20 Aug 1884
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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1884
Page
1
East bound travel notes a clerk and residents with new moves, real estate transfers, church activities, and social events. Homefront items include building progress, school district changes, artesian water demand, and a party lineup in the Republican organization.
At the regular meeting trustees granted EK P House permission to erect a barn on Pine street if roofed with fireproof material. Claims for damages from canal removal were referred to a committee. A committee inquiry was ordered on cellar flooding near Walnut street. Howard seeks two new bridges on Jackson street with land rights from Haynes. An artesian water analysis and street renaming ordinance were discussed, with the ordinance laid over. The 1884 town assessment totals $892,960 and the tax levy is ten mills per dollar. A galvanized artesian well tank was ordered.
Mr Enos Brown the wool buyer argues in the Denver Record that weak demand, not overproduction or tariff issues, depresses wool. He notes Americans curb use of woolen goods during distress, with households reducing clothing batches and households repurposing blankets and carpets to stretch resources.
Fragmentary excerpt reflecting cautious outlook for the flock masters with hope for improvement in the coming year. No additional context or identifiable names or places available.
Sterling residents report progress on the Platte bridge with piles driven about halfway across. A boy injured when a hand-car wheel ran over his arm. Local weather brings a heavy rain and a thunderstorm that damaged a church roof. Clyde Ray’s family suffers a tea scalding incident. Sterling area notes also cover cattle shipping changes and stockyard improvements.
Montrose Messenger notes alfalfa trials prosper elsewhere but San Juan suffers amid heavy snows and water blockades. Red Mountain camps show little crowd and money. urges miners to focus on mine development. A. S. Lee sends oat samples with tall straw and long heads. threshing expected around 4000 bushels.
Cheyenne Leader reports a District Court suit in replevin brought by Charles Thayer against George K. Poland near Cheyenne. The action seeks possession of 380 head of cattle and 3 ninety sheep valued at about 350000, claiming a mortgage stipulation triggers reversion if Poland sells without consent. The case hinges on a sale Thayer alleges violated the mortgage.
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