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The Greeley tribune., 1911-12-07
Weld Farmer Writes a Parable
On Actions of Certain Wise Men

but to milking cows my mind run
meth not. No, no COWS for me. But
surely | can feed steers on my beet
tops, and finish on silage and corn,
as they do down in the land Of Mis-
souri, mules. Behold, they wax rich
there. Why not l here, with our
alfalfa hay, and fine, dry climate
and no cold rains?"
And behold, it pleased him, and
he builded him a warm shed, and
put stanchions in 1t so that ne could
feed without waste, and keep his
kline dry, and he said, "Now will I
go to the great city of the plains.
even to Denver, and buy from the
market men some nice feeding
steers" and the scheme did look
good to him and to his neighbors,
And they made much money, and
took great pleasure therein.
Now when the great and mighty
bankers saw this, they said: Be
hold. these men do we'll and much
prosperity cometh to the country
So they met together and said:
Come now, let us also have part
in this which these men do. Be-
hold. they do a great work. Let us
lend them monev to buy cows and
pigs ana steers, tHdt prosperity may
dwell again in this land, and we be
able to collect our notes"
And it looked good to them, and
they caused the word to go out unto
all of Weld that they would do this
thing, and there was great reiofc-
ing And manv took courage there
at, and wrought nightly. and fat
years came again to old Weld. And
land did go up, even higher than
before, and never was there such
great prosperity. and it went not.
away.
And they did raise more of wheat
and potatoes than before, and of
sugar beets there was no end. for
did not all the manure enrich the
ground7 And such immense crops
were raised that people in other
lands believed not but thought their
kinsmen must be joking. But 1t
was even so. And many came and
saw and believed.
So great good resulted. and many
were made happy.
Thus endeth the first lesson.
A FARMER.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-12-07
School Debates an Influence for
Reform, Behepes Mrs. |. Churchill

Opening the schools to the dis
cussion of public affairs is merely
recognition of the common good, de-
clared Mrs. Isabelle Churchill.
prominent Colorado educationist
and club woman, at a luncheon at
the Albany Wednesday in Denver
for the alumni OF the State Teach
ers' college. Mrs. Churchill is a
member of the alumni and has long
been Identified with educational
work in Colorado. Her home is at
Greeley
Mrs. Churchill has spent the last
two years in California and has OBJ
served the movement toward use
of the public schools as social and
civic centers there. Debates on
questions of the day in the schools.
she believes, We're influential in the
victory for the reform amendments
voted in the recent election. De-
bates In schools throughout the
state clustered about the enfranch-
isement of women, the recall of the
judiciary, the initiative and refer
endum and direct primaries.
The debating societies, she said,
which argue pro and con every re-
form issue, are an entering wedge
to making the schools the civic CEN
ters of every city and county in the
state, Although every political and
sociological nuestion-recall Of the
judiciary and the single tax-are
admitted as proper subjects, the de-
bates are still confined to students.
Parents and other grownups are
listeners.
Even though these debaters are
not old enough to vote, their influ-
ence has been tremendous" declar-
ed Mrs. Churchill. ESPECIALLY did
they materially aid In the enfranch-
tsement of women. The suffrage
question, as we'll as other constitu-
tional amendments providing for the
Judiciary recall, direct primaries
and the initiative and referendum,
was discussed by the debating So
cieties of eighteen counties OF which
I know.
every one Of these debates is
attended by large audience-par-
ents and friends Of the contesting
students and adults interested In
civic issues. The students show
themselves to be we'll posted, as
they have had recourse to a world
OF information from newspapers
and magazines. and have secured
data at first hand from communities
The Greeley tribune., 1911-12-07
DANGER IN DELAY
Kidney Diseases are Too Dangerous
for Greeley People to Neglect

The great danger of kidney
troubles is that they get firm hold
before the sufferer recognizes them.
Health is gradually undermined.
Backache, headache. nervousness.
lameness, soreness, lumbago, uri-
nary troubles. dropsy. gravel and
Bright's disease follow In merciless
succession. Don't neglect your kid
neys. Help the kidneys with re-
liable and safe remedy, Doan's Kid
ney Pills, which has cured people
right here in Greeley.
]. w Martin, Route 2. Greeley.
Colo, says: ~ suffered from pains
through the small of my back and
had spells of dizziness. Too fire.
ouent passages OF the kidney secre-
tions also annoyed me. Since be-
gan using Doan's Kidney Pills there
has been a great improvement. The
backache and other annoyances
have left and my kidneys are now
normal. gladly recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by Ill dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-M -Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take NO other.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-12-07
DEFFKE LOSES
IN MULE SUIT

