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The Greeley tribune., 1904-04-07

Many years ago, so long ago that
Young folks cannot remember 1t,
A. Il. Godfrey made a homestead of
$40 acres Of rich bottom lands, dug
the Godfrey ditch and went to work
raising big crops. The valley was
named 1.-The Godfrey bottoms" after
the hrst man VINO took up agricul-
ture there on big scale. He also
built the red brick house which Is
now the managers residence on the
Kenmore farm.
About four years ago the Godfrey
lands passed into the hands of the
kenmore Farm s. Stock company,
With Clint o. Heath Of Denver
president. This stock company with
ample funds at its disposal made i'm
provements In the farm buildings to
the extent OF about 1900. The big
new barn was erected, giving suf-
hcient room to house 100 head OF
stock and fifty tons of hay. Two
windmills we're erected, one pumping
soft water from a we'll $50 feet deep,
to be used for domestic purposes, and
the other pumping water for the
stock. A gasoline engine Is also
there to pump water when the wind
The Greeley tribune., 1904-04-07

wrote to her cousin, DR.. Hayes Of
Abilene, and he sent her money to
reach Abilene. She was Ill when she
arrived there and unable 20 walk to
the home Of her cousin, and says she
lay unconscious for nine hours after
reaching the house. She had been
confined to her bed ever since then
and it was only few days ago that
she recovered sufficiently to be able
to travel, and at once started for
Greeley to quiet the slanders against
her, reestablish her good name and
take up the fight for the property Ia
the courts.
The stories that Miss Meeker went
away 10 company with s. B Protf1t,
Cripple Creek mining man or that
they met In Kansas City and were
there married is denied as absolutely
false
The Greeley tribune., 1904-04-07

bridge at night would find no diff
ficulty in endowing these ugly shapes
with faces, arms and hands. A croak-
ing and grooming Of the dry limbs as
they sway and rub together in the
evening breeze make ideal witches
talk and motion. Once, in the early
days of Evans, man was hanged on
the largest tree that stood just east
of where the bridge now crosses the
river. II the timid person crossing
the river knew that story he or she
would likely turn about and wait
until daylight before passing that
tree. 1t Is down now, the curse that
seems to have rested upon it since "a
human life was taken by one of its
huge branches having finally with
cred iu to its roots. 1t is wierd
Bit of landscape.
On either side OF the river bed is d
strip of rich bottom land and beyond
these again rise sandy and barren
bluffs. Turning west few hundred
Yards south OF the bridge one soon
forgets the spooky feeling that came
over him as he passed the hangman S
tree and the other ugly shaped
vrowths. We are now headed fol
the Kenmore farm, the objective
point of this particular visit. On
both sides OF the road loamy looking
soil has been turned up by the plow
and men and teams are now busy
dragging and smoothing some OF the
fields ready for crops OF sugar heets'
onions, cabbage, ETC., for it is a
splendid soil for any of these products
The scene is peaceful and character
istically rural. Other places men
are already engaged In putting in the
seed. We are now well up in the
Godfrey bottoms, one OF the most
celebrated agricultural sections IN
Weld county. In spite of the fact
that this is bottom land, it Is one OF
the first sections Of the county to
have crops in the ground IN the
spring.
Next we are jogging along hne
country road with the river on our
right. but now we'll behaved stream
with nice trees on its bank, and some
water in its channel. On the left
the valley is widening enough TO
make respectfully sized farms, but
the houses nearly all stand on the
river side of the road. Now we are
at the Kenmore farm, the largest ana
most imposing place in this narrow
valley
The Greeley tribune., 1904-04-07
OPENS WITH A SHOUT
First Base Ball Game of Season
Warm One.

To say the base ball season in
Greeley opened auspiciously last Sun
day would be putting it mildly. It
opened with roar, smash and bang.
But Greeley was beaten by the Dem
yer Electrics by score OF to 4 1t
was remarkable game, however;
even the most confirmed pessimist In
base ball matters admitted this. AL
though the boys on both sides we're
little green and had not been thor
oughly limbered up as yet, they gave
about as good value for the money
Of the 1000 or l,lO0 spectators as any
Of them had ever received.
The game was largely battle be-
tween pitchers, with our own Gid
dinRs having slightly the best OF 1t.
In spite Of the fact that he had
scarcely had ball in his hand this
spring, he went into the game and
held the visitors, who numbered
among them several good batters,
down to six runs. The work Of
George Luman behind the bat and
his throwing to second were also
enough to make the home rooter
happy. Bolinger's batting was also
excellent.
The score stood nothing to nothing
for the first four innings. In the
fifth Ofierlee scored the first mark
for Greeley. In the sixth each side
scored two runs, and then there was
another pair Of goose eggs. By a
misjudgment of distance in the
eighth Inning, Center Fielder Smith
ran under ball that spassed several
feet above his head. That error gave
the visitors four runs and won them
the game. In the ninth Greeley
again scored one.
Following are the summaries:
The Greeley tribune., 1904-04-07
brother of Miss Meeker, Ralph G.
Meeker. Tt WaS the sudden dis.

