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Newspaper

Greeley Tribune

Location

Greeley, Colorado, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1911

Page

3

Eaton Farmers Win Night Water Use Settlement

Through the Windsor reservoir plan Eaton farmers gain 60 feet of Hottel water for 99 years but must run irrigation at night to avoid depriving No. 8 and No. 2 ditch rights. The exchange shifts water from Fossil Creek, Poudre, and No. 3 mill to balance river flow. Mr. Hottel, while not fully favoring the terms, agrees as long as mill needs are met.

Eaton Water Commissionarmetrong Windsor Hottel Mills Fossil Creek Ppan Ditch Company Fortline Eeton Farmera Hottel

Potatoes face market shifts and weather impact on harvests

California stock is exhausted while shipments from Utah and Colorado rise. Prices range with growers seeking about $1.75 and retailers paying around 2.35 per hundred. Rain and damp conditions hurt crops in Carbondale Delta and Olathe areas with many fields at standstill and some farms near total loss. Farmers using Greeley methods expect a late fall harvest.

California Harry Ios Pruita Somely Hose Grand James Delta Olathe Carbondale Rifle Fc Sly Otains Bagle CCRC Greeley

Girls trip to Estes Park planned this year

A cheerful crowd departs for Estes Park to spend two weeks. Misses Edna Cam tied Vera Wasley Aletha Allen Winifred Hannas and Edith Woodbury head the party with Miss May Woodbury as chaperone. They travel in two autos and will lodge at the Woodbury cottage.

Estes Park Edna Cam Tied Vera Wasley Aletha Allen Winifred Hannas Edith Woodbury May Woodbury The Park Woodpury Cottage

BAL ARS SNOW LINIMENT Ad Claim

An old advertisement urges readers to use BAL ARS SNOW LINIMENT for chills, stiff necks, and back pain. The copy touts its effectiveness and lists price 26 cents and one dollar per bottle, sold by W. Gilbert.

W. Gilbert

Canary, Alligator Tragedy In Florida Home

A pet alligator in a Florida swamp home attacked and killed Dixie the canary during an afternoon in the conservatory. Tom the alligator lunged at Dixie while the family watched, nearly swallowing the canary before intervention. The incident followed days of peaceful interaction between the birds and the reptiles.

Tom Jerry HL. Wolfe Florida Dixie Animal Land

Greeley Maid Weds in Bower of Sweet Peas

Miss Hilda Wyatt and George Cox wed Monday at 2 30 pm in the Wyatt home with Rev Gauss officiating. They will stay in Salida until September before returning to 1614 Ninth Street Greeley. Guests numbered about 80 as Miriam Bunker played the wedding march.

Hilda Wyatt George Cox Gauss Salida Greeley Ninth Street L. L. Wyatt Miriam Bunker Cox Sas Park Merchandise Company

Platte River Floods Past Banks After Heavy Rains

Fort Lupton reports the Platte River rising above its banks after 24 hours of heavy rain. No damage noted as overflow remains slight and affects pasture land. Ditches downstream will divert water to irrigate land near Greeley and beyond. Another rain saturated the soil further.

Fort Lupton Platte Greeley

Springs Man Caught Here After Auto Theft

F D Samson was arrested in this city on an automobile theft charge from Colorado Springs. He allegedly took a Cascade garage car for a joy ride, wrecked it in a ditch, fled, and will be sent back to Colorado Springs with an officer arriving tonight.

F. D. Samson Colorado Springs Springs Samson Cascade

Son's Illness Brings Father From Chicago

S H Shoninger arrived this morning from Chicago after a telegram said his son Myron, nephew of Prof Gideon, is seriously ill. Myron had pneumonia last winter, later had an operation at the hospital, and another operation last week. His condition worsened and he did not rally as expected. Prof A Gideon and family are now in Oregon.

S. H. Shoninger Chicago Myron Gideon Hopital A. Gideon Oregon

Bachelor Seeks Wife from Sterling Ranchman Profile

A Sterling rancher named Harry Talbot, 24, writes the Greeley Tribune offering himself as a husband. He states he does not smoke, has savings, and can provide a comfortable home, inviting Greeley girls seeking a good husband to contact the newspaper. He lists brown hair and blue eyes and signs respectfully.

Greeley Sterling The Tribune Harry Talbot

Narrow escape from drowning in Cess Pool near Greeley

J. M. B. Petrikin narrowly escaped drowning when his auto fell into a cess pool at his home south of Greeley. Also in the vehicle were Mrs. Rebecca Eaton and three grandchildren who were rescued after the back wheels dropped into the pool and Petrikin was thrown underwater.

