Republicans Weigh Caucus Rules In Weld County Colorado
A Republican County Central Committee meeting last Saturday set July 22 caucus and July 27 assembly dates. Debate focused on qualification rules for voters and party participation while J C Ewing and Teller proposed amendments to avoid cross party or acid test restrictions. Delegates to the gubernatorial assembly would be apportioned one per fifteen votes cast for the last election plus five new seats, with Keota precinct delegate changes sparked by a precinct redistribution.
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Republican Central Committee
Ublican
Weld
Colorado
Cus
Harrison
Cau
Teller
Ewing
Ling
Gov
Ing Assembly
Keota
Ing
Creew
Erickson completes eighth well at ndmoor ranch irrigation wells
Amos Erickson completed drilling the eighth well on the ndmoor ranch with seven for irrigation on Miss Grace Walker's claim. Depths range from thirty to eighty feet with water within nine feet of the surface. A 123 foot deep well holds water, a pump is being procured in Denver, and a contract to break 100 acres of prairie has been let.
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Amos Erickson
Grace Walker
Denver
Hill
John M
Haynes Elected Colorado Bar Association President
Harry N. Haynes of Greeley was chosen president of the Colorado Bar Association at the annual session in Colorado Springs. Charles C. Butler Denver and Alva B. Adams Pueblo named first and second vice presidents. William H. Wadley Denver reelected secretary treasurer. The meeting focused on law reform for Colorado courts with reports examined by the new executive committee. A luncheon at Broadmoor and S. G. McMullin's water rights critique were notable events.
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Colorado Springs
Harry N. Haynes
Greeley
Colorado Bar Association
Charles C. Butler
Denver
Alva B. Adams
Pueblo
William H. Wadley
American Bar Association
Milwauke
State Association
Colorado
Broadmoor Casino
el Paso County Bar Association
S. G. McMullin
Grand Junction
Supreme Court
John H. Denison
Greeley Poudre Land Owners U K Contract Approved
By a decisive vote 152 to 5 the Greeley Poudre Irrigation district contract with Laramie Poudre Construction was approved. At Nunn 72 in favor, Pierce 45 for 5 against, Camfield 35 for. D A Camfield said crews would start soon to finish the system, with completion date set for 1913 except the river reservoir. The contract pave the way for funding to finish the water works and stirred optimism locally.
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Greeley-Poudre Irrigation District
Laramie-Poudre Construction Company
Nunn
Pierce
Camfield
D. A. Camfield
Miss Tinling Delivers Temperance Sermon at Congregational Church
Miss Christine I. Tinling, national lecturer for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, delivered a temperance sermon at the Congregational church arguing liberty comes from self mastery. She noted notable figures mistook liberty for license and highlighted forthcoming lectures at the state college summer school.
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Christian Endeavor Union of
Greeley
Christine I. Tinling
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Paul
The
Corinthians
Miss Tinling
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
State College
Deserter Nabbed After 1000 Mile Colorado Trek
Chief of Police D F Camp arrested Wilson L Dollard a deserter from the Fourth artillery after a days in town and a 1000 mile hike through Colorado. Dollard was taken to Fort D A Russell Cheyenne today by Officer Charles Rogers. A 50 dollar reward is offered for deserters to be returned to the nearest army post.
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D. F. Camp
Fourth Artillery
Colorado
Wilson L. Dollard
Fort D. A. Russell
Cheyenne
Charles Rogers
New Pastor Rev. F F Reade Joins Reformed Presbyterian Church
Rev. F F Reade, new pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian church, spoke twice to a full house in Leyden yesterday His morning sermon on Lydia focused on God's grace and salvation while the evening addressed Christ and atonement from I Corinthians 3 11 The Reades came from Massachusetts married June 13 and will hold a reception next Thursday at the McClelland home Elmer Russell recently led services and kept the church ready for the new pastor.
