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The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13
KENMORE IS SOLD
Fine Farm in Godfrey Bottoms
Disposed of.

The last piece of the Kenmore
farm including all the buildings. In
the Godfrey Bottoms was sold last
Monday by Clint o. Heath of Den
yer, to b.. r. Hanbury, Of Long
mont, for $1,000. There are PIP
acres of land in the part sold, and
includes all the Kenmore lands lying
north of the road and south OF the
river. The rest of the $50 acres that
at one time comprised the estate
have been sold from time to time.
On the farm just purchased by Mr..
Hanbury are buildings and other i'm
provements to the value of 81, ,OoS
placed there within the past four
years. The place was at one time
the finest dairy farm in Northern
Colorado, with large herd of Hol-
stein COWS. For some time also,
this farm was used for the breeding
of fine stock, Berkshire and Polano
China hogs.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13
Total =. $50. 565
S. j. Gilmore and NJ. j. Hogarty

S. j. Gilmore and NJ. j. Hogarty
presented petition to the council
for water mains and sewer in that
part of town lying directly east of
the Normal School property. They
offered to stand the cost of same for
the present, the city to pay them
back when sufficient taps were made
to pay the city. The matter was
passed up to the new council, which
comes in in a couple of weeks. A
communication from the Greeley IT.
rigation company suggesting that the
city trade its sixteen water rights in
that company for seventeen shares OF
stock. which would be equivalent,
was referred to the city attorney.
The city has held sixteen Union
Colony water rights in No. ditch
for a long time. Some time ago the
Greeley Irrigation company was re-
organized into stock company. own
ing the No. , ditch. From time to
time they have asked the city to
transfer the water rights to the COM
pany for an equivalent amount of
stock. The company also owns Il
part of Windsor reservoir. and If the
exchange is made the city vii secure
its proportionate share of the water
in this reservoir. Heretofore, Ii the
exchange had been made the city
would not have had any reservoir
rights to its credit.
The quarterly report OF the city
treasurer was read and ordered filed.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13
Colorado First in Production.

The result of the 19O4-O5 campaign
Of the American beet sugar factories
is stated in a recent issne of Willet
& Gray's statistical Sugar Trade
Journal. There are twelve states
that produce beet sugar, Colorado,
Michigan, California, Utah and Ne
braska being the principal producers.
All told the production last season
was 2O9. 722 tons, and of this Colorado
was first with yield of 49, sos tons,
and Michigan second with 49,,
tons, California third with 4l,540
tons, Utah fourth with 25.274 tons,
and Nebraska fifth with l3, 356 tons.
The yield in no other state exceeded
10, 900 tons.
1t would seem that an industry
so far past the experimental stage as
to yield per cent of the product
consumed by the citizens of country
is entitled to at most the same de.
gree of consideration as other indus
tries, particularly when the field for
future development is as promising
as is the case with the beet sugar
industry. Denver News.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13
TO BUY COURT HOUSE
City May Negotiate Purchase of
Property.

A subject that will likely be
brought up for the consideration of
the Commercial club at its next
meeting will be the question. of the
city purchasing the court house from
the county, and making city hall
of it. The matter has been brought
to the attention of the county COM
missioners and they are considering
it in earnest.
Something will have to be done
with the old court house shortly, In
order to give more room for the
growing needs of the county. The
commissioners have been studying
for some time the best methods OF
increasing the room, and there seems
but one of two alternatives. Either
a wing must be built on the present
building, or the entire building torn
down and made larger. 1t is likely
that if a fair offer is made by the
city, that the building would be sold
and an entire new building erected
at some other place.
The court house would be plenty
large enough for the needs of the city
and no better location could be had
Anyway the matter will soon he
brought into actual state Of negotia-
tiNn
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13
New Beet Dump.

A railroad spur is to be built just
north Of the city, to serve the new
starch factory, and will also be run
over as far as the Clayton pressed
brick yards. Some place in that
vicinity a beet dump is to be con-
structed, right under the hill, so
that there will be no high haul up
a steep incline. 1t is possible that
the spur may also be extended to the
sugar factory around this direction.
The beet dump In that place will be
OF great benefit to the Pleasant Val
lev farmers, who will be saved over
mile haul to the factory.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13
PASSED BILL
CITY'S ANNUAL APPROPRIA-
TON MADE BY COUNCIL.
Slightly Larger Than Last Year
Hill People Want Water
and Sewer-Other
Matters.

