Empire Construction firm files priorities in Colorado water project dispute
In Greeley Imperial Construction official H S Shields says Gaffy suit against the North Sterling project won’t halt work. Empire Camfield firm holds Laramie Poudre ditches and reservoirs, valued around 600000, with a major tunnel over two miles long to link Laramie River and Poudre.
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H. Shields
Empire Construction Company
Greeley
Gaffys
Denver
North Sterling
Gaffy
Empire
Camfield
Sterling
Logan County
Shields
Laramie- Poudre
Interurban Plan Progress in LaSalle Area
KE N Reaser and party of the Denver Interurban visited LaSalle on Saturday with R B Carpenter of LaSalle State Bank. Reaser indicated grading gangs would start within two weeks as the track parallels the Union Pacific about 225 feet away. Right of way from Denver to Fort Lupton is secured and contracts are being signed in LaSalle as residents anticipate improved passenger service and traffic benefits.
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LaSalle
KE. N. Reaser
Denver
LaSale
Fire Companies Decorate Graves for Decoration Day
Fire companies appoint committees to decorate graves of departed members and their families. The funds come from entertainments held by the different companies.
Weld County Fair announces premium list and ad drive
The Weld County Fair association selects Rieh D. Kelley to solicit advertisements and publish a 100 page premium list for Weld County farmers. Three thousand copies will circulate by July 1 with premiums and purses exceeding $6,000. The list covers land and water data, a sketch of the association, and daily fair writeups.
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Weld County Fair Association
Rieh D. Kelley
Weld County
Fair Association
Kelley
Weld County Fair Ass'n
D. J. March
Uncle Sam Bans Auto on Rural Route at Beebe Draw
The article reports that H. A. Edie’s rural mail route is temporarily banned from using his automobile due to government restrictions. Edie must request permission before driving, and officials in Washington are reviewing the red tape issue. Richard Blackwood seeks authority to deliver mail by wheel two to three times weekly.
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Uncle Sam
Unce
H. A. Edie
Mr. Edie
Washington
Edie
Richard Blackwood
LaSalle
Fire Committee Is Given Power to Purchase Fire Equipment
After hours of discussion the city council referred the fire apparatus purchase to the fire committee with authority to act. Seagrave representatives presented trucks and a fire alarm system with costs around 4400 for a 40 horsepower auto truck and about 3000 for the alarm. The city has 5000 available and must reserve 1000 for maintenance, with lease or rental options to offset the shortfall. The committee members are Luther Adams and Howard, who plan a swift decision, noting delivery will require three months after ordering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seagrave Company
Collins
Howard
Luther
Adams
Memorial Day at Evans Observances Led by Local Groups
Evans marks Memorial Day with US R and WRC leadership. Rev Coffman preaches Sunday at M E B church. Monday 10 am Young’s hall address by Rev Frank Daniets of La Salle. Parade order includes band G A R W R C school children citizens. Floral tribute at cemetery followed by basket dinner. High enthusiasm and notable exercises anticipated.
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Evans
W. R C
Coffman
M. EB
Young's Hall
Frank Daniets
LaSalle
Mrs. Byerly of Baton Dead
The community mourns the sudden death of Mrs. Byerly a Baton resident for over twenty years. She died Sunday night and a full account will appear tomorrow. Survived by two daughters Mrs. W. W. Brown and Mrs. Charles Gavin and several grandchildren.
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Byerly
Baton
W. W. Brown
Charles Gavin
W C T U Organizer Speaks at LaSalle Churches
Miss Rose Davison national organizer for the W C T U spoke at the Presbyterian church LaSalle Sunday evening and at the Evans Reformed Presbyterian church in the morning. Large audiences attended both talks and a substantial silver offering was collected.
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Rose Davison
Hungerford Union
Presbyterian Church
LaSalle
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Evans
Memorial Day Sermon at Windsor Church
On Sunday the Memorial Day sermon will be preached at the Windsor Methodist Church by Rev. C. M. Cooper. Windsor band will provide music for the service.
