Northern Colorado Railway gains control and profits from stock sale
George J. War consolidates power at a stockholders meeting of the old company, electing all eleven directors and naming BH Abbott president J A Scott secretary and W E Kinsella treasurer. The board includes H F Haynes A Riley George J Spear Aubrey Spear I Jones and H C Bennett with plans to use 26 riverfront lots on Fifth Avenue for terminals linked to the Greeley & Northern line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Colorado Railway Apany
Eastey
Greeley
Ias
George J
Comgny
BH. Abbott
J.A. Scott
W. E. Kinsella
Hf. N. Haynes
A. Riley
George J. Spear
Aubrey Spear
1. Jones
H. C. Bennett
A. W. Trenholm
Otto Bremer
St. Paul
Fifth Avenue
Thirteenth
Tenth Streets
J. F. C. Olson
Greeley & Northern Company
Evans
Mort
Olson
Meiron
Foming
Pittsburg
Goer
April Fool Real Estate Ruse Aimed at W Kinsella
A distractingly written note recalls an April 1 19th century prank where Doris Brown the daughter of a local partner told W Kinsella she owned a house for sale near the Brown residence. The bluff included listing terms incumbrances and rentals to pressure a deal. The sketchy passage ends before a sale is completed.
April Fool Real Estate Gambit Ends in Laughs
Mr Kinsella hires a swell turnout from the livery stable to drive to Miss Brown’s home hoping for a laugh. She balks at the expense, leaving no lady to greet the real estate man. Mr Brown later learns it was the first day of April and laughs at the prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Brown
Mr. Kinsella
Burglary Suspects Caught After Break-In Near Linn Grove Cemetery
McClintock, cemetery superintendent, alerted authorities after seeing two or three men near a house by Linn Grove cemetery last Saturday. He watched one man take a key from his pocket and enter with two others. City Marshal Williams, Deputy Sheriff Frazier, and the officers pursued in Gene's car and found the Japanese tenants who admitted entering the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Grove Cemetery
McClintock
Williams
Frazier
Gene
Water troubles in Greeley court over lawn sprinkling fines
Eight or nine prominent Greeley men including C. H. Wheeler and A. J. Condon were fined for sprinkling lawns outside hours. They allege bias by Police Magistrate Willard and plan to contest, arguing funds should go to the water works rather than private fines. If tried before a jury the defendants might be acquitted on minor offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
C. H. Wheeler
A. J. Condon
K. G. Strong
Henry Arbuckle
Willard
Hoyle
Deer fatal fall in Loveland Grand Canon tragedy
A young deer chased by a hound plunged from a precipice in the Loveland Grand Canon and was killed. George Johnson witnessed the event from a road near the third and fourth bridges. Several workers saw the accident as deer frequent the area, prompting the game warden to intensify enforcement against violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loveland Grand Canon
George Johnson
Kestes Park
W. H. Campbell
O. L. Green
Monte Tucker
Grand Canon
Alexander Walker
Peckham
Colo
Loveland
Arapahoe County Weighs A New Irrigation Plan
County commissioners consider a proposal from C. M. Hicklin of Denver to create storage reservoirs with a $10,000 county outlay. The plan would buy or build equipment to deliver flood water to settlers, enabling districts to develop land faster and improve cultivation on the rich rolling soils of Arapahoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Arapahoe County
C. M. Hicklin
Denver
Hicklins
Arapahoe
Hicklin
Great Sight Tender Plants For Canning Factory In Early Stage
The Empson canning factory prepares with two million tomato plants at Frank Young's West Second Street gardens. Plants shipped from Boulder and Denver fill eight acres of beds covered with canvas and closed at night. Harvesting begins with early peas and hundreds of acres of cabbage and tomatoes planned. The factory building is nearly complete and machinery installed, with harvest expected after June 15 barring bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Young
West Second Street
Empson Canning Factory
Young Gardens
Boulder
Denver
New Railroad Set to Start Denver Laramie Route
Preparation for the Denver Laramie Northwestern railroad begins with actual construction on May 1. The line will extend into Fort Collins by next year and reach Wyoming soon after, opening vast Denver markets. Funding comes from small Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska investors, with Denver slow to engage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railroad
Denver
Fort Collins
Wyoming
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Fpecord Stockman
Sweden-born widow seeks Colorado homestead near Pierce
Mrs Louise Warner, 70, a Swedish native, took out her first naturalization papers. Widowed with no children, she has lived in the United States about twenty-five years and in this state recently. She aims to own a northern Colorado farm by homesteading and is prepared for the long process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Louise Warner
Sweden
Colorado
Big Oasis ranch eyed by Racine bank for 100000-plus sale
