County official De Vinny critically ill after hernia operation
County Commissioner R W De Vinny lay in Park Avenue Hospital Denver in critical condition after a strangulated hernia operation last Saturday night. Doctors say recovery is uncertain for days though he is improving. gangrene infection found in the rupture adds danger. He had accompanied Miss Maude Welch to the hospital before the procedure.
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R. W. de Vinny
Park Avenue Hospital
Denver
Ir. DeVinny
Spring Lambs Shipped From LaSalle In March Shipment
J C Hubbard sent 1500 fat lambs to Chicago yesterday with Will Davis in charge marking LaSalle’s first spring lamb shipment. Hubbard chose shipment now to avoid feeding costs of hay and corn, predicting profitable returns. Several LaSalle farmers are fattening for market and weekly shipments will follow.
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LaSalle
J. C. Hubbard
Chicago
Will Davis
Hubbard
Town Board Names Registration Board For Election
Kersey March 4. Town board met last Friday night and carried routine business. Fee Mrs Neal Drummond and De Wolfe were appointed a registration board for the coming town election.
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Kersey
Uniforms Offered to County Jail Inmates in Greeley
Sheriff McAfee will dress county prisoners in blue jumpers overalls and felt slippers starting Sunday. The new clothing is described as sanitary, easy to keep clean, and advantageous over existing wear. The policy allows inmates to exchange clothes for months. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Peck visited Denver for a short stay.
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Greeley
McAfee
Laramie Snow Totals Break Historic Records
Reports from the mountains indicate unprecedented snowfall on the Laramie river area this season, with similar tallies from the Poudre and other districts. Farmers expect full ditches and reservoirs, and the ground will be in excellent shape for winter wheat and later crops as heavy snows ease planting conditions.
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Laramie
Poudre
Lee Ee Ti
High Officers Call on Lodge Hosts Meeting
Mrs. Carrie L. Steele president of the Rebekah assembly and J. E. Snook grand master of the S O F lodge headlined a Wednesday evening Rebekah lodge gathering. Steele spoke on the order’s work and Snook gave a brief address. One new member was received by card. An entertainment titled Cradle Songs of the Nations followed, featuring local singers in costume, capped by a social hour with a repast in the presence of state president and visiting members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie L. Steele
Rebekah Assembly
J. E. Snook
S. O. O. F. Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
Record Shipment Breaks Auto Trainload History
The Buick Automobile Company set a new record by shipping fifty five full carloads by a single train from Flint to the Pacific coast via Harriman routes. The shipment, valued higher than the previous $300,000, will pass through Denver and Ogden before dispersing along the Southern Pacific and Oregon Short Line to final destinations. Elopement news from Colorado: Sidney Mayhew formerly of Greeley and Norene Flynn wed in Boulder and left for New Mire, as Mayhew shifts from a Gilcrest Lumber role to Lyons fruit farming partnership with E. G. Young.
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Harriman
Pacific Coast
Buik Automobile Company
Flint
Mich
Denver
Harriman Line
Ogden
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Holstein Breeders Plan Johnstown Assembly
Dairy men of the district will form a Holstein Breeders association in Johnstown. A storm kept many away from a called meeting last Thursday. another gathering is set for next Thursday. Holstein cows are favored locally and experts including Paul V. Maris of Fort Collins will speak.
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Johnstown
Holstein Breeders’ Association
Paul V. Maris
Fort Collins
Two Thirds of Voters Back Progressive Teddy as Straw Ballot Favorite
A broad 1912 presidential straw poll reports 65 percent progressive and 35 percent conservative among U S voters. Roosevelt leads with first choice in 87,963 ballots, Taft second, La Follette and Wilson and Debs also listed. results reflect a cross-state, cross-paper sampling from Scripps McRae and Clover Leaf outlets.
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Teddy
United States
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
LaFollette
Harmon
Clark
Debs
Atlantic
Pacific
Canadian Line
Gulf of Mexico
Scripps McRae
Clover Leaf League of
Colorado
la Follette
Honsdottes
Salvation Army commander to visit Greeley March 17
Commander Thomas Estill, a pioneer Salvation Army leader, will visit Greeley for a full day on March 17, the first time a Western territory commander will visit the city. He will speak at the Orpheum theater at 3 p.m. on The International Work of the Salvation Army and in the evening on Christ and the Rabbis, with a Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. in the army hall. Colonel and Mrs. Lee and Major Waite of Denver will attend.
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Salvation Army
Greeley
Chicago
Thomas Estill
Booth
Christian Mission
South Africa
Australia
Nederlands
Japan
Denver
Marpurg
Orpheum Theater
Estill
Army Hall
Lee
Waite
Windsor Creamery Opens With Strong Test Run
Windsor dairy begins operation on Saturday testing machinery with good results. Cream received today as butter production starts under manager W H McKinstry who will supervise butter making. E P Hickman of First National Bank serves as secretary and treasurer. About 200 cows pledged to supply cream.
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Windsor
W. H. McKinstry
E. P. Hickman
First National Bank
Eaton Women’s Club Meets. Mrs McCall Re elected
The Eaton Women's club met at Mrs. John McCall's home with current events led by Mrs. John Neal. Mrs. Scheer presented a paper on Emerson and his works. Refreshments followed a social hour. Mrs. McCall has been reelected for the coming year.
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Eaton
Eaton Women’s Club
John McCall
John Neal
Scheer
Emerson
McCall
Cooney Travers Escapes Greeley Hospital
Cooney Travers, recently admitted to Greeley hospital for hal lucinations, declared he was well and escaped after a fall spraining his back. He is reportedly in better spirits and stayed with local friends in East Greeley. No mental-condition investigation will be conducted at this time.
