Boy Proves Self to Be Life Saver During River Rescue
Fourteen year old John Bishop carried his wounded brother Archie fourteen blocks to their Fourth Avenue Sixth Street home after Archie gashed his right foot while swimming in the Poudre. Archie bled heavily. doctors credit John's rapid transport with saving his life. The exact cause of the cut is unclear, possibly a jagged piece of grass in the river bed.
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John Bishop
Chie Bishop
Fourth Avenue
Sixth + Street
Archie
Drowning Rescue Involving Brother Sparks Medical Aid
A near drowning incident saw a younger boy leap into a deep stream to reach his injured brother after the foot of a man near the bars broke the glass. The younger boy carried the wounded sibling on his shoulder to safety and a physician treated the wound with hope for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Grashopper Capturing Device Tested Near Greeley
A grasshopper catching machine built by S Sedberg was taken to his ranch near Greeley. The device uses a rough frame with a tin back and screen front on runners to trap insects, which are killed with creosote oil. It is reported to have success on local farms around Greeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedberg
Greeley
Plea Pleasing Grepley Attends Christian Endeavor Meet
The Christian Endeavor society of the United Presbyterian church in Colorado Springs held its initial meeting this week. Attending were Tha Vinney Morelle Vans Eva Geber and Edith Beardley representing the local young peoples society.
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Christian Meavor Society
United Presbyterian Church
Colorado Springs
Tha Vinney
Morelle Vans
Eva Geber
Edith Beardley
Oral Young People's Society
Son
Puebdio
Porbess Will Probate With Broad Bequests Inheritance
The will of the late A. Porbess, Hyene pioneer, filed for probate in Boulder. He leaves $7 060 to six children with gifts ranging 600 to 2 000 and a remainder to be shared equally. Mrs Samuel Wilson of Greeley is listed as Porbess daughter. Also notes construction of the Garden Park reservoir near Cripple Creek, owned by Empire Construction, to irrigate 4 000 acres near Canon City. The short obituary mentions Nagel Sneath, two weeks old, child of Mr and Mrs Henry Sneath, buried this afternoon at 607 Sixth Avenue.
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Porbese
the Tribune
Boulder
Tte
A. Porbess
Greeley
Ware
Samuel Wilson
Ll. J. Stimaon
Foretrusti
Garden Park
Cripple Creek
Empire Construction Company
Canon City
Nagel Sneath
Henry Neath
Sixth Avenue
Evans Saloon Man Ships Beer Back to Denver
Evans July 12 J F Fileter has shipped back a carload of liquor to Denver in anticipation of a prolonged season. The wet element in Evans watches the Bons case, awaiting its decision, as operators consider continuing saloon business if the ruling favors Bons.
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Evans Saloon Man
Denver
the Tribune
Evans
J. F. Fileter
H. M. Bons
Bons
Miss Laura Thompson Celebrates Birthday in Surprise Party
A party of twenty guests surprised Miss Laura Thompson at her home 17601 Seventh Avenue Friday evening to mark her birthday. The group enjoyed music by Miss Sara Hunter and songs while John McCunniff presented a engraved Greeley spoon. The event followed a trip to the Majestic theater and a warm reception on the veranda.
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Laura Thompson
Seventh Avenue
Miss Thompson
Sara Hunter
John McCunniff
Greeley
New Thompson
Man Hurt In Runaway Wagon Wreck
A wagon belonging to H L Alders ran away after a stray ash can was knocked over in an alley behind the Espera House. The wagon crashed into a tree at Eighth Avenue and Tenth Street, severely injuring Alders who was driving with shingles. He was treated on scene and later transported home. His injuries are not considered life threatening.
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Espera House
H. L. Alders
Alders
Eighth Avenue
Tenth Street
Ault Country hailed as best farming land in United States
Denver real estate man Robert Quigley says the town of Ault and surrounding country has prospects to become the greatest farming land in the United States. He notes his view is based on observation from a pleasure trip, not a year’s crop, and states he has no investment plans.
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Robert Quigley
Denver
Ault
United States
Mr. Quigley
Greeley Woman Wins Prize for Best Essay
Mrs. N. S. Robison of Greeley won one of the prizes offered by Samuel Woolard of Wichita Kan for best essays on other. Woolard presents bound prize essays and poems with cash prizes. Mrs. Robison is the mother of M. J. Mosea and resides at home in Greeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. S. Robison
Greeley
Samuel Woolard
Wichita
Kan
Mr. Woolard
Peanut Raising Popular Among Children in Greeley
Many in Greeley and Weld County enjoy summer work raising peanuts and earn spending money. Peanuts grow well in local soil, and youngsters seize the opportunity to profit from the season.
