Highland ditch work and long winter weather impact town
Rain began Saturday ending Sunday delaying beets harvest and forcing school closure on May 19. Lightning damaged Oleson residence. acetyline lights installed at F P Waites home. Rosetta Allison died aged seventeen. funeral held at Congregational church. Richard Shannon opens a new hotel with thirteen rooms and a depot walk under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Seaman
Ighland
Yir
Mr. Oleson
F. P. Waites
Lewis Mitchell
Ault Hotel
R. L. Pence
Rosetta
Albert Allison, Jr
Congregational Church
Ault
Ed Linn
Hayden Ditch Company
Richard Shannon
Shannon
Evans-Crowded Local Notes On Sick List and Visits
Mrs BE Evans Beeson is on the sick list. Joe Kistler spent weekend in Denver. W A Jack moved into a new blacksmith shop on Larimer. Mr and Mrs Leonard of Fort Collins visited Mrs G R Park. Clint Heath of Denver attended Mrs Frank Saver’s funeral. Mrs Henry Frink returned home after weeks at Erie and Lafayette. Rhebe Neimyer left Friday for visit with sister Mrs Archie Park at North Loup. Tobias Mattox shipped eighteen pound potatoes to his former captain in Indiana. Anna Bollman returned from winter stay in Evans to Leadville. Earl Crook injured left hand in a gun accident Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. H. Beesen
Joe Kistler
Denver
W. A. Jack
Larimer Street
Mrs. Leonard
Fort Collins
G. R. Park
Clint O. Heath
Franksaver
Henry Frink
Erie
Lafayette
Rhebe Neimyer
Archie Park
North Loup
Anna Bollman
Evans
Leadville
Earl Crook
Local Births and Events Reported in Ault
Several families welcome new babies with births on April 19 and 21. Mrs. Space's death postpones the L. O. T. M. social. Mr. and Mrs. Ibert Allison Jr. announce a daughter born April 21, while Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Pence Jr. celebrate a daughter born April 19. Mrs. Frank Strahn of Denver visits sister Mrs. M. C. Todd. E O Bone begins work on a new five room house in Melena's addition. R L Pence travels to Colorado Springs for postmasters convention. F S Barber rents J Neuzigger’s newly completed house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert OC. Pence
E. O. Bone
Melena
R. L. Pence
Colorado
Postmasters
F. S. Barber
J. Neuzigger
Space
Residence for Scott Morford Started by Kersey Builder
Jos. Nessler of Kersey is building a residence for Scott Morford. A local report notes repairs after a ditch to the Sanborn draw reservoir burst near the P. O. ranch on Saturday and water resumed flow. Doctor Lonergan attended Masters Sunday on professional business. John E. Painter of Lost Creek passed through Kersey to Greeley. Jim Loustallet visited Platteville on constable office business. Mrs. Frank Loustaller and Mrs. Don Heffernan visited Greeley friends Friday.
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Jos. Nessler
Scott Morford
Doctor Lonergan
Masters
Frank Loustaller
Don Heffernan
Greeley
John E. Painter
Lost Creek
Kersey
Jim Loustallet
Platteville
Constable
Sanborn Draw
P. O. Ranch
Local Gossip Highlights Social Visits and Openings
Eaton resident Miss Pansy Phillips spent Friday and Saturday in Greeley. Mrs. E G Steele was in Denver. Mrs. G H Denio hosted a card evening. Miss Alicia Brown of Chicago opened a millinery parlor in the Scheer store. Mrs. Ruth Middleton visited Windsor friends. A 15 cent tea at Mrs. Jones’ home drew strong support. Mrs. J Z Stocking returned from Windsor. E G Steele family hosted wintering parents from California. Mrs. W W Brown and Mrs. Theo Gates joined Mrs. Chas Gavin for a Thursday reception April 20 with about twenty five guests and Easter floral decorations and lunch by Miss Miller of Greeley.