The meeting of the city council
adjourned from Tuesday night Of last
week on account of Election was
held last Thursday evening. The
principal item of business transacted
was the passage of the annual appro-
priation bill. This is little heav-
ier this year that last, the total
being $50, 565, as against $780, ,225 last
year.
The Lill is itemiZed as follows:
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13

the past two months, and look upon
that as healthy indication of the
confidence of the farmers in a splen-
did year.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13
\ GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. John Platt Have
Long Been Married.

MIR. and Mrs. John Platt celebrated
the tiftieth anniversary of their mar
riage at the home of their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Annett. 1919 Tenth avenue, Friday
evening. The parlors were decorated
with datfodils, ferns and palms in
honor of the occasion. In the din
ing room, on the reffeshment tables,
were bowls of yellow blossoms and
the golden color predominated in the
ices and cakes, and in the bows of
ribbon given as souvenirs.
Seventy-tive guests, including rela-
tives and friends, arrived at I;3o
O'Clock and spent the evening offer
ing congratulations, recounting rem
iniscences and singing.
John Platt was born in Albany,
n. Y. II years ago. His wife, who
is two years his junior, was born in
England. but removed to western
New York with her parents when
child. The Platts were married at
Irondequoit, near Rochester. where
they lived until they came to Gree.
ley fourteen years ago. Since then
they have resided on farm near
Geeley the greater part of the time,
but moved to reside in town last
October
Mr.. and Mrs. Platt's lives have
been unusually happy. Aside from
the hardships connected with pioneer
life in western New York fifty years
ago, their lives have been uneventful.
Both are strong and active and de-
yout members of the Baptist chruch.
They have seven children, Charles
Platt of Rochester, N. Y; Frank
Platt of Edgewater, Colo; Mrs
George Annett, William Platt and
Moss Platt of Greeley, Jat>Platt.of
Eaton, Colo, and Ms. A, II. Dcfrke
of Brush, Colo. n
A pleasing incident of the golden
wedding was the reading of a letter
of congratulations sent by Mrs. Platt's
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Peart, OF
Mendoza, H., who was % yers OLD
on March Is, and who celebrated her
birthday with party.
Mr. and Mrs. Platt received many
gifts, among which was nice sum
In gold from their children and
thirteen grandchildren.
The Poudre Valley Reservoir COM
pany has Just. completed a log dam
100 feet long Just above their head
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13
Colorado College Catalogue.

The annual catalogue of Colorado
college has just appeared. 1t Is
neat volume of no pages, giving
statement of the work done by the
college of Liberal Arts, the School
of Engineering and the departments
of Music and Arts. 1t is interesting
to note the growth In the number OF
new courses of. study and also the
equipment of the Engineering School.
Cutler Academy has a separate cata-
lpgue.
The Greeley Elks had all kinds OF
fnn last Thursday evening with
bunch Of candidates from Fort Nor
gan. There we're four victims, T.
F. Grace, DIR. Wooster, Frank Critz
and William Davis, who were met al
the depot by Mike Lavelle's white
mule, and some of the Greeley boys,
who escorted the mule and the call
didates to the lodge room.
Charles Phelps, Of the firm OF
Phelps Brothers, left last Friday
evening for his old home in Mon
mouth, III. The elder Phelps has
not been we'll for some time, and IT
is largely this that calls Mr. Phelps
to 60 home.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13

The Poudre Valley Reservoir COM
pany has just. completed log dam
100 feet long Just above their head
gate. 1t is expected that they will
soon be able to run water, as there
are over two feet Of water against
the headgates.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13
Water Commissioners.