In the county court Wednesday
afternoon Judge Bradfield handed
down a decision in the case of the
Phillips Eaton Mercantile company
vs.. G. w. Deffke, finding for the,
plaintiff in the sum of $3.50.
The case was somewhat compile
Gated. From the evidence submit
ted 1t seems that a tenant of Den-
ke's, by name of AL Tennessee. be-
coming disheartened by crop condi-
tions, pulled up and left the farm.
He also left q lot of debts. scattered
among a number of creditors. and
his assets consisted OF q span Of
mules, among other things. which
were claimed by Deffke under q
contract Of purchase. Other credi-
tors swooped down with attachment
suits. and the decision as rendered
leaves Mr.. Deffke the loser.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-12-07
I started to run him down to save

I started to run him down to save
ammunition, but it did not seem
mortally hurt, for the bunny turn
ed, like Mark Twain's coyote, said
good bye" and was only streak
on the horizon. :.
A day or two after my arrival
went to work in the Tribune office.
and on that morning Ralph Meek
er came in and asked me to write
, direction on a card that he might
tack it on to a trunk, the name he
gave me being Miss Mary Maltby,
Cheyenne, Wyo.," and he also re
quested me to watch for the smoke
of the train from Denver on It's
way north. After reporting, Ralph
got behind an umbrella and scudded
for the train. and we did not see
him again for nearly two years.
You see he did not have his atbi
in working order.
or the office force at the first
publication l was the only one who
had had previous experience IN
manipulating an old fashioned
Washington hand press, with Its ny,
tympan and bed plate to handle. In
in my apprenticeship days. and
take from the press a token"
(24O) sheets At the time the first
copy of the paper was printed there
were in the office besides the en-
ployes and Mr.. Meeker, Messrs. ].
c. Shattuck, E. 8. Nettleton. H. T.
West, John Sanborn. Gather of B.
d. and q Mr.. Post, later killed with
Mr.. Meeker in the White River
massacre. or these Mr.. Shattuck
and Mr.. West are living, the only
ones 30 far as / know other than
myself. We printed 1900 copies OF
that first issue, and as I pulled the
lever of that old machine. taking
OF copy after copy. / recollect Mr..
Meeker saying to one Of the others.
1.-The boy knows how. The regular
edition was between seven and eight
hundred copies.
A few weeks after the establish
ment Of the paper, Mr.. Nettleton.
who as all the old timers remem-
ber. was a civil engineer. took a
level Of the press bed above sea
level, and I am sure II you look at
the head OF the editorial column
about four or FIVE weeks after the
rrst issue. you will find 1t shown
there.
Mr.. Meeker was or an irritable
nature at times, but with most
kindly heart, devoted to his chill
dren. and especially to his youngest
dauehter. Josephine. who. ! now
recall WAS also working In the OF
ace at that earlv date. and nv no
means deficient in humor. He could
not bear to have any one smoke IN
the room where he was writing. but
ne could execute circle OF to-
hacco tuice about the coal scuttle.
not being as sure a shot rs the ma
tives % Kentucky are reunited to ne
able 10 knock the eve ont ~ nv
NJ twenty FEET. IN writing he never
".ed the wo~d ""e~~" "rd " v""
W.T., ioct ove- h'- "a'toris's ' DON'T
thirk vou win end that word. "r,
The Greeley tribune., 1911-12-07

And behold, there came to the
great County of Weld. two lean
years; yea, verify, three of them.
And there were many in those times
VINO were pressed for money. And
they came unto the Bankers, and
said:
I'VE know not what to do, and
we cannot pay unto you our notes.
Nay, not even can we pay the in
terest And behold. our families
and little ones even have needs that
we cannot care for"
And some sold their autos. and
did walk, as in early days And
great distress came to many.
Then said some of the wise ones,
LET us change our methods of
farming, and give over trying to
raise so many potatoes on these
farms of ours. Even let us do as
our kinsmen at Fort Lupton do, for.
behold, they wax rich, and their
banks are full of silver and gold,
and the people do prosper. For
they are wise people, even beyond
their generation. They have built
for themselves silos, and they raise
much silo corn, and have bought
them cows. And also have they
raised much sugar beets, and fed
cattle and sheep with them. and
with silage, and behold. are they not
more prosperous than We? Come,
let us do likewise, that we go not
broke and be not obliged to flee the
country in the night time"
SO they called a great meeting,
at the beginning of the first month,
which is called January, and did
have many learned men who were
wise in their time. to talk to the
people; and they did discuss the
earnestly. and 1t seemed to
strike the multitude favorablv. and
they said: Even so. I will go
haul me gravel, and I will plant
silo corn, and behold, when the
summer cometh will I build me a
silo" And some said: "Yea, so will
I do, and I will milk me cows, and
raise me pigs, and surely I will
make money and pay my debts and
provide for my family, and have
much coin besides"
And others said: May; I too.
will build a silo and raise silo corn,
The Greeley tribune., 1911-12-07
MRS. SThCKPOLE HAS
HER 1O2ND BIRTHDAY

