County Officers Prepare for Incoming Term
Deputies remain as county officials prepare to take seats and oath of office next Tuesday. Judge Bradfield enters a two year term. Luther and Bolander retain roles with minor changes. Newcomers Nirim, Fischer, and district attorney Carlson prepare for duties away from the courthouse. Chas. Davis the county clerk will be notably absent from office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Bradfield
Luther
Ben Florance
Bolander
Nirim
Fischer
George Carlson
Chas. Bavis
Davis
Local Notes From Ault Field Including Visits And Travel
Mrs. Cumming Campbell of Sedgwick returns home after visiting daughter Mrs. Fay Blandin. Mrs. Burr Grubb of Lyons visits sister Mrs. A L Palmer. Mesdames Jay and John Saxson hear their mother Mrs. Bradshaw of Routt county is very ill with cancer and not expected to survive. Mountain roads blocked and Bradshaw ranch 90 miles from Reck Springs. Ice ten inches thick on McCormick's Lake with ice work starting. J W McCormick visits his father in Mexico Missouri. Miss Mabel Larson homesteader near Bridgeport Nebraska visits sister Mrs. August Melander. Larson and sister proceed to Denver for winter relatives. Charley Bridges travels to Denver for Moler's barber shop.
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Ault
Bradshaw Ranch
Reck Springs
Wyo
McCormick
J. W. McCormick
Mexico
Mabel Larson
Bridgeport
Neb
August Melander
Denver
Charley Bridges
Moler
Bride Dodges Shower in Evans Special
The future Mrs John Wortham nee Blanche Niemeyer surprises Evans by canceling a planned wedding shower set for this week. Her circle of childhood friends prepared linen and china gifts but the couple departed for a month in San Antonio after the ceremony and will settle in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wortham
Blanche Niemeyer
Wortham
San Antonio
Denver
Evans
Old Cattle Man Returns to Greeley for Old Friends
Mr. F. W. Ross longtime Greeley cattleman now based in Salt Lake City visited yesterday to renew longtime ties. He once partnered with Frank Wyatt and boarded at the Oasis hotel. Ross’s cattle now run on Idaho ranges while he enjoys recent Salt Lake City property investments during the boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Ross
Greeley
Salt Lake City
Camfield
Col. White
Ross
Frank Wyatt
Old Oasis
High Officials Train Arrives in Kansas City for Greeley Visit
The Burlington and Colorado & Southern high officials and head engineers arrived in Kansas City after departing New York last week. They will survey the system and map extensions and improvements, with a probable dinner in Greenley on January 16 before returning from Texas via the Southern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Burlington
Colorado & Southern
Kansas City
Greeley
Texas
Southern
Greenney
Bootlegger Sentenced After Series of Fines
F. C. Hill was fined 390 dollars yesterday for peddling liquor. He faces three months in jail after already serving a 50 dollar city fine and a state assessment. The article notes this “strenuous treatment” aims to reform bootleggers who are becoming scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Hill
Hill
Severance Couple Married at Eaton Surprise Ceremony
Dora Fleming daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Fleming and Fred Campbell were quietly married this afternoon by Rev E Payne at the clergyman s home in Eaton The bride is popular and the groom a prosperous young farmer They will reside on the groom s ranch east of Eaton and the date was kept secret making the wedding a surprise to the bride s family
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Severance
Eaton
Rush Two Year Old Baby to Denver Special
The two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Hub Nix was taken to Denver this morning in charge of nurse Miss Htta Luther who has been caring for the child and will be placed in a hospital there. Physicians have been unable to diagnose the case and the girl’s condition was critical prompting the move. The Nix family live on the George Montgomery place southwest of town.
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Rush
Denver
Eaton
Hub Nix
Htta Luther
Nix
George Montgomery Place
Town
Quiet wedding unites Annie Kerwin and B A Collins
Miss Annie Kerwin married B A Collins this morning at the Catholic parsonage. Father Casey officiated at 7:30. The bride came from Minnesota two months ago and has lived with Mrs Parry-Thomas. The groom recently arrived from Canada. They departed for a state tour and will return to Greeley.
