First Round for P O Site in Federal Condemnation Suit
In a federal court ruling the government demurrer in the postoffice condemnation case against the Currier estate was sustained. The only issue left is jury selection to fix damages. The Treasury and Greeley residents funded the condemnation while Congress appropriated 15000 dollars for the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrrcehill
Haynes
Postoffice
Currier
Curner
Treasury Department
Greeley
H. N. Haynes
H. E. Churchill
United States
Ward
Lewis
Two Big Farms Change Owners
The G. H. Sweet ranch near Farmers Spur sold for 32000 dollars for 340 acres about 90 dollars an acre. Edson L. Bracken of Denver takes 236 acres and George Annett of Greeley 106 acres, watered from Sheep Draw. Brace well farm sold for 19000 dollars, 160 acres, under No. 2 with Windsor reservoir water. buyer J. Stevenson of Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bracewell
G. H. Sweet
Farmers
Edson L. Bracken
Denver
George Annett
Greeley
Sweet
Windsor
J. Stevenson
Missouri
Pure Food Law Promotes Pure Cream of Tartar Baking Powders
The article urges readers to check baking powder labels under Pure Food Laws and ensure cream of tartar is listed. It stresses that the law protects health and helps consumers avoid alum substitutes, guiding housekeepers to choose pure powders.
Stuck in the Mud: Family Trapped by Storm in Denver
C. G. Paul and wife of 1202 Fifth Street with Mrs. Paul s mother and Miss Daisy Hering were driven to Denver in an Oldsmobile Sunday. Storms kept them captive in the city until Saturday when they returned, roads too poor for larger vehicles to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Paul
Fifth Street
Mrs. Paul
Daisy Hering
Denver
Salvation Army Clothing Drive Aids Greeley Poor
The Salvation Army distributed 700 new and second hand clothing items to the poor in Greeley and vicinity this winter. More donations are urged. contact Mrs Gordon at Red 2532 or Captain Lee at Box 519. The Army hall at 822 Seventh Street opens Friday afternoons for weekly clothing distributions, with urgent cases attended at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Greeley
Gordon
Captain Lee
Army Hall
Seventh St.¢Et
Five new Weld county school districts formed in week
District No. 79 was created from Hazelton land with 38 votes in favor and 4 against. Four more districts will be organized in ten days, bringing total to 95 in Weld county. New district bonds for a schoolhouse await fall term. four new boards elected for district 79 with W. M. Edwards president Edwin H. Ellis secretary and J. R. Schamm treasurer.
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No. 79
Hazelton
No. 70
Weld County
Kansas
Tribune
Box Elder Valley
W. M. Edwards
Edwin H. Ellis
J. R. Schamm
Two Trainloads Of Eaton Sheep Shipped To Omaha And Denver
Two trainloads of sheep and cattle left the stockyards Monday with portions bound for Omaha and Denver. Twenty nine cars of Lucerne sheep were shipped as well. The storm caused little damage but handling feed pens in bad weather remains a problem for feeders. Some stock will be finished in Omaha area feedyards before market. A small number of sheep or cattle remain in the Maton district.
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Omaha
Denver
Lucerne
Maton
Gipson Neighborhood Struck by Storm Damages
Wires and poles across Gipson suffered extensive damage after a recent storm. Western Union crews worked along the C and % track repairing lines, with thirty five poles down inside the first miles from Greeley. East west lines were hit hardest. restoration may take some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gipson
Western Union
Greeley
Telephone Company
German Club Meeting At Normal Instills Delightful Dutch Lunch
Das Deutsche Kraenzhen club of Normal students met Saturday evening with president Miss Velma B. Paine. All talks were in German as two stories were read by Miss Paine and Miss Frances Rossenburg. The language framing delighted members despite weather. a genuine Dutch lunch, served by Mrs. Paine, ended the pleasant gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal
Velma B. Paine
Frances Rossenburg
Rhoth
Infant Harriett Greenacre Dies After Illness
Four weeks old Harriett, daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen Greenacre, died at her maternal grandparents home from inanition and indigestion. The funeral service will be held this afternoon at 1 o clock at the Wood home 1228 Ninth avenue. Rev Doane of the Congregational Church will conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett
Allen Greenacre
Camfield Town Incorporation Filed With $50000 Capital
Articles of Incorporation filed Monday for the Camfield Town & Improvement Company set capital at $50 000 with Albert E B Utter Louise A Utter of Denver and Albert W Thompson of Fort Collins as incorporators A J Condon of Greeks is a major stockholder not active due to time constraints The town will lie on the Union Pacific extension eight miles east and one mile south of Ault with surveyors to begin soon and boom expected within weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camfield Town & Improvement Company
Albert EB. Utter
Louise A. Utter
Denver
Albert W. Thompson
Fort Collins
A. J. Condon
the Tribune
Union Pacific
Ault
Camfield
Eaton Potato Men Together
A group of Greeley commission men attended a Eaton meeting to organize growers and dealers in the Greeley Eaton district. The aim is to standardize rules and ensure high quality potatoes shipping from Eaton, with a commission and inspectors to oversee future shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley Commission
Eaton
Greeley
Trouble With a Demented Man
Sheriff Florance and Deputy Peterson chased John Cokely, recently moved from Platteville for restraint, who escaped hospital supervision while deluded about a home intruder. He was captured at a pool hall, brought to jail, and will be sent to Pueblo. Neighbors recall his former railroad switchman role.
