Land Boom Near Kersey Attracts Midwest Buyers
Land around Kersey Colorado sees a surge as a new ditch draws investment from Iowa and Illinois buyers and some Denver investors. In ten days W R Reeves sold 940 acres as homesteaders rush to cash out amid rising valuations and projected irrigation benefits. Rural sellers, many struggling farmers, list fields to secure high prices despite leaving plans for own farms.
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Kersey
W. R. Reeves
Colorado
Iowa
Illinois
Denver
Empson Packing Company plans huge pea sale
The Empson Packing Company, via W C Packard of Denver, offers 34000 dollars in stock to fund handling one million dollars of Colorado grown peas slated for 1909 sale. Empson operates plants in Longmont Loveland and Greeley and dominates U.S. pea canning supplying dining cars and government institutions. A 1889 origin tale and new hot house beds near Greeley prep over one million cabbage and tomato plants for growers and Empson farms.
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Empson Packing #Company
W. C. Packard
Denver
Empson Packing Company
Longmont
Loveland
Greeley
America
J. H. Empson
Colorado
Empson Model Farm
Daughters of the American Revolution Meet at Brown Palace
D A R annual conference opens at the Brown Palace hotel with special parties and social entertainments for visiting officers and members from chapters across the state. A reception was hosted by the Denver chapter for state regent Mrs. John L. McNeil at 930 Logan street from 8 to 10 Wednesday evening. A Thursday luncheon at the Brown Palace followed by delegate participation includes city members Mrs. G. D. Horne Mrs. 8B. F. Johnson and Mrs. A. K. Clare.
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Denver
John L. McNeil
Logan Street
Brown
G. D. Horne
8B. F. Johnson
A. K. Clare
Stiff Neck And Rheumatic Muscle Ailment
Stiff neck stems from rheumatism of neck muscles and is usually unilateral or at the back. Pain is common but relief may come quickly from Cham berlain's Liniment. No fever or swelling implies muscular or chronic rheumatism. internal treatment not needed. For sale by all druggists.
Two Blacksmith Shops At Poudre City Opened
Poudre City now hosts two blacksmith shops as Mr Neinhauser moved his family to town and opened a shop. The Neinhauser family will occupy the vacant store until their new house is ready.
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Poudre City
Neinhauser
Judge Visits Good Shepherd Home and Interviews Four Inmates
Judge Bradfield returned from Denver and visited the Good Shepherd home. He interviewed four girls from Wilk county who have not proven readiness for discharge though two are now 17. The girls say they were well treated and disciplined only when deserved, but all want to leave. One girl has been there a year and a day and her parents have never visited. Speikermeyer child, last sent from here, was praised by the sisters as the brightest among about 400 girls, with music lessons advancing her progress.
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Bradfield Retu
Denver
the Good Shepherd
Lc County
Speikermeyer
Around the World With the Fleet Through a Grandchild Letter
Preston Stevens, grandson of Judge Stevens, writes from Tomkinville New York about his travels aboard the battleship Nebraska as part of the fleet circumnavigation. He mentions prize money of 25 dollars for the ship’s high gun record and notes the crew roles from gun captain to range finder. He expects dry dock in two weeks and a furlough soon.
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Judge Stevens
Preston
Tomkinville
N. Y
the Tribune
Gibraltar
Hampton Roads
Nebraska
U. S. S. Nebraska
Alabama
San Francisco
Maine
Wisconsin
Magdlena Bay
Brown-Al ward case heard before Judge Bradfield
A Denver attorney represents Brown in a dispute over shares of an insane woman’s estate and six horses. The case involves Brown’s claimed common law marriage to a white woman in Colorado, a claim not pursued. A Denver man testified that Brown owned the horses, and the judge took the matter under advisement.
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Brown-Alward
Bradfield
Brown
Denver
Colorado
Silence Shaves the Court as Tramp Held Without Words
A silent tramp, called silent Smith, is jailed after LaSalle transfer for breaking into homes. He shows a frostbitten foot possibly needing ankle amputation, carries a mask, and defeats attempts to groom him. Authorities doubt his threat while he scratches only when compelled to speak.
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Silent Smith
LaSalle
Kangaroo Court
High Court
New Hair Tonic Offer Promises Free Trial If Unsatisfied
An advertisement from the H Reynolds Drug Co in Greeley promotes Newall 93 Hair Tonic claiming 65 percent success in regrowing hair. Bald individuals over 35 face discrimination, the ad notes, and it offers a risk free trial: use three bottles and if not satisfied, all money is refunded with no obligation.
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Creeley
Greeley
H. Reynolds Drug Co
Jacksons Seek Adoption of 18 Month Old Fidela Irene Bigsby
Oscar Jackson and Sarah Jackson petition county court for adoption of Fidela Irene Bigsby an 18 month old girl cared for by them since two months old. The child is half sister to a boy recently placed in a home by the Tribune. Judge Bradfield requires first class references to prove fitness before granting papers.
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Oscar Jackson
Sarah Jackson
Fidela Irene Bigsby
Jacksons
the Tribune
Greeley Hospital
Bradfield
Simple Remedy for La Grippe Coughs
A historic remedy claims Foley's Honey and Tar stops coughs and heals lungs to prevent pneumonia. The product is described as drug-free, in a yellow package, and sold by all druggists with a warning to refuse substitutes.
New Baby at Evans Evans Special Facility
A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs C B Smith on Wednesday. Nurse in charge Miss L Desbiens reports the infant and family are all well, including the father.
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