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F. F. Reade
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Reade
Lydia
Thyatira
Jesus Christ
Greeley
Massachusetts
Arlington
Wetburn
Boston
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Geneva College
Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Pittsburg
S. B. McClelland
Tenth Avenue
J. M. Wylie
Elmer Russell
Woman Arrested at Evans to Make Good
Fort Collins July 15 Mrs C H McElravey confessed at Bos ton store to forging her husband’s name on a $24 check rejected by the bank. In Justice Lighter’s court she repeated the admission and pledged to make good the check. She has filed for divorce in Weld County and a continuance was set for July 22.
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Fort Collins
C. H. Mc Elravey
Boston
Pate
Justice Lighter
Funeral for Mrs. Ann Shrieves Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Shrieves were held at 3 p m with interment in Baton. She lived in the community twenty five years and is survived by six children, several grandchildren and other relatives.
Lightning Kills Man Injures Two at Longmont Ranch
A bolt of lightning struck a barn on the Miller and Johnson ranch eight miles southeast of Longmont Colorado killing Arthur Johnson and injuring Gus Carlson and Oscar Johnson. Carlson is in critical condition with eye injury. Oscar Johnson faces possible amputation. Ella Johnson, 9, was stunned but not seriously hurt. A horse also died. Coroner T G Macy investigated.
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Arthur Johnson
Gus Carlson
Oscar Johnson
Ella Johnson
Miller & Johnson
Longmont
T. G. Macy
Johnson
C. F. Andrew
Carlson
Denver
City in Good Health Smallpox Cases Few
Health officers report smallpox under control with two patients dismissed from the pest house at the county hospital. Only one case remains, all quarantined, and the disease shows an extremely light form. Diphtheria is limited to one outside case, recognized early and quarantined to prevent spread. The patient is recovering.
Platte River Flood Risk Report at Fort Lupton
Swollen by Denver floods the Platte River rises rapidly and is expected to climb further in the next hours. In Platteville farmers urge moving cows from flats along the river while fearing floods may reach lowlands though higher ground should remain safe.
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Fort Lupton
Denver
Platte
Platteville
Uses Gun Carelessly in Carroll Store
In Peckham July 15 Philip Lorenz Jr joked about showing gun use then fired twice into the store floor near John Lowe. The revolver owned by Mr Carroll. Lowe jumped several feet as a bullet struck the floor within inches of him. No damage occurred and the act is treated as a joke by onlookers.
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Peckham
Philip Lorenz, Jr
Carroll
John Lowe
Mr. Carroll
Lowe
Bride Receives Cold Weather Rescue On Honeymoon Flight
Harold Egner of Platteville carried his bride Nora Travis Egner from the Denver train to dry ground to avoid floodwaters. The couple, married by Father B. J. Froegel at a Catholic church, planned a statewide honeymoon by car but switched to a train at Brighton and pressed on toward Colorado Springs despite the flood.
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Platteville
Denver
Harold Egner
Welcome Arch
Seventeenth Street
Weld County Auto Plans New Garage Addition
The Weld County Auto Company plans to add another story to its Tenth street garage. An elevator will be installed and the extensive repair shops placed on the second floor to create more ground floor storage space.
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Weld County Auto Company
Tenth Street
Races Scheduled for July 18 at Milliken
Races postponed from July 4 due to rain will be held Thursday afternoon July 18. Funds from the celebration cover the costs. The program includes a bicycle race and a ball game.
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Milliken
Rainfall Boosts Crops in Dry Lands at Grover
Heavy rains fill ponds and sloughs dry for years, soaking soil for a good small grain crop. Local station records show 10.26 inches rainfall for half year to June 20, with flax fields thriving and wheat oats and corn knee high. McKay brothers report 400 acres in rye and winter wheat yielding about twenty five bushels per acre, land valued at about 100 dollars an acre. Everett Hyde praises two flax fields, flax averaging eighteen bushels per acre amid high prices, suggesting a strong 320 acre homestead prospect.
