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The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
was in the tolls in Iowa for high
way robbery. He was returned to
Nebraska and finally released in that
state in October, 1900.
Experiment With Underflow.

The reclamation service has con-
cluded series Of careful studies of
the undertiow Of the Arkansas VAL
ley in western Kansas, and has re-
commended the construction of a
large pumping project, which will
be supplied from number of wells
tapping this undertow The results
of another interesting investigation
conducted in the valley of the South
Platte in Nebraska and Colorado
will appear in the forthcoming an
nual report of the reclamation service.
This investigation was begun in the
middle of July, 1905, and extended
from Sterling, Colorado, to South
Platte, Nebraska. The work was in
charge of Prof. Charles S. Slichter
and corps of assistants. Its pur-
pose was to- determine what re-
sources, if any, existed in the under
flow waters of that valley, and
whether it was practicable to make
use of such waters if they were found
to exist in suitable quantities for
irrigation. In the section investi-
gated the valley varies in width
from two to eight miles and the
river occupies very sandy stretch
some l 800 to 2, 800 feet in width.
Briefly summarized, the recon-
Nuisance of the South Platte Valley
indicates that there is an ample
supply of ground water for the irriga-
tion of suitable lands in the bottoms
along the valley, but that it is imprac-
ticable in this section to divert any
of the ground water from the valley
of the stream upon the high lands
which border it. There remains,
however, very considerable guam
tity of bottom lands in the valley of
the river proper, OF such quality
and so situated as to be especially
inviting for irrigation purposes.
The entire valley is traversed by the
main line of an important railway
system, and there seems no reason to
doubt that it is capable of support
ing very considerable population,
If engaged in intensive farming on
small irrigated tracts.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
been developed is all that that com
pany would need.

been developed is all that that COM
pany would need.
Mr.. Rhodes proposition is to raise
the banks of these reservoirs and
buid up the capacity to 500, 900. 900
cubic feet on top of the reserved
capacity Of the North Poudre Irriga-
tion company. The offer of Mr..
Rhodes for his clients and the option
as proposed by the North Poudre Ir-
rigation company is so nearly
merged, there being only about
$25, 600 between the two that it looks
as though they would come together.
The whole matter was referred to
the board of directors of the North
Poudre irrigation company for ne
gotiation and the making of con-
tract If 1t can be done satisfactory to
all concerned.
1t is in connection with this mat
ter that Mr.. Swift of the Swift
Packing company, Mr.. Donahue, Mr..
Jensen and others visited Fort Col
lins last month. 1t is their pur-
pose, If the plans under contempla-
tion are carried out, to spend ST.,
600, 900 in the building up of one of
the greatest irrigation enterprises in
northern Colorado
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
HUGE WATER SCHEME
New Plans for Irrigated North,
ern Colorado

At meeting held in Fort Collins
last. week by members of the North
Poudre Irrigation company matters
were considered that are of the ut
most importance to irrigated north
eru Colorado. Among these was the
proposed sale by the company OF
their stock in the Poudre Valley
ditch, of which the North Poudre
owns 40 per cent and which has cost
this company SlS3, 900
l.. K. Rhodes appeared before the
meeting asking for an option on this
stock at its cost for the company he
represents, for the purpose OF bring
ing the water from the Laramie river
through tunnel and dropping it
into the Poudre Valley ditch. The
proposition is also to include the
building up of reservoirs D, q, and
O. belonging to the North Poudre IT.
rigation company, reserving to the
North Poudre Irrigation company a
capacity of 500, 900, 900 cubic feet,
which is now about the present de-
yeloped capacity. These reservoirs
can be enlarged more cheaply than
any other reservoir or systems of re-
servoirs in Colorado, and as they lie
mostly below the lands of the North
Poudre Irrigation company, ana
that company only uses them for ex'
change water with the river and the
capacity to which they have already
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
MARKETLOW
Prices Lower at All ints.-Car
Situation Responsible.

