11 Aug 1904
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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1904
Page
1
A Weld county examination of assessor and treasurer records shows 559?5 known land descriptions in 1904 up from 5345 in 1903, with an apparent rise in taxpayers over ten years. The study notes the alphabetic distribution of owners, led by letter S with 532 names, and details on changes in land parcel fragmentation and ownership tracking.
The office of VanSickle's livery barn houses a curious device called a reminder timepiece. A board like a telephone switchboard, with a hole for every fifteen minutes, accepts brass plugs that connect at set times to trigger a loud signal.
Paul A. Gregory and his deceased brother Lyte Gregory are linked to two attacks on Editor De Molli of Pueblo and Wardson, organizer for the United Mine Workers. Affidavits place Paul Gregory in Greeley on April 9, and Lyte Gregory’s associates corroborate alibis for the Wardson case, with Lyte himself murdered May 14 on Third Street.
Dr. Croswell, longtime superintendent of the training department at the State Normal School, accepts an offer from California State Normal School in Los Angeles with a substantial salary increase and will begin work this fall. His position at the Greeley school remains unfilled as students and faculty bid farewell to him and his wife.
The Greeley area shows irrigation and crop diversity boost profits. C B Mattox runs an eight acre fruit operation with an older thriving orchard and a strong cherry, raspberry, and apple set. One small early apple tree yielded eight dollars this season, with fifty bearing plum trees and 150 bearing apple trees contributing to future income.
A Colorado farmer C B Mattox near Greeley demonstrates irrigation fruit growing can rival Loveland and Longmont yields. His sixty cherry trees produced over 300 dollars of fruit, with extensive orchard development and shade trees surrounding a now thriving homestead.
The W O W of Greeley plan a basket picnic for 1590 to 2000 members at Island Grove park August 18. George R. Rogers of Denver will open with an address at 10 30 followed by athletic contests luncheon at noon speed exhibition at 1 30 and a Greeley Reds versus Eaton Eagles game at 2 45 ending with a grand ball in the armory. Also notes juvenile court boys from Denver were taken to Platteville cucumber fields amid positive work reports.
A cloudburst washed away Dry Creek bridge eight miles north of Pueblo near Eden crushing a mixed Rio Grande and Missouri Pacific train. Over 100 people died, with many bodies in the mud along Dry Creek and Arkansas River. relief efforts began at Pueblo and Colorado Springs as night gave way to dawn. Local suspects later described by Marshal Camp of Greeley point to possible local involvement.
Paul Hentchel of Evans reports two masked men robbed his saloon at 2 am as he counted 865 dollars. One man produced a gun and demanded the cash while the proprietor laughed, thinking it a joke, before the second demand followed.
In Denver a speech to western stockmen James Wilson Secretary of Agriculture praised Colorado as the world’s best beet sugar country. He predicted the state would supply all U S sugar by meeting the vast domestic demand.
C G Rowley of Aspinwall Manufacturing Jackson Michigan toured Colorado Utah Idaho and Oregon to study irrigation. He plans to report on arid lands at the National Association of Manufacturers of Implements and Vehicles convention in Chattanooga. Rowley hailed the Greeley potato district as unmatched for crop quality.
D A Camfield and associates propose to transfer Julesburg reservoir with 1200 water rights for 390000 to Julesburg Irrigation district. Patterson ditch slated 65000 and Settlers ditch 30000, total about 485000. Meeting held in Julesburg last week with farmer input sought. Mrs D J March left for Montreal for two months.
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