Weld County Gears Up for Interstate Fair in Denver
W. G. Brandenburg, Weld County agriculture head, spoke in Greeley about the Interstate Fair to be held in Denver September 6 to 16. He said premium money will be doubled, crowds expected, and Weld County has fared well with sweepstake prizes in recent years. County Day is set for September 7 with hopes for a large turnout.
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W. G. Brandenburg
Agricultural Department
Denver
Greeley
Weld County
J. F. McCrery
Brandenburg
Colorado
Weld
No Car Shortage for Greeley Freight Traffic
Freight movement near Greeley shows quiet conditions with a rush approaching in a few weeks. Sugar factory unloads, four cars daily from the mill and canning plant, plus one car daily from local produce lines. New Denver-Laramie box cars bring bricks and stone. first St Vrain district cabbage car shipped to Denver. Union Pacific plans rely on traffic ties with C and S and Rock Island to supply needed cars. Laramie line expanding with 121 new beet cars and 100 refrigerators en route. beer cars arrive empty, refrigerators to follow over weeks. All farm produce from between Milliken and Greeley diverted to C S for loading south of Milliken via Denver.
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Union Pacific
Denver-Laramie
Greeley
St. Vrain
Denver
Rock Island
U. P
Laramie
Milliken
LaSalle Westsiders Defeat East Siders In Narrow 16 to 13 Victory
The LaSalle Westsiders edged the East siders 16 to 13 on Thursday afternoon. Van Bibber starred with sharp pitching while fans enjoyed a lively, if modest, crowd and festive mood. The two teams proposed a charity game against Greeley doctors or lawyers to raise funds for the hospital.
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LaSalle
West Siders
Seada
East
van Bibber
Westsiders
Greeley
Max Stoddard Visit Note From Lovesend
Max Stoddard of Lovesend was visiting friends in Greeley this Sunday, staying for a casual visit.
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Max Stoddard
Lovesend
Greeley
Rural School Gossip from Over County
State educators and county superintendents conclude a session at the State Normal school to discuss rural school methods. Frankie K Smith is named for the Pearl Hill second room and Florence M Smith takes charge at Coffin school. Edgar Burbridge is retained for a third year at Erkenbeck school. The Burbridge family includes three teachers nearby.
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State Normal School
Pearl Hill
Mead
Frankie K. Smith
Florence M. Smith
Coffin
Edgar Burbridge
Johnstown
Erkenbeck
Burbridge
Rural Routes in Greeley Area Serve 5 000 More
The Tribune canvass shows five rural routes around Greeley serving about 56 000 people including a large foreign population. Route No 1 covers Pleasant Valley to Lucerne and east to Gill serving 360 families. No 4 to Kersey and Evans serves 200. three routes north and west serve around 100 each. Roads west are poor. east roads show four owners to one tenant. Route 2 serves homesteaders toward Grover with 22 families sharing one mail box. No complaints against rural carriers. the new Greeley directory adds complete growers addresses for easy access.
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Nre
Greeley
Pleasant Valley
Lucerne
Gill
Bliss Road
Kersey
Evans
Delta
Grover
Tribune
New Greeley Directory
Gave Up Hopes of Soft Water at LaSalle Well
The Union Pacific abandoned attempts to strike soft water at a LaSalle well as of July 22. The pipe on the railroad dig has been removed and engineers say hopes are gone. Local talk includes possible water from Milliken, Greeley or Evans but supply appears unlikely.
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the Tribune
LaSalle
Union Pacific
Milliken
Greeley
Evans
Greeley Country circular released by Sanborn and Houston
The Greeley Country from Sanborn and Houston is fresh from the press and will circulate nationwide. It presents real estate views on Greeley and nearby land with labor rents and farm expense statistics, includes a contour map of Houston Heights, and showcases firm advertising.
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Greeley Country
Sanborn & Houston
United States
Greeley
Houston Heights
G Kindred Sets Off On Kansas Business Trip
G Kindred departed Monday for a business trip to Kansas, leaving his regular duties temporarily covered by colleagues.
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G. Kindred
Kansas
Wild Horse Jerry McGahan and Blind Girl Murdered Near Raymer
One of Weld county’s worst crimes unfolded last Saturday evening near Raymer as Jerome McGahan and blind girl Fdna Todd were shot to death while riding from McGahan's ranch to Raymer. Walter Rising, a local ranchman, surrendered to authorities in Greeley.
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Jerry” Mgahan
Little Blind Girl
Weld County
Raymer
Jerome
Ted
McGa
Han's
Walter Rising
Rising Gives Himself Up After Double Homicide Near Raymer
Wild horseman Jerry McGahan and blind girl Edna Todd were killed when Rising fired four shots from behind a well curb as they traveled from a ranch toward Raymer. Rising surrendered with his attorney after the crime and refuses to speak. The inquiry will be held at Raymer today. the scene is described as Weld county, near Burlington road.
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Rising
McGahan
Florance
Macy
W. E. Keres
Creeley
Jerry’’ McGahan
Bruce Eaton
Caymer
Greeley
Raymer
Keyes
Billy Rowe to entertain Roosevelt at Interstate fair
William “Billy” Rowe a longtime stockman ranch owner and cattle inspector is selected to entertain Theodore Roosevelt at the Interstate fair and exposition next September. Jim Scott of Deer Trail will bring a large outfit and famed cook from the west joins Louis Callahan a veteran cook from Mil Iron outfit with other pioneer cow men assisting.
