Weld County Tax Waste Critique by Weld County Citizen
John T. Jacobs defends a public critique of Weld County governance and tax policy against the Greeley Republican. He argues taxes are excessive, cites waste and mismanagement, and urges accountability, urging papers to publish full tax and expenditure data. He credits Clark BulLOCK Crone Mumper for starting the effort and asserts broad local support.
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Greeley Republican
Colems
Greeley Republic
Giammaeeten
Homselves
Weld
Board of
C. H. Wheeler
C. N. Jackson
Ed Decker
Albert Igo
William Farr
J. H. Woolf
Greeley
LaSalle
Weld County Republican
Republican
Clark
Bullock
Crone
Mumper
Weld County
John T. Jacobs
Efficiency movement applies to farms and households
The piece argues that efficiency reduces motions and distances in any setting from farms to homes. By trimming steps like gate lifting, wood piling, and water carrying, a farmer gains time and reduces toil. It notes small savings compound and cites Franklin’s idea that penny care leads to dollars, aligning with Country Gentleman’s old rule.
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Franklin
Fame and class in a changing America column note
A Denver Express column compares a millionaire son who gains fame after entering work with a poor man’s son who stays idle in jail. The piece questions whether wealth creates laziness and whether society has embraced class-based usefulness, criticizing inherited fortunes and the idea that all men are created free and equal.
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America
Denver Express
Petrikin Hill Coasting Request And New W R C Officers
Petrikin appeals for use of a slope east of his home on Eighth Avenue for coasting noting past damage by automobiles. He urges traffic to use Tenth Avenue or turn from Ninth to avoid the hill. He and Mrs. A W Jones threaten obstacles if ignored. The article lists W R C officers for the coming year and G A R post appointees.
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Petrikin
Eighth Avenue
Tenth Avenue West
Greeley
Tenth Avenue
Ninth Avenue
J. M. B. Petrikin
A. W. Jones
G. D. Horne
Loretta van Dyne
D. A. Curtis
A. Kk. Clark
Lucretia Bassett
E. B. Hatch
F. C. Beetham
Kate Stimson
Sarah Ferguson
M. Beetham
Belinda Thompson
E. R. Curtis
Morrison
G. A. R. Post
M. L. Wadsworth
A. J. R. Lohr
Selim Alcorn
W. C. Thomas
Thomas Dinsmore
C. H. Dunn
T. C. Pressly
George Wilkinson
Bunk House Burned After Alpha Mine Strike Turmoil
Fort Lupton reports escalate after Alpha coal mine strike when union miners allegedly set fire to a bunk house housing non union workers. The building burned, three Italians were arrested and fined, a suspect escaped. Wage demands led to a 10 percent raise rejection and ongoing threats around the mine.
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Fort Lupton
Alpha
Here
Stover
Lupton
Installation service for G. A. R. and W. R. held at I O O F hall
A joint installation ceremony for G. A. R. members and W. R. husbands took place Thursday at the I O O F hall. A large crowd attended as wives and husbands joined in a social hour and supper following the installation. Installing officers included Got.
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W. R
WR. G
I. O. O. F. Hall
Uncle Sam banker boosts faith in postal savings
The Country Gentleman notes shrinking rural fears of bank safety as the postal savings system expands. Postmaster General Hitchcock reports over seven thousand post offices accept deposits with a push to forty thousand fourth class offices. Deposits reach eleven million dollars in eleven months, proving Uncle Sam trustworthy and aiding circulation.
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Sam
Hitchcock
Uncle Sam
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Promise Relief
Practicing physicians behind Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets claim fast relief for acute indigestion and chronic dyspepsia. The formula, rich in Pepsia, soothes inflamed stomach membranes and supports appetite and nutrition. Offered in 25, 50 cent and one dollar sizes at Gilbert Bros. Rexall Stores with a money back guarantee.
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Rexall
Gilbert Bros
Park Place
Opera House Block
Sterling
Gilcrest Leap Year Wedding Offer Encourages Couples
Gilcrest Jan 8. Justice R H B Kelly will marry free of charge all Gilcrest couples formed by leap year engagements at the Leap Year ball next Friday night. The event is run by Gilcrest maids with partners invited from within the town. Rumor suggests one or two extra weddings may occur.
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Gilccrest
Gilcrest
R. H. B. Kelly
Prize Winner at School Windsor
Miss Elsa Laybourn won a popularity contest prize run by the Fort Collins Courier. She exchanged it for a Fort Collins business college course and began study this week. She will visit each Friday night and stay until Monday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Laybourn, pioneers of the region.
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Windsor
Elsa Laybourn
Fort Collins Courier
Fort Collins Business College
Frank Laybourn
Sam Mc Ever to Install Electric Pumping Plant
In Fort Lupton on January 10 Sam Mc Ever plans an electric pumping plant on his farm adjoining town. The eighty acre tract will use half previously uncultivated land brought under irrigation by the pump. He will plant all kinds of garden crops.
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Fort Lupton
Sam McEver
First National Elects Board Re elected at Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the First National bank was held Tuesday with the board of directors all re elected. Asa Sterling is president with Dr. R F Graham as vice president and D B Wyatt H M DeVotie J B Ewing Robert Steele and B R Thayer serving as other directors. J M B Petrikin is cashier and J B Davis assistant cashier.
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First National
First National Bank
Asa Sterling
R. F. Graham
D. B. Wyatt
H. M. DeVotie
J. B. Ewing
Robert Steele
B. R. Thayer
J. M. B. Petrikin
J. 8. Davis
Windsor Bank Elects Windsor Officers and Directors
Windsor Jan 10 The First National Bank of Windsor retains its officers for the new year. Harrison Teller is elected president Lewis Kern vice president W E B Hickman cashier and E P Hickman assistant cashier. Directors remain R B Hanna W H Rice and J S Hall.
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Windsor Bank
Windsor
First National Bank of Windsor
Harrison Teller
Lewis Kern
W. E B. Hickman
E. P. Hickman
R. B., Hanna
W. H. Rice
J.S. Hall
Fire destroys Curtis jewelers stock in Villisca
D R Curtis, a jeweler, learned his son C R Curtis, also a jeweler in Villisca Indiana, lost his entire stock in a fire last Saturday. The blaze began in a dry goods store next to the jewelry shop at midnight as a cold 26 degrees below zero temperature chilled the night.
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D. R. Curtis
C. R. Curtis
Villisca
Notice of Db D to Ar Tis and Des territories
Fragmented notice mentions Kennedy Cobora 1910 land action and affidavit proof requirements. Includes dates 1912 and 18 1912, names Rabbit Hi Champion and Fort Lupton, plus references to potatoes shipped and a bank annual meeting with officers and directors.
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PR. Kennedy
Desert Land
Fort Lupton
Smith
ACE Funk Ant
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Texas Points
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Ray
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