The Greeley Flouring Mill and Its Water Power
The article details the Greeley Flour Mill built to process Snow Flake flour, covering its 30 by 40 foot size, water and steam power arrangements, turbine wheels, and the engineering of cleaning, dampening, grinding, and packing wheat. It notes the mill’s 500 bushels per day capacity and continuous operation, with water supply from a canal and steam engine ready for use when needed.
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Greeley
Greeley Mill
Union Colony
Messrs. Kennedy, Johnson, & Adams
New England
Messrs. Canfield
Brison
Colorado
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Greeley mill boost and farmer advances drive regional growth
The article notes substantial cash advances to Union Colony farmers, with $100 paid per man during note-taking and $6,000 to $8,000 in forward funds. It highlights Snowflake and other Denver wheat brands, mentions local wheat supply for five months, and lauds mill owner Kennedy and partner Johnson for building up Greeley’s economy in Colorado's northern region. It frames the mill as a major boon amid a vast plains setting and rising desolation to the east.
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Union Colony
Denver
Kennedy
Greeley
Johnson
Colorado
United States
Great Plains
Benefit Societies and the Red Cross Proposal
Mr Taylor of California lectures on temperance and a proposed Red Cross benefit society. It would offer life insurance, sick pay, and employment aid funded by members, with a strict temperance pledge and six month wait for reentry if violated. Past societies failed due to waning interest and reliance on new members, while life insurance depends on steady enrollment and sound management.
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Taylor
California
Order of the “Red Cross
The
Red Cross
England
Lingerers Pay Large Sums With No Family Benefit
A terse warning notes that paying large annual sums over years leaves the family with nothing in the end. The advice cautions against long term commitments that fail to secure a future for dependents.
The Lyceum and New Map Of The United States
The Lyceum opens this week with twelve sessions debating evolution and faith. A new five by six foot map of the United States, Mexico, and the West Indies by O D Case & Co is praised for accuracy and detail. The Colorado Stock-growers Association meets in Denver January 5 to discuss range and land policy. The piece also comments on local politics, liquor laws, school books, and requests for a Denver land office in Greeley.
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Lyceum
People’s Lyceum
Tyndall
Huxley
Darwin
Rome
United States
O. D. Case & Co
Hartford
Mexico
West Indies
Pacific States
Atlantic
Reorganization of the Lyceum at Reed & Von Gehren
A meeting to reorganize the Peoples' Lyceum decided to fund the season by 25 cent season tickets and single admissions. Officers elected include A. E. Gipson as president and J. C. Shattuck as vice president with a management committee. The season opens January 17 at Nichols Hall with a debate on intellect deterioration. tickets available at the post office drug stores and hall.
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Reed & von Gehren
Peoples’ Lyceum
N. ©. Meeker
A. E. Gipson
J. C. Shattuck
Geo. Pyburn
Boyd & Knowles
Nichols’ Hall
Messrs
Messrs. Boyd, Cameron, Pyburn, & Moore
Greeley County Seat Controversy Sparks Commission Scrutiny
From the Evans Journal, Weld County critics accuse County Commissioners of bias for Greeley, claim forged signatures on a 506 name petition, faulty voter tallies, and improper notices. They allege official misconduct, improper influence by a Greeley faction, and legal missteps in ordering the move of county seat proceedings to Greeley.
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Evans Journal
Greeley
Denver News Highlights and Local Updates
Circulation notices from Salouion. apples priced at 5 to 8.75 dollars per barrel in Boulder and Greeley. Teacher James Inman in La Grange district. Corwin Welch welcomes a daughter. Gy schools praised. Nellie Lynch, St Albans graduate, joins as teacher. New school house pride in Carlton area. third County School District in the Colony. Buffalo meat arrives daily from the lower country, selling around four cents a pound. J G Cooper welcomes a baby described as a kid. Iron-front building’s third story rising. Denver’s early skyline improving since 1869. P W Putnam buys 500 black Mexican sheep at $1.25 each. Evans house burnt by incendiary. Covenanter Church Bible damaged. Locals note women’s brains surpass men’s among some visitors. Number Two completed. preparations for Number Three. water rates expected to rise. Rev. Allen arrives. Episcopal church planned on Madison Street. union church rejected. each denomination to build own house of worship. Canal Number Te expansion finished. Hollister two miles done. J Quigley completes two miles with deep cut at $1,900. Water for stock to be let in. assessments due. Joyce’s shop praised for boot and shoe work. Cannon expanding with diverse goods. Two train robbers from the Kansas Pacific case arrested. some money recovered.
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Vermont
Carlton
Colony
New York City
J. G. Cooper
Denver
P. W. Putnam
Greeley
Platte
H. C. Sherman
Evans
Covenanter Church
Allen
Madison Street
Canal Number
Hollister
Campfire Visitors and Lively Courtship Fringe in Colorado Corridor
A Colorado correspondent from the Waterford Enterprise describes a mountain party from Greeley visiting a camp with a large fire. He notes scarce males in the region, claims a lady had fifteen beaux in one week, and recounts an evening party where women entertained despite the shortage of men. The vivid anecdote reflects social dynamics and flirtations around the camp.
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Colorado
Waterford
Greeley
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Congress
Journal
Colorado Springs
Hallet
Temperance Party
Creeley
Hayden
Geological Survey of
the Territories
New York Industrial Exhibition Company
the Greeley Commissioners
Weld County
Imbroglio
Impartial County Board
Board of
Weld
Board of Canvassers
Boss Tweed
District Court
Oko Cor
Home News
Val
Biense
Mr. Joyce
A. B. Cannon
Kansas Pacific
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