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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1910
Page
1
The city council debates water conservation as its main issue while a proposal to improve Seventh Avenue prompts a valuation. Property owners in the affected district would be assessed 44 cents per front foot totaling 8 184 89 dollars and further details appear in the municipal bulletin.
The fire department chairman proposed a code of rules for governing firemen, which were adopted. A group including Roses Titler paid 200 to the city clerk for water mains placement from Tenth West to Eighteenth Avenue and south to Fifth Street. An ordinance for sewer placement along Fifth Street to Fifteenth Avenue and Fifteenth Street to Fifteenth Avenue was adopted. Flagstone paving was approved for approaches to slides. The Cash grocery received permission to move an oil and gasoline tank from 823 Eighth Street to 825 Eighth Street. L L Bryant was granted an electrical license after purchasing the T I Wigim business.
Loveland Marshal W. A. Riley, accused of four statutory crimes involving a 13-year-old girl, was captured near Lamar after an escape from Loveland. He will be returned to Fort Collins to face charges. Mrs. Willus Thompson hosted Union Ladies Aid Society sessions with quilting and donations to the treasury.
In Kersey on June 15 the Gabfesti Cafeteria event will feature Mrs. J P Romans and Mrs. W Mortimer as hostesses. Guests include Mrs. E B Gillard, Mrs. Elmore Lahman, Mrs. A Drummond, Mrs. G Niner, Mrs. W S Rosencrans, Miss Mabel Tru hart, and many others. Guests will talk with refreshments self-served in a lawn setting.
In Las Animas Colorado on Flag Day June 14 a granite marker on the old Santa Fe trail was unveiled under the DAR auspices. Delegates from state and Pueblo DAR chapters attended, with ceremonies, luncheon, and a reception before the dedication at the Arkansas river site.
Attorneys for Wyoming parties probe the Laramie Poudre water claim with Fort Collins figure Jorney L Rhodes visiting Laramie. Court prospects look quiet for now as the tunnel project advances toward completion. Rev Blackwood takes six months leave to the Pacific coast for health reasons.
Farmers across Weld County mobilize to combat grasshoppers with Paris Green. Local hardware firms report orders from multiple towns, including Greeley, with carloads already disposed and daily requests for more. Losses mount for some but early measures show success in limiting damage.
Remains found last week between Hardin and Kuner are examined by Mrs. H Girrardot and relatives to confirm identity. Mrs. Girrardot drowned crossing Box Elder creek during a 1880 flood. her body was lost and later found by Burlington engineers last Friday afternoon.
Judge Robert E. Lewis will hear the final injunction hearing Monday on the Union Pacific dispute with the city of Greeley and railroads. The case may move directly to the federal court of appeals regardless of the ruling. Stipulations agreed by UP, Greeley, and defendant railroads will be presented.
Grover is emerging as a major county town with rapid land take up and reservoir projects promising ample water for farming. Local citizens and nearby farmers foresee Grover becoming a leading town within two years, supported by public efforts and sound market prices.
Secretary Harper and C. B. Carter depart for Weld county's northern towns including Eaton Pierce Ault and Windsor to promote the upcoming Chautauqua. The management asks potential season ticket buyers to commit early to help gauge interest.
Miss Margaret Statler returns from Boulder where she attends the State university and will spend the summer with her father. She is visiting friends in the east as Miss Mabel Squier leaves Shaw Dry Goods for Muskegon Michigan to spend the summer at home.
Miss McCalpin, superintendent of the Greeley hospital, will host a dinner for the graduating class Thursday evening. The five members are Nancy Dill, Susie Beatoe, Norma Carter, Minnie Mrs. Eisie C. Jones. Exercises will follow at Tart 1st Presbyterian church that evening.
Weld County faces severe water shortages as river flows drop and reservoir demands rise. Widespread calls for more water echo through the region, with rain seen as the only hopeful relief for sustaining crops this season.
Special to the Tribune from Denver reports belief at the state house that former President Roosevelt may accept Governor Shafroth's invitation to dedicate the new irrigation building at the State Agricultural College in Fort Collins. Roosevelt has not yet accepted but indicated he will try to arrange engagements to allow a dedication.
James H Hall of Alamosa Colorado, visiting Greeley, declares Greeley a top place for real estate investments. He travels east seeking a settlement but finds the east worn out, money tight, and warns that those with limited means should not head east. He asserts Greeley stands as good as any place in the country for investment opportunities.
The executive committee of the State Agricultural College promoted Prof. E B House to full professor of civil and irrigation engineering to replace Prof. Carpenter who moves to irrigation research on the station staff. House has five years as associate professor and is son of Mr and Mrs E B House of Greeley. He is a University of Michigan graduate.
A 2 year old, George Bruerton, fell into a canal near Eighth Avenue and Third Street yesterday afternoon. He was saved by his mother and a neighboring girl who saw him go under the water, and medical staff revived him after hours of care. Authorities consider removing or fencing the canal to prevent further incidents.
A girl nearby saw a baby fall into the canal and, with the mother, pulled the child to shore. The canal’s deep water near the home poses danger to local children as summer wading begins.
Routt County plans to attract more visitors from Greeley this summer as several parties have already traveled to the northwest region and more trips are planned.
Evans June 15. Tunneling and heavy rock work are under way in the Fish creek canon about seventy miles from here by the Denver Laramie Northwestern railroad. F B Orman Co contractors are grading for the road south of Greeley.
Peckham June 15. A general invitation is extended by those in charge of the Children's day exercises given by the Methodist church on Sunday evening June 19. The exercises start at 8 o'clock.
In LaSalle on June 15 Billy Miller is reported ill with typhoid fever. Victor Johnson died this morning at Greely hospital at age 35 leaving four children, oldest 14. funeral arrangements not yet set. W. E. Green traveled to Windsor today for a business trip.
Vernon McKelvey secretary of the State Normal school was struck on the head by a rock thrown from a car by J McConnell 12. The boy was arrested and turned over to juvenile court. McKelvey suffered a deep gash and profuse bleeding but is not described as fatally injured. A heavy automobile cap protected him from worse harm.
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