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The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
A WISE MEASURE

Once on a time n legislature went
so far as to pass some laws that were
said to be for the benefit primarily
of newspaper men, and for the milk
ing of the public purse. They had
to do with the publication OF the
proceedings OF county commissioners
and the publication of proposed city
ordinances at least ten days before
their final passage. Only recently
in our city has the wisdom OF such
a law been eXemplitied. Not that
we have n lot of grafters on our
council, for we haven't; they are
plain, reasonably level headed
square business and professional
men. But it has been shown that |
the publication OF each proposed or
dinance brings il before the people
and prevents undue haste in its pas
sage. while bringing out discussion
of its merits and defects.
Few people attend council meet
ings: all read the daily papers. Re-
suit: Where one person would have
knowledge of proposed city legisa-
ton by personal attendance, thous
and learn of it through its publi- q
cation in the newspapers. 1t is a
wise provision, which we hope to $
see ultimately extended to school X
BOARD meetings and expenditures
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
A Damage Suit

A lawsuit of considerable magni-
tude and uncommon interest was
started Friday in the district court
by w. X. Kelly on behalf of E. G.
Hoyt, stockman who has a ranch
near Buckingham on the Sterling
cheyenne branch of the Burlington.
Hoyt is suing the Masa de Mayo
Land company of Denver for s4,57O
damages. The latter company is a
large sheep feeding concern with ex-
tensive grazing pastures near Trini-
dad and the head man of the con-
cern is r. Brackenbury of Denver.
Last summer Hoyt had l,1OO
sheep on his own premises. all of
which he claims were sound and
healthy. The big Denver company
shipped 5000 sheep from Trinidad
which Hoyt claims were sick with
'scab', and drove them upon his and
1 the adjoining land. The disease was
spread to Hoyt's sheep so that all
became sick with the same disease
and half died. He wants the com.
pany that spread the contagion tc
pay for the damages.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21

neeted or could well vouch io' wv
ohsoIu,e truth OF every statement III
wary nd that appears in his paper
rayertheless. many of the big daiiies
rroctically accept any advertisement
offered. pro, ided the advertiser pays
the price. and doesn't conflict WIN
Uncle SANS rules. The current Is
sus of the Saturday Evening POST
commsnts editorially upon the sub
ject as follows;
"A leading banker OF Chicago
points out that the great mass VI
people between rich and poor earn
NJ times more money than the!
spepd. and what they do with TINS
surplus is a matter of prime inipor-
rance. Much is put in banks, and TO
make hanks secure is the object OF
governmental care, Some
is wasted in various forms OF vice
and the government continually eN-
erts itself to suppress these vices
But an important amount is LOST
through swindling investments
and the government does not take
m obvious and efectua, step to pre-
vent that waste.
A police officer who has given
much attention to the subject calcu-
ates that a hundred and fifty million
iollars are lost annually by the peo-
Die of the United States through
hese fraudulent investments" -
meaning only those schemes which
re gotten up to swindle. He calcu-
ltes further that not less than twen-
Y out of the hundred and fifty mill
ons go for newspaper advertise
tents by which the victims are lured |
/. Whether or not his calculations |
re accurate the amount lost in this
ay is certainly great.
Why does the government turn its
ick on this waste? Why does ii
eat the newspaper that prints an
which any well-in-
rmed person would know for
|
nd of bunco-steerer?
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
rsorossn oAD.xAsou ~

