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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1891
Page
1
The store announces fresh arrivals of black dress goods, imported fabrics, broadcloth, calico, ginghams, muslins, and shirtings. Big reductions continue on ladies and children cloaks, men's overcoats, blankets, comforts, woolen hosiery, and yarns with limited plush sacks and white blankets left. German knitting yarns heavily discounted per pound.
Local notices report sales on polled Angus bulls by L ouiley in Greeley, plus arrivals, sermons, weddings, deaths, illnesses, and public events. Highlights include Rev W G Coote fare well sermon, the marriage of Lulu Rothschild and Ladie Warner, and death notices for James White and Ed Newell.
At a regular meeting the council heard a petition from 86 taxpayers urging bonds for a Grain construction project and an ordinance to submit bond issues for a drain to a vote in April. The sidewalk complaint in block 39 led to a directive for Mrs. Graham to repair the path. A warrant for $295 to Geo. E. Pierson, sanitary engineer, was approved.
A letter from Thomas Frank denounces Denver’s unemployment reports and labor scams. He cites bricklayers and carpenters idle, says sewer jobs pay 1.50 a day for ten hours, and calls employment offices swindles. He warns Greeley readers to avoid Denver until conditions improve. The note adds a Colorado farmers forecast from The Field and Farm and a Platteville Star tip to wait for snow before planting.
The Weld County Board of Commissioners approved the F E Baker bridge contract over the Platte and recorded the constable elect Theodore Higley bond. They ordered payments to numerous county officials and solicited action on irrigation canal absorption. A lecture by Corporal Tanner drew a modest crowd while praising his patriotic appeal and national fervor.
An entertainment will be held at the LaGrange School House on Friday evening February 20, 1891. All invited to benefit decorating the school house. Admission 10 cents for those over fifteen. program includes music, glee club performances, a dialogue The Census Taker, and a lecture by Mr E H Benton.
The Sun reports a fine day for the Greeley Gun Club shoot with all participants “on their metal” despite cold. Members joked that the barrels might contract and wrinkle from the chill as they sat to keep warm.
The first quarterly examination of teachers will be held Feb 27 and 28 1891 at the eighth grade school four doors north of the post office in Gresley starting at 9 oclock. Applicants must be prompt. W C Thomas County Superintendent of Schools. Also notices Ajax coal agents Thompson Neill and Henderson Kendel for coal orders and piano tuning services. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs S A Moore on Saturday Feb 14.
Various literary titles including Harper's Weekly Bazar Young People Cosmopolitan and Century Magazine offered for one year with subscriptions to The Greeley Tribune to January 1 1892 in multiple price options. Enticements include Harper's and North American Review and St Nicholas among others with set rates.
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