Denver Union Stock Yards, Nov.
S.-Eastern markets reported light
run of cattle last week, but the de-
mand was also very limited and
prices are 10 to % per cent lower on
everything except the very best. On
the Denver market there was good
supply every day. The demand was
also good as there were plenty of
BUYERS here, but railroads were still
unable to furnish enough cars, and
buyers took hold slowly. Everything
sold daily but at prices 10 to 20 cents
lower than the week before. The
yards are now we'll cleared and plenty
of cars in sight. Receipts for the
hast three weeks have averaged over
1000 head per day and practically
everything found buyer here at very
satisfactory prices. Good beef steers
were in demand by the packers last
week, but common and half fat
kinds little low. Some choice sold
at IS. SIS but few landed above 50. 55,
and bulk only good enough to bring
50 to $3.50. Cows sold up to 81. so
with the bulk of the weeks business
at 81. 20 to S215. Bulls were about
steady at 81. 10 to 81 and veals ranged
largely from a3 to 81. Choice feed
ers sold around $3.50, freight paid,
with the bulk Of the business at
81. SO to IS. .55. Trade today was late
in starting but was active after it
did get under way. Prices were
about steady. Over $500 arrived
Eastern markets had good run and
prices again weak to lower.
Sheep receipts continue heavy on
this market. Over 23O, 600 arrived
during the month Of October. which
breaks al! records in the history Of
the yards. The volume of business
done here is rapidly increasing and
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
WHO0P'EMUP
FORT LUPTON TO HAVE BIG
GEST CELEBRATION
Free Oysters, Free Tomatoes
and Free Fun for Every
body-Horse Races and
Other Good Sports

Fort Lupton is the next town in
Weld county to do celebration.
1t comes next Saturday, Nov. IL.
and according to reports that come
by wireless telegraph from the little
city in the south part of the county,
the celebration is going to lay every
thing else in the county in the shade.
The fact that o. E. Frink, man
ager and proprietor of the Silver
State Canning factory, is footing the
bills for the blowout, and that it is
really the occasion of the second an
Uversary of the founding of that in
dustry, will not keep people away
from the free entertainment pro.
vided.
Special trains and a special low
rate for round trip has been secured
from the Union Pacific, full partic-
ulars of which will be found in a
railroad ad in another column of
this paper. Everybody should 60 and
help the little town do the thing up
properly.
The Silver State canning factory
is almost of as much Importance to
Lupton as the sugar factory is to
Greeley, when size of the town is
taken into consideration. The fac
tory paid out $4,000 last month for
raw material for canning, and put
ting up over SIS, 900 cases of toma-
toes, pumpkins, beans, etc.
OF course people will have a
chance to see this factory from cash.
drawer to boiler-room if they go to
Lupton Saturday.
In addition to seeing lively town
that is now taking new lease upon
existence, the people will have one of
the dandiest free feeds of oysters and
baked CLANS that ever passed their
palate.
Among other things promised are
horse racing, broncho busting, foot
races and other games.
Trains will leave at convenient
hours from all directions, and there
is no reason now why most of the
people in Weld county should not
visit their neighbor, Fort Lupton,
and have a good time for once.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
Tallest Man Dead.

The tallest man ever buried in
Weld county was Silas Robinson,
stranger who died in the county hos
pital last Friday and was buried
Saturday. The services were held
in Macy's chapel, Rev. Parry
Thomas conducting the services.
Robinson was a Texan and was
brought to the hospital from Windsor
where he was so i'll from tuberculosis
that he was unable to take care Of
himself.
The man was six feet, seven and
half inches tall, and there was not
coffin in the city long enough for
him. 1t was therefore necessary to
build one for the purpose.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
Adams Ranch Sold.

The George S. Adams ranch at
Grover was sold at sheriif's sale ias'
Saturday morning for sls,o'''o'. u.
Henry Thompson of Eaton, one oil
the creditors. bid i'm the property
The sale included everything con-
nected with the big ranch, iahos,
irrigating bitches, reservoirs. etc
This is only one Of the several llhhs
in the long chain of troubles that
the property has been subjected 10
for the last couple of years.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
XMAS PAPER
TRIBUNE TO GET OUT BIG
EDITION IN COLORS
Finest Thing of Kind Ever At
tempted in Northern Colo
rado-Some of the Best
Features

