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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1909
Page
7
Seed seller promotes Hollander Cabbage Snowball Cauliflower varieties from Denmark. Livingston’s ornate seeds offered in original sealed packs with a catalogue available.
The Antero and Lost Park Reservoir company acquired all holdings of the Highline canal from Abe Platte Land Co, owner of the Colorado Mortgage and Investment Co, for just under $700,000. The 10 765 acre tract includes lands water rights and improvements with 5 012 acres now under water and more acreage to be irrigated. English capital backs the venture with Denver and Greeley investors led by H G Clark as president and William Mayher Lt C Wyatt and FP W Allen in key posts. Local stockholders include John Mosher and Sam Peery among others. New irrigation will water the entire tract likely doubling value and enabling full flood irrigation this spring.
Kilpatrick Construction chief E. Hitchcock arrived in Greeley to secure an office and supervise immediate grading on two Union Pacific branches. The firm aims to start within a week, prioritizing farmers east of Greeley under water to avoid spring irrigation disruption. The plan faces rural opposition as a bill to ease school crowding only assists first and second class districts.
Northwest Denver Laramie and Northwestern surveyors worked all day Sunday testing a new line to estimate costs for a direct route to Greeley. The plan would bring the road from the northwest, pass near the cann ing factory, cross the C and S at the Y, then head toward Severance and on to Wyoming, contingent on local capital and Greeley’s acceptance.
The text notes hexamethylenetetramine as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine. It advises taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of irregularities to avoid serious illness and mentions druggists sell it.
Three LaSalle women testified that a buggy with locked wheels ran over the axles of another vehicle on a bridge. As the Smiths’ horse jerked aside, the front wheel rolled along the other buggy’s axles while the girls clung to their seat to avert an accident. All parties celebrate the apparent novelty of such a wheel pass.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Brown of Windsor died after tumbling into a bucket of hot ashes Friday night. The mother had just moved ashes from the stove, leaving the child alone as she milled. The funeral was held at the M. B. church, with the community offering sympathy.
A newspaper item argues that catching cold can foster germs of pneumonia diphtheria and scarlet fever. It claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cleanses the culture beds created by a cold and reduces the risk of serious illnesses, suggesting it speeds recovery and lowers danger.
Mrs A. N. Parrish of Lamar is a guest of her niece, Mrs Royal Matlock. Mrs Parrish is married to the Prowers County representative.
A Plain Dealing Louisiana shopkeeper and customers praise Chamberlains Cough Remedy as an eight year best seller. The syrup is described as effective for coughs colds and croup in babies and young children and is stated to be pleasant and safe. Sold by all druggists.
The Colorado and Southern announces a special Lincoln Centennial fare for round trips from all Colorado points to Denver and return. Tickets go on sale February 11 and 12 with return valid through February 13.
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