Colorado described as irrigation arc of plains and soil wealth
The Reading Times reports a Northern Colorado visit by Lewis G Early praising Greeley Fort Collins and Longmont. It highlights irrigation systems beet sugar production butter onions potatoes cabbage and cattle, noting saloon absence in Greeley and strong agricultural prospects for eastern migrants.
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Reading
Daily Times
Tribune
Colorado
Lewis G. Early
Press Club
Greeley
Leveland
Fort Collins
Longmont
State Agricultural College
Government
Sons and Daughters of Colorado
Pennsylvania
Apples Up Prices Expected Amid Cold Harvest Woes
Commission men warn winter apple prices will rise by at least twenty five percent as Colorado losses from early snow and frost tighten supply. Colorado’s 50 percent unsalable crop contrasts with Grand Junction and Canon City gains where pre storm harvests with scarce crates limited output. Potatoes also higher after thirty percent crop loss from cold weather.
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Commission
Colorado
Grand Junction
Canon City
AFTER ALL WATER IRRIGATION FIRM FOR COLORADO
The Irrigation Development company filed articles of incorporation in northern Colorado with a capital of 250000. Principals include B D Sanborn D A Camfield James W McCreery H N Haynes Charles H Wheeler J M B Petrikin and H M De Votte. The firm plans to gather and store rain and snow for use in beet and potato fields and to develop irrigation ventures where water is found suitable.
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Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Irrigation Development Company
B. D. Sanborn
D. A. Camfield
James W. McCreery
H. N. Haynes
Charles H. Wheeler
J.M. B. Petrikin
H. M. de Votte
Pew Company
Ecompany
Pueblo Teachers Visit State Normal School in Greeley
About 75 teachers from Pueblo visited the State Normal school in Greeley last Friday. The group was guided by J. S. Keating, superintendent of Pueblo schools, and they are paying their own expenses. The Clionian society staged a short play for entertainment.
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Pueblo
Greeley
State Normal School
J. S. Keating
Clionian Society of the Normal School
Roads and Reform Push Aims at Million Dollar Good Roads Plan
Thomas F. Walsh leads a good roads movement in the state proposing a 1,000,000 state appropriation and a state bureau to ensure prudent spending. Counties must match state funds, with flexibility on timing, following New York's example. The piece notes heavy local road use and harsh conditions, urging rapid progress along with a vivid mock scene of hobos chased to the ditch, illustrating public enthusiasm.
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Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado Springs
New York
Governmented Alcohol Education Warns Small Farmers
The Washington Agriculture Department under Dr H W Wiley reports two bulletins on denatured alcohol sources and manufacture. It concludes small scale alcohol production is unlikely profitable for farmers due to regulatory limits, limiting them to producing raw materials rather than becoming distillers.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
H. W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Wiley
Tramp Tracing Sport Draws Out Hobos in Wilson
In Wilson North Carolina a new form of sport called tramp tracing sees hobos arrested and jailed then marched to the public square. A line is drawn and the tramps are ordered to line up as the town marshal confronts them with a whip.
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Flying
Wilson
Eugene Williams
North Carolina
Lardly
Rewhide
Editor as candidate warned by duty and independence
The St Paul Dispatch argues that a newspaper editor entering public office must keep personal judgment and disinterested sincerity, resist party obedience, and avoid becoming a party organ, or lose editorship and credibility.
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The
Mrs Janie Miller Guests of Mrs Churchill in Colorado Springs
Mrs Janie Miller of Chicago and Mrs Stough of Colorado Springs visited Mrs Harry Churchill last week. Thursday afternoon a informal thimble party with piano solos readings and songs followed by a Friday evening 500 card game and musical program. Twenty guests attended. Saturday afternoon thimble party featured fancy work readings and violin solos.
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Janie Miller
Chicago
Stough
Colorado Springs
Harry Churchill
hopeful farmers face labor shortage delaying harvest
Hopeful Weld county farmers expect to shelter beets and potatoes before winter as a second storm slows work. Labor scarcity widens across mining and farming districts, with wages rising and Governor McDonald urged to bring in workers from other states. Constable Camp arrested Turner after telegraphing Cripple Creek officers. Turner posted bond.
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McDonald
Weld
Turner Arrested Over Embezzlement in Cripple Creek
Rolland M. Turner former manager of J. S. Johnson Jewelry was arrested in Cripple Creek on embezzlement charges filed by store owner Johnson. Turner had recruited Johnson to invest in a Cripple Creek shop, mismanaged books left the city after being fired and Johnson estimates losses around 85000 with books largely unkept.
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Rolland M. Turner
J. S. Johnson Jewelry Company
Cripple Creek
Mr. Johnson
Turner
I. O. Glazier
J. S. Johnson
Johnson
Burglary Hit Local Lumber and Produce Offices
Night break ins occurred between Friday and Saturday at the J L Barrett Lumber William Mayher lumber Brown Ingle Produce and DeBolt Taylor shops. Burglars entered the machine shop first seized tools then moved to Mayher Bartlett and Brown offices leaving some items. At Peter Brown office they took between 4 and 85 dollars from an open safe without blowing it open.
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J. L. Barrett Lumber
William Mayher
Brown & Ingle Produce
DeBolt and Taylor
Neessary
Mayher
Bartlett
Peter Brown
Brown
Teachers to Meet Weld County Association Session
The Weld County Teachers association will convene next Saturday at 9 30 a m with a devotional by Rev J A Trimmer D D at the Episcopal church in Greeley Music and talks on nature study by Prof H W Hockbaum and Miss Emma A Finney plus discussions and an election The afternoon program includes readings and grade level talks by Mrs Bella B Sibley Miss Harriet Singer Miss Anna Graham and Prof W G Chambers with an adjournment at 4 p m A public lecture by Prof W H Olin of the State Agricultural College on The Three Hs in Education The Head the Hand and the Heart follows an orchestra and male quartet Friday evening November 9 at 8 p m in the High school room
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H. W. Hockbaum
State Normal
W. C. Thomas
Greeley School Board
Emma A. Finney
Greeley
Bella B. Sibley
Harriet Singer
Greeley Light & Power Sold to Colorado Power Firm
The Greeley plant was turned over to No cern Colorado Power between Oct 31 and Nov 1, ending local operations. William Mayher remains on the board of the new company, which will run a central power station at Lafayette and supply light and power to northern Colorado towns and areas north of Denver.
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Greeley Light & Power Company
No’ Cern Colorado Power Company
M.dnight
William Mayher
Greeley
Colorado
Lafayette
Denver
Loveland Beet Sugar Plant Sets 1000-Ton Daily Record
The Great Western Sugar company plant at Loveland broke the world record for a 1000 ton daily capacity by producing 4,665 bags of 100 pounds each in 24 hours. Output equals about 1,900 pounds per hour and 3 cents per bag. The facility is cited as the finest of its kind worldwide. The prior world record was just over 4,000 bags in 24 hours.
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Loveland
Great Western Sugar Company
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D. ©. Cassis
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Camp
Jewelry Company
In Trouble
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J. A. Trimmer
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