The Tribune has decided to get
out the finest holiday edition that
has ever been attempted in northern
Colorado. 1t will consist of twenty
pages at least, with appropriate cuts
and borders, printed in seasonable
colors. 1t will contain number of
special features which will be an
nounced later. Among others will be
two full pages devoted to suggestions
for homemade Christmas presents,
with illustrations that will make
matters very plain. The date being set
for December I, will enable readers
TO receive this interesting number in
plenty of time to avail themselves of
the information given.
Merchants will be we'll represented
and to give the more interest to
their announcements in this special
issue the Tribune will give number
of prizes to those who read their ads
with Judgment. There will be set
of prizes for solutions to the picture
puzzles that will appear in this
number. These puzzle pictures have
been feature of the holiday season
with the Tribune for the last three
years, and those selected for this
issue will be more than usually in
genious.
A new feature that will appeal to
all will be the set of prizes that will
be given for the best lists of sugges'
tions for the expenditure of sl5 fol
Christmas presents, all articles to
be selected from the advertisements
that appear in the holiday number.
The proposition is this:
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith can spend but
Sl5 on Christmas presents. This
sum must provide presents for Mr.
Smiths father and mother, and fol
one son IA years old, one girl l:
years old, a boy eight years old and
a girl five years old. How shall ii
be spent?
For the set Of suggestions
which we deem best the Tri,
bune will pay 50; for the second
best, 50, and for the third best, 81.
Lists must be made up wholly OF
articles advertised in the holiday
edition of the Tribune, and must
fell where the articles can be pur.
chased. The best of the lists will
be printed in the following week
paper.
Watch out for the big holiday
edition.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
SPICY DIVORCE CASE
Complaint Filed in District Court
Last Saturday

Complaint for divorce case that
when it comes to trial will satisfy
the taste of the most exacting court
lounger, was filed in the district
court last Saturday by Mrs. Mollie
O'Donnell, against Thomas O'Don-
nell.
The troubles of the O'Donnells
only date back about one year, as
that Is the extent of their married
life, but according to the complaint
things have been happening fast and
furious since then, and the excite
ment has run all the way from Den
yer to County Glare, Ireland, and
back again.
Thomas O'Donnell is sort of
duke OF the ST. Vrain Valley, in the
west end of this county and has pro-
perty variously estimated at from
s35, 900 to SlOO, 600 in value. He is
about 90 years of age with a vener-
ably looking white beard. Accord
ing to the complaint he was married
to Mollle, charming young Irish
woman, in Denver, Oct. 2, 1904.
The first ripple of storm upon their
matrimonial sea, 1t is claimed, began
Just six days later when O'Donnell
asked his bride for small amount
of money that she had saved to go
to Saginaw, Mich, after her little
daughter, Marguerite. He wanted
the money, he claimed, to settle a
breach OF promise suit brought on by
his marrying Nellie.
When she refused, the complaint
says, he called her a lot of pretty
names, chat don't look good in print.
She claims that lie drank to excess
and one time in Denver while he was
intoxicated he refused to give her
any money with which to buy her
supper.
After this the troubles were re-
moved to Waterford, Ireland, where
he again drank too much Irish
whiskey and abused ner shamefully.
When she wanted to leave him and
90 to her mother in County Glare
he hid her clothes so that she
couldn't get away. Again when they
finally reached her mothers house he
also celebrated this event with more
whiskey and finally threw lighted
candle at her.
The seat of war was again re-
moved to Denver and when driving
out to their ranch at st. Nrain,
she claims that he insisted upon
stopping at every saloon, and finally
informing the loungers about the
places that she was simply a lewd
woman that he had picked up.
Mrs. O'Donnell asks the court to
grant sl5,0 900 out of the old mans
money and 500 a week alimony. She
places The value of the farm at S35,
600 and the income from it at So, 600
Il wear.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
Art and Frost.

The concert given in the opera
house last Friday evening by the
Cosgrove orchestra was all that had
been promised in an artistic way,
but there are not adjectives enough
in tine American language to tell
how poor the attendance. There
were not enough people in the house
to wad thirteen inch gun.
The Greeley band, under whose
auspices the orchestra came here, is
loser by about s35, and the boys feel
very Hilarious over the way people
contributed toward the free concerts
in the park next summer.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
ARRESTED RANCHER
T. P. Dale Apprehended in San
Francisco

