Masterly Address at State Normal School Graduation
Dr Z X Snyder delivered a masterly address to the class of 1900 at the State Normal School, stressing democracy federation and the scientific method as path to universal peace. The Opera House crowd heard prayers, diplomas, and remarks by Governor Shafroth and Dr A E B Winship amid celebratory music and an alumnus’s hello to Lory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z . Seyder
State Normal School
Federation
Federation of the Nations
Dr. Snyder
Lory
Katherine Cook
Shafroth
Seventeenth General Assembly
Normal School
A. F B. Winship
Germany
America
Colorado
Colorado a beacon in progress says Dr Winship
Dr Winship lauded a man who integrated sociology as a dominant field in his school, claiming he is the first in the nation to do so. He called Colorado a landmark for progress and noted its influence as a guiding light.
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Winship
Colorado
Farmers Cleared in First Electric Wire Case
In Eaton a new law made cutting or damaging electric wires a penitentiary offense. A. H. Franklin and A. H. Willits were arrested for moving a haystacker near a Northern Colorado Power line. Prosecutor Gault and defender Churchill led the case, but the justice of the peace found no direct proof and dismissed the pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Dennis
A. H. Franklin
A. H. Willits
Northern Colorado Power Company
Gault
H. E. Churchill
Business Change at Eaton Store Sold to Denver Buyers
The Nuffziger store has been sold to Denver parties who will take charge at once. Invoicing work is under way. The new proprietor is believed to be a Swede and the store will actively solicit Swedish customers.
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Denver
Married Sixty: Four Years Since
Today marks the sixty fourth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. West. They married in Newfield Tompkins County New York near Ithaca. West as oldest settler arrived February 5 1870 and settled April 1 with his wife arriving in the fall. He helped found the first bank north of Denver later becoming Emerson West Buckingham which became Greeley National. The couple have three living children G H West Harry West and Mrs L M Gipson four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Gipsons son Lawrence won a Rhodes scholarship from Idaho and is an Oxford graduate.
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H. T. West
West
Denver
Emerson, West & Buckingham
Greeley National
Harry West
Colorado
L. M. Gipson O
Caldwell
Idaho
East Investor Seeks 20000 Acres For Colony Venture
Ogden, a supposed eastern capitalist, toured Greeley with local real estate men yesterday seeking about 20,000 acres suitable for irrigation and development. Gill townsite appealed to him as a prime offer, with owners asked to name a price. Rumor suggested the bid aimed to establish a large negro agriculturists colony with capital stock of 240,000.
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Ogden
Greeley
Gill
Negro Colony of Agriculturists
Should Improve Seventh Avenue
Citizens urge grading and gravelling of Seventh Avenue concurrent with new street car tracks to boost a popular thoroughfare. The burden would fall on the railway company, with taxpayers urged to petition the council now.
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Seventh
Seventh Avenue
Outlaws Warned by Sheriff Over Bolting Silk Scams
A traveling duo sells dry goods and silks from a light wagon but offers low quality goods promoted as silk. The sheriff has a warrant for their arrest after reports of selling wares worth far less than stated. Citizens are urged to notify the sheriff if they encounter them.
Not Absent Nor Tardy Private School Attendance List
Publication lists students with perfect attendance for the year. Grades from third to eighth, with teachers named, include many pupils such as Clara Turner, Clarence Turner, Fern Blaney, Ethel Crall, and numerous others. The notice urges parental support to keep children in school and notes the superintendent will publish names to encourage regular attendance.
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Miss Lovell
Clara Turner
Clarence Turner
Miss Richardson
Miss Allen
Percival Candlin
Mary Kyle
Miss Deleen
Florence Barber
Phebe Hill
Robert Carter
Miss Fashbaug
Margaret Blair
Addie Beer
Aaron Carlson
Alice Glazier
Rita Johnson
Miss Howard
Phronia Hollingsworth
John Straight
Sterling Miner
Earl Faulkner
Loie Lackore
Frances McCutcheon
Blanche Weidman
Miss Coil
Arthur Carter
Miss Hammond
Wilber Crabb
Harry Faulkner
Bessie Crail
Leora Keil
Miss Whitman
Thirza Edwards
Mildred Laons
Flossie Plowman
Grace Swendt
Jessie Thomas
Vera Weidman
Glenn Seelinger
Miss Wright
Miss Wright, Teacher. ‘Harold Thompson, Janetta Miller
Miss Ashby
Edgar Turner
Lou Meredith
Elsie Eisner
Miss Lackore
Garrie Bishop
Paul Carter
Wilburn Hall
Richard Lauck
Dorothy Jackson
Miss Mills
Crystal Scott
James Stewart
Lloyd Seaman
Miss Purdy
Shelby Forward
Christine Genge
Gilbert Hill
Miss Smith
Beulah Hennick
Florence Phenix
Miss Crone
Dorothy Eaton
Miss Giddings
George Keil
Nettie Nell
Miss Haney
Gertrude Farr
Marion Thompson
Phyllis Steidinger
Miss Merrill
George Levis
Erle Ingle
Lloyd Farr
Virllie March
Miss Brown
George Sall
Esther Straight
Miss Brush
Tom Davis
Ida Davis
Miss Wilson
Cromwell Cameron
Ronald Faulkner
Claude Kidder
Willie McClement
David Morrison
Harry Rosling
Louise Strubel
Ruth Murphy
Miss Kendel
Janie McCutcheon
Robert Orr
Harold Peyton
Patrick Neary
Miss Marsh
Orlo Fink
Myron Oppenheimer
Exine Davenport
Rade
Miss West
Fred Lindberg
Lloyd Vance
Elate Markley
Esther Moss
Esther Salt
Miss Fink
Om Ellen McClement
Helen Chittock
Miss Gauss
Goldie Luman
Miss Heath
Crist
Uns Smith
Four Years Old Master Orville King Birthday Party
Orville King, aged four, celebrated with fifteen friends at the Hoffman home, 1126 Ninth Street. Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. C. H. Baird hosted games and music, a candy heart hunt crowned Beulah Marks top finder, then the children enjoyed a candlelit cake, ice cream, strawberries, and take home baskets of candy and nuts.
