Dry Land Alfalfa Success On a Dry Farm Near Here
May Kersey reports John Sanford on a dry farm east of town believes alfalfa seed cultivation can be profitable this season. He grows a single plant per hill to create a deep root system and heavy top growth rich in seed. Despite blizzard hardships, he maintains moisture conservation and weeds as snow traps, aiming for durable, old fashioned alfalfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kersey
Here
John Sanford
Sanford
Plains
Heavy Rain Douses Weld County Farms Towns
Heavy showers drenched Weld county last night with at least an inch of moisture in places like Greeley. Farmers report beets and peas in ground, crops revived as warm weather follows, and towns including LaSalle Kersey Gillcrest Ault Pierce Nunn Windsor Milliken Johnstown Fort Lupton Platteville benefit from the rain boosting hopes of bumper crops. The rainfall is valued at thousands of dollars to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weld
Greeley
LaSalle
Kersey
Gill
Ha Haing
Pierce
Good Road Promised East by Hodgson in Hardin
In Hardin May 9 Commissioner George Hodgson vowed to build a good road eastward from Hardin, after five years of promises. A large crew under Cyrus Neal works on the highway, aiming to fix seepage and breaks caused by the Empire and Bijou ditches. If completed, the route could become a first class pike, linking Fort Morgan to Greeley and serving Estes Park as Weld County’s main thoroughfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
George Hodgson
Hodson
Cyrus Neal
Hodgson
Sanford
A. Mackay
Chas. Gardiner
C. L. Waite
Fort Morgan
Greeley
Estes Park
Weld County
Notary Henry Candlin Offers Reporting and Typing Services
Henry Candlin announces availability for all kinds of reporting and mimeographing with private typewriters for rent or sale. Best ribbons and carbon paper offered. Suite 25, First National Bank building. Phone Weld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Candlin
Gordon Named Fort Collins High Principal
A. G. Gordon, mathematics and history instructor at Greeley High, is to become principal of Fort Collins High School pending any unforeseen difficulties. He was appointed last night by the school board, succeeding A. H. Dunn who becomes superintendent as Miller resigns. Scoville of Fort Morgan declined the superintendent post. Gordon, highly recommended, will assume duties July 1 with the new superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Gordon
Greeley High School
Fort Collins High School
Mr. Gordon
A. H. Dunn
Miller
G. M. Scoville
Fort Morgan
Gordon
Greeley
Fort Collins Review
Smallpox Case Quarantined near Evans
Evans May 13 David Bell is ill with smallpox two miles west of Evans. Health officer Dr D J Horton imposed a quarantine on the house and ordered the housekeeper to stay at least two weeks. Bell had been on the streets Saturday and will be guarded to ensure compliance.
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Evans
David Bell
Here
D. J. Horton
Bell
Kersey Farmers Plan Daily Cream Shipments to Denver
May 11 Kersey Ice Co agrees to buy cream from local farmers for daily shipments to the Gingrich Produce company of Denver. The cream will be sent to the Diamond creamery in Denver run by Gingrich. Farmers expect robust demand and higher profits, with plans to expand herds and improve stock. Fort Collins pursued the cream but Denver offered better terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kersey
Kersey Ice Company
Gingrich Produce Company
Denver
Gingrich
Gingrich Formely
LaSalle
Fort Collins
Windsor Lifts Quarantine After Rabid Dog Incident
Windsor dated May 13 lifted a sixty day quarantine on dogs after a rabid stray bit twelve canines in March. Thirteen dogs died. owners kept others chained. Marshal Forbes fined several owners for dog escapes. Florence Austin was bitten and received Pasteur treatment from Dr. Bartz, lasting three weeks with a successful outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Marshal Forbes
Florence Austin
Miss Austin
Pasteur
Bartz
Intemperance Effects Told by Colorado Superintendent
Mrs. Helen M. Wixson, state superintendent of public instruction, issues a pamphlet for Colorado public schools defining beer and wine manufacture, detailing narcotic effects on body and mind, and warning about tobacco risks especially for youth. The pamphlet includes questions for teachers and stresses the cigarette habit dulling the brain and fostering carelessness and irresponsibility.
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Helen M. Wixson
Colorado
Picture Show Plans in Lupton Store Lease Change
Lupton residents learn E. J. St. John leases his current store to George Beeten. When St. John moves in six weeks Beeten will operate a picture show in the building now used by St. John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lupton Fort Lupton
st.John
George Beeten
Mr. St. John
Mr. Beeten
Fort Collins Tops Northern Colorado Track Meet
Fort Collins won the eighth annual Northern Colorado Inter scholastic meet on Teachers College field with 51 points. Eaton 10. Longmont 19. Boulder Preps 18. Loveland 17. Teachers College 15. Greeley 12. B Dunn of Fort Collins set strong times in hurdles and 220, taking high honors in points amid light rain as 78 athletes from six schools competed.
