Second cutting alfalfa and bumper barley yields in districts
Farmers report irrigating potatoes in the Ault district and a heavy barley and wheat crop in the LaSalle and Delta areas. Threshing will begin soon as the Kerr Brothers expand their outfit. a light hail caused little damage near town. Alfalfa second cuttings in Beebe Draw and Big Bend show record prospects and early threshing plans spread across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highlandlake
Kerr Brothers
Greeley
LaSalle
Ault
Big Bend
Beebe
Thresher
Visitors in Greeley Tour the Midwest Couple from Michigan on Colorado Visit
Mr and Mrs William Phipps of Michigan visit their niece Mrs John Gunderson in Greeley after a year of touring middle western states. They travelled from Abilene Kansas to Colorado and called at the country home of Mr and Mrs G W Shearer on Sunday with hosts formerly of the same town back east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
William Phipps
Michigan
John Gunderson
Potatoes and sacks drive Greeley farming costs rising
Farmers in the Greeley district spend about 135000 annually on potato sacks to harvest and market the crop. J M B Petrikin cites rising prices and expanding acreages as drivers of a bumper potential harvest with 10,000 cars shipped yearly and sacks reused after grain delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
J. M. B. Petrikin
Paris
Merry warfare between grocers and street gardeners in Greeley
Gardeners say grocers have cut off fruit supplies and tampered with shipments to pressure street peddlers. Wilson Turner claims licenses exist and gardeners will expand wagons to include groceries, while Baab & Sons grocers insist they will press the fight on fruit pricing but allow vegetable sales to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Wilson Turner
Turner
Mr. Turner
Denver
Loveland
Baab & Sons, Grocers
Fruit Trade and Commission
Get in Under It Boost Chautauqua Wisdom
A playful verse extols the word get in under it boost as a bold, energizing prompt. The poem invites action and optimism, praising drive and initiative to seize Chautauqua opportunities with vigor. It uses light imagery of blues chased and pessimism knocked off.
Missing Russian farmer Philip Oster and $169 he carried
Philip Oster a wealthy Russian farmer living near LaSalle has vanished after a Friday night trek from the LaSalle depot. Three tramps and three local boys were linked to a missing wine jug and a large sum of money. family fears foul play as deputies drain ditches and search reservoirs for signs of his body or fate.
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Philip Oster
LaSalle
Oster
Denver
Peterson
Song of Auto Show Reveals Greeley Growth
Greeley, a city of 10 000, reports 200 autos with total value around 25000 dollars. Autos range 1000 to 7000 dollars, average about 2000, Ford Jackson and Cadillac in highest demand. Seventy five machines purchased this season as supply lags demand. top owners Camfield Tew Eaton with three high end cars. local agents include Greeley Auto Co Vanderlip Carpenter McCutcheon Turner Auto Co and D R Smith. Outside tourists frequent the city as a waypoint on westbound trips and Seattle exposition plans draw Iowa and Oklahoma visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Jackson
Cadillac
Greeley
Citiens
America
Fords
Eatons
H. Reynolds
Dolson
J. L. Bartlett
E. J. Decker
J. B. McCutcheon
West
Iowa
Oklahoma
Seattle
Greeley Auto Company
L. C. Vanderlip
T. Carpenter
J. B
Powers Maudra Wedding at St Peter's Church Greeley
A daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Powers wed Joseph Maudra in a Greeley church ceremony at 11 oclock. The couple, popular with the younger set, honeymooned at Glenwood Springs before settling in Brush.
Institute to Run Eleven Days in Four County District
The Normal Institute of the second district opens August 2 in Boulder with an eleven day agenda. Dr. Frank Roberts of Denver University directs and teaches psychology pedagogy civil government and history. A. G. Gordon Greenley high school teaches reading geography. C. V. Kirby Denver manual training will cover drawing and agriculture. George R. Momyer Central City schools will lecture on school law. Miss Bess Eleanor Foster Des Moines will teach primary methods. Advisory committee includes State Normal president Z X Snyder and state superintendent Kathryn M. Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal Institute
Boulder
Jackson
Larimer
Weld
Frank Roberts
Denver University
A. G. Gordon
Greeley High School
C. V. Kirby
Manual Training High School
Denver
George R. Momyer
Central City
J. H. Shriber
Illinois State Picnic Draws Illinoisans to Berthoud
On August 5, 19069, an Illinois picnic is planned in L. D. Orton Grove west of Berthoud Colorado. Illinois natives are urged to attend with friends and lunches. The program features vocal and instrumental music and speeches by Northern Colorado speakers, plus music by Birdsill Bard. Passengers arriving by morning trains from north or south will be met by conveyances for local transport.
