Australian MP Visits Greeley on Irrigation Talks
J H McColl MP from Echuca Victoria Australia visited Greeley last Thursday invited by Howard Rea. He discussed irrigation challenges in semi arid Australia noting 20 million acres irrigable but requiring huge canals and government aid for storage projects. He cited reservoirs under construction and spoke with Elwood Mead and the state engineer in Denver.
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J. H. McColl
Echuca
Victoria
Australia
Greeley
Howard Rea
Denver
Mr. McColl
Murray River
Colorado
McColl
Washington
Elwood Mead
United States Reclamation Service
New Postal Cards Highlight Colorado Greeley Scenes
Tribune issues sixteen souvenir cards praised as ideal and striking. One card shows a crowded Greeley main street never published before, another depicts a 1034 pound potato, plus Seeley Lake boaters and a moonlit lake scene.
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the Tribune
Colorado
Greeley
Main Street
Seeley Lake
Greeley Considers Fall Festival With Farm Exhibit
Business leaders and railroad officials discuss a second Greeley festival this fall. A $125 pledge has been raised to fund a farm products exhibit at Lincoln Park with cash prizes for top potatoes beets grain and other crops. If held it would likely occur around October 25 but enthusiasm is mixed and farmers are busy with harvest. The prior festival drew local success but limited regional visitors and was hampered by poor advertising. Railroads offer to help promote and sponsor future celebrations for northern Colorado towns.
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Lincoln Park
Greeley
Eaton Road
John Smith
Tribune
Fezer’s
Stover’s Book Store
Craig’s
Colorado
GREAT FIGHT ARREST AT LASALLE LEAVES CONSTABLE HURT
La Salle constable Paul Gregory lies critically ill at home from numerous cuts after a hand to hand clash with three men named F Collins William Marshall and William White. They are jailed on assault with intent to murder, after a posse led by Lyulph Ogilvy captured them near the Union Pacific tracks. Hearing set for Oct 3 before Justice Willard.
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Paul Gregory
LaSalle
F. Collins
Kansas City
William Marshall
Marshall, Mo
William White
Atlanta
Lyulph Ogilvy
Gregory
Horton of
Evans
Ward
Peckham
Willard
Ault Sees Mini Race War Over Black Inhabitants
Ault residents report a racial incident in which about six Black residents were rounded up and told to leave toward Cheyenne. Shots fired behind them did not injure anyone as they fled. The next day the group returned for belongings and departed town permanently.
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Ault
Cheyenne
U. P
Peraltas sweep C I W team at Island Grove park
The Peraltas won both games against the C I W team of Denver at Island Grove park Sunday afternoon. Scores were 7 to 6 and 2 to 0. The twin victories likely end the ball season in Greeley.
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Peraltas
Denver
Island Grove Park
Greeley
Greeley Potato Profits Highlight Rural Advantage
H. C. Watson of Greeley praised the district's resources and money making properties over city struggles. He recentl y visited Denver, said he retired and handed properties to his son, now taking a vacation with his wife. He forecasts about two thirds of the regular U S potato crop this year.
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Greeley
H. C. Watson
Denver
Market is active at Denver Union Stock Yards
Western markets fell last week due to heavy receipts while Denver reported active trading. Prices declined 15 to 25 percent overall, though good cows and select beef held firmer locally. Receipts reached about 2,200 head as feeders and stockers weakened, while veals stayed strong and demand remained solid. W. N. Fulton.
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North Park
W. N. Fulton
Bijou ditch and New Empire reservoir buy to boost Colorado farming
A mass meeting at Fort Morgan approved purchasing the Bijou ditch for 140000 and the New Empire reservoir site at about 450000 more. Owners include D A Camfield J W McCreery and others from Greeley and Fort Morgan. The projects will greatly expand irrigation across 40000 acres and improve beet and grain farming in the Platte valley.
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Great Empire
Fort Morgan
New Empire Reservoir
D. A. Camfield
J. W. McCreery
Greeley
Josiah Work
S. H. Shields
Charles F. Tew
John T. Warren
L. L. Stimson
Colorado
Bijou
Jackson Lake
New Empire
The
Platte
Julesburg
Jackon Lake
Riverside
South Platte
Platte Valley
Killed on Track by Freight Train in LaSalle
F P Duncan was run over by a freight engine near LaSalle last Monday at about eight in the evening and killed instantly. The body was nearly severed, and investigators note a possible head wound and a pocket cut, suggesting robbery. Duncan’s home is Monmouth Illinois, now residing at 2860 Champa Street Denver.
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LaSalle
Monmouth, Ill
Champa Street
Denver
Colorado Republicans press Roosevelt Nebraska rail pass plank
Railroads push to adopt a policy at the next Colorado Republican convention prohibiting free passes for state officials. They cite Nebraska as a model where officials surrendered passes, arguing the move would save large transportation costs for governors and lawmakers.
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Denver
Colorado
Nebraska
Denver Times
Mickey
Colo
A Very Unique Feud Between Marion County Families
John L. Humphries of Tampa relays a tale of a feud in Marion county over sink holes and wandering potatoes. The Reddings claim ownership of potatoes found on the Vance farm while Vance resists, citing land rights from heaven to hades. Ten years of hostility with minor clashes and a wounded youth threaten to widen into a Kentucky style feud.
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John L. Humphries
Tampa, Fla
Adams Hotel
Marion County
Mr. Humphries
Florida
Harry Redding
Oliver Vance
Redding
Vance
Heaven
Hades
Reddings
Vances
Kentucky
Denver
Waldo Arrested Again for Cattle Rustling
N G Waldo faces a renewed cattle rustling charge with Andy McMillan as the complainant. A separate Waldo case was recently dismissed by the deputy district attorney.
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N. G. Waldo
Andy McMillan
Waldo
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Court House
Greeley High School
Denver Republican
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F. P. Duncan
Colorado Railroads
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