brother of Miss Meeker, Ralph G.
Meeker. 1t was the sudden dis
appearance from the city Of Miss
Meeker on February Is last, when
her mother was lying dangerously i'll,
that caused many sensational stories
to be circulated about Miss Meeker
having having fraudulently obtained
deeds to all the Meeker property in
this city, the romantic stories Of
love and marriage, and many others
to her discredit. ALI these she now
denies, and says the deeds we're
secured by her upon an agreement in
the family that she was to have all
the property for taking care Of her
mother as long as she lived, and that
all the other stories are false.
Ever since her disappearance from
home something over six weeks ago,
Miss Meeker says, she has been at
the home Of relatives in Abilene,
Kan, seriously ill. She left hcme,
she says, because she feared for her
liberty and feared violence at the
hands of her brother, Ralph G.
Meeker, who came here from New
York city on account of his mother S
Illness She also states that the
reason that she went away as reported
without bidding her mother goodbye,
was that she was not permitted to go
into her mothers presence, and
hadn't been for two weeks. The
story that Miss Meeker was a
habitual morphine, opium and cbloral
user. she brings the statements of
DR.. A. l.. Gish, member Of the state
board Of health; DR.. Conklin, county
physician of Dickinson county, and
her cousin, DR.. N. W. Hays, all Of
Abilene, Kan, to prove the falsity
Of. These statements are now In
the hands Of Miss Meeker's attorney,
H. N. Haynes, whom she called upon
Immediately upon her return to Gree
ley last Thursday. She was accom-
panied to Greeley by r. Il. Kane,
Denver attorney before whom Miss
Meeker had first laid her case before
coming home.
As Miss Meeker tells her own
story, she left home for her personal
safety, having but few dollars in
ker purse. 1t was her intention Of
going to her relatives in Abilene and
ask their assistance In securing the
rights she claimed. She had only
money enough to take her to Sharon
Springs, little town near the Colo
RADIO Kansas border. From there she
The Greeley tribune., 1904-04-07

gives out. What was one Of the
finest herds Of Thoroughbred HoIstein
dairy cows in the state was for some
time kept on the farm. In order,
however, to give more attention to
farming and less to the dairy business
the herd was recently disposed Of.
A great many thoroughbred Berkshire
and Poland China hogs are still being
raised on the place.
Across the Platte river $50 acres Of
good farm land has also been pur-
chased and now forms part OF the
Kenmore farm. The entire place
has been under the management Of
y. F. Downey for the past three
wears.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-04-07

The fifth week Of The Tribune's
1orld's Fair contest shows increased
3tyity all along the line. Not
\ Of the fair contestants but has
i friends and herself hustling foi
X Of the royal prizes. The vote to
\ time this issue is In type stands
ps to the 5000 mark, while more
10 one Of the candidates has 4 lit
boz OF credits hidden away Al
ne 1t has already been demon
f,ted that each candidate Is e
Eorite in her particular circle of
auaintainces, by the way the little
upons are coming In from all over
b and county, singly and BY twos
more, Other friends Of candidates
Fognize the greater value of 200
ties by paying one years subscrip-
pn. Still others who have not
en taking the paper, now for the
ke OF one or another Of the con-
sants, voluntarily send in their
bseription with 81 to pay one year
advance That is the kind of talk
at counts. Five hundreds credits
given with every new subscription
Nd up for one year.
This week witnessed important
anses in the candidates. Miss Leila
aler, in Levin Brothers store,
Polng herself unable to spare the
ne necessary to carry on the con-
H. mas withdrawn. At about the
noe time friends of Miss Ef1e
appelow have asked that she be
ven place in the contest and have
alih 9lo votes to start with. Miss
lappelow Is one Of the Park Mer-
analse company's popular clerks
fu mas many friends In musical
fcles and elsewhere.
another new candidate Is Miss
.'ce Stafford OF Fort Lupton, whom
leaus start out with 4lO credits.
Mss Stafford is the only candidate
'u 'llat section of the county, and
ele is large country really trib-
as 70 Greeley, the other contest
ils may look for a liyaIv rival fron
fere.
.n''s Margaret Lebsach is another
candidate who has entered the
u'esl' Miss Lebsach has recently
'sa TO Greeley from Evans. She
lo~ living at the Meeker home,
''''ns Mrs. Stimson in the care OF
-, N q, Meeker, the mother OF
'tteley' Like other candidates,
.'' Leosach has many friends in the
y, and vicinity.
.Ne Tribune welcomes them to
!. IL ranks of its possible guests at
y Worlds Fair. :
wing to a slight misunderstand-
The Greeley tribune., 1904-04-07
THE KENMORE
ONE OF THE GREAT FARMS
OF COUNTY.
A Narrow and Fertile Valley
Composing the Godfrey Bot
toms.-Glimpse at
Surroundings.