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Otty
Greeley
Weld County
Baab Brothers Ed Pox Leave for Poudre Fishing Trip
August Baab Herman Baab and Ed Pox departed this morning for a fishing excursion on the Poudre River. The small party plans a day trip with likely return by evening.
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August Baab
Herman Baab
Ed Pox
Poudre
New York Firm Wins Hudson to Greeley Rail Extension Contract
McArthur Brothers Construction Company of New York secures the $875,000 contract to build the Hudson to Greeley branch, about 35 miles, with work starting soon. The extension advances Hill interests toward a Gulf to Sound line via Colorado & Southern Burlington and Northern Pacific, with two more links planned to Wellington to Cheyenne and Sho Shone to Thermopolis.
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the Tribune
Denver
Hudson To Greeley
McArthur Brothers Construction Company
New York
McArthur Brothers Company
United States
Hudson-Greeley
Hill
Gulf-to-Sound
Colorado & Southern
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Schemne
Atmost
Wellington
Greeley
Cheyenne
Wyo
Paris Green Demand Surges As Grasshopper Damage Grows
Farmers report a huge rise in Paris green usage this season with nationwide sales soaring. A dealer notes selling eighty thousand pounds so far, compared with twelve thousand pounds last year, driven by severe grasshopper problems and urgent demand for more supplies.
Absent Minded Man Near Burns Himself in Park
A tale from Greeley centers on a tailor shop where trousers left for mending have two large burn holes. A cigar is blamed for the damage. The garments belong to O. P. Fuigham of the A. J. Park store who reportedly wandered in a park while dreaming and nearly burned himself.
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Greeley
O. P. Fuigham
A. J. Park
Hoffman Visits Denver for Short Stay
B. F. Hoffman traveled to Denver on Monday afternoon for a brief visiting period lasting a few days.
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B. F. Hoffman
Denver
Weld County Fair Exhibits and Prize List Details
Farmers in Weld County await the fair to be held September 26 to 30 in Greeley. Charles Deffke heads the association with department superintendents for Horses Cattle Sheep Swine Poultry Dairy Racing Agriculture Horticulture Apiary Textile Art Kitchen and Pantry Special Premiums Concessions and Official Veterinarian. Prizes range from $12 to 25 cents in cattle horses sheep and swine. poultry prizes from $2 to 50 cents. extensive lists cover breeds and items across departments. The event promises about 150 special prizes and high expectations for the county’s best fair yet.
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Weld County
Charles Deffke
Association
T. J. Hall
Ben F. Hoffman
C. G. O'Farrell
W. H. Senter
C. M. Creater
J. T. Watkins
A. L. Camp
J. F P. McCrery
J. W. Dillon
Charles Adams
Cc. H. Rameau
Blanche Irons
Henry Igo
D. J. March
EB. H. McClenshan
Robert H. Bird
Greeley
Clydesdale
Jersey
Guernsey
Shropshire
Ramboulet
Lincoln
Cosewold
Oxford Down
Southdown
Angora
Poland
China
Berkshires
Chester
Rhode Island
S. C
R. C
Agricultural Department
Horticultural
Apiary
Question of gophers' role in breaking up a ditch
William Wasley sues Mrs. Mattie Stanton in St. Vrain county over a ditch crossing Stanton's land. Gophers have undermined the ditch causing river water to flow into it and erode banks, prompting Wasley to seek permission to place another ditch through the property.
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William Wasley
Mra
Mattie Stanton
St. Vrain
Wasley
Mra. Stanton
Weld County Ranks Fourth in State School Census
Weld County holds fourth place among Colorado counties in school children with 11 391. Denver tops at 55 225, Pueblo 14 791, El Paso 12 746. statewide total 221 983, up 9 141 from last year for a 4.3 percent rise. Superintendent Mrs. Katherine M. Cook notes a steady, long-term growth pattern.
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Weld County
Denver
Pueblo
el Paso
Katherine M. Cook
Mountain Supply Ditch Company to Present Water Case
Mountain Supply Ditch Company requests water adjudication for Poudre Valley Reservoir company with Fort Collins hearing set for July 25. Attorney Joseph C. Ewing travels to town and J. F. Farrar acts as referee. District No. 3, Division I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poudre Valley Reservoir Company
Mountain Supply Ditch Company
Fort Collins
Joseph C. Ewing
J. F. Farrar
Married Old Time Sweethearts Renew Vows After Half Century
A longtime couple who tied their vows decades ago celebrate fifty years of marriage. The pair, described as old time sweethearts, renewed their commitment in a ceremony that recalled their early life together and marked a half century of shared memories.
