Visitors from Several Cities Visit Hudson District
On July 25 at noon 250 members of the Denver Chain Commerce the Brighton and Greeley Commercial clubs Platte and Greeley drove into town for an inspection tour. They were greeted with bunting business houses decorated and samples of local cooking as they toured irrigation district reservoirs including Creek Bootleg Sand Creek. The visit focused on the district irrigation projects and left business leaders pleased with the reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nylyn
Hudson
Gill Baseball Team Set for Return Game on Neutral Ground
July 28 report notes Gill baseball team to play a return game on neutral soil with a neutral umpire. The team, described as young and nervous, aims to rebound after a defeat yesterday as fans believe another win is possible.
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Gill
Farmers of July 25 Bet on Pea Crop Returns
Farmers report good returns from the pea crop with $20 to $40 per acre common. The huller runs about twelve hours daily and land set aside for peas expected to yield win. July 25 notes about this agricultural outlook.
Green Men Dead in Mine at Evans Station Pa
A cloudburst flooded Superba No 2 coal mine at Evans Station three miles from Uniontown. Thirteen men drowned and thirty seven? injured as water rushed a manway trapping workers. Many families lose breadwinners. survivors endured long swims and peril as rescuers worked amid wreckage and rising water.
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Atown
Evans Station
Uniontown
Childre
Ain
Gamble widow free after coroner’s inquest
Miss Gamble who shot and killed Charles Gamble at their home in Sa8 City Missouri was discharged after a preliminary hearing. Testimony described fifteen years of brutal abuse by Gamble including attempts to gouge eyes and hammer blows, with scars carried by Mrs Gamble and her daughter Ethel.
Two Women Severely Cut When Horse Runs Off
Mrs. Chester Blunt and daughter Lepha of Lucerne were thrown from their buggy near Greeley while driving to visit. Frightened horses dragged them across a barbed wire fence, causing facial and hand injuries requiring stitches. They are recovering well with no serious complications. The crash occurred at the S. A. Bradfield farm after trash in the road startled the animals.
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Greeley
Chester Blunt
Lepha
Lucerne
S. A. Bradfield Farm
Brothers Paul and Dean Thomas Run From Pierce to Denver
Eight and eleven year old brothers Paul and Dean Thomas ran away from their Pierce home to Trinidad seeking a shared home with a married sister. They were picked up near Hazeltine Colorado by George Rucker and taken to Denver where they await relatives' guidance in police custody. Their journey covered four days with harsh conditions before the boys were found and brought to the capital city jail’s matron’s quarters. The youths fear being separated if returned to Pierce, expressing strong desire to stay together with their sister and mourn the loss of their mother and father.
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Paul
Dean Thomas
Pierce
Hazeltine
Colo
Denver
Trinidad
Amy Honda
George Rucker
Carter
Rucker
Paul Thomas
Marie Crom
Papa
W.O. Shaffner
Greeley
Man Lacks Identity After Majestic Liner Trip
A 35 year old man, unnamed and with unknown origins, caused concern aboard the Majestic after sailing from New York to Europe. He wore a dark coat and light trousers, boarded with a ticket, and was seen with a well dressed companion who did not stay on board. Found dazed after the voyage, his coat pockets were cut out and only $5 remained. His ticket is missing and doctors could not determine his identity.
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Plymouth
Majestic
New York
Fruit displays for fair come in and go to cooling room
Fruit for Weld county fair displays is already arriving in Greeley and is stored in the ice plant cooling room under manager W. H. Eadwards care. Early varieties will be out of season by fair time but will be shown. Secretary W. B. Kinsella says premium lists are distributed countywide and available at the secretary’s office. A highlight will be sharpshooting by Capt. and Mrs. Hardy, noted for their exceptional shooting skills.
