Homecoming Judge Southard Reports European Tips and Tales
Former County Judge Charles E. Southard returns from Europe full of observations about life abroad and American generosity. He recalls tipping practices on ships and in hotels, warns of con artists, and shares anecdotes of travelers losing money to schemes. He also notes colorful misadventures involving students, a Virginia horse buyer, and a dramatic chase ending in a fatal coyote catch.
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Charles E. Southard
Europe
Weld County
England
Southard
Philadelphia
Walter
Cincinnati College
Local man ropes coyote during field chase near Yer
Benjamin Morrison of Ault joined J E B Fullman while checking cattle near Yer. Morrison reportedly jumped a coyote that had roped a few days earlier and pursued it on its neck, succeeding in roping the animal.
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Mr. Morrison
Morrison
Man
Coyote
Mr. Fullman
Benjamin Morrison
Ault
Mr ‘Rrison
J. EB. Fullman
Mrs. Allen Hosts Afternoon Party for Mrs. McDonald
Mrs. P W Allen hosted a Wednesday afternoon party for Mrs Ad McDonald of Peoria Illinois formerly Miss Kate Stevens of Greeley. The gathering included members of the Saturday Afternoon club and fifteen other guests. Guests worked carpet rag blocks, divided into groups of ten with the heaviest ball winning a candy prize. Tempting refreshments were served and the event was enjoyed by all.
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P. W. Allen
Ad McDonald
Peoria
Greeley
Kate Stevens
Was Charley Tew Robbed Near His Home?
The past week rumors swirl around Charley Tew being held up for 35 dollars in front of his home. The mystery puzzles neighbors and reporters who refrain from pressing Charley for answers. If he explains next week, space will be available for his account.
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Charley Tew
Charley
Laywer
Ault Farmer Missing from Brown Ranch
Jesse Smith a 30 year old Ault rapchman has been missing for three months. He was last seen July 10 after renting the Brown ranch and planning a Denver trip. He carried about 300 and may have been murdered for robbery. His English parents are wealthy and he is unmarried.
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Jesse Smith
Smith
Denver
Revolver Heist Hits Smillie Hardware Store
The Smillie hardware store at 4 Raton was broken into on Saturday night. A number of revolvers were taken from the show window and the front plate glass smashed to access the firearms. Workers nearby telephoned the city marshal, but the thieves fled before his arrival.
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Smillie
Raton
Odd meeting ties Greeley ice man to pioneer canoer
W H Edwards manager of the Greeley ice plant reconnected with David Welsh, a former Stanton boat buyer from a Grand Canyon expedition years earlier. Welsh, a Cripple Creek prospector, now seeks schooling for his children while pursuing Nevada mining claims.
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W. H. Edwards
Greeley
Mr. Edwards
Colorado River
R. B. Stanton
Gulf of California
Mr. Stanton
David Welsh
Edwards
Mr. Welsh
Nevada
Stanton
Mr Welsh
Needles
Yuma
Welsh
Cripple Creek
E. G. McKinney
Greeley earns first football win over Cheyenne on Cheyenne soil
Greeley and Cheyenne high schools opened the season with a 6 to 0 victory for Greeley on Cheyenne ground. Woolf and Hall starred in punting and defense with strong team work leading the win. both teams showed solid defense and few injuries as they prepare for Meekerfield on Nov 9.
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Ley
Loveland High School
Greeley
Loveland
Cheyenne
Wyatt
Buchanan
Cooper
Farr
Eaton
Sato
Kelly
Woolf
Hall
Comer
Atkinson
McCreery
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Husky
Greeley High School
Storey
Meekerfield
Gree
Happy Bill Watkins Charged in Frank Marx Hermit Murder
Watkins faced a preliminary hearing before Justice Stevens for the murder of Frank Marx the old German hermit. The case was bound over to the November district term with bail set at 1500. Evidence is largely circumstantial and Watkins has no attorney or funds for defense.
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Bill
Watkins
Frank Marx
Here
Stevens
District Court
Birthday Surprise for James L Carpenter
Last Friday marked his nineteenth birthday as James L Carpenter’s sisters Amanda and Katherine organized a party at his home. He spent the day at the ranch and was invited to tea before discovering two dozen friends gathered for music a grand march and neighborhood games followed by a fine supper.
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James L. Carpenter
Amanda
Katherine
Colorado Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Opens Session
The twenty eighth annual convention of the Colorado WCTU meets at the First Methodist church in Greeley with 200 delegates. Officers from Denver and Colorado Springs led sessions, committees appointed, and programs on temperance topics, music, and community service outlined. The event features memorials, entertainments, local welcomes, officer elections, and Friday jubilee evening before closing with God Be With You Till We Meet Again.
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Colorado Woman's Christian, Temperance Union
First Methodist
Greeley
Adrianna Hungerford
Denver
Emma OC. Crowley
Colorado Springs
Clara Dodds
Cora L. White
Hobart Johnston
Hattie M. Doughty
Boulder
L. T. L. Branch
Greeley Union
Jennie Patterson
Louise Seelback
Adele K. Clark
Maggie Devenport
Katie Beer
Anna Neill
Martha Hawks
Trudy Cameron
Nella E. Bradbury
M. L. Hollingsworth
Nonotuck Hall
Greeley Y
Minnie Rigney
Edna Purdy
Deta Cameron
Gertie Ernest
Mabel Benning
Byers
Lillian Keeley
F. J. Green
J. A. ‘Drimmer
Grace Filkins
Martha Carpenter
Greeley L T. L
Interdenominational Missionary Society, Sunday School Association
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
M. A. Cassel
Lina Harris
Nellie Bradbury
Frances E. Willard
Cassell W. ©. T. U. Mission
Larthula Lundburg
Ethel Dugan
Alilstrand
Kerns and
Morland
E. M. Cruise
Three and a Half Acres of Potatoes Yield 624 Sacks
Charley I Meyer of Olive Branch district dug 3.5 acres of potatoes yielding 624 sacks sold at 90 cents per sack. The check totaled 8612 dollars. He notes the crop came from the poorest patch with an average 115 pounds per sack, about 342 pushers per acre.
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Chas
I’. Meyer
Olive Branch
Charley
Ault Advertiser
Sugar king Havemeyer visits Greeley during western inspection
H. O. Havemeyer the sugar king and largest holder in Great Western Sugar and allied interests toured Greeley for about an hour with his wife son and staff. The trip is part of a westward property inspection spanning California Utah Colorado and other states. He offered no new information to the public and noted no new sugar factories would be built while tariff revision agitation on Philippine sugar continued.
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H. O. Havemeyer
Great Western Sugar Company
Allied Sugar Industries
Greeley
Mr. Havemeyer
Sugar Company
California
Utah
Colorado
Havemeyers
Secret Wedding Shocks Eaton Society Circles
Mrs Fannie Thompson a wealthy widow of Eaton quietly wed Michael Jones of Eaton last month in Hailey Idaho. The couple kept the union secret until a relative revealed the news this week. They used separate routes to the groom's sister's home for the ceremony and returned to their respective residences.
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Eaton
Fannie Thompson
Michael Jones
Hailey
Ida
Idaho
Salt Lake
Autumn Card Party Hosted by Mrs Watson in Friendly Gathering
Mrs Ray C Watson hosted a refined autumn card party last Friday afternoon. Honored guests included Mesdames E H McDonald and Mrs Brobst of Peoria Illinois. The event featured 500 games, won by Mrs W B Lester, with elegant flowers and refreshments served by the hostess.
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Ray C. Watson
E. H. McDonald
Brobst
Peoria
Ill
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