Apart for Thirty Years Mrs Nightengale Weds Fort Collins Man
Mrs Francis Nightengale of Fisie Nebraska and Arthur Williams of Fort Collins married in Fort Collins after renewing an old Iowa romance. They had not seen each other for thirty years. she travels with her 12 year old son Ray to Elsie Nebraska before returning to Fort Collins to make their home.
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Francis Nightengale
Fisie, Neb
Arthur Williams
Fort Collins
Will Téve
Iowa
Nightengale
Fort Colliams
Williams
Carpenters Union 418 Chooses Delegate for Biennial Meet
At the regular meeting of local union No. 418 of the carpenters and joiners in this city a delegate was chosen for the sixteenth biennial convention in Des Moines Iowa on September 19. Charles M. Foulk, president of the local, was elected as delegate.
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Carpenters OF
Divorce Granted After Alleged Threats to Kill Baby
Esther May Cullen obtained a divorce from George Ambrose Cullen in county court on cruelty grounds. The wife alleges repeated threats to kill her and that he twice knocked down their two year old and tried to kill him. Married in Longmont January 23 1906, they have one son Howard who will go to the mother.
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Esther May Cullen
George Ambrose Cullen
Cullen
Longmont
Howard
No Band Concerts for Greeley This Season
Inquiries reveal Greeley will have no band concerts this summer due to lack of funds and insufficient practice time. The band has not been trained and could not prepare on short notice, so no concerts will be held this year.
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Greeley
Poe Family Relocates for D L N Duties in Greeley
S Poe and family moved to Greebiao today to accommodate the Denver Laramie and Northwestern right of way work. The Bartelotti family also departs as his rooming house has been sold.
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Ault
S. Poe
Giusabio
Poe
Denver, Laramie
City Board orders Cheyenne Ave sidewalks graded and new crossings set
At the town board meeting the city marshal was directed to compel property owners on Cheyenne Avenue to grade sidewalks not yet laid. Four more stone crossings were ordered to be laid as part of the street improvements.
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Baton Board Eaton
Cheyenne Avenue
Auto trip to Wheatland with visiting nieces and Grace Lund
P. W. Goodrich left today for an auto trip to Wheatland Wyoming. He was accompanied by his nieces Mrs. F Deffendoro and daughter of Pelican Rapids Minnesota and Miss Grace Lund of Sioux Falls South Dakota who have been visiting here.
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P. W. Goodrich
Wheatland
Wyo
F. ©. Deffendoro
Pelican Rapids, Minn
Grace Lund
Sioux Falls
S. D
Mrs Hudson Leaves for Month Visit in Idaho
Mrs P L Hudson departed Monday for a month long visit with her sister in Weiser Idaho. She was met by her Nebraska parents in Denver who joined the trip as escorts.
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P. L. Hudson
Weiser, Ida
Twin Wilcox Boys Recovering at County Hospital
Lester and Chester Wilcox twin brothers brought to the county hospital ten days ago with stomach trouble are recovering and will return home to Milliken this week.
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Lester
Chester Wilcox
Milliken
Hope Fades for Lester Cook Illness Typhoid Fever
Small hope is held out for the recovery of Lester Cook the young son of O. D. Cook who is with typhoid fever in Lasclle.
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Lester Cook
O. D. Cook
Windsor Mayor Buys Livery Stable in Town Monopoly
Windsor on July 12 reports Mayor A. Yancey has purchased the town livery stable, giving him a near monopoly on the local horses and carriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
A. Yancey
John Miller of Bast Side Grocery Suffers Serious Injury
John Miller, linked to Bast Side Grocery, remains in serious condition after an incident at the store. Details are limited as investigators assess the situation.
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John Miller
Bast Side
Widow Mrs Nightengale Reunites With Former Spouse in Fort Collins Marriage
Mrs Nightengale a widow with two grown children and her son Ray lived with her in Elsie. She planned a trip to Fort Collins to visit friends. Williams, who had lost track of her, learned she was there and rushed to see her. A hasty renewal of old love led to their marriage.
Fort Morgan Beet Factory to Sit Out This Fall
Fort Morgan is not to have the local sugar factory in operation this fall due to beet shortages. Beets will be shipped to the Brush plant for grinding, with Fort Morgan retaining a large grinding force and payments processed there.
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Tribune
Fort Morgan
W. L. Lawson
Great Western Sugar Company
Brush
Madrill
Lawson
Acre
Dry
Tail Question Tests Value Of Bully Dog In Court
A dispute over a bull dog bought for 5 dollars from Frank Wallace of Greeley two years ago prompts a pending case. George Homer seeks return of the dog after it failed to prove a fighter, while Wallace contends the animal suffered neglect and possibly a clipped tail. The matter heads toward a preliminary argument in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Homer
Frank Wallace
Greeley
Wallace
Homer
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