Republican County Convention at Lamar October 1901
A Republican County Convention is called to meet in Lamar Colorado on October 6 1901 at 10 am to nominate candidates for county offices and elect a county central committee. Delegates are allocated by precincts based on votes for Joseph W. Milsom in November 1900. primaries are October 3 at 3 pm with polls open at least three hours.
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Prowers
Lamar
Colo
Republican County Central Committee
Joseph W. Milsom
Iamar Holly
Granada
Carlton
North Side
Amity
Republican County Committee
J. R. Gorvon
Strain & Strain’s
G.T. Feast
Norry Star Preerer No
Pleasant Valley School House
W. H. Biossrr
Lamar Precincts Hold Primaries for Delegates Oct 3
Voters in Lamar Precincts 1 4 8 5 6 7 meet October 3 at 3 PM to choose delegates for the Lamar county RepublicanConvention October 5. Committeemen include A Merrily G T Feast M J McMinnix Sipe Mears Biossrr.
Purity movement and political hints stir Denver chatter
Denver figures Tom Patterson and A B Gray push a purity in politics movement. Sparks warn of a dark plot behind October 5 Republican convention timing. A growth note praises sugar beets surviving drought and rebounding with rains, per Sugar Beet World.
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Tom Patterson
A. B. Gray
Denver
Cummins Delivers Sensible Speech on Iowa Campaign
A. B. Cummins opened Iowa campaign with a keynote defending Republican policies from McKinley's Buffalo address. He countered misgivings about reciprocity and tariff fears, arguing the president’s proposals seek broad benefit and avoid harming farmers. The Denver Republican praises the clear, logical appeal to common sense.
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Iowa
Cummins
McKinley
Buffalo
Denver
Farmers Moving to Irrigated States From Drought
Discouraged by last season's drought, Kansas and Nebraska farmers seek irrigated districts at the foot of the Rockies. Dispatches note Nebraska farmers visiting Wyoming's Wheatland colony and others moving to promising irrigated areas. The dry season underscored irrigation as a practical solution while western irrigated regions enjoy rising markets.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
Middle West
Irrigation to End Farming Risk in Rocky Mountain States
The piece argues irrigation stabilizes farming fortunes, contrasting Kansas and Nebraska with Colorado and other irrigated regions. It states irrigation removes the element of chance tied to drought and pests, preserving forests and enabling government aid in floodwater storage, making Rocky Mountain states havens of contentment for farmers.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Local notes from Holly and Granada communities
The Holly notes report Mrs. and Mr. J. E. Cline welcomed a girl born last Tuesday. Rev. J. G. Jeffers preached his first Holly sermon to a sizable crowd. Henry Hathaway sustained a broken shoulder while leading a horse. Alfalfa seed fetched over four dollars per bushel with yields up to seventeen bushels per acre. Granada Times items note Lamar fair success, a Lamar elevator planned with 10 000 bushel capacity, and Jeffers handling farm seed. Carlton notes mention sorghum harvest, new store nearing completion, and preaching schedule. Residents attend gatherings in Garden City Kansas and Denver carnival trips.
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C. R. Marteon
Jno. LaMotte
Granada
Coffers
Jeffers
Rough Riders Prowers County Entries Highlighted
The Denver Republican reports on Rough Riders contest in Denver this week noting Prowers County entries led by Frank Gilman of Granada as a notable participant.
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Rough Riders
Denver Republican
Prowers County
Denver
Frank Gilman
Granada
Bucking Horse Rider Tops Fair Contest Judges
A governor's staffer noted for height and agility is praised for ability to wrap a horse's leg around its neck. John Fletcher, hailed by W. M. Wiley as America's best rider, joins the judging panel. Wiley also serves as an event judge. A stockholders meeting at the Commercial club approved winding up this year's business and electing a board: Parrish, Bent, Markham, Smith, McMillin, Hasty, Gould, Strain, Johnston, Franz, Maxwell, Huddleston, Lawless. The board may buy five acres west and south of the current fairgrounds. Strain and Markham named to arrange grounds cleanup.
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John Fletcher
Holly
W. M. Wiley
America
Wiley
Great Plains Water Company
the Fair Association
Commercial Club
A. N. Parrish
A. B E. Bent
L. W. Markham
J. R. Smith
M. J. McMillin
J. S. Hasty
W. C. Gould
M. Strain
W. J. Johnston
G. A. Franz
Chas. Maxwell
C. C. Huddleston
J. T. Lawless
W. L. Morehouse
L. Wirt Markham
Local News Roundup Highlights Lamar Visits and County Affairs
C D Richards of Holly and Frank Dober and wife visited Lamar from weekly county business to Granada figures. Granada Times editors visited, while Nova Butler advances new residence with contractor praise. The board of equalization meets. a sugar beet dump project reduces wagon handling costs to five cents per load. A Chicago guest arrives to head Irwins trimming department. mules receive high praise at the fair and Koen Morris Waters Mick stock display earns premium potential.
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The
Register
Missouri
Koen
Morris
Waters
Mick
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Lamar Register
J. A. Wiilliams
Hose House
Court House
KB Rosacrans
M. J. McMinnix
M. Mears
Czolgosz
T. M. Patterson
Orman
England
Sparks
Holly Chieftain
J. E. Cline
J. G. Jeffers
Henry Hathaway
Granada Times
Eugene Jontz
Charley Maxwell
Philip Eberle
H. C. Stevens
Garden City
Mrs. McIntosh
Mac
Anna Mayne
Dist. No
Judge Frybarger
Stockholders Meeting
C. D. Richards
N. N. McLean
Frank Dober
Martin Graham
Geneva Morehouse
E. T. Lee
Jolly Drummer
E. A. Bannister
Thos, Griffith
W. Z. Haven
Chester Young
Stewart and Milford
Holly Chieftan
Pueblo
G. F. Hanna
Lamar Ranch Company
Monmouth
Illinois
Nova Butler
S. R. Hatch
Board of Equalization
Miss Stowell
Chicago
Irwin
Co. C. Huddleston
Lamar, Colorado
A. Everett & C
Arkansas Valley
Lamar Hardware CO
I. H. Myers
D. BH. Cooper
Inter Ocean
West
Ape Ae Inter Ocean
News 18
Mail
J.co.strsam
D. W. Robinson Auctioneer
Gertrude Sutton
Cor 4Th
Henry Bon Duran
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