Greeley Plans New Starch Plant Tied to Ice Company
A starch factory project in Greeley advances to a sure deal. The plant will reuse the Greeley Ice and Light Company facilities with $25,000 in capital stock. W H Edwards leads the effort, and H D Parker Albert Igo and Edwards form the implementation committee. About $9,000 of new stock sold among nine investors signals strong local support. Farmers will be paid for culled potatoes, with 15 to 20 cents per hundred.
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Greeley
Mosher & Parker
Greeley Ice & Light Com
Ice Company
H. D. Parker
Albert Igo
W. H. Edwards
J. H. Woolf
John C. Mosher
H. C. Watson
W. H. Farr
William Mayher
W. M. Boomer
R. Patterson
Greeley Ice and Starch Company
Changes in the Law on Water Storage in Colorado
Irrigation experts urge statute reform to define the irrigation season and protect reservoir owners from being forced to release water for direct irrigation when locals demand it. They cite the Greeley district where large reservoirs store water for late-season crops such as potatoes cabbage and sugar beets, requiring little water until midseason.
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Colorado
Greeley District
Colorado Water Law Change to Guard Reservoirs
Denver Republican argues for state law to require gauging of every stream and canal in Colorado. It urges canceling excess water rights to protect reservoir storage, prevent overuse, and ensure equitable distribution for irrigation during droughts.
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Colorado
Denver
Printers Stricken at Greeley Sun Office
In Greeley Colorado three printers collapsed from gas fumes blamed on a gasoline engine exhaust near the press. Winds drove fumes into the press room prompting investigation and noting a controversy over the fuel source. County records show a 1904 surplus of 2799.65 with receipts 8519.25 and disbursements 5719.69.
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Greeley
Colo
Greeley Sun
Denver Republican
George Settles
Jack O’grady
W. R. Adams
Alumni Defeat Greeley High 48 to 21 In Armory Match
The High school Alumni basketball team beat Greeley High 48 to 21 at the armory Thursday evening. Alumni kept pace with past championships, aided by Bailey Wyatt Couzens McAfee Mosher Roche in a decisive first half lead. Governor Eaton obituary note and local officers for the relief corps were also reported in the same edition.
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Greeley High School
Armory
Greeley High Schools
High School
Watson
Wasley
Meade
Newton
Neill
Farr
Bailey
Wyatt
Couzens
McAfee
Mosher
Joint Installation Banquet For Post G A R And W R C
The U S Post G A R and W R C held a joint installation of officers in Odd Fellows hall last Thursday evening. About 75 members attended and enjoyed a supper after the installation. Col. C. officiated in installing the post officers.
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U. S. Post
Odd Fellows Hall
Col. C
Old Man Foster Dies After Long Illness at Mine
An ailing miner named Foster, nicknamed Dad at the John Watson coal mine in Eaton, died in hospital after two weeks of bleeding. A lunacy charge had been filed in county court, and he was to be tried today. He mentioned a sister, Mrs. McClelland, in Denver, whose husband was said to be a Rio Grande railroad foreman.
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Foster
John Watson
Eaton
McClelland
Denver
Money in It: Cloth’s Story From Sheep to Storefront
An article traces how cloth quality connects from sheep to dyes to modern machinery. It argues merchants should view publicity costs as crucial to the balance sheet, shaping all other figures and annual profit.
Advertising and balance sheet urge stronger store publicity
The speaker reflects on past advertising lows and highs, noting how publicity tied to profits. He recalls dull days with weak sales and busy days with flood tide of patrons, and concludes the coming year should raise standards and increase advertising space to ensure continuity.
Runaway crash injures two men near town
While B. D. Sanborn guided 8S. J. Peery of Platteville through the south end of town last Thursday afternoon their horses bolted and toppled the buggy. Peery suffered a broken right ankle after being kicked, while Sanborn escaped serious harm after being dragged briefly before freeing himself. Peery departed by the afternoon train toward Platteville.
