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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1871
Page
2
The article condemns idle speculation in Greeley Colorado and urges active work to develop land and homes. It praises honest labor, notes the town’s advantages, and warns against relying on rising real estate values. It also extols schools, hotels, and a sober social order.
Two local women in Greeley start small fruit growing including strawberries currants and gooseberries with plans for hot beds and early markets. The piece argues women can gain independence through cultivation and notes Colorado’s currant shortage and future canning potential.
The Rocky Mountain News recounts the August 23 1868 ascent by Major J W Powell W H Powell L W Keplinger Samuel Garman Ned E B Farrell John C Sumner and William N Byers. They set barometric thermometer and topographic observations and erected monuments with a tin can note.
In Longmont on Aug 24 1871 residents report harmony returning after a local panic. The town adds a new hotel and brick block while expanding stores and services. Citizens praise visits by Mr. Dunlap and other practical men and anticipate further growth and irrigation-enabled farming.
The School Board clarifies that the new building will be a substantial two story brick rear wing with four rooms seating fifty pupils each. Plans and specifications near contractor readiness. Also notes about lectures by Gen Lee in Greeley and regional business shifts from Omaha to Denver.
The party travels from Greeley to Cheyenne and reaches Laramie on the plains. Dr Latham speaks on local resources while the town touts growth, schools, a new court house, penitentiary, and a 150 dollar monthly band leader. cattle and sheep ecology, costs, and market prospects are outlined.
The School Board outlines a nine year program with two primary departments two years in intermediate and three years in grammar school. Terms start Sept 11, January, and April with fourteen twelve twelve weeks. New Felters Arithmetics ordered to replace Rays. Furniture to arrive for new rooms by term start. Wa. H. Post, Secy.
The delta site where the South Platte and Cache la Poudre meet fuels irrigation that transforms a barren area into a lush garden. Ditches around Greeley display greenery and water power, with eight yoke oxen pulling a ditching plow. The Denver District M E Church annual camp meeting will be held near Johnson Station at Stover’s grounds, starting September 8, with tents and family attendance invited and train service nearby.
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