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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1884
Page
7
From Our Own Correspondent reports Eagle City, March 23 1884, booming with 2 500 to 5 000 population, new lumber mills, lodging houses and saloons rising, prices sky high, and hopes to make Eagle City the county seat while work and prospecting continue.
Sterling notes detail arrivals and moves, births, marriages, and job changes including E and Ebbs relocating to a ranch, Scott back from Denver, Knudson marrying Nora Christiansen, Mahoney leaving the UP shop, and Langdon filling in. The town votes against incorporation, hunts results, and a severe gale damages the round-house and stores. In Longmont, Susie Carr visits, Lt Keene leaves for duty, and bond elections and a baby show unfold.
The fourth annual Colorado Sunday School Association convention gathers in Colorado and New Mexico with delegates from affiliated churches and the regional Sunday schools. The event promotes religious education, unity, and program planning for the coming year.
The Denver Sunday School convention begins Tuesday May 6 at Central Presbyterian Church. Delegates travel with round trip tickets at a fifth of regular fare via rail. Denver hosts provide lodging for certified delegates upon advance notice to J Clark Jr. May 4 urged as a day of prayer for the event and Sunday School work.
A Greeley crowd contests a band practice in the Weld County Court House Grand Jury room. Petitioners led by Samuel Graham protest renting court spaces for private use, citing space limits and tax duties, urging the building be kept for county purposes only.
A well dressed band member was discovered in a shop surrounded by customers on a Tuesday. The speaker said the band may use the Opera House free of charge for practice, noting the Grand Jury room in the Court House is too small and the hall will be available.
The excursion party rode to Fort Russell while women observers toured fine residences along the city streets. They returned to Greeley by 9:35 after leaving Cheyenne at eight. Gratitude is offered to George Ady for the comfort of the party and to Hon. J. L. Brush, a favorite with the ladies, for the press group’s accommodations.
A four coach Colorado Cattle Growers' Association train carried prominent railroad officials and guests from Denver to Cheyenne for the Wyoming Live Stock Association’s opening session. Notables include George Ady and D. B. Keeler among 159 seats filled in the hall, with 75 new members proposed and heavy crowds at Inter Ocean Hotel.
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