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The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
tying Could Be Increased By
Twenty Millions Says Iona Expert

lon lots is a reason for short sup
ply. 1t is also a reason for the sale
Of milk which tests down to the
lowest possible legal average.
Dairy Commissioner Cochran has
endeavored to obtain an equitable
price for milk producers but has so
far been unable to do so. He
claims that his appropriation is not
sufficient to allow such efforts at
any great length. or the business
of dairying. Mr.. Cochran said:
Il have noticed the opening in
Colorado, at Fort Lupton and Johns
town, of two new condensers 1or
putting up pasteurized milk IN cans.
There has been surprising trade
in this line. While we nave l'ov'
milk dealers operating in COLORADO
cities, they do not seem to get the
milk for their trade. And the con
densed milk plants are able to pus
all they require for their beginning
trade. 49, eo
"Canned milk is used more by oo
per cent than a year ago Inns 10
because the city trade does not sNs
eatisfaction and the quality anu
price are barriers to the traae.
am going to put before the leeisia-
ture this next session bill 1or .he
complete revision of the dairy Jaws,
and make this office an educatiohai
office instead of police OF san.
tary dairy department as 1t now rs ,s,
mot long ago l had one OF 'ns
expert dairymen from the bureau ., %
avriculture at Washington come "
Colorado. He spent week loon
Ing over the field here to ascer.nln ,n
inst what was in the way OF .o,o
rado's dairy progress. HIS iaea |ar ,ar
that not enough Of the faslil'ies .pa
Sairying were utilized. rms is .ne
same opinion given by MT Barney
of Iowa. ,,as
I'VE held two or three mee''un' III,
.uong the farmers in Douglas
hart and Ell Paso counties anu anu
aroused much interest. pens..
alone ia far from being in a usees ..aas
condition 80 far as the MIN tier
" concerned. We are going al,ei
.ome legislation this winter " n.,
lii rive colorado n chance 10 s.s
into the butter and cheese ma mar rat tnat
~, ny tha world. I am satisfied Una, ma,
the department at Washinston ', VIZ
% u,v. ms every possible support
Denver Republican.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
HURT
IN RUNAWAY

Ault, Aug. 22.-Dragged in the
top of an overturned buggy by
runaway horse, William Dunaway,
an insurance man here, was pain
fully injured yesterday afternoon,
while his companion, John Camp
bell. was thrown clear of the car
riage and escaped.
The two men were driving seven
miles north of town in the farming
district with a livery horse and
carriage Their horse became fright
ened at a passing automobile and
plunged to one side of the road,
threw Campbell out, overturned the
buggy and imprisoned Dunaway in
its top. The latter was dragged at
rapid rate for quarter of mile,
until the top gave way and released
him. He was battered and bruised
about the head and body and was
unable to walk, but no bones were
broken.
A farmer living near where the
accident happened hitched up and
brought the men to Ault and car
ried Dunaway to a physician. The
buggy was wreck. 1t is said that
the horse has quite record as
runaway.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
BEET TOPPER
TO Be TESTED

LaSalle. Aug 24.-Within a few
days a beet topper made by Ameri-
can Beet Harvester company OF
Saginaw, Mich. will arrive here and
will be tested. This company is
working for the $4,000 prize offer
ed by the Great Western Sugar com
pany for successful beet topper.
1t is the claim of the harvester com
pany that the machine not only does
the work of topping but lifts and
piles the beets. Plates of the ma
chine were shown at the CONNER
cial club meeting last night and as
soon as the implement arrives the
club will turn out in body ana
watch the demonstration.
The Great Western Sugar com
pany has been working for number
of yearst secure a successful beet
topper that will solve the labor
question in Weld county. SeNera!
Weld county men have been work
ing on a machine but have never
made successful topper.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29