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Orville King
Hoffman
Ninth Street
Edna Kyle Returned From Cheyenne on Juvenile Delinquency Charge
Edna Kyle a 14 year old girl who ran away Monday night was brought back from Cheyenne by the sheriff on a war rant charging juvenile delinquency. She will be tried and likely sent to the Good Shepherd home in Denver. The runaway marriage tale proved false as the actor left town in the opposite direction. She said she was seeking a job after meeting a woman of questionable character in Cheyenne.
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Edna Kyle
Cheyenne
Good Shepherd
Denver
Flood waters recede along Poudre river after overflow
The Poudre river fell twelve inches overnight and is five feet below the 1905 high water mark. Towns report no major damage though some lowlands flooded briefly, a few small bridges between Greeley and Windsor were damaged and repaired. Prolonged heat could still trigger severe flooding along the Cache la Poudre.
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Greeley
Windsor
Cache la Pondre
Commission Men Organize District Wide Association
The commission men of the district formed a new organization with by laws and a constitution adopted by resolution. A temporary committee will recruit charter members and hold the first regular meeting in September to elect officers. An inspectors proposal from the Farmers' club was accepted and will be developed by a joint committee. P. E. Boyle presides, M. S. Losey is secretary, with Patterson, Grant, and Ross as other members. The aim is to elevate the Greeley spud through practical cooperation and adherence to decisions.
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Farmers’ Club
Deail
Produce Dealers Association
P. EB. Boyle
M. S. Losey
Eaton
Richard Patterson
Grant
Lucerne
Ross
Two Days Oxford Sale At Phelps Shoe Store
Women who cherish stylish serviceable footwear and value savings will find satisfaction in the special two day clearance sale at the Phelps Shoe Store this Saturday and Monday. The notice appears in this issue.
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Phelps Shoe
N S Alumni Annual Meet Elects New Leaders
Over 200 members of the State Normal alumni attended the annual meeting. Van Churchill of Greeley was elected president and Florence Howard of Denver as secretary. The group plans to open NEA headquarters at the Brown Palace during the Denver convention next July and to enroll more Colorado members toward a run of 2 500.
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State Normal
Normal School
van Churchill
Greeley
Denver
Florence Howard
National Educators Association
Brown Palace
Churchill
Hollingshead
Colorado
Interstate Traffic Commission
Weld County
Van
National Council of the
Association
National Council
Fay Brainard
Wyman School
Brainard
East Denver High School
Wyman
Providence Power Loss Blamed on Providence
Darkness from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. blanketed Greeley as power failure recurred. Utilities blame providence and lightning, while late pedestrians fumbled home through rain and darkness awaiting the next light bill collection.
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Greeley
Providence
Delta Flood Reaches Pasture and Beets Amid Flood
Water from the Poudre floods Sam Wrylie's pasture affecting about four acres of beets. Residents report an inch or more of rain overnight with more water to come. Homes sit on elevated ground and, aside from one exception, no displacement has occurred.
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Sam Wrylie
Popular Printer Married Today at Fort Collins
The Tribune staff celebrated Mac McDermott wedding to Miss Faye Pattee. The couple traveled from Greeley to Collins for the ceremony with family, then to the Springs and back to Greeley to begin life at 620 Fourteenth Street. The paper jokes of a remaining bachelor at the office.
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I. B. McDermott
Faye Pattee
Tribune
Greeley
Mae
Carl Pattee
Collins
Myrna Barber
Miss Barber
Miss Pattee
Mac
Fourteenth Street
Bijou Ditch Breaks During Heavy Rains
The Bijou ditch broke its banks after days of heavy rain. Water was shut off while repairs were made. The Platte River runs high and the long showers soaked grounds. Potatoes planting in the district is halted and beet fields are uneven with some ready for thinning while others remain unplanted.
Probert Mercantile Stock to Be Sold in Bankruptcy Sale
Bids are received by the referee in bankruptcy for Probert mercantile stock to be sold June 15. The stock is invoiced at 18000 dollars with total liabilities at 16000 dollars. It is expected the stock will bring about 50 cents on the dollar at auction.
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Probert Mercantile
Three Studebakers Sold In Futon Transactions
In two weeks the Studebaker firm disposed of three large cars in Futon. Purchasers were K Packard Ed Hensley and Dr Bellrose.
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Democracy; Federation
Z. X. Snyder
Eaton Special
Carter
Kyle
Cache la Poudre
Oxford
N.S
Greeley Man
National Educators Meeting
Den
Clarchill and Brainard
Anna Carter
R. L. Moodie
Florence DeVotie
Misses DeVotie
Josephine Knowles
Effie Chappelow
Mesdames L. B.B. Wyatt
D. H. Scott
Condon Mercantile Company
B. F. Pattee
Green City
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