ALL PUSHING Luncheon at Unitarian Church Boosts Civic Effort
The Greeley Boosters' club steadily builds its organization with a dutch treat luncheon at the Unitarian Church. Committees from the Board of Trade and Credit Men’s association drafted by laws, arranged the event, and invited members with instructions to attend, dress casually, and bring a half dollar. The group plans monthly luncheons to foster social ties and discuss city improvements while considering irrigation district funding through state bonds and farm loans from the permanent school fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley Boosters
Unitarian Cchurch
Tribuune
Board of Trade ‘and Credit Men’s Association
Fred E. Smith
Ed Starkey
W. C. Wilson
W. M. Boomer
C. H. Wolfe
B. D. Sanborn
William Boomer
Board of Trade
Credit Men’s Association
Citizens’ Committee
H. Rea
C. W. Beer
I. Rothschild
Harry H. Shaw
J. L. Bartlett
Woodruff proposes state funds loan to irrigation districts
Registrar Mark G. Woodruff of the state land board outlines a plan to loan a large portion of the $1,300,000 permanent school fund to irrigation enterprises. The fund now earns 2.5 percent in banks, and a bill is being prepared for the legislature to implement a nearly perfect loan scheme to irrigation districts.
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Woodruff
Colorado
Mark G. Woodruff
State Land Board
Poor Frank Marks in Horse Welfare Trouble Again
Local man Frank Marks, a Civil War veteran and horse breeder near Greeley, faces renewed trouble after Humane Agent Harry Kerr's complaint about starving horses. Sheriff Florance found dogs and clothes missing during a warrant, and questions arise over a nearby open range where several of Marks's horses grazed amid poorly conditioned animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Marks
Marks
Harry Kerr
Greeley
Florance
Poudre
Normal College Holds Fort Collins Tilt In Narrow Defeat
The Normal school basketball team at Fort Collins faced Agricultural College Saturday night, losing 29 to 28. The Aggies led by four at halftime, then the game tied in the second half and decided in a final point grant, with the Normals scoring on a foul. Greeley Oney and Cole led the Normals at forwards, Draper center, Butcher Romansanders guards, while Aggies featured McCormack McMillan forwards Partridge center Hutchinson Mangum guards.
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Fort Collins
Agricultural College
Aggies
Greeley
Oney
Cole
Draper
Butcher
Romans Anders
McCormack
McMillan
Partridge
Hutchinson
Mangum
False teeth mix up in Greeley Tribune office gag
A Denver woman seeking her lost dentures in Greeley was handed an old rusty horse shoe with nails by the office, after the editor was away. He remarked that the nails likely belonged to her since no one in the area eats alfalfa for breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley Tribune
Denver
Greeley
Rocky Mountain News
Fifty Years Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs E N Smith
Mr and Mrs E N Smith of 623 Thirteenth street celebrated over fifty years of marriage with a Monday reception at their son Fred E Smith’s home, attended by about 200 Greeley residents. The event featured tulips roses and boutonnieres, with music and a presentation speech as a casket of fifty gold dollars was given to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N. Smith
Thirteenth Street
Fred E. Smith
Ninth Street
Greeley
Mrs. Smith
Lammie River Tunnel to Link Lincoln Lakes in Major Poudre Irrigation
A St Joseph telegram reports money for a two mile tunnel through mountains to move water from the Lammie river to the Poudre and finish the Lincoln lakes reservoir project. The scheme requires about 350000 to complete and includes a ditch to connect Lincoln lakes with the tunnel and a 500 million cubic foot reservoir on the Victor Stewart ranch. When done the irrigation system would become the largest in the Poudre valley with fifteen reservoirs and total storage around 5 billion cubic feet.
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St. Joseph
Lammie River
Poudre
Lincoln Lake
Lincoln Lakes
Victor Stewart
Poudre Valley
Colorado Senates Considers State Immigration Board Bill
A senate bill drafted by the state realty association proposes a nine member board including the governor to oversee Colorado immigration. Members would be appointed for six year terms with three appointed by each incoming governor. The board would hire an immigration commissioner at 3600 dollars annually and seek 330000 dollars for two years to promote Colorado resources and attract newcomers.