Lumber company. which has a num-
Der of yards in northern Colorado
and is doing the largest lumber
business in that section. In 1900
he was elected to represent Weld
county in the state senate and was
reelected in 1904. In 1909 he was
appointed state insurance commits
sioner by Governor Shafroth and
was re-appointed in 1911. which
position he is now holding. His
record in the state senate and as in
surance commissioner is one OF
which he has been justly proud and
he is running for congress upon his
past record. He is a Bryan-Wilson
democrat and he solicits the sup
port of all voters that agree with
him in those principles. If elected
to congress he pledges his best eff
forts to conserve the best interests
of Colorado. An additional con-
gressman at large has been appor-
TONED to Colorado and the voters
should take note of the fact that two
cor gressmen at large are to be Sc
.le< ed this fall instead of one as
M1sotofore, and Senator Clayton So
licits support as one of these &C
gressmen. believing that northern
Colorado should have representation
in congress.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
BEET GROWERS
PLAN TO MEET

LaSalle, Aug. 23.-Beet growers
in this district will attend the big
Beet Growers meeting, to be held
in. Denver September 6, in special
car. Among those who are plann-
ing to go are George Briggs, J. c.
Hicks, r. B. Carpenter. G. w. Nc
Murray, C. B. Norris and others.
Farmers here are expecting to sign
up beet contracts the coming season
Tor the new independent sugar fac
tory to be built here. LaSalle has
: 600 acres pledged to the new fac
tory and according to Ward Darley,
who 10 promoting the factory. with
tho farmers, financial matters are
under way toward building the fac
tory this fall. The beet crop Will
be bumper one and it is probable
that 5000 acres of beets will be
in the LaSalle territory next
season,
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
WINDSOR GRAIN
IS DOING WELL

Windsor, Aug. 23.-Threshins is
under way here with grain giving
an excellent yield in all parts OF the
district. By the end of the "eek
three fourths of the Windsor crop
will be threshed or in the slach,
Wheat is running all the way from
forty to fifty bushels to the acre
and oats is giving a yield OF lroin
fifty to seventy bushels to the acle,
John Smell on the Frank Harrlnston
farm took an average OF hHy-one
bushels Of oats per acre from ms
fields: Fred Cranes farm east
town gave yield of 20 bushels oa
oats per acre. George Kern n"s
threshed 1S40 bushels OF pare
with more to follow. Thresheis
started today on Mrs. Flora Law
farm where yields will be first-e,ass s,
beets are looking well, the as pea.
ever, in fact. Farmers are ush Sith
water on beets and potatoes Nmn VIVA
nlenty for all in the ditehes 'N'
reservoirs.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
DAYS"
SURELY MAKE
MOUTHS WATER
Paste Dates in Hats Is Rest WAY to
Keep Tab on all the Many
Good Times

Every citizen in Weld county
should draw circles around the dates
of Aug. 81, September 2. Septem-
ber IL and September 24-27, for
those are the dates when one of the
richest counties in the United States
will have on display its products.
Platteville will sweeten things up
with their pickles that are being
put up by the barrel full for the
crowd Lovers of good horses will
see some racing that will put Es-
pierre, the champion Weld county
horse. to shame. Already farmers
are going into their water melon
patches and humping the melons
to see il they will be at their prime
on the big day, August 81.
The richest section in the county,
Fort Lupton. where people do not
out the tomatoes September . by
the crate full. The canning factor
les will turn over hundreds of the
juicy vegetables to the committee
in charge of the day.
Although Biscuit Day will be
Erie's second celebration. the COM
mittees are working over time to
arrange a program that will sing
after all is over. The women on
the farms are. churning butter to
spread over the biscuits on Septem-
ber IL.
To top the county celebrations
the Weld County fair will be held
at Island Grove park September
24-27. Cases of exhibits from every
community in the county are being
prepared by committees to set forth
the resources of irrigated and dry
land sections.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29