The county commissioners have
recommended for water commission
ers for the various districts in Water
Division No. the following:
Charles l. Caldwell of. Brush for
district l: C. NJ. Jump, Platteville,
district 2; j. l.. Armstrong, Fort
Collins, district. 3; Oswald Allen,
Larimer county, district 4; Edward
Aubrey, district 6. No name has yet
been decided upon for district S, but
will be within the next few days.
These recommendations will then
90 to the governor for appointment.
District Court Clerk Frank Mad
den is busy now making up the docket
for the Nav tarm OF the court.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13

Charles Lofgren, Of the Star Groc-
cry was in Cripple Creek the latter
part OF last week with car load OF
potatoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15
TIE CROP OUTLOOK.

From every portion Of Kansas comes
reports that the crop season of 1905 is
opening auspiciously. The soil is said
TO be in unusually fine condition this
spring. Wheat came out of the win
fer in better shape than it went in. and
the outlook for spring crops is fatter-
ing.
Noble Prentis used to say that KAN
sas is the greatest next year country
on earth" A crop failure use to hap
pen along nearly every summer, but the
Kansas farmer would cheer up the day
after the hot winds ceased to blow and
pin his faith to the future.
But now the Kansas farmer does not
have to look forward to next year.
for his financial salvation. Kansas is a
this year country" For eight consecu-
tive years the state has had good
wheat crop. Only once during that per
iod, in 1899, has the aggregate yield
fallen below the so million busheI mark,
and in that year the 100000 wheat
crop was supplemented by 225 million
bushels of corn. the largest crop Of the
latter cereal the state ever raised.
With a single exception Kansas has
had a good crop of corn. The single
exception came in 1901, and in that
year there was a 100000 wheat crop
The recent report issued by Secretary
Coburn concerning the condition of the
wheat shows one of the best prospects
the state ever had. The chances seen
favorable. in fact, for the wheat belt
| doing even better than it did in $50:
when the wheat crop was over 90 mil
/ lion bushels. It is far ahead Of last
year. Twelve months ago over a mil.
| lion acres had been plowed up and tbs
/ condition of the balance was only SO
/ This year the total amount pIowed III
is less than 100000 acres, and the con.
dition of the crop is 95.4. The condi
ton Of the ground could scarcely b,
/ improved. Last year, too floods anC
wet weather during harvest time caused
| the loss Of thousands OF acres of grain
the total loss probably aggregating q
per cent. This is hardly likely tc hap
pen again in the near future. The pric,
| OF wheat is better this year than eve
! before, and there seems to be a goos
! prospect that it win be maintained, ans
that is really what counts in the Ions
run.
What little -vheat has been plowes
up is in few counties in the southern
part Of the wheat belt, and most of tn
land thus plowed up viii probably b
added this year to The corn acreage
While It is too early to prophesy con
eerning the outcome Of the corn crop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15
RACE SUICIDE AGAIN.

The National Council of Women,
in session in washington this week,
takes issue with President Roosevelt
on the race suicide question. The
National Council believes that the
president is teaching heresy and it
proposes to pass some resolutions on
the subject It believes that quality
rather than quantity should govern
in the reproduction of the race.
1.-THE president has made a mis-
take" says one authority, ''in placing
a woman who merely bears children
above such a woman as Miss Susan B.
Anthony"
These good women are right, OF
course, in arguing for quality rather
than quantity. but why not have
both? Miss Anthony is a great wo-
man. and she is highly honored. but
If all women were Susan B. Anthonys
the future prospects of the race would
be somewhat dark.
The difference between the Nation
al Council Of Women and Mr.. Roose-
welt seems to be that the former be
lfeves in quality instead Of quantity,
while the president believes in quality
and quantity. Race suicide does not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15
oPPoRTUNTTY.s DooR.

A few years ago the nephew of a
railroad magnate in an eastern city
consulted his uncle regarding embark
ing in some business in which he
might make a great success in the
business world. They talked over
various lines, but in every one 1t was
evident that the young man would run
up against a trust. The young man
possessed health, energy. a good edu-
cation, and an ambition to make his
own way in the world. After a thor
ough canvass of the situation the rail-
road man advised him to go west
where the door to a hundred oppor-
tunities swung wide. But the young
man decided that he could make it,
in an eastern city. and there he re-
manned. Today he is still working on
a salary in a subordinate Office posi-
ton.
The glamour of eastern cities is
caused by the nulti-millionaires who
rise above the masses. Here and
there are instances of poor young men
rising to high eminence in the bust
ness world, but for every one who be
comes a millionaire a thousand must
necessarily go down. The young man
with the future before him sees only
the one success: he never hears Of
the thousand failures.
In the broad west there are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15
NER. CoLENrAN,s SPEED.

