Confession Swaps Murder Roles in Mann Case Near Ogalalla
Lafayette Dales alias John Harry Dales Smith admits firing no shot in the October prairie murder near Ogalalla Nebraska and says Mrs Jennie Miner Geiger Smith killed Volly Mann while he slept. Dales names Mrs Smith as the shooter and claims he acted at her instigation. He is jailed with Sheriff Beal en route to Ogalalla for trial.
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Volly Mann
Ogalaila
Neb
Jennie Miner Geiger-Smith
Mann
Lafayette Dales
John Harry Dales Smith
W.W. S. Lynch
Denver
Eugene Beal
Keith County
Dales
Las Animas
Colo
John Gruber
F. W. McCune
Sheri Beal
Ogalalla
Beal
Chief Armstrong
Owens’ Sound
Ontario
Canada
Armstrong
Ault Schools in Turmoil Over Teaching Staff
Ault residents discuss a school board dispute after Miss Ida Love refuses Christmas resignation and Miss Celia Tyler is appointed to finish the term. The situation escalates as the town marshal intervenes and Superintendent Harrison weighs delaying actions pending the board president’s return.
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Ault
Ida Love
Miss Love
Celia Tyler
Frank Cooper Dismissed After Witness Says He Did Not Fight
Frank Cooper and his brother John were arrested for beating an old man but Frank was discharged after it appeared he merely watched while his brother pounded the victim. Normal basketball team suffered a crushing 89 to 10 defeat at the hands of the Weaver Y M C A on the association floor Saturday evening.
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Frank Cooper
John
Weaver Y. M. C. A
Association
Little Girl Burned At Home Near Collins Ranch
Cora Turner three, daughter of J W Turner, ranchers in Collins district, suffered non fatal burns when a sheet of flame flared from a cotton apron and woolen dress while smothered by her mother at a kitchen table. The cause remains uncertain though linked to sparks from the open stove.
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Cora Turner
J. W. Turner
Collins
Arbitration settles ditch course dispute in Severance
A long running dispute over changing a twenty year old ditch course owned by J. B. Law and R. F. Franklin was settled by a three member arbitration board. Ed Severance wished to reroute the ditch through an alley on his property while others objected. The board met Saturday and resolved who pays and the cost, satisfactorily to all parties.
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J. B. Law
R. F. Franklin
Ed. Severance
Severance
Three Eaton Girls Suffer Appendicitis In Weeks
Three charming young women of Eaton have been struck by appendicitis within weeks. Doris Dickerson lies seriously ill at home with her parents for support, Hilma Anderson also falls ill, Crilla Mitchell is convalescent in St Luke’s hospital, Denver and expected to return soon.
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Eaton
Doris Dickerson
Levi Dickerson
Hilma Anderson
Crilla Mitchell
St. Luke's Hospital
Denver
LaSalle Kiddos Begin in New School Building
Monday marked the first day at the new LaSalle school building. Four rooms were planned to fit all district children but were insufficient. One room held six extra pupils while every other room had at least one vacancy. The teaching staff includes Professor Brunelle, Miss Lena Bailey, Miss Grace Laughlin, and Miss Esther Ellis.
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Professor Brunelle
Lena Bailey
Grace Laughlin
Esther Ellis
Windsor Campaign Ends at Sugar Factory After Strong Beets Year
The Windsor sugar factory concludes 1908 beet grinding as contracts were declined though acreage exceeded plant capacity. Farmers benefited from a heavy beet crop and high sugar percentage, marking a good season for both farmer and factory.
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Windsor
Relief drive for Callan earthquake sufferers underway
A movement in this area seeks funds for relief of victims in the Italian earthquake district. Churches have led the effort with lodges and individuals urged to contribute as well.
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Italy
Factory Finishes Campaign at Eaton Sugar Plant
The Eaton sugar factory completed beet grinding at 7 o'clock Saturday night, effectively closing the 1968 campaign. The season was successful and contracts for next year are practically all signed.
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Eaton Sugar Factory
Feed and forage drive for Denver show at Western Stock Show
A bulletin from Professor Olin urges Weld County farmers to enter corn barley oats emmer and grasses in the Western Stock Show in Denver. Premiums for grain forage and stock roots are offered with entry blanks to Fred P. Johnson. Ship by January 14 to Union Stock Yards Denver. W H Olin supervises feed and forage.
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Olin
Denver
Welk County
Ilin
Rocky Mountain
Fred P. Johnson
Western Stock Show
Union Stock Yards
Colorado Grain and Seed Growers’ Association
Meeker v Oster Denied Motion to Set Aside Judgment
Judge Bradfield refuses Oster request to overturn a $90 default judgment in a trespass case over cattle. Oster, aided by Thompson and Hatch, cites inability to read English and misunderstanding of summons. Oster plans an appeal. Meeker resides near LaSalle.
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LaSalle
Suit Over Irrigation Ditch in Quiet Title Case
In the district court Tuesday morning Morse et al versus Highland Ditch Co et al opened with a novel question on ditch and seepage waters. The obsolete ditch has been drained by defendants claiming priority by deed and appropriation while plaintiffs seek to quiet title. Attorney Jacobs represents the plaintiffs with Strong and Haynes for the ditch company.
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Morse Et al
Highland Ditch Co Et
Atttorney Jacobs
Strong and
Haynes
Ditch Company
Churches Urge Aid for Italian Disaster Survivors
Sunday interchurch ministers in Greeley called for relief aid to Italy. Donations should be given to Father Casey or another clergyman to be sent to Denver and then to the American relief committee in Rome.
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Greeley
Italy
Father Casey
Denver
Colorado
American Relief Committee
Rome
Old Guards Officers Meet in Denver Banquet Report
Capt. R. M. Gale and Lt. Harding attended the Old Guards officers meeting in Denver on Saturday. A banquet at the Albany followed the session with a fine time and strong attendance reported by participants.
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R. M. Gale
Harding
Old Guards
Denver
Albany
Pictures at Eaton Rev8 Dickinsons church crowded
The Dickinsons church was crowded Sunday night for stereopticon pictures of conditions in Dixieland Aworth while a talk accompanied the show. The images were unusually good.
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8. C. Dickinson
Dixieland Aworth
Wedding at Windsor Quietly Unites Maggie Burback and Fred Kahn
Maggie Burback and Fred Kahn were quietly married Sunday by Rev Schmidt of the German Congregational church. The couple will reside here. H K Hil and C G Melin were in Greeley Monday representing rail lines.
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Maggie Burback
Fred Kahn
Rev. Schmidt
German Congregational Church
H. KB. Hil
Union Pacific
CG. A. Melin
Wickle Plate Road
Greeley
Stockholders receive semiannual interest on canning factory loan
Stockholders who advanced 49000 for the Thompson canning factory have received their semiannual interest at a percentage rate. The 150 stockholders shared the average $10 per person in interest.
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Hmpson
Hve
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LaSalle Kiddos
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Callan
Bullein
Weld County
W. H. Olin
Western
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