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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
1
Readable text centers on Greeley related school events and a promising institution. No clear dates or names beyond Greeley. Readers see hints of a prominent school activity and a forthcoming establishment. Further details are unreadable.
Census figures show Greeley High School enrollment at 261 with 1,200 for all grades in district No. 6 totaling about 2,000 population. Improvements planned include water and gas line work, lab equipment upgrades, and strengthened domestic science and manual training departments under new leadership.
After a decade apart Mrs. W Moon of Fifth Street welcomed back a daughter who visited with three children from Tennessee. The girl had not seen a grandmother, and three cousins live at the grandmother's house. The two have drifted apart during ten years of wandering.
Greeley won the sweepstake prize at the Inter-State fair for the best agricultural exhibit. Montrose protested but Secretary Lowe of the Commercial club reported that Greeley prevailed. The silver roving cup will be exhibited at the annual Commercial club meeting and banquet next Monday evening.
The United States orders immediate prosecutions of ranchers who let stock roam on federal lands in Colorado. Ernest Knaebel, special representative of the Attorney General, announces actions including cases against James W. Zimmerman of Garfield County and Joseph Luxen of Rifle. The Light case is described as a test. officials say outcomes will not delay broader enforcement. Ethelbert Ward defends the legality of fencing lands, with hearings expected to last weeks.
Estes Park stakeholders formed the Kate Park Water Company to expand the town water system. The incorporators include F. O. Stanley J. Y Munson H. E. James C. H. Bond and J. R. Anderson with a $20 000 capitalization. Plans call for two reservoirs a 100 000 gallon storage lakes and a six inch main to the hotel and town. A four inch main will connect the reservoirs and 6000 to 7000 feet of new main will service the town before the 1909 tourist season.
Roy Ireland a freight conductor was injured in the Greeley yards Thursday around noon while coupling an air hose. A broken hose struck his hand with force likely breaking bones and bruising the back of his hand. He was on train 153 from Denver to Cheyenne and arrived in Greeley at 11 30. He returned to Denver immediately after the accident.
In the Greeley district a long trial by J B Agnew concludes onion sets are the only seed crop likely to succeed there. California seed interests shift north to Colorado but face new problems, while Wiedman’s onion sets earned a year's salary after expenses. Mustard seed farming also stabilizes as pests wipe out plants, boosting local seed output.
At 3 p m Saturday the first practice game of the season pits Greeley High School against Eaton on Meeker Field. Key graduates Woolf and Farr are out, but strong new material boosts hopes for two squads and a full lineup.
Ault Colorado hosts its annual Harvest festival on Wednesday September 30 with a bigger and finer program than ever before. Rates from Greeley are 50 cents. For more information contact your local agent.
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