Hold Medal for Rapid Boulder and Weld Reservoir Project
The Boulder & Weld Reservoir company rapid construction connected ditches to Platte river water near Platteville and LaSalle. Ditching finished by June, reservoir work began, stock sold at premium, with no loans used and strong growth expected in land values and share price. S. J. Peery and directors hailed as drivers of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder & Weld Reservoir Company
Buckers
Rieaman
Platte River
Platteville
LaSalle
Boulder
St. Vrain
Colorado
Boulder Creek
Longmont
Big Bend
Peckham
Pueblo
Platte
Beaman
Panama Canal
Same
S. J. Peery
H. G. Clark
J. A. Rankin
W. Devinney
J.C. Wylie
P. W. Allen
8. A. Starbird
Mad Russian terrorizes Windsor over child autopsy
A Russian immigrant in Windsor threatened coroner Macy and locals after a death of Mike Muller's child. A shotgun was placed on the body table, prompting officials to seek arrest and health authority guidance. Autopsy later showed death from a knotted intestine. Harry Teller helped calm the man through an interpreter.
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Kuropatkin
Windsor
Macy
Mike Muller
Muller
Nelson
Green
State Board of Health
Denver
Greeley
S'unday
Harry Teller
Miller
Fine Farm Products at Peckham Street Fair
Robert Eckhart of Peckham showcased a diverse Weld county farm at a Greeley street fair last Saturday. He displayed Pearl potatoes weighing up to a pound and a half, shipped five carloads from eight acres, plus a one pound six ounce tomato and four tons of comb honey from 145 bee stands. Apples, plums, watermelons, and cantaloupes filled a varied exhibit with optimistic notes on local fruit growing versus California.
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Robert Eckhart
Peckham
Greeley
Mr. Eckhart
Weld County
Eckhart
Last Tribute Paid to William M Neill Greeley Citizen
Funeral services were held for William Morton Neill at 2:30 p m Sunday from his home at 1011 Seventh Street. The service was led by Rev F M Sheldon with Rev O A Petty assisting, and a quartet provided music. Floral tributes included gifts from the Odd Fellows lodge and the Masonic lodge, a large wreath from the Greeley National Bank, and other relatives. Neill, born September 10 1846 in Carroll County Ohio, moved to Greeley in 1890 and helped establish Neill Brothers lumber. He leaves a wife, two sons, a brother in East Rochester, and two sisters in Cleveland.
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William Morton Neill
Seventh Street
F. M. Sheldon
O. A. Petty
Edwin Starkey
Ruth Brush
H. W. Dougherty
Greeley Lodge of Odd Fellows
Masonic Lodge
Greeley National Bank
Clarence T. Neill
M. J. Neill
A. D. Woolman
Denver
Mary Woolman
Beloit
Charles Beckley
W. M. Neill
Carroll County
East Rochester
J. E. Neill
Cleveland
Crops in Weld county show good yield and recovery
Farmers report satisfactory conditions across Weld county with strong water supply from Greeley Loveland and Seven Lakes. Potatoes and beets recover from hail damage and wheat yields in the district range forty to fifty bushels per acre despite rust. Statements from H Hoyt and C F Griffith illustrate optimism and market hopes.
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Thompson Valley
8S. J. Compton
Lone Tree District
Barnes Ditch
Mbveland
Greeley and Loveland
Greeley No
Lake Loveland
Seven Lakes
Oklahoma
Greeley and
Loveland Territory
H. Hoyt
Lucerne
Armour & Co
C. F. Griffith
Hillsboro
Coyotes Raid Melon Patch On Sherman Markle Ranch
Mrs Markle first found nineteen melons scratched and eaten three weeks ago. Coyotes roam Beebe Draw and raid melon patches every sundown, threatening the crop and locals though the family could have earned a fine income from the harvest.
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Beebe Draw
Sherman Markle Ranch
Mr. Markle
Excursion Train to Loveland Draws Town Crowd
Six fully loaded coaches carried excursionists over the Colorado & Southern to a corn roast in Loveland. Passengers named include A. J. R. Lohr Judson Lohr John Smith A. D. Butler I. H. Paine Mrs T KE Burns L H Harrison and wife Mrs Minnie Arthur and daughter James H Schryver and wife W J Ketley and wife Mrs Hiram White M D Spencer Milo Seaman A Nolin Hy Timothy Mrs Lee Flower W Davidson Miss Alice Roberts Alda Whiteman K Heaton and D H A Russell.
