Weld County Fair Opens at Island Grove Park
Weld County opens its first annual fair at Island Grove Park under a new fair association. Exhibits span farm, orchard, art and domestic science with thousands expected. livestock entries and prize races draw attention as speed horses and ponies line up for two o'clock races daily. Naturalization day highlights diverse immigrant stories and lengthy residency histories before final papers.
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Weld County
Island Grove Park
Weld County Fair Association
Borrow a Blue Eyed Baby for Weld County Fair Show
A plea echoes through Weld County for residents to lend a baby for Thursday afternoon’s baby show. The article humorous ly imagines borrowing a blue eyed rosy cheeked infant to boost the event and cheekily invites any willing neighbors to participate.
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Weld
Railway Work Rushes Ahead On Greeley Electric Line
Construction on the Greeley electric railway advances to Eleventh Avenue and Seventh Street with about 1,000 men at work. Freight cars haul ballast from the Colorado and Southern line while horses move heavy loads. The track is to reach Twelfth Avenue by Saturday night and the loop should finish before September 15 with fifty more workers starting Monday.
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Greeley Electric Railway
Eleventh Avenue
Seventh Street
Twelfth Avenue
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Ninth Avenue
Ninth
Tenth Avenue
Doyle Divorce Suit Seeks Reserve of Stock and Home
Mary Doyle sues Thomas Doyle in Weld County District Court seeking separate maintenance and a restraining order to prevent disposal of about 24000 dollars in farm property. The couple married in Longmont on February 16 1882 and own an 80 acre homestead valued at 8000 dollars plus another 16000 dollar tract. Four children are named. attorneys Charlies F. Tew and Walter B. Bliss represent the plaintiff.
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Thamas Doyle
Mary Doyle
Weld County
Longmont
Charlies F. Tew
Walter B. Bliss
Hallam Investigates Hand System in Colorado Irrigation
A Portland man A H Hallam visited Greeley on Friday to examine the hand system tied to irrigation projects. He voiced astonishment at the country’s growth and the scale of ongoing irrigation work.
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H. A. Hallam
Portland
Greeley
Judge T C Pressly Lapses Into Overnight Absence
The staid judge faced a night away from home after a misunderstanding with Antonio Lopez a Mexican traveler from Waverly. Pressly aided Lopez with a Pullman berth and telegraphed for reservations, but the train departed before his location was confirmed leaving his family in suspense until he returned on the first morning train.
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T. C. Pressly
Pierce
Mr. Pressly
Antonio Lopez
Waverly
Salt Lake City
Lopez
Cheyenne
Telephone Central
Railroads Aim to Make Greeley a Rail Center
Rumors from a Greeley professional, via Union Pacific officials, say new shops may be built in Greeley in connection with a Fort Collins line. Cities like Cheyenne and Denver-Laramie divisions are mentioned, with Greeley poised to become an interurban hub as Burlington and other interests push for railway expansion.
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Greeley
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Denver
Fort Collins
Burlington
Denver-Laramie
Greeley Electric Railway
Greeley Schools Plan Open on September 7 1909
Public schools of Greeley schedule opening for Tuesday September 7 at 9 o'clock. Large 1909–1910 high school enrollment expected. new building discussed with Roeschlaub & Son architects for completion by fall 1910.
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Greeley
Harrison
Roeschlaub & Son
Denver
Colorado
Friday Half Holiday Sought for Weld County Fair
Directors of the Weld County Fair Association request city business houses close Friday afternoon to let workers attend the fair. It is believed the exposition will be best that day and several business men have promised to grant Friday afternoon as a half holiday.
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Tendent
High Schoor
City Hall
Meeker Field
Greeley
Charles B. Carter
F. H. Merten
J. W. Lakin
Carena M. Lee
Gertrude BK
Norris
A. G. Gordon
Lena Jackman
Sarah McDowell
Edith Dresser
Carrie Fashbaugh
Etta Richardson
Mae Cleveland
Ethelyn Lovell
Maud Howard
Mamie Allen
Nana Wright
Bertha Whitman
Meeker
Carrie Ashby
Ida O. den
Jennie Hammond
Carrie T. Smith
Mary 8 B. Giddings
Weld County Fair Association
Local banks and lumber yards grant half days for fair
Notices issued today announce that four banks will close Thursday and Friday afternoons to allow employees to attend the fair. The First National, Greeley National, Union National and Weld County Savings sign the notice. Lumber yards will close Thursday to Saturday afternoons under a separate signed notice by Gilcrest Clayton Mayher and Bartlett Lumber.