Crossing the Platte river about
midway between Evans and LaSalle,
one is rather struck with the air of
desolation that Is apparent whether
looking east or west. The river bed
proper Is wide, sandy and usually
dry. Along its shifting course stand
old, dried-up and gnarled cottonwoods
OF fantastic shapes. The imag gination
OF ttmid person passing over this
The Greeley tribune., 1904-04-07
OTHER SIDE
MISS ROZENE MEEKER RE-
TURNS AND TELLS IT.
Has Been with Relatives in Abb
lene, Kan, Seriously ILL.,
Will Fight in Court
for Property.

Miss Rozene Meeker, who has been
furnishing "good copy" to the news
papers of the state for the past six
weeks, returned to Greeley last
Thursday afternoon. and states that
she will now fight the cases to have
certain deeds annulled, filed against
her by her mother, Mrs. Arvilla D.
Meeker. widow Of N. @. Meeker,
founder OF Cnion colony, and the
The Greeley tribune., 1904-04-07
Granted a Divorce.

Clara B. Berry was granted d
divorce from Thomas r. Berry 10
the district court by Judge Garrigues
last Thursday. Cruelty, deserticn
and non.support we're the grounds
The Greeley tribune., 1904-04-07
On the Road Again.

Nelson Demorest left Greeley last
to go back on the road 1of
a large Chicago millinery house. Ih1s
was Mr.. Demorest's business before
to Greeley to live.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-04-07
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SCORE BY INNINGS
SUMMARY

Bases stolen-Bolenger, Smith. Ferretti; two
base hits Bolenger 2, j. Luman, g. Luman,
Gahr. Nichof home runs-Offerle, bow; bases
on balls-oH Hartz l.; struck out-by Giddings
5. by Hartz s. wild pitches-Giddings; time of
game, :l3 umpire Hume.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
BRIEF FACTS ABOUT SALT LAKE CITY FOR BUSY PEOPLE.
What the City Has.
4 Population Of 5000

Population $4,000
Az moce free sco sstcm
splendid mistaken business record
Anave,sai valuation S}8g4E7
a city taxation of 81
Abk clearing as6os868 Banks deposits s3o7-
Excellent railroad facilities direction
Good local and export markets the poduc, hGpeope
Broader - other o American
hot salt mineral baths and big santaum
Many beautiful church buildings all the leading Christian
Two other and publications
A world Tabernacle built
ghtcrrg palace salt OF the buildings n the
A regular unpaid church choir Nlouon) OF FIVE hundred voices
The Mormon which building and which cost S571t8
building that Of the Muippcot $GoooOoo
Magnificent chains mcss climate and bathing that with
population 1900 ages eighteen years saoo-
worth Of school property
uaeohs system that belongs the and 100 miles modern railroad
the
Two thoroughly modern telephone
O e best lighted IN America
a
degrees; high temperature Of S degrees and
for the lowest possible sunshine
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WASTED REGRETS.

10 not waste time and vital forces 10
continual regret There Is nothing 80
e1haustng to mind and body az regret
~ / only had no, done this or said
that-if I could 70 back--lf 1 could live
that day over again." what folly it
TO indulge IN weak replnlngs OF that
nature
No human being ever ala 90 back, ma
lips were ever allowed 10 uusay words;
no feet ever permitted to untread step,
once taken.
j. Is useless TO plead with lie 10 lei
you unliye the past Take your lesson
and 60 on into a wiser future
Let your resolutions become part OF
your character making IL stronger and
Drawer Let your errors make YOU
kinder
Because you have been weak. becaus,
you have suffered through weakness
let your human sympathy be great an.
your charity broad. Re q guide and :
counselor TO others who are tempted.
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frozen m

