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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
4
A trove of Colorado commentary covers governor visits, elections, and social scenes in Greeley and Weld County. Jokes about Taft and Roosevelt sit beside notes on the grand juries, school opening, Labor Day, and the sugar tariff. Headlines mix local color with partisan quips and community events.
Miss Alda Griegg returns from a two month visit to Minnesota and South Dakota where she visited relatives and cousins. She traveled with relatives and plans to resume daily routines upon arrival.
Greeley and Weld county officials should push a transcontinental highway through the horn district from Denver to Estes Park. The area holds 43 percent of the state population and about 60 percent of crops within one thirtieth of the state, with high wealth, irrigation, and vast irrigated land, supporting the case for a major highway route.
The article lauds Secretary of State Pearce for 42 months of service ending 1910, noting $136,910.05 saved for Colorado taxpayers. It highlights increased receipts vs predecessor, tax reforms, and laws on corporations, auditing, and factory inspections that strengthened state finances and transparency. Strong entities include Pearce, James Cowie, T. W. O'Connor, and Colorado state government.
The article lauds James B. Pearce for reorganizing the labor bureau and ending abuses by private employment agents. It credits him with creating a state labor department to protect workers, enabling factory inspectors to recover unpaid wages, and acting as an unofficial court of arbitration. It argues he should be renominated for delivering cost savings and improved labor protections.
A Greeley resident, Mrs. Henry Sneathie, credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing her daughter's kidney and dropsy troubles after years of suffering. The letter claims rapid improvement and urges others to try the remedy, noting its sale by all dealers and Foster Milburn New York as sole agents.
An odd fragment from a Neill story notes four beets or exhibits drawing attention. The tops weigh about 30 pounds and were raised by Mr Mueller at Downey ranch. The report references the GF.
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