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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1872
Page
3
He enjoyed music and the arts and found dawns in the mountains and sunsets over snowy peaks. He has passed away, and his memory will be cherished with fond recollections among the early colonists.
A memorial tribute from December 9 1872 laments a comrade's early death and reflects on loss and memory. The text shifts to Charley Hart of the New York Times describing a Brooklyn boarding house with long tables and operatic spectacles as meals are announced by a dinner trumpet and waiter calls.
The article details Mr. George W. Ive of Maquoketa Iowa settling in the Cache la Poudre valley near the Snowy Range. It describes his tarantula nest found in California, its unique porcelain like lid and ground setting, the tarantula’s danger, predators like the tarantula hawk, and notes there are no tarantulas in Colorado.
Principal's Room lists male and female students by room with names like Emma Fletcher Mary Howland Sarah Kauffman and Willie Childs Robert Howes Geo Graham. It reports lectures at Masonic Hall on Popery corn wheat and real estate moves with notable local figures and a bridge contract. It notes Union Colony anniversary plans snow reports Platte river bridge dispute and a literary program with music and readings.
The Rocky Mountain Leader launches as a new weekly in Denver. An introductory edition arrives on the 10th with a Holiday edition around the 20th for free distribution. Editor G. Fk. Kimball sets the yearly price at 34 dollars and notes the paper will be printed on fine book stock.
Voul on hand again at the Higley Bank price list and terms for wheat and grain trade. Manx & Cos offer apparel and fur goods at low prices. Notices warn of 30 day payment with interest or note. H Boettcher stocks cook heating stoves and hardware, plows, scrapers, and a full tinware assortment with low Territory prices.
The Weekly Tribune asserts support for equal rights and Amendments, pledging independent, fair coverage of national and local affairs. It highlights its agricultural, educational, and literary content, insisting on truthful reporting and critique of public officials while promoting progress and industry.
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