Attorney General Coleman was quoted
some time ago as saying that he was
willing to allow Ex-Governor Bailey a
reasonable length of time to pay back
the money he used for his groceries be-
fore beginning suit against him" Il
simply want to know that he does not
intend to pay it back before I COM
mence action" Mr.. Coleman is quoted
as saying.
Have you heard of the attorney gen
eral talking that way about the $4,000
which he has positive proof has been
stolen from the state treasury? Mr.
Coleman has in his possession all the
data showing that over s14, 900 was paid
in to the state school fund and that the
persons paying it have receipts for It,
but it is now missing. Has anybody
heard Mr.. Coleman intimate that he
win bring suits for the recovery of this
money. The people of the state of kan
sas have a pretty good idea who stole
that $4,000 and Mr.. Coleman proba bly,
has also.
Last fall during the campaign William
Allen White assured the voters of Kan
sas that as soon as the campaign was
over Attorney General Coleman would
do something" about the treasury
thefts. Has Mr.. White any late infor-
nation as to when Something is to be
done? It has been six months since Mr.
/ Coleman was reelected, but he has not
/ even said anything about the treasurs
thefts during that time. yet he gives il
/ out that he proposes to sue Ex-Governor
Bailey for the return Of the money
which the latter used on Coleman's owr
advice, and that, too, in the face Of
resolution by the legislature stains
that it does not hold Governor BAILEY
for the money in view of the circum.
/ stances under which it was used.
Possibly if the attorney general had
advised the treasury thefts he wouIe
now be anxious to prosecute the guilt,
person or persons who stole the none,
and to secure its return to the treasurs
from those who were responsible for it
Mr. Coienan's speed in not prosecut
ing the treasury thefts is quite as re
markable as his zeal to prosecute GOV
ernor Bailey in face of the fact tina
Bailey acted on Coleman's advice ant
that the legislature has officially de
clared that the money need not be pai,
Il back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15

wallet was returned bearing card:
Doctor, please fill this prescription
again"
Mr. Gum of Fort Scott is after the
Standard Oil trust and claims to be
heavily loaded.
A Concordia man lost his watch the
other morning but found it in time to
go to dinner by.
Salina' s marshal has purchased a new
rake and the scum" of the town is
preparing for bonfire.
Garnett fishing parties this spring
have all returned home wet and hungry
which means they didn't get e bite.
Moline has an active lady in her 101st
year who is piecing her 21st quilt for
this year She does her work without
specks.
Pastor snapp of Fort Scott has re-
signed his position and gone to Nebrss~
ka. He thinks the new place win be q
softer snap.
A healthy appearing mule dropped
dead this week at Longton and the fam
lily physician pronounced it a case OF
"contrariness.
The same tramp printer that was in
Fort Scott Christmas wearing a buster
blew in this week with a double-breas
ed overcoat on.
where was he raised" is the prob
lem that is mystifying the Salina Jour
nal editor since a workman applied for
d 1oB 70 cream tHe OiAice carpets.
A black crowned night heron has been
killed at Emporis. The next move viii
be for Nit White to mount the bird
for display in his restaurant window.
Under the head of Passed the Offfce
Window" the esteemed Lawrence World
says: w. G. Stevenson, who was hurt
IN a runaway about a. week ago is in q
serious and critical condition. the
chances are against his. recovery Mr.
Stevenson is at the sherfff's residence
and win remain there until he gets bet
ter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15

