Ditch Inlet Purchase Sets Stage for Big Irrigation Scheme
D A Camfield secures control of the Poudre Valley Ditch and Reservoir company in Denver, forming a major step toward the Greeley Poudre irrigation system. Bonds will be voted and construction starts immediately. Camfield gains Douglass and Cobb lakes along with other reservoirs as part of the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley-Poudre
D. A. Camfield
Poudre Valley Ditch and Reservoir Company
Poudre Valley
Poudre Valley Company
Greeley
Sam Southard
F. C. Grable
Dave Severance
B. D. Sanborn
the Wyatts
Denver
Camfield
Poudre
Mammoth
Douglass Lake
Cobb Lake
New Irrigation District
Laramie
Poudre River
Crow Creek
Beeler
Evans
Denver Tramway Company
Windsor School Contract Let to L W Jackson
L W Jackson of Windsor won the contract for the new Windsor schoolhouse with the lowest bid of 20331 dollars. The award covers carpenter work only, excluding plumbing, and was let last night. Completion is not expected before next spring, but the finished building will be a town pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
L. W. Jackson
Family Reunion Brings Cousins Together After Twenty-Five Years
Mesdames Abbie Andrews and C A Wood hosted a Maine family reunion at Abbie Andrews home on Tuesday afternoon. About thirty guests gathered from Santa Maria California Searsmont Maine Salt Lake City and local towns with several family members assisting and a supper on the lawn. A letter of greetings was written to M C Twitchell 87 the sole surviving Twitchell patriarch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Andrews
C. A. Wood
L. E. Blochman
Leo
May Twitchell
Santa Maria
Calif
Blochman
K. D. McLucas
Maine
N. D. Bartholomew
Twitchells
D. BE. Carey
M. J. Poor
Searsmont
R. D. McLucas
J. C. McLucas
L. E. Wyatt
R. G. Andrews
L. L. Stonebraker
EB. Benton Andrews
Salt Lake City
John L Sullivan and the Big Fair at Weld County
John L Sullivan and Jake Kilrain may headline the Weld County Fair with vaudeville appearances. Negotiations are under way after two communications from Sullivan. Both aging fighters seek a September Colorado visit for vacation as they tour the stage, each claiming steady sobriety and savings in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Colorado
Jake
John L
Thirteen Year Old Miss Rizpah Allen Hosts Secret Birthday Party
Rizpah Allen celebrated her thirteenth birthday with a surprise party at her parents home. Guests enjoyed a senses contest and a peanut hunt with prize winners Bernice Ramsay Edith Malins and Marian Smith. Refreshments followed as about twenty guests praised the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rizpah Allen
P. W. Allen
Rizpah
Bernice Ramsay
Edith Malins
Marian Smith
Poisoned by Paris Green Ault Special Man badly poisoned after pesticide exposure
J. T. Graves of Dover, working on a ranch in the Ault area, was exposed to Paris green while eradicating potato bugs. A small sore on his hand absorbed the poison, causing severe illness and forcing him to stop work. He has returned to Dover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Graves
Dover
Ault
Norcross Family Vacation Ends After Five Week Visit
In Greeley on Vacation Mr. and Mrs. Fred Norcross and five children left Wednesday for their home in Trinidad after visiting Mr. and Mrs D A Canfield and other relatives. The party made trips to Estes Park Cheyenne and other nearby places during their stay. Mr Norcross spent two weeks here while Mrs Norcross and the children were here five weeks. Mrs Camfield drove them to Denver on their return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Norcross
Trinidad
D. A. Canfield
Westenburg Taken To Greeley Hospital After Injury
Mrs. Mary Westenburg was taken to Greeley Hospital Sunday after an incident on her ranch southwest of town. She may require an operation. She has four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Westenburg
Greeley Hospital
Skinner and Brun day Married in Fort Collins
Cora Skinner and Harry A Brun day were married at Fort Collins on Tuesday and returned home the next day. Brun day plays for the local baseball nine and works at the Williams cigar store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Skinner
Harry A. Brunday
Fort Collins
Brunday
Baseball Nine
Williams Cigar Store
Five Ton Beams Hoisted by Five Iron Workers
Five structural iron workers under Patrick Cunningham of Denver place five 200 pound per foot steel beams weighing about five tons each to the edge of a brick wall for the Camfield hotel addition. The beams are being hoisted by a single derrick pole with a winch, two beams set Friday and two more by noon Monday, as brickwork resumes. Mrs. R. M. Zindle of Greeley died in Mt Pocono Pa after heart trouble. she is survived by husband and three daughters and will be brought to Greeley for burial beside her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Cunningham
Denver
Camfield Hotel
R. M. Zindle
Greeley
J. Williams
Mt. Pocons
Greeey
Mesdames |Anzendorf
Carline Eisele
Harriett Bocie
Potpourri Friday Night at Concert
