Governor Wilson Plans Stopovers in Colorado Cities
A report outlines Governor Wilson's campaign stops in Colorado with a stop in Greeley on October 7. Reynolds and local Democrats push for a park address and a quick stop in Denver, aiming to rally party support and draw crowds across northern towns. The piece notes Wilson's prominence as a presidential candidate and past governor of New Jersey.
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Wilson Jersey
Tates
Vernor
Greeley
Cheyenne
Reynolds
Eynolds
Denver
Colorado
Wilson
Bryan
New
Greeley Motor Cache Debate and City Work Update
The council discussed the life saving machine and its future use while routine business proceeded. Petitions for west Twelfth Avenue and North Eighteenth Street were granted along with ordinances. Morrison of Greeley secured a reservoir contract at 2/ yard, with work starting soon and likely complete by December. A harvest jubilee is planned in Wellington on September 19 with farm product displays, music, baseball, and a grand ball. Pea acreage prospects in Empanning indicate large seed peas with threshing in about two weeks and potential strong yields.
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Council
Mavchine
Welcom
Twelfth Avenue
Eighteenth Streets
Eighteenth
Thirteenth Avenue
Morrison
Greeley
Astown
C. W
Greeley Horse Prize Winner at Pueblo State Fair
Orange Hal belonging to Jay Titler won the 2:12 pace at Pueblo state fair grounds race Tuesday. The program was good. first was Orange Hat, second Rocky Kid, third Elsie Allen, time 2:12.
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Orange Hal
Greeley
Jay Titler
State Fair Grounds
Pueblo
Elsie Allen
Orange Hat
Rocky Kid
Farmers at Pierce Will Enjoy Selves
Pierce, Sept. 18. Next Saturday, Sept. 21, farmers around Pierce are urged to attend a local celebration featuring farm and garden product exhibits judged with prizes. Prof. C. L. Fitch of the State Agricultural College will discuss crop conditions, followed by an afternoon program with speeches, stunts, foot races, tug of war, motorcycle races, and other sports. Ice cream and punch will be served free.
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Pierce
C. L. Fitch
State Agricultural College
Child Training Topic Discussed by Social Science Circle
The season opening meeting at Dr. and Mrs. J. K. Miller's home explored child training with readings by Mrs. I. E. Miller Mrs. E. B. Coulter and Mrs. G. H. Bradfield. Mrs. T. T. Wilson and Mrs. H. H. Harbaugh led talks as Rev. B. E. Bonell could not attend. The next gathering will be at Judge Bradfield's home where he presents The Relation of the Court to the Home.
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Social Science
J. K. Miller
B. E. Bonell
I. E. Miller
E. B. Coulter
G. H. Bradfield
T. T. Wilson
H. H. Harbaugh
Flower Mission Annual Report Highlights Greeley Charity Work
The Flower Mission in Greeley presents its annual report listing 255 bouquets and 450 growing plants distributed, 73 text cards, 54 visits to the sick, 8 drives for the sick, assorted fruit and groceries, cash distributed totaling 64.30, and supplies including coffee, soda, butter, quilts, a blanket, shoes, garments, and 453 packages of flower seed.
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Greeley
Independent Sugar Factory Meeting Advances Plan in Greeley
In Weld County district court room crowds fill as J. M. B. Petrikin presides over a meeting promoting an independent sugar factory under the Durango plan. Farmers pledge 6000 acres for a ten year term and form a committee to raise the promotion funds. Ward Darley outlines projections of $7 to $10 per ton for beets with substantial financial backing for a million dollar factory. A motion approved by vote calls for a committee led by the meeting chair, Farmers' union president, and Darley to push the project with aims to sign a contract by November 1.
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Greeley
Ward Darley
District Court
J. M.B. Petrikin
Commercial Club
L. M. Riggs
C. J. Crockett
Mr. Darley
Mr. Crockett
Darley
Weld County
Durango
Judge Nixon
T. T. Wilson
E. R. Bliss
Bruce Williams
Mr. Severance
Farmers’ Union
Entries Coming Fast for Weld County Fair Trots
Entries are coming fast for the Weld county free for all trot or pace at Island Grove park. Secretary Kinsella will be available after Monday morning at the fair grounds and by telephone at Greeley 73. The influx boosts confidence there will be no stragglers and the race is shaping up to be one of the best ever seen with several drivers vowing victory.