A congressman at large from
northern Colorado would be 20
pleasing to most of the people In
this section that it looks very much
as though Senator w. l.. Clayton
will pull a large number of republi-
can votes. The well known Greeley
lite will come before the primaries
for the first time since Colorado has
been allowed an additional congress
man at large. Edward keating,
former Senator Patterson's man FRI
day. is also in the race from Pueblo,
where he recently purchased =
newspaper.
Senator Clayton goes into the race
equipped with all that a congres-
sional aspirant should have. He
needs no Introduction to Weld
county people and it is believed that
his high standing in his home
county will WELD influence through
out the entire state.
Senator Clayton was born In
Georgia in January. 1865. He re-
ceived his early education at Muir
freesboro, Tenn. and in January.
1855, when 20 years of age. he
came to Colorado, locating at Gree
ley, Weld county. He engaged in
the lumber business at that city and
is now president of the Clayton
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29

ofados farming interest could
lereased by upwards of
sV'VuV per annum by grasping
resent opportunities for pro-
8 the dAirying business, ac-
. TO the opinion OF w. r.
an Iowa expert connected
me dairy and food department
n state.
.n Greatly surprised that your
aas not encouraged the dairy
as and that your wide-awake
slnrists, who have made such
rAapie progress In other lines,
,aeeieeted the dairy business"
ar Barney. 1T is Q certainty
instead of your importing more
eo'ooo,ooo worth OF cheese
.eam annually you could. with
ehort, be sending four or five
'na' amount out Of the state"
!, :, barney. in company with
m chlttick, state chemist Of
were guests of Robert l..
y Eau' state dairy commissioner
'apltal Yesterday. They are
Il. ~ a DIT of investigation work
|"u the summer vacation and
|,an uearly the entire day with Mr.
Ens W. nave the best Of fields for
s |,,;s. 'ahds and the best of water
| es, 49, while the ranges Of this
mu m',, most adaptable to raising
\ INK stock" MIR. Barney de-
kieD, Colorado 10 deplorably
M IN the care and production
! " s,s ,or the ordinary trade. In
n Du other states Of the east
swan. he population justifies, a
n ''s,em of milk tests ID en-
Iinv IN ANY ANY dealer who cells milk
n ~ f,, ess than three psr cent
:. "a. IN is promptly arrested and
d me ,es.s of all dealers are pub
lm IhOn'hly h,a. in the papers. This
o, as a tendency towards the
n GOOD rich milk,
Nv n, rs not having its full
tbst MIX today because Of the
n. @ creameries pay Z higher
. viii, 'u,ler fat than the city
le.a,.' ' give for the milk. The
tand Price price for milk 10. l un-
,n M ,om ~ u to l6 cents per
. Dor Nc ~ same milk sslls for "a
nisa,ds gallon at retail. Dealers
low 'enen ne, In the trade. anu
'e paid for milk By gal
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
YOUTHFUL TRIO
SOLD BOOZE?

Ault. Aug. 24.-The youngest
alleged bootleggers ever arrested in
Weld county were taken into Gus
tody yesterday afternoon by Marshal
Sheetx charged with selling liquor
Without a license. They gave their
names az Sam Stockton. 20 years
old, Walter Foster, 81 years old
and Willie Craft, Is years old. They
all live In Greeley. They were ar
raigned in the justice court and
taken to Greeley last night.
The trio are said to have bought
whiskey in Denver. brought 1t to
AuN and made a good profit from
their sales.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29

