Colorado Telephone to Build New Headquarters in Greeley
Colorado Telephone Company wins Rankin property at Tenth Avenue and Street for a 716 by 190 foot lot. A brick three story office building costing about 25000 will house a 2000 line central, with ultimate capacity 9000 lines for a 75000 population city. Plans include modern operator rooms, retiring areas, and underground conduit for an expanded system. The project spans Eaton and Windsor areas with an estimated total of 125000 in the district.
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Colorado Telephone Company
Rankin
Tenth Avenue
Tenth Street
Ofce
E. M. Burgess
G. BE. McCain
Denver
H. H. Croll
Mander
Greeley
Icc
Ipment
Seeley
Eaton
Windsor
Eleven Foot Corn Exhibit Draws Attention in Greely District
A towering eleven foot corn stalk on display in front of Carrel's real estate office near Platteville attracts visitors. Frank Voler grew the gargantuan plant noted for its ears and three boys husked corn Sunday evening. Also shown are Dims and prunes from Byos and crab apples from Greeley. The corn is described as the finest ever raised in the Greely area.
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Carrel
Frank Voler
Platteville
Greeley
Creeley
Three Generations of Horses to Exhibit at Weld County Fair
John Laughlin of LaSalle owns three mares aged 21 14 and 4 weighing 950 1350 and 1600 pounds. The oldest is mother to the middle animal and the middle to the youngest. The trio illustrates evolution as part of the Weld County Fair opening September 1.
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John Laughlin
LaSalle
Miss Nellie Hard Returns to Teach in Longmont Schools
Miss Nellie Hard, who has been summering in Greeley, has returned home to Longmont and will teach this year in the Longmont schools.
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Nellie Hard
Greeley
Longmont
Miss Hard
Forget That Grouch Let’s Root for Greeley’s Banc
The verse calls readers to drop worries about heat weather tariffs prices and railroads. It urges cheering and solidarity for Greeley’s team with upbeat language inviting people to come to the sand and boost the squad through enthusiastic support.
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Job
Greeley’s Banc
Thursda
Union Pacific Rushes Work on Greeley Line
The brief notes a October state real estate association convention in Greeley where hog raising and feeding are key topics. H. W. Moore of Denver, Princeton graduate and practical hog raiser, is sought to address the meeting with expert advice for farmers.
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State Real Estate Association
H. W. Moore
Denver
Moore
Princeton
Wilson sisters and brother return from New Castle visit
Misses Mary and Chrissie Wilson and their brother Tom returned home Saturday after spending the summer in New Castle Pennsylvania visiting relatives at their former home.
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Mary
Chrissie Wilson
Tom
New Castle
Husband and Wife Clash Sparks Sheriff’s Busy Day
T. B. Snively and his wife exchange accusations as she leaves him with their two children. He seeks arrest, she contemplates filing against him. Authorities visit scenes on Friday night and Saturday morning but take no action.双方 cite threats and Sabbath considerations as tensions rise.
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Florance
1518
Third Avenue
Marshal Williams
Marshal Williams Drove Hurriedly To the Scene and Found Mrs. Snively
Snively
Auto Dodging on Eighth Avenue Headlines Monday Auto Races In Cheyenne
Foggy streets saw pedestrians dash across Eighth Avenue to avoid speeding autos en route to Cheyenne for auto races. Local garages estimated about 100 circulating cars yesterday with vehicles from Denver and Colorado Springs among others and multiple regions represented.
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Eighth Avenue
Cheyenne
Denver
Colorado Springs
Iso
Peuble
Greeley
Barley Investor Buys Southwest Ault Ranch Patch
August 16 report from Ault notes F. L. Barney of Grand Junction purchased the southwest quarter of the Roberts and Cooper ranch from T. L. Greer. The land has a well and pump house with a gasoline engine though no irrigation. G. H. Eager of Kingston and H. Davis of Abilene are among new arrivals impressed by Ault prospects and seeking land or homesteads. Maxwell, New Mexico remains a contender, while the Roy Clarks plan to return from the desert.
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Ault
F. L. Barney
Grand Junction
T. L. Greer
Roberts and Cooper
Greer
G. H. Eager
Kingston
Ill
H. Davis
Abilene
Kan
Eager
Davis
Maxwell
N. M
Roy Clarks
Welds Exhibit Seeks Barley Samples for Grain Show
The Commercial club of Greeley seeks barley samples for the great grain exhibition to travel to the Interstate fair and then the national corn exposition. Weld county farmers are urged to report and bring specimens to the Greeley Tribune office or the Commercial club rooms in the Camfield hotel.
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Commercial Club of
Greeley
Weld County
Greeley Tribune
Commercial Club
Camifield Hotel
Culver Family Auto Trip to Denver and Salida
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Culver and Nelson Reynolds returned from an auto trip to Denver. Mrs. Culver’s sister, Mrs. Ellen Ouderkirk, joined them to Denver and visited another sister in Salida.
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W. E. Culver
Nelson Reynolds
Denver
Miller to Head Department at Colorado State Normal School
Dr. Irving R. Miller assumes charge of the Science and Philosophy of Education department at the Colorado State Normal school. He authored Psychology and Thinking and has extensive educational experience, including work at the University of Chicago and Wisconsin Normal. Harriett T. Stalmaker of New York City will replace Adisa Parker as English teacher and high school preceptress.
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Irving R. Miller
Department of Science and Philosophy of Education
Colorado State Normal School
Adisa Parker
Miss Stalmaker
Teachers College
New York City
Miss Parker
Onions and Beets boost farm profits near LaSalle
Kirk Roberts, resident a few miles west of LaSalle, reports onions as his most profitable crop this year with several acres expected to yield good profits. The LaSalle district benefited from season rains and moisture. Sugar beets, though slow to start, benefited from ample moisture and heat to reach a record breaking crop.
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Kirk Roberts
LaSalle
Tragedies Tied to Weapons in City Marshal’s Curiosity Cabinet
In the city marshal’s office a cabinet holds items donated by former jail inmates. The collection includes revolvers, knives, saws, a Japanese knife fork screw, spectacles, jewelry, watches, and more. Each piece has a story from past crimes and escapes, from a hammer breaking a sister’s arm to a case knife aiding a jail breakout and a deputy badge used to impersonate an officer.
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Ita
Dunham
Greeley
Railroads Rivalry Signals Colorado Growth and Lines
Denver reports show Union Pacific rushing a northward line from Sand Creek toward LaSalle and Greeley to serve northern farms and coal districts. Burlington intends a Hudson to Greeley route, boosting Denver to Boulder access and intensifying Hill vs Harriman style competition across Colorado rail expansion.
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Denver
Union Pacific
LaSalle
Greeley
Sand Creek
St. Vrain
Brighton
Fort Lupton
Denver, Laramie & Northwestern
Dacona
Grant
Colorado
Denver-to-Greeley
Denver, Laramie
Burlington
Boulder
Denver & Interurban
Col
Night Bloom Cereus Party Enjoyed By Mrs Lawson Circle
Ault August 16 guests gathered for a cereus plant buds unfolding night at Mrs John Lawsons home. The hostess served a dainty luncheon and a dozen friends attended the jolly gathering.
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John Lawson
Janeh
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