U P Branch Line to Extend Fifteen Miles in Colorado
The Union Pacific plans a new fifteen mile branch from Crow Creek northeast of Gill to connect with existing lines, boosting irrigation districts Pleasant Valley and Crow Creek as prime Colorado farmland. R. W. McKee and assistants began surveying. Briggsdale and Pierce connections envisioned. Prospects praise potato yields and demand for more trackage.
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Crow Creek
Gill
I Irrigation
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Pleasant Valley
Colorado
R. W. McKee
Greeley
Pierce
Briggsdale
Camfield
Crow Creek District
Grover Center Open to 320 Acre Homestead Filings
Government designation expands open land to 320 acre filings across 23 northeast county townships extending from Chalk Bluff to east of Grover and near Jackson Lake. Farmers may add quarter-sections if land is contiguous. final proof remains stricter. Pawnee Buttes area excluded.
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Grover
Chalk Bluff
Jackson Lake
Greeley
New Homestead District
Greeley-Poudre
Nunn
Chalk Bluffs
Pawnee Buttes
You Cant Trust Them LaSalle Special Stampede In Town
An ancient family driving horse with a spotless record stampeded in LaSalle around 10 at night colliding with Dave Stewart's meat market. The buggy and harness were demolished before the horse fled. Mrs Woosley had previously driven the horse though she was not in the buggy during the accident. The Woosleys reside on the Capt Hansbury place.
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LaSalle
Dave Stewart
Woosley
Woosleys
Hansbury Place
Foley's Honey and Tar Cure Ad
An old patent medicine claim certifies druggists can refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. It promises to stop coughing, heal lungs, and prevent pneumonia and consumption, noting no opiates and a yellow package.
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Foley
Delta Psi Banquet Celebrates Sixth Annual Fraternity Dinner
Delta Psi fraternity and guests gathered at Camfield hotel for the sixth annual banquet. Twenty couples sat to a fine menu as Dee M. Hibner, toast master, introduced toasts from George Young Fay Brainard Jesse Beathe Emmett Varvel Orlo Hull Garry Roddy Will Chambers and others including faculty W G Chambers G R Miller and alumni J Truby Cameron Earl Beardsley William McKelvie. The event strengthened friendship and brotherhood among members.
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Delta Psi
Delta Psi Fraternity and
Camfield Hotel
Dee M. Hibner
Fraternity
George Young
Fay E. Brainard
Jesse F. Beathe
Emmett Varvel
Orlo B. Hull
Garry Roddy
Will Grant Chambers
G. R. Miller
W. G. Chambers
G. R Miller
J. Truby Cameron
Earl P. Beardsley
William R. McKelvie
Peas Planted At Old Colony Farm Near Town
Thompson Packing Company leases the Old Colony farm west of town where 150 acres of peas are sowed and work continues with two drills. Peas will be canned at the Greeley factory as late season delays affect sowing of seed across crops.
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Old Colony
Thompson Packing Company
Greeley
1G Warehouse for a Supply Co Forms Huge Project
Messrs. Thompson and Condon formed a 50000 corporation to supply the North Sterling and Greeley Poudre irrigation schemes. They secured a large Sterling warehouse and have shipped ten carloads. C V M Jackson of Fort Collins will run the Sterling facility. The two irrigation projects total about nine million dollars with six million to contractors for supplies, all passing through the commissary company.
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Messrs. Thompson and Condon
North Sterling
Greeley-Poudre
Sterling
C. VM. Jackson
Fort Collins
Commissary
Unity Club Lecture On The Evolution Of Electric Lighting
Professor Charles A. Lory of Fort Collins spoke to the Unity club at Unity church on Monday evening about the evolution of electric lighting. He traced progress from the first electric light in 1862 to general use by 1880 and emphasized the rapid advances in this field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lory
Fort Collins
Unity Club
Unity Church
Frances Sarah Branson Dies of Facial Cancer at Home
Frances Sarah Branson wife of W M Branson died at her Tenth street home after a cancer of the face. Born in Bowling Green Kentucky sixty years ago she lived in Windsor and moved to Greeley two months ago. Survived by her husband and son M B Calkins funeral at the house Tuesday at 2 PM.