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William
Billy
West
Louis Callahan
Callahan
Mil Iron Outfit
F. D. Thompson
Fine Ernest
John Twombly
Jim Scott
Harry Gant
Fort Collins
Billy Rowe
Greeley
Charles F
Tribune Epaxcursion a Great Success All Ways
The Tribune reports a record setting excursion by the Tribune rail line with 792 passengers on a new route from Greeley to the mountain summit. Despite late arrivals and crowding, the trip was orderly and safe with extra coaches borrowed to handle demand.
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Tribune
Greeley Station
Milliken
Greeley
Tracyville
Utah Junction
Santa Fe
Colorado & Southern
Moffat Road
Tolland
Corona
Paseereer
The
Death of Longtime Greeley Resident John C. Vance
John C. Vance of Greeley aged 70 was found dead in bed this morning. The doctor ruled apoplexy. He moved from Pendleton county West Virginia to Greeley five years ago and was active yesterday. Survived by widow, three sons William of Wyoming Daniel of Greeley and Carl a bailiff in Judge Bradfield's court. He also leaves two brothers R Vance of Raton and George of Kansas.
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John C. Vance
Greeley
Mr. Vance
Pendleton County
W. V
William
Wyoming
Daniel
Carl
Farmer Fined After Black Eye Dispute Near Lucerne
Ed Doebke paid seventy one dollars for striking Fred Carpenter, brother of Senator Delph Carpenter, during a water dispute six miles east of Lucerne. Carpenter called him a Har, and Doebke felled him with a right swing to the eye. Doebke pleaded guilty in Judge Hatch's court and received a fifty dollar fine plus costs.
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Ed Doebke
Fred Carpenter
Lucerne
Carpenter
Delph Carpenter
Doebke
Doehbke
Hatch
Mountain Tops Bare of Snow in Summer Heat
Greeley reports show minimal snow in the mountains with only small patches remaining along the Moffat road and Corona area on the continental divide. Old timers note the lack of snow this summer surpasses any in forty years, while the plains see similar dryness.
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Greeley
Corona
Continental Divide
Moffat Road
Fishing trip to the mountains by W. Kirby and Robert
Ault residents report W. Kirby and Robert headed for a mountain fishing trip on July 23. The party expects to stay one week or perhaps ten days, depending on conditions and catches.
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W. Kirby
Robert
Ten-Pound Girl Born Near Ault
A ten-pound girl arrived Friday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Mondt northwest of Ault.
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Ault
City Marshal W G Fischer Confined To Bed In Kersey
Kersey July 25 city marshal W G Fischer has been confined to his bed for the last four days.
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Kersey
W. G Fischer
Cheyenne Edges Raton 3 2 In Baseball Showdown
Cheyenne defeated Raton yesterday with a 3 to 2 score in a competitive game reported from Raton on July 25.
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Raton
Cheyenne
Coyote Proof Fence for Sheep Pasture
A U.S. Agriculture report details F H Taylor of Mancos Colorado proving a coyote proof fence to enclose 640 acres. In 1908 1909 and 1910 about 1000 ewes lambed with near 100 percent survival, while outside the fence 95 percent survived with heavy use of hounds.
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Colorado
F. H. Taylor
Mancos
United States Department of Agriculture
Wallowa National Forest
Oregon
Taylor
Divorce action filed in Weld County court
The District Court of Weld County Colorado issues a summons against John D. Bates in a divorce proceeding brought by May Bates. The complaint seeks a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony due to desertion and failure to provide, with service requirements specified and a warning of default if no appearance is made, dated June 15, 1910 at Greeley.
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State of Colorado
Colorado
Mily
Greeley
Taylor proposes barbed wire ground-stretch for Iowa fence
Mr. Taylor argues the Wal lowa construction can be improved by laying barbed wire on the ground before unrolling the woven fence. He suggests stapling it down and having workers press the wire to the ground to secure a tight, even seal despite uneven terrain. He plans another enclosure soon with the same ground-level wire method.
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Taylor
Wallowa
Isaac J. N. Hartford Dies at Sister's Home in Greeley
Civil War veteran Isaac J. N. Hartford died last night at his sister Mrs. W. H. Woodruff in Greeley at age 79 after nine months illness. He came from Clarinda, Iowa, to be cared for by his sister. Survived by Mrs. Woodruff and many nephews and nieces. Body to be moved to Illinois for burial beside wife and parents.
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Isaac J. N. Hartford
W. H. Woodruff
Greeley
Clarinda
Woodruff
Mr. Hartford
Ohio
Ilinois
Poisoned by Steak Sickness Strikes Iowa Farmer
Thomas A. Jackson, a farmer from two miles outside Evans, is in serious condition from stomaine poisoning after eating contaminated steak bought in Greeley. His family shared the meal Thursday but only he suffered severe pain, and doctors say he will recover. The meat reportedly had a queer taste.
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Evans
Greeley
Thomas A. Jackson
Jackson
Lonergan
Johnstown Victory Over Second Team In Weekend Match
Evans reports Johnstown defeated the second team on Saturday by a score of 3 to 0, noting the clash and result from the local game scene.
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Evans
Johnstown
Vans
Yeaturday
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