Washington, Aug o3-"How the
public bears the burden of the tar
ill.," was illustrated in statement
by House Majority Leader Under
wood, reciting the record of the
present congress as follows:
"Under the present oppressive
tariff law the laboring man returns
at night from his toll, clad in a
wooden suit taxed 75 per cent. shoes
taxed l2 per cent. stockings and un-
derwear II per cent, cotton shirt
taxed SO per cent and WOODEN hat
and wooden gloves taxed 7S per
cent. He carries a dinner pail tax
ed AS per cent. and greets his wife
as she looks through window pane
taxed 81 per cent, with curtain
taxed As per cent.
After scraping his shoes on an
iron scraper taxed rs per cent he
lifts on a mat taxed 70 per cent. He
lifts the door latch taxed at As per
cent. steps on a carpet taxed 81 per
cent and kisses his wife. clad in
wooden dress taxed IS per cent. She
ia mending an umbrella taxed SO
per cent with thread taxed 80 per
cent.
House Is Taxed
1.-The house is made of brick tax
ed 25 per cent, and lumber taxed rs
per cent, with paint taxed 32 per
cent. Their wall paper Is taxed z6
per cent and plain furniture 35 per
cent. He hangs his hat on a steel
pin taxed 45 per cent. He uses soap
taxed 20 per cent, His looking
glass is taxed As per cent and he
combs his hair with q rubber comb
taxed 35 per cent.
"He proceeds to eat supper. which
was cooked on \ stove taxed 4e per
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
LASALLE
BOOSTING
HIGHWAY
CLUB ELECTS IT'S
NEW OFFICERS AND STARTS
BALL ROLLING ON NEEDED
IMPROVEMENTS

L.aSalle, Aug. 24.-The most en-
thusiastic meeting of the year of
the LaSalle Commercial club was
held last night when the main ques-
ton was the election of the officers
for the year of 1913. George Briggs
was elected president, j. A Behrens,
vice president; Charles McKenney,
secretary; X. B. Carpenter, treas
urer.
After taking the chair Mr.. Briggs
appointed committee OF Frank
DeMetz, James Stewart and Charles
McKenney to confer with the
county commissioners, Denver Mot
or club and the Greeley Motor club
for the purpose of interesting them
in the new auto road which Is be-
ing planned out of LaSalle, south to
Platteville, where it connects with
the main Denver road. The road
will shorten the distance from Gree
ley to Denver four miles. Other
roads in this vicinity will be repair
ed and resurfaced. 1t is expected
that the county commissioners will
do part of the work while the bal
ance of the financial support will
come from subscriptions. This road
will put LaSalle and Gilcrest on the
auto map from Cheyenne to Dem
yer.
Upon the invitation OF Ward Dar-
ley and j. A. Hicks. president Of the
Weld County Farmers Union, it was
decided to charter special car and
go to Denver September 6, to the
beet growers convention. the
farmers are greatly interested in
the independent sugar factory and
as the total acreage Of 5000 acres
has been secured the next step will
be to finance the undertaking.
The LaSalle Commercial club will
be represented at the National Irri-
CATION Congress in Salt Lake City
September 80 to October 3 by j. A.
Hicks and ]. NJ. cambridge. The
LaSalle club is entitled to two dele
gates and President Briggs made
the appointments today. The two
men will tell the irrigationists that
LaSalle is on the map and in turn
will report to the club what was
done at the congress.
The LaSalle club has a member
! ship of over so and it is the desire
of the club to make many needed
improvements in conditions this
coming year.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
Shows Hon the Tariff
Burden is Borne by Working Man

cent, for which his wife used pots
and kettles taxed As per cent. On
their tables is common crockery tax
ed 55 per cent, and cheap glass tum-
blers taxed As per cent.
The sugar he puts in his tea is
taxed 54 per cent, which he stirs
with a spoon taxed so per cent
His meal is a frugal one, because the
cost of living is high.
He uses a knife and fork taxed
As per cent in eating salt fish taxed
10 per cent. bread 20 per cent, po-
tatoes % per cent, salt 33 per cent,
butter "a per cent and rice SO per
cent He proceeds to read a book
taxed 25 per cent and at the close
ed bed taxed As per cent, with
taxed 40 per cent, wooden blankets
taxed As per cent and a cotton
spread AS per cent.
Medicine Taxed, Too
HE is taken i'll and the doctor
prescribes medicine taxed 25 per
cent. which being ineffective, he
passes from his active sphere of life
and his remains are deposited in q
coffin taxed 35 per cent, which is
conveyed to a cemetery in wagon
taxed 35 per cent. deposited in its
last resting place in mother earth
and the grave filled in by use of q
spade taxed 45 per cent, while over
his grave is raised . monument tax
ed SO per cent"
Underwood reviewed in detail ana
at great. length the legislation pass-
ed by the democratic house, accus-
ing the republicans of "breaking
faith" in tariff legislation and OF
misconduct, extravagance and
greed in their general policy"
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
" show AT
b1ATE EXHIBIT

