Ersey Officials In Argument Over Duties And Pay
Kersey residents clash over the duties of town officers including marshal street commissioner water commissioner and constable and the pay they receive one official earns one dollar and ninety five cents yearly for multiple offices as critics press for reform while supporters insist on the extra workload justifies current arrangements
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Halley
Kersey
Man
Marshall J
Mormm
Commissioner B Morford
Alee Water Comener J
Morford
J. S&s
Mr. Ord
Morford Debate Over Postmaster Job and Water Board Roles
Local figures dispute whether Morford may retain the mayoralty while serving as postmaster and water commissioner. Arguments center on office compatibility, duties, and potential conflicts as Morford and supporters push for continued leadership and extra duties. Community tensions rise over who holds which offices and responsibilities.
Shop Lifters Operate in Greeley Area
Reported thefts across Greeley include a dress stolen from a House dry goods store. Management suspects a local group involved in petty thefts. Police alerted as incidents accumulate, with total losses over 160 pounds.
Paralyzed Denver-area resident Elron H Owens dead at 62
Elron H Owens died after months of paralysis at his home. Born in St Louis Mo he was 62. Survived by widow a son C V Owens of Greeley a daughter Mrs A Waddell of Kirksville Mo and a sister Mrs Belle Reed of Kirksville. Funeral arrangements await daughter’s arrival and will be held the day afternoon.
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Feron H. Owens
Mr. Owens
St. Louis
Denver
Greeley
Ault
C. V. Owens
A. Waddell
Kirksville
Owens Sho
Belle Reed
Kirkeville
Owens
Chautauqua Tent Set on Meeker Field for Season
The Greeley Chautauqua association rents its tent for the season and will pitch it on Meeker field. Concessions will be run by Dr. Harper who oversees the Chautauqua. Advertising material is completed and ready for distribution.
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Greeley Chautauqua Association
Meeker Field
Dr. Harper
Farewell Party For Mrs Blackwood In Evans
A surprise farewell gathering will be hosted this afternoon at Mrs Thomas Johnson home in Evans. Twelve ladies attend to honor Mrs Clara Blackwood mother of Rev I A Blackwood before she leaves tomorrow for Pittsburg after a two month visit with her son's family.
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Tribune
Evans
Thomas Johnson
Clara Blackwood
I. A. Blackwood
Pittsburg
Local Frustrations Rise Over City Franchise and Politics
A candidate argues postmasters of the fourth class cannot hold office west of Missouri and south of the Mason Dixon line. Opposition to Mayor Racer grows over denying an electric and water franchise to a Denver applicant. Morford’s resignation may trigger moves against Racer in the board, with a post office department action expected. A mass meeting to press the town board to accept the advertised franchise will be called.
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Missouri
Mason and Dixon Line
Racer
Denver
Morford
Post Office Department
Town Board
Sterling Hotel intrigue near Greeley: Rowley linked to project
Merling hotel property and management prospects drew attention as L. O. Rowley of Denver talked with local leaders about the Greeley hostelry. The rapid superstructure progress spurs open speculation on the hotel's future. Settlement reached in two Union Pacific damage suits over irrigation ditches. Rev. R. McLaughlin of Colorado Springs visits I. T. Stukey and wife, with farm connections near Greeley.
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Mal My Rowley
Pley
Denver
L. O
Greeley
Tr Rowley
West
Pleasant Valley
Jacob Rein
Union Pacific
Fred Weigard
Line
R. McLaughlin
Colorado Springs
I. IT. Stukey
McLaughlin
Greelex
Chalk Bluff Tract Sold for Irrigation Development Near Carr
A 25 000 acre Chalk Bluff tract near Carr, owned by A W Barker and Co of Denver, was sold to A D Annis representing Antero Reservoir interests for 250 000. The plan is to subdivide, add water, and establish a major irrigation district transforming grazing land into prime Weld county farming area. The sale is the region’s largest in months, benefiting Carr and northern county towns.
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Chalk Bluff
Carr
Weld County
A. W. Barker
Weld
Sany
Masters School Closes With Shakespeare Pieces and Honors
Masters May 24 closing exercises featured a verbatim Merchant of Venice scenes and court scene. Milton Carlson was the sole high school graduate delivering an essay on the Tudor period. Musical numbers by Prof H Molineux and Miss Porter from Denver included Carmen and Beethoven pieces.
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Masters High School
Milton Carlson
H. Molineux
Misees
Cornelia
Race Porter
Denver
Plans perfected for Weld county starch factory build
Plans are finalized for a farmers cooperative starch factory at the foot of Seventh Street with $40,000 cost and double the output of the burned plant. Farmers from Weld and nearby counties will become stockholders and supply potatoes for which profits are shared at year end, potentially doubling earnings compared with last year’s output.