Az az RREEtD,IINxNcE Et,I ~ r., GRANTING TO Tur
c2KTxihNY cc22kFxhY s4R THE TH RIGHT Too'tcWAS rs cM6sSs
ii THE CRY iHT"Y"GFrS 81 snisSP, Amp rAALLESss
He II Ordained by the civ WEN, ton,no,
sas,,nny sns CITY OF Greeley. Coiorado'" of
to The Greeley Terminal RaiIyynsr granted
pany. corporation. Its successny,S Som,
ass;naxn.. y; the right to construct man ana
81. or doSSis tracks, Esa,'rssd s%i,SSah Min Sin;
snrnouts across certain streets ana
SmSsi sH mionM nnd IA hai'sS. in ,hs city OF res Sy
ihs south city M limit. "ssa 10 ,hs hrsMay from
city limit. AZ follows, to-wit. t'''"weSt
ssvsnsesnsh. Msses,sah Ns.n's,,ssn,h. s's,sn,h. Eishccuth
FaSrsssn,h, r4.rsssssS. ss.ss%'e rws,I,IH1' IE,IH1'Gsat@
sixth. FiftS. Fourth. F ET,kkihtG Tkira, anS assSyeath
aa1 EiSh,h h'rssSi; MINI and sixth, ssveSGtYG SGY,
Twelfth. Thir!ssnth; and Foartennti9E FomaIrstEsat9
H. 81 ana h Sioss. .ss 'i%jA asd aSi
s,,n snrst Subdvision and alley in Slim ;
Tnuo"ivislon' ,nn ' or any other alley alonS
herein as G"urss spsc,cas Sc 1Sid railway whetHeT
Section s.-The foregoing OF ur,n mot
made upon the following conalito,l Is
cons,r,, "a, That s., said railway eompany shall
crosses over any OF the streets MA
avenues above described, upon yraHu "Hu
and shall maintain the same al sraJg sradg
as by law required. and shall ss,nn1, spaqe
It's railway tracks where th, pr,y spr,y
crosses each street with suitable n,'
p.oasnes Tor crossing said tracks both
~ ~. h s,us.', s,mewaiks ana IN that portion
2b) That In all eases wh,r. sntd
railway crosses graveied street SAID
company shall regravel the portion u,
II used, and In case u sidewalk boys boy
been constructed shall reconsiru"t rSSs tS
sidewalk: and in all cases where streets
naxs a not yet been graveled or side
Walks laiu. whenever the street is 70
quired to be graveled said railway
company shall gravel all that portion
occupies ,;rn pi;S,h by its tracks and FOR The on
on said street. and in case a sidewnik
IL or shall be required to be con-
structed along the street or avenue
upon notice said railway company
agrees to construct n sidewalk on sn ia
street for the full width of the right
the sidewalks crossing said railway
may be continuous, and after such
sidewalk IL constructed. 1t agrees To
ner AZ all other property owners are
required to keep and maintain side
tc) Said railroad crossings shan ~.
so constructed as not to interfere with
any existing irrigation ditch. -ntter
Water ,raa , pipe: sewer, nre hydrant cleo
case il shall be necessary V to- remoyS nnn yH
or change the place OF any such an
pliances said company shall do so AZ
Its own expense, and 1t shall place
suitable culverts or siphons for ali
Id While construction work is in
progress said company agrees care
fully to guard all excavations and
during the night time keep red lights
burning And hold the city harmless
on account Of said construction work.
Passed and adopted. signed and ap.
proved, this. day of -
A. D. 1903.
Attest:
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
MEND THE ROOF NOW

The flood of July is now a matter
of history. While no accurate esti-
mate of the total loss entailed by it
is at hand, it is a certainty that it
ran into many thousands of dollars:
probably at ieast half the sum neces-
sary to so alter No. 3 ditch as to
care for any future flood that may
come. This being true. what are we,
as city, going to do about it? Will
We be like the ArkAnsaw man with
the leaky roof, which didn't need
fixing when the sun shone, and
couldn't be when it rained?
The article in Thursdays Tribune
by C. D. Page has excited a good deal
of favorable comment; and while
his remedy would be quite expen-
sive, nobody has 50 far suggested a
more practical. cheaper method.
One thing is self-evident: we can
not peg along and trust to luck to
avoid repetition of the trouble, for
1T is an annual occurrence, only
varying in the degree of damage and
discomfort inflicted.
In order that the best thought
may be brought out upon the SUBJ
ject, and possibly other methods
suggested, the Tribune invites others
to express briefly their views upon
the matter. Writer'S names should
De signed to the letters, but the
names will not be published unless
the author so desires.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
HORSE THIEF At
AGE OF ONLY NINE
HAD STARTED HOME 70 MOTHER
Diminutiye narkcy T0ok Hors' ''""'
Grover ItAnor
(Ault Special