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Weld County
Greeley
W. H. Eadwards
W. B. Kinsella
Hardy
LaSalle Leads Nine-Run Surge in Local Victory
LaSalle defeated Gill in a baseball game as Gill failed to score. Jay and Stewart pitched and caught for LaSalle while Mannion and Mannion played for Gill. After five innings Gill allowed nine runs in a burst, then the locals held the rest of the game. Next Sunday LaSalle faces Milliken.
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LaSalle
Gill
Jay
Stewart
Mannion
Milliken
Drives Six Days With His Eye and Face Wounded From Glass
John Watts of this city endured a five day overland journey from Walden Jackson county after a lantern exploded in a mine. His face carried multiple glass splinters and one eye was seriously injured. Watts arrived at Greeley hospital in great pain with possible eye infection and the cornea cut.
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John Watts
Walden
Jackson County
Greeley Hospital
Watts
Peckham Locals Brief Notices and Crops Update
Peckham notes Mrs. L. Sorenson is visiting Denver for a few days. Mrs. J. W. Moehrle and daughter Nettie visited Miss Laura Sorenson on Wednesday. Crops look good in the vicinity and the grain harvest has begun.
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Peckham
L. Sorenson
Denver
J. W. Moehrle
Nettie
Laura Sorenson
New Fly-Guard for Horses Attracts Comment
Bancroft J. A. Holland unveils a fly protection scheme using Tanglefoot above fly nets to lure flies away from horses. Report notes no restlessness after adoption and urges others to try it. The item also mentions Thomas Bancroft, Evans hotel man, released on $1,000 bond on perjury charges tied to a bootlegging trial involving Mike O'Grady.
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J. A. Holland
Mr. Holland
New York Lawyer Fatally Shot by Former Client
Special to The Republican New York July 25 Joseph Fettrech a lawyer and his clerk Norman Bergh were shot in the office by Conway a former client after a dispute over a case. Fettrech struck in the abdomen and Bergh in the hip. Conway was arrested and Fettrech is said to be dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Fettrech
Norman Bergh
Conway
Fettrech
Bergh
Lad Killed by Mishap Formerly Lived Here
Earl Allen died in Montom yesterday from motorcycle accident injuries. He once studied at Greeley Business College and lived with Mr and Mrs L H Harrison. Orville Hendershott, a Harrison nephew, was among those with him. His widowed mother grieves. coroner will not investigate as accident occurred in Larimer county near the Weld county line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Allen
Longmont
Greeley Business College
L. H. Harrison
Orville Hendershott
Allen
Harrisons
Larimer
T. G. Macy
Weld County
Tomcat Kills Freak Kitten With Three Heads
Dennison Ohio July 25 A freak kitten owned by James Edie of Stillwater was killed Tuesday by a tomcat. The kitten had three heads twelve legs and three tails with varied gray and black coloring described in detail by local observers.
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Dennison
Ohio
James Edie
Stillwater
Japanese Mikado Sinking After Relapse
Tokyo reports Dr Mirua, physician to the emperor, admitting a serious relapse of the imperial patient. The physician says the heart is weaker and fears failure at any moment.
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Mirua
O Grady Sentenced After Guilty Plea on Roulette Wheel
Mike O Grady faced a jury on a disorderly house charge but was found not guilty. He pleaded guilty to possessing gambling paraphernalia a roulette wheel seized by Sheriff S J McAfee and Deputy Hobart Frazier on June 12 and received three months in jail and a $300 fine. The wheel may be displayed as a souvenir. O Grady is a well known Weld county resident.
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Thomas Bancroft
Evans
Mike O'Grady
Longmont
Colo *Rado
S. J. McAfee
Hobart Frazier
O'Grady
Weld County
Lightning Kills Best Horse in Bunch Near Platteville
Coykendahl Brothers near Platteville report a lightning strike killed their two year old filly valued at 225 dollars. The seven horses huddled together in a pasture during a 4 PM storm. the filly in the center was the only one harmed. The others escaped unharmed.