.,ate fair directors have an
the judges and prizes for
kual baby show to be held in
Fan with the state fair.
|Till be three prizes this year
babies. The smallest baby
4 months old will receive IS
The latest baby not over
Iths of age will receive IS in
d the prettiest baby not over
Sths of age will receive IS in
babies will be judged Friday
bon. September 20. In front
grand stand at the state fair
b.
rs from all parts of the state
Irble for entry and 1t is oe-
bal parents bring their babies
\ fair and enter them in the
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
|GEDY.
EVlERTED
| BY HARE
rn JACK RABBIT UP
~r STRUCK BY STREET
woToRNiAN. CONDUCT
m HARE IN MxUP

r,r.rds. street car conduct
-, motorman, w. NJ. Dar-
"a u'' an amusing experience
- .sn On Normal hill on
'rsnue uu Wednesday evening,
..cr rabbit was struck,
,,sb ,s ir the air and then
.,isht nlsl in the front window
,,s hsad OF the motorman and
n ,be middle of the car. Mr..
Wr , paringer and the rab-
ID I a surprised trio. The
ss ss INJURED. but not killed.
AS heen suggested by the
conductors that Mayor
orect signs on the outskirts
tor Jack rabbits to beware
..sa, .0a cars. On the last runs
we w in the evening along the
: ' south sides of the circle
knits are frequently encount-
4 a number have met violent
|.hen they have insisted up
~ down the middle Of the
front of the cars.
..;d that the rabbits are at
,N M the light and will run
N front OF an auto or a
L,r - so long as the way is
iohf
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
Evans Roy = Magnate

Evans, Aug. 23.-William Fash
baukh, born and reared in Evans.
now one of the foremost officials OF
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, with headquarters in New
York City. is here in his special car
visiting his mother and his sister
Miss Carrie. His father was station
agent and telegraph operator IN
Evans for over 35 years and under
him Will learned to manipulate the
key. He was promoted to Den
yer and kept advancing.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
ION GIRLS
SUCCESS

bn, Aug. 24.-Although there
enpetition in the town Thurs
ght between a negro minstrel
and the play, Aunt Heiress,"
by the girls of Mrs. C. w.
PMS Sunday school class. the
drew the larger crowd and re-
over s25. The Congregation
|urch is being remodeled and
bis to raise money with which
y doors for the church gave
|hy. There were eleven girls
cast.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
N.,. Manager ON Job

,,,,,a,or Aur 23.-H. Hard OF
% ~n,,;rs has been appointed as
for' o ~ tho Northern Colorado
nah n,onv and took his place
rbursday. Mr.. O'Donneii'
former manager. has gone 10 -
,ond and will act as travelling sae'
man for the company.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-29
0ka Very III

Platteville, Aug. 23.-The three
year old son OF A. T. Lycan. man
ager Of the Cheyenne creamery here,
is very Ill with stomach trouble and
1t 10 feared that he will not re-
cover.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-02-23
CONTINUED on page s.)
WILL uO, TO HATToN TOMORROW
!. WHERE THEY VIII ENTER THE
sEm-FINAL MATCH.

