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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1885
Page
2
In the Colorado Senate Senator Freeman introduces a bill to regulate sale of intoxicating liquors and provide redress for abuses of license privileges. The measure aims to curb liquor sale excesses and strengthen regulatory oversight.
Mr Brush presents figures from the State Board of Cattle Inspection on 1881 to 1884 cattle counts strays value and tax income. He argues inspection costs are low and small owners benefit, reducing litigation. claims a net gain to the rightful owner and outlines proposed reforms and forestry and reform school bills in Colorado.
London dispatch to the New York Herald quotes Lord Wolseley saying he has known two heroes in life General Lee and General Gordon. He contrasts Lee with Grant and notes Lee as America’s greatest general and a patriot second only to Washington. The letter dates to 1883 and references Beauregard.
The piece contrasts the Baltimore & Ohio with its rival over inauguration fare reductions. It notes B and O offers across the board low rates on all trains while the other line imposes restrictions and extra charges on limited services. It highlights direct routes to Washington, solid trains, and sleeping-car space enhancements by B&O.
John Cheely notes in Atlantic Monthly that a 1377 Year Book records Judge Barnsad observing no man can tell if a woman has reached her majority as many women aged thirty appear as sixteen. The piece argues vanity across centuries shows enduring female self perception.
A humorous letter urges readers to abandon spoons and follow a precise method for eating an orange. It advises placing the fruit on a white plate, quartering it, peeling ends, and using a knife to remove seeds before biting a juicy segment.
Mixed notices include a house and lot sale at cost for 30 days with grocery items listed, an administrator sale of James Storms estate including mules hogs and farm implements, and a Colorado Weld County summons for divorce against W J McDonald with child custody request.
Harriet B Richardson in Weld County Colorado severs and conveys Lot 4 Block 23 Greeley with water rights to secure Alfred T Bacon note of 500 dollars plus 10 percent interest. Trustee James F Benedict will sell February 27 1885 at 10 am at Weld County Courthouse front door to satisfy principal interest and costs.
Legal notice records Fort Morgan Irrigation Company default on sixty thousand dollar bonds. Davis as trustee announces sale of described Weld County property at Weld County Court House on March 24, 1885 to satisfy principal and interest, after default and sixty days’ demand.
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