Gill and Kersey Local Notes Brighten Week
Gill district reports progress on the school house foundation and rising walls. Harvest begins with strong prospects. Social at Mr Benskin’s hosted over 100. Mrs J B Killan returns to Monument Colo. from visiting here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gill
R. J. Merrill
Dover
Gill School
Curtie
Roy Bardwell
Greeley
Mark Williams
Art Hammond
Iowa
Hedley
Kersey
Benskin
I. Williams
Estes Park
W. O. Rissman
DeWolf
Stonewell
Hartman
Pleasant Valley Visit Notes and Local Trips
Mrs Matt Ryan was called to Cheyenne for her grandson’s illness and returned home after he stabilized. Pleasant Valley housewives bought fruit in Loveland from producers to save money. Mrs Matt Ryan joined Mrs Camfield on a trip to Estes Park for a several week pleasure jaunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
Matt Ryan
Cheyenne
Loveland
Camfield
Estes Park
Mead Area Notes and Local Movements
Highland lake reports ample ditch and reservoir water as Mead schoolhouse addition advances. Prof. Gammil of Ault plans to move to Mead to lead the high school. Dr. Crocker from California may open practice nearby. Walter Hamilton and bride visited homefolks last week. Alvin Oleson toured Boulder on a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Lake
Prof
Gammil
Ault
Mead
R. S. True
Mr. Crocker
California
Walter Hamilton
Bride
Mead School House
Alvin Oleson
Boulder
National Guard officers attend golden summer camp
Ault District Ten non commissioned officers Captain Swade and Lieutenant Anderson of Company C Colorado National Guard take part in the annual summer camp of instructions at Golden this week for the benefit of the Colorado militia. Refreshing showers visited the area midweek and farmers await the potato crop. Mrs. J L Kirby and sons left for Holton Kansas after two months in the area. Mr and Mrs John Mills of Huron South Dakota visit with daughter Mrs John L Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ault
Swade
Lieut. Anderson
Company C
Colorado National Guard
Golden
Colorado
J. L. Kirby
John Mills
Huron
John L. Anderson
Gipson Week Notes Include Visits and Road Work
Gipson Wednesday July 26 reports Mr Massacre away visiting relatives near Puget Sound. William Neuswanger home for summer vacation from Colorado College. J T Hodgell back after Lyons trip. County road men under Overseer Anderson report essential Gipson road grading and bridge repairs. Mr and Mrs Glen Hodgell hosted a group from Greeley arriving by tallyho for a social at their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gipson
Massacre
Puget Sound
William Neuswanger
Mr. Neuswanger
Colorado College
Gome
Colorado Springs
J. T. Hodgell
Lyons
Gipson Roads
Anderson
Glen Hodgell
Greeley
Ice cream social draws Severance residents
Mrs A L Lewis attended the Royal Neighbors of America ice cream social on the Gillispie lawn in Severance last Saturday evening. Mrs J Mullin and daughter Clara also joined the event. Miss Clara Mullin visited Pleasant Valley near Fort Collins earlier in the week with W H Mullin and family. John Castello attended the ball game in Severance. The community reports everyone busy greening potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Mullin
Katie Pfaff
May Alkire
N. C. Alkire
Williams
Cheyenne
John Castello
Severance
J. Mullin
Local Youth Activities Highlight Gale Town Community
The Gale Town Sunday school class met Tuesday at the schoolhouse with Randall home providing refreshments. Twenty Galetown youths surprised Harold Blair on Wednesday after his Nebraska visit and shared games and songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galeton
Randall Home
Galetown
Blair
Harold Blair
Nebraska
Zeta Musberger
Eaton
Campbell
Jack Sharp
Christian Endeavor Society
Rev. Hopkins
Denver
Viola Allen
Musberger
Camfield
M. E. Smith
LaSalle News Roundup Highlights Local Happenings