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Florance
Peterson
John Cokely
Platteville
Camfield
Pueblo
Cokely
Local Wyoming and Nebraska couples wed in quiet ceremonies
Mrs Sarah M Allen and J William Bledsoe of Luther Wyoming married by Rev B Payne at Eaton Sunday Baptist parsonage. Co E Lanning, longtime neighbor, wed Miss Busta Tepley of Waunetta Nebraska in Greeley by Rev Ward of the Baptist church. They will live on a ranch here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah M. Allen
J. William Bledsoe
Luther, Wyo
Er. B. Payne
Baptist
Eaton Sunday
E. Lanning
Busta Tepley
Waunetta
Nebraska
Greeley
Rey
Baptist Church
Murchison Ranch Sells for 18000 in Gipson District
The Murchison ranch, 120 acres at $150 per acre, sold for $18 000 in Gipson district. Purchaser is Peter Olson of Lincoln Nebraska. Guy Murchison plans a trip to Pecos Valley and may relocate. The farm lies under Greeley Loveland ditches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gipson
Murchison
Gipson District
Greeley District
Greeley
Loveland
Peter Olson
Lincoln
Neb
Guy Murchison
Pecos Valley
U P Will Build Depot at Eaton
Eaton is set for a new Union Pacific depot announced for immediate start. The town of about a thousand residents and surrounding farms will gain a shipping point to rival Greeley as sage brush era growth continues. No cost or size details provided. official confirmation expected later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Eates
Greeley
Mrs Wage Injured In Opera House Stair Accident
Mrs Wage of 711 Ninth Street fell more than half way down Opera House stairs on Sunday afternoon during a lecture. She fainted twice and struck on head and body, bruising herself. Charles Leake aided her to the bottom. She walked home and remains sore.
Wolfe’s 800 Acre Wheat Field Near Nunn Prospects 60 Bu/acre
Near Nunn four miles northwest, Boyd Wolfe planted 800 acres of wheat last fall. The crop now stands six to twelve inches high and is thriving. If hail stays away, the yield could reach sixty bushels per acre, aiming at about $40,000 by early July. comparisons cite a prior 20 acre patch yielding fifty bushels per acre at a dollar each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe
Nunn
Flooding and Storm Damage Strikes Kersey Area
A severe storm hits Kersey causing floodwater in Empire ditch, telephone poles and lines failing to Hardin and Greeley, roads badly deteriorated, but no injuries reported after emergency repairs to Bijou ditch leak.
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Kersey
Empire Ditch
Hardin
Greeley
Dairy at Kersey Opens with New Local Dairy
Kersey announces a new dairy in the neighborhood. Henderson, living on the W. R. Reeves place, will run the ranch with many cows. Milk will be delivered twice daily, offering a first class dairy opportunity for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kersey
Henderson
W. R. Reeves
Sanborn Tours Irrigation Dam Project Near Branley Lake
B C Sanborn returned from northwest Nebraska where he met Denver capitalists to study lands under new irrigation schemes. He visited Branley lake above Denver to view a colossal earth dam under construction with steel piling, two dams, and vast earth capacity planned to flood the area and supply water for the Denver Greeley Valley district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Sanborn
Nebraska
Denver
Investi Gate
Branley Lake
Weld County
Sanborn
Denver-Greeley Valley
Commercial Club Plans April Banquet at Congregational Church
Directors decided to hold the monthly banquet on a Monday night in April in the dining room of the Congregational church. It starts 6:35 p m and ends 9:36 p m with attendees dressed in business attire. The talk will cover larger and more water mains for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Congregational Church
Gibeon Girls Return Home From Denver Visit
Mildred and Myrtilla returned yesterday from Denver. Myrtilla had studied at Westminster College but quit due to rheumatic trouble. Mildred, a young newspaper woman, hurried to her sister and stayed until they could travel home. Myrtilla hopes to return to school after spring vacation.
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Mildred
Myrtilia
Denver
Mies
Westminster College
Pieter
Dred
Spokane
Wash
Myrtilla
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Carrier Estate
Hpstate
Sweet Ranch
Harriet Greenacre
Baton
Murchison Hanech
U.P
Onder
Stanley Lake
Big Dam
Gibeon
Sale Pric
Harry H. Shaw
Shaw Dry Goods CO. Greeley, Colorady
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