Fairplay Farmers Seek Extension for Rural Route No 3
A group of Fairplay district farmers led by Shannon Edwards and DeBoo circulate a third petition to extend rural route No 3. They want the carrier to travel one mile west on Ninth street road then one mile south to Shannon corner, then east, eliminating a two mile detour past a pasture. The change would reach more growers, save carrier time, and serve about thirty more families. A past road improvement removed sand, and Postmaster Gray plans to assist the district over the next two years.
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Fairplay
Messers
Shannon
Edwards
DeBoo
Washington
Ninth Street
Shannon Corner
Oklahoma
Gray
Turkey crop not plentiful in Weld County this year
The Weld county report notes turkeys are the only crop reliably counted this season. The flock will not reach one third of last year’s total, pushing Thanksgiving dinners to higher prices. Mortality in the first thirty days runs above other fowl, with only about one in ten surviving the period.
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Weld
Crow Creek crops hold, but risk from drought looms
W W Lorimer a Crow Creek area homesteader told Greeley that crops are in fair condition but need moisture within two weeks or corn and potatoes will burn. He notes six hours of rain two weeks ago drenched a 20 mile wide area where settlement grew from 18 to 88 since last year, with many inexperienced farmers risking poor results.
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W. W. Lorimer
Crow Croek
Greeley
Briggsdale
Grover
Iowa Investors Show Interest in Purcell Land Deals
Iowa investors and others from the east are sending many inquiries to Purcell Land Company about land in this county water rights and related details. The reports indicate improving financial conditions and rising interest in available land across the region.
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Iowa
Weld Land
Purcell Land Company
Beating Marshal to Pound Saves 25 Cent Toll
On closing day of the chan tauqua F. E. Baker faced a pickup for a horse hitching prompt controversy. The marshal prevented horse attachment to trees and chased the Baker carriage to Ninth Avenue where Baker reached the livery before the marshal. Baker saved 25 cents toll by arriving first at the stable.
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F. E. Baker
Baker
Chain Gang Drives Tramps From City With Weed Patch Labor
The city establishes a chain gang to clear weeds and suppress vagrant trouble. The work is ongoing and residents in need of rest are warned they will face weed patch toil during hot months.
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Greeley
Investors Praise Milliken Surrounding Country
Investors visiting Milliken in July admire the town and its surroundings, with many taking up land in the town or nearby areas.
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Trooks
Milliken
Sale Notice for Southwest Section Pasture Lands
Notice lists parcels in Weld County near Beltence Road and County Road 5 Gillson Turner area. It cites buyers Presley or Flint Brown on Wyatt Hill in Ault Colorado and mentions cash terms and pasture land with good grass and water.
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Tor Sale
Weld County
GPO Cash
Belence Rd
Presley
Wyatt
Distant Cousin Ezra Meeker Reaches Greeley On Trail Mission
Ezra Meeker aged 80, distant cousin of N C Meeker founder of Greeley, arrived in Greeley en route to Kansas City to mark the Oregon trail with monuments. He traveled 1200 miles from Tacoma by ox team and plans to locate historic camps and crossing points. He expects Congress to approve a 50 000 monument fund and travels with dog Trim.
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Ezra Meeker
N. C. Meeker
Greeley
Oregon Trail
Meeker
Tacoma
Wash
Kansas City
Washington, D. C
Congress
Washington
Cheyenne
Trim
Kansas
Weld County Adds Three New Post Offices
Weld county will host three new post offices Briggsdale Cornish and Helphrey petitions approved by postal authorities Briggsdale to be served by Arnetta Bird postmistress her family moving to run a general store Cornish petition shows 112 signatures with no appointee yet Gertrude Helphrey seeks the stamp cancelling job in Helphrey town Commission processing time estimated six weeks to two months.
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Weld County
Briggsdale
Cornish
Helphrey
Crow Creek
Union Pacific
Dry Land District
Keota
Pawnee Buttes
Arnetta Bird
Greeley
East Fifth Street
Gertrude Helphrey
Novel scheme to rid fields of grasshoppers with chickens
A renowned Green Valley farmer hides his name and describes a portable skidded chicken coop system. At night he moves the coop to grazing areas so hens consume grasshoppers, turning them into meat worth 25 cents a pound. He plans ten coops next year and 1000 chickens across his fields.
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Greeley
Paris Green Poison Fatal Case Reported
The first fatal Paris green poisoning is believed to involve Herbert Holmes a young ranch foreman sprayed on several Greeley area ranches. An infected wound on his right hand led to a swelling and quick decline after he was rushed to Denver for treatment where he died despite specialist care.
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Paris Green
Herbert Holmes
Denver
Greeley
Holmes
Milliken to Get First Factory for Pickles
Milliken, July 16. Milliken is to have its first factory. A. Mrieck of Denver, representing a Boulder firm, finalized negotiations last Thursday to erect a pickle factory. About 100 acres around Milliken are slated for cucumber cultivation to be pickled locally rather than shipped.
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Mileaken
Milliken
Mrieckson
Denver
Boulder
Millike
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Heatherbloom
Venice
A. J. Park Dry Goods Co
Greeley, Colo
Paris
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