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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1873
Page
2
The Omaha Herald reports bonds worth one and a half million dollars have been negotiated with an English capitalist. The funds enable completion of the railroad, with work to resume immediately and proceed vigorously.
Citizens discuss assembly seats for Weld and Larimer counties, urge selecting a local representative from the farming class, and push for a larger hotel and medical facilities in Greeley. Report on the Golden and Julesburg road progress and potential impact on Colorado trade.
Fort Collins shows rapid growth with brick stores and homes under way. An irrigating canal extends six to seven miles, with plans for further expansion. The town benefits from nearby stove timber and potential coal. Wyandotte colonists prosper, sawmills operate, and planning mills have started. No liquor is sold. railroad may come soon with local effort.
A road project arrival disrupts local commerce as construction crews move in to break up the area and affect daily business operations. Local officials warn residents and business owners to expect delays and detours during the disruption.
A local tannery reports a busy run of about seven hundred buffalo robes in curing, mostly high quality and comparable to eastern markets. Robes base valued at 9 to 10 dollars each with green costs around 1.75, plus vats for tanning common hides using japonica. The piece argues for domestic leather production.
The Kansas Magazine is valued by Western readers for its high literary merit. It should be read by all in the West and by like-minded Eastern readers to learn more about the region. The publication consistently features strong articles rivaling Eastern magazines, meriting strong commendation for its local focus and literary quality.
Wieniawski, the greatest living violinist, held a good Denver house. Miss Palmer commanded a larger audience last week and was encored after each solo. Some assistants sang creditably while others were poor. Miss Davis of Cincinnati sang well and was encored, but her voice is thin. Mr. Hume accompanied skillfully. The program was long, yet Palmer’s bird-like voice more than repaid the wait, and her voice is among nature’s best gifts.
The renowned tenor Professor Charles Snyder who sang with Jenny Lind in New Orleans and is traveling to California plans a Monday evening entertainment in the Baptist Church at Greeley. Though his voice is gone he remains a fine reader, praised by Denver papers and supported by the News editor in his behalf.
Mr. Garbutt, former Secretary of the Longmont Colony and now principal and superintendent of East Denver School, visited on Monday to inspect the new school building. He pronounced it the finest in the Territory outside Denver, praising room arrangement and architectural appearance with Warmest praise.
The Editor of the Colorado Journal, a German paper in Denver, visited Greeley and the Cache la Poudre valley recently. He has long supported Northern Colorado and our town, and though we cannot read German we value his favorable dispatches.
Mias Anna Dickinson and her brother will travel to Colorado this week, likely arriving midweek for undisclosed engagements or family matters. The brief note confirms their planned Colorado visit without detailing purpose or cities.
The article reports flourishing Agricultural Societies in Colorado and the Colorado Farmers' Union. Capt. Geo F. Packard, president, owns a 120 acre Clear Creek valley farm near Golden and Denver. Thirteen Farmers' clubs exist, mainly in Northern Colorado, with aims of mutual benefit protection and improvement, and no current political ties.
Pueblo’s growth is steady after rail access and capital influx. The Arkansas valley location underpins future prosperity, with plans for Eastern roads and ongoing public works enhancing its status as Southern Colorado’s metropolis.
President Grant plans Maine visit while July revenue totals 5 006 900 and Minnesota wheat yields 40 006 000 bushels. Other items note Vienna Exposition reporters, Berlin cholera, Alaska fur output, CPR survey marker at Victoria, Rochdale mills strike, and steamer Wawassett fire with twenty five deaths.
The itemized column records Bishop Randall preaching in Wyoming, re publication of the Colorado Monthly, leadership shifts at the Denver Tribune, and local oddities. It notes a Beaver Creek pavilion for picnics, grape prices in Denver and Tucson, Matilda Fletcher touring Colorado, and satire about press reliability.
Dr H K Thompson, long noted resident, has returned from California with his family and will resume dentistry in Greeley. He rents a Madison street house opposite Ingatsbe and plans to open a downtown office soon, hoping to serve the community with expert care.
Dr. A L Camp writes from Covington Georgia about travel from Greeley via Black Hawk and Denver to Covington totaling 1650 miles in four days. He notes climate shift from dry mountainous air to damp hot plains, nerve pain and loss of appetite, then acclimation. He mentions crops, the Tribune, and grasshoppers.
Mr. Z J White reports on Granger activity from Illinois as farmers’ groups plan ahead for fall campaigns. Illinois Central sells 200 acres south of Terre Haute line to German investors likely to seed a colonization next year. Russian Quaker delegation plans Harvey county Kansas settlement with a large, wealthy colony. England dedicates £4000 yearly to its weather service with 80 percent accuracy last year.
Three Hafenden brothers from England settled near La Porte Colorado with a few hundred sheep on shares. They later borrowed money at ten percent to buy the flock and ship wool to Boston. An elderly woman two young ladies and a sweetheart joined them from the train and soon moved with the men toward Cache la Poudre seeking a Colorado home.
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