Colorado poised to become state amid political plot claims
The Denver Democrat and a Washington dispatch suggest Colorado will join as a state this winter to gain two Republican senators and a representative, with New Mexico also slated for admission. The plan allegedly assigns Teller and Chaffee as senators, Belford as governor, Wells to be replaced by a Democrat, and McCook to Constantinople, while Utah Montana Idaho may follow to bar Republican opposition. Taxation would rise, schools and lands shift, immigration rise, and population spread into new valleys as the scheme unfolds.
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Denver Democrat
Colorado
Washington
Senate
House
United States
New Mexico
Chaffee
McCook
Teller
Judge Belford
Judge Wells
Hallet
Constantinople
Utah
Montana
Idaho
Range boundaries by water rights proposed for grazing
A Colorado correspondent argues Congress should recognize water ownership as the anchor of range limits and grant stock owners exclusive use of adjacent public land to a mid point to the next water source. He suggests simple markers and mutual lines to prevent trespass.
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Greeley
Plains
Colorado Springs
J. M. Given
Congress
Colorado
Land and water rights clash over Colorado stock ranges
The discussion argues that selling stock range land at minimum prices would lead to unfair division and trespass. It notes the need for congressional action on water access, mentions El Paso Wool Growers' Association backing, and warns of dangers from land speculation and inadequate land limits.
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el Paso Wool Growers’ Association
Congress
School Examinations Abandoned For Exhibitions Of Work
Proposes replacing exams with public demonstrations of pupil work printed and manual. Subjects include grammar, orthography, field and town sketches, botanical collections, and geology cabinets. A large hall with paid admission would showcase student progress and culture. Michigan votes show 39,000 for woman suffrage amid local rail and land fraud notes involving Green City and Green.
Black-footed Ferret Prompts Westward Specimen Search
A rare Black-footed Ferret is described, with its nearly white body and black face paws and tail end. Found in prairie dog towns along western streams, hopes rise for a full specimen as Gill and Couass of the Smithsonian prepare a comprehensive history of North American fauna. The current specimen's damaged head and tail limit study, prompting appeals for a dried skin, skull, or whole preserved animal.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Dakota
Kansas
Audubon
Pr. Law
Greeley
Cache A la Poudre Valley
Hayden
Washington
Gill
Couass
Smithsonian Institute
Prices and weather in Galatin Mills market report
The Avant Courier notes flour prices unsettled with a standard $5 per sack at Galatin Mills McAdow & Bro this season. In town prices not fixed yet. Daily snow storms persist and many fear winter has arrived. The piece reflects a rough season and uncertain trade conditions amid worsening weather.
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Avant Courier
Montana
Galatin Mills
McAdow & Bro
Cattle Herds Move to Yellowstone for Mild Winter
A large portion of cattle herds have been moved to the Yellowstone region where snow is light. This fall sees more cattle driven to that milder climate than in any prior year, aiding settlement in the territory. In Twenty five Yard Creek, Wolverton leads a growing community, and a Montana correspondent notes rice apples and plums grown in Bitter Root Valley.
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Yellowstone
Montana
Springfield Republican
Valley
Indian Outrages at Smoky Hill Described in Detail
The narrative recounts a Cheyenne raid on a family of nine at Smoky Hill Kansas where the father was killed and the mother and oldest son slain with an axe. The four girls were captured and subjected to brutal captivity with the two youngest handed to squaws. Julia Arminda German age seven and Nancy Adelaide age five tell parts of their ordeal and survival amid scarce food and abuse. Generals Pope and local authorities plan aid for the children through funds for education and support. The piece also notes a Frankford Pennsylvania arrest for a felonious assault against Flora May Peters and a pastor’s bond.
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Denver News
Smoky Hill
Julia
Adelaide
Juliana Arminda German
Nancy Adelaide
John German
Catherine
Catherine Elizabeth
Sophie Lewie
Sophie
Smoky Will River
Kansas
Georgia
Fanning County
Colorado
Stephen
Rebecca Jane
Sister
United States
Pope
Thomas Cooper
Greeley
Evanston
Laramie
Cheyenne
Frankford
Pennsylvania
Flora May Peters
Free Congregational Church
Uramic Sentin
Weld County teachers' Institute opens with sociable in Greeley
The Weld County Teachers Institute met in Greeley with a sociable Monday, then continued lessons Tuesday through Friday. Highlights included praise for Miss Nichols and Superintendent Hale, music by Mr. Robinson, arithmetic by Hale, primary methods by Miss Washburn, and a controversial lecture by Rev W G R Stone urging shorter curricula and stronger labor ties.
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Mobil
Greeley
Gove
East
Robinson
Hale
Seville
Washburn
Georgetown
Mr. Shattuck
Wilber
O'Donnell
Boyd
Pyburn
Greeley Town Board Proceedings December 7 1874
The Greeley Colorado town board met December 7 1874 with all trustees present. The Finance Committee approved bills and warrants were ordered issued for payments including WA Keith 1200 for grass cutting and nails for Street Sup t 370. James C Scott reported water tax delinquencies. Trustees Leavy and Moore discussed further actions.
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Board of Trustees
Greeley
Colorado
WA Keith
Lincoln Park
Boettcher
James C. Scott
Joseph Moore
John Leavy
Delinquent Accounts Voted To Finance Committee For Review
The board presented accounts for adjustment including James Kibler for pound master services oct 26 to dec ? hay and repair costs for the Pound, Isaac Canfield delivering cemetery posts, Greeley Tribune ads, and other cemetery labor. After brief discussion the board adjourned. W E Pabor read a thanksgiving poem at the M E Church titled Echoes of other Days.
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Faby
James Kibler
Corvites
John Ranney
É Isaac Canfield
Greeley Tribune
M Hastings
J T Holliday
Lamber
A . Fare
James C Scott
Samuel Graham
James M Freeman
Local Boulder News and Society Notes in Greeley
Charles Buckingham of Boulder and Platt Rogers visit. Higley coal bank in order. coal available. Congregational Sociable at Park Church Friday with fried or stewed oysters. Dr. Emerson returns to Greeley. wife not with him due to son’s illness. Rob ers divorce finalized. she remarries and owns clothes and home. Weather mild with little frost. Miss Knowles’ school praised. brown corn prospers. valley 20 miles from mountains. wind mild. Lottie Nichols in Denver School earns wage raise. taught in Cleveland Schools. Hunter sociable well received. phantoms exhibit praised. Chinese laundrymen prosper. threats from idle critics noted. Probate Court opens. Judge Haynes presiding. Pinkerton spotted at bar. Presbyterian Festival Supper planned Wednesday 23rd with coffee, ice cream, baked pork. Fence District annual meeting shows $2,051.40 taxes collected and $2,400 remaining to collect.
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Charles Buckingham
Boulder
Platt Rogers
Higley
Park Church
Emerson
Greeley
Mary S. Roberts
Morris
Oswego
Lottie Nichols
Denver
Nichols
Cleveland
Haynes
Pinkerton
Ber 23Rd al
Fence Triet
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