Excursion From Greeley Aims For Big Picnic Crowd
A special eight coach train departs Greeley for Tolland on the fat road trip to the Divide under mountain scenery. The voyage, organized to aid a local park fund, promises fishing at South Boulder Creek and long stops at Tolland with options to summit nearby peaks. The trip boasts a smooth ride on Moffat line and admission details list fares and return routes.
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Greeley
Ffat
Tolland
Ion
Omaha
Iion Pacific
Tribune
Toland
Burder Park
South Boulder Creek
Moffat Road
Mounips
Denver
Eyeurop
Origin Settler Turner Visited Denver With Grandson
The article recounts Turner, a right of Denver settler, visiting with his grandson Henry C. Wither. It notes Turner born in Greencastle Indiana in 1828 and married Isabel Koten in 1851. He moved to Kansas in 1860, farmed briefly, then crossed plains to Denver, trading and driving livestock as the family joined prairie settlements en route to the mountains.
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Platteville
Platte River
Fort Lupton
St. Vrain
Old Burlington
Jamestown
U. P
Cheyenne
Denver
St. Plumb
Boulder Creek
Coal Creek
Uncle Sam
Henry
Turner
Henry C. Wither
Wright
Luther
Greencastle
Ind
Isabel Koten
Towa
St. George
Kan
Kansas
Puonke
William Gillespie
Cachela
West
Building Gift for State Normal School From Colorado Benefactor
Senator Guggenheim is reported to donate a new building to the State Normal school in Greeley. Dr. Z Snyder announced at summer school that a prominent Colorado citizen provided a fine facility to be erected soon with a minimum cost of 100000 dollars. The benefactor’s name was not disclosed publicly yet, though strong belief centers on Guggenheim.
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Guggenheim
Greeley
Tribune
State Normal School
Z. Snyder
Colorado
Senator Guggenheim
Thief Named George Johnson Nabbed After Wheel Theft
A man calling himself George Johnson stole a bicycle wheel in front of the Tribune office last Thursday morning. Lester's bicycle shop owner identified the wheel and alerted the owner while Johnson and the seller bargained. In about two minutes Johnson was placed in Marshal Williams' car and on the way to jail.
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George Johnson
Tribune
Lester
Price
Jonson
Marshal Williams
Almost a Cyclone Near Latham Reservoir
A storm passed near the Latham reservoir last Sunday afternoon, lasting only minutes but prompting everyone to seek shelter. A plowed field lost loose dirt and small water spouts formed on the lake, yet no serious damage occurred. This was the closest approach to a cyclone in years.
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Latham Reservoir
Rain Boosts Crops as Storm Strikes Local Church
Rain last Friday brought substantial benefit to crops, aiding dry farming areas with minimal damage. Alfalfa on the ground suffered little, while a Baptist church next to the courthouse sustained only a few missing shingles from lightning.
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Baptist Church
Court House
Open Air Concert Delights Greeley Audience
About two thousand residents gathered last Thursday for a Greeley band open air concert. Ideal weather complemented a strong program as funds from citizens support band concerts and new high priced instruments. The group, led by Prof. G R Miller of the State Normal school, has produced high quality music after a month of hard work.
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Greeley
G. R. Miller
State Normal School
Descriptive Paragraphs of Fort Lupton Area Farms
The article profiles Fort Lupton and southern Weld County farms including A. Lambert and his 50 acres of wheat and 40 acres alfalfa, a 11 cow dairy paying off in four months, and historic homes. It details W. Ewing and H. H. Ewing dairy projects, a $2000 dairy barn, milking machine plans, and herd improvements. Also covered are Jas Reacherd’s beets and crops, W. A. Davis’s large Platteville ditch ranch with 500 acres under ditch and a 24 million cubic foot reservoir, and 7 BE Trask’s Berkshires with a 90x52 horse barn and 25 cows.
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Lambert
Mr. Lambert
Fort Lupton
J. N. Coburn
Hugh Winbourn
Coburn
Hubbell
W. Ewing
H. H. Ewing
Ewing
McCook, Neb
Reacherd
Lorrymont
W. A. Davis
Lone Tree
Platteville Ditch
Fulton Ditch
Mr. Davis
M. Davis
BE. Trask
Berk
Mr. Trask
Has. Kungman
Kunzman
Lupton
Foto Rafferty
Colorado
Schwab
Trooper
Tron
Proper care of farm machinery boosts profits says state bulletin
The Tribune cites a U C bulletin by H M Bainer noting lack of maintenance as a major profit loss for farmers. It argues proper cleaning, tightening bolts, investing in sheds, and daily checks can double machine life and cut replacement costs, with sample calculations for a 1000 investment and a shed. A subsequent incident describes a confrontation where Snow defended himself against a stranger during a confrontation.
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Tribune
State Agricultural College
H. M. Bainer
Snow Turns Tables In Unclear Encounter
Charles Snow of Ault was irrigating a field when a stranger approached and started a friendly conversation, later turning into an unspecified hold up the same Sunday according to local notes.
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Snow
Charles Snow
Ault
Regular Land Rush in Crow Creek Country North of Greeley
A land rush occurred last Thursday in Crow Creek country northeast of Greeley Colorado as settlers raced for parcels tied to an irrigation scheme dubbed an extension to the Poudre Valley reservoir system. Wagons and automobiles carried seekers from many northern towns, with the area offering good land only available to purchase or contest as homesteading land is exhausted.
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Colorado
Crow Creek
Greeley
Poudre Valley
China Plate Shower Honors Miss Ella Mulford Bride
Mrs. Harry Thompson and Miss Zoe Moore hosted a plate shower Wednesday evening for Miss Ella Mulford who wed Duane De Volle yesterday. About fifteen young ladies attended at Mrs. Thompson's home and presented a collection of china plates. The hostesses served refreshments.
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Harry Thompson
Zoe Moore
Ella Mulford
Duane de Volle
Beets Lead East Hillsboro Valley Harvest Pace
In East Hillsboro county a strip of the valley holds 550 acres of beets with few potatoes. C. M. Williams owns the largest potato tract. Last year the area yielded as high as twenty seven tons of beets per acre in some fields. This year the beets are ahead in growth and nearly a perfect stand.
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East Hillsboro
C. M. Williams
Reception at Normal Marks Summer School Start
The faculty held a reception for about 250 students Friday evening in the Normal gym. Guests included Dr. Snyder, Prof. and Mrs. F. L. Abbott, and Miss A. Parker. Music by the Kendel orchestra featured solos by Vivian Abbott, Mary Kendel, and a violin piece by J G Kendel. punch and ice cream were served.
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Normal
Dr. Snyder
F. L. Abbott
A. Parker
Kendel
Vivian Abbott
Mary Kendel
J. GC. Kendel
Power Grid Expands to Boulder and Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado Power begins supplying electricity to Boulder with plan to extend to the northern state. A test on the Lafayette to Boulder line carried 13 500 volts for thirty minutes with no insulator failures. Longmont will receive power first on the 40 000 volt line, then Berthoud Loveland Fort Collins and Greeley as lines reach them. Farmers will gain low cost power for pumping and land reclamation northeast of Denver.
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Northern Colorado Power Company
Boulder
Louisville
Longmont
Berthoud
Loveland
Fort Collins
Greeley
N. A. Carle
Lafayette
Carle
Denver
Longmonth
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Ribune
Salle
Denver Pault
Weld County
Shire Farm
Hemshire
Bfrington
W. Bi
T. A. Bennett
Arrington's
Weld
Sets Rets
Ian
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