Longmont Woodmen Picnic Captures Prize Drills at Park
A large crowd attended the sixteenth district picnic in Lincoln Park Longmont. The uniform rank drill won by Longmont earned $35, with Greeley second. Women and children posted multiple event wins including nail driving, wood sawing, races, and tug of war as evening ball filled the armory.
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Colorado
Lincoln Park
Colorado & Southern
Longmont
F. J. Green
I. I. Boak
Order
Greeley
William Eaton
J. C. Stoneking
Eaton
Ada Duffey
Marty Brewington
Ed Shafer
Ben Cooper
Charles Jenneway
Earl Lanman
Ivan Elliott
Aaron Timothy
Fletcher Roseman
George Cobb
Lost Brothers Reunite After Fifty Eight Years
FP notes H Grove of this city joins G A R reunion in Denver and locates a long separated brother. They met by chance at Union depot Denver. Both served in Company Seventy second Ohio volunteers. In 1867 they parted with George Grove moving to Sherman County Michigan and F H Grove to Greeley.
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FP. H. Grove
Denver
Union Depot
Seventy-second Ohio Volunteers
Orge Grove
Sherman County
Michigan
F. H. Grovening
Greeley
Yankees picked Japs clash at Silver State Packing plant
A melee erupted at the Silver State Packing plant when Japanese laborers and American workers clashed over wages and work quality. Foreman Carlson tried to mediate, the Japanese foreman Sachi was brought in, and the Japs attacked both foremen as whites intervened to restore order.
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Silver State Packing Company
Carlson
Ile
Sachi
Attorney General Protests Inheritance Tax Exemption
The attorney general files a county court protest challenging court rulings that $10,000 per heir is exempt from inheritance tax. The Bliss estate at $60,000 and the Reinks estate at $35,000 would reduce tax revenue by about 700 and 250 respectively. The state plans to seek Supreme Court interpretation of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Miller
W. H. H. Bliss
Cornelius Reinks
Bliss
Reinks
Supreme Court
Governor Hoch Details Trust Busting in Kansas Visit
Kansas Governor E. W. Hoch and Mrs Hoch visited local families last week. He spoke on his battles with the Standard Oil trust and said a few moves could still aid Kansas oil producers. He cited ending the binder twine trust by starting state penitentiary twine manufacture which cut prices from 16 to 9 cents per pound.
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E. W. Hoch
Kansas
H. E. Churchill
Edwin Coles
Hoch
Standard Oil Company
Rockefellers
Governor Hoch
Binder Twine Trust
Lansing
Desperado Vorce Shifts From Jail to New Capture
Career of Weld and Arapahoe counties outlaw Vorce spans the eighties. After a 10 year sentence for Hollingsworth’s killing, he was pardoned in 1892, then fled to Evans and Beebe Draw before capture. Now jailed in Denver County for an assault on Italians near Byers with intent to kill.
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Newton Vorce
Downer
Denver
Byers
Vorce
Deer Trail
R. B. Hollingsworth
Weld County
Cramer
Arapahoe County
J. M. Chivington
Greeley
T. M. Robinson
S. Downer
Hollingsworth
Canon City
Beebe Draw
James Arthur
James J. Armstrong
Assault on Boy Leads to Arrest of Merry Go Round Operator
T J Aldrich who runs a local merry go round was arrested on a charge of assaulting twelve year old Chas Pace. Pace says Aldrich grabbed his hat, tried to fling it into the machinery, then kicked him. A group of about 20 citizens urged Deputy D A Ewing to swear out a warrant.
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T. J. Aldrich
Chas. Pace
Aldrich
Ewing
Drowned man James Pulaski in Fort Lupton reservoir
Denver man James Pulaski employed at the Walliser ranch eight miles east of Fort Lupton drowned in a reservoir there last Sunday. He swam despite warnings that the water was cold, suffered cramps and sank before help arrived. Coroner Macy inspected the case in Fort Lupton on Monday.
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James Pulaski
Denver
Walliser
Fort Lupton
Pulaski
Macy
Pioneer Emeline Scott Dies at 83 in Hillsborough
Mrs. Emeline Scott aged 83 died at Hillsborough today from illness of old age. She was aunt to Judge James Scott and half sister of L. E. Carpenter of Greeley. A pioneer of northern Colorado, she lived a long life among early settlers.
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Emeline Scott
Hillsborough
Anthrax Outbreak Strikes City Cattle
Disease hits milk cows with about two dozen deaths in the past week. Veterinary Surgeon Bird vaccinates stock with Pasteur anthrax vaccine to check the outbreak. First appeared among stock feeding in Platte bottom lands east of the city. Public unease grows as cattle disease resurfaces locally.
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Bird
Platte Bottom
Barber P Reagan Appeals Disturbing the Peace Case
Eaton barber P Reagan appeals a county court ruling after being found guilty of disturbing the peace in Police Magistrate Hensley s court. He was fined ten dollars and costs for remarks made while offering to bet John Boyd he could defeat him.