bic region are their heritage. Il 10
Commander Pearys intention to redis-
tribute the entire tribe IN such a man
ner as 20 AFFORD him the most assist
ence leaving the less competent ones at
Cape Sabine where they win be IN easy
communication with the walrus hunt
INK goundsAand 10 establish lnterme-
diate families between there and The
northern shore OF Grant Land. he will
take the strongest men OF The tribe with
him on board the ship 10 winter az the
most northern base ana 10 form his
party across the polar pack
The proper agent Tor effective work IN
the arctic regions Of the western heml-
sphere above 10 degrees north latitude
Is team Of six or eight good dogs and
q sledge with % load not TO exceed 800
pounds as the maximum OF weight,
This furnishes a Unit VI maximum
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COMMANDER PEARY.

pole and return. The voyage Of the
ship also comprises Two distinct parts
FIRST from the port Of sailing 10 Cape
Sabine, easily accomplished by any
suitable vessel during the summer. and.
second. the stretch from Cape Sabine 10
the northern shore Of Grant Land a
distance Of $50 miles Of dlflcult and
uncertain ice navigation.
-Four ships 1.-The Polarls, the Alert, the
Discovery and lhe Proteus-have ac-
compllshed the navlgable part Of the
journey The stretch Of ice navigation
is the crucial feature Of the problem.
Realizing this fact from repeated try
Ing experiences. Commander Peary do.
tsrmined to provide against the dini.
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PuWn2HE fact that the intrepid Rob
ert H. Peary is actively en-
gagged In preparation for a
nth attempt TO reach the elu-
syc geographical point known as the
north pole IS certain to revive the
somewhat waning interest In arctic ex-
ploratlon, The huh Of the ship In
waSun the indehtlgoble pole searcher
Is 10 make a further effort to penetrate
the icebound mystery ig now building
in a Maine shpyard under the personal
oversight OF the explorer The ships
heretofore employed 300 arctic eNplora-
ton have AN been built with the pur-
pose OF a0ordIng maximum sailing ca
pacltv and have been furnished with
auxiliary engines with which 20 steam
back On the construction OF the new
vessel there is o reversal Of this plan.
Il WIN have maximum steamIng and
coal carrying capacity and only just
enough sail equipment 10 enable lt to
crawl slowly back home after all the
fuel IS gone.
The hull OF the new explorer win be
80 constructed That % win offer mo- roe
slstance 10 the ice when :, rs caught
between two noes. but Win DE squeezed
up out OF the water somewhat as a wa-
termelon seed IS forced upward be-
tween the thumb and finger This sit-
uation Is not at an uncommon m arc-
tic navigation shifting tides release
the vessel and It IS then possible Tor Il
10 advance again. Commander Peary
expects that the hull Of hls new vessel
win be- completed IN February next
and he has planned 10 sall northward at
some date between July and July Is.
The expedition will follow The so
called American route-that rs. through
Davis strait Baffn's bay Smith sound,
Kennedy and Robeson's channels and
on through the central polar sea- The
PLAZA Is 70 reach the northernmost land
limit before the long arctic night begins
and In the lingering twilight leave the
ship and start across the frozen sea on
the remaining 500 miles OF the journey
reach the pole If possible and return TO
the ship before the Ice breaks up The
party which VIII make the FINAL dash
across the Ice pack viii contain only
three white persons Commander Pea.
~ a surgeon and one other All Of the
remainder wlll he Eskimos. There win
be at least twenty sledges. and each
dog team VIII be In charge Of an rs.
Simo
Should the ice conditions Of the first
season make II impossible Tor the ex-
pedltlon 10 reach It's contemplated win.
ter quarters Commander Peary would
be obliged 10 modify his plan. IN such
an event he would 90 into winter quar-.
tiers at the point farthest north that
could bs reached. Al the opening Of
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jurisdiction OF the oregon short Line.
move that enectuolly shut out Gould
at ogden In addition there was a re-
adjustment as to heads OF operating
departments D. r., Calvin, assistant
general manager OF the oregon Short
Line. was appointed to succeed A, Ia
MohIor as general manager Of the o, r.
& &c. Dee in turn going Do the same co'
pacly Co Omaha where he became the
head of the Union Pacific
This territory which was added to
that M the short Line gave consider
able more work to the officials here
but On the interests OF economy there
were mo- additional appointments be-
You'd that Of T. Buckingham as gem
eral superintendent TO practically sue
coed Mt, Calvin.
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- H. HARTMAN has been doing
!. nearly an the railroad construc-
ton that has been done IN Utah
- during the past year Aside from
Inc usual maintenance work incident TO
very well regulated railroad system,
mere has been practically no railroad
construction other than that now be-
biz completed In the San Pedro. Los
Angeles & salt Lake road, and the
su0dlng Of the Uintah road 81 miles
n narrow guago In eastern Utah.
The Western Pacific and the MofTat
nad az far as Utah Is concerned, are
rll In statu quo.
Nevertheless the year 1904 has been
! history maker In the railroad world,
md In days to come Il win be recorded
L, the year IN which occurred startling
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The Southern Pacific gets from Pull
man five new and elegant diners and
five observation and smoking cars and
from the American Cor g. Foundry
company 300 box ana ZOO stock cars.
total of 1lo ears
Tna oregon sbor, Line gets from the
American Car q Foundry company 800
stock gars which a aI That Il needs
lor noN. year
The % E g. a. company roH from
the American Car g. Foundry company
BOO boN cars
OTHER ROADS
During the pact year there has been
considerable surveying done by minor
companies ana utemban roads m
Utah Surveys have been completed ON
the Sale Lake g. ogden for am exton.
sion to Layton and ot This time OF
writing grading teams are at work mp.
ON the rgbrofvly Charles d. Moore.
locating engineer for ,he Sale Lake q
Utah Valley also SIS hard at work ON
proposition l0r thc constructing Of 400
interurban road from SALE Lake 10
Bingham. which SWIM take ln the old
West Side Rapid Transit franchise, am
option on WhIc Nas secured hy j. O.
Jacobs lUst summer The SALE Lake q
Southern a. ~ Taylor general man-
ogeD also has been doing some work
I'D the direction ot grading ana the
erection of trolley poles and has asked
tor % further extension 0t thp time 0f
its franchise, in order lo complete work
t1 Bingham Another h'g trolley pro.
ieot that was noated lhIs yolr but as
yot has shown 300 signs of active con.
strucuon. De- Che lnieruth1U. l PROPOSE
ton Go Join ul cities and settlements
with "a clr service. from Logan ON the
north 10 Provo on the south. Behind |
this project Us Mr. NJ MAILER OF Ncley. |
land O.
on Che steam roads the Sale Lake g !
Los Angeles amended its articles th.s
SUMMER SO That II could extend no Dfop
creek " the stockholders 80 deemed |
necessary
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Kruttschnitt affirmed that there was
nothing Of interest to be attached To-
his visit here, Il proved 20 be one OF
the most important in the history Of
raIlroadlng IN Utah AZ the meeting
held In this city at that time. arrange.
ments were made for a redistribution Of
operation Of the biz systems The main
line Of the Union Pacific from Green
River 10 ogden, and The main line Of
the Southern Pacific or 10 be more
correct, the Central Pacific, including
the Ogden.Lucin cut-of from Reno to
ogden, were placed under the operating
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Commander PearyS Fifth Attempt to Reach the Pole