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Kerwin-Collins
Annie Kerwin
B. A. Collins
Father Casey
Minnesota
Parry-Thomas
Canada
Greeley
Lunching a la carte by the curb pears sale
Bob answers the question with a light remark about lunching a la carte while buying pears from a push cart parked at the curb in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
New York Times
Dr Sawyer to Lecture on Denatured Alcohol from Potatoes
Secretay Fitch reports Dr Sawyer from Chicago will address Weld County farmers at the Institute next Friday and Saturday. He will explain manufacturing denatured alcohol from waste spuds, including plant costs and output from a given amount of potatoes. Nine of ten spud samples from ten states arrived for farmer and trader interest.
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C. L. Fitch
Weld County Farmers Club
Sawyer
Chicago
Institute
Washington
Wilson
Greeley
Commercial Club
Fitch
Maine
New York
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
Colorado
Idaho
California
Oregon
McCreery
Gregg
Letter from Ault and Community Notes in Allison Hall
Mrs. Montgomery has returned to Platteville after visiting her daughter Mrs. F. Martin. Mrs. J. J. Newell came home from Kansas visiting relatives. The M W A met in Allison hall, outgrowing Randolph hall, with officer installation postponed to the third Tuesday in January. Nettie Collins and Gladys Lowry celebrate birthdays on January 5 inviting forty friends to their home for games music and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ault
Montgomery
F. Martin
Platteville
J. J. Newell
Kansas
Allison Hall
Randolph Hall
Nettie Collins
Gladys Lowry
Whist Tournament Held by Colorado Whist League in Greeley
The Colorado Whist League hosts its third annual tournament in Greeley on Friday and Saturday January 22 and 23 with clubs from across the state competing for the championship. Contests for pairs are scheduled Saturday at 4 PM and 7:50 PM. Entry is free except a per pair charge to cover buttons for winners. Lunch will be served that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Whist
Greeley Club
County Visitors Report on Jails and Hospitals
The county visitors committee led by Mrs. Josephine Cheeseman reported on jail and hospital conditions. The county jail was unsanitary with 270 inmates and no inmate employer. the city jail was in good condition, housing 140. The county hospital had 99 men and 37 women cared for with 288 patients total. nineteen beds were in use across two wards, with a capable nursing staff and a well-run hospital. Thirty juvenile delinquents were noted, twelve referred to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Visitors
Josephine Cheeseman
Ww. M. Boomer
A Weaver
Teasurer
H. Houston
Fred Williams
J. C. Nixon
Badfield
Jates
Knutson
Archie Parmalee Dead in Greeley Tuberculosis Death
Archie Parmalee died Wednesday January 6 1909 at Albion hotel from tuberculosis aged 23 after coming to Colorado from Essex Connecticut seeking healing climate. Cousin James Parmalee joined him in February and they moved to Greeley ten days earlier. He leaves parents Mr and Mrs B E Parmalee two sisters and a brother in Essex. Funeral arrangements pending word from relatives likely eastward burial with cousin Little Locals from Eaton. Eastern Star held its officers installation Tuesday night. Congregational church society met Tuesday with reports supper and a large attendance. Mrs Charles Coppice returned from Denver with her son Rockwood ill jaundice. Other local notes include gifts to Sunday school supervisors and a fall suffered by A W McQuown on his doorstep.