Mrs. G. d. Horne has received a
notice of the celebration OF the
1O2nd birthday of her aunt, Mrs.
Mary Stackpole, which was held
November IA at the home OF her
laughter, Mrs. John Wiggin, IN
Wolfeboro, N. H. Last year on the
birthday OF Mrs Stackpole large
reception was given in her honor
and she assisted in receiving ana
serving the many guests. Mrs.
Stackpole works without glasses
and does beautiful embroidery. MRS.
Horne has some pieces which were
done by Mrs. Stackpole after her
Tooth birthday. which any young
girl might be proud to claim as ner
work. Mrs. Stackpole lives with
her daughter who is "a years OF
ago.
She received many calls and tok-
ems Of remembrance on her birth
day and is said to retain her
strength and faculties to WONDER
ful degree. She leads a busy iite
and IL said to be more active than
many women Of half her years.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-12-07
Greeley, Colo

not mistaken, the only other
country paper published in the state
other than those above mentioned.
Weld county at that time, and for
many years afterward, comprised
all of that territory now included
in the counties of Morgan, Logan,
Sedgkick, Phillips and the north
ern halves of Washington and
Yuma,
Mr. Edwin ]. Carver, whose
mensry, sent me to Chicago to buy
the Tribune's first power press. and
also tobbers for commercial work.
From the fall of 1877 I was fore
man of the office until 1880, and
again in 1888. finally severing my
connection with the paper in March,
1854.
Nathan C. Meeker, was, as all
know, man of the strictest IN
tegrity of purpose, and | ever held
him in the highest regard. and that
he had some confidence in me has
always been pleasant remem-
brance I have had to deal with many
PERSONS in business way in my lie
OF nearly siXty-one years, and | nave
never known more honoraple OF
COnscientious character than the
first editor of the Tribune, and the
memory of him will last throughout
life
Ii has been my pleasure to be at
the birth of four newspapers, one
of which l owned and conducted for
years, but none of them seem to me
to have been the forerunner OF so
much that helped to attain such
great and lasting benefits for Its
section of the state. as did that
small news sheet. the Greeley Trib-
une. and I have for 1t fatherly
ceiling and and pride in It's
growth and the growth of the
section of the statee that has
much to be thankful for in the
good that was predicted to come
for 1t by the Tribune and Its grand
old editor, Nathan C. Meeker.
l.. c. BAKER.
Fort Morgan, Colo, Dec. 1, 1911.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-12-07
| ABOUT
|NN|vERSARY

eeley Tribune:
Qeie printed on the ami
We Of the forty-iirst pub
!he Greeley Tribune, by
an-law, J, Max Clark, Of
vent me a copy, aroused
aoFles OF the early days of
OF the early pioneers
events, and it occurred to
you might not take 1t
loo' went into the remi-
'lae for a bit.
~ IN his article. says that
ioreman, which was not
a. A Mr., Reeves was the
sls .ne other employees other
sn M being Mr.. Morris,
, o.a timers will remem-
a,s young man whose name
.Sw .p recall. l was at that
i 'aaa IAN" twenty years OF age.
went to Greeley Fred
~. not the plutocrat that
y .0 oecome, but was clerk
M arug store of Fitch
.I s1 shoveling mail through
uellVery window Gland
nu Judge shattuck were In
panIs' panI In that year DR..
sank yanked my first tooth
krv ing ,,. days Of my mother.
a was was the same as now.
d dAindly, full of stories of
v..ss Ways Ed Durham tink-
\ |aaenes ,ha as now and blew
| ia ne ts band, not much of a
knrosa snah now. Joe MURRAY
ana I' business with a pair
hooIu u taught a us boys at a
man GOOD old Joe, what
TIM l have Of him in
season of 1901, and
I ,saa that It was on November
Ildrsr. Mrs, Clark. her two
he h,a ni,. and myself. first sci
denn,e p,e or ties that answer
BET po. VI at the east end o.
sbs anu l recollect that my
lakadra made a swift glance
"Ob ObIess OF things, ex-
either LORD and not rever-
3 Isr; SssS My brother. Ab-
aineG met us at the train
was In a side whisper
4 Of - , uhayoidably detained
eterm;nt a trial going on that
lrnInn lin,lne the RESPONSIBILITY
Of s ths OF a building ON the
Fri,, Ie town, the proprietor
dlspo,nn.,N ,n Niemeyer, was ac-
, hu,islns shakns drinks stronger
how wakes. X. I have since
,ooo o0S 1 IT was that out Of =
on ON pol. population the whole
every ou,a un have alibis for
y e,orys one for that sundsv
!, The neyt H.. n,
d Ju, ,iroa rabbit hunting, and
tally leu u., at a tack. smr-
lers rounding him, a.
''ned to be broken.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-12-07
Celebrations At Lupton

