Post Office Election in Greeley Sets New Precedent
A local election to nominate the postmaster in Greeley drew 15 per cent of voters and featured a historic participation by women. J B Flower led with 215 votes, A E Gipson received 137, and Miss Morris 19. The event marked the first known use of a public vote to fill a post office in the far West and showcased 98 women casting ballots.
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Greeley
Fountain Colony
J. B. Flower
Gipson
Congress
J. B. Chaffee
A. E. Gipson
Miss Morris
Far West
Department
Washington
Women Voters Stir Colorado Campaign at Greeley
In Colony Hall a large voting scene unfolds as ladies arrive by sleigh to vote for candidates led by Gipson and Flower. Men who once opposed suffrage assist, while women’s attire and poise draw attention. The piece notes the need for scientific education and mineral surveys in Colorado alongside broader votes.
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Colony Hall
Mr. Gipson
Flower
Greeley
Yale students critique fossil field trip as wasteful study
The New York Times described Yale College science students exploring Colorado at seven thousand feet to uncover fossils, yet critics call the summer a lamentable waste of time and money. They argue the trip failed to yield practical knowledge about minerals, grasses, or regional resources and questioned the value of such pursuits for future leaders.
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Yale College
Colorado
New York Times
Kansas
United States
Coal delivery proposed by Mr Higley cuts town spending
Mr Higley offers coal at 6.50 delivered in town and 3.50 at the bank with a 10 mile round trip haul. The better quality coal aims to match Briggs while pricing undercuts by a dollar. Locals urged to use local supply to recirculate money and support miners and an eventual tram to cut costs to 4.50 a ton.
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Higley
Judge Kelley letter lends support to Union Colony enterprise
The piece lauds Judge Kelley as a capable observer of social and political matters and as a man with no Colorado financial interest. It notes his favorable view of the Union Colony, comments on his conduct as a congressman and businessman, and praises the colony’s progress and public events in Greeley including the Literary Association meeting and performances.
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Judge Kelley
Congress
Judge Kelly
Union Colony
Colorado
Philadelphia Press
Miller
Toledo Blade
Kelley
The Lyceums Read on Wealth and Character
Mr. H. T. West analyzes wealth as material and immaterial. He argues accumulation shapes discipline and character, with inner strength persisting beyond fire or calamity. Persistent perseverance hope and fidelity mirror constructive qualities in wealth creation.
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Lyceums
H. T. West
Wyoming Stock Graziers Form Association in 1870
In Cheyenne the five stock men organized the Stock Graziers Association with about one hundred members. The first annual meeting on November 14, 1870, featured speeches by Territory graziers. Gov. Campbell presided and Dr. Latham of Laramie served as secretary. The group plans a June 1872 excursion to inspect 3000 grade American sheep shipped from Iowa.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Gov. Campbell
Latham
Laramie
Mr. Fillmore
R. H. Carter
J. C. Ferris
E. Bennett
J. W. Kingmore
F. Nuckolls
Nebraska
Meadow Springs Farm showcased as Colorado model stock operation
Capt. J. S. Maynard’s Meadow Springs Farm sits 85 miles north of Denver near Carr Station on the Denver Pacific line. The basin bed 35,000 acres, fed by springs, yields rich soil and abundant grazing. The operation includes Durham cattle, Cherokee cows, 1,500 Merino sheep, and plans for a butter factory and poultry venture at Prospect Hill Place near Denver.
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J. S. Maynard
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Maynard
Durham
Capt
Wyoming
Territory
Kentucky
Illinois
Two Fine Shorthorn Bulls Sold and Poultry Shipments
Two year old Shorthorn bulls Dexter and Republic were bought from F W Gordon Liberty Mo for about 3800 dollars and delivered. A C Smith returned from Kansas with eighty dozen hens fancy fowls cocks ducks and pigeons and Chester White hogs. Bucklin Clark Denver grocers will handle all products from both establishments. Snow ranges from two feet on the Eastern slope to four feet toward the Range and timber.
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Dexter
Republic
F. W. Gordon
Liberty
A.C. Smith
Kansas
Messrs. Bucklin & Clark
Denver Grocers
Colorado Real Estate Register to Expand with Notable Additions
The Colorado Real Estate Register of Denver announces a forthcoming 16 page January issue with a complete Denver business directory, 1871 building data and costs, real estate value guides, and articles on Colorado railroads agriculture stock raising and irrigation. The February issue will cover mining regions with mine descriptions colonization and Colorado manufacturing.
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Colorado Real Estate Register
Denver
Mathews & Reser
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
The Great Desert Towns Built by Co operation
The Philadelphia Press notes Judge Kelleys last letter on Colorado colonies describing thriving towns with ten thousand dollar churches graded schools and newspapers. It argues cooperative effort explains rapid growth transforming arid plains into productive communities and suggests similar gains in manufacturing.
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Philadelphia Press
Judge Kelley
Colorado
Great American Desert
Good Templar
Boulder and Caribou Railroad prospects in Colorado
A Boulder News letter from St Louis praises the Boulder and Caribou route as a potential link to Northern Colorado mining country and the Central Pacific, urging survey sharing and early construction. The piece urges creation of a Colorado Commissioner of Emigration to attract labor and capital, arguing a strong state effort will draw hundreds of thousands of settlers and large investment.
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Boulder and
Caribou
St. Louis
Colorado
T. J. Graham
Secy
K. P
Denver and Leavenworth
Boulder Newa
United States
Europe
Erin
Holland
Union
Georgetown
Governor Gratz Brown Sets Temperance Example for States
The Missouri governor declares a lifelong pledge to abstain from alcoholic drinks as he governs, aiming to maintain a perpendicularly strict stance to inspire public trust. The Washington sentiment favors such conduct. another notice notes Vineland New Jersey will enforce a winter liquor law to arrest intoxicated individuals and reveal liquor suppliers.
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Gratz Brown
Missouri
Washington
Vineland
New Jersey
Mrs Livermore Delivers Moving Sermon in East Boston
Mrs Livermore preached in East Boston with the Traveller praising her sermon Life is a Warfare for power and pathos. She captivated five to six hundred children at the Sunday school and spoke in the evening on what to do with our daughters. A Kansas paper reports a Kansas Pacific storm blowing telegraph poles across the track and buffaloes seeking shelter near the cars.
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Kansas Pacific
Kansas
Post Reports Chicago Visit and City Garnished
W. H. Post returns from Chicago noting the city appears swept and garnished, implying a fresh appearance or improvement observed during the visit.
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W. H. Post
Chicago
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Weoxeapay Evenine
Fire Department
Farmers’ Club
Odd Fellows
Tuvunspay Eevextne
Greeley Lyceum
Faiony Hventna
Greeley Literary Association
Free Masons
Senpay
Evenine
Mospay Evenine
Good Templars
Maple Street
N. C. Meeker
Freyburg School of Mines
Germany
Bulwer
Literary Association
Inman Brothers
Haynes
George Eaton
Dr. Hazen
Woman's
Pacific Coast Journal of
San Francisco
Carrie F. Young
Indiana
Lincoln
Boise City
Idaho
Worthington Whittredge
New York
Island Grove Park
Whittredge
Texas
Col. Wood
Virginia
States
Atlantic Monthly
Nichols
Boulevard
St. Paul
Minnesota
Stock Graziers
I’. C. Taylor
George Bucklin
Providence, R. L
Nemeha County
Junction City
Taylor
Capt. Smith
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