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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
14
State Treasurer Galligan and State Auditor Kenehan said they would not announce finances until books are balanced. They are hopeful for a surplus, conservatively estimating from sixty thousand to a hundred thousand dollars as taxes and revenue come in.
The opening day of the county poultry show in Weld County highlights strong local participation with 500 birds exhibited by noon and expected to rival the Denver event. Entries span chickens, turkeys, geese, rabbits, and other stock from Garr, Grover, Ault, Eaton, Windsor, Evans, LaSalle, Platteville, Lupton, Collins, and surrounding areas. Noted judge Dr. H Rhodes of Topeka Kansas will oversee ribbons with judging to begin tomorrow morning.
Children take Ballard's Horehound Syrup willingly because it tastes nice. There isn't a better remedy anywhere for children's coughs hoarseness and bronchitis. It's a good medicine and easy to take. Price 25c 60c and 1.00 per bottle. Sold by Carson W Gilbert.
Rumors circulate in Greeley that European capitalists are negotiating to take over the Denver Greeley and Northwestern Railroad bond issue. Officers decline to confirm, but President George Spear says he has spoken with an American representative of European banks. The line would run from Greeley to Denver, with an outlet northward, tapping Weld county coal and the fertile region between the two cities. Construction delays aside, terminal arrangements are nearly assured and the electric line is viewed as potentially profitable. Negotiations have been conducted quietly with little public progress disclosed.
D F Laughlin president of the school board consults with architects about a new brick school building on the old site after a recent fire. The plan calls for a 34 by 28 foot structure costing about 2000 dollars with one room besides halls.
The Con gregational church women completed a new cookbook after initial discouragement. One thousand copies were printed, each recipe by a Greeley woman, tested and deemed worthwhile, and priced at fifty cents at the church bazaar.
E B House of Colorado Agricultural College explains how alkali soils form and how to cure them by lowering the water table through artificial drainage. He favors open bottomed wooden boxes and careful engineering over tiles, noting examples lasting years and urging professional subsurface evaluation for lasting effectiveness.
A sprained ankle may recover in three to four days with Chamberlain's Liniment. The ad claims the liniment is a remarkable preparation, widely sold by dealers, and can shorten disability to three or four weeks with proper treatment.
Alfred Paktek commissioner of immigration urged a traveling exhibit to tour cities in the states and display Colorado land products. He cited Spokane apple show success and Chicago failure where $5,000 spent on ads yielded $1,000. He argued Eastern audiences prefer land demonstrations.
Work has begun to tear down the old Union Pacific water tank in LaSalle. The tank and water softener will be moved to the new well near the new depot.
An elaborate seven course menu entertained guests while the Schubert Trio performed during dinner hours. After cigars, Mr. Peralta led guests to the theater for A Stubborn Cinderella. Mrs. Peralta was joined by Mrs. Cora Belle Dicky of Cleveland in hosting, with attendees including R. M. Booraem and others.
Notice asks residents to place Christmas tree orders with J. M. Peterson at 707 Eighth Street in Greeley Colorado, urging prompt response for holiday needs.
A Cassell's Saturday Journal item recounts camera men given strange tasks from photographing a recently dead dog in a lifelike pose to hiding behind hedges to snap a man entering a gate and ensuring house names appear, and other unusual jobs.
The summary reports on a Denver based item about a grasshopper incident linked to a Secret Service operative Goddard amid past two years. It mentions recovered government money, bilia burned with a Sunday roast, dumped into boiling water vats, ground in washing machines, toasted as wrappers for Jersey sweets, and incineration by Coloradoans who placed them in stores.
In LaSalle on December 14 Mrs. J. M. Koch misplaced a purse holding $580. P. W. Hughes found the bag in his store among busy customers, did not search the contents, and promptly returned it to the owner at once.
The Kersey band met last evening and decided to stage a concert in early January to fund new music and supplies. Montello Gray leads the band, described as an unusually creditable organization.
Fragmentary hotel notice describes The Plymouth Hotel as a convenient Denver lodging near shops and the 16th Street area. It mentions clean rooms and moderate rates with services for guests, inviting readers to visit and book.
The Weld County commissioners fixed the county levy at 20 mills with 16 for county and 4 for state. A school district No 6 levy adds 26 mills, making the Greeley city total levy for all purposes 62 mills within a $12,983,000 valuation. The income is projected near $497,660, down from last year’s $362,101 in county receipts and from a higher assessed valuation.
France lifts 35 year ban on American potatoes citing thorough study showing no disease risk. With French harvest poor, admission boosts food supply and strengthens bilateral agricultural ties. New policy ends exclusion and allows imports.
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