Water waste topic dominates Colorado irrigation talks
Fort Collins December conference on irrigation heard experts urge wider water coverage. Professor W M Cone proposed 18 inches per acre could yield as much as nine inches with better efficiency. A R Honnold discussed seepage rights under Colorado law. The issue also featured a Farm and Fireside editorial tale about a city man learning farming through practice and the need for accepting younger, educated approaches to progress.
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Fort Collins
Colorado
Agricultural College
W. M. Cone
Colorado Experiment Station
Paul Rothi
United States Reclamation Service
A. R. Honnold
South Side indoor baseball tops North Siders in winter opener
Ault December 6 The South Side indoor baseball team defeated the North Siders 17 to 14 in the first game of the winter series. The lively contest drew strong rooting as both teams, created recently, showed promise with plans for weekly Tuesday and Thursday games and possible matches with outside teams.
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Ault
South Side
North Siders
Ault Huskies
Mrs Peasley Dies at Greeley Ranch in Typhoid Pneumonia
Mrs Roy Peasley died Thursday at her ranch east of Greeley after a period of illness from typhoid pneumonia. She was about 30 years old and survived by her husband and three children. Funeral services are set for 2 oclock Saturday afternoon at the Episcopal church.
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Peasley
Roy Peasley
Greeley
Steam accident at LaSalle round house injures workers
Dec 5 report cites Carl Carlson, one of two men scalded yesterday, saying Chinburg attempted to pry off a locomotive dome during a test with 250 pounds cold water pressure, believing the boiler contained no steam.
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LaSalle
Carl Carlson
Round House
Chinburg
E W Eldson of Sligo Visits Greeley on Business
Mr E W Eldson, representing a Sligo firm, traveled to Greeley today for business matters and meetings with local contacts. His visit underscores ongoing commercial ties between the two regions.
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E. W. Eldson
Sligo
Greeley
Reform of banking system urged by treasury secretary
Franklin MacVeagh warns Congress that the United States faces continual panics and disasters under the current banking and currency setup. He calls for a central agency and bank cooperation while citing projected deficits and receipts for 1913 and 1914, and criticizes hoarding money as unscientific.
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United States
Franklin MacVeagh
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
Wilson
Mrs C H Miller Visits Ill SISTER IN Eaton Motley
Mrs C H Miller travels to Eaton Motley to visit her sister in law, Mrs Bert Miller, who is reported quite ill.
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C. H. Miller
Eaton Motley
Bert Miller
Hat Feathers Tickle, Want Them Abolished
Los Angeles councilman Topham proposes amending the hat pin ordinance to curtail large millinery plumage, arguing that constant tickling from feathered hats annoys and worries people in public spaces. The measure seeks a broad ban on oversized feathers in hats.
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Los Angeles
Topham
Busy Beavers Cause Damage Near Johnstown
Johnstown reports beavers active on William Edwards farm east to Milliken. A dam across the river and ongoing damage to trees are noted. Beavers are protected by Colorado game laws, preventing action, while more reports of tree damage emerge near Johnstown.
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Johnstown
William Edwards
Milliken
Colorado
Lion killed. cubs found in den near Miller's Fork
Charles Withnell of Miller's Fork shot a large mountain lion on a trail near his home. He discovered a den nearby with four cubs, which he brought to Arthur Goodwin in Loveland. The lion measured eight feet four inches in length.
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Loveland
Charles Withnell
Miller's Fork
Forks
Arthur Goodwin
Dickey Loses Water Tank In Farm Fire
Ault on the 8. A Dickey farm near here was destroyed by fire Wednesday. The pump overheated after being frozen and a fire started to thaw it out. Firefighters failed to save the water tank though they saved parts of the barn and workmen moved to prevent spread.
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Ault
Kennedy Has Fever In Johnstown
Johnstown observer reports J Howard Kennedy aged 28 has fallen from a suspected appendicitis to a diagnosed typhoid fever. He has resided here for years and is related to P W Allen A J Allen and Dr W P Allen of Greeley.
Beet Topper Fails In Frosty Ground Test At Farm
In Windsor on December 6 a Witte beet topper and puller tested in Tom Wailes’ beet field faced deep frost. The machine harvested four long rows of beets with effort, but the frost caused frame and point damage, leading to a second test with the topper and puller. Stockholders expect strengthened points before further manufacture.
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Windsor
Wittesor
Tom Wailes
Here
HORSE SENSE SAVES PARTY IN PLATTEVILLE CRASH
In Gilcrest on December 6 a rig carrying Edith Watters Katie Bohlder William Hogue and Flo Walls of Platteville overturned after driving off a step grade. All escaped serious harm after the team steadied, and the group reached the Albert Koehler home. The horses appeared to sense the danger and behaved well.
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Gilcrest
Edith Watters
Katie Bohlder
William Hogue
Flo Walls
Platteville
Albert Koehler
Here
Butter Prices Climb Amid Feed Shortage in Denver
The retail price of butter rose from 3 to 5 cents a pound with Denver dealers predicting as high as 60 cents in two weeks. Quotations reached 43 to 45 cents, up 8 to 10 cents from a month ago when butter sold at 35 cents. Officials blame feed scarcity and poor milk quality this season for the spike.
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Continental AL ‘Oil Company
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