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Kinsella
Island Grove Park
Greeley
Weld County
Cashier Visits LaSalle and Nebraska Trip
Mr and Mrs R B Carpenter, cashier of the local bank, left for Nebraska to visit their parents and combine business with a pleasure trip. Miss Maud Morgan, formerly with a Fort Collins bank and staying here, will manage the bank duties in his absence.
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LaSalle
R. B. Carpenter
Nebraska
Mr. Carpenter
Miss Maud Morgan
Fort Collins
Families Journeying Home From Colorado Springs Visit
Returns home Mr. and Mrs. Dennie Tuttle and Mrs. Alexander from Terre Haute Ind who visited Mrs. W. O. Adkins and the Kruse families. They traveled with Mrs. Alexander’s niece Miss Mattie Farmer. After several days in Colorado Springs they will return home and Miss Farmer will go back to Greeley.
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Dennie Tuttle
Alexander
Terre Haute
Ind
W. O. Adkins
Herman
William Kruse
Colorado Springs
City Clerk J. T. Perkins Leaves for Denver Vacation
City clerk J. T. Perkins departed this morning for Denver for a vacation of several days. He is with City Merk for the Windsor visit.
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City Merk
Windsor
J. T. Perkins
Denver
Fruit Carloads Arrive Ahead of Canning Season
Carloads of peaches and grapes arrived in Greeley this morning awaiting unload. Elberta peaches, priced 75 to 85 cents a box, are now in and cheaper than usual. Grapes retail at 30 cents a basket or two for 55 cents. Pears, plums, and late crabs are on sale. Six Eastern Star members from the local lodge went to Pueblo to attend sessions, with E. S. St. John accompanying to assist the ladies.
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Oa Mene
Greeley
Stern
Fort Lupton
Eastern Star Lodge
Pueblo
W. J. Hubbell
G. R. VickRoy
E. S. St. John
Rhodes
Davis
Helen Kelsey
E. Ss. St. John
Delegation Aims for Independent Sugar Factory at Greeley
A large group of Severance business men and farmers will attend tonight's Open Meeting in Greeley to press for an independent sugar factory. Members of the commercial club and Farmers' union are uniting to advocate the project and will mount a strong effort at the meeting.
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Severance
Greeley
Commercial Club
Farmers’ Union
Luptonites Visit Fort Lupton and Fair Absences
A large crowd from here attended the Adams county fair in Brighton yesterday and reported a good time. Miss Dixie Duncan Foster of Greeley, adjudged insane, was taken to the state asylum at Pueblo by Deputy Sheriff Hobart Frazier. Mrs. Ida Shattuck returned to Colorado Springs after visiting her son Allen Shattuck and family.
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Dixie Duncan Foster
Greeley
Pueblo
Hobart Frazier
Ida Shattuck
Colorado Springs
Allen Shattuck
Daughters of American Revolution Celebrate Eighth Anniversary
The Centennial State Chapter D A R met at the library hall Tuesday afternoon to mark eight years. A program featured songs by Misa Vivienne Abbott and readings on Mrs. Dollie Madison by Mrs. Carrel and Mrs. De Vine. Refreshments were served, and the blue and white birthday cake by Mrs. Frank Ewing highlighted the event. The chapter, with 63 members, has supported Fort St. Vrain, the library juvenile room flag, and a Memorial Continental Hall box. Plans target substantial Greeley chapter work this year.
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Daughters of American Revolution
Library Hall
Misa Vivienne Abbott
Dollie Madison
Carrel
Frank Ewing
E. R. Thayer
Old Fort St. Vrain
Memorial Continental Hall
Washington, D. C
United States
Greeley
Railway Inspector Chooses Private Cars for 1000 Mile Trips
G W Bird, Union Pacific scale inspector for Colorado division, must travel 1000 miles twice monthly and rents a home in Greeley. He has fitted two private cars with furnishings including an organ and comforts from home. His wife will accompany him for several months as every Union Pacific scale is inspected twice monthly keeping him on the road.
