100 Years Ago: Coyote hunters strike out Tuesday night
By Mike Peters
Published: January 30, 2021 At 7:42 P.M. | Updated: January 30, 2021 at 7:43 p.m.
100 Years Ago: Coyote hunters strike out Tuesday night – Greeley Tribune
100 Years Ago, for the first week of February, 1921, from the pages of the Greeley Tribune-Republican newspaper:
A foot of snow in Greeley shut down the streetcar traffic and held back on the number of shoppers in the downtown area. Because of Greeley's dry climate, the snow was badly needed.
In Platteville, the Women's Christian Temperance Union meeting will be held this week. They are expecting a large crowd because of all the citizens who want to make sure Weld County is sober.
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Two young ex-servicemen who were caught stealing auto parts from a local farmer were found guilty of petty larceny and fined $100 each. The judge told the boys that because they served in the war, the jury felt obligated to find them guilty of petty larceny and not grand larceny.
Kitchen Cleaning Tip:
To remove grease from wallpaper, use a gasoline-soaked cloth and soak the wallpaper for several minutes.
At the Igo Ranch east of Greeley near the cemetery, dogs attacked a flock of sheep during the night and killed 110 of them. The dead sheep were hauled off to the rendering plant. One farmer said he saw a pack of 15 wild dogs harassing another flock of sheep east of Greeley.
A young LaSalle farmer was being investigated for kidnapping a 16-year-old girl from the Greeley train station. She was about to catch a train and move to Wisconsin. However, it has been learned that she willingly went with him, and the young couple will be married this week.
A Gilcrest man was found guilty of attempted dueling and fined $1,000 in county courts this week. He challenged another man to meet him on the railroad tracks near Gilcrest and "fight to the death" with guns or knives. The duel never took place.
A local preacher has said that widows usually re-marry after the death of their husband, "not necessarily because they love a new man, but just to prove they can marry again."
A group of coyote hunters, determined to rid the county of many of the wild creatures failed to shoot any Tuesday night. They came straggling through Sligo late at night, completely worn out. All sorts of excuses were given for not finding any coyotes.
— 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 mrpeters26@comcast.net.