrianna Hungerford State Dent Nellie Ross Helen Lewis W. Moore Dora Poster J. E. Neill Rebecca Wolfe F. O. W. Gustafson

DITCH BREAK SHAMES LA SALLE WAKEUP CLOCK

LaSalle residents wake to a delayed morning as a Union ditch lateral overflow floods chicken yards. The rooster refuses to crow and residents fall behind the day. Local disruption caused by the late night ditch breach disrupts routine in LaSalle.

LaSalle Union Ditch

Hickman Family Mourns Mother Death in Missouri

L. S. Hickman's mother Mrs. B E Hickman died six hours after he left Warrensburg to attend the funeral. Hickman had visited his mother and relatives in Warrensburg, arrived in Greeley last night, and received word of the death by telegram from Denver. Luther Hickman and Mrs. Hickman were visiting Warrensburg and did not return with him.

BE. C. Hickman L. A. Hickman Warrensburg Hickman Greeley Denver

Homestead Bill Signed To Ease Entry For Settlers

President Tait signed a three year homestead bill easing requirements for entrymen on public funds. It allows five months absence from a claim each year and cuts required cultivation from 80 to 40 acres on large claims. Senator Borah supported it as a measure to curb Canadian migration.

Washington Tait Taylor Colorado Canada Borah White House

Memorial Day Plan For LaSalle Evans I O O F Lodges

A joint LaSalle and Evans I O O F meeting arranged a Memorial Day program for Saturday June 16. A committee led by George Young and others will set the services with Rev Coffman of Kersey as principal speaker. The parade includes 120 members and graves at Evans cemetery will be decorated.

Kersey I. O. O. F. Hall Evans Evans Cemetery LaSalle Lodge Evans Lodge

Elks' Farewell in Old Rooms

Members of the B P O E held a farewell meeting in the old lodge rooms on Thursday evening. The next meeting on July 4 will be at the new lodge home once completed. Guests District Deputy Grant Halterman from Longmont and Robert May and George Williams of Boulder spoke, recalling the order's early days and growth. The mood mixed celebration with sadness at leaving the old home. Attendance was strong.

Grant E. Halterman Longmont Robert May George Williams Boulder

Dinner Club Enjoys Farm Themed Evening at Imersons

The Kersey Dinner club met at Mr. and Mrs. John Imersons last night with farm scheme decorations. Laura Gardner and L. B. Tucker won prizes in chanticleer games while C. P. Gardner correctly pinned tail feathers on a wall rooster. Rowena Stevens received the consolation prize. attendees included B. P. Brooks, F. S. James, A. M. Henderson and spouses, Dr. Spaulding and spouses, and several others.

Kersey John Imerson Laura Gardner L. B. Tucker C. PR. Gardner

Concrete Drops In Hillsboro Ditch Progress

Johnstown contractor C. C. Carlson is installing concrete drops in eight laterals feeding from the Hillsboro ditch three miles west of town. The drops, up to 20 feet high, prevent soil washout by handling the large water flow.

Johnstown C. C. Carlson Hillsboro Ditch

Evans saloons blamed for light court business in Greeley

A prominent local observer notes that Evans grog shops seem linked to reduced activity in Greeley police courts. Investigation confirms fewer bootleggers and troublemakers lingering on street corners, leaving the city jail comparatively empty. The writer insists this is not an endorsement of saloons.

Evans Greeley

Plan to use wall-eyed pike to purge carp in Colorado lakes

Inland Empire Game Protective association proposes introducing wall-eyed pike eggs to Colorado and Idaho waters to eradicate prolific carp that harm game fish. They seek 100000 pike eggs from Wyoming and will place them along Diamond lake shores near Spokane. The plan aims to boost black bass and rainbow trout by reducing carp.

Colorado Inland Empire Game Protective Association Spokane Wash Inland Empire Association Washington Idaho Fisheries Department Diamond Lake Greeley

Vote of Thanks for Merchants at WRC Meeting

The W R C members gave a rousing vote of thanks to the Merchants association of Greeley and local residents for decorating day autos and donating flowers. The first meeting since Decoration day was held with Mrs G D Horne presiding. 73 members in good standing and $103 in the treasury. Mrs Marie Fagan was admitted by transfer from Shiloh Relief Corps. Secretary Kate Stimpson resigned. Mrs Isabel Rienks installed as secretary.

Merchants Association of Greeley G. D. Horne Marie Fagan Shiloh Relief Corps Newbury Ore Kate Stimpson Isabel Rienks

Death Arrives Before Father in Tragic Crossing

J Wood of Rockridge Illinois raced a tuberculosis illness to reach his son L O Wood in Greeley but died Thursday afternoon before time ran out. He was about 30, survived by a young wife and two children in the east. No funeral arrangements yet.

J. Wood Rockridge Greeley L. O. Wood Mr. Wood

Water Users Association to be Formed for Pierce Lateral

Stockholders in the Pierce lateral ditch plan a water users association to improve delivery from the headgate. The ditch, owned by Greeley Poudre Irrigation, carries rights retained by farmers when sold. A State Agricultural College expert will rate water at the headgate and a guard will monitor 24 hours during irrigation season. About 50 shares are held. committee members W. W. Sullivan and James Rowe will appoint the headgate guardian.

Pierce Pierce Lateral Greeley- Poudre Irrigation Company Black Hollow Pierce Hall State Agricultural College W. W. Sullivan James Rowe

Bee Man Builds Homemade Automobile For Bees

June 7. Will Brand known as the bee man shows a home made contraption called a Con traption a cross between a automobile and a threshing machine. He mounted a gaso line engine on an old buggy and uses sprockets to run the drive. Brand believes the rides stimulate his bees to seek pollen and boost the honey crop this year.

LaSalle Miranda Will Brand Young Brand Bee Man Brand E. C. Herrington

Gideon Leaves for Europe on June Naples Cruise

Prof A Gideon begins a European tour with a mixed party. Members include Mrs Gideon Lucy Delbridge Ada Brush Clout Lemmon Grace Leach Henry Gideon and others from Greeley Loveland Denver Fort Collins Boston Cambridge and Denver. They travel by Pullman to Chicago Niagara Falls to New York and sail June 15 for Naples returning August 25.

A. Gideon Lovtland Fort Collins Greeley LaSalle Denver Chicago Niagara Falls New York Naples Liverpool Lucy Delbridge Ada Brush Mr. Clout Loveland Alpha Lemmon Alice and Katherine Grace Henry L. Gideon Cambridge Mass Miss Leach Boston

Cottrell Ball Team to Play Sunday at Island Grove Park

The Cottrell ball team of Denver travels to Island Grove Park to face the local squad Sunday afternoon in a baseball game expected to draw fans.

Cottrell Denver Island Grove Park

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Bryan Sterling Chantalgt Wile Henrylyn Case Dee Hibner Teddy Iilcago Cocononel Golla Etuffeute Taft W.C.T.U L. $. Hickman Senator Taylor ELKS Kersey Dinner Club Water Users Association Coming UP Gideon Europe
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