Aton Man Reunited With Father After Seventeen Years
Mantaville Woodworth, long believed dead, returns to Illinois with a fortune after seventeen years away. He left a letter for his wife and children promising to seek wealth and never contact them again unless he could provide sustenance. The elder Woodworth, 62, had wandered through Colorado Alaska British Columbia and Washington before his eventual plan to return. His son Rev Delmar Woodworth, a Methodist minister, awaits the reunion as pension records surface.
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Mantaville Woodh
Delmar Woodbh
Emily
Woodworth
Fleming
Loganty
Wood
Champaign Y
Illinois
British Co
Alaska
En Woodworth
Illinois Ie
Cripple Creek
British Columbia
Vancouver
Washington
Jon
Pesotum
Sheriff Recovers Windsor Hardware Loot From Attic Stash
Sheriff S J McAfee recovered about one third of the Windsor Hardware Company loot taken August 23. Frank Lopez, a Mexican arrested in Denver, led officers to an abandoned Windsor boarding house attic where 332 knives, razors, silverware and carved sets were hidden. Lopez says he acted alone. officers doubt that claim and expect further recoveries.
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S. J. McAfee
Windsor Hardware Company
Frank Lopez
Denver
Windsor
Lopez
Pueblo
Colorado
Terrier Causes Window Break at Fezer Drug Store
A mall terrier reportedly broke a rear window of the Fezer drug store last night by pushing through the frame. The dog, known to roam at closing time, entered the rear area to hunt mice and rats and caused damage to light framing and lower panes.
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Fezer
Big Bend Principal Breaks Local Long Distance Call Record
Evans Sept 5 Will Jeffries principal of the Big Bend school near Peckham set a new local long distance call record when he spoke with a Kansas City school supply house on business. The cost of the conversation was 11 dollars and 40 cents.
Weld County Fair Highlighted with Holstein Carload
Secretary W FE Kinsella suggests planning a full day at Island Grove for a fair outing. Weld county fair is praised for its fame and stock quality. Hall Bros of Denver enter a carload of top Holstein cattle, among the west’s best stockmen and herds.
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W. FE. Kinsella
Island Grove
Weld County
Hall Bros. of
Denver
West
First Baptist Church Organized in Kersey
A new First Baptist church was organized in Kersey with fourteen members from twenty local families. Missionary Rev Blinzinger leads services from the W O W hall and will stay until a pastor is chosen. He plans to organize a LaSalle church next. Mrs James James presides over Sunday school and deacons Racer and Baker were elected.
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Kersey
First Baptist Church of
Blinzinger
W. O. W. Hall
LaSalle
James James
Messrs
Racer and
Baker
Demonstration of Farm Explosives Date Moved
The date for the farm use high explosives demonstration is changed to September 20 located one mile north of town. H A W Manard will lead a practical display showing uprooting stumps digging post holes and ditches with explosives. The event invites all farmers to attend.
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H. A. W. Manard
Government Offers Weld County An Agricultural Export For 1 000
Government tentatively offers Weld County an agricultural demonstrator program with 1000 dollars from Uncle Sam and another 1000 from a eastern business house. Weld County would need 3000 dollars total to start the project and county officials are unsure if funds are available. Supporters say a demonstrator would distribute valuable farming information and boost crop yields.
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Weld County
W. R. McClellan
McClellan
Mrs Diltz Death Shocks Greensburg Visitor's Family
Mrs E Work learns of her mother Mrs M J Diltz death in Greensburg Pennsylvania after a delayed telegram. Diltz aged 79 spent a year with her daughter and made many friends here. She was an aunt of Dr W H Shields of the city. Funeral held Tuesday.
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E. Work
M. J. Diltz
Greensburg
Westgard Maps Transcontinental Routes Through Colorado
A. L. Westgard of New York, official with the AAA and US Office of Public Roads, travels Cheyenne to Denver to map a transcontinental route via Colorado. He outlines three surveyed routes from New York to Seattle, Los Angeles, and a San Francisco to New York path through Utah and Wyoming, with feeders to Denver and Pueblo. He hopes to add a fourth route directly through Colorado, praising county roads and noting local enthusiasm for good roads.
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A. L. Westgard
New York City
American Automobile Association
United States Office of Public Roads
Cheyenne
Denver
Cheeynne
Weld county potato crop may be 20 percent of normal
Estimates from Greeley and nearby communities indicate a 20 per cent crop due to blight and reduced acreage from 27000 to 20000. P E B Boyle cites new seed on new soil as the only fix, while E R Bennett reports many fields poor and late development across Ault and Pierce regions.
