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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1875
Page
4
A bachelor farmer in Greeley experiences nightly visits and breathing by an unseen companion. Despite searching the cabin and bedding, the visitor remains unseen, with a small form and expressive eyes glimpsed at times. The account shifts to legal proceedings about amendments and a pending hearing on their merits.
The essay discusses Dr. Sehliemann’s Old Troy claim and its disputes noting limited ancient city size, adobe buildings, and modest public structures. It contrasts ancient and modern comfort, citing Pompeii rooms, Jefferson’s Monticello bedstead, and Washington's Mount Vernon private spaces as evidence of differing living standards.
Last Friday the Evans versus Greeley case on the county seat question was heard in the District Court at Denver with Judge Brazee presiding. Evans contends Greeley lacks entitlement due to insufficient votes though Evans claims a larger vote total. A writ of mandamus was issued last fall, found defective, and liberty was granted to amend. Now it is alleged that they amended to a new form.
The Salt Lake horticulturists advocate raising trees from seed and budding desirable varieties to ensure hardiness. They warn imported stock may arrive in poor condition due to long transport and drought periods as canals repair annually. They urge planting on local grounds to match climate, with currants and gooseberries from cuttings proving more valuable.
Contingent fund details from the Weld County School District No 6 secretarial records for year 18745 summarize balances expenditures and approvals in a concise report. It notes fund status allocations and oversight actions by district authorities.
Clerk notes drawings from building and contingent funds. Entries show cash on hand balances and transfers from former treasurer Henry Twost to Greeley Colorado. Amounts include lumber charges and agent fees, with salaries paid and totals recorded for building and teachers salary funds.
Denver News reports Weld County supports vast cattle herds led by J W Iliff with 18 000 head and 3 000 more planned. J L Brush runs 1 200 fine stock with rising dairying and horse breeding profits. The Platte Valley hosts major ranches, extensive ditches expand irrigation, and dairies atop 2 500 cows yield about 47 per cow annually.
Samuel R. Wells renowned professor of phrenology and publisher of related works died of typhoid fever at his home 233 West Fifty-first street. Born 1820 in West Hartford Connecticut he studied medicine but pursued phrenology for life. He partnered with Fowler brothers on Broadway and Europe lecturing, published The Phrenological Journal, and authored New Physiognomy.A vegetarian and temperance advocate he taught at the Phrenological Institute and lectured widely. Survived by his wife Charlotte Fowler Wells and friends including Horace Greeley. funeral Thursday at 2 PM at St Timothy's Church Fifty-seventh Street.
The New York Tribune reports progress on its new building, noting a superb foundation and a nine story structure with attic and tower. Dimensions include 92 feet on Printing House Square and 62 feet on Spruce Street, depth 43 feet, rising 171 feet to the roof with dormer windows 200 feet above the sidewalk and a 260 foot final spire. a table follows comparing Manhattan’s tallest elevations.
A Colorado Yankee forms a company to tame Buffaloes for domestic use. Six barrels of whisky in a pond make them drunken and controllable with laughing gas. Max Clark reports seven thousand animals under training with many ranchers ordering yokes for ploughing and hauling. Buffaloes form strong bonds with drivers and roam after intoxication. A Kit Carson warehouse loses seventy barrels of liquor to a buffalo herd.
At a joint meeting of the Union Colony and Town of Greeley boards on April 19 1875 Joseph Moore was named chair. Daniel P Witter was chosen superintendent of Canal No 3 with monthly reports and a 3 dollar daily wage plus 1 dollar extra for horse use. Committee to manage Canal No 3 bylaws and an informal ballot elected Witter eight votes to two for Dr Welch.
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