Potato Prices Seen Higher Later In Season Across Midwest
Market notes indicate that eastern potato crops are below standard with Maine rot and possible price effects for the Greeley district. Fancy potatoes command premiums as the Midwest faces irregular yields while Wisconsin and Minnesota report fresh crops and 48 to 52 cent prices. Sweet potatoes remain quiet with ample supply and steady demand.
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Maine
Greeley
Middle West
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Maine Potato Shipments Face Rot Issues At New York Market
New York reports thirty cars of Maine potatoes arriving on Saturday and Monday with about twenty more en route. Dealers note rot and poor keeping, some cars rejected after opening reveal rot as stock is worked. Initially clean, white rot appears in storage. Some shipments show very poor conditions.
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New York
Maine
Thieves Visit Fort Lupton Areas
Fort Lupton reports a spate of thefts including a bicycle stolen from George Feiertag and shoes from the canning factory. A thief caught after stealing clothing paid restitution and was allowed to leave town. Rooming houses were looted of small items over the past week.
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Daily Tribune
Fort Lupton
George Feiertag
Canning Factory
Greeley Electric Railway Buys Car Barn Site
Negotiations closed last week as the Greeley Electric Railway Company acquires ten acres of land owned by D. B. Buzick near Second Street and Fourteenth Avenue for car barns. Tenant houses are planned on the rear, with barns covering about three acres. land bought at 1000 dollars per acre.
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Greeley Electric Railway Company
D. B. Buzick
Second Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Cable Conduit Work in St John Halted by Authorities
The Newfoundland authorities stopped Commercial Cable company from burying conduits in St John streets to connect city offices with the landing site. Operators must run the cable between a sea shore hut and the city over rough country, and the company plans to seek American government intervention.
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INTER
St. John
Newfoundland
Commercial Cable Company
Louise Seelbach Heads State WCTU Delegation
Miss Louise Seelbach travels to Pueblo this week as a delegate to the state Woman’s Christian Temperance Union convention, representing local interests and preparing for discussions on temperance reform.
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Louise Seelbach
Pueblo
Figures Show Growth In Weld County Revenue Increase
Weld county shows steady growth with county court receipts and expenditures rising over three fiscal years. Judge Bradfeld reports earnings and collections nearly double in the last two years, with 1906-07 to 1908-09 showing substantial increases. Also noted is the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Elbert English.
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Weld County
Sumner
Bradfeld
Floor beams dominate new trust building construction in Greeley
More than a thousand floor joists are laid out for the corner Seventh street and eighth avenue trust company building. Contractor F F Gordon reports Lumber yards cleared for beams but insufficient lengths. work on the terra cotta brick masonry will delay roofing until spring. Another project, the Camfield building opposite on Eighth Avenue, shows plastering delays likely delaying completion into winter.
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New Trust Company
Seventh Street
Eighth Avenue
F. F. Gordon
Gulcrest
Clayton Lumber Yards
City of
Greeley
Gordon
Camfield
Missouri man weds Millie Washer after meals praised
Robert Maybury a Greenfield, Missouri native, married Millie Washer at the Washer brothers farm near Ault after a years long admiration for her cooking. Justice W. W. Hart performed the ceremony on a Sunday afternoon at 8 o clock.
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Greenfield
Millie Warker
Here
Maybury
Miss Washer
Millie Washer
Justice of the Peace
W. W. Hart
Boosters plan Friday auto trip from Greeley to Ault district
Greeley businessmen completed a successful auto trip to southern Weld last Friday and plan a follow up next Friday. Fifteen to twenty autos are expected to carry fifty or more Greeley business men to the Ault district to foster county growth and cooperation. Cars depart Camfield hotel at 8 am with instructions to arrange early for those joining the excursion.
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Greeley
Southern Weld
Ault
Camfield
Auto
Wonderberry Debate In Greeley Over Poison Claim
A Greeley reader asserts wonderberry is not poisonous and offers to send a pie to prove it. The letter contrasts with Friscomana and cites Luther Burbank on hybrid origin. Mrs Anna Swan Cunningham shares growing and cooking notes from Troy Idaho, Sept 29 1909, praising blue black berries and winter hardiness.
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Greeley
Tribune
California
Luther Burbank
Anna Swan Cunningham
Troy
Ida
Greeley Tribune
Daily Tribune
West Africa
America
Solanum
Mammoth Crop on Farm at Grover
Oasis ranch west of Grover harvested crops worth over 35000. Henry Thompson and Phillip Brauck co own 1200 acres with 20000 sacks of potatoes from 175 acres. From 800 acres 10000 bushels of grain and 500 tons of alfalfa. 800 sheep and several hundred cattle to be fattened for winter market on hay and grain. The ranch has its own irrigation and was once a sheep ranch taken up about 25 years ago by Mayor Coggins of Phoenix Arizona.