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Windsor
Methodist Church
C. M. Cooper
Windsor Band
Greeley to Build Outlying Baseball Park
The Greeley baseball club has secured about half the funds for a new park beyond the Oak street bridge. Groundwork started last week to lay out the diamond and a fifty foot grand stand for four to five hundred spectators. Plans include a tight board fence and shade from trees, with Sunday games permitted outside city limits. A storm postponed Eaton and Brighton is set to visit next Sunday.
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Greeley Baseball Club
Oak Street Bridge
Eaton
Brighton
Catholic Church Property Sold in Major City Real Estate Move
J M B Petrikin will own the old Catholic church corner at Ninth avenue and Tenth street in a $14 000 sale. The site measures 50 by about 140 feet and is expected to become a business block beside a row of blocks on the opposite curb. Father Casey travels to Denver to finalize papers with the bishop who holds church property in trust. The purchase funds may allow rapid completion of a new church with remaining costs raised later. The old church may stay standing until the pew church is ready for occupancy.
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J. M. B. Petrikin
Ninth Avenue
Tenth Street
Father Casey
Denver
Casey
McCall v Smith case ruling and related actions
In district court Monday the judge overruled a motion to strike part of the complaint and denied a change of venue to Larimer county. Defendants were given twenty days to answer. McCall seeks damages after Smith’s attachment tied up his funds for years. Attorneys Ewing and Kelley of Greeley represent McCall.
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McCall
J. F. Smith
A. A. Moody
Larimer County
Smith
Ewing and
Kelley
Greeley
Samuel Allard
Samuel Moore
Fort Morgan
Carpenter @ Baker
Moore
Eighth Wedding Anniversary Of Mr And Mrs Voris
The Vorises celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary with fifty five friends despite the storm. Dr Vincent of Denver who performed the marriage eight years ago attended with Mrs Vincent. Williams orchestra provided music as Mrs Voris hinted at a secret anniversary and guests brought china glass and silver mementos.
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F. P. Voris
Dr. Vincent
Denver
Missouri Dean Waters Meets Colorado College Board
Henry J. Waters dean of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture arrived in Denver and met Governor Shafroth and college board members at the statehouse. He declined to state whether he would accept the offered presidency at the Colorado Agricultural College.
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Waters Keaches
Orado
Henry J. Waters
Agricultural College
University of Missouri
Colorado Agricultural College
Denver
Shafroth
Statehouse
Waters
Williams buys back boyhood home in Greeley for 5600
Eugene Williams closed a contract Friday to reacquire the Ald homestead at 2011 Sixth Street in Greeley. Before his death Major Williams sold the property to Mrs. Mary Scott, then Gene Williams bought it back for 5600. The marshal's mother owns adjacent property, raising the value amid reminiscences.
Anderson-Yeagy Wed Quietly at Con gregational Parsonage
Hilma Anderson and Irvin Yeagy of Eaton were secretly married at 6 a m Sunday by Rev. 8 C Dickson at the Con gregational parsonage. They left for a wedding trip through the state and plan to settle in Eaton after returning.
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Will Anderson
Eaton
T. H. Dailey
Bridge work under way on Union Pacific branches
Bridge contractor E B Boyle arrived in Gree ley to start bridges across canal sections and Lone Tree. A large bridge near Gree ley is planned but details are scarce. Sprague has moved to Pleasant Valley extension and completed seven of thirteen miles of his contract.
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E. B. Boyle
Union Pacific
Greeley
Lone Tree
Pleasant Valley
Sprague
High School Baccalaureate Sermon in Greeley Church
Rev John Doane delivered the class sermon for the Greeley high school graduating class at the Congregational church on Sunday evening. His subject was The King He is Supreme. The high school chorus directed by Prof White man provided the music.
