Downtown Realty Deal Nets $10,000 Valuation Rise
The Camfield property at Ninth Street and Avenue is set to be purchased by the society after a short option, with an estimated $10,000 gain from rising downtown values. The 125 by 190 foot site includes a residence bought for $20,000, half of which may be sold to the county for $10,000, and plans for a new society building on the rear eighty five feet.
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Camfield
Ninth Street
Avenue
the Elks
Ninta Street
Woman's Missionary Society Holds China Themed Meeting
The Presbyterian church group met at Mrs. F. G. Lanbeck's home on Friday afternoon. Devotional guidance came from Mrs. A. D. Butler. Mrs. BE Work spoke on China, noting four relatives in missionary work there. Mrs. O. W. Gauss summarized Dr Geiles' Great Wall of China article from Harper's. Miss Edith Wreesser sang with Miss Ethel Sebureman on piano.
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Woman's Missionary
Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
F. G. Lanbeck
A. D. Butler
BE. Work
China
Work
O. W. Gauss
Geiles
Harper’s Monthly
Greeley
Edith Wreeser
Ethel Sebureman
Potato Yields Mixed in Eaton District After Hail
A random sample from six Eaton area farmers reports potato yields from sixty to 175 sacks per acre. W L Dedrick notes 60 to 100 sacks on a hail affected ranch, H G French 50 to 60 acres at 90 to 100 sacks, W E Harbour mixed results up to 175 sacks, R M Haythorn around 100 sacks on average, with some fields weaker. T A McGinnis travels to Fort Collins on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
W. L. Dedrick
H. G. French
W. E. L. Harbour
R. M. Haythorn
Latham Denies Excess Cost For Greeley-Poudre Laterals
C B Latham director of the Greeley Poudre Irrigation district says a Denver Republican report overstated costs. He asserts the Laramie Poudre will build all laterals and complete works for the contract price of five million seven hundred thousand dollars, with no excess charge to property holders beyond bond terms.
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C. B. Latham
Greeley-Poudre
Denver Republican
Latham
Laramie+ Poudre
Sugar Beet Crop Worth About Six Million Dollars
Experts from Great Western Sugar estimate Colorado sugar beet farmers will near six million dollars in value this year. Northern Colorado yields about eighty thousand tons with contracts paying five dollars per ton. Late wetness may reduce sugar content, but American Beet Sugar reports higher overall production with over sixty two thousand acres being harvested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Sugar Company
Colorado
American
Us Consumers Pay the Bill Says Ezry Pembroke
A historic verse argues high freight rates and tariffs as a tax on consumers. Ezry Pembroke comments that merchants raise prices to cover extra costs, forcing shoppers to shoulder the burden. He asserts the aim is to keep profits steady while consumers pay the increased costs.
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Ezry Pembroke
Ezry
Ezy
Bary
Consumers Club Organized To Fight Rail Rate Hikes
George J. Kindel leads Colorado effort forming a Consumers Club to battle railroad discrimination and resist a possible 10 percent freight rate increase. Membership is growing as the campaign to organize Colorado consumers proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Kindel
Consumers’ Club of
Colorado
Club
Kindel
Greeley Faces Loveland In High School Football Showdown
Greeley prepares for a state championship bid as Loveland arrives with a strong squad for the Friday afternoon clash on Meeker field. The northern league bolsters hope for statewide titles, while half the Greeley lineup has faced fines in prior seasons. Also reported are two Delta real estate deals: David McCune buys Longren eleven acre tract for 4500 and D B Brick purchases Mosher place on East Eighteenth Street for 7000.
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Greeley
Colorado
Meeker Field
Loveland
Longmont
America
David McCune
Longren
McCune
Evans
D. B. Brick
Mosher
Eigh
Delta
Mass Meeting For Men Promoted At Local Churches
A men’s mass meeting is planned Sunday at 3 30 in the Methodist church featuring Mr Riddell with his Knights of the Twentieth Century lecture heard by over 260000 men. In the Congregational church Louise Francis Spaller will discuss Evan Roberts and the Wales revival from her experience.
