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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
3
The Weld County Fair features bright displays from Pleasant Valley and Ault with top judging scores. Pleasant Valley earns 80 points beating Ault 73 to capture the Weld County trophy cup and more prizes for crops and baby show winners.
In the women's department, the fair awarded first prizes for kitchen and pantry displays. Notable winners include Mrs. Albert Lawrence for best pickle display, Mrs. Thomas Lomas for jelly, Iona C. Prunty for cake and corn bread, Mabel Woolfght for prune cake, Clara Turner for light bread, Mrs. J. A. Enright for rolls, Mrs. J. H. Woolf for cut flowers, and Mrs. J. W. Clarkson for butter.
About 100 couples enjoyed a dance in the Armory hosted by the South Side Hose company with music by the Hearing orchestra. The event drew strong turnout and a series of dances may be planned for the winter season. For sale beet bed and Moline beet puller advertised by C. L. Pitch, Red 654.
The article describes a male attendee overwhelmed by displays in the fair’s textile and craft departments. It notes cushions, aprons, laces, worsted quilts and dropstitches as highlights. It reports that women’s work was judged on Thursday with first prize winners announced.
The display features silk quilts and patchwork by Mrs. EB N Smith Mrs S Hamilton and Mrs J W Shear among many textile entries. Notable winners include best Battenburg by Mrs D J March and best drawn work by Mrs S Hamilton with additional embroidery pieces and paintings by local residents.
G G O Farrel and contestants competed in livestock and poultry judging at Weld County Fair. Cattle hogs and poultry winners led first day results with many named exhibitors including B N Nuby J L Lucas E T Briggs and Abbie Deffke.
Edgar N. Bayliss of Robinsonville Del narrates his illness with cough and near consumption. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar with stopping symptoms, restoring health and weight gain of twenty eight pounds. Sold by all druggists.
Dr. V. V. Cameron of Marion Indiana plans to move to Greeley after selling his medical practice. While visiting Delta and other Colorado areas he toured a street with fifteen houses under construction and decided to locate in Greeley.
M. B. Harvey was fined $20 and costs by Magistrate Davis after calling Mrs. Mat Hartman kid at a local theater and then stalking her and Miss Winnie O'Donnell to their home. He was jailed for lack of funds to pay.
A Thursday afternoon bicycle race from Eighth Avenue and Eighth Street to Lucerne and back featured Charley Johnson who posted a 25 minute record over roughly nine miles on rough road. John Little finished early and later avoided disclosing his return time, while Johnson completed the round trip by 2 35.
Sheriff Ben Florance and deputies searched the county jail after discovering a clock with a missing mainspring and plans for a break. John Shay alias Conway, charged with horse stealing, is believed to be the instigator. Weapons hidden around the jail included files in a hair brush and daggers in boot heels. Shay remains in solitary confinement as authorities guard jail every nook.
Marshal Gene Williams vows to jail corner loungers using vulgar language after three youths Edward Mae Nulty M Baker and Frank Brown were arrested for drunkenness on Eighth avenue. Officers Brown and Knowles escorted them with liquor seized, as complaints from ladies grow. The council session may be delayed by debate on order.
R. M. Luce of Field and Farm Denver visited Greeley and questioned the Antero irrigation project. He noted promoters are mainly local men with no outside investment and said they show strong faith in the land despite limited external backing.
George J. Spear urged the Greeley and Northern Utility to be treated equally as the city council considers Denver Laramie and Burlington franchise ordinances. He emphasized prior survey rights along land paralleling the Union Pacific from Nineteenth Street to the Colorado and Southern depot and said his company would contest if denied. No action on Burlington or Denver Laramie Friday night, with possible final readings next Tuesday.
The Congregational church ladies society held its first meeting of the year in the church parlors with Mrs. Kate Lamb hosting. Isabelle Churchill spoke on neighborhood house and settlement work from her eastern trip. New officers include Mrs. Katherine G. Lamb as president and others serving as vice president treasurer recording secretary and corresponding secretary. The group plans monthly general and social meetings and aims for strong church work this year. Also a notice seeks a steady cook position for a man, to be filled by an experienced woman. inquiries at Union Hotel.
In a Tribune letter J L Ketcham argues the wonderberry heralded at the county fair was created by Luther Burbank. He says it results from crossing two Solanum species from West Africa and that the plant yields edible fruit only after cultivation. Burbank predicts it may become as common as the potato.
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