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Newspaper
Greeley Republican
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1912
Page
1
City Marshal Berlin was shot twice in his home by Abraham Rivera a Mexican after rapping on a saloon door Rivera fired shattering his arm and injuring him seriously The sheriff’s office and deputies from Greeley search for Rivera who fled toward the Slope mine with authorities expecting capture by nightfall
Mrs S W Bullard and her husband cultivate an outstanding garden in their yard. She is devoted to plants and flowers and predicts a future of equal beauty as six-foot bushes climb along and fill the back yard. In one summer she donated flowering plants to beautify a municipal park in the heart of the city of Greeley.
A three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Moore living west of town died last night after a lengthy illness. Oral arrangements have not been made.
Speeding is noted in Windsor and Friday night Kirk was fined five dollars and costs for the offense.
Gertrude Bolton of Cheyenne hostess Miss Rirth Knutson and two men Philip Pauley and George Shburn were injured when a buggy rear wheel broke near the old water works as they were starting a dance at Seelys lake. Miss Knutson severely bruised, Pauley had one rib broken, Miss Stone unconscious until morning. They were taken to county hospital after an attempt to reach a telephone for aid.
On July 22 Ola reporters recount C. T. Jobbins and Walteree firing a .22 rifle while driving home from Greeley. They claim to have shot more than eighty prairie rabbits and another rabbit was killed by Harley Jobbins during the trip.
Evans July 22 Special to The Republican. George Foos son of Mr and Mrs Henry Foos disappeared after leaving a farm southeast of Evans yesterday morning. Parents and neighbors searched all night with talk of river drag. Authorities reported the case as ongoing. A separate note says a 3 year old boy from Greeley wandered over a mile north of the Poudre river before being found.
Greeley produced the first ripe cucumbers of the season led by Harry Garney of Kuner company stations who noted Greeley started first among Colorado stations. R S Brown praised plant cleanliness and Carlson Danielson won second prize for first 100 pounds, Kellogg first prize, cucumber sizes and pricing outlined with top fruit at 1.10 per cwt.
The Woman's Club of Milliken opens a reading room tomorrow in a bank building space once used for a school. About 150 volumes have been secured from citizens and the Colorado traveling library commission. Hours will be Tuesday Thursday and Saturday 2 to 6 pm, with plans for a women’s rest room. Committee members are Mrs. C. C. Fuson Mrs. L. A. Clancey and Mrs. S. D. Griffith.
Play resumed at Fort Collins this afternoon after an eventful Saturday session. Custer defeated Montinola, Downing beat Cushing, and Downing and Custer won their doubles against Edgell and Drummond. Custer is praised for strong form and is favored in today's singles.
In district court Saturday afternoon District Attorney G A Carlson dismissed a dozen cases against Charles G Sheely charged with bribery and forgery. Sheely is in the penitentiary serving time after pleading guilty to bribing R W DeVinny former county commissioner. Dismissal followed after Sheely had appealed and the supreme court upheld his claim of no crime. the step became unnecessary once the prisoner’s receipt was received.
Harry Farr and J. F. McCreery report after a day inspecting fields that the potato crop shows no blight and is thriving. A few hills failed due to a parasite girdling roots, but overall condition resembles bumper years. no alarm is warranted.
The Colorado State Board of Immigration proposes a permanent exhibit in the state capitol corridors to display local products. It envisions weekly renewals, a rest room in the basement, and a coordinated display by counties with free railroad transport for exhibits. Officials including Gov. Shafroth and others endorse the idea and seek cooperation and suggestions from associations and newspapers.
Erie reports a new pest, swarms of millers, descending on the beet crop. Longmont warns farmers to protect beets by smudging as wet cloudy weather fosters the pest. A suggested control is a half barrel of water with a lantern and a little kerosene to attract and kill the millers.
Nick Baker, longtime Weld county resident, reports visiting farming districts all across the county over the past month and finds crops in the best condition he has seen, with exceptionally good prospects for the season.
Grant Mosier a 10 year old boy in Aust narrowly escaped death after igniting powder near a gasoline tank in a garage behind his home. The blast burned his face and eyes, left his right hand nearly useless, and he had recently recovered from a prior horse fall.
Keota farmers harvest Russian thistle as livestock feed. J A Rumsey reports four large hay stacks from thistle, and J D Banks mows it from a flax field. Trials show nutritive value, and farmers in the dry belt expect widespread use as fodder due to its satisfactory performance.
Keota Iowa detail of Daniel Freeman of Nebraska and the Quackenbush family with fifty years of homesteading experience. The line begins January 1 1863 when Freeman filed the first US homestead near Beatrice Nebraska. Clifford Quackenbush, grandson of Richard Rossiter, joined with filings and a recent contest secured a valuable quarter section. Earl Quackenbush awaits majority to join if land remains.
LaSalle July 22 Rev Frank De Metz of this place was among hailstorm victims at Brighton where his 190 acre wheat crop was destroyed. The storm would have yielded about thirty bushels per acre and was nearly ready for harvest.
Republican caucuses will be held tonight from 7 to 9 to choose delegates for the assembly on July 27. A large crowd is expected as interest in politics grows with the assembly date approaching.
Milliken on July 22 reports the town board met in special session and signed bonds totaling 15000 for the water works project. With material on hand, work will begin within days after the bonds were approved at a recent special election.
Usual park services were held with Rev. F J Estabrook as speaker. A large crowd attended as the gatherings grow more popular and prove highly successful.
Keota July 22 Elmer E Scofield of Lafayette argues that a dry farm raising forage crops for stock yields higher returns than irrigated farms. He is drilling a well on his 820 acre desert claim, buying a pump stock tank and windmill, fencing the half section, and plans to keep about a hundred dairy cows with twenty four head already on hand.
LaSalle July 22 Chestnut installs pumping plant to reclaim 100 acres. He uses a 25 horsepower gas engine and a No 6 centrifugal pump with 8 inch suction 10 inch discharge 250 feet long. It will lift water 100 inches to the top of a 30 foot bench. Outfit cost about 1000 dollars.
Frank F. Smith president of the Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation District was arrested on a grand jury indictment for perjury. Bond set at 2000 dollars with Asa Sterling as surety. Indictment suggests district finances were misrepresented with bonds in escrow and lands advancing too slowly to cover 1.3 million in bonds. District lies along the Platte between Denver and Greeley with Standley Lake Barr Lake Milton reservoirs and reservoirs as key features. The probe will continue indefinitely amid district governance disputes and past director elections.
Special to The Republican Fort Lupton July 22 Eight teams prepared on the race track for the tomato day celebration on September 2 with a free dinner featuring tomatoes as the principal dish. The program committee will report soon and promises attract attention statewide. The event is anticipated to surpass prior tomato days.
Eugene Herring ton Jr returns from the mountains while companion Gene Briggs visits Loveland. Mildred Blackwood returns to Weldona after attending the Blackwood child funeral. Old stockyards are torn down and new ones will be built about twenty rods north.
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