A Greeley city park event featured a Salvation Army performance, a blind fiddler, a dog fight, and a big concert by the local band. The diverse program mixed band music with street acts while sideshows were quieted and the regular numbers drew appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Greeley
Brother Not Prosecute After Breach With Iron Pipe
George Rue, brought from Berthoud ten days earlier for cutting several gashes in his brother John Rue with an iron pipe, was released yesterday. Doctors deemed him more vicious than crazy. the brother, a farmer near Berthoud, had aided him. John refused prosecution and George returned to a brother in Kangas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rue
Berthoud
John Rue
George
Kangas
Missionary James Stewart Visits Home City
Foreign missionary Rev. James Stewart of Latakia Turkey tours his sister Mrs. S. B. Mc Clelland and another sister Mrs. 8 A Keys in this city. Stewart has served twenty years abroad and returns home after ten years. He left Latakia April 14 as Turkish massacres began. his Kassab summer cottage, valued at 2500 dollars, was destroyed in raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stewart
Latakia
Turkey
S. B. McClelland
8. A. Keys
Sivans
Stewart
Kassab
Pickaninny Sent Home From Loneliest Homestead
Robert Mitchell a colored boy who stole a horse was sent back to his Denver parents Thursday. Officials say the mother and stepfather should serve about three hot months on the homestead as reparation for the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickaninny
Robert Mitchell
Denver
Barr Lake to be enlarged in Denver irrigation project
Barr Lake will hold four times its present 10 000 acre feet after dredging and widening. Barr Lake enlargement, part of the Denver Reservoir Irrigation project, involves moving Burlington tracks eastward for three miles and includes building the O'Brien canal and Standley dam. The Arnold company directs the work with E Freeman as resident engineer, employing about 35 engineers. total planned project cost on this side exceeds 2 500 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenefick, Quigley & Russell
Denver Reservoir
Burlington Railroad
Chicago
Denver
Barr Lake
O'Brien
Platte
Standley
D. R. I. Company
Arnold Company
Chicago Engineers
D. E. Freeman
Ideal Building
Freeman
Sheriff Florance Letter From Canada Over Habeas Corpus Case
A letter from Sheriff Florance describes his need to hire counsel to defend against Frank Cooper who obtained an attorney and sought release on a writ of habeas corpus. He criticizes Canadian police as surly and arrogant toward Americans, but credits the American consul at Calgary for strong assistance. He expects Cooper’s extradition but notes a delay of at least a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florance
Canada
Frank Cooper
Will Use Tents At County Fair
Dan March, secretary of the fair association, visited Fort Morgan to discuss plans for buildings and exhibits. He says tents will be used for the fall meeting except for one dedicated to the ladies art exhibit which will later move to the association lot for poultry exhibits. A permanent exhibition building is planned for next year to seat thousands for future Greeley gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan March
The
Fair Association
Fort Morgan
Association
March
Greeley
Kellogg Wins Annual Pickle Harvest Prize Again
Ke lL Kellogg a gardener on West Ninth Street again takes the factory prize at the Kuner Pickle plant by bringing in the first 100 pounds of green pickles. He delivered ten pounds over the required limit this morning. Kellogg won a similar prize last year and beat the previous year’s first-claim by one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. Ll. Kellogg
West Ninth Street
Kuner
Kellogg
Death of Freeburg Gus Freeburg at 47
Freeburg Gus Freeburg died at his home south of Greeley after a long stomach cancer illness. He was 47 and survived by a widow and six children. His sister Mrs. H Williams of Sioux City Iowa was with him and left for home Monday afternoon. The funeral was held at his home and burial followed at Linn Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeburg
Gus Freeburg
Greeiey
H. Williams
Sioux City
Linn Grove
Well from Elevator Top Kersey Special
William Ball a carpenter fell from the roof of the new grain elevator at Kersey Saturday afternoon. He missed his hold on a ladder and struck the ground on his back. He recovered by Sunday with bruises and a limp. He had moved from Missouri months ago to work at his trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ball
Kersey
Missouri
Colorado School Census Counts 212,842 Pupils Under 21
Colorado’s public schools enroll 212,842 pupils under 21 in a census by State Superintendent Katherine M. Cook. Denver has 53,790 pupils, Pueblo County 14,714, Weld 10,511, El Paso 12,328, Boulder 9,059, Teller 2,840, Otero 5,779, Larimer 8,024, Adams 2,246, Dolores 152, Hinsdale 154. The state fund of 159,631.50 is apportioned by county population with Denver at 4,342.50 and Dolores and Hinsdale receiving 114 and 115 respectively.