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B. D. Sanborn
J. Peery
Platteville
Mr. Peery
Mr. Sanborn
Coyote Hunt Planned Near Evans With Large Turnout Expected
The annual coyote hunt set for Thursday January 19 southeast of Evans aims to aid farmers. About 1000 attendees expected with Doney of Evans leading the event and a large, multi-town volunteer security and staff network coordinating the hunt across northern, southern, and eastern lines.
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Evans
Plumb
J. L. Doney
D. E. Carpenter
Greeley
Ed McCary
Steve O’grady
William Morrows
Robert Chesnut
LaSalle
Joseph Gearing
Big Bend
James McKinley
H. Rudd
Peckham
John Martin
Beebe Draw
John Klugh
Box Elder
H. Rainey
Platteville
Roggen
Steve Wiswell
Fred Acree
C. Claycomb
Hardin
Andy Soloff
Kersey
W. Kingsbury
James Loustellet
James LeRoy
C. M. Strickland
Theodore Ennes
D. J. Horton
Hunt Committee
C. C. Huffsmith
Three men plead guilty before Judge Garrigues
Joe Moore admitted stealing a harness and saddle from Eaton’s John Ward. He received one to two years in prison. William Jones and James Stokes faced one to two years in the penitentiary and a term in the reformatory respectively after pleading guilty to stealing a calf and killing it in Hardin County.
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Reformatory
Hardin
New County Officials Take Oath with Few New Faces
New county clerks and deputies were sworn in on Tuesday. Sheriff Ben Florance and Deputy Fred Williams assume familiar desks, with George Pollard succeeding Eugene Williams as jailer. Charles Davis is the new clerk with deputies Albert Luther chief, Alice Beckwith, Alma Anderson, and Davis’s daughter assisting. Other offices see continuity among staff while L. H. Harrison becomes county superintendent of schools and Fritz Wattenburg may be named president of the board.
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Ben Florance
A. J. Elliott
Fred Williams
Eugene Williams
George Pollard
Windsor
Mr. Pollard
Grace N. Henderson
Southard
Ira S. Sides
L. H. Harrison
Jack Wylie
Sam McAfee
Frank Peterson
S. A. Bradfield
Howard Rea
Fritz Wattenburg
Stockmen Train Visit to Greeley and Northern Colorado
Next Saturday a trainload of stockmen from the Stock Growers association will tour northern Colorado. The trip includes stops at Boulder Longmont Berthoud Loveland Fort Collins Windsor and Greeley to inspect sheep and cattle feeding at feed lots visit the sugar factory and Lamb barbecue at the Agricultural College. The day ends with a return to Denver arriving before dark.
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Greeley
Stock Growers’ Association
Denver
Horn
Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colorado
Colorado & Southern
Boulder
Longmont
Berthoud
Loveland
Windsor
Union Pacific
Bonds Filed for Julesburg Irrigation District Reservoir
Last Saturday bonds for the Julesburg irrigation district were filed with the International Trust Company of Denver. The $450,000 issue finances a reservoir near Julesburg sold to local farmers by D A Camfield of Greeley who will finish the project by December 1, 1905. The completed reservoir will hold about 1.2 billion cubic feet of water.
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Julesburg
International Trust Company of
Denver
D.A. Camfield
Greeley
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Guv. Eaton
Peabody
B. H. Eaton
Benjamin H. Eaton
A. White
A. D. Butler
C. A. White
Henry Miller
I. H. Paine
A. J. R. Lohr
G. Law
Charles F. Elliott
Chaplin
J. Max Clark
J. W. Sanborn
Oliver Howard
Relief Corps
E. D. Harper
Calvin Thomas
Charles Grove
George 1D. Heme
Clara Wallace
E. E. Baker
Charles van Dyne
Emma Beetham
Sarah Ferguson
G. A.R and
Court House
Sheriff’s
County Clerk’s Office
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