LaSalle residents report social visits and travel between Denver Wellington and Greeley. The town counts two billiard halls after Geo B Clark moves his hall north of LaSalle. Horses, road service improvements, and building progress are noted along with several residents visiting county seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle
Robert Vandapool
Westminster College
Denver
Geo. B. Clark
Evans
McCutcheon
Eugene Herrington
Edith Herrington
Collins
Honey Sale Signals Bumper Farm Year For Ranchers
Gene Herrington delivered a load of honey from his ranch and sold it to local dealers. He notes the first sizable honey crop this year, seen as a sign that crops across all lines will be good. Material for new concrete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Herrington
Block house to be erected west of LaSalle building
Walter Kimzey is the contractor for the block house set to be erected west of the LaSalle building. L. F. Erb plans an addition to his house this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle
Walter Kimzey
L. F. Erb
Local Social Roundup in Platteville Figures in Visits and Travel
Monday and weekend social notes from Platteville show Mrs Jeff Davis returning to Denver to buy millinery before heading to St Anthony Neb. Miss Olive Hull of Fort Lupton visited friends. Mrs Edmond Corley ill. Mrs L Finn from eastern Kansas visiting Rogers brothers. Miss Ruby Petty from Denver visited relatives. Cr C Perdieu of Goodland, Kan visited family. A M Shaffer of Colorado City heads to Newcastle Colo after visit with his mother. Ethel Reed went to Greeley to visit Fays Read and returned with her friend. George Petty visited Platteville after a Denver stay. The Reed sisters hosted a thimblebee for Miss Faye Read. Stella Banon returned from Denver visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Maids
Jeff Davis
Denver
St. Anthony
Neb
Olive Hull
Fort Lupton
Edmond Corley
Platteville
L. Finn
Kansas
Rogers Brothers
Ruby Petty
Cr. C. Perdieu
Goodland
Kan
A. M. Shaffer
Colorado City
A. Ahrenkiel
Newcastle
Colo
Ethel Reed
Greeley
Fays Read
Glockner
Brighton
Ethel
Genevieve Reed
Faye Read
Stella Banon
Stork Brings Seven Pound Boy At J Carroll Ranch
Last Friday a seven pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Carroll at the J Carroll ranch. Mother and babe are doing well. Several locality residents visited, and others underwent minor health events at St Luke's hospital in Deaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Carroll
John Carroll
Babe
Kittie Lewis
St. Luke's Hospital
Deaver
Pratt
George Marsh
Ault
Otis Carleton
Clara Ullin
Smith District
Port Collins
Richard Carroll
Jack Carroll
John Rogers
Lucy Carroll
F. Jay Smith
Windsor
Henry Frederickson
Miss Lillie
John Costello
John Mullin
Ice cream social aids Royal Neighbors organ fund
Selva Bell Camp No. 5151 of the Royal Neighbors of America held an ice cream social on the Gillispie lawn raising 11.45 for the organ fund. A cooler evening prompted a second social at the school house soon. Several locals reported injuries and illnesses with improvements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selva Bell Camp
No. 5151
Royal Neighbors of America
Gillispie Lawn
Organ Fund
A. Boullard
Ganoway
R. E. Duncan
Dan Whitmore
Noble McMillan
John Nixon
Dell Newell
Ault
W. F. Garner
T. A. Ireland
Eaton
Ice cream social held by Ladies' Aid at Nixon store
The Ladies' Aid hosted an ice cream social at the Nixon store last Saturday afternoon and evening. Mrs. A Boullard and Mrs. Sickles visited Denver to see Mrs. Sickles' parents for a few weeks, departing Friday via the Severance flyer to Eaton then Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
A. Boullard
Baby McVey
S. Peterson
James Dunn
Greeley
Severance Oddfellows
Lodge
Windsor
Local Visits Highlighted by Family Trips
Jesse Tinsman traveled to Wellington last week to see his brother Russell Tineman. Mrs. T. A. Saunders of Kuner visited her sister Mrs. R. E. Dun can during the past week. The Severance baseball team played Pierce at Pierce on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Tinsman
Wellington
Russell Tineman
T. A. Saunders