(Ault Special i,
A diminutive pickau1pny p''en,u
ON a big horse attracted ooasld'fao'e
attention in the countrysiie west ol
Ault late Tuesday afteroOon. u was
lust about sunset whGn he 'Fueh
the ranch home of Joho Rienhs anu
asked for shelter for h himself anu
steed. The Rienks hose is lAihous
for its hospitality and. hlibouhh the
proprietor might have dkapn the iihe
had he known he wasX shtlIeF'hs d
horse thief. the boy aed MS steea
were given supper ano shelter 'o'
the night
The little colored g0i SAID tha'
his name was Robert litthel, that
he was . years old, thet his home
was in Denver and that had mailed
his mother two POSTCARDS 10 let her
know he was coming. He said ne
had gone to work for N niger AT
Grover. but he didn't like Grover and
that he wanted to go pme lie is
said TO have offered to aoll the horse
he was riding for $40. f'He's worth
$685." he is alleged to hay. said, but
can have hi MO Sl9.
Early this morning, D4Ilty sheriff
Woland arrived on tho scene and
found the youngster = breakfast
and preparing to push 01 for another
days ride. The sheriff. vetoed this
proposal and took the III chap to
Ault. Robert made nj objections
to going and apparently tid not real
ize that the strong arms o, the law
had laid hold of him. h must have
made considerable proafesS in the
good graces of his cAIaor as the
last heard from him, Voland had
been setting up the watermelons at
Ault and permitting the Kodak tiends
~ take some snapshots d the group
Reports from other rtnches state
hat the boy was seen wandering
'round all day Mondaysas we'll as
Tuesday. apparently hdsing hope
essly lost his way. He ttayed Mon
lay night at the RunAells ranch
northwest OF Ault. At evtry place he
vent he made friends an1 those who
alked with him declarefa more in
.enious boy never existed The story
II the irate colored faru}er at Grow
n. who had lost horse and hired
lelp at one swoop. was bot learned
i'll this morning.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
HOMESTEADERS,
TAKE WARNING
A CLEVER SCHEME DISCLOSED
Denver Grafters After the Home
steaders in This District

From information which came to
light in Greeley it is apparent that
bunch of grafters in Denver have
formed conspiracy to defraud q
number of unsuspecting homestead
ers in the Greeley district, and es-
pecially in the Grow Greek vicinity.
Two Greeley men were approached
by slick individual last week with
unique proposition. but abso-
lutely fatal for the gulible. They
try to find man in small circum-
stances and offer to loan him a GER
tain amount from 5000 to $500, ac-
cording to the value of the home
stead, provided they are given a note
for the amount and sign a contract
to sell the claim to their company
for $4,000 as soon as it is proved.
AS soon as they obtain this evidence
one of the bunch goes to the land
office and starts a contest against
the homesteader.
When a man files on a homestead
he makes affidavit that he intends
to make it his future home az soon
as proved, and any evidence that he
intended to do otherwise would de-
prive him of all his rights.
1t is said that a number of inno-
cent parties have already become
victims and every homesteader in
this district should be acquainted
with the fraud
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
RAine.WOOSlrv

w. Harrison Woodruff and Miss
Cynthia Raine OF Greele3 we're mar
ried today In Denver. D. Wedding
comes as a surprise I'd the many
friends of the young peop j. az their
plans had been kept sd qaist that
the news was entirely Unexpected.
The couple had not been missed
from Greeley until the phone mes
sage from Denver this morning told
OF their contemplated marriage to-
day.
The bride is charming young
lady and very popular with the young
people. She has been employed with
the Telephone COMPANY and was at
her post Sunday.
The groom is the only son o: Mr..
and Mrs. b. F. Woodruf. one of the
most prominent and SUBSTANTIAL fam
lilies here. He has spent his entire
life in this community attended the
high school and the State Axricul-
tural college. The couple will live
in Greeley.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
Big Irrigation Su,t