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G. W. Bird
Union Pacific
Colorado
Greeley
Will Raise More Stock Near Grover
Homesteaders and farmers in Grover area drift back into stock raising after years of decline due to fencing and dividing pasture. Better pastures and hay crops, plus modern farming methods, lead locals to believe the business can be more profitable and is rapidly being re established.
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Grover
Ault Threshers Resume Work After Rain Delays
In Ault on Sept 18 threshing outfits restart after days of rain delays. Grain is dry enough now to thresh efficiently and crews aim to finish before potential new rain, minimizing further delays in the district.
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Ault
Adamson Buys Fort Lupton Hardware Store and Remodels
Fort Lupton Sept 18 Mr Adamson former Fort Lupton mill owner buys the hardware store of J E Mills. He will enlarge the stock remodel the premises and modernize the shop to grow the business potential.
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Fort Lupton
Adamson
J. E. Mills
Forage Poisoning Declares Loss Of Kansas Horses
Kansas City Kansas researchers from the State University laboratory report forage poisoning, not cerebro spinal meningitis, as the cause of a large horse mortality in Kansas. Post mortem tests show no meningitis, though symptoms resemble the disease. The findings come from University of Kansas scientists in Lawrence and indicate a common cause across affected herds.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Kansas University
Women and man charged with running disorderly houses
In Eaton three defendants Sarah Penn Bertha Alexander and Fulton Alexander face county court in Greeley on disorderly house charges. Mrs Penn reportedly was tried yesterday while the remaining defendants await their hearings once the court can proceed.
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Eaton
Sarah Penn
Bertha Alexander
Fulton Alexander
Greeley
Three Babies at LaSalle Births Record Three Births
LaSalle reports rapid population growth with three births recorded yesterday. A son to Mr and Mrs John Todd of Godfrey Bottom, another son to Mr and Mrs James Humphrey in the Beebee Draw district, and a girl to Peter Garcia and wife, Mexicans, born last night.
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LaSalle
John Todd
Godfrey Bottom
James Humphrey
Beebee Draw
Peter Garcia
Riot at Camp Lafayette Leaves Mine Town Under Guard
At Camp Lafayette on September 18 more than 1000 shots were fired in a clash between union and non union miners. Sheriff M. P. Capp of Boulder now patrols the streets with deputies as two conflicting versions of the riot circulate. Union supporters say Bulgarians in a stockade fired on miners returning from the American Fuel Company mines, while non union men claim dancing miners provoked the assault by throwing rocks.
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Lafayette
M. P. Capp
Boulder
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
American Fuel Company
Stewart Becomes a Moose in Colorado Springs
Philip B. Stewart, Progressive Republican governor candidate, leaves the Republican party, announces his switch to the Progressives at midnight, says the GOP rejected his ideas of just government, and mailed his resignation as El Paso County Republican chairman to Secretary B. F. Law.
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Colorado Springs
Republican Party
Progressives
Philip B. Stewart
el Paso County
Stewart
Republican County Central Committee
B. F. Law
Beet Hauling Begins Kersey Sept 18
Farmers near Kersey are busy today stacking hay so they can start hauling beets next Monday. Most have orders to begin then, though a few are hauling this week.
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Kersey
Melons Free At Milliken Fall Festival
Milliken on Sept 17 hosts a Fall Festival with free watermelons and cantaloupes for visitors. Events planned include ball games, horse races, agricultural exhibits, and merry-go-rounds for all ages as the royal entertainment unfolds next Saturday.
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Milliken
Weld County Fair invites entries for Gilbert Landell silver cup
Secretary Kinsella of the Weld County Fair association informs contestants that the dairy herd competition accepts either grade or registered cattle. The five head herd will be judged on type, and those with good grade herds are urged to enter at once.
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Kinsella
Weld County Fair Association
Gilbert Landell
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