The utmost surpiSe was felt here
Saturday afternoon when the news
leaked out that T. p. Dale, manager
of the Gill s. Decker ranch had been
arrested in San Francisco upon orders
from the sheriff's Office here, upon a
warrant charging embezzlement.
The amount involved is said to be
about s4, 700. Sheriff Florance left
last Monday for San Francisco to
bring Dale back.
Dale has been in the vicinity Of
Dillon and Butte, Montana, for
several weeks buying up feeding
lambs for Gill & Decker and Others.
A short time ago the firm sent him
about So. 900 with which to continue
his purchases. Not hearing anything
from Dale about this money, nor, in
fact, any word at all, William Gill
went 10 NOlltilid W iooN 'P
He failed to locate him, but did dis
cover where Dale Lad sent consid-
erable portion of the money estrusteu
to him, to the Wells-Fargo Office IN
San Francisco. This looked susplcl-
Gus enough to the members OF the
firm to order the apprehension oil
Dale.
The order for arrest from the
sheriff here instructed the sheriff in
San francisco to watch for Dale at
the express Office mentioned, wl,h
the result thai he was arrested just
as he had cashed draft for about
So, 800.
Dale is an elderly man and mas
wife and family. He has been Il
trusted manager for Gill Il Decker
for Il number of years, and has before
handled large sums OF money lor
them. 1t is said that he was on MS
way to Australia when arrested.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
First Birthday.

Last week little Eunlce Ewing,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Ewing, made her first bow in society
by inviting fifteen babies and their
mammas to come Friday afternoon
and help celebrate her first birthday.
The little guests were allowed to
look at the birthday cake with its
one candle while they were served
with crackers and milk. The moth
ers enjoyed more elaborate refresh
mentS.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09

Denver is fast becoming one of the
leading feeder sheep markets OF the
country. A large number were
offered and sold here last week at
rather better than river prices. The
demand is still good for all that
comes this way. w. N. Fulton.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
DREC0RD
OF JOHN CUM
, DISCOVERED
! Crimes at His Door
han Moral Law
History of the
Gentleman

name of John Cum
n the county Jail here,
that the sheriff and
Dye one of the most des-
nails in the country. 1t
Cummings breaking jail
his liberty that this
pd last Friday IN Den
kummings was arrested
d disorderly.
has been one of the
some prisoners ever con-
county Jail, and three
has been within an ace
way from. the law. The
As when a jury in the
could not agree that he
pie Of rogues that were
pen for long terms for
half dozen people near
lmmings was arrested by
hiI Paul Gregory, to-
. the other two men who
pei, and in spite or the
evidence against the
actically the same, prob
brst one in the lot was
)tted.
! Cummings was fading
1.-THE arm OF the law was
d a large hole sawed In
fhe Jail and had also al
d his way through the
outside of the window
bred.
Wednesday he and Earl
FOr burglary, slipped out
door of their cell up
the colored man, who
|rking about the Jail as a
bt to lock the door pro-
ftln was recaptured at
ne evening but it was
II the last had been seen
5. when word came from
ia fellow answering his
had been arrested there
hd disorderly.
heritf Dave Camp went to
d found it was his own
In the meantime De
! Leyden had identified
Is the man who under the
Ok Havlin, is wanted in
nm, for the murder of
Charles Mayer on the
OEuary |, 1902. And then
search of the police
the detective, which re-
cord of criminal opera
Iated by the prisoner as
IAN S arm. That he is a
'0ld-blooded man, ready
ana stopping at nothing
NJ ms purpose, is proven
nus and in fact, by the
Vi Cummings himself.
'ettIye Leyden heard of
'epeated attempts to gain
'e was convinced that
was a desperado and in
NY wanted for a more
'Se lllall highway robbery.
"lieh Cummings was
was Sweated' and at
as d man Of many aliases
'eS unnumbered. Hugh
"e mans right name and
,ul North Platte, Neb.
vas sentenced to a term
'"''iE state penitentiary
''efy' In 1896 he entered
{ VI a citizen of North
"a. I4 oelhg surprised by his
',h absolute coolness
"''ser at the frightened
r'lu commanded him to
iiahds, The order was
y, TuI more ado, and after
'a was his alias at that
,t, locked his man in a
MS escape, but two DAYS
iedfreSted. A sentence
Io,rli III ihe Nebraska peni-
'O~ea a. this escapade.
was awaiting his trial
North Platte he at
, IuLuer to Sheriff Keleher
T., ~ ana after his in
!, tlie state institution
ih lumber of companions
II n'''Ghed a desperate plot
u,, III this he was sue
"en next heard from
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