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Greeley
Pierce
LaSalle -Y Yoo
Umotsuyol
P. E B. Boyle
Boyle Commission Company
Ault
B. R. Bennett
The
Agricultural College
Fort Collins
E. R. Bennett
Stewart's Strategic Position in Roosevelt Elector Plan
In a Denver Sterling call, Philip B. Stewart said if candidates succeed Roosevelt electors could top the Republican ballot. Stewart, Griffith, and Vincent aim to capture the GOP primaries and threaten to run with Roosevelt electors if defeated, or bolt the ticket.
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Denver
Sterling
Philip B. Stewart
Roosevelt
Messrs. Stewart-Griffith- Vincent
Mr. Stewart
Stewart
Stoops For Corn and Is Bitten by Rattler
Fort Lupton reports T. Yoda a Japanese man bitten on the hand by a rattlesnake while picking roasting ears. He sucked the wound, sought medical aid, and a physician cauterized it and said he is out of danger after the snake hidden in the corn stalks struck him.
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Fort Lupton
T. Yoda
Yoda
Pickle Day Proves to Be Financial Success
Platteville reports Pickle Day a financial success as all bills were paid and the business end closed. Organizers praised the venture and plan to surpass this year’s record at next year’s celebration.
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Platteville
Grover Harvest Day Celebration Draws Crowds
Grover holds its first Harvest day event with crowds arriving from miles away. Buckingham band performs while a free dinner and a full program of sports including motorcycle races bucking bronchos trotting running and novelty races unfold. An agricultural exhibit showcases irrigation free produce and a post‑dance finale caps the day.
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Grover
Buckingham Band
Darby Opera House
Suit Threatens Over College Fee Practices
Formal demand for 66 dollars for two years of fees at the State Normal School at Greeley was served on Z X Snyder by Dr Bruce G Halsted. Halsted claims the sums were illegally taken and extorted. Snyder says the college collects only specified fees and no tuition. The notice warns of court action if payment is not made within ten days.
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Z. X. Snyder
State Teachers College
Halcyon
Bruce G. Halsted
H. Frazier
State Normal School
Greeley
Colorado
Dr. Halstd
Snyder
Halsted
Marshall Pancoast
Finance Committee
A. J. Park
Kersey Khoral Klub Plans Winter Concerts
The Kersey Khoral Klub met at the U. G. Drummond home on September 5 to map an active winter schedule. The group intends to appear at numerous concerts this season.
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Kersey
Kersey Khoral Klub
U. G. Drummond
Milliken Delegates to Seek Sugar Plant in Denver
Milliken Commercial club named H. B. Crawford 8. D. Griffith and Louis Mentz as delegates to a beet growers meeting in Denver to press for Milliken as a sugar factory site. Plans for harvest celebration discussed but no date set. Kersey reports seventy five locals will attend the Denver meeting with a special car arranged.
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Milliken
Commercial Club
H. B. Crawford
D. Griffith
Louis Mentz
Denver
Kersey
Beet Growers
Last Day to Register Before Tuesday Primary Election
Tomorrow is the final day to register at the county clerk's office. Voters who did not participate in the last election must register or be unable to vote in the upcoming primary on Tuesday September 10. Registration books close tomorrow night.
Daughter Is Dead Mrs Nichol Boyd Dies After Operation
Mr and Mrs W Welsh and their daughter Edna travel to DuBois Pa after a telegram reports Mrs Nichol Boyd, their daughter and sister, died suddenly following an operation. Relatives were unaware of illness. shock to aged parents. Mrs Boyd visited in Greeley and is survived by Edna and brothers Thomas Will John Welsh and sisters Mrs Nafziger Eaton Mrs J Bothell and Miss Mabel Welsh.
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W. Welsh
Edna
DuBois
Nichol Boyd
Miss Hazel Meek Dies After Brief Illness
Hazel C Meek daughter of N F Meek of 920 Fourteenth Avenue died Wednesday after ten days illness. Funeral services were held at the residence with Rev R A McConaghn of the Presbyterian church in charge. She was about 20 and had worked for the telephone company. She leaves her father stepmother and brother Charles Meek. She spent most of her life in Greeley and attended Greeley High School.
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Hazel C
N. F. Meek
Fourteenth Avenue
R. A. McConaghn
Ne Presbyterian Church
Telephone Company
Charles Meek
Greeley
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Taville Woodworth
Delmar Woodworth
Kansas City
Kinsella
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Westgard
Denver-Cheyenne
Rattler
Khoral Klub
Miss Hazel Meek
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