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John Doane
Greeley High School
Congregational Church
Greeley Grades Edge Normal In Friday Track Meet
The seventh and eighth grade teams of Greeley public schools defeated Normal in a close meet. Coon Hunter and Simpson won the 100 yard dash in 11.5 seconds. Hunter, Coon and Newman were top in several events including the 50 yard dash, high jump, and relay. Newman of Normal earned some places as well.
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Greeley
Coon
Hunter
Simpson
Center
Newman
Sampson
Kirk
Normal
Mundy
Adams
Five Grads at Severance School Graduation
Five eighth grade graduates were Mabel Baldridge Bert Brownell Ronald Wailes Karl Van Sickle and Noble Van Sickle. A previous show The Millionaire Janitor by older pupils drew a crowded audience. Rev S C Dickinson of Eaton spoke at the diploma ceremony and diplomas were presented. The smaller children held a last day program Friday afternoon.
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Severance School
Mabel Baldridge
Bert Brownell
Ronald Wailes
Karl and
Noble van Sickle
Boy Killed on Tramway in Denver Collision
Theodore Woodend seven, of 2513 Yates street, was run over and killed in front of Manhattan Beach entrance when a Twenty-third avenue car struck J. E. Kilpatrick’s ice wagon. He rode with driver Frank Cox and was thrown under the wagon wheels. The lad was son of H. P. Woodend manager of Yellow Coin Mining Bowerman and nephew of Mrs. F. W. Smith of Greeley.
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Theodore Woodend
Yates Street
Manhattan Beach
Denver
J. E. Kilpatrick
Young Woodend
H. P. Woodend
Yellow Coin Mining Company
Bowerman
Frank Cox
F. W. Smith
Greeley
Ault Baseball Team Beats Nunn In Rain Soaked Match
The Ault team traveled to Nunn Sunday, overcame early setbacks, and defeated the Nunn boys 13 to 9 after a rain soaked game. Players dined at the Nunn hotel before heading home.
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Ault
Nunn
Nunn Boys
Ault Boys
Juvenile Court Faces Work On Runaway And Beatings
A report to the sheriff details two cases of alleged child abuse and runaway behavior. One boy faced brutal beating by father and mother while another, the Aldrich boy, ran away after storms and harsh discipline. Neighbors report ongoing abuse and loud cries as officers review the matter.
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Greeley
Aldrich
Seventh Avenue
Denver
Byers
Fourteenth Avenue
Ahrend
Spud High School Annual Publishes Class History and Art
The High School Annual The Spud from G H S Class of 09 is released and praised for typography and artistic content. It features faculty and student half ton es, pen and ink drawings, class history and prophecy, with Ernest Tuck as president Ernest Atkinson as vice president Will B Neuswanger as secretary treasurer and Eugene Fisk and Harry Robbins in leadership roles.
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Ernest Tuck
Ernest Atkinson
Will B. Neuswanger
Eugene Fisk
Harry Robbins
Tramp Given Sixty Days For Disturbing Severance Quiet
A tramp named P. Fagen frightened women in Severance by trying to enter homes after being refused food. He was tried before Justice Pressly and received sixty days in the county jail for disturbing the peace. He had earlier escaped a Cheyenne jail and rifled a mail pouch from a fallen wagon.
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P. Fagen
Severance
Cheyenne
Buell School Closes Friday With Joint Graduation Program
Buell school closes Friday as students and staff celebrate with a morning program and a noon picnic dinner. The two rooms join for a joint event. Eighth grade graduates are Enoch Berg and Gladys Rienks.
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Buell
Enoch Berg
Gladys Rienks
Windsor Highs Fall to Remington in Fort Collins Game
The Windsor high school boys baseball team traveled to Fort Collins to face Remington. Remington edged Windsor with a decisive score, winning by a margin of two runs.
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Windsor
Windsor High School
Remington High School
Fort Colling
Fort Collins
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Commission
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Alexander
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Catarre
Ely
Conta
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Warren St
New York
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Henley
the Park
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Mrs. Byerly
Baton Dead
Logan
Oak Street Bridge Cross the
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Lucerne
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