Champs of state in Eaton basketball victory
Eaton defeats Aspen 24 to 20 to claim champion title for Colorado. The win follows a 25 to 20 victory the night before, sealing Eaton as champion of Colorado New Mexico and Wyoming for 1910 1911. Captain Turner and team honored with city key and brass band welcome.
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Eaton
Colorado
Aspen
Western Slope
Eaton Boys
New Mexico
Wyoming
Glenwood Boys
Professor Black
Jaton
Professor Hickox
Mack
Rufus Mimmack
Ernest Smillie
Phillip Ling
Merril Turner
Don Wills
Turner
Paul Shepherd
Aggie
Mines
Alumni
East Denver
School of Agriculture
Dell
Cheyenne High School
Denver University
Laramie High School
Laramie High Tar
Wheatridge
Poisoned lunch alarm grips district after illness strike
The community questions a possible food poisoning after John Hardmann, 11, a pupil at the ethoo, nearly died from an illness. Several children and family members ate the same lunch and fell ill, but the boy's case seems most severe while other diners recovered. Investigations focus on the noon meal as the shared factor, with authorities tracing the incident through the school and households.
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Hlere
John Hardmann
Ethoo
Glen
Meson
Woman Fills Husband's Pulpit in Easter Sermon
Windsor scene reports Rev H E Seckner hoarseness prevents Easter sermon so wife Florence Seckner delivers an original sermon chosen by herself. The church filled with Easter decor as members donated flowers. Union services at Beaneepee High School auditorium featured a cantata The Easter Sea Message conducted by Dr Gorm ley with Miss Elsa Laybourn at piano.
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Windsor
H. E. , Seckner
Florence Seckner
Beaneepee Wer
Dr. Gorm *Ley
Elsa Lay
Bourn
New LaSalle Optimist to bar liquor ads under new owners
Olson and McKinney buy the LaSalle Optimist and announce they will prohibit liquor advertisements in the paper. McKinney, LaSalle district justice, will be editor with Olson as business manager. Aims to enlarge circulation while keeping temperance principles in a town opposed to whiskey ads.
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LaSalle
LaSalle Optimist
Charles McKinney
P. W. Olson
Olson
Guy Conkling
Lyons
Kan
Olson & McKinney
McKinney
la Salle
Milliken
Messrs
Platteville Ball Team Faces Weld County League Selection
An enthusiastic Platteville Commercial club meeting focused on the Platteville base ball team and the Weld county league. A Sunday afternoon tryout may allow players from both teams to join the league squad. Homer Bedford, secretary of the Platteville club, will attend the Weld County club meeting next Tuesday with club dues.
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Platteville Platteville
Platteville Commercial Club
Platteville
Weld County Base Ball League
Homer Bedford
Commercial Club
Weld County Commercial Club
Platteville Club
Young Withdraws From Weld County Commissioner Race
W D Young manager of Ault Milling and Elevator announces withdrawal from next fall’s county commissioner race in favor of B A Wilkins. He may join Colorado Milling and Elevator in Idaho as manager, a post he believes more profitable than the Weld county job.
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Ault
W. D. Young
Ault Milling and Elevator Company
Board of County Commissioners
B. A. Wilkins
Colorado Milling and Elevator Company
Idaho
Young
Weld
Gill School Receives Strong Budget After District Expansion
School district No. 87 in Gill reports total property assessment of 238410 dollars, near the prior year’s level despite added territory. A 15 mill special school tax ensures ample funds for ongoing operations and improvements.
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Gill
Green City Irrigation Co Awarded Decision in Denver Court
In Judge Whitford's division the district court finds for Green City Irrigation Co et al and against Riverside Reservoir Land Co et al. The court notes the plaintiffs own four water shares but refuses to determine legal ownership of capitals. The decision upholds the plaintiffs' claim on water rights and denies the cross-claim.
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Whitford
District Court
Denver
Green City Irrigation Com
Riverside Reservoir Land Company
Windsor youths hike to Loveland for baseball game
Windsor April 8. Seventh grade Windsor School base ball team walked across country to Loveland after failing to secure a wagon. A light wagon carried them and they reached Loveland where the Loveland team defeated them 3 to 1. The boys returned by Fort Collins route around 11 pm after anxious searches by parents and messengers.
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Windsor
Loveland
Aiis
P. A. Bartz
Fort Collins
Postmaster Poisoned LaSalle April 5
Postmaster EF W McKinney, 67, civil war veteran and 24 year Union Pacific section 1 boss, nearly died from ptomaine poisoning after eating canned peaches. He collapsed forward onto the stove Wednesday night, and nearby assistance aided his recovery.
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LaSalle
EF. W. McKinney
Union Pacific
Todd Talks On A P Bill In Greeley Case
Attorney Charles D. Todd of Greeley testified before the house judiciary committee on behalf of Colorado citizens seeking to amend the Norris bill to legalize Union Pacific right of way conveyances. He warned citizens face loss of hundreds of thousands if not remedied, noting a 100 foot right of way through Greeley connected to the Denver Pacific railroad and Union colony ownership for 40 years. Hearing adjourned until Saturday to hear Union Pacific side. Representative Rucker outlined a tentative bill with Todd’s approval to address the Greeley issue either by separate bill or Norris amendment.