sp5ss ana radius OF reach, The heavy
man sIedge drawn by four six or even
twelve men, with a lad OF from 1000
TO 1000 pounds, Is 40 longer used by
arctic explorers
And what ig Il that Commander Poa-
~ expects TO accomplish? He hopes "a
ind the north pole. What Is the north
pole2 II ls the exact center Of the
northern hemisphere, and II is distant
IN an air line from New York city less
than 1000 miles, TO be more explicit.
Il 80 the mathematical point az which
the axis on which the earth revolyeg
intersects the globes surface Il Is the
spot where there 10 only one day IN
the year and there is a solitary night
Of corresponding length. 10 has nc
time, no longitude, no east, no west. no
north-only south. Every wind that
blows IS a south wind Only two step,
separate noon from midnight All the
heavenly bodies move forever Ga hori.
zontal circles. II Is tho last great geo.
graphical prize that the world has TO
oier. II Is the prize for which AN the
nations OF the civilized world have been
competing for centuries II Is q trophy
which any nation might be proud te
win
The polar quest today IA such capa-
BILE hands as are those Of Commander
Peary is not @ foolish fancy the idle
dream OF an enthusiast Il has assum-
ed the dignity NJ a broad national
proposition business undertaking
which is capable OF producing tangible
results II viii mean IL revolution IN
scientific attainment IL win render
exact the hoatlng problems Of physics
and astronomy. II win pave the way
10 mans final physical conquest Of the
world JAMES L. TREVATHAN.