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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
4
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The upcoming Tribune Prosperity edition will include about a dozen experts from Greeley and Weld County. Contributors include Senator James W. McCreery on irrigation, E. S. Pinney on water distribution, George M. Houstonton on real estate, H. Timothy on beet sugar, Rev. John Doane on home life, and L. H. Harrison on schools. The volume will cover stock raising, farming topics, and country life with photographic illustrations. Rev. J. M. Wylie is re-elected president.
A Sunday school convention session at the Congregational church drew good attendance. Rev. J. M. Wylie presided. J. H. Ketchum led devotional exercises with praise as the keynote. Papers on Bible facts child knowledge and essentials of Christian faith sparked animated discussions.
County Judge Nixon recently ruled a case over an irrigation ditch along a railroad right of way is not finished and may go to federal court. The Union Pacific sues to stop ditch work in Weld county while Kingsbury crossing rights stand unresolved. Federal jurisdiction hinges on whether the case can be transferred and whether damages meet federal thresholds.
A man using the name M. L. Walker and four aliases was arrested in Denver by Deputy Marshal Matthew Paul on charges of mail fraud connected to the Yellowstone park holdup ten days earlier. Proceedings before U S Commissioner Hinsdale were continued to September 14 as prosecutors seek a confession. The suspect claimed to be president of the First National Bank of Stillwater Oklahoma, and the bank’s real president bears the same name. The Yellowstone robbery netted about $6000 in cash and jewelry. the bandit escaped, possibly with accomplices, but none named in custody. The case raises questions about who aided the gang and the extent of the tie to other crimes.
Reports from the M. E. conference in session note large attendance. The conference opens Wednesday with Bishop McDowell presiding and speakers Rev. W. F. Steele of Denver University as secretary and Rev. S. A. Webber of Gunnison among participants.
Burlington Land Seekers Information Bureau brings an exhibit car showcasing fruits grains grasses beets and potatoes from the Big Horn Basin Yellowstone Valley and North Platte Valley. The car will stop in Burlington yards on Wednesday September 30 and Thursday October 1 with M. W. Randel in charge.
Miss Lena King age 13 and her sister aged 11 seized a blazing gasoline stove and carried it outdoors saving their home. Lena burned hands but not severely. Fire alarm summoned but extinguisher work finished the blaze before the hose cart arrived. The girls were alone at home. stove had been leaking.
The Union Pacific and Colorado & Southern plan a special Labor Day train July 7 from Greeley at 6 55 am to the Far Famed Loop and Mt McClellan. The scenic trip costs 2 00 over the Loop and 4 00 for Mt McClellan. It is billed as Colorado’s greatest scenic voyage.
A fragment notes daily labor and cheap tasks in a local Times and Globe bar scene. The text mentions bottles and a poet, hinting at a busy week with varied employer demands and casual street chatter.
Local advertisement notes cobblers come and go at Thorell's shoe shop offering year round repair services and repair options for customers. The brief mentions cobbling activity and the shop's ongoing availability.
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