County redistricting eyed to balance road funds and representation
County commissioners discuss redrawing district boundaries to equalize road funding. Current allocations show No 1 Bradfield with about 7.62 million valuation versus No 2 Estes 2.53 million and No 3 Devinney 3.02 million. Proposals aim to create three roughly equal districts with shared road funds and adjusted lines from Eleventh Avenue north to county line.
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S. A. Bradfield
BE. J. Estes
R. W. De‘inney
Italy
Oad
Greeley
Eleventh Avenue
Boundary Street
DeVinney
Placi Town of
Windsor
Sugar Company
Banker Hurt as Auto Runs Over Him in Accident
J. M. Cunningham of Loveland was injured when his auto started unexpectedly while he was getting in or out. His overcoat allegedly caught on the machine causing it to move and pass over his right leg near the hip. He was taken to town for medical aid and is expected to be laid up for weeks on crutches.
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P B. J. Mathews
Srk Avenue
H. M
J. M. Cashigr
Larimer Nk
Lovy
Cunningham
Greeley High School Chorus and Basketball Report
A report from Greeley highlights the high school chorus directed by Prof. Whiteman and a basketball game at the Armory last Friday. The chorus performed selections from operas and oratorios, while the Greeley girls varsity lost 14 to 18 to the Prep team with Myrtle Eldridge and Vera Wasley among top scorers. Next Friday the Greeley team was slated to host the Aggies.
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Greeley High School
Rus Uaman
Welcom
Whiteman
Nowada
Go Hl
Yp Roy DeKoyen
Loil
Lombagg
Inglis “Praig
Pilgrid
Verdi
F. St
Gosnod
Bright de
Tannhauser
Wagenr
Greeley High Bres
Greeley Girls
Boulder
Greeley
Greele
Katherine Fonda
Mima Montgomer
van -Vera Wasley
Nataline Li
Mary Carter
Vaa Steinmetz
Myrtle Eldridge
Vera Wasley
Greeley Ys
Aggies
Desert Land Act settlers seek time extension for final proof
Frank Madden of Weld county requests Congress extend final proof period for Desert Land Act entries. He cites settlers unable to secure water within four years due to remote locations and stalled irrigation projects. He argues a relief bill ensuring yearly improvements would protect claims and avoid cancellations.
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Frank Madden
Weld County District Court
U.S. Land Office
Robert W. Bonynge
Congress
Greeley
Colo
M. C
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Congress of the United States
Misses Euge Host Pleasant Evening of Games
Misses Carrie and Rosalie Euge entertained about twenty young friends last Thursday with drawing animals games and a contest to guess results. Refreshments were served and all enjoyed the pleasant evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
Rosalie Euge
Fine Cottage Burned in Estes Park Cliffside Fire
Early one morning last week the stone cottage of A T Bireli in Estes Park burned away. Located on a cliff northeast of the post office, the fire destroyed manuscripts for a new play That Alley and a collection of books and pictures. The cottage valued at $10 000 and Birch barely escaped. Investigators suspect a defective fireplace caused the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Bireli
Estes Park
Mr .Birch
Burns Concert Set for January 28 in Greeley
The Burns program led by E. B. Hatch will be held Tuesday January 28 at the First Presbyterian church. It features Scotch songs instrumental pieces and readings with J Scott Thompson on the pipe organ and a large local chorus, proceeds aiding the Pioneers' Fountain fund.
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Hatch
First Presbyterian Church
J. Scott Thompson
Greeley
the Tribune
Pioneers’ Fountain Fund
Narrow Escape Ties Reynolds Line to Greeley Tribune
Arthur G Reynolds, son of a man who narrowly avoided fathering the Greeley Tribune, visited the city on business. Reynolds, an old printer, now pursues a different line in Denver. The elder Reynolds had earlier correspondence with Horace Greeley and Meeker about starting the Greeley Tribune in Elimra New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur G. Reynolds
Greeley Tribune
Mr. Reynolds
Denver
Greeley
Horace Greeley
Mr. Meeker
Reynolds
Elimra
N. Y
Tribune
Reformwave Two-Cent Fare Debate Seeks Colorado Input
The piece weighs a two-cent-a-mile railroad fare seen in Kansas and questions Colorado’s adoption. It argues reform should come from national policy, not local haste, citing editorials that lower rates harmed service and finance. It notes Kansas experiences and cautions against unintended consequences.
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Kansas
Colorado
Kangas
Atchison
Missouri Pacific
Central Branch
Seneca
Greenleaf
Disorderly house cases end with prison terms
Walter Hadlow received six months and Charles Nicholas three months in the county jail after County Judge Nixon found them guilty of keeping a disorderly house at Mead. The pair ran a pool room selling beer and liquor, with sixty witnesses heard over two days. A motion for a new trial was denied before sentencing.
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Walter Hadlow
Charles Nicholas
Nixon
Mead
Hadley
Surveying trio returns from six months near Rock Springs
George McAfee Willi McAnelly and Arthur Woods returned last Friday from a six months surveying trip near Rock Springs Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McAfee
Willi McAnelly
Arthur Woods
Rock Springs
Wyo
Mountain of Starch Stored at Greeley Plant
The Greeley starch factory now holds 250000 pounds of potato starch in 1000 sacks awaiting shipment. The starch, worth about 10000 dollars for 1300 tons of potatoes, signals a strong campaign as potatoes arrive at 20 cents per sack. Unmarketed now, officials expect six times more starch ready by spring and plan to hold until June or July for higher prices. Output for the year may exceed 50000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Greeley Company
Injunction Sought Over Water Rights Ditch Stock Dispute
Judge Garrigues granted a temporary injunction to Ralph Meeker et al against Greeley Irrigation Co to block enforcement of a resolution that would bar recognition of water right deeds and require stock deeds plus back assessments. The case, rooted in Union colony era water rights and later stock transfers, awaits merits trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley Irrigation Company
Irigration Company
Union Colony
Colony Diten
No. 3
City of
Greeley
Greeley Irringtion Company
Miscalculation Nearly Kills Farmer Driving Potatoes
John Mullin of the Ault area narrowly escapes a fatal accident after misjudging wagon height by three inches. His head struck the dugout door casing, breaking ribs and breastbone, tearing tissues from the spine, and causing a fall. He crawled home an eighth of a mile and fainted. recovery expected.
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John Mullin
Ault
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