25 Jan 1888
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1888
Page
1
Reports from Greeley cover hospital gains for J M Wallace and several residents. construction plans advance as engineers move to Fort Morgan and the Union Bank eyes a new building. Local grocers advertise discounts while civic events, auctions and church activities draw crowds.
Mrs. Riddle recovers from serious illness as the protracted meeting continues and Rev. King attacks sin. A book agent visits, John McCall leaves Mill Company to be replaced by Fred Wyman at the mill engine. Windsor romance rumors, canning jaunts by James Wolfe and Steele Brake, and jokes about hail insurance agents. Coon Goodan and Frank Waterhouse travel with horses. ground frozen three feet. local business ties and ditch superintendent A. Armstrong considered for renewal. Sporrep Coar.
Brief sale notice offers thoroughbred Jersey and other new milch cows for purchase. Contact P W Purxam for details.
A syndicate led by Morton and Upton from California and Nevada is negotiating with George W. Thompson for his stake in the Vigil and St. Vrain grant. The deal involves about 3 million acres between the Purgatorio river and the foothills west of Pueblo and south to Trinidad, with Butler as the largest owner. Partial listings show New Haven Cattle Company and Cleveland Cattle Company each to receive 600000 for their share, and the negotiations are described as the largest in the country, kept secret until now. The report also notes A. E. Gipson of Greeley and upcoming irrigation horticulture book.
Blizzards recur as a common threat while a pleasant day is noted as rare. Frank Stephens lost a horse last week and Mr. High begins a new house in section eight. Mr. Donovan ships hay to Cheyenne and Andrew Samson works on the section. Local grocers post weekly farm produce prices per 100 pounds.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.