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First National
Greeley National
Union National
Weld County Savings Bank
Gilcrest, Clayton, Mayher and
Bartlett
Livestock Industry Growth in Weld County
Weld County sees livestock production expand with cattle, sheep, and hog fattening for local and eastern markets. Farmers use alfalfa and beet tops to feed and profit from a booming side industry as feeders move from Kansas and Nebraska. A new Union Pacific depot at Gill will include scales for the Ley Ley Commission and handle increased potato shipments. construction starts with depot finishing expected in thirty days.
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Weld
Keanens
Nebraska
Gill
Union Pacific
Greeley Commission Company
Commission Company
Man jailed for bluffing for a match
J A Campbell accosted Officer Brown Tuesday night demanding a match and swore. He was taken to the city jail after waking to find the bluff led to a drunkenness charge and fifteen days imprisonment. He vowed to buy a match next time.
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J. A. Campbell
Officer Brown
Brown
Campbell
Greeley
Purse Found After Year On Ranch Reunites Owner and Finder
Wayne Amos claimed a lost wallet containing five dollars and change on a ranch a year ago. Roy Gilmore found the purse on the ranch while irrigating this Thursday. Authorities seek Amos, believed to be in Idaho, to return the property.
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Apti Vrear
Fannault
Wayne Amos
Roy Gilmore
Amos
Amon
Gilmore
Amor
Idaho
Thousands Rush To A Tone HarrY Monday At Tarnoow
Thousands of vehicles and bicycles converged on Aleo barn at Eighth Street and Fourteenth Avenue after a fire alarm sounded at 2 16 PM Monday. Firefighters arrived quickly but the blaze proved small with only minor damage.
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Tarnoow
Aleo
Eighth Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Twenty-year-old Agnes Carter aims for homestead claim
Agnes Carter of Kansas City now living in Denver and Pueblo says she will become a homesteader after filing final proof on her land to support a husband later. She has saved money, knows little farming, and seeks information on settling a home stead claim from District Clerk Elbert English.
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Nes Carter
Kansas City
Denver
Pueblo
Mise
Agnes Carter
Elbert English
Miss Carter
Alkali Deposits In Soil Assessed By Washington Official
James W. Bell of the US Department of Agriculture visited Greeley on Wednesday to investigate alkali deposits in soil. He notes no fear for local agriculture and says the Greeley Fort Collins area is better off than many western districts. Some regions see alkali harming crops and floods making land unfit for farming this season.
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James W. Bell
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Greeley
Bell
Pacific Coast
S6e
Fort Collina
Chamberlains Liniment Promises Fast Sprain Relief
An old advertisement touts Chamberlains Liniment as a speedy treatment for sprains and bruises. It claims many cases cure in under a week when used according to directions, and it highlights relief for chronic rheumatism and muscular pain. Sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
al Drugeie
Threshers Keep Busy In Beebe Draw Harvest
Grain harvest heats Beebe Draw with two threshers at work. District reports good yield and quality. Dean ranch threshed 1,? bushels while Markle ranch shows 4 half bushels per acre on unirrigated land.
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Beebe
Dean Ranch
Markle Ranch
Wanted High Grade Representatives for Vacuum Cleaners
Classified notice seeking real business producers to distribute Senvacuum cleaners with exclusive rights. Advertises opportunity with very small investment and enormous returns. Implies need for age, experience and financial standing details and directs to read the Saturday Evening Post advertisement.
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Senvacuum Cleaners
Ono
Saturday Evening Post
Broadway
Denver
Cole
Harvest Festival Trims Town with Yellow and White
Store windows display yellow and white decorations plus harvest motifs. Gill & Decker ranch wheat yields about eighty bushels per acre. Noah's Ark and Demorest's showcase china and new fashions. Condon's window features grains and crops from Camfield area with twenty varieties. Weld County 18 grains of corn completed the scene.
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Gill & Decker
Noah's Ark
Demorest’s
Condon
Ney’ Tow
Camfield
Weld
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