Money Juggle in Grover Land Deal: Griggs Face Suit
The Griggs, holders of an interest in a Grover sew shoe store, confront a tangled land deal with Harmon Lamberson and Harmon Lamberson’s transfers to O. T. Ellis. Cashier D. H. Snake faces claims over $200, while Ellis paid $202 for patent work and Lamberson vanished with $350. Attorneys Ewing and Kelly threaten suit as they unravel the dispute involving a government patent and final proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Grigg and
D. R. Grigg
Joseph C. Ewing
William R. Kelly
Griggs
Greeley
Harmon Lamberson
Grover
Lamberson
An & Homestead
O. T. Ellis
Golden
Ellis
Driggs
Grover State Bank
D. H. Snake
Eliis
Coshler Snake
Madden
Washington
Lamberon
Grover Bank
Snake
Filis
Grigge
Amberson
Ohio Woman Succumbs to the White Plague
Arah Belle Collins aged 25 died Sunday at her mother's home 703 Twelfth Street of tuberculosis. She was a nurse who moved from Ohio with her mother and sister Miss Neasie March in hope of recovery. Her brother J. L. Collins arrived from Huntsville, Alabama to be with her. Funeral services will be held at the home Tuesday and burial will take place in Huntsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arah Belle Collins
Mary Collins
Twelfth Street
Deeased
Neasie March
Ohio
J. L. Collins
Huntsville
McKinley Visits Ault on Western Farming Tour
August 16 Ault Iowa George McKinley of Humeston is the guest of his nephew O W McKinley in Ault. He has been surveying the county on the western slope but believes Ault has stronger farming communities in the state. He is accompanied by his wife on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ault
George McKinley
Humeston
O. W. McKinly
McKinley
Cream Social Nets Ten Dollars and Thirty Cents
An ice cream social hosted by the ladies of the Christian church at Severance Saturday evening drew a small crowd due to bad weather but cleared 10.30 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severance
Ladies of the Christian Church
Weld County Fair Hosts Prettiest Baby Contest
Weld County residents are invited to attend a baby show at the Weld County Fair where the prettiest infant will win a $50 perambulator from Neill Furniture Company. No entry fee. Bring the baby to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weld County
Weld County Fair
Neill Purniture Company
Ground WELD OWES ITS WEALTH Progress Across Dryland Wheat
Mr Olin and Mr McCrery toured farms of H B Rogers W A Purvis and Edward Brown noting 50 to 60 bushels per acre yields from dry land Turkey Red Sonora and red spring wheats. Over fifty grain samples were collected for exhibition at the Inter-State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Olin
MecCrery
Rogers
W. A. Purvis
Edward Brown
Sonora
Mr. McCrery
Olin
Mr. MecCrery
Greeley District Nineties Pep and Patter Highlights
A stream of lighthearted notes on prosperity optimism in Greeley Colorado. Musings urge daily drive, caution idle pride, and taunt busyness with street wisdom, plant themes, and local errands amid a 1909 mood.
Weld County Grains Attract Longmont Exhibit Seekers
Visitors from Boulder County tour Weld County areas including Johnstown and nearby districts. Longmont boosters search for grain and grasses for exhibit at Inter-State and State fairs, continuing an annual custom of sourcing Weld County produce for exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weld County
Boulder County
Johnstown
Longmont
Boulder
Weld
Old Man From Sterling Stricken With Paralysis In Kersey
George West aged 60 arrived from Sterling and Carson City Nevada seeking work in Kersey. After alighting from a motor car he collapsed in the street and fell unconscious. He was moved to Oxford hotel room where he rallied slightly but remains in a precarious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kersey
Sterling
George West
Oxford
Carson City
Nev
Greeley Girl to Ride in Pro Frontier Race
Miss Carrie Meier of Greeley will compete in riding events at Cheyenne Frontier Days next week. An expert relay rider, she won the ten horse relay at Fort Collins this year and will also enter the roping contests, aiming to perform well with the lariat and in the saddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Meier
Greeley
Cheyenne
Frontier Days
Miss Meirer
Fort Collins
Best for Indigestion from Drumgumn Resident
Mr A Robinson of Drumgumn Ontario says Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets are the best medicine he ever used for indigestion. If troubled with indigestion or constipation, try them. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price 25 cents. Samples free at all drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Robinson
Drumgumn
Ontario
Chamberlain
Fitz Conducts Musical at Institute in Colorado Springs
Prof. Theo Fitz returned Friday from Colorado Springs where he conducted music at the Fifth Annual Institute, one of the largest and most successful sessions this year. He was selected to direct the music next year and spoke of a delightful stay in the Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitz
Theo. Fitz
Colorado Springs
The
Springs
Unique lecture course to be offered in Greeley church
The Epworth League presents a five-part fall and winter series at the Methodist church with new acts and lectures. Featured attractions include Central Grand Concert Company, The New Zealanders, The College Singing Girls led by Walter Eccles, Lee Francis Lybarger on happiness, Edward Elliott performing stage stories, and Thomas B. Green The American Lecturer. Tickets go on sale after September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Methodist Church
Epworth League
Central Grand Concert Company
America
Europe
Walter Eccles
Lee Francis Lybarger
Lyceum Bureau
Bryan
LaFollette
Lybarger
Edward Elliott
South Sea Islands
Electric auto traverses long Greeley to Cheyenne road
