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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1891
Page
4
The Greeley Tribune is a weekly Republican journal serving Weld County and the state. It lists publishers and editors Jd Stevens J Max Clark EK J Carver as officers and notes it is free to criticize or condemn candidates and public policy with anonymous letters not considered.
A Denver Republic editorial argues water use should favor all agricultural needs including city lawns and gardens. It contends domestic use priority does not trump irrigation for vegetables, trees, and alfalfa, urging rational debate on priority of appropriation.
The state should not make an appropriation to the so called State Normal School and add that institution to its list of beneficiaries. There is no call for the state to father a school for teachers until its education system changes. If Colorado adopted the Canadian certificate system, then endowing the Normal School could be proper. Comment by Prof. Copeland.
The article argues for compulsory attendance and public teacher training, citing Colorado’s first normal school and broad state support. It reports Senate maneuvers on a corrupt practices bill, votes, and contrasting stances of Senators Carpenter, McCreery, McKinley, Whitely, and others, plus extensive notices on General Sherman’s funeral procession in St Louis and various disasters and incidents across the U.S.
On Thursday a vast civic and military procession escorted General Sherman’s remains from his New York home to Jersey City for a ferry to St. Louis. A special eight car mourning train carried family, military and civic mourners, including Rev. T. E B Sherman and numerous Shermans and Ewings.
In Salida Colorado a quarrel on a work train led to Oliver Riley drawing a pistol after Conductor Sullivan struck at him. Riley shot Sullivan, who died soon after. A mob gathered to seize Riley. the sheriff fired on the mob and is believed to have fatally wounded Charles Halleck. A second attempt freed Riley from custody succeeded.
A Boulder region chronicle reports a mix of local incidents including a quarrel ending in horse whipping and pummeling, snow slides near Aspen and Ouray killing and injuring residents, and court actions in Weld county. It notes a Koch lymph trial in Denver with seven patients, legislative moves on state forest trustees, rain belt relief funds, and Millington murder trial delays due to jury illness.
The committee on revision carried a motion to refer a measure opposing the aims of the bill. Carmichael’s measure to allow taxes in two installments and semi annual payments was discussed. Senate bill 148 on interest rates was indefinitely postponed. Senate bill 171 to redeem state warrants for fraudulent supplies printing and stationery and furniture was recommended to pass. Senate bill 45 to punish crimes against the elective franchise was passed.
The World company under J Z Little delivered a fine performance to a good audience last evening. It marked a notable five year return with improved scenes and excellent acting, praised as splendid and well executed by the Philadelphia Press on September 1.
The March issue promises an array of articles. Lecky argues Why Home Rule is Undesirable while Claus Spreckels covers The Future of the Sandwich Islands. Other pieces discuss Self Control in Insanity Cure, The Scandal of the Rear Guard, commercial union with Canada, American National Literature, Discouragement of Matrimony, and responses to Kate Gannett Wells. The mint director E O Leech presents data opposing Free Coinage of Silver, with Wiman replying to Sir John Macdonald on Commercial Union.
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