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Greeley Tribune

Location

Greeley, Colorado, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1912

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Machinery Overhaul Affects Factory Operations And Beets

Reports indicate production facilities in Des Moines are undergoing extensive machinery overhauls. Repairs involve beet processing within the pulp and cement sheds, with a tall water tower installed for protection. The overhaul spans multiple departments, and damaged equipment from storms may have influenced the work.

Collins Technical Ory Jlor Greeley Eat Des Moines Res

Local Republican Committee Names Members and Leaders

The report lists seven members authorized for the party committee with E Stewart as chairman and includes Sheriff, District Attorney, and Publican organization figures. The text notes a split between progressive and regular wings, reflecting factional tensions within Denver County.

Pal Ben Griffith Lip E. Stewart Denver County Vy. J. C. Ewing John W. Elwell Charles J. May Jesse

Pickle Day Planned as County Fair With Exhibits

Platteville plans Pickle Day for September 2 with a committee meeting tonight to firm the program. Fort Ludden selects September 2 for its celebration, prompting a potential date change. The event aims to feature a small county fair with grain and farm product displays and a horse show.

Platteville Fort Lupton

Prairie dog Jimmie delights Sharon Springs society

Evans July 10. Mrs. Bergman of Sharon Springs Kansas visits Evans with a prairie dog named Jimmie five months old. The animal sits on its hind legs, barks, and roams the parlor floor in an alligator bag. Jimmie has become a hit with local society ladies during visits and social calls.

Evans Evans Society W. A. Bergman Sharon Springs Kan Bergman Jimmie

No Bag Time for Alexander Wedding in Windsor

Windsor July 10 A wedding took place after Judge Chipman joined Fulton Alexander of Eaton and Bertha Jones of Windsor in matrimony amid formal ceremony. Alexander, employed at the Eaton sugar factory, wed the Windsor factory worker’s daughter, Sam Jones, as the wedding concluded with lighthearted remarks about the couple’s name.

Windsor Fulton Alexander Eaton Bertha Jones Sam Jones

Summer excursion to Eldora promises scenic trip and lessons

A Tribune sponsored summer excursion for Glenwood school students and friends departs from the C. S. depot at 7 30 a m Saturday July 18. The trip includes a stop at Eldora Lake for three and a half hours with options to climb flowers fish or stroll the canon then returns via Boulder to Greeley arriving around 1 30 p m Tickets should be bought in advance from the Teachers College or Tribune office or by calling with party size

Lake Eldora Eldora Boulder Greeley Tribune The Teachers College

Greeley Poudre district freeholders vote on extension

Saturday Pierce July 10 voters in the Greeley Poudre irrigation district will decide to extend the time to December 31 1912 for the Laramie Poudre system completion. Major issue is a $900000 bond to KE Shellaberger of Chicago via Iliff and Camfield. Nominal back-pay to contractors offered as 25 percent upfront with remainder as bonds secured note.

KE. F. Shellaberger Chicago Iliff Camfield Shellaberger Pierce, Nunn E. F. Shella Berger Irrigation Company Smuraayt

Preparing for Biscuit Day in Erie this September

Erie July 10 The Biscuit Day committee will meet tonight to plan a September event aimed at preserving Erie's memory for outsiders. Last year the per capita cost was just over 50 cents. The town considers a $250 annual appropriation for Biscuit Day and related activities. Eric will provide biscuits butter apple butter and coffee plus horse racing and other amusements.

Erie Camfield Eric

Woman Farms Large Acreage Near Windsor

Windsor July 10 Mrs Flora Law manages five 160 acre farms near Windsor without male assistance. She rides a buggy each morning to advise workers, claiming her crop prospects surpass any man’s. A lifelong farmer, she plans to live in a farm cottage this summer and has studied classics and sciences to improve farming techniques. Also noted is W A Miner showing alfalfa and oats at City National Bank from a year old planting, with a five foot hay crop. his farm lies between Brush and Snyder on 160 acres.