Fort Lupton. Dec. 1.-Thanksgiv-
ing day passed quietly in Fort Lup-
ton with family gatherings and re-
unions. The union church service IN
the morning was held at the Metho,
dist church. In the evening 60:
ave q dance in the armory wnicn
was largely attended.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-12-07

Mrs. Charles Strong of Pleasant
Valley has been left quite an estate-
by the death of her father. w. M.
Tidwell, which occurred few
weeks ago at Springfield. Mo. Mrs.
Strong was called to Springfield by
her fathers fatal illness and has
just returned to Greeley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-01
OAR. COMMISSIONED
To Be Received by President and Mrs
Taft at White House.

Washington, April 1.-The CONT
mental congress of the d. A. r., which
meets here April II to p. will be for
mally received by the president and
Mrs. Taft at the White House Wednes-
day afternoon. April 10, and, along
with other members of the organiza-
ton and Sons of the American Revo-
luton, by Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. presi-
dent-general of the d. A r.. on Mon
day, April II.
In announcing these functions, the
program committee today added that
Saturday evening. April ., the Memo
rial Continental hall will be open for
inspection by the Daughters and their
friends; that the bishop of Washington
has invited them to attend the Sunday
afternoon Easter service and that
Tuesday evening, April Is, has been
reserved for the meetings of the state
delegations. Upwards of 1900 dele
gates are expected at the congress-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-01
NEW BRIDGE Is OPENED.
Steel Structure Across Republican
River Is Completed.

Concordia, April 1.-The new bridge
across the Republican river was open
ed yesterday for the first time This
bridge was washed out by the flood of
1903 and has closed the territory from
Concordia from the north. 1t is a steel
structure 682 feet in length making it
one of the longest in this section of the
state. The opening of this bridge will
give Concordia a better hold on the
trade territory north and west of here.
In the final completion and grading
of the roads and approaches to the
bridge 48 farmers with their teams
were hard at work all day completing
the plans. This is climax of a long
fight through the supreme court which
allowed the county to move an old
bridge and replace it with a new and
better one nearer the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-01
CURTAIN IS RUNG DOWN,
No More Will Be Heard of the Pam
anna Libel Suit.

Washington, April 1.-The curtain
has been rung down on the celebrated
Panama libel suits against the Press
Publishing company proprietor of the
New York World and Delavan Smith,
publisher of the Indianapolis News,
when United States Attorney Wilson
requested permission of Justice Wright
in criminal court No. 1 to enter a noIIe
pros. The United States supreme
court had decided the cases in favor
of the defendant. The indictments
nolle pressed today charged that the
newspapers libelled President Taft,
former President Roosevelt, Charles
P. Taft and William n. Cromwell.
when they published a statement that
in the purchase of the Panama canal
$40,000,000 had been made by the
syndicate which bought it from the
French owners and transferred the
property to the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-01
Bible STUDY XIV.

Text Ezekiel 33-4S. Memory verse
selected. A review from the book of
Ezekiel.
1. Who was Ezekiel?
2. Where did he belong?
8. OF what family was he?
4. When was he taken captive?
5. To whose influence do his pro-
phecies witness?
6. What was his call and commits
sion?
z. Where was his home? How could
he know jeremiah?
8. What picture does he give us of
the exiles?
9. To whom did he feel he was sent
10. How do we know there were false
prophets it'll the exiles?
IL. What to Ezekiel was the nature
of the prophets calling?
H. Name some oft repeated phrases.
13. What particularly characterizes
the Book of Ezekiel?
Ia. How do we get Ezekiel's concep-
ton of Jehovah?
15 What is the one thought for the
whole vision in chaper One?
16. What does the thought -four
fold' symbolic?
II. What do the eyes declare?
IS. The throne on which the man
sat?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-01
IMPROVEMENTS IN CoNCoRDIA.
Concrete Crossings, Plans for Union
Depot and New Lighting System.

