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Newspaper
Greeley Republican
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1912
Page
1
Kersey plans a push to win the big silver loving cup for best district exhibit at the September fair. A Kersey Kommercial Klub meeting appointed committees to organize displays and gather contributions. The community hopes crops and samples will impress judges as the lyceum course project aims to boost attendance and support.
Lat tideville August 6 turkey thieves hit a county farm, about 120 birds vanished. The trail led to Gilcrest before it was lost and the sheriff’s office in Greeley was notified. Farmers recall no suspicious activity as the birds disappeared in the night. Lou Henderson Sam Swartz George Spahn Dave r and others were named among the losers. Some birds later found tied in a sack near a stable.
A ten inch mountain trout was caught Monday in the Poudre River back of a factory near Greeley. Clifford Blaney, a local lad, reeled in the red beauty thinking it was a common chub or sucker, marking a rare find for the area.
Aug. 6 Lupton nine cars of cabbage left town as farmers report prices around 30 cents per hundredweight, about six dollars per ton. They say fifteen tons per acre is a common yield and profits rival beets.
A young man in regular Army uniform slipped off a smoking car as the Union Pacific pulled into Greeley last night. Guards reportedly permitted the escape after some guards were seen and others not. The man reportedly would have been aided by freedom of the train if he had more desire to flee.
Loveland reports a record dry land wheat harvest with yields in the range of thirty to fifty bushels per acre from multiple farms. Notable figures include Tee Gibson at 50 bushels per acre over 200 acres and other growers like Cox Yotsey and W Hes contributing high yields from the volunteer crop and neighboring fields. Barley also shows about five bushels per acre.
Thomas McGuire, ill and unable to leave his Marlborough hotel room, seeks his daughter Marie McGuire who he left in Indiana with the Johnston family about a year and a half ago. He traveled via Arizona and Tacoma to Greeley, drank Kali water, and arrived severely weakened. he believes Marie remains with John Johnston and family near a farm outside Greeley. People who know the Johnston family are urged to contact The Republican office or M S Lyons with any information.
Fort Lupton resident T C Winbourn returns from several weeks in the mountains and says the fishing was fine during the trip.
Milliken a u g 6 two locations for the new water works tower are under study by the town board. A jail lot and a nearby higher site are options requiring fifty feet of space. If the jail plot is chosen an adjoining lot must be bought. A land purchase decision will be made soon. The Northern Colorado Power Co proposed electricity to run the engine, to be decided next week. Ordinances to cut weeds on streets and ban stock picketing on townsite were passed.
A heavy rain swept Platteville last night, though moisture remains ample. Plants flourish, grain ready for harvest as residents note the weather was more than sufficient for crops.
A careful post storm survey reduces earlier fears. Potatoes may be down about 10 percent while beets unchanged aside from a one week growth delay. Grain suffered the most with some losses up to 50 percent. Alfalfa largely spared with stock already harvested. Briggsdale area reports no damage yet.
Workmen repair the T. A. Duke building in Eaton after a Saturday hail storm caused a roof leak and plaster damage. Window glass supplies are being installed to replace panes knocked out by large hail. south facing windows and the library skylight will be fixed promptly.
James Flood of Milliken rushed to help a stranded party in O L Tully’s car near Johnstown but his own car axle snapped. Tully and R M Benton’s party helped nine passengers back to Johnstown after Flood’s breakdown, forcing the Loveland excursion to abandon the trip for the day.
Harvest outfits lure workers as pea hullers plead for help. Second crop looks excellent and rapidly coming in. Grain harvest begins next week with wheat and oats nearly six feet tall and heavy heads. General optimism grips Rult and surrounding area.
The article traces how Germany long provided compensation and insurance for injured workers and widows, notes similar European moves, and discusses Britain’s evolving laws. It reports a U.S. Congress bill linking loss of life and disability to transportation costs, with costs estimated at 15.6 million dollars yearly.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States will publish The Nation's Business starting September 2. Harry A. Wheeler of Chicago presides. The periodical will survey progress in agriculture mining manufacture transportation distribution and finance and include government data related to business. G Grosvenor Dawe announced the goal of informing editors nationwide without cost to link all states through shared progress. Permanent headquarters open in the Riggs Building with rooms for visiting members.
Two Weld County residents died by drowning yesterday. Mrs. G W Williams was found in Crow Creek near Briggsdale after her buggy passed the ford. Harry Winslow drowned at Seelys Lake while swimming with Salvation Army members. Rescue efforts saved two others but he did not surface. No inquest planned.
Western Republican senators expect the wool bill to be vetoed by President Taft after the conference report passed 35 to 28 in the Senate. insurgents Bourne Nelson Borah supported against Cummins, while critics say the measure lacks adequate protection for growers and manufacturers. The agri cultural appropriation bill held by Guggenheim amendments increases for crop insect eradication and forest road funding, with House opposition to a tariff board continuation delaying adjournment.
Empson canning plant operates at full capacity handling Johnstown and Ault pea hullers and local contractors. Trucks run daily from Greeley to Johnstown and Ault carrying shelled peas for cooking and canning. Beans show strong crops, while Fort Lupton reports a labor shortage with daily import of workers.
Receipts of cucumbers at the local salting station reached 8300 pounds yesterday, the highest total so far. Manager Brown predicts as much as 10000 pounds in one day by week’s end amid growing enthusiasm for cucumber production.
Judge John L. Gray once county clerk and recorder, county judge, and district attorney lies near death at Greeley hospital. Once prosperous, he fell for a dry land selling tale and bought a relinquishment near Briggsdale losing nearly all savings to invest in land. He cannot pay for his care or support his elderly wife. The Commercial club recalls his welcome address at Briggsdale last summer.
Laura Garcia must pay the death penalty after a Fort Collins judge denied her petition for a new trial. She was condemned previously for the murder of Night Watchman Brockman, killed last spring. Garcia was captured in LaSalle days after the officer's death.
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