Greeley Commercial Club Sets Arbitration On Railroad Problem
The Greeley Commercial Club elected a nine member committee at a Camfield hotel meeting to arbitrate the railroad dispute. Members include D A Camfield C H Wheeler J M B Petrikin W C Wilson F J Green D B Sanborn A M McClanahan B F Johnson and A J Condon. The club also discussed a starch factory plan and by law changes with resolutions backing Estes Park as a national reserve and urging a united push to secure a Greeley post office. A dues increase from 2 to 6 was defeated and census work was set to begin soon.
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B. F. Johnson
A. J. Condon
W. L. Clayton
Estes Parks
S National Reserve
Congressman Rucker
the Tribune
Commercial Club
Greeley
O. O. Russell
Greeley Commercial Club Debates Railroad Arbitration and Factory Plans
A large Greeley Commercial Club meeting at the Camfield Hotel discusses settling railroad disputes, appointing a committee for arbitration, and keeping rails east of Seventh Avenue. Attendees consider a March factory plan for farmers and review club dues while the glee club performances receive praise as a top northern Colorado musical group.
Union Pacific to build new cut-off near Port Morgan
The Union Pacific announces spring construction of a 25 mile cut-off from Sand Creek north of Denver to Dodd near Port Morgan, cutting thirty miles from Denver to the east. Two million will be spent on ninety pound rails from Dodd to Julesburg, plus other main line upgrades in Wyoming and Colorado valued at several million.
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Denver
Union Parte
Colorado
Wyom
United Ts
Harriman Ines
A. H. Mohler
Low Pacific
Sand Creek
Dodd
St Morgan
Union Pacific
Julesburg
Omaha
Ogden
Chicago
Mobler
Denver-Fort Collings
Wyoming
Straw Stacks Burn In Country Near Gill
Straw stacks and ditchbanks around Gill lit up the countryside last night. The blaze remained under control and was visible for about ten miles. With no wind the fire died as the straw and grasses were consumed.
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Gil
Gill
Bonus Offered Per Foot For Tunnel Work
Attorney Charles Tow reports on the big tunnel project near Laramie Powder, noting 700 feet on one end and 100 on the other. Teams work in shifts with a dollar per foot bonus for each foot completed beyond sixteen feet daily. The tunnel measures 12 by 10 feet with good airflow via suction and is progressing well. Mr. Tow traveled by car from Greeley to inspect and returned last night as farmers in the region plant crops and conditions look favorable.
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Laramie-Powdre Nel
Ome
Charlies
Red
Tew
Ubb & Peal
Tricity
Greeley
Collegiants Celebrate Torchlit Senior Parade in Greeley
Seniors of the Normal University led a torch light parade through downtown Greeley after a day of festivities. The event featured caps and gowns and a theatre visit amid junior opposition, ending with a campus chapel program and evening cheers.
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Greeley
Swedish Lutheran ladies plan bazaar this Friday evening
The young ladies of the Swedish Lutheran church will meet this evening at the home of Rev. and Mrs. O. W. Gustafson to finalize arrangements for their bazaar.
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Swedish Lutheran Church
O. W. Gustafson
Shaw Dry workers share dinner after tallyho ride
After a Monday evening tallyho ride to the Crozier country home, about thirty Shaw Dry Company clerks were served a fine chicken dinner. The following evening included cards and games and the guests presented Mr and Mrs Crozier with a beautiful clock.
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Lee Crozier
Shaw Dry Company
Joint Birthday Celebration for Albin and Josie Hakanson
Mrs. Peter Hakanson entertained friends at her home 1861 Tenth Avenue Saturday evening to honor the birthdays of her son Albin and daughter Josie. The two share a birth date and the party featured games and refreshments with two birthday cakes, one with 18 candles and the other with 20.
