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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1911
Page
6
Sheriff in Weld county helps reclaim a seller financed traction engine from a defiant farmer woman using chewing gum. The engine was sold on a payment plan to Herlis. the county officer managed a staged gum distribution to defuse resistance, allowing the engine to be moved and sold at auction.
The Colorado state highway commission outlines a plan to build three main east to west routes from the eastern border to the mountains, linking with Kansas and Nebraska. A north south road to Wyoming and Nebraska and a circle highway to Grand Junction and Denver are included. The system aims to ensure passable highways for tourists and is to be built in cooperation with counties.
Mr and Mrs J Thie from Platteville visited the city for a few hours en route to Fort Collins where they may decide to locate.
A Platteville hen coop hatched a four legged chick. Grandmother Koehler’s hen produced the unusual bird two miles from town. The extra limbs grow in front of the wings and are fully formed. If it lives to September, it will be shown at the Weld County fair.
William Mayher returned from Denver after seeking 38 090 dollars from the federal court as payment for the corner of Eighth and Eighth designated for the new Greeley post office. He was told to return next Monday when the funds may be released if all red tape is completed. The delay is attributed to the slow pace of government procedures.
Cabbage dealers expect a large harvest matching spud income in Ft. Lupton. A Friday carload sold for 2.50 per hundred and one farmer shipped six tons for 300 dollars with more tons to market at the same price.
Platteville plans its first Pickle Day with the Commercial club in charge. September 2 features a free dinner a ball game and horse races with a grand evening ball. Kuner Pickle company to provide two barrels of dill pickles and Weld County advertising to attract visitors from Laramie Route and Union Pacific regions with special round trip fares.
Miss Lila Wheeler and Roy Gordon of LaSalle were married at the home of Mr and Mrs J Smith Johnson on Saturday evening the Rev Gunter officiated the First Presbyterian church supply. The couple will honeymoon in Denver and then reside in LaSalle.
La Salle reports heavy teaming with Milton reservoir work to finish dirt work in about one month. W I Briggs of Fort Morgan holds the contract for 100 bridges and uses many teams hauling cement lumber and fencing by hay rack. About 70 teams are on site with E B Davis at 50 and Nicholson at 20. total project time 2 to 3 months.
The United States, with about 5 percent of the world population, controls large shares of global resources and production. It supplies 20 percent of wheat, 22 percent of gold, 33 percent of coal, 35 percent of manufactures, 38 percent of silver, 40 percent of pig iron, 42 percent of steel, 55 percent of copper, 60 percent of petroleum, 70 percent of cotton, and 80 percent of corn. Its total wealth around 130 billion compares to the United Kingdom and France as major rivals.
W C Atkinson proprietor of the Eaton Hotel sold the business today to J W Thairs of Kansas City for 25000. Thairs plans to run the hotel as a premier north of Denver property with his brother to direct management and possession to occur August 1.
J B Cross a leading well digger from Windsor visited Greeley for a Sunday stay and is now drilling for W Lowe. He recently completed a gusher for J E B Dean delivering 13 gallons a minute.
Stockholders face an assessment to cover a deficit after a failed season. Directors met at Co B E Carter home and report over $1,000 needed to clear bills for potential continuation or dissolution. A $10 per share levy plus possible donations aim to settle debts of about $1,900 to $2,000.
Weather bureau reports show March 1 to present rainfall mostly below normal in many states, with Colorado at 58 percent of normal nationwide. Despite low precipitation, temperatures have run above normal in most areas, least in Colorado where Grand Junction and Pueblo record modest excesses while Denver and Durango show small deficits.
J. W. Smiley of Baton reports the death of his father Jas. Smiley at 95 in Richmond Quebec Canada. The elder Smiley lived on his homestead there for 70 years and last visited Baton's children twenty years ago.
Mrs. Ethel Dullam Knowles of Greeley elected to the Western Central Territorial Committee of the YWCA with headquarters in Denver. Grace Bogge presides, with Mrs. McLain and Mrs. Wise as territorial secretaries for Colorado Utah Wyoming Kansas and Nebraska. The committee plans organizes and carries out work for young women educationally and sociologically. They meet monthly in Denver.
Arthur Johnson of Colorado Agricultural College explains kerosene emulsion as an oil water mix using soap as emulsifier. He details stock preparation, emulsification tests, warming cautions, and dilution guidelines for growing plants and winter dormant trees, noting safety and handling concerns.
T J Gibbeon has returned from Mesita Colorado and is confined to his home after a severe pneumonia scare. He went to Mesita a week ago to oversee the building of a new church but constant rain and damp cold worsened his health. He will stay home for several weeks to recover.
The Spuds defeated Arvada 1 to 0 as Nichols allowed seven hits and delivered a lone run on two hits in the fifth inning. Billy Mitchell behind the plate and Wiedensaul at third helped stabilize the lineup as Greeley and other infielders turned key defensive plays.
Ault residents boast the town has the cleanest dairy in Colorado after a mix up at W T Miller's dairy. Milk from a Jersey cow was tested showing 8.5 percent butterfat, boosting hopes of a prize cow for the governor. The mistake involved sending cream instead of milk for analysis.
Edmonton reports that Alberta through Minister Dencan Marshall will present a 100 silver trophy at the Dry Farming Exposition in Colorado Springs on October 16. The cup honors the best forage crop and grasses exhibit by any county or district with global eligibility. Canada previously won the grand prize at last year’s congress.
The entertainment committee will host the final dancing party of the summer series in the Normal School gym Wednesday evening. Attendance is limited to summer school students and faculty will serve as chaperones.
Attorney H. B. Churchill representing Greeley citizens and Assistant U S Attorney Ralph Hartzell paid $39,597.66 into the U S court as the purchase price for the proposed new Greeley post office site. The government added $16,000 with Greeley taxpayers contributing $24,597.66.
A merger leads to the creation of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company uniting Colorado Mountain Bell properties with the merged Mountain States system. The expanded network spans Utah Wyoming Idaho eastern Arizona New Mexico and Colorado covering about 660000 square miles with 160000 subscribers and aims to double within five years via conservative stock finance.
Mr and Mrs J C Mosher plan to return to their home on the first of August from California. They report the climate there as beneficial to Mrs Mosher and had expected it to help her. Mr Mosher denies any plan to move to Colorado after all.
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