Great Blaze at Bartlett Lumber Yards In Flames
A lengthy blaze at Bartlett Lumber Company yards caused about £15,000 in damage including the machine shop and threshing outfits. Firemen from the Greeley department battled flames, preventing spread to residences as wind and equipment failures challenged efforts. The incident began with a small roof fire and is suspected incendiary origin.
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Bartlett Lumber Company
Greeley Thre
W. Kck. DeBolt
E. N. Miller
Ikeben
Hainor S. Pinney
DeBolt
Ninth Street
Sixth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Tenth Street
Farr
Fred B. Smith
Real snap of winter brings inch of snow to town
The night brought a light snow cover surprising residents who woke to a wintry Sunday. The forecast predicting a milder spell proved off as Monday cooled to four degrees below zero with no thaw in sight. The piece recalls a prior fall dusting and jokes about a misaddressed forecast dumping six inches on potato and beer patches before teasing about Florida weather.
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Greeley
Florida
Patent dog churn graft swindling spreads through town
A local report exposes a chain sales scam where an upfront fee buys the right to sell the right to others, promising endless multiplication. The scheme aims to reach every person in the country, profiting from each new participant while offering no sample or real merit.
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United States
U. S
Exposition booms fuel furniture demand says Casner
C Casner of Clough Furniture reports strong furniture boom from Chicago and Grand Rapids expositions. He notes biannual shows in January and July attract buyers worldwide, with some exhibits selling entire factory output. Casner bought four carloads and western dealers watch the spring outlook. The pressure of want drives invention and ad demand.
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Hi. C. Casner
Clough Furniture Company
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Mich
Casner
Bee Keepers Form Plans After Hard Season in Colorado
Colorado Bee Keepers' association wrapped two days of talks in Denver before electing officers for 1906. W. P. Collins of Boulder is president with Frank Rauchfuss as vice president and G. Tomlin as secretary. R.A. Rhodes named treasurer. The group cites 1905 honey output down to 1.65 million pounds valued at 214560 with 400 million bees, and warns many apiaries may lack winter feed.
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Colorado Bee Keepers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Denver
W. P. Collins
Boulder
Frank Rauchfuss
G. Tomlin
Fort Collins
R.A. Rhodes
Platteville
Oliver Foster
W. Devinney
M. A. Gill
BR. A. Rhodes
N. T. Henthorne
F. Drexel
Harry McCombs
W. L. Francis
Colorado
Mississippi River
United States
St. Louis
Cervias
New Town of Adams Grows Near Highlandlake
Adams a new town on the Sugar road south of Johnstown and north of Longmont sits on Paul Mead’s 160 acre farm. Six cars of lumber unloaded last week, with more material due. W H McCormick of Berthoud plans a branch store. Great Western railroad pledges daily trains. sugar road extension to Longmont may boost Adams as a trading point.
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Adams
Liblerty Hall
Johnstown
Longmont
Paul Mead
Highlandlake
Highland Lake
W. H. McCormick
Berthoud
Great Western Railroad
Meteors Raid Local High School Court In 43 24 Comeback
The Chicago Meteors visited the armory for a packed game against the local high school. Harris starred for the visitors with baskets on many possessions while Meade and Rankin led the home team. The final score was 43 to 24 in favor of the Meteors after a tight second half. Saturday night the high school routed the Preps 41 to 10 in Boulder.
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Chicago Meteors
Windy City
West
Armory
Meteors
Chicago
Harris
Meade
Rankin
Hahn
Boulder
Platteville Cannery Begins Setup With New Machinery
Machinery for the Platteville canning factory has arrived and workers install the latest pattern gear. The two story building with a 28 by 80 foot main floor and a 16 by 20 foot receiving shed will can 15 000 tomatoes every ten hours. At a stockholders meeting last Saturday officers elected include President James Stanton and vice presidents Frank Karich and B. S. Hunt, with G. A. Hudson as secretary and J. M. Kutch as treasurer.
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Platteville Canning Factory
James Stanton
Frank Karich
Hunt
G. A. Hudson
J. M. Kutch
Courtship Not a Failure as Rival Marries
A reflective note on romance and choice, urging fair views of courtship. It suggests that pursuing ads can pay off even if a rival wins, while acknowledging a missed chance when someone else answered first.
Peas feeding boosts San Luis valley farming gains
E A Newton of Alamosa, longtime editor of the Alamosa Courier, visited Greeley to discuss sheep feeding on field peas in the San Luis Valley. He cites rising land values, large lamb numbers fed on peas, efficient labor, and soil benefits from leguminous crops, noting 400000 sheep fed this winter and a growing industry despite lower profits per head.
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E. A. Newton
Alamosa
San Luis Valley
Greeley
Tribune
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Oregon
Pueblo State Fair
Conserving flood waters doubles and multiplies cultivation
A concise note claims that by conserving flood waters, the cultivated area will double and quadruple and then double again, mirroring progress already seen elsewhere. The statement frames conservation as a path to rapid agricultural expansion through water management.
Mysterious East Side Chapel Rises Near Meat Market
Residents report a new chapel under construction by A. Thompson near the East Side meat market. He declines details and hints it will serve a Sunday school for about 100 pupils in the East Ward area, with speculation ranging from Methodist to Mormon to a rental chapel for any gospel speaker.
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East Side
A. Thompson
East Ward
M. E
Colorado Department expands public work for state commerce
Denver reports that the Department of Agricultural and Immigration of the Colorado State Commercial Association held sessions to enlarge public outreach. A corps of 100 county statisticians will aid educational and colonization efforts, seeking to double 1905 immigration to Colorado, with emphasis on hog fattening, sugar beets, oats, and local industry attraction.
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Denver
Colo
Department of Agricultural and Immigration
Colorado State Commercial Association
Barton O. Aylesworth
Colorado Agricultural College
B. F. Rockafellow
The
Agricultural College
Canon City
State Association
Colorado
Colorado and Dr
Aylesworth
Y W C A Holds Second Anniversary Birthday Party
Last Saturday evening marked the Y W C A second anniversary with a party at Mrs Belle Sib ley's home. Mrs Hughes read a paper and members provided musical selections. A quotation guessing contest entertained guests before delicious refreshments.
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Belle Sibley
Hughes
Storms Return After Disappearance In Greeley Case
Fred Storms, a man who vanished from Greeley after being released on own recognizance on gambling charges, has returned. Sheriff Florance encountered Storms on a train near Canon City with a prisoner and escorted him back. Storms was fined 850 dollars plus $77 in costs, paid by his stepfather George Howard.
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Fred Storms
Greeley
Florance
Canon City
Storms
George Howard
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