Kuner
R. E. Duncan
Severance
Pierce
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Greeley Woman End Woes
Wisconsin and Colorado readers see a testimonial from Mrs. T. L. Faris of Greeley Colorado praising Doan's Kidney Pills for relieving backaches and kidney pain. The ad notes Gilbert Drug Co. as local supplier and Foster Milburn Co. as the US agent, price 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
T. L. Faris
Eleventh St
Colo
Dean
Gilbert Drug Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Opening of Maynard Club Pleases Fans
The Greeley Athletic club opened with strong crowd approval after a boxing wrestling program. Johnny Mathews of Denver forfeited to Jimmy Paris of Greece due to a torn shoulder ligament after 26 minutes of hard fighting. Jensen and Jen sen impressed in four round bouts with Cody of Omaha. Puryear edged Sullivan, and Nixon battled Conners in a wrestling exhibition as manager Maynard staged a prompt, high quality show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley Athletic Club
Gymnasim
Johnny Mathews
Denver
Jimmy Paris
Greece
Mathews
Young Erlenborn
Peter Jensen
Greeley
Jensen
Young Cody
Omaha
Earl Puryear
Young Sullivan
Vic Jones
Bob Nixon
Ross Conners
Maynard
Oil firm announces Greeley agency for Rocky Mountain Co
Announcement says Owens Transfer & Storage Co takes the agency for Rocky Mountain Petroleum Co in the Greeley territory. It lists lubricants greases gasoline coal oil and long distance motor oil with emphasis on threshing outfits and pumping plants. Wagon calls on customers. orders by phone to Albion hotel area office at 718 Ninth Street and phone Greeley 921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain Petroleum Co
Greeley Territory
Owens Transfer & Storage Co
Albion Hotel
Ninth Street
Greeley
Woman drives to Estes Park sets new record
Anna Mumper Wallace of Greeley claims the first woman to take a car to Estes Park and to Longs Peak Inn and the foot of Longs Peak. She made the trip with four children and her mother-in-law Mrs Preston Taft, reaching the Inn after midnight under bright moonlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mumper Wallace
Greeley
Estes Park
Wallace
Longs Peak Inn
Long’s
Preston Taft
Miss Floy Pierce Visits From Fict Springs
Miss Floy Pierce of Fict Springs D. C. arrived this morning to spend a few weeks as a guest of her father in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floy Pierce
Fict Springs
8. D
Secret Denver Wedding Unites Minnie Byron and O F McKinney
Mrs Minnie Byron a wealthy Denver Greeley widow and O F McKinney a Texas native and William Jennings Bryan cousin married in Denver Christian Church by Rev Tyler keeping the union secret for business reasons. The bride’s mining interests are noted and they will live at 2014 East Colfax Avenue Denver until September 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Byron
Greeley
Denver
O. F. McKinney
Texas
William Jennings Bryan
Christian Church of
Tyler
East Colfax Avenue
Howells Praised by Dr Garland in Lecture
Dr Garland extols William Dean Howells noting his novels reflect real life and endure beyond trends. He highlights Maple Leaf Hills and praises Howells as a master of American style with precise diction and a medical realism approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin Garland
William Deane Howells
Howells
New York City
Dr. Garland
Maple Leaf Hills
Garland
Well Digger Crushed Foot in LaSalle Accident
A well digger named D. A. Snyder dropped a 550 pound drill on his foot in LaSalle. He broke three bones and suffered deep cuts while adjusting machinery. Workers freed him, a physician treated him, and he rested at a late hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle
D. A. Snyder
Snyder
Lupton Notes Fort Lupton July 25
The Silver State Creamery and Produce plant runs at full blast with 125 workers producing 100 cases of beans per hour. Ault interests buy land in Lupton for a new restaurant. A 240 acre tract northeast of Lupton is to be grain farmed. Alfalfa third cut is near ready with high quality and expected above standard yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lupton Ne