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Colorado
Katherine M. Cook
Denver
Pueblo County
Weld County
el Paso
Boulder
Teller
Otero
Larimer
Adams
Dolores
Hinsdale
Dolores County
No. 3 in Bad Shape Delta Special Ditch Cleared by Stockholders
The No. 3 ditch situation worsens with long sand blockages halting water and delaying irrigation. Stockholders formed a party, rode with horses, and began cleaning the ditch to restore water for crops.
Fire at S L W Ranch Wrecks Hay Stack
A Wednesday fire at the S L W ranch destroyed a stack of this year’s hay. Joe Gibson’s son started the blaze, but no other damage occurred. The loss hits the ranch hard, given the hay’s value for the season.
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S. L. W. Ranch
Kersey
Joe Gibson
Gibson
To Ripen Seed in Delta
The Delta has been chosen by the Empson canning factory people as the place where the bulk of the seed is to be ripened this year. There is a large acreage in the Delta and all the pea growers, with one exception, have received orders to let the crop ripen in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta
Empson Canning Factory
Harvesting Wheat Underway on John DeBoo Ranch
The first wheat cutting in the district is under way on John DeBoo's ranch. The unirrigated grain yields about forty bushels per acre. DeBoo breaks forty eight acres of wheat on the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John DeBoo
Deboo
Maps and statements filed for Pagan reservoir and ditches
Maps and statements for the Pagan reservoir and ditches 1, 2, and 3 have been filed. The ditches will be built on the opposite side of Crow Creek about five miles beyond the Camfield reservoirs. Estimated cost runs around £6000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pagan
Crow Creek
Camfield
Death on the Divide Prompts Moffat Road Trip
Mrs. Esther Scobey received word of her brother’s death at Tolland and immediately prepared to travel to his home atop the Divide via the Moffat road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolland
Esther Scobey
Children’s Day Observed in Ault and Wyatt Schools
Children’s Day was observed on Sunday at Collins Sunday school with careful work and a large turnout for the exercises. A Wyatt school Sunday service organized a Sunday school and Rev. Jesse Buswell of Ault preached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins Sunday School
Wyatt School
Jesse Buswell
Ault
Ault Boosters Defeat Christian Endeavor Team
The Ault Boosters defeated a team of boys from the Christian Endeavor society by 23 to 38 in a Thursday afternoon game on the school house grounds drawing a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ault Boosters
Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian Church
Taft Trip to Cost 25000 With Westward Tour Planned
President Taft plans a two months journey through the western states. John Hays Hammond is invited to accompany for speeches en route to the Pacific coast. Democratic lawmakers split on funding, with most voting for the travel allowance amid pressure to boost Republican club efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
John Hays Hammond
Rainey
League of Republican Clubs
League
Pacific Coast
New Irrigation District Planned for Larimer County
Surveys completed and petition drafted for the Boyd Jake Irrigation district by Attorney Haynes. B D Sanborn promotes 6000 acres on Oklahoma hill to be redeemed. project to finish next spring. Land mostly in Larimer County may extend into Weld. pumping plant to supply 1 foot water via centrifugal pumps at 15000 gallons per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haynes
Boyd Jake
B. D. Sanborn
Oklahoma Hill
Larimer County
Weld County
New Tungstens Planned for Campus Lighting Upgrade
The Home Light company plans a complete lighting overhaul for Normal grounds. With only two arc lights currently, dark groves and paths will gain multiple Tungsten fixtures along driveways to improve illumination and aesthetic appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home
New Store at Kersey to Open Feed and Grain Facility
Fisher plans a 0% warehouse near Union Pacific tracks in Kersey and aims to open a feed and grain store this fall. He has farmed for years and recently moved to town, building a new residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kersey
Will Fisher
Union Pacifo
Fisher
Clearing No 3 Ditch After Flood Delays Work
At least seventy five stockholders worked Tuesday on No 3 ditch Gipson Special to clear sand from a recent flood. Hiring men proved impossible as those with a stake took part and water cannot be turned into the ditch until the obstruction is removed.
Grading Work In Kersey Struck By Gas Engine
Streets of Kersey are graded and repaired while a gasoline engine from the Suter threshing outfit works on the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kersey
Suter Threshing Outfit
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Greelfey-Poudre
Big Power Company
Shungopavi and Company
Weld County Fair
Paris Green
Windsor Special
Kh. M. Zindie
Vicious Man
No. 3
Norman
Sibley
J. G. Hughes
Elizabeth Kendell
Taft
Washington
Congress
House
Taylor, Rucker
Martin
Clark
Gray
Tha Mothur Gray Co
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