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Frances Sarah Branson
W. M. Branson
Tenth Street
Mrs. Branson
Bowling Green
Windsor
Greeley
M. B. Calkins
Thousand Head Cattle On Grass Nearing Market
Senator Clay ton moves about 1 000 cattle to John Klug’s pasture where they will roam thousands of acres. Winter conditions left them fair but growing. they should be market ready by mid June as beef prices rise, giving feeders potential advantage over Texas grassers.
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Clayton
John Klug
Texas
Pleasant social for Miss May Scott before Denver move
Miss Abbie Day hosted a Monday evening party for a circle of young ladies and the Why Not club in honor of Miss May Scott who departs this week for Denver. The guests were the original Sunday school class members and Miss Scott’s clubmates enjoyed games and refreshments.
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Abbie Day
May Scott
Denver
Miss Scott
Cabbage Cultivation Tips From Colorado College Manual
W Paddock at Colorado Agricultural College notes cabbages favor cool moist loamy soil and heavy feeding. Seed sowing starts six to seven weeks before transplanting with early crops in March and April. flea beetles threaten young plants, managed by frames with muslin. Field planting occurs in June with ditches every 24 to 26 inches and irrigation 4 to 8 days after setting, while rot and black rot limit yields and profits around 45 cents per hundredweight on average.
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W. Paddock
Colorado Agricultural College
Port Collins
Bacter ial Diseases of Plants bulletin offered
Prof Walter G Sackett of the Colorado experiment station prepared a 24 page bulletin on the bacterial diseases of plants affecting farmers fruit growers and gardeners. Diseases treated include alfalfa pear blight soft rot of sugar beet black rot of cabbage blight of potato tomato eggplant and tobacco bacteriosis of beans wilt of cucumbers cantaloupe and squash. Free upon application to Prof L G Carpenter Fort Collins Colo.
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Walter G. Sackett
Colorado Experiment Station
Colorado
L. G. Carpenter
Fort Collins
Colo
Dolly Girl Party Honors Miss Elsie McCobb and Miss Rebekah Mason
A Monday evening gathering of Demorest's clerks and friends entertained Elsie McCobb and Rebekah Mason. Guests included Gertrude Ernest Clelia Gapenter Inez Nesbit Edith Hutchinson Amy Hokanson and Mrs A G Wagner after theater at Bijou then games and a home spread.
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Elsie McCobb
Rebekah Mason
Demorest
Miss McCobb
Gertrude Ernest
Clelia Garepenter
Inez Nesbit
Edith Hutchinson
Amy Hokanson
A. G. Wagner
The Reverend Eugene Williams Receives Church Honors
The marshal at Church Reverend Eugene Williams filled the Baptist pulpit Sunday for the Sunday school class. He spoke on good citizenship from a youth perspective as future speakers Judge Bradfield and Victor Keyes are expected to address the class soon and Ben Flora is anticipated to contribute next.
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Eugene Williams
The
Baptist Church
Judge Bradfield
Victor Keyes
Ben Flora
Sandstorm in Beebe Draw Destroys Shanty and Outbuildings
A three hour Wednesday sandstorm in Beebe Draw caused extensive damage. Arthur Wright’s claim shanty toppled, the Baptist church coal house swept away, hayracks overturned, gardens sanded, and seeds blown from beds as dust darkened the air and limited visibility.
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Beebe Draw
Arthur Wright
Baptist Church
State board seeks meeting to raise county assessments
The state board of equalization urges county assessors to convene with the legislature at the capitol on May 24 to agree on higher valuations. Gov. Shafroth says increased revenues are needed to pay funds for the university and state schools, with Weld County appraisers nearly finished and unlikely to raise local valuations.
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State Board of Equalization
Educational Institution
House of Representatives
Capitol
Shafroth
Seventeenth General Assembly
State University
State Normal School
Greeley
State Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Deaf and Blind School
Colorado Springs
Gunnison
School of Mines
Weld
Gathering Cream Regularly At Beebe Draw Special
The Beebe Draw creamery station operates daily in winter with alternate days. Ed French heads operations and 600 pounds of cream are sent to Denver daily. Twenty nine patrons supply milk tested for butter fat with payments based on quality. Beebe Draw is a branch of the Littleton creamery.
