Illness and minor injuries touch Eaton area events
The week brings news of a typhoid pneumonia illness in a young child of Mr and Mrs Ed bert after a Monday fall with minor brain injury. Elsewhere Miss Mamie Pestana travels from Montana for Mrs F A Gates funeral, two intimate friends rekindle girlhood ties, and Pythias lodge confers a degree on EB Short Roy Graham W B Marsh and D M DeCamp. Miss Mildred Berthman withdraws from a new Raymer school position and Miss Clara Hamman of LaSalle will teach starting Monday.
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Mamie Pestana
Montana
F. A. Gates
Olr
Insights of Pythias
EB. Short
Roy Graham
W. B.arsh
D. M. DeCamp
Mildred Berthman
Raymer
Manly
Iness
Claraamman
LaSalle
To Settle an Estate Near Platteville
Auction notice locating two miles south of Platteville with a half share in Platteville ditch, a new five room house, and land with water and alfalfa. Price eighty dollars per acre with one half each. Anley EB Wilmot, 729 Eighteenth feet, Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platteville
Platteville Ditch
Anley EB
Wilmot
Denver
Hazelton Boy Hurt by Horse on Ranch
Paul Briggs aged 13 was kicked by a colt while caring for stock on the Hazelton ranch. His right arm was broken just above the wrist and he was taken to Greeley for treatment. He is the third son of Mr and Mrs EB P Briggs of the Hazel district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Briggs
Greeley
Paul
EB. P. Briggs
Hazel District
Practical Education Through Denver Stock Show
Dr. Charles A. Lory president of Colorado Agricultural College argues western people favor practical learning. He urges agricultural students to attend the Denver stock show as essential practical education linking soil climate and livestock to Colorado's development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lory
Tribune
West
Charlies A. Lory
Colorado Agricultural College
Denver
Colorado
Fort Collins
Popular Young Folks Married At Ault
Ault December 4 Hazel Montgomery and Alex Simpson wed at the groom's mother's home in front of more than seventy five guests. The ceremony featured a floral bell backdrop with Mrs James Simpson as matron of honor and J M Moore as best man. Rev J F Coffman of Pierce officiated. A reception dinner followed. The bride formerly lived at Pladeville and has resided in Ault for two years. The Simpsons are well known in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ault
Hazel Montgomery
Alex Simpson
David Brown
James Simpson
J. M. Moore
J. F. Coffman
Pierce
Pladeville
Leftwich trial ends without verdict in sensational Larimer case
The Larimer county trial of Thomas J. Leftwich ended with the jury unable to agree after fifteen hours out. Prosecutor George Carlson delivered a forceful closing arguing the case against Leftwich while defense attorney Rhodes highlighted overlooked points and Leftwich testified well on his own behalf. The dispute centered on whether a humane officer could carry a gun on an excursion train, a question Carlson framed as a test of character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leptwich
Thomas J. Leftwich
Larimer County
Rhodes
Leftwich
George Carlson
Carlson
Weld Pioneer P. F. Godding Dies in Rocky Ford at 82
P. F. Godding, 82, a Weld County pioneer and former county commissioner, died in Rocky Ford after years of sorrow and ill health. He lived in Longmont and once owned a large ranch near there. Survived by three sons and a daughter, funeral set for Sunday in Longmont.
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Weld
P. F. Godding
St. Vrain
Longmont
Rocky Ford
Godding
Weld County
Ben
Sunmiay
Greeley
Mr. Godding
Greeley Land and Water Company Declares Dividends
The Greeley Land & Water company based in Denver paid a 13 percent dividend on its $100000 capital stock December 1, the second dividend this year after a 10 percent payout on May 1. Organized five years ago, its stockholders are mainly Denver and other Colorado men, with Sam R. Crawford as president. operations are confined to Weld County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley Company
Greeley Land & Water Company
Larimer St
Denver
Colorado
Sam R. Crawford
Weld County
Charles Anderson Sentenced After Home Robbery Verdict
After a quick jury deliberation in Eaton, Charles Anderson was found guilty of robbing a home and sentenced to five to six years in the penitentiary for stealing three dollars.
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Bul
Charles Anderson
Eaton
Anderson
Woman Pedestrian Heads for Denver on Bold Winter Trek
Mrs. Arizona Owens travels from Nunn through Pierce toward Denver in a notable winter trek. She plans to reach Denver by Wednesday night, pauses for lunch, and carries a revolver for protection from possible hobos. Crowds in Nunn and Greeley anticipate her arrival amid windy, frigid conditions.