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Methodist Church
Riddell
America
Congregational Church
Louise Francis Spaller
Damage case against U P filed this morning
Concoka the 25 year old driving horse of the late Dr A L Camp died at the Camp ranch. Concoka accompanied the doctor on daily drives from the ranch to Greeley for over twenty years. The old horse and the doctor were a familiar sight with the phaeton and wide hat. Camp ranch horses are renowned for long lives and good care.
Treatment of seed grain to prevent smut
A 1909 agricultural bulletin outlines methods to prevent smut in stored seed wheat oats and barley. It explains seed treatment to kill spores and the need for crop rotation to curb loose smut, noting formalin as a simple effective treatment with steps to mix a 40 percent solution.
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Alvin Keyser
The
Agricultural College
Pittsburg Takes Series In Grilling World Title Climax
Pittsburg defeats Detroit in a tightly watched final game at Bennett Park as 60 000 fans crowd the stadium. Cold, clear weather with a 30 to 40 degree reading fails to dampen turnout and excitement as Manager Jennings notes his lineup hours before the decisive contest.
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Detroit
Bennett Park
Pittsburg
Jennings
DeBolt Sues Union Pacific for 1800 Damages Over Track
W R DeBolt, machinist, files a district court suit against Union Pacific seeking 1800 in damages. He claims the Sixth Avenue industrial track destroyed his business and restricted work, with his machine shop near the track and farmers avoiding the area. The case, a test matter likely to be followed by other claimants, may be tried locally since under 2000.
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Union Pacific
Sixth Avenue
District Court
W. R. DeBolt
DeBolt
Orr
de Bolt
Arbitration fixes starch factory loss decision
The starch factory loss has been placed before an arbitration committee after disagreement between the company and owner. Managers propose insurers rebuild the plant to its former condition, evidence they intend to continue the enterprise. Adjusters require the arbitration decision before settling damages, with options to pay or rebuild.
Culver Visits Las Animas and Southern State
W. B. Culver returned from a trip to Las Animas and the southern portion of the state by automobile.
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W. BE. Culver
Las Animas
Letters Might Save Him Money from Mother’s Estate
A Weld County farmer, 8. S. W. Bronson, argued to secure one third of his mother’s Massachusetts estate valued at $18,000. Letters his father kept and later instructed the bank to favor the Colorado son, plus a prior will, threatened his share. The preserved correspondence was photographed at the courthouse to support the claim and counter the father’s Colorado will cut.
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W. Bronson
Greeley
Court House
Nims
Weld County Abstract Company
Bronson
Massachusetts
Colorado
Escaped convict recaptured selling stolen watches
Reese Davis, an escaped Canon City convict, was arrested in Pueblo after selling stolen clocks and watches on Union avenue. Officer Walter Patterson recovered the goods and Davis faces added charges and a longer sentence. Patterson receives a $200 reward from Warden Tynan. Davis claimed he fled the penitentiary at dusk and ended up in Pueblo via a freight, then resisted arrest before being stopped by a shot fired in the air. A separate note mentions a Union meeting of Christian Endeavor at First Presbyterian Church with Miss Ida C Clothier speaking.
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Pueblo
Reese Davis
Canon City
Walter Patterson
Patterson
Tynan
Davis
Union Avenue
Peb
Christian Endeavor
First Presbyterian Church
Ida C. Clothier
State
Wires Threaten County Court House Fire Risk
Electrical inspector Paul Geiser warned county commissioners Friday about dangerous high power wires running through the attic of the courthouse. The panel urged an investigation noting that a major fire could threaten irreplaceable county records and vaults deemed fire proof itself.
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Paul Geiser
Court House
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T. A. Mginnis
Fort Collins
Laramie
J. W. Foley
Saturday Evening Post
Ezzy
Allus
Consumers Club
Greeley High School
Meeker
Delta District
U. P
Byrne
Clark
Wagner
Miller Cee
Ewer
Abstein Bee
Wilson
Gibson Sete
Adams Peewee
Pee
Crawford
Sbs
S. Jones
Atcher
Piteher
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