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Montrose
Burton D. Sanborn
Greeley
K. Hooper
Denver & Rio Grande
Zeph Charles Felt
C. B. Schmidt
Fred J. Chamberlain
Denver
Samuel G. Adams
Steamboat Springs
Henry Russell Wray
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Monte Cristo Rubber Plantation Company Incorporation
Articles filed in the county clerk's office announce the Monte Cristo Rubber Plantation company to acquire 5000 acres in Palenque Chiapas Mexico for rubber cultivation. Capital stock $100000 with a board including Bruce F. Johnson F H Badger H N Haynes T C Williams E J Decker H E Badger Frank A Chaney Dr Peter J Rothwell Charles V Cooper Arthur L Triplo. A second Mexico corporation will be formed with Colorado stock. Principal office in Denver with a branch in Greeley where directors meet.
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Monte Cristo
Peter J». Rothwell
Denver
Charles V. Cooper
Portland
Ore
Arthur L. Tripo
Butte
Mont
Mexico
Colorado Company
Colorado
Greeley
Phelps Returns Home From Three-Week East Trip With Sheep
Kenneth G. Phelps came back to Greeley last Friday morning after three weeks in the east. He traveled with A W Durkee A A Howard and James Danley by train carrying a flock to the Chicago market. They endured a three day layover on a Fremont Nebraska siding where snow lay heavy and the temperature was twelve below zero before finishing in Clinton Iowa to visit his parents in Monmouth Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth G. Phelps
Greeley
East
A. W. Durkee
A. A. Howard
James Danley
Chicago
Fremont
Neb
Clinton
Mr. Phelps
Monmouth, Il
Model Farm Planned by Colonial Securities in Colorado
The Colonial Securities and Trust Company of Denver plans a model farm eighteen miles northeast of Greeley. It will show irrigation by a modern pumping plant for large areas and test crops to maximize yield. Data from these experiments will aid agricultural interests statewide and improve irrigation practices in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Securities and Trust Company of
Denver, Colo
Greeley
Colonial Securities and Trust Company
Real Estate News
Holding Together Over Potatoes in Local Association
The local potato association remains intact as six to seven dealers withdraw but farmers stay united. Prices hold, with non members facing a 3 cents per hundred premium to buy from members. A Mosher and Parker meeting confirmed commitment to the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Fort Worth
Texas
Missing Jewelry Case Involving Local Student Florence Youngblood
Florence Youngblood 16, a former Normal school pupil, was brought from Boulder to Greeley after jewelry and clothing valued at least 100 dollars vanished from F. A. Nims home. The teen was found with many missing items inside her telescope and was later taken to Boulder County Court for processing.
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Florence Youngblood
Greeley
Boulder
Marshal Camp
Miss Youngblood
F. A. Nims
Denver
Girl's Thrilling Ride Ends Without Injury
Miss Lucy Egner of Platteville guided a frightened horse team through Platteville main street on Saturday. She held the reins as the team sped past eight or ten rival teams and over two bridges, stopping three and a half miles from town with four smoking axles and two winded horses, while a large crowd of bicyclists and riders followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Egner
Platteville
Miss Egner
Greeley Potato Starch Factory Describes Production Method
An expert explains the potato starch process at the new Greeley plant. Potatoes are washed ground into pulp, then washed through a copper-m cloth screen, starch settles in vats, water pumped off, and dried. About ten percent starch remains with three to five percent woody pulp.
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Greeley
S.P. Bragg
Lupton Plans Reservoir District For Irrigation Water
Fort Lupton residents discuss forming a district to bond for building reservoirs and securing late irrigation water. A Fourteenth assembly law makes the plan legal. Water priorities in the Dugan and Fulton ditches near Lupton and Brighton reemerge as Burlington ditch disputes threaten future supply.
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Fort Lupton
Fourteenth General Assembly
Dugan and
Fulton Dicthes
Lupton
Brighton
Burlington
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Ibusiness Men’s Club
Unitarian
State Committee
Greeley Factory
Greeley Starch Co
Lupton People
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