Why Not Arthur Represent Colorado at the Chicago Convention
The Colorado press calls for Arthur representation at the Chicago Convention. A Leadville miner recites a dream in which Arthur speaks of serving the country well and seeks a fair chance to be elected. The Greeley Tribune agrees Arthur has governed well and deserves Colorado representation. The note also recalls a Willard's hotel reshaping and a railroad workers pool benefiting from a company concession.
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Colorado scenes and mining notes highlight autumn hues
A reflective survey of Colorado art and industry notes Hartley’s hotel profits, Mansfield’s sunset painting, and the Saguache canyon. It mentions Mills Engraving adding a full foundry, Scribner’s illustrations, and a Denver editor decrying fraud as Arbor Day is proclaimed for April 26 with a call to plant trees.
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Grand Canyon
Arkansas
Saguache Range
Colorado
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Grant
Oil Strike Reported at Florence Sea Well No 2
A major strike occurred at Florence Sea Well No 2 when the drill passed the first oil strata Friday afternoon. Operations halted until midnight Saturday as the boiler was relaunched and two and a half barrels of pure oil, with no water, were produced in a short period. The drill now rests at 1,200 feet.
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Florence
Coking coal assay and regional rail expansion chatter
The Grand Junction News reports an assay of coking coal from Grand River done in Kansas City showing favorable results, comparing with Crested Butte coal. It also notes Bel ford's cattle tax bill and Denver Republican observations on the Greeley Salt Lake and Pacific Railroad equity and a North Park coal field prospect influencing rail extension, with Grand Lake as county seat discussions.
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Travelers survive snowbound trip by eating burro meat
Charles Wilson and two companions were caught in a snow storm on a Phoenix to Flagstaff journey. Delayed food ran out, forcing them to slaughter a burro and live on meat for several days. They reached Flagstaff on Saturday expressing relief at having a meal.
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Arizona
Capital stock increases filed for two railways
The Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railway and the Georgetown, Breckenridge and Leadville Railway filed notices with the Secretary of State showing capital stock raised to 2.5 million dollars. A Park County Bulletin report describes a prospector named Leiter, epileptic, seeking treatment at Glenwood hot springs. Lester reportedly entered a bathroom, was found parboiled to death in hot water, likely from a seizure.
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Park County Bulletin
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Weld Republicans Near Unanimous on Jim Freeman Nomination
The Weld party favors Jim Freeman as the party's choice with official confirmation to come at the Republican convention. Weather has moderated and court adjourned while Weld divorce docket remains undisturbed. Local residents show steady business sense though crime concerns persist.
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Town closes saloons after marshal appointment
All three town saloons shut Friday after Marshal Crawford was appointed. Saloonists may seek government licenses to sell by the quart, but if they do they face prosecution and potential beating. The new town board aims to halt liquor sales at drug stores except for medicinal and mechanical uses.
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Loveland
Prohibition fight and roller skate challenge headlined in dispatches
A Colorado Springs dispatch reports a united effort by the better class of citizens to end the saloon trade and close back rooms of drug stores. The Denver Republican notes A F Smith challenges Will D Ament to a roller skating contest for 100 to 500 dollars. Ament, known in Denver, once worked painting carriages in 1880 and was engaged to a Greeley woman. A storm incident recalls a man left without food after 50 miles from camp. he endured freezing, was found at Arnett's ranch, cared for by Dr Hall, and recovering in Sterling.
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Sterling
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Sterfing
Alliance Progress Report From Platteville Correspondent
From Our Own Correspondent in Platteville the Alliance shows bright prospects for a mill and improvements. Several hundred shares are subscribed as the wheat market rises. The Farmers' Independent Ditch Company finished the measuring flume and Mr McMillan will finish the dam soon. Farme rs expect a larger crop this season. Miss Lena Duncan is ill and Mr Raney remains ill.
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Evans Hosts Dramatic Readiness Amid Local Cheer
Platteville Lodge No. 2 of Good Temp will stage Ten Nights in a Bar Room at Evans on Wednesday evening. Mr. Nelson sold his coal bank to an Erie company. Weld county may see a boom due to a new county courthouse and artesian wells. George Howe reports heavy sheep losses from scale. he adds a 20 by 5 foot dipping trough and a 24 by 14 draining table for on the drive from Cheyenne to Denver.
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Cheyenne
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Pointes
Obituaries and incidents sweep the era in late news
Emmanuel Geibel the German poet dies. Rowland Walters Welsh poet dies in Vermont. Charles Schreiber Conservative MP dies at fifty eight. A boiler explode on a Lake Erie tug kills three. A West Point fire destroys a block. $200000 loss. Other items report protests, rail wreck, financial failures, and local floods.
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Hydeville
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Lyndman
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Louisiana
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Georgia
Riley Harrison
Tilsonburg
Ontario
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Poole
Georgia Minstrels to perform at Jackson's Opera House
The Georgia Minstrels will give a show at Jackson's Opera House on Wednesday evening April 8 charging 75 cents for all seats with no reservations. The group recently drew praise in Coe's Opera House and in New Haven and Stamford reviews for music and entertaining Ethiopian routines.
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Trenton Daily Emporium
Weld County Teachers’ Association Meeting Notice
The Executive Committee calls a meeting at the Court House in Greeley starting 7:30 PM Thursday April 17 with promises of State Superintendent and Superintendent McCreery attendance. Topics include pedagogy, classroom management, school ventilation, libraries, moral guidance, and illustrated lessons plus a Question Box, readings, and music. District officers urged to attend Friday.
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Greeley
McCreery
Larisher County
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