Fort Lupton
Silver State Creamery and Produce Company
B. F. Brown
Ault
Lupton
W. H. Davis
EB. B. Davie
Theo. Bennett
Plant wizard vents at critics over spineless cactus discovery
Santa Rosa July 21 Luther Burbank attacks United States Department of Agriculture experts as pin headed narrow gauged low brows accusing them of spreading old ideas. He claims his spineless cactus yields 15 times more and calls his discovery as significant as a new continent finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Calif
United States Department of Agriculture
Luther Burbank
Burbank
State Attorney General Seeks Meeting in Water Rights Suit
Attorney General Benjamin Griffith asked officers of the Laramie- Poudre Reservoir and Irrigation Co and the Greeley-Poudre Irrigation District to arrange a meeting with their attorneys. The state seeks unity in defending Wyoming's water rights case before the U S Supreme Court, with Governor Shafroth served and Griffith to handle the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Griffith
Laramie- Poudre Reservoir and Irrigation Company
Greeley-Poudre Irrigation District
United States Supreme Court
Trenton Pair Visit Summer Guests in Dazell Home
Mr. and Mrs. Layton Scott arrived from Trenton Missouri to spend the summer with Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Dazell. Mr. Scott is the brother of Mrs. Dazell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layton Scott
Trenton
Dazell
Mr. Scott
Greeley Women Eye Airship Venture
Local report notes Greeley residents and girls planning a small airship project. The piece hints at a youth or community pursuit with tentative steps toward flight related activities. No formal sponsorship or dates are provided in the readable text.
Colorado Girl Plans Airship Ride at County Fair
Greeley residents discuss Miss Eloise Shap of Denver as the nation’s lone Colorado girl who has penned up in an airship. Aviation fever grows as balloon ascensions and airship flights are planned for the county fair drawing both men and women to seek rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
Ethel
Greeley
Eloise Shap
Denver
Colorado
Mathewson
Freag
Administrator notices for Weld County estate
The undersigned announces appointment as administrator of the estate of Alfhild B. Anderson, deceased, Weld County Colorado. A hearing to settle claims will be held August 9 at 2 o'clock p m at the Court House in Greeley. All creditors must present claims and debts to the administrator at the registered address in Greeley Colorado by July 26. Charl D Hzen, administrator. RK Strong, attorney. Publication in the Greeley Tribune July 27 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rima Bherson
Alfhild B. Anderson
Weld
Ismaid
Soamer
Colorado
Charl A. DF Hzon
Aime
RK. G. Strong
Greeley Tribune
Summons in Weld County Colorado for Hettie L Warner
The state issues a summons in Weld County Colorado against Hettie L Warner alias Hettie E Warner. The plaintiff seeks title to land in section 22 township 6 north range 67 west and related water rights. The notice warns of default by failure to answer within twenty or thirty days and cites several heirs and title claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hettie L. Warner
Hettie EK. Warner
State of Grad
Hettie J. Warner
Hettie E. Warner
Weld
Bealien
Colorado
The
Meadow Island Irrigation Company
John I
United States
Eliza J. Elliott
Dave W. Elliott
Andrew J. Elliott
Adton N. Elliott
John K. Eliott
Mina J. Cheatnut
Sis
Ley
N. Haynes
Pigareola
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Mrs. Higgins
J. B. Killan
Monument
Hiley Edie
Geo. Briggs
E. Herrington
George McFarlane
LaSalle Kensington
Union Avenue
Bartlett Lumber Company
Telephone
Ead
11Th St
Gree
Paris
Dean of American Letters
Avisingy
Sion
Stmmons
State of Colorado
Granville G. v Tin
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