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Grover
McKay Brothers
Everett Hyde
College Male Quartet to Sing Friday at Local Church
A Cooper college quartet from Sterling Kansas will perform at the United Presbyterian Church on Friday night July 19. The group tours the west for college building funds and features each member as a soloist with one exceptional pianist. Receipts support the college building fund.
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Cooper College
Sterling
Kan
United Presbyterian Church
Neen
Weld County Republican Club Sets Meeting Tonight
A Weld County Republican club meeting is scheduled for tonight in the police court room at City Hall to handle important business.
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Weld County Republican Club
Girl Sees Large Black Bear Near Idylwilde Ranch
Miss Winifred Rugh on a pony near Idylwilde ranch encounters a huge black bear standing on hind legs before fleeing. Blair Rugh and Will Rowe pursue but the bear escapes into the dusk. Ranchers plan an organized hunt with Will Rowe aiming to bring the animal down.
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Winifred Rugh
Mrs. C. Rugh
Idylwilde
Miss Rugh
Brain
Blair Rugh
W. J. Rowe
Will Rowe
Dogs Involved in Street Fight Injure Woman
Erie July 15 Mrs. Tommy Brennan was knocked to the sidewalk and badly bruised and cut about the head and face after two dogs fought on Briggs Street. She could not escape before the writhing pair closed in, leaving her in the mass of snarling animals.
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Republican
Erie
Tommy Brennan
Briggs Street
Infant dies after short illness in Ault
Robert 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs T Wafel died Saturday after a short illness. Funeral was held at 1 o'clock this afternoon and the body laid to rest in Eaton cemetery.
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Ault
Robert
Peterson Dies After Months of Brights Disease
Carl Peterson 31 died yesterday at his mother Mrs. Maria Petersons home 117 Thirteenth street after a long illness. He formerly worked as a boilermaker in Cheyenne at Union Pacific shops but moved to Greeley three months ago with his wife and three children. Funeral 2:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Swedish Lutheran church with the Odd Fellows in charge. He belonged to Cheyenne lodge and is survived by his wife children mother two sisters Mrs Anna Sell and Mrs Augusta Markley and brother Ernest Peterson.
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Carl Peterson
Maria Peterson
Thirteenth Street
Bright
Cheyenne
Union Pacific Railroad
Greeley
Swedish Lutheran Church
Odd Fellows
Peterson
Cheyenne Lodge
Anna Sell
Twelfth Street
Barber Injured at County Hospital
F. M. Barber fell Saturday while working at the county hospital and received a two inch forehead gash. Several stitches were needed to close the wound, but the results are not expected to be serious.
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F. M. Barber
Rattler a Possum Story Bites Orchard Man
George H. Besaw of Orchard, visiting Keota, claims a rattlesnake can pretend dead but bit him when he tried to pull the rattles from a seemingly slain snake. He shows a badly swollen hand and arm and is recovering from the bite.
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Keota
George H. Besaw
Orchard
Cherry Creek Flood Swamps Banks At Union Depot
Water pours over banks as three feet flood rips through Union Railway depot trapping residents on rooftops. Police and firefighters race to rescue people stranded atop houses amid the city’s worst disaster in years.
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Union Railway
Denver Flood Kills and Displaces Hundreds in Citywide Surge
A cloudburst overwhelmed Denver with Cherry Creek raging through West Eleventh to Blake and Sixteenth streets. Drowning reports and missing victims mount as the flood floods homes, shelters open at the Auditorium, and Mayor Arnold orders traffic bans. Officials tally losses from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 as relief drives begin.
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Score
Zoe Wallace
Blake Street
Tomes
Auditorium
Mayorola
J. F. Healy
Cherry Creek
West Eleventh Avenue Bridge
Blake and
Sixteenth Streets
Union Depot
Denver
Twentieth Street
Arnold
West Twenty-eighth Avenue
West Lake Place
Chamber of Commerce
McGrew
O'Neill
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Bride
Evans
M’elravey
Bolt
Gas Carlson
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Lorenz
Ned
Brighton
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Black Bear
Barber
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