Attorney Haynes is Prosecuting in
Pueblo one of the most important
irrigation suits that has ever been
brought before the Colorado courts.
The farmers under the Rob Creek
canal which is the largest irriga-
tion system in that part of the state
nave retained Mr.. naynes to enjoin
the ditch company from disposing
OF any more water rights
When the ditch was b,,,t n was
estimated to carry 800 rights Some
500 of these rights have already
been sold and the company keeps
or selling more, though it ia claimed
that the ditch is not ample 10 supply
water to the 500 consumers. The
farmers claim that the carving
power OF the ditch was oyerestimated
and that If the ditch vas large
enough to supply additional rights
the water is not available for more
ehah the 500 and even these have
not sufhcient supply From the
standpoint of an irrigatIonist the de-
c'sioh VIII be an important one.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
Bowel Complaint I'm Children

When six years old the little
daughter OF E. n. Dewey. we'll
known merchant OF Agnewville, Va.
had an attack of cholera inIantum.
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy was given and
erected complete cure This rem
edy has proven very successful in
cases OF bowel complaint In children
and when given according tc the
plain printed directions can be re-
ileh uEon with perfect confidence
When reduced with water and
sweetened 1t is pleasant % take,
whith is of great importan when
medicine must be given to young
children For sale by all druggists.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY.

lem h.2ne besn
pointed administrstrix OF the estate 9i
John Johnson, late Of the county Of We'd,
gives notice that she will appear betort
the County Court Of said Weld County, at
the Court House in Greeley, In sad coun
ber, A. ID. 1909. at the hour OF 10 o'clock
q. m: OF said day, at which time al person.
having. claims against said estate i are
purpose Of having the same adjusted. Al M
persona indebted to said estate are re-,
quested to make immediate payment 70
the undersigned at, ,,,t
Dated at Greeley, Colorado. this l2th
day OF July. AID. 1903. ,,SoN
MARY Il. JOHNSON,
Administrators Of the estate OF Johh
johnson, deceased.
Emil b. Hatch, Attorney. ,. ,..t
First publication July 1dth. 1903: iaS'
publication August 18th. 1909.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
THE SWINDLING AID

More and more the newspaper that
accepts and prints ads that reason
ably well informed persons know are
swindles is coming to be held NOR
ally guilty of bunco, and we believe
the time will soon come when the
paper that does knowingly assist in
swindling games by lending the use
of its advertising columns for pay
Will be held legally responsible as
we'll. OF course no publisher is ex-
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
COMBINATIONS
TO Be CONTESTED
SUITS BY THE DENvER-LARAMIr
Answers Filed "Wednesday BY Grrelcy
Property Owners