The Oasis ranch of 3090 acres located 40 miles east in Grover country, fed by three Little Crow Springs yielding 58 million cu ft yearly, is to be sold by Henry Thompson to a Racine Wisconsin bank for over 100000. The land grows grain and stock and supports 8000 trout, with the seller planning a return to Germany after the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Country
Little Crow Springs
Henry Thompson
Racine
Wisconsin
Luther Coggins
Lewis Coggins
Phoenix, Ariz
Thompson
Germany
Colorado Leads In Value Per Acre Of Farm Crops In 1907
The 1907 crop value per acre shows Colorado highest among western states at 25.88 dollars. Iowa and Washington also high while Nebraska and Kansas trail. Colorado is noted as a poor corn state, with corn yields around 23 bushels per acre, and Nevada leads wheat yields at 32 bushels. Hay yields reach 27 tons per acre across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Agricultural Department of the United States
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
California
Louisiana
Texas
Nebraka
West
Selection practices in potatoes by Prof E R Bennett
Prof E R Bennett of Agricultural College outlines artificial selection in potato breeding. He highlights hill as the unit, desirable traits, and the benefits of greening seed tubers before storage. He cautions against treating seed with formalin and sublimate, favoring light exposure to improve storage health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Edgerton
Carbondale
Colorado
E. R. Bennett
Colorado Experiment Station
Fort Collins
Colo
Lari mer County Development Company Incorporation
Frank Annis A A Edwards and H T Davy filed incorporation papers in Fort Collins for a venture to divert Laramie River waters at Glendevy and convey via ditch to the north fork of the Poudre and Lone Tree creek to irrigate northeastern Larimer and northwestern Weld counties. Capital stock is 25000 dollars and projected cost is about 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larimer
Weld Counties
Carr
Foothills
Poudre River
Wyoming Line
Project valuation claim reaches five million
A claim states the project will be worth five million dollars upon completion. The figure is presented as the total value of the work, underscoring the anticipated economic impact for stakeholders.
Poisoning scare ends with recovery for Luther child
The young son of Mr and Mrs Albert J Luther narrowly escaped poisoning last Thursday evening. Gasoline evaporated from a cleaning can leaving corrosive sublimate. the child climbed to retrieve it and coughed and spit until discovered. Milk and a stomach pump by a doctor restored him within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Luther
Picnic Party By Sigma Psi Omega At Shark's Tooth
Sigma Psi Omega Sorority members Edith Harris Edna Levis Hallie Daven Dorothea Haynes Kathleen Wheeler Marion Fezer and Ailene Thompson enjoyed a Saturday picnic at Shark's Tooth. They spent the day relaxing and sharing a splendid dinner in the countryside outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Psi Omega Sorority
Shark’s Tooth
Edith Harris
Edna Levis
Hallie Daven
Dorothea Haynes
Kathleen Wheeler
Marion Fezer
Ailene Thompson
Teachers to Meet Northeast Colorado Association Annual Session
The fourth annual meeting of the Northeast Colorado Teachers Association convenes in Longmont at Central Presbyterian Church from tomorrow through Saturday. Activities include school visits, a 2 PM general session with President R J Wells, and lectures by O J Kern Katherine L Craig E B Sherman on education topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Colorado Teachers’ Association
Central Presbyterian Church
Longmont
R. J. Wells
O. J. Kern
Winnebago County
Illinois
Katherine L. Craig
E. B. Sherman
State Industrial School
Kearney
Neb
Kern
Agriculture and the Country School
Northern Colorado Power approves $3 million bond issue
At the annual meeting in Denver last Saturday Northern Colorado Power Corp authorized a $3,000,000 bond issue to extend lines north of Denver. The Lafayette plant will serve as a base for transmission to towns as bonds sell. Officers elected: William J. Baker president, George Smith vice president, George Best secretary, Thomas Keely treasurer. N. A. Carle resigns as vice president and GM to return to New York with Westinghouse, Church Kerr & Co. George C. Smith becomes vice president. he is also VP of Electric Properties Co, a Westinghouse subsidiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Colorado Power Company
Dovner
Colorado
Denver
Lafayette
William J. Baker
George ©. Smith
New York
George Best
Thomas Keely
N. A. Carle
Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co
Carle
Denver Company
Eastern House
George C. Smith
Electric Properties Company of
Westinghouse Electrical Manufacturing Company
Westinghouse
Colorado Corporation
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Gge J. Spear
le, Kinsella
W. K. Kinsella
Doris Brown
Misellas
Brown
Gale
Kinsella
Mr. Ky 'Silla
Walker
John Rickard
John Hyle
Anti- Saloon League
Dan Pierpoot
E. J. Smart
Oasis Ranch
Grover
Agricultural College
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