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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
1
Harry L. Dowell of Greeley argues that garden seeds and bulbs can be successfully grown in the district. He cites crops like beets onions cabbage and peas and cites past experiments and local soil as favorable. Dowell promotes irrigation and care to realize a future seed market and growth potential for the area in Colorado.
The Fortieth annual Congregational Association gathering opens Tuesday October 6 with Women’s Day featuring speakers Mrs Emma Drake Mrs Will Chambers and Mrs H Walker among others. Rev Lay Brigg Riphar Harper from Plymouth Denver performs a baritone solo and Dr A G Van Haaften tells his life story. The Rocky Mountain Congregational set reports on events and speakers.
Frank Brown, a Black man, claims he is husband of Clara Alward a white woman recently committed to the state asylum in Pueblo. The suit centers on a $4000 estate and a Colorado statute prohibiting interracial marriages. Brown lacks a marriage certificate but says he was married before colored witnesses in Denver over twenty years ago and will press to gain the property.
Ault hosts a packed harvest carnival with 6000 attendance, 3000 fed barbecue cups, and a day of harness and running races. Orange Hat wins three heats. Lady Eaton tops the free for all, with Corbett taking a relay. Japs row and knife incident dulls festivities. numerous livestock and grain prizes awarded.
The court deals with whether heirs can reclaim an estate handed to the state for lack of heirs. Attorney Wing believes refunds may occur if proven, in a case tied to Frank Marks murdered in his cabin near Greeley. Twelve heirs, all children of Marks' brothers, surface from Ohio with claims, including Dora Marks and others.
A large crowd gathers at the Urke ley opera house to hear I N Stevens of Pueblo discuss the proposed compulsory primary election law. The event is well advertised with notable interest and features a talk by Decker and a focus on women’s suffrage and civic involvement.
Sugar beets will be dug in this part of the country this week. Tests at all factories have been instituted, but the low percentage will prompt farmers to begin digging before the first of next week at the earliest.
The Normal School reports busy activities with new museum cases in Mammals and Pedagogical exhibits. Added are rare hawk specimens, six display cases for library work and book-making, and a toy and amusement department for early grades. The Pedagogical collection expands with extensive catalog content and access to many historical and modern textbooks.
A youth under fourteen was picked up on the street last evening by city officers and brought to Marshal Williams. The boy arrived on the evening train seeking work, gave fragmented details, and appeared to be from Florence. Further inquiry and family contact were pursued.
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