Answers were filed Wednesday by
some fifteen OF the respondents In
the Denver. Laramie Z Northwestern
condemnation suits and from the
tone OF the defense II 10 evident they
all expect to fght Ito the bitter
end.
One circumstance which Is most
noticeable 10 the fact that nearly all
o. the defendants are represented by
railroad attorneys. which would sug-
gest that the fight would be long
and strenuous.
! Besides the Greeley Northern 4
Utility company Attorney H. E.
Churchill represents several Denver
parties. and in his answer he sets up
that the bill OF complaint IL not spe-
citic, that 1t does not sufficiently de-
scribe the property to be condemned
or specify as to the time when the
road will be constructed. All this
means delay and when the demurrer
to the answers ia filed and argued
it means that the petitioner will be
given time and opportunity to amend
its original bill OF complaint.
Attorney Southard. who repre-
sents A. NJ. McClenahan and other
parties who have been supposed to
have secured options upon some of
the property in controversy for the
benefit OF the Burlington. has filed
answer for his clients. alleging about
the same technicalities as Attorney
Churchill.
r. G. Strong represents the Neill
Lumber company. the Gilcrest Lum-
ber company and the Potato Grow
ers Commission company, while At
torney E. e. Whitted of Denver rep
resents the interests OF the Colorado
& Southern.
The plea filed by the last named
attorneys la not really an answer,
but special objection as to juris-
diction and II sustained by the court
would mean that they. the Laramie.
must start their proceedings all over.
They allege that the plaintiff road
ia foreign corporation and have
no standing in the courts Of Colo
RADIO. They allege that the sum-
mons was bad. in that a copy OF the
petition was not attached when pre-
sented to the several defendants.
All the defendants in the title to
the several properties are not spe-
cifically named and many OF them
have no notice OF the proceedings
The petition did not show that
the corporation had paid 4 flat tax.
an essential absolutely necessary to
give them standing In court. A
special statute gives foreign corpor-
ations who acquire linss in this state
the right to build branches or ex-
tensions. The petition does not
show that they have acquired such
line or that they are building 4
branch or extension. There are a
volume of other objections and allie
cations by the numerous attorneys
and when the case comes up at the
November term of court some nice
points Of law will have to be de-
cided.
However II the Laramie and Bur-
lington can get together a number
OF the suits will probably be dis
missed. Local parties. such as the
lumber companies, commi ission hous-
es and one or two others who claim
that they are severely damaged. will
probably let the court adjust the
controversy
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
CONTEST NOTICE
Contest Ne. 0144 Serial No. O23S:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Ofiice

Denver, COiO., ma" ~. 1909
sufncient contest amdavit having
been. nled In this once by Sadie T.
Williams, contestant: against Home
W.. sth Principal Meridian. ny Mont
gomery BrOy contestee. in which 1t is
alleged that said MONTGOMERY Broy
failed 70 establish . residence upon said
land within six months from thr date
OF entry: that he departed this life on
August ). 1908. and from date OF entry
to date Of his death was continually
absent from said land and during his
life. made no improvements on said
land: that since his death none OF his
heirs have esta blished . residence upon
nor cultivated any portion of said land;
that all Of said heirs have been absent
from said land for more than six
m months prior thereto: the names of said
heirs and their residences are; Mrs:
Montgomery Broy. Ewing, NO.; Daniel
Broy. Ewing. Mo-: Charles Broy, Ewing
Mo-: James Broy. Ewing. Mo-. Robert
Broy. Ewing. Mo-: Mollie johnson, Ault
Colorado. and George Broy. Ault, Colo
RADIO. c. d. FORD. Register.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department OF the Interior. United States
Land Once.

Ocpobttn0Ut VI SU0 Auy0ItOGs " ubttu clo'eo
LAud Once.
Denver. Colorado. July u, 1909.
A sunlcient contest ahldavit having
been filed in tins ONCE BY Annie d, Labo,
So ss D:ssrt land EntoS ao
iSr W I, s%scsicp IS s. is TGwpshsip h.pp;d., Il b. b.
Minnie Nelson. Florence l.. Cummings;
assignee Contegtee. IN which It !. alleged
Minnie Nelson, has not expended ~ per
.crs On s.id Land the years sl
or t9ward: irrisation: said parties are are
oiier evidence touehinx said allegation A
10 o'clock 3. m. on September -. 1909,
before the Regi4ter and Receiver at the
United States Land Omce in Denver,
Colorado. The said contestant having. IN
. proper afndayit. flled July II, 1909, set
forth facts which show that after due
can not be made, Il 10 hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
First publication In the Weekly Trio
une July II. 1909, last publication August
II, 1909.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
in THE NATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF HARRY JACOBS. DECEASEn

