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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1911
Page
8
The Weld County Fair showcases beet sugar products from Great Western Sugar, extended race events with prize results, a Tamworth boar and other livestock, diverse agricultural displays from Eaton Erie and Greeley clubs, midway amusements, and extensive preparations across tents, pavilions, and vendor booths ahead of Thursday's main events.
Ed Cox presents eleven Chester White piglets in the dry land district near Greeley. W. E. Gore showcases a Duroc sow with eight pigs. George Adams displays Duroc Jersey sows and four Duroc pigs with two Duroc sows, while Ollie O Farrell shows a German Berkshire with a distinct Irish trait. Asa Decker contributes four mildh goats and E C Knight offers yearling Shropshire ewes. The Agricultural college brings four Merinos and a buck pen, and O Farrell exhibits four full blood Shrop bucks. Street car service improves with two borrowed cars providing six minute trips between grounds and city. Despite minor concerns, a five cent fare remains in place and President Allen notes no changes.
Rev. T. C. Philips, pastor of a Longmont church, shook hands with friends at the fair and viewed his chickens before heading to Weldona for Presbytery. Horticultural exhibitors Tobias Mattox T F E Rowe J W Dillon showcased apples plums grapes and crabs with multiple prizes while the Eaton district offered a modest display. Dare Devil Green’s balloon drop near Eleventh Street caused a dramatic near crash as spectators held their breath and the parachute finally opened over crowded street activity.
Fort Collins assigns multiple faculty and students as judges. Attending today are Professors Bennett Keyser Glover Chase and Miss Allison from domestic science and Miss Virginia Corbett from history and English, serving as a judge in the fancy work entries.
G. BE. Edwards of Ault owns a black trick mare that is the envy of every horse lover on the grounds.
Susan Thorpe aged 75 and long time Greeley resident died Sunday at her home 809 Thirteenth Street after years of cancer. She was widowed with a sister in New York and a brother. A respected Baptist church member and Bible student. Funeral time not decided.
Ault September 19 Edward Curtis ten year old son of Mrs. Bert Wing was taken to a Denver hospital after a buggy wheel mechanism caught him rough injuries to his leg. Doctors found the knee cap broken in three pieces and will join the small bones with wire.
A note cites persistent disorder in merchant listings across the Tribune papers. The editor laments recurring garbled ads and misprints affecting pricing and product notices, urging sharper proofreading and clearer layouts for upcoming editions.
Union Colony Pioneers society shifts its annual banquet from December to October 26 hoping for better weather and higher turnout. The dinner will be served at a church by church ladies, with many members and out of town guests expected. President J. F. Fezer notes likely record attendance.
Charles B. Driver, a Greeley native, set a last year record by raising twenty thousand dollars worth of grapes on 160 acres of Thompson Seedless vines in Dinuba California. His brother-in law Charles Camp shows a basket of fresh raisins from the vineyard at the Tribune office.
Lorrine Hicka, fourteen months old and daughter of a section boss, was struck and killed by a fast Union Pacific train at Sable ten miles north of Denver. The child’s mangled body was found near the track as her mother fainted trying to rescue her. Passengers halted the train after the emergency brakes were applied and witnessed the tragic scene.
One of the county’s unique events featured 19 Guernsey cows at home to visitors from Greeley Sunday afternoon. Mrs. H. D. Parker invited locals to inspect the dairy. about six accepted and toured in a tally system. The visit showcased feeding, milking, and milk testing with light refreshments served.
Windsor Sept 18. Ravelle Reid was thrown from a horse Sunday and suffered a fracture to his right arm. He lives three miles west of Windsor with his mother, who is a widow.
Morse Bros of Denver displays a large exhibit at the county fair showing engines threshers and pumps. A four thousand one hundred twenty pound draft team pulls a truck carrying a six horsepower pump delivering forty inches of water per minute. The display features many engines and farm machinery with staff including George G. Morse and William Sighman guiding visitors.
A. A. Gilbert arrives from East Denver to install gas line pumps on his Big Crow homestead near Briggsdale. Numerous residents report travels, visits, and returns from Denver, Boulder, Greeley, and Estes Park as schools reopen and wheat looks promising.
Highland lake report notes a popular Rose Hall Saturday night dance in Mead. Visitors include Mrs Holliday of Denver staying with W F Kistler family and Co W Deal returning to Denver with wife and baby after a Fairview vacation.
Platteville plans a town holiday as the 16 piece Platteville band performs and farmers bring exhibits at the county fair. The event is set for next Thursday with a festive frolic atmosphere and schools and businesses likely to suspend operations.
Takiyama, an injured Japanese man, died in a Denver hospital after being run over near Lupton by a beer wagon. He will be returned to Lupton for burial.
Erie will get a new lumber yard with RR. 8. Woodson as proprietor. He began fencing and building sheds today for the enterprise. Woodson also deals in farm implements hardware and runs a model blacksmith shop.
Mr and Mrs Everett Shinkle are spending a few days touring Denver Colorado Springs and Manitou visiting local sites and sightseeing during their trip.
Rev. Coffman has arrived as the new pastor for the local Methodist church coming from Akron. Rev. 8. F. Dorey and his family have moved to Denver to take charge of the Fifth Avenue Methodist church. Mrs. W. C. Fisher was a Greeker visitor today.
Mrs L Gallitin spent Monday in LaSalle visiting friends. After thirty years away from Missouri Mr and Mrs R Chestnut plan a fall visit to their boyhood home. Mr Huffemith and family of Evans returned from a two month trip to Oregon and California.
Miss Nelli Briscoe of Greeley visited relatives this week. Harrison and James Wood brought two wagonloads of farm products to exhibit at the fair. A stork delivered a baby girl at three homes by September 11. Sam Biddle enjoys a mountain trip this week. The DGD club hosted a program in Kersey Friday night, $18 worth of value noted.
Sunday marked the eighth anniversary of the First Christian Church society in Greeley. The Bible School opened at 9 30 with 516 present and a basket dinner followed the morning sermon on The Model Church. Elder selections and reports were given at the afternoon session.
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