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Albin
Josie
Peter Hakanson
Tenth Avenue
Unfortunate in Greeley Return to the Springs
Mrs. Annie A. Trump with her daughter Mae and Miss Bertha Waechter planned to drive back to Colorado Springs after illness and quarantine disrupted their winter visit. Mrs. Trump broke her hip eight weeks ago and one daughter had scarlet fever delaying their stay at the station this morning.
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Colorado Springs
Annie A. Trump
Trump
Miss Mae
Bertha Waechter
Eaton Men Sell Sheep for Highest Price in District
In Greeley district Anton Anderson and August Carlson sold 1750 head of lambs at 9 dollars each to Leadingham from Kimball Nebraska. The lot delivered at Eaton stockyards Monday will be shipped today. One thousand head were Andersons and the rest Carlson’s. This group is among the few farmers who tried sheep feeding this winter as less than a third of normal stock is on feed in the Baton country. Thirty cars were shipped from Maton and Ault Monday to Missouri river points.
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Eaton, Mar
Greeley
Anton Anderson
August Carlson
Leadingham
Kimball
Nebraska
Eaton Stockyards
Anderson
Carlson
Baton Country
Maton
Ault
Missouri River Points
Longmicent Visitors in Greeley on Business
Among those from Longmicent who were in Greeley on business were Clifford Davis Charles Kistler and BK L Montgomery.
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Longmicent
Greeley
Clifford Davis
Charles Kistler
BK. L. Montgomery
Plans Altered For New School And Denver Visit
President Z X Snyder of the Normal School plans changes to the new school project and will consult with architect P Barber and Alted Murdock about the Guggenheim building. Snyder attended a recent Indianapolis superintendents meeting with 1,600 educators and discussed child education, industrial education, and remedial steps for learning disabilities.
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Z. X. Snyder
Denver
Mas P. Barber
Ning School of Colorado
E Normal School
Ted Murdock
Guggenheim
Z X. Sny
Normal
Den
Snyder
Merce
R. Snyder
Indianapolis
Withey Trades Trips, Landers’ Absence, Pier Ranch Sale
H R Withey traveled to Pierce and Eston today on a business trip. Prudence Landers at Happy Hollow school will be off for two weeks with Miss L Maude Jones of Greeley covering. Charles Wallace bought 80 acres from Meade Sanford in Pleasant Valley for $22,000. the Pier ranch, longtime home of Mr and Mrs B S Pier, is now under new ownership.
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H. R. Withey
Pierce and Eston
Prudence Landers
Happy Hollow
L. Maude Jones
Greeley
Charles Wallace
Meade Sanford
Pleasant Valley
Pier Ranch
B. 8. Pier
Pawnee Butte District Granted New Borders
The Pawnee Butte school district, once the county’s largest, received a new district designation Monday from Superintendent L. H. Harrison. The territory measured 15 by 30 miles and will now be 10 by 15.
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Pawnee Butte
L. H. Harrison
Atherton Opens Modern Auto Plant In Greeley
R. W. Atherton, who recently resigned from Greeley Auto, has leased a Swenth Street building to install an up to date vul ocaunting and tire repair plant. Atherton left for Denver on a business trip.
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R. W Atherton
Greeley Auto Company
Swenth Street
Atherton
Denver
Bootleggers Trouble Eaton Police With Gambling Ring
Eaton March 8 Police Judge James Sheppard handled cases tied to city marshal Rogers crackdown on alleged bootleggers and gamblers. Peter Rios was convicted of illegal sale of liquor and fined 50 dollars plus costs and remains jailed as friends seek funds. Henry Kahler and John Lewis also convicted of gambling with 10 dollar fines and costs each. both paid. Warrants out for others as many fled St Petersburg in the last day, making capture unlikely.
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John Lewis
St. Petersburg
Prairie Fire Threatens Homes North of Ault
A prairie fire roars northeast of Ault covering a ten mile swath with many shanties at risk. Farmers rely on trench plowing and distant water pumps as miles of dry grass fuel the blaze and no cause or evacuees have been confirmed.
