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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1911
Page
1
News from Greeley reports the tax payers proposed party filed a ticket and two aldermanic candidates from the third ward joined. Rumors swirl of a possible third ticket headed by a mayoral challenger to William Mayher, with no confirmations as petitions near filing deadline.
W J Stell announces a caucus agreement pending signatures among Democratic members of the eighteenth general assembly. The aims include selecting a party platform, deciding which measures to advance, and choosing a Democratic United States senator to fill the Hughes Jr vacancy. Members pledge to attend and abide by majority decisions.
Businessmen volunteer to back a first Greeley baseball team with working capital raised by four installment subscriptions. A meeting at City Hall tonight will set definite steps to form a team for the summer. Those who started the effort will have details on the season outlook.
A socialist speaker at the Methodist church will address Friday night crowds about ending injustice. The message argues morals alone won t suffice and calls for concrete material measures to counter political and commercial pirates.
Greeley now counts about one automobile or motorcycle for 26 residents after the 400th license issued to F. W. Hunter. With a 16 600 population this implies roughly 200 000 of motor conveyances valued at $500 each. The boom follows a Denver motor show and rising dealer activity.
D A Muir, who taught in Animas New Mexico the past year, has returned to Greeley.
Dr. Elsie McCobb of Davenport Iowa was hosted this week by Miss Inez Cole and the Reinks ranch party during her visit.
Gill Commercial club offers to donate a site and building for a car seal factory if located in Gill Weld county will be first of its kind in the west and could employ several hundred workers as eastern plants run up to six hundred.
Captain A. H. Hardy, renowned quick shot, will perform Monday afternoon at the Greeley Gun club grounds east of Greeley. He will be the sole attraction with a record of hitting hundreds of balls under strict conditions, showcasing rifle and shotgun firing.
Secretary of State Pearce sent to the general assembly the census list of Colorado towns eligible for second class city status. Towns include Alamosa Glenwood Springs Lamar Monte Vista Silverton Walsenburg Delta Englewood Fort Morgan Las Animas Loveland Montrose Sterling. Delta Englewood Loveland and Sterling already proclaimed. Bills seek to place others. final adjournment doubtful.
Mr and Mrs H H Harbaugh hosted the Social Science Circle with a talk by Mr Harbaugh on The Commission Form of Government. The Des Moines Iowa plan was highlighted and sparked animated discussion among all members. A good attendance marked the meeting.
Residents of Gill rally behind a proposed east Gill road with a business committee planning a visit to the county commissioners to push the project forward.
Work will begin this week on installing a new electric fire alarm system for Greeley. L. L. Bryant earns the contract and the project should finish within two weeks. The system mirrors urban networks with 18 or 20 alarm boxes placed across town from the sugar factory to the city limits and from the Normal School to the cannery.
Story time resumes next Friday afternoon at 4 15 in the high school auditorium. Over 200 youngsters attended last week across three divisions. Frances Tobey will address older children with Selma Lagerlof tales Hatto the Hermit and Robin Red Breast. Cora Almond will tell Hiawatha to intermediates and Madelain Florin will share Uncle Remus stories with the youngest group.
Mr and Mrs Leo G Mann entertained a group of young friends at their home Tuesday evening showcasing a social visit and cordial reception by the Manns.
Colorado wrestling champion appears tomorrow evening drawing strong local interest. Tolliver and Murphy are well known in Baton and expect a large delegation from 3&8. Varney plans the largest crowd since opening his athletic club with a four round boxing match Wallace versus Stewart and a boxing wrestling platform with seats sold at Oppenheimer cigar store for good locations.
Miss Lydia C. Ward and George B. Adams were married at 4 30 PM Tuesday at 1610 Eighth Avenue. Rev J L Thompson officiated in a small home ceremony with sisters and close friends. The bride has resided in Greeley five years and Adams, from Blanchard Indiana, owns a ranch southwest of the town. They left for their ranch after the ceremony.
Captain A H Hardy, the Denver crack shot, will give an exhibition at Gill next Tuesday afternoon.
William E. Curtis of the Chicago Record-Herald sparks protest in Colorado with a letter praising Greeley potatoes yet citing Maine's Aroostook County as superior. He contrasts irrigation by Colorado with Maine’s traditional farming, noting 1910 yields of 220 bushels per acre in Maine versus 100 in Colorado.
Clyde Richardson speaks on The Value of Thorough Breeding before the Weld County Poultry association in city hall. He traces poultry progress from Leghorns imported in 1835 to modern egg machines, argues beauty size and egg production justify thorough breeding, and notes trap nests aid egg-focused strains.
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