few miIlionafres and a comparative
scarcity of failures. There is little of
the abject poverty that exists in east
ern cities. Doors to success are open
on every hand and there is little
crcwding. It may not be the success
of the millionaire. but it counts for
just as much. On the prairies and in
the growing towns of the west are col
lege graduates and others of fntelli-
gence and culture. and grit, brains and
perseverance win a place among
them.
OF course there is a difference in
opportunities in the west. and not
every man viii succeed, but the man
who cannot succeed in the west can
not hope to be even a good failure in
the east.
The mayor of a certain town in the
northwest was once a newsboy on the
streets of Chicago. Today he is a
man of wealth and is honored by his
fellow In talking of his
career recently he said:
HAD I remained in Chicago, I
would probably be selling papers or
running an elevator in a skyscrap per to
this day. The opportunities for gain
ing a competence in the cities are ex-
tremely limited, and, all together, city
I life is not what it is cracked up to be
for the workman. Give me the
smaller towns of the Iimitless west
with their sunshine. roominess, the
genial good fellowship of their inhabit-
ants, and the absence of the madding
throng that makes life in a great city
resemble a hades on earth. Any man
with a thimbleful of brains can sue
coed in the west, if he knows how to
adapt himself to conditions He must
be a worker, he must be energetic
honest, enterprising, fearless. If he
has these qualities, the west wants
him; and he viii win out all right
That is the meat of the whole
matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15

exist to any marked degree among
the ignorant or the poor foreigners.
They usually have large and vigorous
families. It is in the families of the
wealthy and the cultured. in homes
presided over by women like those of
the National Council. who believe their
mission is to elevate the race
through somebody else's family, that
Mr.. Roosevelt laments the evil of race
suicide. To an Individual who has not
the qualifications for membership in
the National Council of Women. it
looks as though the president is still
ahead in the argument
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15

campaign talk. but it looks as though
President Roosevelt is doing some
thing" now, and no mistake.
Incidentally it may be remarked
that the beef trust report Of Mr.. Gar
fields may have been loaded after
ali. Much OF the information which
led up to the indictments probably
came from Mr. Garfield and his
agents, and the innocent summary of
the beef trust investigation, which
was given to the public some time
ago, was probably a good deal Of a
blind.
If other indictments follow Mr..
Garfeld's Standard Oil investigation
as promptly as they have his beef
trust investigation. Kansas viii have
no complaint to make.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15
THE BEEF TRUST BUSINESS.

News from Chicago indicates that
the Beef Trust is about to have lit
tie personal experience with the Big
stick. The federal government is
after big business in earnest.
While the details are not yet public,
st is certain that persons connected
with the beef trust have been indiet-
ed, and If the evidence is produced
on which they may be punished
there is a prospect that both the cat
tie men and the public may some
time have a square deal.
There has been some complaint In
certain arters-Democratic quar-
ters-that President Roosevelt made
a big blow about going after the
trusts. but that he never accomplished
anything. OF course, that was onls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15
PoTNTED pARAGRAPHs-
IFrom the Chicago News.I

Ignorant people are born critics.
After the storm look for a rainbow
or a policeman.
he who loves without reason is apt
to reason without love.
Wise is the orator who knows when
to cut long story short.
Ships deteriorate with age-vith
the exception of hardships
Few men are able to achieve great
ness without advertising the fact.
When you hear a man praising his
neighbors it's doughnuts to fudge he
wants TO sell his house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15

the beginning Of the season is certainly
propitious for it.
Although the fruit trees are not yet
in full bloom Kansas is about ready to
cut its first crop of alfalfa and the out
look for most of the minor crops is ex-
eeedingly good. Altogether appearances
indicate that the Kansas farmer is en-
tering another exceedingly prosperous
season
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15
IAYHAWTSER JOTs.
matter.

Up to April Is strawberry shorteake
had not made it appearance at Good
land.
Horton is without a house to rent but
tents and hammocks will soon be avail
able.
A year ago a Garden City physician
lost his pocketbook containing quite a
sum Of money. This week the empty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15

Chief Of Police Goodwin has a hard
task before him if he really intends to
clean up the town, but then Goodwin
IS something over six feet tai and
weighs $50 pounds. He might as well
understand at the outset that the peo-
pie will not stand for him to go crimi-
nal hunting in his automobile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15

Mr.. Garfield is making a reputation
as quiet man. He has been in Kansas
a week and neither by word nor action
has he indicated what tentacle of the
Standard Oil he is first going to lay hold
on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15

Topeka will have natural gas in a
Few months if the signs count for any
thing The present gas company will
be in control of the supply but that
viii make little difference. What the
people win appreciate is cheap fuel
and light