Greeley Club Eyes Weld County Exhibit for Corn Exposition
Directors of the Greeley Commercial club pursue county approval to sponsor Weld County exhibits at the National Corn Exposition. The plan aims to promote county advertising with prize listings across grains grasses and other products, as potential sweepstakes winnings draw interest from farmers and the public. The county commissioners must act to decide on funding and the national display.
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Greeley Commercial Club
Weld County
Commercial Club
Iches
Timothy
Greeley District
Young man robbed as smooth youth missing near Denver
Olsen, an employee at a salad factory, reports his pocketbook and gold watch missing after a young man with a winning smile named Walter C. Torrey disappeared from the house at 25 Fifth Street. Sheriff and police in Denver and Cheyenne were alerted as Torrey left in recent days seeking work and did not return to ranch duties.
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Car Olsen
Son Canning Factory
Fifth Street
Sheriff's
Walter C. Torrey
Torrey
Burie
Greeley
Jon
Olsen
James Price
Ben Florance
Denver
Cheyenne
A. C
Mystery grain puzzled McCrery as wheat barley and rye
Secretary J. F. McCrery sorted trains for fall exhibits and found stalks he misidentified as oats then wheat then barley. The grain resembles wheat rye and barley but lacks beards and oat grain. He seeks expert advice on what it may be and wonders about grafting.
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J. F. McCrery
Dress Up the City for Big Fair
City authorities work ahead to clear weeds and prepare streets for the Weld county fair starting September 1. Officials expect many visitors and aim to have the entire city in gala attire for the event.
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Weld
Pitts Couple Leave Home for Lausantsville Indiana
Mr and Mrs George Pitts who have lived here for three years departed Wednesday for their former home in Lausantsville Indiana where they intend to reside.
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George Pitts
Lausantsville
Ind
New Penny in Greeley Warns of Counterfeit Danger
Local notice warns residents in Greeley about a glittering penny that resembles a $5 gold piece. The piece reportedly leads to potential victims as merchants note customers’ honesty. Officials urge sizing up the coin’s face value to avoid loss.
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Greeley
Lincoln
Greeley Girls Prepare for Vacation in Mountains
A playful verse details a girl’s holiday plans to the mountains with calls to her mother to wake her early. She lists needful items such as blue ribbons and new fall costumes, lamenting last year’s mussed looks and out of fashion apparel. The speaker vows to return “next Monday week.”
Beggar G. W. Carroll Held on Street Begging Charge
G W Carroll aged 78 was jailed by Marshal Williams after being found with 50 in gold and 8 in small change while begging on a city street. He pleaded for mercy as he faced a 15 fine and costs. previous arrests and a San Francisco journey are noted.
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G. W. Carroll
Marshal Williams
Carroll
Aes
Bote
Cheyenne
Loveland
Greeley
Davis
San Francisco
No Lamb Shortage Seen As Feeders Review Prices
A ranchmen's council member notes lamb feeders should cap purchases at 4 to 5 cents per pound on range and in Denver. warns against paying 6 cents freight. He cites two years of losses, a smaller flock last year, and ample lambs outside New Mexico.
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Denver
Laramie City
la Junta
New Mexico
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Colorado
Miss Elma Wilson Returns as Grantley Librarian
Miss Elma Wilson resumes duties at the Grantley Public Library after a two week absence for a stay at Rockhurst.
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Elma Wilson
Greeley Public Library
Rockhurst
All Summer Strawberries Amid Alfalfa Graft Debate
The piece discusses an all-summer strawberry concept grafted onto alfalfa as seen in Greeley and backed by Scientific American. It notes claims of continuous fruiting due to deep alfalfa rooting, with comparisons to hybridizing species and a push by ranchers to exploit the method.
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Greeley
Scientific American
Brink Goes to Grover on Weeklong Union Pacific Trip
F G Brink, a check clerk for the Union Pacific, left on a one week business trip to Grover.
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F. G. Brink
Union Pacific
Grover
Merchants Defend Profits Against 150 Percent Claim
Greeley merchants challenge Dr. W A Philips sermon claim that merchants earn 150 percent profit as highway robbery. A feed dealer cites oats bought at 2.00 per cwt rolled to 2.25 and alfalfa hay 10 to 12 per ton, sold at 14 to 16 with 12 percent profit. Grocers report 2 3 or up to 10 percent profits after expenses. Continued to Page 4.
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Greeley
W. A. Philips
United Presbyterian Church
Philips
Dr. Philips
Weld County Auto Exhibition Plan Showcases Local Produce
The Greeley Commercial club plans an exhibition auto carrying Weld county crops to fairs. The vehicle features a steering wheel of spuds, wheels of grains and grasses, and a body of beets and vegetables with a cantaloupe horn, plus a large W E L D lettering display.
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Greeley Commercial Club
Weld
Weld County
Sunny weather boosts beet sugar prospects near Greeley
Beet grower A D Hammond reports rapid sugar beet growth under warm sun three miles south of Greeley. Officials expect a crop averaging well and a factory workload exceeding 200000 tons this fall and winter, with about one million dollars in payments to local growers. D R McArthur and his son return from Excelsior Springs Missouri where the boy’s health improved after a few weeks away.
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A. D. Hammond
Greeley
D. R. McArthur
Little Son
Excelsior Springs
Ark
Greeley Bride Confesses to Home Robbery for Gold
Hilma Yeagy, four months married to Irvine Yeagy of Eaton, entered Harvey Summerville’s home by cutting a screen and took 234 dollars. City Marshal Williams investigated, Yeagy confessed, and was arrested in Greeley yesterday. She initially kept 160 dollars. she agreed to return the rest and repay Summerville.
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Hilma Yeagy
Irvine Yeagy
Eaton
Harvey Summerville
Williams
Mrs. Yeagy
Marshal Williams
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W. C. Torrey
Teddy
Shep
Eaton Woman
Cana
New Eaton Home
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