A New Style of Farming and Valley Trade Conflicts
A correspondent questions a claimed blunder in settling the valley and notes raw Colorado corn faces competition from Kansas and Nebraska. Railroads offer cut rates, depressing prices as local merchants report no extra freight gains. The piece argues farmers gain by turning grain into meat, boosting returns, and stresses eastern demand for flesh over raw grain.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Mississippi
Snow Adds to Farmers’ Planned Cropping Across Town
Last Friday night snow fell for 36 hours totaling nearly twenty inches. Farmers plan large sowing of wheat, potatoes, and corn with some 1,000 acres in wheat. Price will cultivate 75 acres solo, Baker 225 acres, Max Clark 120 acres, averaging over 100 acres per farmer. They aim for diverse crops and more hogs and dairy cows. The article also notes Senate rejection of Dana as English minister over piracy claims, liquor-deed disputes in Colorado Springs, a cooperative Grange farming experiment, mining investments, and a new socialist paper in Oneida.
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Mr. Price
Baker
Max Clark
Greeley
Arthur Clark
Grange
Corona
Platte
Halleck
Cheyenne
Denver Pacific
Childs
Wright & Campbell
Denver
Peyton
South Platte
Hitchcock County
Nebraska
Greeley Capital
Brownell
Centennial exhibit plans highlight Colorado silver wealth display
The Denver Tribune notes miners in Sunshine district pushing to showcase treasure vaults at the Centennial Exposition. It cites Flood & O'Brien’s $10,000,000 silver mass and details its immense size and weight. Pueblo storage space, regional exhibits, and local production are urged as candidates vie for prominence in the exhibit.
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Denver Tribune
Sunshine District
Colorado Department
Colorado
Denver
Golden
Greeley
Colorado Springs
Morrison
Messrs
Richmond
Main Street
Pueblo
Canyon
Fremont County
Milla
Georgetown
Colorado miners urge united display at Centennial Exposition
Prominent mine owners affirm live interest in fully representing Colorado at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. They plan to forward large ore shipments from Clear Creek and other districts to showcase the territory’s mineral wealth and attract capitalists, urging a spirit of rivalry and cooperation across counties.
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Clear Creek
Philadelphia
Colorado
Clear Creek County
Boulder County
Georgetown
San Juan
Calling Lights on Lotteries and Century Confusion
Letters to the editor criticize a local lottery for prize distribution and moral impact, noting legality and town licensing concerns. A second writer questions why the century is called the nineteenth, puzzled by ordinal naming and century numbering.
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Greeley Tribune
Greeley
Snow Depths Report Across Sierra After Heavy Winter
A Pacific slope traveler describes a crossing of the Sierra Nevada by train. Sacramento valley showed prosperity with lush cattle plains and blooming fields while Blue Canyon to Truckee hosted immense snow depths from four to twelve feet and gulches up to 100 feet deep. Snow gauges indicate a winter snowfall of 389 inches in Nevadas.
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Pacific Slope
Sacramento Valley
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Blue Canyon
Truckee
Gulches
Nevadas
Train Blasts Through Mountain Snow Blockade At Wells
Locomotives and a massive snow plow cleared the Wells Toano line after four days blocked by four to fifteen foot drifts. Seventeen engines aided by the plow broke the obstruction and moved trains to Ogden, showing trains can pass through even severe winter blockades. Farmers in Salt Lake Valley plowed as deep snows spread across the Wasatch Range and roofs show only their combs.
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Nevadas
Wells
Humboldt Mountains
San Francisco
Toano
Ogden
Salt Lake
Wasatch
Town officers elected and local district updates
The town elected its regular ticket with several opposition advocates appearing diluted by liquor. Names of elected officials include Town Trustees Joseph Moore W F Thompson B W right J Leavy E J Carver Town Clerk L Van Gehren Constable B F Marsh Street Supervisor Samuel Graham. The rest notes school reopens after vacation and a new schoolhouse near Corona road.
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Joseph Moore
W. F. Thompson
B. Wright
J. Leavy
E. J. Carver
L. van Gehren
B. F. Marsh
Samuel Graham
Centennial Tickets and Local Notices Mentioned
The item lists Centennial excursion tickets by the Chicago and North-Western Railway from May to October 1876 with two routes and uniform round trip rates. It also notes a death in Greeley, advertisements for sacred song collections, and various local notices including sales, services, and entertainment announcements.
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Chicago and North-Western Railway
Omaha
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Chicago and North-Western Railroad
W. P. Strexgert
Low prices drive cash sales at Monx & Tweateng and Satomon's
Cash buyers find choicest prints, spool cotton, and ladies shoes priced to clear. A. Z. Salomon advertises extensive stock including trunks and clothing while H. Borrronen offers seed wheat, lemons, and a growing plow inventory. Merchants urge immediate purchases to save at least ten percent with frequent stock refreshes.
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A. Z. Salomon
Salomon’s Low Prices Boost Appeal in Hard Times
A Z Salomon proclaims ten reasons for heavy price cuts across all goods. He advertises the largest stock bought direct, small profits for big sales, and a pledge not to be undersold. Customers are urged to compare prices, with everything warranted and a note that business is in dead earnest.
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Ile
Express Trains Denver to Kansas City With Through Tickets
Advertises the Kansas Pacific route from Denver to Kansas City with 11 AM departures and 4 15 PM arrivals, connecting to St Louis Chicago and other major points. Promotes Pullman Palace Cars and through tickets with baggage checks. Also urges travelers to choose the Chicago North Western route for fastest connections and comfort with detailed agent contacts.
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Denver
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Pullman’s Palace
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Gom
S. R. Arsne
D. F. Carmicnatl
Western Pass
Omaha
Iowa
Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Fulton
Yeu
Chicago — North-Western
United States
J. H. Movuntary
Western
Neb
W. H. Srexxerr
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Colorado Springs Company
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A. D. Maxwell
Taylor Brothers
Supreme Court of Colorado
Caribou
The
John H. Noyes
Oneida
N.Y
Centennial
Curaca
Home News
Tve
B. H. Eaton
Clara Adams
Capt. Adams
Revue de la Mode
Paris
Adams
March List
Clara F
B.C. Adams
D. F. Honpass
Ditson & Co
Hodges
Moody & Sankey
Mr. Hodges
Helen Nash
L. Percy Williams
Barnum Hall
Burnett
Mansfield's
Dr. Pierce
I. H. Paine
Boettchers
R. D. McLucas
Vermont
J. & Savnory
Colo
F. French
Maple St
Jackson Ave
Futner
A. W. Tyroff
Iruq
Law & Fever
Doe
Monx & Tweateng
Ladies We
Drees
Chil
Satomoy's
Thomas
Sharon Atkinson
A. Z. Satomon
I As
H. Borrronen’s
H. Boetcher
H. Bortrourn
A. Z. Salomon’s
A. Z. Saromon’s
H. Borriener
Monk & Mngatspr
Salomon
Kansas Pacific Railway
Pioneer
Beverley R. Keim
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