Windsor Flora Law W. A. Miner City National Bank

Unclear melee between rivals over cows and cream debate

In a disputed clash between factions over dairy and cream issues, tensions rose as verbal exchanges escalated. Participants grappled and a second party joined, with accusations and threats cited, while bystanders intervened to prevent further violence.

Evans Grocer Suffers Stroke in Shop

Evans grocer John Mc Murphy, a well known local dealer, suffered a stroke while alone among the store shelves yesterday in Evans. He fell and cut his face, but is reported to be improving though unable to work for some time. Murphy, long active in farming and local business, has lived in the area for years and was once an operator at Fort Collins.

Las Vegas Greeley Jack J Wuraings Murphy Seeng Ars Fort Collins Jim Peter Hughes i Loveland Irphy

Dunnings Loan Debacle Prompts Court Inquiry

Local report outlines a dispute over a $550 loan and a $30 commission. Dunn allegedly kept the $30 rather than handing it to Noel, who had funded the Arizona advance. The case involves auditor Eckhart and a claim that misused funds were tied to debts and expenses as the court considers restitution and proper accounting.

J. FE L. I. Noel Arizona Eckhart Dunn Noel

Denver, Laramie & Northwestern seeks route data to Severance

Receivers of the Denver, Laramie & Northwestern railroad filed a district court petition to obtain data on shipments in the rich agricultural area between Greeley and Severance. If tonnage supports it, the line may extend 12 miles to Severance. two thirds of the necessary grade is already built.

Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railroad Company Greeley Severance

Suicidal Attempt By Mrs S Clayi In Ping Pong Alley

July 10 Excitement in Ping Pong alley as Mrs S Clayi a white woman reportedly tried suicide by taking tablets. She ingested a heavy poison dose, was found by T Matsu, a doctor called, and she survived with no ill effects. The name before marriage is not known and officials could not identify tablet type.

T. Matsu

Windsor Farmers Rally For Roads With Icing Drags

Windsor July 10 Farmers in Windsor plan road improvement by working on the highways with icing drags. The Motor club, largely composed of farmers, leads the good road effort. Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Elliott from Quincey Illinois visit Mrs. L. K. Preston and plan a stay at Allen's Park before returning home.

Windsor Motor Club C. F. Elliott Quincey, Ill L. K. Preston Preston Allen’s Park Rev. Elliott Unitarian Church Keokuk

Routine Aldermen Meeting Powers and Park Use Granted

City council transacted routine business handling a water pipeline repair, noting a well filled reservoir with 10 feet 2 inches of water. Weld County Fair association secured Island Grove park September 24 to 27. A $50 cleanup fund was deposited. A street ditch on Thirteenth Street was referred to the water committee. Poll tax totals reached $938. Weeds on vacant lots to be tackled by the marshal. Twelve cement culvert coverings approved. Plans for a new city reservoir progressed. Sewer district No. 53 charter approved on first reading. Sand blows and air valves to be marked for future location per Alder man Howard.

Howard Hall Weld County Fair Association Island Grove Park Thirteenth Street Twelfth Thirteenth Avenues Water Committee Milton Seamon

Fight for Better Rates To Reopen Railroad Complaint

George Kindel plans to file a new complaint with the state railroad commission to reduce freight rates from northern coal fields into Denver. The prior two year order expired, removing caps on rate duration, after a court challenge tied up the previous reduction won by the Colorado Consumers' League.

George Kindel State Railroad Commission Denver Kindel Colorado Consumers’ League

Eugenics Views From a Denver College Leader

Dr. Z X Snyder president of the State Teachers college spoke in Denver on eugenics during a teachers meeting. He described eugenics as a scientific part of biotics, stressing preservation of valuable traits, support for the handicapped, and that the super-race would arise from natural attraction of fine types rather than elimination of individuals below normal. The interview notes his cautious stance and calls for humane handling of inheritance issues.

Z. X. Snyder State Teachers College Denver Alice Roche Long Denver News David Starr Jordan Chicago Snyder Greeley Dr. Snyder

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