Concordia, April 1.-Concordia is
making some decided improvements in
the streets at this time Under the
personal supervision of Mayor Kenneth
concrete crossings are being put in on
the main streets to a grade that will
soon mean paving. There is also a
plan under way to secure union
depot of the four lines that enter the
city. At present all the depots are
within = block of each other and
union depot will be one of the aims of
the city in the next few years. One
improvement that will be installed by
May first is a new and complete light
ing system for the city. Every street
intersection III the city will have
light after that date of an all night
service. The electric light company is
now working in the wiring and this
will make Concordia one of the best
lighted cities in Kansas. The electric
light company is also constructing an
up town plant at a cost of nearly $50,
600 which will be one of the best in
the state. Power is already furnished
by this plant to Jamestown, Glasco and
MiltOnville and Mankato is on the list
to be the next subscriber.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-01
LAW REACHES HIM
Richmond Tucker Is Arrested
in st. Louis.
Escaped From the Kansas State
Reform School.
EVE OF HIS MARRIAGE.
Hopes for Pardon From Gov.
Stubs.
Sent From Olathe Three Years
Ago.
EVE OF HIS MARRIAGE.

ST. Louis, April 1.-The long and
strong arm of the law has overtaker
1lchmond Tucker, 10 years old, who
Is held at police headquarters on 2
charge OF escaping from the Kansas
reform school, and his statement thai
he and Miss Alice Yonkers, of East ST
Louis, are engaged to be. married next
month is unavailing to gain his free
oom. There Is a reward of $25 for his
capture
Tucker is the son of Beverly G. Tuck
er, an engineer of 3195A Park avenue
With boys natural love of adventure
he ran away from home September 12
1903.
Trusty Leaves Gate Open.
Walking and beating his way on
trains. he arrived at Olathe, Kan, al
most exhausted and without money.
There he fell in with two older boys,
who also had run away from home.
He says they were almost starved when
they broke into a candy store one night
and carried away several boxes of can
dy and Sc in cash.
They were captured and on their plea
of guilty sentenced to serve an indie
terminate sentence of one to five years
in the refrom school.
Tucker says they had been there only
a short time when a trusty struck one
of the guards over the head, Knocking
him unconscious, and escaped, leaving
the gate open. Tucker could not resist
Inc temptation TO walk TO freedom
through the open gate.
Fine Record for Industry.
He returned to St. Louis and told his
father what had happened. The father
advised him to hide his identity under
the assumed name. Richmond Burn
stead. He took the boy to East st.
Louis and obtained a position for him
in the shops of the Illinois Central
railroad.
Richmond has been working there
ever since with a fine record for in
dustry and reliability. 1t was his Gus
tom to visit his parents in st. Louis
every Saturday night and remain with
them over Sunday.
He had a room at 204 Main street, in
East St. Louis. Miss Alice Yonkers
lived in the same neighborhood. They
fell in love with each other. he says,
and their engagement recently was an
nOunced. She did not know that he
was using an assumed name.
Retains Congressman Dyer.
Last Saturday night he came to st.
Louis as usual to visit his parents. He
was returning to East ST. Louis Sun
day night when he was stopped at
Compton and Park avenues by Special
Policemen Burke and Stanton, who rec
ognized him from the circular sent out
hoy the Kansas reform school. He adj
mitted his identity and was taken to
the I,aclede avenue station.
He has retained Congressman L. c.
Dyer to defend him and says that if
sufficient number of persons show an
interest in his case he believes the gov
ernor Of Kansas will pardon or parole
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-01
SURRENDER STATE LICENSE.
Five Principal Elevators in X. G.
Kan, Become Private Concerns.

Kansas City. April 1.-The five prin-
cipal grain elevators in Kansas City,
Kan, yesterday surrendered their state
licenses granted in Kansas and an
nounced that they would hereafter be
operated as private elevators, so far as
the Kansas state laws were concerned.
They will refuse to permit state en-
ployees of Kansas to enter the eleva-
tors for the purpose of inspecting and
weighing their grain. Instead official
samplers of the Kansas City board of
trade will daily visit the railroad yards
and get samples of the grain that ar
rives; the grain will then be sold on
the basis of the samples without any
grading.
The action by the operators OF the
elevators follows a declaration made
by them that the fees for inspecting
and weighing grain in Kansas are eX-
cessive and that the inspection depart
nent has certain arbitrary rules.