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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1874
Page
2
Fredonia residents push a temperance revival with ten citizens each subscribing $1000 to fund the effort. Local women hold daily prayer meetings at grog shops and vow to continue until saloon traffic ends. A Tuesday parade saw 100 ladies marching saloon to saloon. The note raises whether similar prayers are needed in Greeley.
Local writers argue orchards died from drought and mismanaged canals. They insist water must flow to sustain Greeley and delta lands, warn mills lose due to No. 3 canal, and call for stern head gate oversight while criticizing bids and temperance politics in Denver.
A Denver News excerpt accuses Rev T N Haske of orchestrating a sharp bid for a state university. The passage describes rival offers from Boulder, Greeley, and Colorado Springs, with Denver allegedly outbidding others despite a trap. It notes bids tied to land, money, and the town’s moral character.
A Denver News summary outlines the Colorado Canal Irrigation and Land Company project claiming a 350 mile main canal, 50 feet wide, six feet deep, irrigating millions of acres, with $8 million cost, reservoirs and loss mitigation, while noting private funding and no government aid. It critiques current water use and supports private capital amid public skepticism.
The report details a post mortem on Prof. Agassiz conducted by seven eminent physicians in Cambridge and Boston. It notes a very large brain, heart disease linked to a prior condition, and plans for microscopic study to determine the disease origin. The article also includes town budget notes and local government actions on bids and printing contracts.
There are seven to ten large boys causing nuisance in public gatherings with noise stamping and disorderly conduct. They are mostly led away by one or two youths and the Town Board is urged to provide an officer to maintain order. Two of these boys have been going to nearby events.
Evans urges vigorous action to curb liquor and moral decline. He cites older residents as examples and argues that two thousand people cannot be overrun by a few rowdies.
A remark suggests that Colorado residents could eventually adopt Italian as a spoken language over generations due to the region's exceptionally pleasant climate.
Blue Rapids Kansas enforces a prohibitory law with finances barely denting commerce as merchants adjust to the policy.
A reader urges strong water rights for small ditches and laterals with recorded locations and organizer groups, plus penalties for misappropriation. Town board notes approve building permits, tax abatements, and collection extensions, with bills to the Greeley Tribune and other local charges.
A long page of Denver notices notes a Territorial Grange planned for Denver, ongoing snow storms in Denver and Salt Lake, church services in Park Church, and social events. It mentions Dr. Pyburn preaching against Sunday observance, a singing class led by Mr. Birdsall, a penmanship lesson by Prof. Putnam, and various town developments in Greeley and Evans. Conflicting weather and local civic activity populate the item. The piece references jail in Evans and calls for police presence to curb late hour disorder.
A Denver correspondent reports a high Territorial official confirming the Union Pacific Railroad will build from its junction with Julesburg road up Cache la Poudre to Fort Collins and on to LaRencie city. Sixteen silver bars totaling 1,200 pounds valued at 24 400 lie at the express office in Black Hawk bound for First National Bank of Denver. Another bar worth 1 200 is in transit from Georgetown to New York. It is estimated that last year’s spirits and malt liquors would fill a river one hundred miles long, half a mile wide and thirty feet deep.
The Territorial Legislature convened and organized with Mr. Stewart of Bent county as Council president. Officers include Nichols secretary, Lionberger assistant secretary, Ward sergeant at arms, Work enrolling clerk, Pra nopy engrossing clerk, Brown chaplain, Hawes interpreter. In the House D H Nichols named speaker, Boyd chief clerk, Drake assistant clerk, Kountze engrossing clerk, Blair enrolling clerk, Henry sergeant at arms, and Drew chaplain. The Governor’s message covers irrigation policy and extensive information.
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