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Farmers’ Co-Operative
Greeley
William D. Bothwell
Seventh Street
Weld
Counties
Pro
Waterloo Barber Ordinance Sparks Greeley Interest
Waterloo Nebraska adopts a quirky barber law prohibiting onion eating between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. and forbidding barbers from inserting fingers in customers mouths or using tobacco while shaping, with fines of at least 35 cents per offense. Neighbors in Greeley may consider adopting a similar ordinance.
Wyoming and Colorado Feud Over Camfield Irrigation Project
Wyoming Attorney General Mullins said Wyoming will protect its water interests in the Camfield irrigation plan linking northern Colorado to Cache la Poudre. He met Colorado AG Barnett in Denver and stressed shared concerns over water rights on the Big Laramie watershed and potential use of Wyoming waters for Colorado lands.
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Denver
Wyoming
Colorado
W. B. Mullins
State House
Barnett
Mullins
Law
Cache la Poudre
Laramie
Ua Ve
Small Boy Severely Injured by Dynamite Cap Accident
Jacob Oster ten year old son of farmer G. J. Oster near La Salle was playing with a dynamite cap at Milton reservoir. The explosion tore off three fingers on his right hand and one on his left, requiring amputation at the joint. He survived and was taken to Greeley hospital for treatment.
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the Tribune
LaSalle
Jacob Oster
G. J. Oster
la Salle
Milton Reservoir
Greeley Hospital
Eighth Graders to Present Friday Concert
Under Prof J R Whiteman the eighth grade from the public school will stage a concert at the high school auditorium Friday afternoon at 3 15 pm. The program features chorus from class work plus vocal and instrumental solos and violin pieces. Admission is ten cents to reduce a $6 piano debt. the high school A B Chase piano of 675 was bought three years ago and will have its mortgage burned at class day next Tuesday evening.
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J. R. Whiteman
A. B. Chase
Forst Lumber expands with $20,000 buildings project
Ault May 24. The Forst Lumber company is erecting buildings and sheds costing about $20,000 and will complete them soon. It has purchased E G Steele lumber and coal company property as business grows. The Farmers National bank spends $200 on interior improvements including a tiled floor.
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Ault
Tribune
Forst Lumber Company
E. G. Steele Lumber and Coal Company
Farmers National Bank
Colonists May Be Called as Witnesses in Union Pacific Case
Extremely probable that many Union Colonists will be called as witnesses in the case Union Pacific vs city of Greeley. Evidence is being taken in Denver before United States Commissioner Hinsdale at this time.
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Union
Union Pacific
Greeley
Denver
United States
Hinsdale
Thief Convicted Of Windsor Store Robberies
Lopez Florez was found guilty of robbing two Windsor stores and obtaining goods valued at 325 dollars. Judge Gamble handed down a three to five year penitentiary sentence yesterday afternoon.
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Windsor
Lopez Florez
Judge Gamble
Long Paid Life Insurance Question After Marsh's Death
A letter from Mrs. M. W. Leavenworth of Batavia New York asks the Tribune if C. M. Marsh is still alive as a May 17 note follows his sudden Boise Idaho death. The inquiry concerns a forty year policy and several other assigned policies traced to nonrelatives.
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C. M. Marsh
M. W. Leavenworth
Batavia
N. Y
The
Tribune
Mr. Marsh
Boise
Ida
Leavenworth
Marsh
Mr Marsh Left No Will, Relatives Claim He Settled All
Relatives stated this morning that Mr Marsh settled all affairs before his death and no will was left by him. It is unclear how New York parties obtained the life insurance policy, though it is believed to be part of a property exchange.
Gathering in Meeting for Baptists Second Day
At the Baptist church the second gathering in meetings continues with Rev D D Forward to speak on What of My God The Commercial glee club will sing A large attendance last night suggests growing interest and expected crowds each night
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Baptist Church
D. D. Forward
Commercial Glee Club
Doctor McCain Nearing Home After Appendectomy
Dr. A C McCain, hospitalized in Denver for appendicitis, is recovering well and expected to return home by week’s end or early next week. Former Mayor Allison, injured in a fall from a windmill, shows slow improvement.
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the Tribune
Ault
A. C. McCain
Denver
Allison
Windsor Town Board Approves Band Stand Donation
The Windsor town board voted 100 toward a band stand on Main Street costing 175 to 200 dollars. The stand, located west of Fifth, will host public concerts by the band this summer.
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Windsor
the Tribune
Main Street
Fifth
Prospect good in Klondike for man willing to work
Miner Lucius Walters says there is more prospect for getting money in Yukon country today than ever before. He notes many miners move south to wheat farming, while those remaining in the north grow wealthier, and cites climate and health as factors for suited newcomers.
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Klondike
Youkon
Lucius Walters
Walters
Weld County
Eaton
Guggenheim
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Ite
Iis
Sam
Orford
Whit
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Dastor
Eves
Beliere
House
Gree
Elron H. Owens
IRLEY
Sterling Hotel
Antero
Masters School
Carmen
Tris
Race Pickett Porter
Waterloo
Council of
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Baptists
Dr. McCain
Populaon
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