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P. Reagan
Eaton
Reagan
Hensley
John Boyd
Boyd
Out of Town Guests Attended Williams Event
Mr and Mrs T C Williams hosted a large gathering of eastern and Greeley relatives last Saturday evening. Attendees included Miss Millie Leighton Clinton Mass former national secretary of the Daughters of Veterans now junior vice president at the Denver reunion, Mrs Carrie Leighton Attleboro Mass, Mrs Francis Dunham Attleboro Mass, Mrs Flora Buffington Providence R I, H O Bemis Providence Miss Clara Clark Washington DC Mrs Allen Johnson Watertown NY James Parry Washington DC Mr and Mrs W H Edwards Mrs A C Wilson Mrs George S Adams and the hosts all of Greeley. A porch party in honor of Mrs Bemis and Miss Clark followed Monday afternoon.
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T. C. Williams
Greeley
Millie Leighton
Clinton
Mass
The
Daughters of Veterans
Denver
Carrie Leighton
Francis Dunham
Attleboro
Flora Buffington
Providence
R. I
H. O. Bemis
Clara Clark
Washington, D. C
Allen Johnson
Watertown
N. Y
James Parry
A. C. Wilson
George 8. Adams
Williams
Bemis
Clark
First Weld County Sweet Potatoes Grower Hopes For More
Wilson Turner, garden owner in the northwest city, reports success with marketable sweet potatoes likely first grown in Weld county. One hill yielded marketable roots. he plans larger trials next year but cites a short season as a limiting factor for full maturity.
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Wilson Turner
Weld County
Mr. Turner
Turner
Denver stock market shows steady demand amid mixed cattle prices
Denver Union Stock Yards reports strong demand and steady to higher cow prices despite a big regional run and lower eastern markets. Good feeders sold 3.30 to 3.60, steers 3.00 to 3.50, top cows at 3.15 with many under 2.65, bulls 1.85 to 2.25, while Chicago logged 35,000 cattle and prices fell 10 to 15 percent.
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Denver
Chicago
North Park
Improvements in Norm al School Emphasize Functional Education
The Normal school opens with record attendance as President Snyder outlines functional education through construction and craft in art music and manual training. The institution expands its museums labs and departments including history sociology and modern languages while preparing 107 graduates with strong employment prospects.
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Snyder
National Educational Association
Normal School
George F. Miller
Arts Crafts Museum
Natural History Museum
India
South America
John V. Crone
Visitation to Irrigation District Leaders in Kansas Visit
A distinguished party toured the irrigated districts last Monday under J L Brush and J W McCreery. Attendees include Gov Hoch and wife of Kansas Attorney General N C Miller General and Mrs F L Campbell Eugene Ware and his son C S Albaugh Judge D C Beaman of Denver. The group shows interest related to the Kansas Colorado water suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Brush
J. W. McCreery
Gov. Hoch
Kansas
N. C. Miller
F. L. Campbell
Washington
PD. C
Eugene Ware
Topeka
Kan
C. S. Albaugh
Wichita
D. C. Beaman
Denver
Colorado Beets Rise as New Factories Boost Output
Colorado remains the top sugar beet producer in the United States. Three new mills increase slicing capacity beyond Michigan, with Holly 600 ton plant Lamar 400 ton plant and Sterling 600 ton plant. Plant shifts from Norfolk Nebraska and Saginaw Michigan. Acreage planted 96 200 acres, yield about 979 000 long tons. Last year 36 000 acres produced roughly ten times that tonnage.
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Colorado
Beet Sugar Gazette
United States
Michigan
Gazette
Holly
Lamar
Norfolk
Nebraska
Sterling
Saginaw
Banner Year Promised at Agricultural College Fort Collins
After three days of registration, Fort Collins Agricultural College predicts a banner year with four study lines civil and mechanical engineering agricultural and domestic science. New teachers and buildings, a dormitory for women, and a three dollar athletic fee strengthen finances and intercollegiate aims. Tuition is not charged, offering broad opportunities for industrial training and mental culture under President Aylesworth.
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Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Aylesworth
State Board of Agriculture
The
Denver Republican
County Board Extends Greeley and Northern Franchise
County commissioners extended the Greeley and Northern Railway and Utility company franchise by one year from December 28. The extension requires 20 miles of track to be laid by that date, while the original 10 miles of electrified track by September 28, 1905 was postponed due to financing difficulties.
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Greeley and Northern Railway and Utility Company
Uncles and Aunts Visit After G A R Reunion
Mrs. W. H. Edwards and Mrs. T. C. Williams host their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Bemis of Providence R I. He attended the G A R reunion in Denver and plans a family visit.
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W. H. Edwards
T. C. Williams
H. O. Bemis
Providence
R. I
Denver
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Yankees
Desperado
Arapahog
Barber
Norman School
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