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Washington
Charles D. Todd
Greeley
House Judiciary Committee
Colorado
Union Pacific
Todd
Denver Pacific
Union Colony of Colorado
E. E. Whitted
Burlington and
Colorado & Southern
Rucker
Norris
Rader Case Is Dismissed
Evans April 6 Deputy District Attorney Keyes dismissed the case against Rev. J. R. Rader Denver minister charged with bribery in connection with the recent municipal election. The case was transferred to Judge Doney’s court and a record of dismissal ordered. Franklin had filed the charges. a written affidavit refuting them followed.
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Rader
Butt
Johnstown to Host New Pea Hulling Plant on five Acre Site
Johnstown officials approve purchase of five acres from W A Purvis for $1000 to house a brick pea hull ing plant linking with Empson Canning of Longmont. J H Empson says 425 to 500 acres contracted, early harvest planned by July, and pea fields will improve soil by nitrogen fixing. Plant will use fast trucks to move shelled peas to Longmont twenty miles away.
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Johnstown
J. H. Empeson
Empson Canning Factory
Longmont
W. A. Purvis
Empson
Colorado
Canning Company
The Point of View on Primaries and Party Divide
A reflective editorial discusses partisan perspectives on Taft Roosevelt and the Republican split, noting shifting stances over time. It contrasts Democratic critiques of Taft and Roosevelt with their own varied hopes, naming Harmon, Wilson, and Champ Clark as figures shaping the conversation.
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Taft
Teddy
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
I 1 Harmon
Ohio
Wilson
New Jersey
Champ Clark
Longmont Ledger Opinion on Bryan and Republican Party
The article reflects on William Jennings Bryan's enduring influence within the Democratic Party while noting shifts in Republican sentiment. It claims Bryan remains a principled figure despite criticism and suggests some Republicans may abandon party loyalty, voting a mixed ticket as progressives decline.
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William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Republican Party
Abd Shaeiegn
Longmont Ledger
Milliken press to open old road toward Denver link
Milliken seeks to reopen the old road from Milliken country into the St Vrain region with support from the Commercial club. Hodgson argues right of way remains valid for a Platte River crossing, and a bridge may follow after river fordable periods. Factory acreage shifts reduce Milliken allotments as Gilcrest receives a canning station. Fort Lupton’s new town board sworn in. officials named and orders for cleanliness and beautification issued.
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Milliken
George Hodgson
Platteville
St. Vrain
Hodgson
Platte River
Denver
Gilcrest
Miiliken
Fort Lupton
New Town Board
St. John
John Stoger
A. G. Johnson
Willow Creek settlers near Greeley expect strong irrigation season
Water at Willow Creek Bay Costen, who holds a home stead in Willow Creek country, is visiting Greeley for a few days. The Willow Creek settlers maintain a reservoir filled by spring freshets to irrigate their lands though not in an irrigated district. An unusual amount of water is expected this year and prospects point to a profitable season.
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Willow Creek Bay
Costen
Willow Creek
Greeley
Mrs Emma Piper Called by Death in Greeley
Mrs Emma Piper died Saturday night at her home 1016 Thirteenth Street after a weeks illness with paralysis. She lived in Greeley six years, born in Big Springs Pennsylvania fifty five years ago, came from Nebraska earlier. Survived by three sons Raymond D Piper George Piper and Earl Piper.
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Emma Piper
Thirteenth Street
Pea Seed Distribution Planned for Local Farmers
Pea seed will be distributed to farmers next week for planting. Four hundred acres are contracted for seed canning. In the Og Abbie field, land is found suitable for plowing and field work will start with full force next week.
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Og Abbie
Blair Garage Leased to Billie Roy and Partner
Billie Roy and partner have leased the Blair Garage and will operate it along with their plumbing and machine shop business under one roof. The trio of enterprises will continue as before with all three lines in active operation.
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Eaton Garage
Eaton
Billie Roy
Blair
Thies
Telephone poles moved as LaSalle plans street improvement
Ranalle Improvins LaSalle April 5 reports the telephone company removing obstructive poles and the town council preparing to grade the street. Several hundred feet of curb and gutter will be expanded for the project.
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Ranalle
LaSalle
Community gardens and urban land use drive city improvements
A sprawling report describes a twenty acre district converting vacant plots into garden spaces, with plans by local groups including the Art League and Engineering students. Funds from a popular subscription funded child rest rooms and garden tools, while schools, charities, and officials coordinate planting, divisions of land, and maintenance amid a city with few vacant lots and a river of lake ice prompts.
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E University’ School
Borhood
United Outdoor Art Leal Engineering Students
Art League
Ed Charities
Hull Heber
Chicago
T Street
Noral School
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Green City Irrigation CO
Meury
C. D. Todd
A. P. Bill
House Committee
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City
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Glenarm Cafe
West-Court
Nient
Lupton
Kersey i Ton
Wind
Habitant
Fee Lake
Frecer
Kansa
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