Floods Hit Colorado as Snowmelt Blasts State
Cloudbursts and heavy rains flood Colorado with snowmelt. A man and boy vanish after a ferry cable snaps on the Grand River near Sulphur Springs. A man and woman drown near Limon crossing a flooded creek. Grand Junction water system faces threats as rivers swell. Greeley lowlands flood as Cache la Poudre rises. Additional rains and mountain snow portend further damage statewide.
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Denver
Colorado
Grand River
Sulphur Springs
Limon
Grand Junction
Grand
Gunnison
Greeley
Cache la Poudre
Not Censured Says Greeley Mother Over Diptheria Rumor
Mrs J S Prettyman defends herself in a letter to the Tribune denying she spread diphtheria rumors after her children walked the streets ill. The Tribune states no censure of Mrs Prettyman and blames the doctor in charge for failing to notify the health officer.
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Greeley
Colo
Greeley Tribune
Prettyman
Clarice Clark
Mr. Prettyman
Sprague
Mrs. J. 8. Prettyman
the Tribune
Severance School Names New Principal and Staff
Philip Lloyd, State Normal School class of 1909, named principal of Severance schools. Miss Mabel Johnson of Fort Lupton and Miss Olive Delling join as teachers. last year’s staff not reemployed. School board to oversee repairs and a front fence to be built this summer.
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Philip Lloyd
State Normal School
Severance
Mabel Johnson
Fort Lupton
Normal
Olive Delling
Bracewell
Howgate Plans Move from Springs to Greeley for Health and Farm
From Colorado Springs to Greeley James KR Howgate and his wife, visiting for his health, were advised by a local capitalist to settle in Greeley. Once a New York state businessman, he bought two and a half acres in the Columbine district on Sixth avenue’s south end through Sanborn & Houston. He will pursue gardening and chicken raising for his livelihood.
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Springs
Greeley
James KR. Howgate
Colorado Springs
Howgate
New York State
Sanborn & Houston
Columbine District
Sixth Avenue
Lots of Beets at Kersey Special Update
Thinning of beets in the Kersey area was to start Monday but heavy Sunday rain delays persist for several days. Gus Plumb manages 100 acres of beets on his ranch. Onions are being weeded, wheat looks good, alfalfa stands waist high with cutting due soon. Hot weather after rain is expected to boost all crops.
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United States
Ovid Plumb
Kersey
Gus Plumb
George Be
Adams Place
Windsor
Eaton
Commissioners in Session Ratify Denver Greeley Valley District Expansion
County commissioners opened their monthly session with the Denver Greeley Valley irrigation district promoters and directors present. They ratified the district's inclusion act, expanding acreage to nearly double the original size.
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Denver-Greeley Valley
Big Sunday Storm Deluges Colorado Towns
A half hour cloudburst dropped 1.17 inches, flooding lowlands north of town as the Poudre spilled banks. The Orpheum Theatre roof was damaged by lightning and fire briefly. Widespread showers aided crops statewide, with beet and potato damage reported in several areas.
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Eleventh Avenue
Orpheum
Tribune
Colorado
Brush
Louisville
Lafayette
Boulder
Silverton
Glenwood Springs
Central Colorado
Shoshone
Mayor Houwston Bravely Clears Flooded Streets
Residents recall a heavy Sunday rain as Mayor Houwston waded through flooded conditions to open gutters and relieve downtown flooding. Aldermen Luther and Farr noted his auto remained in a flooded southwest area as 3 ditch banks broke, harming lawns and driving fearsome waters across multiple towns.
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Houwston
Luther
Farr
Lightning Strikes Dickey Ranch House in Aust Area
Lightning struck the Dickey ranch house Sunday afternoon near Aust, injuring Gale Dickey, 9, who was knocked unconscious but survived. The blast may have traveled from the telephone to the furnace chains, damaging the home. The family, including Harley Dickey, an 18-year-old student, and a baby, remain in shock as neighbors report the house, located in Rowe district, heavily insured and the area hard hit by rain but not by thunder.
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Colorado
la Grange
Kersey
Timnath
LaSalle
Ault
LaGrange
A. RK. English
Harley
State Normal High
Gale
Dickey Ranch
Rowe District
Aust
Greeley Dominates Longmont In One Sided Baseball Tilt
Greeley clobbered Longmont 18 to 8 as fans left early amid rain threats. Manager Collins may need tougher opposition as the local pitcher relaxed in the fifth inning, allowing three unearned runs and a string of wild pitches.
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Greeley
Longmont Boys
Greeley Boys
Collins
Longmont
Jus
Right of Way Effort for Lupton Line Gains Support
Prominent Lupton men signed with Mr. Ford of Interurban Construction to secure the right of way through Lupton. With a week left before turnover to contractors, urgency grows to avoid delaying the long sought link with Denver and Greeley. The town risks lasting shame if the route is not secured.
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Lupton
Ford
Interurban Construction Company
Denver
Greeley
Street Car Project Arrives In Greeley Unannounced
A Denver-Greeley Electric street car line arrives with 13 cars of rails and ties at Greeley station. Local leaders Mosher Parker Woolf Russel Allen Houston spearhead setup funded by Northern Colorado Power, with Colorado & Southern backing. Work to begin on Seventh Avenue and form a city loop with early progress expected within the week.
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Greeley
New Road
Denver-Greeley
Denver
Colorado & Southern
Fort Collins
Northern Colorado Power Company
Mosher
Parker
Woolf
Russel
Allen
Houston
T. S. McMurray
Seventh Avenue
Seventh
Nineteenth Streets
Nineteenth Street
Twelfth Avenue
Seventh Street
Memorial Day Services Held at Fort Lupton Church
Memorial Day exercises were observed at the M. E. church in Fort Lupton with a sermon by Rev. Coulter. The town has no army post and only four veterans reside there.
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Fort Lupton
M. E
Coulter
Preacher Says Nunnwae Man Is Insane Describes Wife’s View
A preacher arrives in the city to declare old man Hal insane in an effort to expose the supposed motive. Hal claims he was driven out by his wife and her former husband. The preacher reports the wife believes Hal belongs in an asylum.
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Nunnwae
Hal
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