Denver Republica n fights over Capt Rice stirred in state
A compilation of brief items notes public figures, accidents, and local events across Colorado. Topics include river flooding near Pueblo causing $75,000 in damage, illnesses of Ben Hines and mountain fever at Rocky Ford, Otero county horses, coal in Mulvane, paper moves in Denver, wheat yields north of Las Animas, judge Jay’s horse accident, county seat debates, rising egg and butter prices, morphine use in Leadville, and civic acts from Cheyenne county to Pueblo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Republican
Capt. Rice
Pueblo
Ben Hines
Lamar
Rocky Ford
Otero County
C. G. Courant
Denver
Las Animas
Jay
Baca
Granada Exponent
Springfield Herald
Sprinfield
J.W. Lewis
Leadville
Cheyenne County
D. & R.G. Company
Darkey Methodist Church
Trinidad
Miss Chestnut
Pioneers of
Arizona
Tucson
Kate Field
Sheridan Lake
Joslin
H. G. Krake
Santa Fe Rouad
Matt Kramar
Putnam Co
Salvation Army
Colorado Springs
William Rooney
Arthur Wilson
Jack Egan
Glenwood Springs
Talmage
Land office opens at Folsom and watermelon day at Rocky Ford
The land office at Folsom opened on Monday and residents cheer the event. Sept 7 marks watermelon day at Rocky Ford with festival promises. Joe Felton funds forty copies of the Rocky Ford Watermelon newspaper edition, showcasing local enterprise.
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Boquet
Folsom
Rocky Ford
Joe Felton
Joe
Denver
Rice
Teller
David Terry
California Supreme Court
David Nagel
Lathrop
California
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Lightning Strikes Depot Hit by Lightning in Las Animas
The Las Animas depot and several buildings were struck by lightning last Saturday night causing limited damage. The piece condemns personal journalism and warns against biased reporting in county seat debates between Granada Exponent and Lamar, urging fair coverage and warning of possible counter-publications if attacked.
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Las Animas
Granada Exponent
Lamar
Granada
Kansas
Samar
Lamar Colorado Ball Game Accepts Challenge for Hess Elixir Prize
Lamar business men accept a challenge to play ball on the 20th inst for one ball and two kegs of Hess Elixir of Life. Frep Lez signs as captain of the Business Men's Nine. A ditch meeting at Kornmans Hall gathers the interested as surveyors work on water rights. Land office issues patents to Sullivan Welch Read Slatterly Meibohn Phillips Hughes Pardy and several land disputes are filed between Rounds Parish Softhes Turner Mock Graham.
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Lamar
Colo
Frep Lez
Kornman’s Hall
Dan Sullivan
Joseph Welch
William F. Read
George Slatterly
Agnes C. Meibohn
George W. Phillips
John T. Hughes
Joseph M. Pardy
Land Office
Ruel Rounds
Mary A. Parish
S. W. Softhes
S.e
N. E
E. 4
S. E
James B. Gray
Henry M. Turner
John Mock
Robt. B. Graham N
U. S. Land Office
Abram Deeter
James L. Morgan
Prowers County
Colorado
C. D. Ford
D. Zimerman
S Land Office
James G. McBroom
John L. Dulin
Noticen
Timber Culture
A. S. Land Office
George T. White
Clarence L. ‘Hompson
Clarence L. Thompson
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Lamar Register
Prowers CO
W. RB. Davis
Post-Ofice
Republic Convention
F. E. Irwin
Republican County Convention
J. W. Golladay
Bapaniices
J . P. Allen
C. D. Baldwin
Shereby
Republican County
A. D. Jones
Lhereby
W. A. Downing
Real Heistate
U.S. Land Office
Room NO
U.S. Dan
Ioffice Bloce
U. S. Land Ofice
Alva I. Miller
Register
D. Zimermax
Zimerman
D. Ford
State OF Colorado
Arkansas River Land Reservoir and Canal Company
Plaintif
Robert Heim
State of
Prowers
James K. Doughty
O. G. Hess
Burger Hotel
A. Deeter, Prop
North Main ST
DR. Bedell
G. W. Tidwell
P. O
W. W. Loupe
Eume
Herbert's
Goopage & Coorrnr
Colorado Lumber & Produce Co
E. Hagen & Co
Walter A. Woods
Alex. G. Mucke
Gen
BURS
J. Werriger
B. B. Brown, Pres
Willis G. Emerson
H. J. Gochenour
Cashier
W. &. Gould
Ait-Cassier
Merchants’ State Bank OF Lamar
B. B. Brown, W. G. Amos, A. J. Hoslington, C. V. Decker
A. H. Heber, R. O. White, O. G. Hess
American Mortgage Trust Company
B. B. Brown
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