Satisfied Buyers Laud Altura Farms in Denver Letters
A set of letters from Denver area buyers in 1909 praise Altura farms for soil water rights and location. George Sorenson, George H. Sherlock, RK Elliott, and others report satisfaction, neighborly references, and plans to develop land, noting profits and future expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
William Blerkamp, Jr
Altura Farms
Geo. Sorenson
Lawrence St
William Bierkamp, Jr
Altura
Colorado
West
RK. M. Elliott
Altura Fruit and Garden tracts attract investors and farmers
Over the past four months buyers primarily farmers and investors purchased one hundred five an acre Altura tracts near a growing city. They plan to grow small fruits and vegetables for the Denver market and see Altura farms as a quick gain through an easy payment plan.
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Denver
Burlington Railroad
Altura Farms Investment Letters Praise Colorado Irrigated Lands
A buyer reports paying 2900 for a ten acre Altura farm in Colorado and notes annual returns of 1206 to 1400 with a 400 installment payment. Letters praise irrigation, crop yields, and dependable promises, with testimonials from Wm Bierkamp and others in Denver and from the purchaser’s father Judge Bellamy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altura Farms
California
Colorado
M. & O'Brien
R. Schwar
Wm. Bierkamp
Sjr
Denver
Colo
F. Bellamy
A Gentleman from Mississippi praised for its honest politics
The column lauds the American play A Gentleman from Mississippi for its truthful portrayal of Washington corruption and the triumph of honesty. It commends Langdon's character, the production by Brady and Grismer, and the stage as a teacher of national truth. It urges audiences to see the play and notes a choir gathering at the Methodist church after rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mississippi
Senate
Langdon
William A. Brady
Joseph R. Grismer
Messrs, Brady and Grismer
Goethe
Moliere
Sophocles
Rugh
Alta Hamman
I. I
Beet Digging Nears Finish in Gipson District
Beets mostly harvested with two large piles at Boyd dump totaling seven to eight thousand tons. Gipson district crop quality exceeds expectations for size but overall volume falls below average due to a late spring.
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Gipson
Boyd
Broken leg from yard accident in LaGrange district
Harold Johnson of the LaGrange district is laid up with a broken leg after a buggy wheel came off in his yard. He jumped to avoid a mishap, fell, and broke both bones above the left ankle. No runaway and immediate medical care followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Johnson
LaGrange
Johnson
Gilcrest Woman Sues for 1700 Damages Over Horse Incident
Mrs. Rhoda McCoy of Gilcrest sues Roy Noel of LaSalle for 1700 damages claiming his car frightened her horse causing it to bolt and throw her and her husband into a ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda McCoy
Gilcrest
Roy Noel
LaSalle
Noel
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Geo. H. Sherlock
Fort Collins
William Sierkamp, Jr
Hoop “Plliott
Jherald Ten
WM. Biercamp, Jr
Altura Suburban Farms Company
Ideal Building
H. Pike
Dun Or
Bradstreet
J. C. Collins
Watts
Bert Bel
Wm. Bi
Metual
Saan
Palewman Pike
Northwestern
Offic
Altura Suburban Farms CO
Altmas
Greeler
Dean
Greeley
T. L. Faris
Enth Avenue
o”Ihaw
Gente, Foster-Milburn Co
Bute
New York
Doan
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