VIA LIN Of L II ~ ESIAT TE
OF HARRY JACOBS, DECEASED
Notice is hereby given, that on
Monday, the I'd day of August. A. d.
1919, being one of the regular davs
OF the July term of the County Court
I" we'd County, in the State OF Colo
rado. l, j. Smith johnson. admin
istrator of said estate, will appear
before the Judge of said Court. pre-
sent my final settlement as such ad-
h'hlstrator. pray the approval NJ
same, and will then apply to he
u'scharged as such administrators
Az which time and place any persor
IN interest may appear and present
op)ections to the same If any there
be. ''e'e
Dated at Greeley, Colorado. Inv.
19, 1909. '""e
j. SMITH JOHNSON
administrator of the Estate of
Harry Jacobs, Deceased
Delph e. Carpenter. ATTORNEY for
Administrator. '''
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
Severance People in u,,,s

Numbers of Severance people have
se.' s ior the hills or VIII leave soon
lor ohe summer outing. Fruit sea-
son at Fort Collins and in the towns
nart,o',,s 49, accounts Tor some OF the trips
boraos pa, aaeuiarly on the part of thrifty
roaa".' rousemlNes. Among those who have
ans as.enuy lett are Mrs. D. p. Kildall
a'u 9. ~, her sister, Mrs. Best who are
a., a, 'ne ranch home near Masonyi,le.
ihe Nixons and the Petten,ers drove
bile Sunday.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
u EsTRAY ADVERTISEMENT.

concern that the following DESCRIBED
estray animal was taken up near Dover.
Weld County. Colorado on or about about IVY twS
white collar marks. weight about 300
pounds, age unknown. no Visible brands:
Said animal being unknown to ,n,T nr
before August 9th. 1909, said estrays WI III
be sold by this Board for the beneh. VI
ths tI1 oM,neTr ,neTr vhen found. .,,,,v ,NspEC.
TION COMMISSIONERS Denver, Goii9' reiS
First publication in the Weekly lL,i lILniv
bune July 81. 1909. last publication jug
%, 1909.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
New Real Estate Firm

The latest acquisition to the local
real estate fraternity is the firm of
stratton & Older, who have head
quarters at the old Sun building.
MT Stratton was formerly with San
porn d Houston and Mr.. Older was
with the Condor Mercantile COM
pany. Both are men of we'll known
integrity and the profession will suf-
fer none by their invasion.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
'atarrh Cannot Re c,,<,a

eannoi M,on itocAL aL APPLIcAr1ovs a. thew
catarrh 'JseH ia the SCAT Of ne disease.
disease, and in "iopd opd, or constitutional
Gatarr6fa ust take internal reme6la gare Hs,Ts yTs
acts 'i direetiye GIye on is ,}akeq ia}ernaliy and
surfaces. y Haiis IF '9g Go blood and mucous
a A., quack medicine. ''tI'rh Il Cure Is not
eounTy 9nS 25 }6 the best pyseappsr in tha
enies i known, VI Is soSR} GS2R@}Boscd y y the BEST
mucous ] spufisrs acting dSadtiv tne on the
bination OF SFfIaegs; t5S ,,.o The psrfect % " come
produces - such Seh 'W9 wob1 bl19sredlents is what
free. send for teatimOnials n
- CHENEY F0,,S& + co Props,
Toko Toid by druggists, 'pr ptIcsn Dni2 q.
patton. ""'iIy Pills for consti
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
Funeral of Chris Lambrecb,
(Fort Lupton SpeciaD

The funeral services of Chris Lam
brecht, aged II, who was killed in
the wreck in Platte Canon Sunday.
We're held from his home here Thurs
day The service was largely at
tended as Lambrecht was one of the
best known men in the country. He
IS survived by three sons and three
daughters.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-21
Twenty-Five Cents is the Price Of
Peace

The terrible itching and smartipg.
incident to certain skin diseases is
almost instantly allayed by applying
Chamberlain's Salve. Price 25
cents. For sale by all druggists.