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Illinois
L. D. Orton Grove
Berthoud
Colo
Colorado
Birdsill Bard
Regulars Edge Boosters Then Crush Ault Regulars
The C. C. boys beat the Boosters 7 to 5 on Thursday afternoon. A later pick team match saw the regulars defeat the picked team 18 to 0. New grounds in Graefe’s addition ready for a Sunday clash between Haton Eagles and the Ault Regulars.
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Ault
C. C. Boys
Boosters
C. C
Graefe
Haton Eagles
With Nature in Colorado pamphlet by railroad
Stanley Wood offers a Colorado nature pamphlet designed for lovers of nature and outings in the Rocky Mountain region. Published by the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, it features many harmonizing illustrations and is expected to be in great demand.
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Rocky Mountain
Stanley Wood
Nature
Colorado
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Homesteads Proved as High Owners File in Last Three Days
Local records show homesteads proven as high owners across the district with filings completed within the past three days. Authorities confirm submissions include multiple property claims and recorded titles.
Lands Secured as Final Proofs Made on Eight Homesteads
Final proofs completed on eight homesteads at the district court clerk's office over three days. Mary E. Love and her son John Love filed five year proofs on 160 acres near Ault. Others include James W. Evans near Greeley, Thomas Jones near Grover, and more, with various acreages and prices. The process requires fourteen months of residence before final proof and purchase. soldiers’ five year proofs deduct wartime service.
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Mary E. Love
Ault
John Love
James W. Evans
Platteville
Earl K. Terry
Lloyd
Sligo
New Town Milliken Plat Filed Vacating Hillebore Site
The plat of Milliken, located where the proposed town of Hillebore stood, was filed with the county clerk on Saturday. Northwestern Land & Iron Company vacated the Hillebore plat. the map shows street plans, parking, and railroad lines entering the town area.
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Milliken
Hilleboro
Denver- Laramie & Northwestern
Denver & Great Western Railroad
Northwestern Land & Iron
Maps and Statements on Irrigation Filed in County Clerk Office
Two irrigation projects were filed Thursday with the county clerk. The Butt Seepage ditch lists Everet yde, Wilhelmina F. Butt and John Laine as owners, with a headgate on Little Crow Creek near Grover and a total cost of 150 dollars. The Mackley-Tabor ditch near Riverside reservoir has a capacity of 6,840,900 cubic feet and costs 1,620 dollars. John B. Mackey and O. A. Tabor are the claimants.
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Butt
Mackley-Tabor
Everet Yde
Wilhelmina F. Butt
John Laine
Little Crow Creek
Grover
Riverside Reservoir
John B. Mackey
O. A. Tabor
Jap survivor recalls war ordeal and escape in Greeley
Nakasawa a Japanese immigrant in Greeley recounts the torpedo boat explosion at Arthur during the Jap Ruses war. He describes being washed ashore on a life raft, saved by a rescue boat, and later learning English while teaching Japanese to local American boys.
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T. Nakasawa
Greeley
Pear
Nakasawa
Arthur
Wicked Tarantula Found on Bananas in 1910s Report
Saturday evening 8 EB Davenport of Wilson Grocery cut bananas for a customer and found a large five inch brown tarantula among them. The arachnid was placed in a glass jar and later given to Prof. Beardsley for display at the Normal Museum on Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. Davenport
Wilson Grocery
Beardsley
Clayton Will Pay for Water Main Extension
At the city council meeting W L Clayton won approval for a water main extension on First Avenue. Clayton will advance funds to cover the project and be reimbursed by the city through water rents and taps. Six taps will be installed immediately. The extension cost is reported as slightly over a stated amount.
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Clayton
W. L. Clayton
First Avenue
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Thereshing
Highland Lake
LaSalle District
Commission
H. W. Cooper
Illinois State
GOOSH
Gibalpy
Athens
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