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Oasis Ranch
Grover
Henry Thompson
Phillip Brauck
Coggins
Phoenix
Ariz
Begging Case Lands Man in Jail for 20 Days
George Gorman told Magistrate Davis a tale about seeking food not work, but Marshal Williams testified the request was a straightforward plea at his house. Gorman was sentenced to twenty days in jail to reflect on his error.
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George Gorman
Davis
Marshal Williams
Gorman
Condemnation Moves for Milton Lake Reservoir Lands
Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company has filed condemnation suits to secure the remaining 2,000 acres for its Milton Lake reservoir and canal through Weld and Adams counties. The first suit targets Emil Zeller and Anna B. Kellar, with W. J. Burge and L. K. Mulford named as defendants. The project is described as one of the county’s largest undertakings. Mary Mackey filed maps for the Corona ranch ditch and a seepage ditch on the Sanford ranch between Hardin and Masters, with plans to enlarge the Corona ditch and install a drainage ditch, estimated to cost under $500.
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Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Company
Milton Lake
Weld
Adams County
Big Dry Creek
Emil Zeller
Anna B. Kellar
Adams
W. J. Burge
L. K. Mulford
Mary Mackey
Corona Ranch
Sanford Ranch
Hardin
Masters
Corona
Spuds Sell At Lower Price In Greeley District
Potatoes in the Greeley district command about 60 cents per 100 pounds as farmers hasten to dispose of stock. Fifty carloads shipped Saturday reflect the below average price and strong harvest prospects with ideal digging weather. Most crops yield 60 to 70 sacks per acre while Texas and the southwest show the strongest current demand as the bulk harvest aims for October 15.
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Greeley
Texas
Southwest
Greeley Considers Fire Engine Purchases Amid Debate
City council considers bids from about eight fire apparatus firms. Auto dealers have visited during the week as aldermen seek a rapid purchase. Judges and teachers are referenced in a unclear note as efforts move to select a modern fire engine for the city.
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Greeley City
Greeley
Var*ious
Afternoon Party at Mrs Eaton for Delta Phi Omega
Mrs B G Eaton hosted a thimble party for the Delta Phi Omega sorority with autumn flower decor. Young ladies enjoyed needlework, music by an orchestra, and refreshments in lavender and white. Patronesses Mrs S M Hadden and Miss Elizabeth Kendel attended.
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B. G. Eaton
Valise Clue Lands Suspect in Greeley Jail
Harry Norton was arrested in Greeley on a gambling charge linked to a gaming episode at Eaton. Norton escaped with a valise thought to have been sent from Eaton to Denver. Sheriff Florance alerted Denver authorities. Norton was captured, arraigned before County Judge Bradfield, and pleaded not guilty.
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Harry Norton
Greeley
Norton
Eaton
Denver
Florance
Bradfield
Red McGuire In Safe Keeping After Alcohol Charge
Phillip Red McGuire labeled a bad actor and jailed thirty days for plain drunk in Greeley. He arrived from Eaton under marshal surveillance with a prior jail record, while John Miller also pleaded drunk and paid ten dollars and costs. Police plan to probe beer sources. city jail holds seven inmates.
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Phillip
Red
McGuire
John Miller
Evans
Judge Rules Teachers May Hold Personal Beliefs In Fort Collins Case
Fort Collins court upholds Velma Woods and grants full victory over Berthoud school board. Judge Garrigues finds teachers may hold religious and political beliefs without employer interference, amid wider Berthoud school district dispute and Newcum case aftermath.
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Greeley
Colorado
Garrigues
District Court of
Fort Vollins
Boards of Education
Sete Teteee
Velma Woods
Berthoud
James E. Garrigues
Fort Collins
Miss Woods
Joseph C. Ewing
William R. Kelly
District Court
Larimer County
C. L. Newcum
Newcum
Spriit
Japanese Debtor-Owed Five Dollars Sparks Knife Attack
Nakayama, a Japanese man, was bound over to district court for assault with a deadly weapon after stabbing a fellow countryman over a five dollar loan. Takeo Sagaro, the Japanese attorney, appeared in court along with the wounded man who is recovering. The case establishes Nakayama loaned five dollars and used a knife when unpaid.
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Nakayama
Justice Pressly
Takeo Sagaro
Chain Gang Urged for Sunday School Help
The Rev John Doane at the First Congregational church rally urged marshal Williams to deploy his "chain gang" of Sunday school workers as the few people not too busy to engage in Sunday school tasks. He warned many offer excuses when asked to help and emphasized the need for volunteers.
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Marshal Williams
John Doane
First Congregational Church
Doane
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