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Northern Colorado Interscholastic Athletic League
Teachers College
Boulder
Eaton
Loveland
Fort Collins
Longmont
Greeley
Boulder Preps
B. Dunn
B. Sunn
Mimmack
Mim
Mack
Burgener
Hoel
Turner
J. Dunn
Akin
Balch
Hugh
Shurtz
Kelly
Carter
Lockard
Morrison
Vincent
A. of C
Merton
Greeley High School
John Lister
LaSalle Farmers Pledge Acreage for New Sugar Factory
LaSalle May 10 three committees from Weld County Farmers union canvassed the area securing pledges to grow 2800 acres for an independent sugar factory. Leaders claim 8000 acres will be pledged in LaSalle and 40000 in Weld county with farmers to be paid 7 to 9 dollars per ton for beets and share in net profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lasalle
New Darley
Weld County
George
H. E. Hubbard
Jo Bainbridge
W. H. McMurray
C. B. Norris
Captain Hanbury
J. A. Hicks
J. P. Klug
Ward Darley
Weld
George Briggs
Greeley
John McLean the Hermit of Windsor in Court Battle
Windsor May 13 An aged, feeble former Illinois attorney known as the Hermit of Windsor makes his last stand in a bid to protect his property rights. He seeks an injunction to stop neighbor William Metcalf from drawing water from a reservoir in Larimer county, while Metcalf sues to restrict McLean to eight and eight tenths feet. Their feud dates back two decades after cattle trespass and gunfire, with McLean jailed briefly after a fatal shooting incident during Enlargeing work on the reservoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
John McLean
Illinois
Fort Collins
William Metcalf
McLean
Larimer
Weld County
Metcalf
Nebraska
Greeley
Mary Ramsdell Celebrates Eightieth Birthday Pioneer
Evans May 13 Mrs Mary J Ramsdell an early Greeley settler and Society of Union Colony Pioneers member is 80 today. She received flowers and a congratulatory letter. Ramsdell came from Maine in 1870 and raised four children. She once shoveled earth to save crops when a flood damaged the farm. She has 22 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Her husband died last August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Pleasant Valley Farm
Ramsdell
L. Miller
Ramadell
New District to Vote Bonds for North Poudre System
After three days the Northern Colorado Irrigation district directors filed a contract with the North Poudre and Weld County Reservoir Ditch Co for a 50 000 acre irrigation system in northern Weld county Bond approval faces landowners vote on June 18 to raise 2 400 000 for construction The district borders Carr on the north Nunn on the south and Dover at its center organized two years ago Flood waters and some direct water rights will supply the reservoirs will be built in stream beds Water supply reportedly adequate
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Northern Colorado Irrigation District
North Poudre «& Weld County Reservoir Ditch Company
Weld County
Carr
Nunn
Dover
Mothers Day Observed Across Greeley Churches
Mothers were honored across Greeley churches with services and festivities. Carnations and flowers were given to attendees and mothers, with sermons and children's programs highlighting motherhood, including topics like A Tribute to Our Mothers and My Mother. Clergy from Christian Baptist Unitarian Methodist Presbyterian churches spoke on motherhood and its influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Th Christian Church
Baptist Church
Rev. C. Mitchell
Unitarian Church
N. H. Lee
Denver
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
C. A. Borger
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises 100 Dollar Reward
Hall's Catarrh Cure offered a reward for an incurable catarrh case. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo received endorsement from Walding Kinnan & Marvin. The ad states internal use affects blood and mucous surfaces and promotes testimonials, with price 75 cents per bottle and mentions other laxative tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Potato Growers Co. Annual Meeting Notice
The regular annual meeting of The Potato Growers Com. Co. will be held at the office of the company at 700 Sixth Street, Greeley Colorado, at 2 o'clock p.m. on Saturday June 8 1912 for the election of trustees and other business. Chas. F. Mason Sec'y. James G. Graham President.
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The
Potato Growers Com. Co
Sixth Street
Greeley
Colorado
Chas. F. Mason
Sec’y
James G. Graham
Proof of merit cites local endorsement for Dean's Kidney Pills
A Greeley citizen attests to relief from kidney and bladder trouble after using Dean's Kidney Pills. The endorsement notes prompt relief, no recurrence, and recommends the product, with sales by all dealers and Foster-Milburn Co. as U S agents. Also includes a stray ad about an estray steer in Weld County and a brief probate notice for Arthur E Aspinwall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
David Pattee
Tenth St. Greeley
Colo
Dean
Gilbert Dry Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Masters
Weld County
Debt Denied as Public Notice Fails Clarity
A fragmented public notice from a local gazette leaves details unclear as citizens seek clarity on debt delinquencies. The readable bits mention a late payment issue and a date around the 27th, with no further context or names verified.
Unclear Fragments From Local Page
A damaged OCR fragment shows scattered words including names and conjunctions, offering minimal readable detail about a person or event and no clear date place or outcome.
Gr it par ak in the District of the South
A garbled OCR fragment from a 19th century record refers to a district in the southern region with unclear phrasing. The readable portion mentions a range and a feinal context, but lacks sufficient detail to identify individuals, dates, or actions.
Colorado court filing fragment details property notice
Fragmentary legal notice from Colorado district division naming clerk records and property description. It cites real estate possession, costs, and dates around 1912 with references to the clerk and county.
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Greeley High
Hermit of
Mrs. Mary Ramsdell
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State Board OF Stock Inspection Commissioners
Arthur E. Aspinwall
Ayn Dy
Publithe
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State of Colorados
Lark
Mary
Maud
Roger Park
Citiclo
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Galerade
County of We
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