Oliver P. Fritchle head of the Fritchle Automobile Company of Denver arrived in Greeley Monday evening in his famed 100 Mile Electric car the only vehicle to go the road toward Cheyenne in this type. The machine carried enough juice to reach Cheyenne and he stored extra power before starting this morning. The trip is billed as one of the longest ever attempted by an electric car in the state and drew many autoists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver P. Fritchle
Fritchle Automobile Company
Denver
Greeley
Cheyenne
Fritchle
Smooth Farm Club Fraud Case Surfaces in Platteville Suit
The First National Bank of Platteville sues Barthel and Frank Kern over a $200 promissory note alleged forged under threats. Attorneys Joseph C. Ewing and William R. Kelly lead the defense. The suit claims a Burgess led Farmers club scheme bought stallions at inflated prices, promising big profits to members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Ewing
First National Bank of Platteville
Barthel Kern
Frank Kern
Robert Burgess & Son
Winona
Ill
Kern Brothers
Barthel
Frank
William R. Kelly
Farmers’ Club
Kern Boys
Ewing
Dinner for Bride Honors Everett Calvin and Bride
Mr and Mrs W R Calvin hosted a dinner Sunday for their son Everett and his bride. Twenty one guests attended including Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hodgell another bride and groom cousins of the Calvins. C L Brainard and family and W F Gore and family were also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Calvin
Everett
Gilbert Hodgell
Everett Calvin
C. L. Brainard
W. FE. Gore
Apperson Auto Smashes Into Ditch Near Platteville
D. B. Wyatt and party returning from a Denver trip wrecked their Apperson auto in a ditch near Platteville. The car was badly smashed but the occupants were uninjured and rode back to Greeley on the evening train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Wyatt
Platteville
Mr. Wyatt
Denver
Greeley
China shower given for Mrs Ida Rayburn
Mesdames D. W. Baker and H. W. Ford hosted a china shower Friday at 605 Fourteenth Avenue for Mrs Ida Rayburn, whose marriage to Claude Stites is next Monday evening. Rayburn received many gifts. lunch was on the lawn and music provided by Mrs James Sawyer and Miss Marie Martin. attendees included Mesdames C. C. Foster H. V. Foster George Weed man E. H. Sebastian James Saw yer A. Markley W. O. Hostetler and Misses Irma Findley and Marie Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Rayburn
D. W. Baker
H. W. Ford
Fourteenth Avenue
Claude Stites
H. V. Foster
George Weedman
E. H. Sebastian
James Sawyer
A. Markley
W. O. Hostetler
A. Stites
Misses Irma Findley
Marie Martin
Relief After Using Chamberlain's Colic Remedy
I 8 Mas on Beaver Dam Ky suffered intense colicky pains with no relief until a friend recommended Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After a few doses I was entirely relieved and there has been no return in four years. The remedy is for sale by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Beaver Dam
Chamberlain
Miss Brush Resigns as Third Grade Teacher
Miss Ruth Brush has resigned her position as third grade teacher in the South Ward. The teachers' committee instructed the superintendent to employ Miss Olga Neitzel of Murdock, Nebraska, to take her place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush
Ruth Brush
Olga Neitzel
Murdock, Neb
Dry land wheat exceeds measure in Highland Lake area
At Highland Lake on August 17 Geo Owens reports a fine dry land wheat field yielding forty five bushels per acre with first class quality. Five threshing machines operate in Mead area as grain harvest runs full tilt. Labor is scarce forcing many farmers to thresh from the shock as this great wheat year continues. Dry land wheat often over weighs the machine measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Lake
Owens
Mead
Plans drawn for Meeker High School building
The school board chose Roe Roeschlaub & Sons of Denver to draw plans for a new Meeker High School to cost about 100000. The two story brick building will sit on the west half of the Meeker field and be ready by September 1919 with a dedicated gym planned for the northeast corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roeschlaub & Sons of
Denver
Meeker
Meeker Field
Tribune
Roeschlaub
C. E. Carter
Roeschlaub & Sons
Bruce G. Eaton
Eaton
Street Railway Work Begins On Seventh Street
Construction on the Greeley electric railway line started on Seventh street early Monday. The Seventh avenue section from Nineteenth to Seventh streets was completed last week, with surveys and ground breaking now underway. The route will run west on Seventh street to Twelfth avenue then south to Nineteenth street to form the connecting loop, with completion expected sometime in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley Electric Railway
Seventh Street
Seventh Avenue
Nineteenth
Seventh Streets
Twelfth Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Growth of Rubber on Malay Peninsula Estate Trees
The Malay Peninsula estate reports 3 060 rubber trees planted 15 by 15 feet reached 18 inches girth at three feet high in four years. In the fifth year they yielded 7 629 pounds of rubber, averaging 2.49 pounds per tree, reflecting strong estate growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malay Peninsula
British North Borneo Herald
Narrow escape as lightning hits Whitman ranch
Edward Wade stepped from the granary during a thunderstorm nine miles southwest of Greeley. The granary was struck and demolished, the boy stunned but recovered. The blaze destroyed the granary and contents. losses include $300 for the Whitmans and $100 for the Wades in harness and chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Wade
Whitman Ranch
Greeley
Whitmans
Wades
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Greater Greeley
Jamaica
Eighth Street
Welip County
Greeley Girl
Thomas B. Green
Farmers” Club
Apperson
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