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Pansy Phillips
Greeley
E G. Steele
Denver
G. H. Denio
Alicia Brown
Chicago
Scheer
Ruth Middleton
Windsor
Jones
J. Z. Stocking
Faton
E. G. Steele
California
W. W. Brown
Theo. Gates
Chas
Gavin
Arbor Day Observed by LaSalle School in Greeley Visit
The LaSalle school held an Arbor Day program in LaSalle with a holiday. The Misses Jennie Ellis and Bessie Beattie stayed at the Kenmore with Miss Cora Bainbridge. Funeral attendance included Clint O Heath of Denver and Mrs Downey’s family from Fort Collins Loveland. The Ellis addition to LaSalle was filed last week and James Stewart will begin construction on a store hall and residence. Presbyterian social and bazaar drew fewer attendees due to Mrs Downey’s death on Friday morning.
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Coil
Hayward
Greeley
LaSalle
Jennie Ellis
Bessie Beattie
the Kenmore
Cora Bainbridge
Clint O. Heath
Denver
Presbyterian Church
Downey
Boulder hosts High School Day with track and field events
May 13 program at Boulder features 12 track events and five field events. A special train via Colorado and Southern Railway departs Greeley at 8 a.m. and returns from Boulder at 6 p.m. Round trip fare 1.50 dollars. A one way rate is authorized for 11th and 12th grades limited to the 15th. Rates open to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Colorado & Southern Railway
Greeley
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles Miracle Medicine Ad
A medical claim offers Pazointment as a guaranteed cure for piles with relief in 6 to 14 days. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure any case. First application provides ease. If unavailable, send 50 cents in stamps to Paria Medicine Co. St. Louis Mo for post paid delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria Medicine Co
St. Louis
Beets In As Farmers Move Harvest Efforts In Big Bend
Mrs Stone has been very ill. Mrs Boal visited at Mrs Stone’s home Friday. John Klug bought cattle in the area Tuesday. Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs E J Davis’s home Tuesday. A prayer meeting was held at Mr and Mrs Nelson’s home Wednesday afternoon.
Deaths and funeral notices from local births and arrivals
Lloyd R. Houghton seven died from diphtheria with funeral held. Henry E. Asmus, 28, of this city, died last Friday. funeral from Catholic church at 1 pm yesterday, conducted by Rev Father Casey. He was born in the British Bahama Islands and had joined a New York theatrical company six weeks earlier. sister living there notified parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Asmus
H. E. Asmus
Father Casey
British Bahama Islands
New York
Mrs J F Downey Dies After Illness in Greeley Hospital
Mrs J F Downey wife of the former Kenmore farm manager died in Greeley hospital after illness. Funeral from Reformed Presbyterian church Evans conducted by Rev Wylie. Interment Linn Grove cemetery. She was daughter of Joseph Bainbridge Big Bend and former La Salle postmistress. She leaves husband father one sister and other relatives.
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J. F. Downey
Kenmore
Greeley Hospital
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Evans
Wylie
Linn Grove Cemetery
Funeral of Mrs. I. R. Bunker Held at Family Home
Mrs. I. R. Bunker, born May 1 1836 in Clemford Massachusetts, died suddenly last week. She married I. R. Bunker and lived in Clemford, then Laramie Wyoming, later Greeley where the couple remained. The funeral was held Thursday at the family residence with Rev. Frank Barnett officiating. The aged husband is left alone, with no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. R. Bunker
Fourth Street
Frank Barnett
Clemford
Mass
Laramie
Wye
Greeley
Hurlbut Consolidates Fort Collins Laundries
H F Hurlbut proprietor of the Greeley steam laundry buys and merges the two Fort Collins plants and will operate the business in both cities. A new $10,000 capital company, mostly owned by Hurlbut, will take over the Fort Collins plants with J A Snyder from Greeley supervising the Fort Collins plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Hurlbut
Greeley
Fort Callins
Mr. Hurlbut
Fort Collins
J. A. Snyder
Alesmo Club Closes Season With Hard Times Party
The Alesmo club ended its regular dancing season on Monday with a hard times party in the Academy hall. Members praised the evening as the season’s best. The crowd wore informal attire and skipped formal callings, keeping to a hearty barn dance. Many arrived in Seeley Lake carryalls driven by Mike Lavelle’s white mules.
