Irishman McDermot Survives Eight Days in Blizzard
McDermot, a 45 year old Irish shoemaker from Camp Robinson, was stranded near the Platte after leaving Red Cloud with Roycroft. He endured eight days of freezing weather, wolves, and hunger, aided by two loyal dogs. He was found by Baker's herders, treated with stimulants and eggs, and later had both legs amputated below the knees at the North Platte hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
McDermot
Gilbert
Roycroft
Red Cloud
Camp Robinson
Deati
Litle
Baker
McDermott
North Platte Bridge
Munn
Ireland
Co. C
14Th U. S. Infantry
Camp Carlin
Kansas City
Texas
Las Animas
Denver Letter recounts local leadership shifts and town growth
In Denver a transfer of the National Temperance Union presidency to J. E. Barnum is noted amid optimism for blue ribbon influence in politics. The column covers school prize readings, church reopenings, fire salvage in Golden, stock-raising cautions in Las Animas, and Alamosa’s claims as a developing railroad town with rapid growth and infrastructure milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dear Tribune
F. M. Ellis
National Temperance Union
Arapahoe County
J. E. Barnum
Denver High School
Y. Q. Charles
Wilbur F. Stone
J. C. Shattuck
Judge Stone
Mary O. Potter
Longfellow
Hiawatha
Carrie L. Howe
Denver
Watertown
Massachusetts
Colorado
Miss Howe
Emily Howe
Carrie
Ways of Providence
Lawrence St. M.E. Church
John R. Eads
First Baptist Church
Dr. Ellis
Golden
Jarvis Hall
Matthews
Bishop Spaulding
The
City Medical Association
H. A Lemen
8. Cole
J. J. McDonald
W. F. McClelland
W. E. Wilson
R. G. Buckingham
W. R. Whitehead
Dr. Carver
California
Archers
W. W. Pritch
J. O. Conner
C. Y. McClure
N. T. McClure
W. F. Robinson
E. L. Nickerson
E. E. Cowell
A. T. Wells
Board of Education
Court House
Blue Ribbon Committee
St. Louis
Chicago
Mney
U. S
Improvement of Cattle in Texas Promotes Purebred Crosses
A Texas cattle movement promotes crossing longhorns with purebred high-grade bulls from Kentucky Missouri Illinois and other states. Burns and Williamson counties in particular are cited as prime acclimation sites with ideal water and forage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
P. Cunningham
Kentucky
National Live Stock Journal
Burnet
Missonr
Williamarin County
Caruthers
Burnet County
Kansas City
Missouri
Williamson
Creat
Brazos
Colorado
Sant Gabriel
Great Cross Timbers
Honduras adopts American education methods under missionary drive
The Central American republic of Honduras joins nations using American teaching practices with U S aid. Ten thousand monks are expelled with confiscated property and converted church buildings become colleges. Six teachers sail from New York to pursue missionary work in this new field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honduras
Republic
New York
Springfield
A Sure Cure for Catarrh Using Crushed Cubeb Berries
An advertisement claims remey crushed cubeb berries smoked in a pipe clears nasal passage and relieves sore throat asthma and bronchitis. It promises a cure for ulcerated catarrh within a month and suggests eating the berries for bronchial complaints. It warns against exposure to cold air after smoking and states berries are harmless and available at drug stores.
Breeders Debate Inbreeding In Short Horn Lineage And Risks
The article discusses selection and inbreeding in livestock, citing Colling and Bates as例, detailing how repeated close breeding produced famed Short-horn cattle like the Comet and Favorite line. It warns of eventual health and fertility issues, noting cattle and sheep handle inbreeding longer than pigs, and ends with a sharp Buffalo Express joke about a breach of promise suit.
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Colling
Comet
Favorite
Clarissa
Bates
Round-ups designated for Weld Larimer and Arapahoe counties in 1875
The April Board of County Commissioners adopted the North Side and Larimer round-up starting May 25 from Julesburg and tracing the Platte to Cedar and Pawnee regions, with further splits toward Crow Creek and Greeley Ditch. Weld and adjacent counties schedule west and east ends in May and mid May routes. A Vermont visitor praised buckwheels in a friend’s receipt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Platte River
Weld
Larimer
Arapahoe
Board of County Commissioners
North Side
Juleburg
Platte River
Cedar
Pawnee
Pawnee Buttes
Buttes
Hunters’ Lake
Godfrey's Bluffs
Platte
Crow Creek
Crow
Forks
Little Crow Toe
Gerry Canyon
Gerry
Owl Creek
Lone ‘Free
Lone Tree
Greeley Ditch
Carpenter’s Lake
LaPorte
Jack's Springs
Evans
Cherry Creek
Weld County
Kempton’s Rarche
Aux’s Ranche
South Fork
Patt
North Fork
Beaver
Rock Springs
Battle Growth
Peyton Creek
West End of Charity
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Greeley
OE. Richards
Vine and
Jackson Streets
Re” Tanner
Exchange Hotel
Hotel DE Comfor
Main and
Jefferson Streets
Craham
L. Dunham, K
K. Thompson
Main Street
B. Dearborn
DRUCS
Justice OF Peace
Platteville
J. M. Pretwan
J. D. Brexiey, Mee
Union Colony
Ieseene & Buckley
Oo Town and Country Property
Union Bank
H. N. Rogerson
Greeley House
Greeley, Weld County
Nce
D. L. Dawley
F. L. Childs
Alamosa
G. F
Jack
Colorado Springs
Denver & Rio Grande Railway
San Luis 'Park
Rio Grande del Norte
Old Baldy
San Antonio
Santa Fe
del Norte
Silverton
San Juan
Houerfuno
Taos
New Mexico
Lere
Associated Press
Atlantic
Rio Grande
Garland
R. Bennett
Am Sleo
Buffalo Express
Reensithp
Vermont
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