Fence Fencing Fences and Law Discussed at Agriculture Club Meeting
The January 26 1871 Weenesday Ev enryo notes discuss fencing methods in cold weather and the viability of wire fences versus hedges. William Wilcox and others debate tension frost resistance and the need for galvanized wire while legal opinions on Weld County Fence Law are reviewed along with costs and town improvements.
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Eviaag
Foster
Gilcrist
Scotland
England
Nebraska
Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox
Thomas
Fort Larron
Kram
Weld
Colorado
James M. Pinkerton
Daniel Whitter
Denver
Wield
Douglas
R. S
Tam
Sayrs
Uncle Sam
Hanbey
Hanted
Fruit varieties discussed for trial by Colorado club
John W. Cook of Ralston Creek Colorado read a list of hardy and half hardy fruit varieties suited to trials. He presented apples plums and cherries with varieties named under Summer Autumn Winter and protection categories. The meeting drew about 200 attendees and included foreign letters and Colorado farm experiences.
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Cororano
John W. Cook
Ralston Creek
Colorado
PRARS
Poveetir
Osborns
Bloodgood
Dearborn
Beurre de Anjou
Beurre Deil
Bartlett
Bose
van Apie Hewere
Beurre Easter
Grout Morceau
Lawrence
Winklefield
Nellis
Carolina
Vandevere
Buckingham
Swart
Milam
Jenneting
Northern Spy
Arthouse
Pickards Reserve
Praghes
van Buren
Heath
Washington
Orleans
Columbia
Fulton
Richmond
Foster
Chicago vs Greeley rebuke in New York editorial
The New York Tribune editorial scolds rival cities for disparaging Chicago while praising Western growth. It argues the West will supplant Chicago as a trade hub, notes shifting rail routes and demand, and urges both cities to coexist, citing a friendly poem and stressing ample room for two developing municipalities.
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Chicago
Estern
North-West
Amy
trans-Mississippi
Missouri
Colorado
Watts
Greeley
Prairie settlement tale of Greeley colony progress
Correspondence reflects eight months of colony life near Greeley with shifts from hardship to growth. Readers see new houses, farms, mills and a railway plan amid doubts about crops, finances and water. The writer urges unity, practical effort, and continued optimism for spring prosperity.
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Greeley
Pine Bluffs
Gaion Pacific
Catire
Prataa Hakut
Letter From a Lady to Jaxvany on a New Settlement
A 1871 missive from a woman in a distant settlement writes of following the Greeley Tribune coverage. She commends the nearby colony for its growth, laments the hardships of frontier life, and praises the settlers’ perseverance through privations and the sweep of time from Christmas to Washington’s birthday.
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Jaxvany
Greeley Tribune
New York Tribune
Washington
Truthfulness and the value of honesty in households
Harriet Martineau argues that truthfulness preserves family peace and trust. Once deceit enters a home suspicion spreads, preventing open talk and comfort. Families with universal trust enjoy ease, while deceit disrupts life and damages character, yet pity and supportive correction can aid cure.
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Harriet Martineau
Colonie Interest Boosted by Wyoming and Colorado Links
The Omaha Herald credits Cheyenne with placing its name on the Executive Committee and pledges support for Wyoming and Colorado colonization efforts. It cites growth in colony immigration, Inland press optimism, and past settlements like Fontenelle and Premont as models for hastening regional settlement and economic ties.
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Cheyenne
Pease
Wyoming
Henarp
Colorado
Greeley
Mr. Davis
Union Pacific Land Commissioner
Eenghem
Theo Ona
National Land Company
Fontenelle
Premont
Aid for France Drives Prairie Farmer Grant
The Prairie Farmer of Chicago launches a relief drive as Paris faces possible fall. They plan a large shipment of essentials under the label Prairie Farmer French Benefaction to alleviate suffering once the war ends. Denvey Tyne urges broad support and sees this as a bond between America and France.
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France
Pria
Paris
United States
Prairie Farmer
Chicago
Denvey Tyne
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Louis Whipple
Walnut St
Monroe & Madison
Frank M. Babcock
Law Office
Colony Headquarters
Creeley
Vwiarney ,Townsend
Carpenter & Stair
E. Cor
Park
J. S. Scott
Pine
Madison St
Richard Burke
Greeley Land and Labor Exchange
Wentworth
Feed & Sale Stable
Wigly
B. F
Henry & Hancoge
Bricklayers & Plasters
Main and
Mad
Hanna
L. van Gohren
F.S. Ringer
Main Street
Col
F. L. Corps
Boston
Main St
Colony Hall
Peoples’ Restaurant
H. N. Rogerson
Maple St Creek
S. KK. Thompson
Madison & Spruce Sts
J. Leavy
Nurseryman & Florist
Grant and
Sherman Sts
G. H. Webster
California
R. Burchell
Walnut &T
Madison
Joyce
Maple Street
Walter H. McDonald
Dee
Col Ter
B. Talbot
Perkin’s
Matteson
Randolph and
Dearborn Streets
Daithi
Liazuy
Robert. Hill
Bee
Agriculture
Colorado Farmers’ Club
Weenesday Evenryo
Cache la Poudre
Linden
Carlton
Wilber
L. K. Perrin
A. 11Th
Colo
Dever
Bond
Denv
Fond du Lac
Mr. McClellan
New York
Great West
Toledo
Neons
Faot
Omaha Herald
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