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Alesmo Club
Academy Hall
Seeley Lake
Mike Lavelle
Arrest of Cheney and Sedgsley for Cohabitation
Jack Cheney and May Sedgsley were arrested Friday evening by Constable D. F. Camp on a charge of living together as man and wife without marriage. The old Meeker house was their arrest scene. relatives provided the tip. Sedgsley, from Fort Collins, reportedly seeks a divorce to marry Cheney but has not secured a bill.
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Jack Cheney
May Sedgsiey
D. F. Camp
Meeker
Cheney
Sedgsley
Fort Collins
Notice to Trading Stamp Collectors
Notice to collectors: for sixty days two stamps are offered for one item of men’s and boys’ clothing at Golden Rule. This is a chance to fill stamp books with the promotion details and store name.
No Place For the Cow
A young woman of sensitive tastes refuses to visit an old fashioned house because of a blacksmith shop engraving. A wealthy woman in an art gallery rejects a painting, insisting it cannot be in her drawing room since she cannot have a cow there.
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New York Tribune
Easy Tests For Diamonds
Methods to test diamond authenticity include borax paste on flame then cooling to see if imitation shatters while real diamond stays intact. Water drop test on a cleaned diamond shows dispersion for false stones but spherical drop remains. In a glass of water a real diamond stays distinct while imitation blends with the water. fluorhydric acid dissolves imitations.
Muir Finds Shelter in Ancient Sequoia Log House
John Muir encounters a horse herder in a California redwood forest who invites him to rest in a hollow log camp. He discovers a spacious, centuries old one log shelter, sealed with carbon, weather and earthquake proof, described as a noble den.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Muir
California
Muir
Naming 2 Town Becomes Broken Bow Post Office
The Nebraska State Journal reports that a settler’s child brought a buffalo shoulder blade with an embedded arrowhead from a playground find. The father discovered an inclined broken Indian bow nearby, inspiring the name Broken Bow for the newly approved post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broken Bow
Nebraska State Journal
A Russian Immigrant Identifies Family Ties in Philadelphia School
A young Russian immigrant in a downtown Philadelphia school is asked for name and parental details. The child answers Katinka and claims no father, no mother, and says he was born to his grandmother, in Lip pincott's humorously noted tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Katinka
Lippincott’s
Fakir Seeks Man of the House at Door
The Philadelphia Bulletin quotes a scene where a fakir asks to see the man of the house or the boss, addressing a red haired lady at the door. The visitor implies urgency and aims to meet the male authority in the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leddy
Philadelphia Bulletin
Man Applies for Theater Engagement with Dramatic Cuttings
A man seeking theater work submitted a newspaper clipping to prove his aptitude for acting. The article notes the prisoner who denied an assault defended himself on the stand in a manner described as rather dramatic.
And It's Easier Short Persons to Tall Concepts
A witty exchange contrasts methods to alter height, noting that a short person might become tall and a tall person might become short. The dialogue reflects humorous urban newspaper banter.
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New York Press
Immortal Bard Quips Stage Yet to Find
A cheeky line from Greene quotes All the world as a stage and Brown complains he has yet to locate a stage for any of his ten to twelve plays, as reported by the Boston Transcript.
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Greene
Brown
Boston Transcript
The Prawback and Matrons Discuss Baby Crying
The Elder Matron defends letting the baby cry to strengthen his lungs while The Younger Matron argues it weakens his father's religion. The exchange highlights differing childrearing beliefs and their social costs.
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Highlandiake
Tobias Mattox
Evans Londay
Indiana
Ibert Allison, Jr
Ence’s
Frank Strahn
M. C. Todd
Ewing Miller
Aby
Austinsteek
Ayer
C. Doehler
Scranton
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mayer
Yree
Big Bend
LWO
Qeaths
Houghton
Lloyd R. Houghton
Thomas Houghton
Asmus
Bunker
Alfred Benjanine
Carrithers
Greeley, Colo
Weld County Farms
Greeley. Price
Byron Newton Wand Son
Eeley, Col
Boston
Englewood
Seaboard
Omaha
Des Moines
Davenport
Kansas City
Rock Island
C. B. Sloat
Trav
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