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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1874
Page
2
The Greeley Tarwain is now the official organ of the Grand Lodge of the Order of Good Templars covering Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico with reorganization under a central Colorado regional leadership.
The article notes Koogle's tannery expanding with new ware and machinery. About 700 buffalo robes and smaller hides are on hand as Pedley Fuller and Co Dowdill and Hartley increase output. Firms collectively produce about seven bales weekly worth roughly $1000 per bale, boosting town business and labor profits. A prize for best bale is proposed to spur quality and grow the Greeley robe trade.
The essay argues against establishing a classical college in Greeley, noting debt and strain on farmers. It warns that college education may teach labor avoidance and social division, while praising practical, industrious paths. It laments wasted time on impractical learning and urges focus on useful skills.
The piece urges immediate canal cleaning to allow No 3 water. It proposes colony labor, ditch work, and stone hauling to secure irrigation, noting no money but communal effort and possible laws from the Legislature. It reports on immigration to Green City, weather delaying water, and broader Centennial plans.
The speaker extols immigrants in Greeley shaping a modern American ideal. He argues against clinging to old ways and predicts progress through education and self sufficiency. He envisions a future college preparing youth for skilled trades and dignified living.
The Weld county residents and valley readers condemn the paper's course and warn that continued misrepresentation will threaten subscriptions. The editorial stance argues the newspaper cannot endure on lies, asserting a life in truthfulness.
The Denver News cites a January 7 Tribune article by N M claiming there is profound ignorance about water supply. Readers may acknowledge this. L C Meeker of East Cleveland reports a two day ice storm with rain and freezing that caused tree limbs to break. Boston and Chicago link non total abstinence of Germans to the scale of great fires.
Chief Damrell of Boston issues an order requiring every fire department member to sign the temperance pledge as a measure over recent years of scourge in the cries.
A Syracuse subscriber says he may never reach Greeley but his heart remains there and laments persistent rum and lager. He expresses desire to keep his children away from alcohol.
The Good Templars of Maine report about 14 000 members matching Massachusetts. Eighteen new lodges have been established in the state since the last annual session in April.
Kentucky Governor Leslie recommends prohibiting liquor sales on election days arguing it would be beneficial beyond that context. The remark implies support for broader prohibition measures if the principle proves effective.
The statement denounces dram shops as engines of crime and notes officers arrest, courts try, prisons punish, and the nation bears a $50,000,000 tax burden to support them.
Washington faces a battle in Congress over funding a Centennial Exhibition. Costs rise to eight to ten million dollars with uncertain admission receipts. House members push for a foreign invitation while hawking government involvement as essential to avoid national disgrace.
In Springfield, Abby Smith recalls a town defining event as seven cows were confined for seven days in a tobacco shed by town collectors. The milk went to Mr K while Mrs K refused, calling the scene funeral like as a crowd of about forty watched the sale unfold and prices fell below tax needs.
A Tribune reader argues irrigation and water management will secure Greeley’s future. He praises the town site, school, and canal No. 2 while urging rapid development of farms, storage reservoirs, and systematic water distribution to protect every landholder’s rights and maximize harvests.
Resse. Fisx argues a vast network of ditches above Collins and Laporte relies on a small stream. He notes canal No. 2 can supply 56 000 ores while 20 000 remain unprovided for and calls for reservoirs to sustain water for farms. He urges farmers to act now for independence.
Cheyenne Lodge No 31 of the Good Templars visited Gen E R 8 Cap with Lodge No 56 in Company G U S Infantry on Saturday night January 19. The visit praised the Boys in Blue and urged L O G T reform in the U S A. The letter argues soldiers should be temperate as guardians of public property and calls for moral civic support. J F B Canby Lodge signs the piece.
News from Mount Airy reports the deaths of Chang and Eng, the famed conjoined twins. No post mortem was performed due to family wishes, and their bodies were embalmed for funeral on Monday. Chang died first from paralysis, Eng died two hours later from fright. The twins left substantial property, with six and five children respectively, some of whom are deaf or of low intelligence. Daily Graphic.
Peter Fisher killed a large animal near Howe’s Canyon six to seven miles west of town while deer hunting. The six and a half foot creature resembled a tiger more than a lion, lacking mane and tail tuft, and was brought to town for public view. Old mountaineers recall rumors of tigers and lions in the mountains, but this specimen is identified as a full grown tiger.
The Governor nominated and the Council confirmed officers for Colorado positions. TreasurER David Moffat Jr of Denver Auditor L. Charles of Denver Superintendent H M Hale of Gilpin Inspector General A J Sopris of Las Animas Adjutant General R W Thomas of Denver Major Generals of Militia David J Cook of Denver and M H Fitch of Pueblo Brigadier Generals William M Clarke of Clear Creek Jared L Brash of Weld Benjamin P Crowell of El Paso J Victor Garcia of Conejos.
Cheyenne Lodge No. 31 I O G T will publicly install officers on February 6 at their ball in Cheyenne W T Reform Lodge No 3 and Wilson No 7 at Port D A Russell W T work under Grand Lodge of California Gen Canby Lodge meets Saturdays visitors welcome Dr Livingstone is dead
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