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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1874
Page
2
A late writer argues liquor costs exceed wartime outlays and calls for gradual temperance reform. He notes government spending on schools and services and urges starting with one temperance town to demonstrate benefits before broader action.
Legislature passes amendment to section 1 article 3 chapter 84 granting the Town Board power over water rights from No. 3 for Greeley. Board may regulate use and levy taxes on water consumers. enables construction of wells cisterns and reservoirs and water delivery infrastructure within and beyond town limits. Act takes effect upon passage.
The newspaper notes the irrigation bill was killed, arguing for self supplied water via dam building and stone hauling by farmers under No. 2. It warns against nonparticipants and mentions rising Colorado flour demand, stronger wheat prices, and a cautious view on Indian threats near Laramie.
The Legislature appropriates 1000 dollars to Fort Cullins to plant trees while denying Greeley, who can plant her own trees, and allocates 15000 dollars to Boulder for a school, with Greeley again receiving nothing as she has raise d funds.
A Springfield Republican excerpt questions why women protest liquor in Ohio while liquor makers prosper. It notes women visiting ram shops with prayer and references divine injunctions about private prayer. The piece challenges hypocrisy and suggests women should also pray in saloons.
The Congressional Committee reports against the grand Colorado irrigation scheme, urging Denver to raise 8 million to proceed with their canal. The note condemns the rascality long fought since its emergence amid heavy mountain snow from Cache la Poudre to the Platte promising abundant water for irrigation.
A Pueblo letter-writer condemns temperance reformers over the death of D. W. Root in Colorado Springs. He accuses zealots of moral policing, fines, imprisonment, and bloodhound tactics, arguing liberty is endangered by fanatical mobs and questioning female anti liquor protests. The piece labels reformers as destructive and mocks efforts to purge saloons.
The Sacramento Rescue claims liquor sellers in San Francisco pay $16 for a three month liberty to broadcast crime and poverty across the city. They estimate the cost to the city at not less than $500 per seller.
The San Juan Prospector is a newspaper published in Del Norte by N. L. Lambert. It is devoted to reporting on new mines and mining activity.
The number of prisoners in the Colorado penitentiary is exactly the same as the number of members in the Legislature.
A long legislative draft outlines formation of Weld County fence districts with election procedures, officer duties, tax powers, stock penalties, and district finances. The text also mentions an abduction of women bill and farmer milling commentary urging grain processing local options.
A Grange in Colorado considers building a mill to mill local grain. The case notes inadequate local mills, the need to compete with Eastern markets, and risks of oversupply if crops fail. It argues for better grind efficiency and higher returns on invested capital, while warning existing mills impose burdensome processes.
A Cheyenne lodge of the Local Council of Good Templars reports about forty members with Gen Canby Lodge at Camp Carlin and two Fort Russell lodges. A public installation at Fort Russell featured speeches by Rigdon Burns Howe and others, with a large attendance and a celebratory supper. Wyoming belles attended, supporting temperance. Also noted is the suicide of D. W. Root, previously a Creeley cigar store operator, linked to local financial woes and an attempted billiard hall venture.
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