Weld County News Notes Highlight Local Moves and Visitors
Severe pneumonia cases on the flats raise concern while Otto Fishincord and two sons move to Olney Springs with stock and household goods. Visitors include Mrs. Eli Etchison and E. V. Warner from Fort Morgan. others from Greeley and Denver eye Weld County land. A 500 club gathering honors Mrs. S Sanford. J Bernard Curry works as electrical engineer in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Otto Fishincord
Olney Springs
W. E. Day
Sublette
Greeley
Denver
Weld County
Eli Etchison
E. V. Warner
Fort Morgan
Orchard
Tucker
Richardson
B. B. Putnam
Our City
E. V. Warners
S. Sanford
J. Bernard Curry
Los Angeles
Calif
Mrs. Miller Carter Goes to Denver for Stomach Cancer Surgery
Mrs. Miller Carter leaves Tuesday for Denver to enter Park hospital for stomach cancer surgery. The town notes the funeral of Grandma Tripp Smith at the Bently home. she was 60 and beloved here. Dock Evans fell through thin ice while duck hunting and escaped harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Carter
Denver
Park Hospital
Grandma Tripp Smith
John Bently
Bently
Ross Laughlin
Greeley
Dock Evans
Leonie Smith
McCauley
Hanbury
Boulder
Margaret Lewis
Bessie
Nellie New
Edith Herrington
Leonie
Josie Smith
Charles Smith
Farm News and Local Weather at Highland Lake
Farmers plan to sell milk to the Johnstown condenser as a wind and dust storm chills the area. The Saturday gusts stirred dust across the lake spoiling last week’s skating. Residents discuss reservoir work at Howlett, while Prof. Redman of Mead is ill and Mrs. Rose fills in teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longmont
George Markham
Johnstown
Howlett
Hettie Doughty
Arvada
C. I. True
Highland Lake
Howlett Reservoir
Therman Price
George Bal- Minger
Prof. Redman
Mead
C. A. Rose
F. P. Woodley
Local social notes from town and surrounding visits
Den ver residents Ruby and George Pettee return home from visit to grandmother Mrs. Mattie Coykendall. District Superintendent Dr. Chase conducts services and quarterly conference at the M E B church. Mrs. Perdieu hosts New Year dinner for Miss Hoffman sisters. Bolens back from Pueblo work by ditch. Sunday school teacher training at Dr. Kennicott's yields profit. Mrs. Bret of Denver visiting Mrs. Bannon. James Morgan moves near school to Mrs. Porter's house. Vera Chandler visits grandmother Mrs. Hammitt then returns to Denver for school. L C Duenweg transferred to Platteville as night operator. Epworth League meets at Perdieu's. plans discussed. Ladies' Aid meets at Mrs. Long's. turnout large. Perdieu hosts oyster supper after hunting trip with Sunday school boys. teacher praised. School resumes after vacation with strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby
George Pettee
Denver
Mattie Coykendall
Dr. Chase
Perdieu
Pearl
Ethel Hoffman
Bolen
Pueblo
A. T. Lucan
Vera Chandler
Mrs. Hammitt
Fort Lupton
Clearance Sale of Floor Samples
A large Furniture House explains that it shows only one article of each kind and sells from reserve stock. Inventory reveals many samples left and undisplayed goods in two warehouses. To move these items quickly some prices have been reduced to COST.
Weather storms and snowdrifts shape early Greeley history
The narrative recalls Colorado winters in 1870 1871 including a December snow depth and a 30 inch to 2 foot accumulation. It describes a January 1871 blizzard with railroad cuts filled by snow a rescue of the Denver Pacific train and a civic effort by men and women to clear the line. It lists local participants and notes many are now dead. It also highlights gardener George Hodgson and Weld county farming innovation attracting visitors and rail travel to Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Colorado
Robert Boyd
Kentucky
George Wyman
Augustus Camp
Hotchkiss
Will
Old Boreas
Jack Rabbits
Promised Land
Here
Cheyenne
Denver Pacific
Jerry Fisk
George
Denver
Carr Station
Evans
T Tme
Graham
Charles A. Moore
WH. T. Pollock
W. Norcross
J. D. Buckley
William N. Green
J Thompson
FE. N. Holmes
H. Hart
T. Cooper
Charles Boetcher
Carpenter
James Beetham
J. von Gohren
Brockway
W. G. Bentley
J. J. Armatrong
Geo. Buel
EB. Avery
J. L. Brush
R. Meeker
H. W. Lee
W. Hotchkiss
A. Z. Baleman
Joan Inman
Joe Inman
George Inman
James Inman
A. EB. Gipson
A. J. Wadlin
Evan Read
M. J. Baxter
George Hodgson
Denver-Laramie
Weld County
Hodgson
Mr. Hodgson
Big Denver Show Opens with Record Stock Exhibit
Preparations for the National Western Stock Show start Monday January 16 with new buildings at the stock yards and overflow crowds expected. The Sixth Annual event promises record breeding stock exhibits, a new Horse Show, and a Poultry Show west of the Missouri river, drawing stockmen nationwide to Denver for education and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Missouri River
Union Stock Yard
United States
Colorado
West
Farmers Week Fort Collins Show Elevates Farm Kids Effort
The Farmers Week program at Fort Collins features a state exhibit and Boys and Girls Agricultural Clubs. Over 60 000 rural and town youth engage in studying plant and animal life, linking club learning to regular schooling to boost farming yields and seed quality across Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Collins
Colorado
Good Roads Debate Highlights Weld County Farmers Institute
Weld County Farmers' Institute closed with a debate faulting Weld roads versus Larimer and endorsing action like a $10,000 rural census, rural visitors for domestic science work, and parcel post. Officers elected: R. M. Haythorn president, James McCullough vice president, W. Rh. Mechlan secretary, Mason treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weld County
Agricultural College
H. B. Ch
Chill
R. M. Haythorn
Baton
Dent
James McCullough
Grange
W. Rh. Mechlan
Greeley
Sisters Reunite After Ten Years of Separation
Mrs Edward Mercer of La Grange and her sister Mrs Sarah Crook of Manchester England have spent a decade apart but are now visiting each other. They grew up together in England and later lived near Greeley Colorado where Mrs Mercer settled. Mrs Crook plans a Seattle stop before returning to Greeley and then England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Mercer
la Grange
Sarah Crook
Manchester
England
Mercer
Colorado
Greeley
Crook
Seattle
Wash
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Green City
LaSalle
Mr. Anderson
Cr. L. Walker
W. L. McCoslin
Platteville
Joseph Otoupalik
Std St
Glazier’s
Iry Store
Henry Candlin
Nea
Steparen
First N't
Rio Grande
R.R
Rocky Mountain Region
Pullman
The
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Western Pacific Railway
Frank A. Wadleigh
Tamas
J. Max Clark
Childiten
Weld
Avpter
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