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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1904
Page
1
The Democratic County Central committee met in the chair’s office and approved a September 17 county convention and September 12 primaries. Delegates are apportioned by votes for J E Snook in the last school superintendent election with one delegate per precinct. precincts will decide extra delegates. Precincts are urged to keep polls open at least one hour and to register unregistered voters or changes of residence.
The article discusses allocating two delegates at large per precinct to balance representation between small and large precincts. It approves a September 12 precinct primary recommendation, noting it is not final.
Charles 8 Lohr of this city married Miss Nettie Pike of Morrison Colorado on May 7 of this year in Colorado Springs. The couple has since settled at 1206 Eighth avenue. The marriage remained secret until a few days ago due to the youth of both parties and was kept from relatives. Lohr arranged no objections and forgives past concerns, and the pair now reside together.
The county superintendent’s office completed the quarterly teacher examination review. Twenty nine applicants earned certificates to teach, with sixteen residents of Weld county. others came from Boulder Denver Jefferson Arapahoe El Paso Morgan and Logan counties. Ten applicants were disappointed. The list of successful names includes Marietta Waite Laura A Wolfe Lottie L Waterbury Margaret Mulien Kathryn Brennan Myrtie M Hackett Eva Pellenz and many more.
Island Grove park drew the season’s largest crowd as Greeley Reds toppled the reigning state champions the Cottrells. Colerove and Ewing pitched well until the fourth when George Luman’s drive plated two Reds after a muffed catch. The misplay sparked the only two runs needed, with solid defense by Weir and Bevan sealing the victory.
Bennett R Hortkamp, night operator at the depot, fired at James Donahue who was breaking open freight boxes in a car near the freight house. Donahue was captured and jailed, bound over to the district court after the Justice House proceeding.
Miss Grace Ballinger eighteen daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Ballinger was dragged behind a mowing machine ten miles east of Longmont Weld county last Wednesday. Her foot was caught in the cutter bar and both feet were badly cut while she was dragged across the field. The horses were angered by a hornet nest and ran until they struck a tree, leaving her badly bruised.
Thieves entered the residence of Mrs Mary Ferguson and her son Alex in the former Frank Dupree home and stole two gold watches a gold chain and four rings of considerable value. Marshal Camp from Laramie Wyoming investigated and found two rings in pawn shops in Laramie and Cheyenne. The man held there was released for lack of sufficient evidence to extradite to Colorado.
Appraisers reported to Judge Mallins this morning that the Louisiana timber lands part of Fidelity Savings association assets are worth 475000 dollars. The value averages five dollars an acre and is considered a minimum. The land is timbered well, well watered and fertile.
The first issue of The Greeley Daily Tribune hits Weld County detailing key aims and pricing. It promises exclusive telegraph news and rapid local reports, urging every resident to subscribe and support a paper seen as a county milestone.
Nine year old Oliver Richardson sustained a deep abdomen injury after a sharp stick pierced his intestines during an attempted trapeze act in a tree. Dr Fuqua treated the wound with stitches and the prognosis is favorable. Local youths imitate carnival performers as ladder and water-prize games spread through the town.
Max Kuner president of the Kuner Pickle company says there is no reason for the kick by cucumber growers over cucumber size and weight at the salting station. He also denies the claim that growers must go to Denver for pay, stating no Greeley grower has come to the Denver office for payment.
A large water storage plan near Fort Collins known as the Link Lake reservoir project aims to serve the Poudre valley and Greeley area. Financed mainly by St Louis capitalists with Fort Collins participation, the plan includes ditches and tunnels over a two mile mountain tunnel to convey water and create storage capacity up to 2,000,000,000 cubic feet.
Theodore Dandy, a young man unknown in the area, died after swallowing laudanum at the E. F. Snyder ranch nine miles east of Greeley. He claimed to be a Fort Russell deserter, a fact contradicted by Fort Russell records. The death was witnessed by Snyder’s stepson Otis Warner. Dr. Spaulding pronounced him dead, and Coroner Macy handled the case. Relatives live in Detroit and the body was sent there.
Miss Gertrude Reuss of Washington Indiana sister of Mrs Lyman Howard was severely injured Thursday afternoon when thrown from a trap near the Greeley sugar factory. She was unconscious for about thirty minutes and taken to the Brayley home at 1406 Eighth Avenue after Dr Hughes attended to her.
City council met in adjourned session to review Mitchel lakes proposal. Mayor Watson and Alderman Rugh reported after committee visit to the hills. Doubts persist on water quantity due to lack of living streams. waterworks committee to pursue further investigation.
The district court heard a motion to strike portions of the answer and cross complaint in the case C A White et al versus Joveland and Greeley Irrigation and Land Co et al. The Great Western Sugar Company appeared for the defendant. The motion was sustained by the court.
Mrs. FE Z Bills left this Monday for Longmont after two weeks with her husband of Bills Brothers. They expect to move to Greeley once a house is secured.
State and Greeley engineers plus locals gather at the Union reservoir headgate in the west county to watch a trial run. The lake like reservoir, under two years of work, holds 850 million to 900 million cubic feet capacity with 377 million available to draw. Water exits through a 3000 foot artificial outlet and flows via So. Vrain Creek to the Platte and toward the Union ditch headgate.
A mass Swede meeting in the courthouse Thursday evening organized a permanent political club with officers from the temporary group. About 200 attended from all sections including Platteville Peckham and Ault. Speeches were given by Rev A C Leafgren Charles Nordell August Anderson Charles Young and P O Peterson. The club aims to broaden American citizenship education and plans another meeting in a week with venue to be announced.
M H Morgan and two of his fast mares Hallina Morgan a 2 year old pacer and Jennie Morgan a 53 year old trotter traveled to Cheyenne for Frontier Day races. From Cheyenne they head to Laramie City to start Ballina in the 2:35 and free for all pace on September 7 8 and 9, and also enter the trotter in the :28 and :40 classes.
Mrs Augusta Wiltse and Chauncery L Wiltse of Fullerton Nebraska visited their nephew and cousin R G Strong for a week. They left Saturday morning for home. Mr Wiltse is a student at Cornell University.
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