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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
4
J Max Clark argues the 1901 law favors ditch rights over reservoirs and opposes repeal. He recalls early Colorado water practice, warns state water storage harms current irrigation, and urges removal of the Carpenter measure.
A citizen writes that the Carpenter Bill has been referred to voters for 1912 with initiative and referendum. He argues discussion aids understanding, notes Tribune writers have axes to grind, and sees the bill as a contest between irrigation ditches and reservoir interests.
The piece argues reservoirs deserve constitutional rights, opposing the 1901 law that favors ditches. It traces irrigation law from 1870 to 1901, cites the Carpenter bill as a turning point, and urges voters to decide based on constitutional priority of appropriation.
John B. Chone argues over Carpenter bill and reservoir rights, urging light on constitutional powers and dangers of unconstitutional legislation. He opposes permanent sides, highlights reservoirs as underdogs, and calls for merit based discussion with opponents like Mr. Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Russell and Misa Jeesie Fink hosted a Fallon Halloween gathering for Mrs. J. H. Lee of DeSoto, in town as Ida Sanford. Guests arrived in the afternoon with fancy work, a 6:30 dinner for twenty, and a social evening with an impromptu musical program by Charles Phillips and J Scott Thompson.
The revived Neighborhood Card club named The Jokers held its first season meeting Wednesday at Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Cooper home. Members attend biweekly evenings starting with a high five and a final repast by Mrs. Cooper. Members include Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Davenport Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Enright Mr. and Mrs. Will James Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Benson and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lyons.
MecLucas J. McLucas injured in a runaway near Loveland three weeks ago has been brought home. He is recovering but will be confined to bed for many weeks.
Directors of the Commercial club met Monday to discuss upcoming work. The new president urged punctual attendance and fines for absentees. Committee chairs were announced with many members returning from the prior administration. Two committees remained unresolved for next report.
J N Zalinger of the Holly Chieftain and Fred Marvin of the Bent County Democrat travel to Greeley to press a state appropriation of 50000 for defending Wyoming and Kansas water rights in the U S Supreme Court. They seek to dispel public prejudice over how the defense fund would be distributed among seven lawyers chosen by the committee in charge.
The Graphic club met at Ida Bishop's home Monday afternoon to discuss Rex Reach's The Ne'er Do Well. Leaders Mra. M. A. Lyon and Mrs. J. Hall Jones presented the program with plot summaries and character sketches by several members.
In Denver on Visit Mrs. George Batley of Hungerford was in Greeley Friday and went to Denver this morning for a short stay.
The Colorado Presbyterian synod marked its fortieth anniversary with a Wednesday program in Denver featuring reminiscences by Rev. George M. Darby and talks by Francis Smijgy, Dr. Warren H. Wilson, Rev. John Sixon, and Rev. John Dixon. Home missions reports and temperance discussions followed, with women’s mission societies hosting sessions at the Methodist church and Mrs J Engstrom delivering a key address on the widening kingdom.
Platteville, Oct. 19. A giant turnip grown by Moore of Hamnett Place south of town is claimed to be the largest ever grown in the area. The vegetable reportedly measures 35 inches in circumference and weighs 15 pounds 5 ounces. No special effort was made to grow it, yet it stands out among Moore's stock of turnips.
Fragmentary text notes a visit involving Mrs Fred Mason and her sister in Lacere with unclear surrounding details and a morning time reference, lacking names, places, or outcomes.
J O G Hubbard of Big Pond slows fourth alfalfa crop on the 1 ranch to secure a yield. He previously cut 80 acres of alfalfa and has good beet crops. He expects to feed sheep this year.
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