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Colorado Nunn
Arizona Owens
Nunn
Denver
Austrian colonization plan eyed for Crow Creek district
Real estate news notes Arbuckle Purcell receiving a letter from Max Bielitz of Austria asking 1200 to 1500 irrigated acres for settlement of 18 to 25 high class Austrian farmers arriving February first. Plans include locating them in Crow Creek. Bielitz has sent five families to Maryland and South Carolina this year and an excursion to Pecos Valley Texas is planned next Tuesday.
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Greeley
Arbuckle & Purcell
Max Killmer Bielitz
Austria
Herr Bielitz
Crow Creek
Maryland
South Carolina
Purcell
Pecos Valley
Tex
Sanborn & Houston
Alta Vista
Welsh & Martin
Nunn
E. O. Ellsworth
Older
Jones
Ninth Street
F. B. Baker & Company
W. Williams
Fourth Street
Thomas W. Foster
Missouri
H. C. Whitlock
Frward Fuqua
Boulder
Youngs
Eleventh Avenue
George Morgan
Cora B. Harris
Eleventh Street
Sorority Initiates Seven New Members in Saturday Ceremony
Seven new members joined Phi Alpha Theta on Saturday afternoon. A box party at The Girl Question that evening, chaperoned by Mrs. B. G. Godfrey and Miss Wilkinson, celebrated the initiation. New members include Missee Ruth Siemen Lucile Harrison Serena Harrison Anna Kennel Sue Jones and Carrie Bell. Alumni attendees included Gene Cheely Colorado Springs Estella Thill Prechten Georgia Boter Farmers Spur and Edith Draper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Alpha Theta Sorority
B. G. Godfrey
Miss Wilkinson
Ruth Siemen
Lucile
Serena Harrison
Anna Kennel
Sue Jones
Carrie Bell
Gene Cheely
Colorado Springs
Estella Thill
Prehten
Georgia Boter
Farmers Spur
Edith Draper
Wandering Son Found After Weeks Lost on Prairie
Henry Wentig whose son escaped from a state asylum and wandered the prairie for weeks was found near Masters with exhausted feet frostbitten and near collapse. Sheriff Florance coordinated the search with Weld county officials. the son is hospitalized and his father is en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wentig
State Insane Asylum
Hardin
Idaho Springs
Florance
Weld
W. EF
Masters
Wentig
Swiss Forest Policy Proves Forestry A Duty Since 14th Century
Swiss forestry shows early state planning with Berns forest ordinance and Sihlwalds managed plan since 1689. A Swiss consular report notes strict timber limits, avalanche and flood control through dense forests, nurseries, and protected status for most woodlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Service
Switzerland
Bern
Sihlwald
Zurich
Alpine Republic
St. Gall
Aid Society Supper Sparks Bazaar Auction Profit
The Swedish Lutheran church Ladies' Aid held a bazaar and oyster supper despite bad weather. Attendance fell short of expectations, but the event netted 90 dollars for church work and will inspire a similar bazaar next February.
Irrigation Notes Highlight Colorado Water Plans
Sanborn, a leading irrigation expert, speaks in Chicago about irrigation growth in the South Platte valleys. He outlines five avenues to increase water supply including reuse of return waters, more reservoirs, long tunnels, careful water use, and transferring water to new lands aided by irrigation district laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Cpd
Continental Divide
South Platte
Pioneer Judge Recalls Fort Vasquez Forts In Colorado Talk
Judge F W Hammitt of Platteville spoke to the Centennial Chapter of the D A R at Mrs H H Shaw's home. He shared facts and traditions about Fort Vasquez built in 1823 and Fort St Vrain and Lupton, based on memories from aged squaws and traders like John Sebile. He came to Western Kansas in 1859 and described pioneer hardships and pioneer life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Hammitt
Platteville
Daughters of the American Revolution
H. H. Shaw
Fort Vasquez
Fort St. Vrain
Lupton
John Sebile
St. Louis
Plains
Mountains
Judge Hammitt
Kansas
Colorado
Hammitt
Wentig Returned to Asylum from County Hospital
Richard Wentig was sent back to the Pueblo asylum Monday from the county hospital after being found wandering on the prairie near Masters and later brought to the Day ranch near Hardin by his father. Woods, his brother in law, arrived from Idaho Springs to accompany the transfer.
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Wentig
Richard Wentig
Pueblo
Greeley
Masters
William Day
Hardin
Mr. Woods
Idaho Springs
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Edbert
Pron Lesher
Gilbert
Will Anderson
Kemmerer & Gordon
Hazelton Boy
Arthur Strong
John Deere
Charles Ishi
Strong
Collins
Lewis H. Munn
J. Sane
K. Oto
Strong & Collins
W. H. Browne
P. F. Daven
National Corn
Omaha, Neb
Pacific
Kersey
A. T. Nester
Chicago
Dp. A. R
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