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Chester Bradbury
Judge Bradfield
Nannie
Bradbury
Mr. Gordon
Greeley
Archie Parmalee
Albion Hotel
Colorado
Essex
Conn
James Parmalee
BE. R. Parmalee
Congregational Church Society
Charles Coppice
Denver
Rockwood
Harvey Sommerville
A. W Ward
Congregational Sunday School
I. B. Bilis
Faton
Nettie Collins
Gladys Lowry
Ault
Corbett Company Dines, Heads to Fort Collins
The James J Corbett company stopped for dinner at Camfield today on a journey from Cheyenne to Fort Collins. They stayed for the evening train and are booked in Fort Collins tonight, with plans to be in Denver next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J Corbett Company
Camfleld
Cheyenne
Fort Collings
Fort Collins
Denver
No Rate Cut for California to Texas Potatoes, Says SP Letter
A Tribune note quoted Southern Pacific saying no reduction was asked. Boyle Commission later received confirmation from J C Stubbs via Harriman interests that no rate cut would occur. The Denver January 6 SP memo states application for reduction California to Texas was declined, with a four cent cut from Colorado to Texas after January 30.
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The
Tribune
Southern Pacific
California
Texas
Boyle Commission
J. C. Stubbs
Chicago
Harriman
Union Pacific
the Tribune
Southern Pacific Company
Denver
Colo
Boyle Commission Co
Greeley
San Francisco
Wm. K. McAllister
Colorado
Locals Travel and Visits Mentioned Across Denver Trips
A roundup of local residents making trips to Denver and beyond. A. J. Condon, Judge Bradfield, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Reynolds journeyed to Denver on business or for a day. Mrs. Waterman entertained relatives, while W. G. Chappelow eyed a West Coast location. Ivan Elliott trained for Chalk Bluffs then England wild west event. Patton sisters from Greensburg joined J. B. Patton in Greeley for extended visits. Clarence Abbott and family sold 1301 Tenth Street property and headed to Illinois following a house fire back home. The Brighams, six children, dogs and phonographs rode from Platteville to Arco Idaho, at the Greeley depot with a warm welcome and quiet travel for their relocation.
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Minnie Abbott
Clarence Abbott
Greeley
Denver
Tenth Street
Robert Martin
Abbott
Bloomington
Til
Illinois
W. L. Brigham
Greeley Station
Arco
Ida
Platteville
Evening for Wy baby arrival in Kansas City
Mrs Robert and Mr Wy welcomed a baby in Kansas City Missouri with family gatherings. Della Windsor visited W. Stevens family in Rockwell Ling. Mr and Mrs Ton have a son Boyd Reid. The community choir planned an oyster supper after a program with male voices. Households hosted the gathering with coffee and patties served.
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J. Brton
Wyo
Boyd Reid
Ter
Mw Berry
Mrs
Terian Choir
Beet farming system promises higher yields and skilled labor
An editorial argues a new beet harvesting method will raise per acre yields from 2 to 14 tons by rewarding skilled labor. It contends workers become skilled tradesmen, influencing demand and wages as farmers adopt more efficient thinning and beets handling practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dara Tute
Fragmentary Union Pacific event hints at ride and price
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Union Pacific and a Monday event with serenade and pewter price. It references a ride and an after-event moment with someone declining. The text is unreadable in places but shows a social gathering or entertainment note tied to a location and date.
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Union Pacific
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Treas
K. Johnson
FB. Phillips
IF. L. Hughell
W. J. Dedrick
Mabel
Treas Ruth Campbell
Lowry
Lo. F. Pixler
Christian F. Harris
W Recod
Percy
Ounty Visitors' Report
Eastern Star
A. W. McQuowan
SPUD
A. J. Condon
Mrs. H. Reynolds
A. S. Waterman
W. A. Phillips
Phillip Leavagood
Ed Leavagood
W. G. Chappelow
Lake View
Ore
Ivan Elliott
Chalk Bluffs
England
Myrtie Patton
Greensburg
Ind
J. B. Patton
Indiana
Patton
Lillian Kelly
Miss Patton
Edward Kelly
Robert
Wy Baby
Sas City
Aeters
Mrs. Della Bt
Windsor
G.c Stevens
Rockwelling
Short
Mrs HW
C.y Trin
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