3
:, The local high school debating team
leaves tomorrow morning for Hatton
where they will meet the team from
that: city in the semi-inal debate which
is the last to take place before the
match at Grand Forks in the spring
for the state honors.
The same subject, sResolved that
North Dakota should adopt the same
workingman' insurance as that o.
Wisconsin," will be debated there
The local team consists Of Miss Alice
Daeley, Albert Jaqua and John Smith
Miss Flagg, one Of the high school
teachers who has taken an active part
in training the local team will az
company them.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-02-23

WEEK OF ENGINE pEMoNsrRA.
TON MAK1Na A RECORD FOR,
!. THE SALE: or COMMODITY.

With the many farmers and mechan-.
les I'M the city who are interested in
the, work Of farming with gas tractors,
the several dealers are making record
sales for their various companies in
this territory.
There are approximately more than
200 men from over the Lake Region in;
the city this week with the express
purpose Of examining the different
makes Of engines with view to learn
ing more about them and mary with
the intention Of buying.
i There are three or four distributing
houses in Devils Lahe and al arc re.
PORTING sales Of their gas and kerosene
turning tractors tc farmers who mend
1s;rg the machine instead OF horses
for farming, which will mean morc land
cultivated this year than ever before.
]aking the fg,ires Of what one on
g;1:- can be made - p'ow in Gle '!ay.
TIE immense am,u'' being Put out this
week together wi, those in use will
m:an thousands &c arr:a of Lake R''
s;or soil that W Il be turned over hy
t.. use Of tra ,t,,ls
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-02-23
THE CHARTER0F DEMOCRACY |SSUB-
JECT SE[ECTEDBY THE0, ROOSEVELT IN :
H|SSPEECH DEUVEREDAT COLUMBUS
FORMER EXECUTIVE DECLARES
ALPHABETICALLY THAT !.MEEI-
CANS ARE FIT TO GOVERN
THEMsELvEs-FAvoRs REGU-
LAT1ON OF THE TRUSTS.

Columbus, Feb. 22.-Theodore Roose-
welt enunciated what will be construed
as his presidential platform here yester-
day in an address to the fourth Ohio
constitutional convention.
Choosing for his topic ga Charter
of Democracy the colonel expounded
his views on governmental problems in
his characteristic vigorous fashion.
Early in his remarks he aligned himself
squarely with the Progressives, and he
took direct issue with President Taft's
dccia1 alton in his recent New Yori;
speech that all the American people
are not fitted for popular government.
The colonel championed the initiative
and referendum, and the recall sui jeet
direct election Of United States sena-
tors, gave his definition of the true
Progressive and what the movement
In emphatic language he championed
the rights of the people as being above
those of courts, and asserted that they
have the right to recall decisions which
attempt to lay down what the people
can or cannot. do, it they think such
decisions are wrong. ~ & =
Greeted With Cheers. 8,
Upon entering the state house the
former President was greeted by cheers
and applause from the crowd that FILL
ed the rotunda Of the capital. As he
entered the convention hall and took
his place in the speakers chair. there
was moro applause. ~. i, -s--,.~
Tn introducing Mr. .Raassalalt the
preaident Of the; constitutional conven
ton, Hert Bigelow Of Cincinnati, re
|ferred. TO the exp President as a mai
whose face is '!more familiar than th'
/ face Of the man in the moon. - !.
/ MI. Roosevelt said:
- u
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-02-23
: -. Continued on page 5.)
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CHICAGO. STORE. ].
Gets | NEW front | !! !: | |
MODERN PLATE GLASS WINDOWS
AND DOORS ARE REPLACING
THE OLD ENTRANCE.

s. Local contractors started today to
tear out the old front from the Chieago
clothing store and will replace it with a
new one. The alterations will take
several days.
Proprietor Glickson is having work
done in his store room, which, when
completed, will give him one of the
most attractive stores in the city. The
old frotn is being torn out today and
will be replaced by modern large
plate front.
The interior Of the store will also be
remodelled in such manner as to give
hin some much needed room, as his
business is growing too fast for the
present capacity.