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Loveland
A. J. R. Lohr
Judson Lohr
John Smith
A. D. Butler
I. H. Paine
T. KE. Burns
L. H. Harrison
Minnie Arthur
James H. Schryver
W. J. Ketley
Dead Man Found in Box Car in Johnstown
Thomas Wind, a homeless wanderer, was found dead in a box car at Johnstown Sunday morning by a temporary companion. Corner Macy called the scene one of the most disgusting cases he ever handled. The corpse showed vermin and disease. Dr. J A Stand ring of Johnstown conducted an autopsy revealing disordered organs.
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Thomas Wind
Johnstown
Corner Macy
J. A. Standring
Milne predicts smaller potato yield per acre in Greeley
James Milne of Lucerne told reporters in Greeley that he believes the potato crop this year will produce thirty to forty sacks less per acre than last year. He noted his field looks better than last year but cannot explain the drop and likens the question to the rust affecting wheat.
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James Milne
Lucerne
Greeley
Back Again C B Collins Teaches in Philippines
C B Collins former State Normal School graduate visits home in Denver with his brother Roy Collins. He recently returned from three years teaching in the Philippine Islands where he found Filipino students eager to learn until age 14, then slower progress. He notes salaries for teachers range from 1200 to 2000 yearly and sees teaching opportunities in the islands. Local weather reports mention a thunderstorm with hail near Greeley causing minimal crop damage.
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C. B. Collins
State Normal School
Roy Collins
Mr.Collins
Philippine Islands
Normal
Lucerne
Collins
Mr. Collins
United States
Manila
Educational Department
Islands
Couple Weds After Frontier Day Visit in Cheyenne
Frank S. Coryell wed Miss Bessie Mckarland after travelling from Cheyenne to Greeley on Wednesday. Coryell, a barber for Dexter Woods, and Miss Mckarland, sister of Mrs. Fred Gillett, were greeted by friends at the depot with wishes for happiness as they begin married life.
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Cheyenne
Frank S. Coryell
Bessie Mckarland
Greeley
Coryeil
Dexter Woods
Fred Gillett
Fifth Avenue
Eighth Street
Spud Pickers Gather in Greeley From Around the World
Workers from sixteen men interviewed in Greeley include fourteen from U S states four from Canada and one from Wales. The group travels to take up potato picking duties representing global origins at a local work site.
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Greeley
Lawrence leads W O W drill team to first prize emblem
At the Longmont picnic in Colorado five teams competed for prizes. C A Lawrence, new captain of the Greeley W O W drill team, won the captain’s first prize an emblem sword valued at 10. He had only just taken charge last Monday and beat a former army sergeant. Longmont won first prize Louisville second. The next sixteenth district picnic will be in Greeley next year between September 1 and 10. L E Carson of Fort Collins was elected president H E English of this city vice president Ira I Sides secretary and Miss Bessie Courtling of Fort Lupton treasurer.
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Greeley
Longmont
C. A. Lawrence
Lawrence
Louisville
Colorado
Denver
L. E. Carson
Fort Collins
H. E. English
Ira I. Sides
Bessie Courtling
Fort Lupton
Trio Returns From Mountain Trip Crossing Loveland Pass
Harry Snook Ralph Ellis and Ray Alexander came home Friday after a mountain ascent that included crossing Loveland pass north of Gray's peak with a four wheel wagon the first in six years. They cleared rock and dirt slides and cut about 100 trees to reopen the old road. They also climbed Gray's peak last Saturday and watched the sunrise.
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Harry Snook
Ralph Ellis
Ray Alexander
Loveland Pass
Gray’s Peak
Gray's Peak
Tragedy Near Peckham: 18-Year-Old Shotself During Duck Hunt
Robert McMillan, age about 18, was killed by a shotgun discharge while duck hunting on a small lake west of Peckham Sunday afternoon. He and Cicero Warden were in a boat. exact cause of the discharge is under investigation by Coroner Macy who traveled to the scene. The deceased was the son of T. D. McMillan who lived three miles west of Peckham.
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Peckham
Robert McMillan
Cicero Warden
T. D. McMillan
Beet Puller Attracts Crowds In Front Of Blacksmith Shop
A beet pulling and topping machine being assembled outside Jack Taylor’s blacksmith shop drew crowds. It had been tested two to three weeks earlier without success, but inventors say recent changes should make it work.
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Jack Taylor
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Boulder & Weld Company
G. A. Starbird
C. H. Wheeler
Ers
Markle Ranch
Co’n
Colorado & Southern
Decree
Aate
Philippines
Little Brown Men
Sheep Draw
Canada
Wales
Wooldmen
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