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Ault
Weld
Fire lights the sky near Ault ranches
Fire first seen by residents on northeast ranches near Ault Monday afternoon and by dusk the flames illuminated the sky in that quarter. Reports from those reachable by telephone give the bare outline of the incident.
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Ault
Mar
Port Collins Woman Delayed Ten Days on Westbound Trip
Mrs C H Baker of Fort Collins reached Greeley after a ten day journey from Oregon City Oregon delayed by washouts. She and a companion were delayed three days at Mountain Home Idaho and three days at Nampa while trains provided food and shelter.
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C. H. Baker
Greeley
Fort Collins
Committee Forms to Probe Telephone Toll Increase
At a Commercial Club banquet last night, W L Clayton C F Bell and Joe Woolf were named to a committee to investigate the rise in telephone toll rates. The group will examine the reasons behind the rate hike and report findings.
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W. L. Clayton
C. F. Bell
Joe Woolf
Commercial Club
Fort Collins High Defeats Windsor 14–12 In Tight Game
In Windsor on Saturday night Fort Collins high school edged Windsor 14 to 12 after two halves ended tied and extra play was required to decide the winner.
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Windsor
Fort Collins High School
Windsor High School
Presbyterian Woman's Missionary Society Meeting
The women's missionary society of the Presbyterian church will meet at 2 30 oclock Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs John Steck 1215 Eleventh Street. It will be a social gathering.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
John Steck
Eleventh Street
Marriage License Granted to Roma Mayfield and Amy Day
A marriage license was issued today to Roma Mayfield and Amy Day, both residents of Greeley.
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Roma Mayfield
Amy Day
Greeley
Fire Sweeps Two Mile Wide Swath Through Night
A wildfire raged overnight burning a two mile wide swath. Smoke hung over the horizon as night fell, with authorities watching for visibility from twelve miles away and assessing the spread.
Farmer learns he has a broken ankle after runaway incident
John Redeker, a young farmer near Kuner, initially thought his ankle was sprained. After a Saturday night buggy runaway and a painful leap to escape, he sought a physician Sunday and was told a bone was broken. The horses continued home safely.
D J Blake of Ault Dies of Pneumonia at 56
D J Blake aged 56 longtime Weld county resident died of pneumonia at his Ault home last night. He leaves a widow two young daughters a number of grown children two brothers in Eaton and near Greeley. A life devoted to farming he recently moved to town. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 2 PM.
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Ault
D. J. Blake
Weld County
Eaton
Greeley
Rancher Thrown From Horse Sustains Deep Head Wound
John Healey, a rancher living near town, was thrown from a horse early Sunday morning. He sustained a five inch head gash requiring several stitches.
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John Healey
Pioneer Fred Voris Builds Seven-Room Home in Houston Heights
Fred Voris is among the first builders in Houston Heights. He has erected a seven room house on Eighth Street near Twenty Second Avenue, reflecting early residential development in the area.
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Fred Voris
Houston Heights
Eighth Street
22Nd Avenue
Daven to Return This Week From Wisconsin Visit
S. Daven is due back this week after visiting his old home in Wisconsin. He spent time with family and familiar surroundings before returning to his current duties.
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T. S. Daven
Wisconsin
Tribune Crop Contest Encourages Weld County Youth
Professor James Husted of Kansas Agricultural College praises the Tribune crop contest as vital for keeping youth on farms. Edward House offers land to host participants, enabling at least twenty local youths to grow crops. The community shows strong interest with many inquiries and forthcoming district contest details.
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Weld County
Tribune
James Husted
Kansas Agricultural College
Greeley
Edward House
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Mision Depot
Seventh Avenue
Ople
Greely
Eetem Park
Washington
Clayton
J. M. B. Petriken
Joseph C. Ewing
Commercial Club Glee Club
Commercial Glee Club
TOS
Port Morgan
Ollar
Collegians
Port Collins
PD. J. Blake
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