100 Years Ago: Lack of crime prompts worry that Greeley night officers are becoming lazy
By Mike Peters
For The Tribune
December 2, 2018
https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/...becoming-lazy/
100 years ago from the pages of the Greeley Tribune-Republican newspaper for the second week of December 1918.
Professors at the Colorado State Agricultural College in Fort Collins have warned milk drinkers across the state that some milks are being tainted by bacteria. They said you shouldn't drink milk that has changed to the colors of red, blue, yellow or brown.
Two young boys who were caught in a fight in downtown Greeley this week were taken into the police department, given a stern lecture, and then released.
There has been so little crime on Greeley streets lately, that the night police officers are appearing to become lazy.
If women want to succeed in life, it's necessary for them to marry and raise children. The best years of the mind come after the children have been raised.
Even though the Great War (WWI) has ended, don't expect many Weld County soldiers to return home for at least a year. The 40th Division, which is comprised of Colorado and Weld County men, has been named as the Army of Occupation.
Complaints of shooting have been coming from the Glenmere Park area. It has been found that older boys are bringing their handguns to skate, and are shooting the ice as they skim over the lake. Police will be at the lake to convince the youths that guns are to be used in other parts of town.
Many village blacksmiths across Weld County have been laying down their hammers and anvils and changed their shop to an auto repair shop. There are many more autos to be repaired now than horses to be shoed....
...A large number of shoes, gloves, coats and blankets were found hidden inside a haystack in Eaton. The sheriff watched the stack for a couple of days and saw a man come up and begin raking through the hay. He was arrested. The items were traced to some thefts in Denver, and the man was taken to jail there by a Denver officer.
Two soldiers returning home, one bound for Greeley, were arrested near Ogden, Utah, for assault on a train porter. However, it was later learned the two soldiers beat the porter in poker, and instead of paying his losses, he falsely charged them both with assault. Both men were released and porter charged with false arrest.
— "100 Years Ago" is taken from the original pages of The Greeley Tribune, the Weld County Republican and, when they merged, the Greeley Tribune-Republican. Questions or comments may be sent to mpeters26@comcast.net.