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Platteville
Coykendahl Brothers
Lynn couple to return from Estes Park vacation
Rev and Mrs J Elwood Lynn are returning Friday from Estes Park where they spent their vacation. Mr Lynn also attended a rural pastors conference and will fill the pulpit as usual on Sunday July 28.
Sheriff Returns With Alleged Wife Deserter
Sheriff S J McAfee brought J H Carter from Nampa Idaho to Weld County to answer a wife desertion charge. This marks the second such case in two months as Mrs Carter vows to prosecute. Colorado statutes classify wife desertion as a felony punishable by prison. Earlier case involved Harry Holland of Evans who left his bride of two weeks and was captured in Salida.
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S. J. McAfee
Nampa
Idaho
J. H. Carter
Weld
Evans
Salida
Holland
Electric Pumping Plants Shown In Motion
Boulder events featured moving pictures on electrical pumping stations to reclaim 300,000,000 acres of western arid land. A. W. Hahn outlined wells under 30 feet, costs for 160 acre plants, and cheaper, automatic power versus horse labor. Farmers would pay about $2.20 per acre foot with perpetual water rights as installments expected.
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Boulder
Colo
Boulder Commercial Association
Northern Colorado Power Company
Boulderado
Power Company
A. W. Hahn
Hahn
Joy ride auto wreck claims life near Wewatta
A carload of joy riders returning from Sand Creek overturned at Forty-fifth and Wewatta, killing an unidentified woman and injuring three others. Chauffeur Edward Krite and drug firm employee Fred Graham were severely injured. Harold Standsburg escaped unharmed.
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Denver
Sand Creek
Forty-fifth
Wewatta
Fred Graham
Schlotz Drug Company
Edward Krite
Cr. B. Krone
Harold Standsburg
Welton Street
Crone
Twenty- Ninth
Arapahoe
Exciting ball game ends in minister's death in Dixon
During an exciting Dixon Browns versus Nebraska Indians game in Dixon Illinois Rev. M N Clark pastor of West End Congregational church fell unconscious from a grandstand seat. He was rushed home by doctors after a brief recovery and died later leaving a wife and four children.
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Dixon, Ill
Dixon Browns
Nebraska Indians
Dixons
M. N. Clark
West End Congregational Church
Night and Day Effort Under Way On 300 Acre Wheat Tract
Platteville reports Lew Snidow operating five farms with three reapers to harvest 300 acres of wheat. He works constantly to prevent loss from storms and to maximize profits as farmers across the region anticipate the heaviest yields in years. Gilcrest notes a beneficial rain raising crop prospects while Platteville highlights timely rain aiding fields and thriving beets.
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Platteville
Lew Snidow
Snidow
Sindow
Girls Get Schools
Miss Katherine Hale a Gunnison resident and Teachers college graduate is elected kindergarten teacher at the Gunnison Normal school. Miss Luella Sale is also elected to teach English and supervise upper grades at the institution.
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Katherine Hale
Teachers College
Gunnison Normal School
Luella Sale
Platteville Pickles Day under way as cucumbers flood salting station
Platteville reports a bumper cucumber crop for Pickle Day. Edward Turner delivered the first load and won the first prize from the Kuner company, a case of pork and beans, with William Studlick taking the second prize, a half case. Farmers praise the yield and acreage devoted to pickles grows.
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Platteville
Edward Turner
Kuner Company
William Studlick
Man killed by high voltage at Broadhead mine near Trinidad
Michael Medinica a pumpman at the Broadhead mine near Trinidad was instantly killed when he contacted a high voltage switch estimated at 20 000 volts. He was badly burned and left a wife and two small children.
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Trinidad
Colo
Michael Medinica
Broadhead
Windsor Band Opens Season With First Concert
Under D B Cloud the Windsor band gave its first concert of the season to a good crowd. The program will continue each Wednesday night through the summer, and locals praise the town’s crack northern Colorado band.
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Windsor
D. B. Cloud
Colorado
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Salter
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