Severance Extension Up Again for Denver Laramie & Northwestern
Negotiations among creditors receivers and stockholders of the Denver Laramie and Northwestern railroad aim to petition the district court to issue 200000 in receivers certificates to pay debts and extend the line to Severance Colorado twelve miles northwest of Greeley. A hearing on 50000 in certificates was postponed to next Monday to finalize an agreement, with plans to issue 150000 more to complete the Severance extension and avoid lifting the receivership before 1913.
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Denver Laramie & Nortwestern Railroad
District Court
Colo
Riddle
Severance
Greeley
Pea Seed 10 Be Plentiful In Ault Acres Threshed
Five hundred acres of peas are being threshed for seed near Ault as the crop exceeds the huller capacity. Vines are pulled and sacked by the hundred pounds after threshing. Empson Canning Co. handles the seed, distribution planned next spring to farmers. Price is four dollars per hundred.
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Ault
Empson Canning Company
Homesteader Makes Record in North Dakota Fields
Grover, Sept. 9. John Keiser, a farmer nine miles east on High Prairie, says he has crops to last five years with rye, barley, oats, flax, potatoes, vegetables and 200 acres of wheat. Walter Moore, a turnip raiser from Clear Lake near Sligo, brought in a White Michigan turnip sample weighing about 14 pounds, noting soil seemed unfriendly to turnips.
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Grover
John Keiser
Here
High Prairie
Walter Moore
Clear Lake
Sligo
Michigan
Sunday Show Opens in Fort Lupton Amid Crowds
In Fort Lupton on September 9, moving picture shows opened to large crowds marking the town’s first cinema. Managers say no ordinance bars it, with a $25 annual license and plans to run Sundays. Talks of a pool hall license follow. In Peckham on September 9, funeral services were held for the Lorenzo infant. The burial took place in Greeley cemetery.
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Fort Lupton
Peckham
E. M. Lorenzo
Greeley
Race Track Delights Grover Sports Fans at Capital Park
In Grover on Sept 9 residents celebrate Capital Park race track, praised by sports lovers though some claim patrons wager diamonds to raise funds for horse purchases. The venue appears set to become a popular source of pleasure and entertainment.
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Grover
Capital Park
Good Wheat at Ault In County Harvest Report
Ault Sept 9 farmers bring wheat to town reporting good yields and mostly excellent quality this year. The notes reflect a favorable local harvest with strong grain quality across fields.
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Ault Ault
Beet hauling contracts sought by growers telephoning Greeley 941
Notice to beet growers to contract for hauling beets. Call Greeley 941 between 12 and 1 or 6 and 7 p m for arrangements.
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Greeley
Homesick lad returns home from Colorado journey
H 8 Frasier a teen from Benton Illinois, overwhelmed by homesickness after arriving in Denver then Greeley, asks forgiveness for abandoning his cons equipo diseased family. He telegraphed Benton bank for funds, but decides to return home aboard the afternoon train after realizing he is needed by his family.
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Frasier
Benton
Til
Colorado
W. J. King
Ill
Denver
Benton Bank
Greeley
Hold Up Man Robs Youth On Night Walk
Auburn. A holdup man confronted Archie Harsh on a dark road after a party and demanded his lunch. Harsh yielded a small nail file but kept a diamond shirt stud from his shirt. He works on the H D Parker dairy farm.
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Auburn
Archie Harsh
Harsh
H. D. Parker
Espeire Heads Fast Free For All At Weld County Fair
Espeire ridden by Archie Camp will race at the Weld county fair with several other top pacers and trotters in a free-for-all event. Local fans expect the fastest county racing in years as the field promises a thriller.
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Espeire
Archie Camp
Weld County
Injured Ranch Hand Hurt in Runaway Load Incident
Louis Etherington, a worker on the Clay Stewart ranch, was injured last week when wheat sheafs on a wagon slipped. He fell between the team and wagon as the load shifted, frightening the horses and causing a runaway that bruised him badly.
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Berthoud
Louis Etherington
Clay Stewart
Hazelton Woman Sprains Ankle From Yard Fall
Mrs John Deboo of the Hazelton district suffered a sprained ankle after a fall in the yard on Thursday. Local residents reported the mishap and she received initial care at home.
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John Deboo
Hazelton
Eyes Injured in Collision in Chicago Street Car
Pierce reported George Hodge of the Smith and Hodge company is hospitalized after a Chicago street car crash. Flying glass injured his eyes when the car struck an object at speed. Doctors expect weeks of hospitalization but no permanent vision loss.
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Pierce
George Hodge
Smith & Hodge Company
Chicago
Hodge
Strange alligator seeks lodging with Governor Wilson
Sea Girl New Jersey reports a baby alligator arrived at the executive Cottage to live with Governor Wilson. The creature came from Pensacola Florida via William C Differderfer and was labeled to feed on stand out republicans. Shirley Warner left for Lohrville after visiting his mother E S Hateb for a month.
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Sea Girl
N. J
Wilson
William C. Differderfer
Pensacola
Fla
Shirley Warner
E. 8
Hateb
Lohrville
We Want Pigs Say Ault Men
Ault residents oppose pork ban as R. L. Pence and supporters circulate a petition to reinstate pigs in town. Petition presented to the town board was tabled due to member absence and will be reconsidered at the next regular meeting.
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Ault
R. L. Pence
Editor Fills Evans Pulpit After Pastor’s Break Down
Evans Sept 9 The Rev J Richards pastor of the Methodist church who ended services Sunday was prostrated after morning services and unable to preach in the evening. Nervous strain from leaving friends and hard work is blamed for the breakdown. He was reported somewhat better this morning.
Milliken Faces Narrow Defeat as Johnstown Wins
Milliken and Johnstown met on Sept 9 with Johnstown prevailing 5 to 4. A near riot erupted as players disputed the umpire’s calls, drawing Milliken and Johnstown into a tense field clash. Milliken recorded more team hits, while other game details remain unrecorded.
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Milliken
Johnstown
Diamond
Kersey Commercial Club Drives Toward Co operative Creamery
The Kersey Commercial club pursues a proposed co operative creamery, aiming to launch the project and establish a paying solid basis before turning control to the farmers.
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Kersey
Captain Hardy's Medal Feat At Weld River
Unclear OCR text describes Captain Hardy with medals and feats at Weld River. Mentions rifle, balls, rifles, diameters, and large numbers. Contains garbled fragments. readable items point to a military or veteran record event with medals and stunts.
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Homesteader
FT. Lupton
Wilson Tiny Alligator
Evans
Kersey Club
Aptain
Cartrid
Sandly
Platteville Peacher
Latteville
Platteville
Walter Chandler
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