Old State Mine May Start Up
Erie aug 24 notices issued to 1500 stockholders of the State Coal company to attend a board meeting august 28 at 10 30 am to hear the report and plan continuance of the business if plans mature the mine will begin operations and by cold weather become a heavy producer the New Star mine has been hoisting coal for the past week with water pumped out and awaiting the conglomerate effort to restore the firm to financial footing
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Erie
State Coal Company
T. H. Andrews
Star
Doty Busy On Creamery At Kersey
W Doty appointed by the Kersey commercial club to count cows in the district. He found 100 cows could supply milk locally. If 400 cows exist the club will seek men to erect a creamery here. Presently all milk goes to Denver creameries. Farmers Doty spoke with pledged their milk for a local creamery.
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Kersey
W. Doty
Commercial Club
Doty
Denver
Kersey Creamery
Eaton Plans More Water System At Cost Of 3000
Eaton plans a new water system costing 3000 dollars to boost domestic and irrigation supply. Six wells will feed a pipeline to a large cemented well with a steam powered pump. The existing three wells will be discarded once the new system operates.
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Eaton
Start Threshing Outfit LaSalle Aug 23
Finely and Faris begin threshing with a local crew as the large farmer-owned outfit readies for its annual tour next week. Wheat is stacked with yields expected to exceed average, but car shortages hinder shipment to Greeley and Hungarian mills as No 1 flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle
Finely
Faris
Greeley Mills
Spiders Bite Poisons Woman in LaSalle
Mrs. Alex Chimburg was bitten on the lower lip by a white spider while on her porch in LaSalle. The venom spread to facial glands, causing rapid swelling of her face and neck. Dr. Vance attended her. recovery is expected if no infection arises. It is described as a first such case in LaSalle.
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LaSalle
Alex Chimburg
Vance
Chimburg
Last of Family of Eight Dies of Consumption
Eldrent Visser, the sole surviving member of an eight‑member Wisconsin family, died in Denver at 17 after moving to Colorado two years ago to battle tuberculosis. He was brought to Greeley for burial beside a sister who died here a year earlier. the disease felled both parents three sisters and two brothers in the family.
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Eldrent Visser
Denver
Greeley
Colorado
Paper causes an accident near Kersey
George Stone, a farm hand on the John Klug ranch near Kersey, was badly bruised Thursday afternoon when a team of mules hitched to a hay rack bolted after a piece of paper spooked them. The wagon toppled into a ditch, and Stone was thrown out before a physician treated his injuries.
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Kersey
George Stone
John Klug
Here
Stone
Ault Minister Has Fine Crop
Rev. W. L. Cline orders all hands to halt at 6 pm to prepare a sermon for Sunday. His crew plows over 1,200 acres flax and 400 acres wheat, after threshing 400 acres of dry land wheat. A steam plow turns 20 acres daily. 10,000 bushels were harvested from the 400 acres, with two carloads already sold.
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W. L. Cline
Cline
Christian Church
Experts inspect Fort Lupton dairying district for farmers institute
In Fort Lupton on August 23, Prof. H. Hinman from the state agriculture college W. R. McClellan secretary of the farmers club and H. Timothy Greeley sugar factory field superintendent examined local dairy farms. They noted silos crops herds cow results and spoke with farmers about crop production. The area is among the county’s most productive and interest grows in dairy and crop methods. Timothy asked beet growers about renewing beet ground.
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Fort Lupton
Farmers Institutes
Va.h. Hinman
State Agriculture College
W. R. McClellan
Farmers Club
H. Timothy
Greeley
Timothy
Two Governors at Platteville on Pickle Day
Platteville prepares for Pickle Day with two governors, Johnson of California and Shafroth, arriving on the morning train and staying until 4 30. A crowd will line the speaking route as fifty autos escort the officials through town. They will sit in the seats of honor at the ball game and races.
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Platteville
Gov. Johnson
California
Denver
John F. Shafroth
Johnson
Kersey Shipping Grain At Fischer & Sterling Store
Aug 23 notice from Fischer and Sterling feed store in Kersey urges bringing in grain for local mills. Three carloads of Kersey grown wheat shipped to northern Colorado mills. much grain kept for local feed. Wheat $1.25 per hundred, barley $0.70, oats scarce. James Romans reports 70 bushels per acre.
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Kersey
Fischer & Sterling Feed
Colorado
James Romans
One Doctor Two Generations Born Friday to Erdhruiegger
A daughter was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Erdhruiegger. Dr. R F Graham who attended the birth also delivered the baby’s mother in Greeley 19 years ago.
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Charles Erdhruiegger
R. F. Graham
Greeley
Two Brothers Killed by Lightning in Field Near Gill
Forrest and Floyd Reed, 21 and 19, sons of L. L. Reed, were killed instantly when lightning struck as they hauled grain on the Kenney farm. Floyd held a pitchfork. Forrest drove the wagon, both bodies found within a blue glow after the bolt struck. Forrest recently married, Floyd unmarried. The brothers, praised for their industrious natures, left widowed mother and a family with other siblings. Funeral plans await relatives from the east.
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Gill
Forrest
Reed
L. Reed
G. E. Kenic
Floyd Reed
Spaulding
Kersey
Woodcock
Greeley
Kenney
Floyd
Reed Boys
Edna Kenney
Forrest Reed
Katie Staver
Allnutt
Charles Knelly
Denver Court Declares Initiative and Referendum Void
District Judge Harry Riddle of Denver rules the proposed constitution amendments for initiative and referendum were not lawfully presented and are void from inception. The decision voids 19 amendments and blocks publication and certification, citing failure to publish with the 1910 extra session laws and potential $200000 in costs. Pearce may appeal within 15 days.
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Harry ©. Kiddle
Denver
Secretary of State
Riddle
Seer
James B. Pearce
William H. Tate
Pueblo
Wit
N. Walter Dixon
Pearce
Dixon
Farmers Eye Emmer Grain For Local Planting
LaSalle August 24 Farmers around here plan to grow black emmer on irrigated and dry farms after George Briggs studied its history Emmer a blend of wheat rye and speltz yields 150 to 200 bushels per acre and Lovelana farmers report harvests ahead of expectations Some seed will be shipped to LaSalle next week for farmer inspection.
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LaSalle
George Briggs
Wyoming
Lovelana
Three Year Old Rescued From Drowning In Tub
Pierce Aug 24 a three year old boy Roy Gaylor son of Thomas Gaylor fell headfirst into a tub of water. Mrs Kent pulled him out just as he was wedged under water for a moment. He was more scared than hurt and escaped with minor fright.
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Pierce
Roy Gaylor
Thomas Gaylor
Kent
Marriage of Pete Benevidas Ends in Big Public Dance
The wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Benevidas was celebrated last Sunday at Milliken and concluded Thursday night with a large public dance at the Antlers hotel. The event drew a wide attendance from the Mexican community and surrounding areas.
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Milliken
Pete Benevidas
Antlers Hotel
Celebration at Buckingham Picnic Among Eastern Weld Towns
A large aug. 23 gathering in Buckingham with Keota and Raymer marked by a 500 attendee barbecue, speeches by locals and leaders from Greeley and Ault, and baseball and athletic events. The Buckingham band featured several skilled women musicians amid lively community celebration.
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Buckingham
Weld
Keota
Raymer
Greeley
Ault
Buckingham Brass Band
Ault Band
Concert Success Nets Fort Lupton $80 for Society
Fort LuptonAug 23 The concert by the Fort Lupton Orchestra Wednesday night was a big success netting $80. The proceeds will be turned over to the Fort Lupton Improvement Society.
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Fort Lupton
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