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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
3
A Tribune letter argues water rate hikes and strict rules strain a new water system. The writer cites sprinkling hours, emergency needs, sidewalk parking, and city control over water use, urging more flexible, citizen-friendly policies and fair pricing while noting the system’s high costs and ongoing improvements.
A sweeping plan to invest at least ten million dollars in irrigation across northern Colorado bets on rapid expansion from Denver north to the Wyoming line. Major projects include Denver Reservoir Irrigation, Henrylyn, Antero and Lost Park, Poudre Valley Reservoirs, and Laramie Poudre ventures, with multiple ditches feeding 100 000 to 200 000 acres. The article also notes Penitente ceremonies described by Jesse Nusbaum’s letter from Las Vegas New Mexico.
A Greeley Tribune reader from California writes a fierce letter opposing introducing mustard to Weld county. He compares mustard to a prior California pest, warns of long term harm to land values and agriculture, and urges local residents to refuse the crop despite potential variety debates and cultivation claims.
The Modern Woodmen of America held a triennial convention last week selecting J. F. Mayfield Granada as state consul T. H. Robison Fort Morgan as state clerk and J. F. Free Delta as state advisor The next meeting will be in Delta Colorado in three years Delegates to the Peoria Illinois national convention in June were F. B. Easterday Lew Warner T. F. Woolums H. M. Simms J. F. Sanford C. B. Lutes A. C. Van Galder A. C. U. Banks and other members listed.
Miss Lulu Carr comes back to Del Norte Colorado last Thursday after visiting Miss Edna Robertson.
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