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Beebe Draw
Ed French
Denver
Beebe
Littleton Creamery
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets End Biliousness
Mrs. Rosa Potts of Birmingham Alabama reports relief from biliousness and constipation after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. She credits the tablets with easing discomfort, boosting appetite, and improving digestion, with druggists carrying the product.
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Chamberlain
Rosa Potts
Birmingham
Ala
The Beautiful Queen at the Opera House Friday May 14
The cantata The Beautiful Queen will be presented in full costume with action at the Opera House Friday evening May 14. City school students aim to raise funds to clear the debt. tickets are on sale.
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Opera House
Experimental spud farm opens near Greeley with 100 potato varieties
Professor Bennett signs ten acre lease from Mayor Houston on a hill farm near Greeley to plant 100 potato varieties sourced worldwide. The project aims to hybridize new types to improve yields and test cull potato value for animal feed with $10,000 state support and further stations planned at Palmer Lake Carbondale Montrose Middle Park and San Luis Valley.
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Prof. Bennett
The
Agricultural College
Greeley
Houston
West City
Mr. Houston
Germany
Scotland
Ireland
England
Palmer Lake
Russell Gates
Carbondale
Montrose
Middle Park
San Lule Valley
Narrow Escape From Deadly Gas In Ault Well
Andy Rudd of Ault nearly died after being overcome by gas while working at the bottom of a well on the J. Jones place in Fairplay. Rudd signalled for a bucket but fainted before entering it. repeated lowering and raising revived the air, allowing him to reach the surface. Jones has bored about 60 feet finding coal and gas but little water on land bought from C. H. Webber.
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Andy Rudd
Ault
Gan
J. Jones
Fairplay
Rudd
Jones
C. H. Webber
Two Vacancies in the Hot Air Club
Jackman Baxter left for his summer camp in the foothills to tend his garden and stockpile supplies. Thomas Briggs searches for him fearing late arrival. Two seats vacant at the hot air club. applications invited to Richard Patterson Milton Seaman or M H Morgan.
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Jackman Baxter
Thomas Briggs
Baxter
Mr. Briggs
Richard Patterson
Milton Seaman
M. H. Morgan
Severance Growing Under The Denver Line
Severance surveyors now have a camp at Severance as locals boast of a new road. The town swells with rapid population growth and new businesses, including a Nebraska born restaurant operator, John Fruit. Justice of the Peace D C Page moves into town to focus on duties and will reside in the Franklin addition.
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Denver
Laramie
Northwest
Erm
Severance
Nebraska
John Fruit
D. C. Page
Franklin Addition
Dates Set for Weld County Fair From September First
Weld County Fair directors met Saturday to set plans for the event. The fair will start Wednesday September 1 and run through Saturday. The harness meet spans three days with three events daily. Rich D Kelley was authorized to solicit envelope advertising for the association.
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Weld County Fair Association
Rich D. Kelley
Greec
Rexall Store Promises Free Cost Relief and Pleasant Orderlies
Rexall ad claims constipation relief with a free-cost offer if not benefited. It extols Orderlies as pleasant and easy to take at any time, with 10¢ and 25¢ sizes, from Reyne! & Co. The Rexall Store promotes their product as a reliable remedy.
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Rexall
Reyne
Sale of Orchard Area Farm Lands at Windsor and Orchard
Byron Newton and partners offer sale of 160 acres adjoining Orchard with No 1 beet land and alfalfa. Includes 40 acres beets potatoes balance grain and improvements with water rights. Also 179 house and barn on 0 acres and 16 acres portion near Windsor priced around 4600 dollars.
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Windsor
Orchard
Byron Newton
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Grover Center Homestead Land
Senator Clayton
Dolly Girl
Bennett
Andy Medd
Jackman Haxter
Ederheimer Stein Clothes
Weld County Fair
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