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Cooney Travers
Greeley Hospital
East Greeley
Road Gang In A Damage Suit
In Ault on February 29 Judge Hart ruled for the defense in a damage suit by Mrs. Mary Hill seeking 32.50 against road Overseer Baldridge and his crew. She claimed property losses from the crew while her house was used for their shelter. the court found the men not to blame and assessed about 14 dollars in costs to Mrs. Hill.
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Hart
Mary Hill
W. L. Baldridge
County Road
Wyoming Straw Vote for Ted
The Cheyenne Tribune conducted a straw poll of readers on presidential candidates. The results show a Republican lead with preliminary figures indicating strong support for Ted among respondents.
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Wyoming
Ted
Cheyenne Tribune
Calf Sale Sparks Ten Thousand Dollar Price Talk
A mass of dairy news notes a Guernsey lineage linked to Colorado breeder Harvey Parker. Dolly Dimple of Massachusetts recently delivered a bull calf. H H Tichenor of Wisconsin agreed to pay $6000 for the calf at six months, after previously offering $10,000 equivalence on its future birth value.
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Heard’s
Dairyman
America
Harvey Parker
Colorado
Parker
Langwater IV
Dolly Dimple
Massachusetts
Chicago
H. H. Tichenor
Oconomowoc
Wisconsin
F. Lathrop Ames
Cow Testing Association Organized at Lupton
Fort Lupton February 29. The Cow Testing association includes Brighton Fort Lupton Johnstown and Platteville members. Frank Wheeler is president W H Purvis first vice president H H Ewing second vice president F W Rand secretary and W H McCullum treasurer. Twenty six members own 545 cows to be tested monthly by an eastern college expert at 1.50 per cow.
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Fort Lupton
Brighton
Johnstown
Platteville
Frank Wheeler
W. H. Purvis
H. H. Ewing
F. W. Rand
W. H. McCullum
J. H. Kennedy
W. I. Purvis
A. J. Hazzard
S. P. Junge
Frank McCrae
H. H Ewing
W. H McCullum
United States
Eastern Agricultural College
Windsor School Grows as Census Clocks 767 Youths
Windsor March 1. The Windsor school district shows a gain of about 20 children ages six to 21 over last year's census. Myer Cohen completed the census recording 767 persons in the district. He can speak German and enrolls all foreign children. Windsor has Weld county's largest German population. Miss Alice Gibson resumes work at Condon's store after a weeks absence. Miss Gideon underwent an appendicitis operation.
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Windsor
Myer Cohen
Cohen
Weld County
Alice Gibson
Condon’s
Gideon
Ancient Law Book Believed Oldest In County
One of the oldest law books exists with B H Abbott and has stayed in the family since 1792. It was first owned by Elisha Payne of Lebanon New Hampshire. The book concerns state laws with strict Sunday penalties noted. The text also mentions the Harisons returning from Phoenix Arizona after a winter retreat for Ray Harrison’s health.
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B. H. Abbott
Elisha Payne
Lebanon
N. H
Weld County GOP backs presidential primary in strong show
Weld County Republican Club held a large meeting at city hall pushing a presidential preference primary for Weld County after Roosevelt club outline. Sentiment favored Roosevelt and progressives. few opposed. A six member committee will propose a plan satisfactory to both factions. President Keyes urged public primary as core Republican principle.
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City Hall
Deca
Weld County Republican Club
Roosevelt Club
Weld County Club
Weld County
W. W. Keyes
Roosevelt
Keyes
Colorado
United States
Republican Party
Funeral service for Col. A W Jones draws large crowd
Funeral services were held at the family home for Col. A W Jones with many old neighbors and G A R comrades in attendance. Denver minister Rev Utter spoke on his ideals while Col C A White praised his courage as a soldier. Other speakers honored his Odd Fellow life and civic character. interment followed in Lacon Illinois beside a son. Mrs Jones and her son J Hall Jones accompanied the remains. Will Deary from LaSalle underwent surgery in Greeley hospital and is recovering.
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Col. A. W. Jones
Mr. Utter
Denver
Col. Jones
Col. C. A. White
J. E. Snook
H. C. Watson
Mies Nena Hanna
Engineer Is After His Pay
Denver March 4 George H Lethman a civil engineer filed suit in district court against Interurban Construction company to recover 12410 28 alleged owed for services He surveyed the proposed route for a Denver to Greeley electric line and expended 743 62 in performing duties with the remainder claimed as full remuneration for the work The company is a subsidiary of the Colorado Interurban company organized in 1907 for the line and plant project.
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Denver
George H. Lethman
Interurban Construction Company
Colorado Interurban Company
Greeley
Lethman
Milliken and Gray in a Secret Pool Hall Plot
A murky fragment from a 19th century page hints at Milliken dodging a Russian contact in Spain. Gray runs a pool hall and is pressured to aid with papers, a pocketed portmanteau, and a sought after tune while seeking a draft in gratitude.
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Spain
George
Gage
Tune
Gray
Political interest talk at Farmers Union meeting
Gill outlines plan for a March 18 public radio discussion on political topics at the Farmers Union event. Officers report year’s dues, 40 members present, two new members enrolled, carload purchase planned, costs to payers about ten.
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Kersey Registration Board
Cummins LaFollette
Marshall Harmonst
Underwood Bryant
Sanford of
Hardin
COW Testing Association
Lupton
Windsor School
Ancient Law
L. L. Harrison
Ray Harrison
Faye Harrison
Coral Harrison
Phoenix
Aris
Ray
Fy Weld
Lincoln
United Presidenti
Iilimois
Will Deary
Milleien MA Dodges
Farmers’ Union
Willis
Kendrick
Callfort
Macy
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