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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1874
Page
2
A large group of Springfield ladies lead a campaign against liquor with prayer and singing at drug stores and saloons. Saloons surrender, bells ring, and liquor is destroyed in the streets as men hold church prayer meetings. Statewide effort aims to completely suppress liquor sales.
The Denver News criticizes the Green City Colony and its promoter Mr. Pace for bringing unemployed workers to Colorado without guaranteed water or work. The piece questions the project’s water prospects, calls the recruitment a possible swindle, and notes a name change to Columbia good. It praises local schools and building quality, urging investment in science apparatus.
A Denver critic argues irrigation plans rely on untested claims and accuses the Post Office operators of acting like a bank by taking rent and taxes, denying locals access to public funds. The writer contends the public should reclaim school funds and judge the firm as a private bank of California menacing public interests.
The writer argues the Arkansas river is at least one third larger than the Platte this season, cites measurements from Canon City and Pueblo, and challenges a proposed ditch project claiming it would require impossible water velocity. He warns liquor influence from a Denver establishment taints reform efforts.
The article highlights youths in Greeley being steered toward discipline and learning, admiring their teachers and ambitions. It notes irrigation legislation, railroad movement, and praise for The Aldine and Chicago Tribune, plus the Cathers-Dixon case and a Jessica Amanda Hanna led Busy Bee No 3 temperance group with officers listed.
Inquiries into Geo. H. Cathers vanishing highlight a family dispute involving Dixon of Kennett Pennsylvania. The tale recounts contested inheritances and custody issues tied to an infant daughter and a threatened mortgage foreclosure amid alleged improper conduct and revenge.
The Revue de la Mode or Ganette for the Family offers illustrated fashion plates and directions for new styles and garments for ladies and children with working patterns. It promotes independence from dressmakers’ bills and invites women to exercise their sewing talents.
The National Bee Journal of Des Moines Iowa edited by Mrs Tupper is urged for every beekeeper and priced at two dollars per year as the best authority in the country.
In a public statement N. C. Merxer denies rumors of leaving Greeley. He confirms intent to build a temperance town with strong schools and seeks a place on the Board of Education. He also discusses irrigation, timber preservation, and local governance amid broader territorial concerns.
The record shows opening balances in 1872 1873 and 1874 with receipts and disbursements for 1872 and 1873. It lists balances in treasury January 1 for 1873 and 1874 auditors balances and warrants outstanding totaling about 60 291 25 dollars.
A speaker argues universal education cannot succeed while the country has many grog shops. He claims the rum traffic is the deadliest foe to education and cites 400000 more men in liquor trade than in teaching the youth.
The passage criticizes the Governor's crop yield estimates and irrigation aid. It argues government water should not subsidize railroad land and questions statutory clarity. It endorses irrigation law reforms and weighs statehood, noting New York’s opposition to doubling Senate representation for larger populations.
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