The action Of the Minneapolis Commercial club
directors in voting to close the club bar Sundays
is important It signifies in the first place sympathy
with the mayor in his Sunday closing order, and it
indicates further that the gentlemen who control that
splendid organization are ready to make some indi
vdual sacrifice if it happens in order that apparent
inequalities of condition may be evened up and that
the who do not have access to private club bars
may not be required to yield privileges which are not
given up readily by the members Of this club. Ger
tanly the action of the club calculated to strength
sentiment in this community in support Of the
mayors order, and doubtless similar action on the
part Of other clubs would contribute materially to
the mayors support, while at the time empha-
sizing the spirit of good will toward the mayors eff
fort secure enforcement of the law and improve
ment of social conditions = 70
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05
The Local Religious Movement

The evangelstic movement in Minneapolis under
the leadership Of Dr. Chapman has been in progress
for week. The interest appears to have increased
from the beginning. Reports from the various
churches indicate increasing attendance while the eff
forts to bring the subject Of religion to the attention
of the public by means of midday meetings down
town have been highly successful.
There exists in the minds of good many people,
and even in the minds Of many who in sympathy
with religious effort, prejudice against what may be
termed sensational methods. Of this present move
ment however, it must be said that it is character
lied by remarkable absence of anything Of that:
character It is not sensational methods to unite the
churches, to hold extra meetings, to make special
appeal in behalf Of religion, to employ any proper
to bring the message Of the gospel home to the
masses The church is criticized for nothing more
than for it's exclusiveness At such times these it
breaks thru its reserve, if that be the proper term
and goes out into the hedges and byways to compel
them to come in And yet there are those who
sometimes inconsistent to make this aggressive
ness, for lack of which they have been ready to
criticize religious bodies the occasion for faultnd
ing And yet, if religion is matter of Importance,
it it is something to which every mans attention
i should be brought earnestly and seriously, why may
not those who bring the message Of the gospel dis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05
Nature as a Character Builder.

"Pappy's Plan of Salvation is just little
story in magazine, but it contains 80 many shrewd
sayings that all the preachers and folk engaged in
the business of reform should read it. Pappy was
farmer way up in the mountains He had been
down to the conference and he there young
preacher who had been 'tchurched for drunkenness.
The authorities believed they had done their duty
when they gave him his dishonorable discharge but
not Pappy. He loaded the dead drunk young par
son in his wagon and took him home. When the vic
tim of drink to his senses he found himself in
a strange land among strangers, but Pappy intro
duces himself who don't care much about
doctrines, but who is interested in his fellowmen.
He opens relations by saying 'I drinkin' man
myself onst. Bet arfter the war wandered off up
here and hit seemed to me like I'd found tn very
mind of God Mer heart took tn greenness of
tn valley, an speret hev got SO free hit jest
natchelly defes damnation I hant never been so
1 could quit cussin' bet kin tell right from
wrong afur off. An no man ner doctrine kin come
betwix an mer sight erlong them lnes.' :.~-.
The young preacher looks rather dazed and Pappy
continues that he does not need to say anything or
promise anything. He admits that he is going to
put his guest to work and adds: -, ts,-'> -~a* :.
"An' afore the summers I hope ter prove
tibet whatever preachers say, work air tn main part
of the plan of salvation, 'cordin' ter Mater What
yer got ter keep in mind' he adds, "is that mater
air dead game erbout bein' logical' '~. =.
The young preacher accepts the situation with
sigh and goes to the field But the old appetite
is not mastered He finds illicit still in the hills
and gets gloriously drunk and Pappy and
leads him home. The preacher is overwhelmed with
at his fall but Pappy is not bit worried.
He is full Of encouragement for the struggling n.
''In this business, boy,'' he says, "you can It
back down 'thout feelin' tibet we coward. 70
got ter have the spunk ter lick hell outen yer
soul. The way to temptation, son, air to buck
agin hit an buck hard.'' -.:.-
A bargain is struck and the preacher stays
another year, building his body to resist by hard
work and home victuals, and his mind to resist by
Pappy's homely counsel and encouragement. In the
end he trumphs and received back into the church.
Pappy's system u.s. Of course, the nature cure. Its
efficacy will, of course be denied, but have been
saved by it outside Of Stories Its suicency alone
may be doubted, but surely aid to character
it has place which is missed in the plan of
some schemes of salvation.