J. M. B. Petrikin Greeley Mr. Petrikin Rebecca Eaton

Tribune Mountain Cabin Made Ready for Summer

Miss Lizzie Kitson and Mrs Hesford leave for Eldora to furnish and prepare the Tribune cabin on the Switzerland Trail. The two room log cabin will be used by Tribune employees for summer vacations, with each regular employee allotted two weeks. Miss Kitson will be replaced by Miss Fitson during her absence.

Lizzie Kitson The Tribune C. B. Hesford Eldora Switzerland Trail Miss Kitson Miss Fitson

Celluloid Comb Fire During Parade Incident

An Austrian woman wearing celluloid combs was set ablaze when a cigarette butt dropped onto her head during a parade near Ninth Avenue and Seventh Street. She suffered burned hair and loss of two combs but was otherwise uninjured as bystanders rescued her.

Ninth Avenue Seventh Street

Mrs McCue and Grace Walden Guests at Mrs Poe Home

Mrs W R McCue and Miss Grace Walden are guests at the home of Mrs C W Poe for a few weeks with social visits noted in local society pages.

Loving Cup Found In Windsor After County Mystery

The silver loving cup from the county fair has been found in Windsor at the express office. Pinkerton detectives tied to Roy Ray are stood down, and the trophy is safe. Secretary Kinsella praises the resolution and jokes the cup will stay under official watch until Weld county clubs win it at the next fair.

Windsor County Fair Association Roy Ray Kinsella Weld County Colorado

Aged Couple Celebrates Second Honeymoon Trip

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Keirnes, ages 84 and 75, celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary in Sunnyside area with relatives. The couple recalled eloping from Virginia to Washington, D C, and their recent trip by horse and carriage covering 125 miles to visit children in northern Colorado towns including Longmont Fort Collins Wellington Nunn Ault Fairview district east of Nunn and Greeley.

Sunnyside Here Colorado Richard Keirnes L. H. Harrison Mr. Keirnes Virginia Washington, D. C Longmont Fort Collins Wellington Nunn Ault Fairview District Greeley

Summer Hottest In United States But Colorado Refused To Sizzle

United States charts show the past summer as the hottest on record with heat waves extending into Alaska and Newfoundland. Colorado reports June mean 70.7 and July mean 69.6, with August tracking normal. forecasters cite no single reason for the heat and note regional variations.

United States Colorado United States Weather Bureau Paris Rome Europe Alaska Newfoundland Florida Maine Kansas Wisconsin Weather Bureau Scarr Denver Chicago

Tragic Strychnine Death Notices Cause of Loss

Four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett Crosier dies after mistaking pink sugar coated strychnine pills for candy. Coroner calls case a poisoning. box partly emptied on desk led to discovery as mother ill with typhoid fever. Family struck by shock. details follow perpetual tragedy in residence.

Everett Crosier Lena

Crozier Brothers Claim Record Breaking Leghorn Pullets

Crozier Brothers living west of Greeley run a large chicken ranch near Greeley and report White Leghorn spring pullets that began laying at four and a half months old.

Crozier Brothers Greeley

Dinges Couple Headed to Sligo Ranch Vacation

Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Dinges depart this afternoon for Sligo to spend the remainder of the summer on a ranch with friends. Mr. Dinges has worked in this office for several months and will resume his duties after returning from the countryside.

H. M. Dinges Sligo

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Wille Water Ureeley Outlook PET Alligator Gobbles Canary Platte River High Cesspool Tribune Mountain the Tribune Tee George Brunt C. W. Vanbebber LaSalle G. E. Carlson E Nelson Crawford Greeley Joseph C. Ewing James A M. R. Stewart Hugh Thos BE. Graham William Schaefer Daniel A. Gibson Eli M. Avery J. R. Hardesty J. Nunn George B. Hanscom W. C. Bucher Stella Hamlin Michael Orazia Forte Harney Charles Kistler Jesse E. Kitts Wm. A. Surbaugh John F Martha A. Monroe B. R. Mills Max Rosenthal Azaria Forte Fred W Harry G. Mills Chas H. Ramsay Anders Anderson Anders B. Anderson Thomas Squibb Fred Cole Hudson Alex Thacker Edwin C. Wigle W. Vanbebber George Brunz McCutcheon Add Thos. C. Winbourn Benj. F. Brown Bek Pacific Coast VIA Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Francisco Los Angeles Salt Lake City Western Pacific Railway Rio Grande Frank A. Wadleigh Colo Cheyenne, Wyo Pacific R. S. Ruble Seventeenth St Denver, Cole
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