Supplies and Indians Marked by Fordable Rivers and Mines
Word from White River notes brisk supply arrivals including ten loads of flour and oats, wagons ferried and teams swimming across rivers as water falls. Rawlins goods move after two years, while Douglas the chief visits and peace talks with Snakes Arapahoe and Bannocks hinge on a June to August gathering. A Savory Creek silver mine near Rawlins is set, Hahn's Peak work continues, and a carbon cattle shipping boom grows with Wyoming ranges praised for fertile, tillable land and large potato crops.
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White River
Snake
Bear Rivers
Rawlins
Douglas
Fort Brown Agency
Fort Steele
White River Valley
Savory Creek
Hahn’s Peak
International Company
Carbon County News
Snake River Valley
Bear River Valley
Denver
Platte Valley
Wyoming
Colorado
Snake River
Oregon
Wertery Magazine Praised For Clear Type And Fine Paper
The July August issue of the Wertery, a large literary magazine published in St. Louis by G J Jones & Co., is on the table. Editor H H Morgan leads the publication with notably clear type and white paper.
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the Wertery
St. Lewis
G. J. Jones & Co
H. H. Morgan
Famine Aid, Naval Treaties, and War Costs Explain Global News
Reported relief from famine in northern China as province leaders donate funds for American doctors. Japan welcomes ironclads from England while Anglo Russian and Turkish affairs spark tension. Russia quotes war costs at 988 million roubles as Austria and Turkey negotiate Bosnia occupation.
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Tukien
China
Japan
England
Yokohama
Turkey
Cyprus
Euphrates Valley
Montreal
Dominion Squaw
Austria
Bosnia
Russia
Tow shall we best train our children mor ally and religiously
The meeting opened with music as I N Haynes read a poem Robert of Sicily and Mrs W P Welch gave an essay on training children morally and religiously. Discussion followed on childrearing, honesty, Sabbath observance, and the home’s moral influence with emphasis on role modeling and discipline.
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I. N. Haynes
Robert
Sicily
W. P. Welch
France
Bryant
Vote of Thanks From Greeley Trustees to Cheyenne Citizens
At a July meeting in 1878 the town of Greeley trustees unanimously thanked the Mayor and Cheyenne city officials for the July 4 celebration. They expressed hope for stronger ties between Cheyenne and Greeley to develop regional resources and friendship. Also notes a Republican precinct meeting set for July 20 to elect delegates to the county convention on July 27. An advertisement promotes Hastings Main street raspberries and A Z Salomon ice cream.
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Omaha
East St. Louis
Metropolitan Police
Memphis
Philadelphia
Grant & Aulls
Astonia
Iowa
Boggs Butts
Cal
Camden
N. Y
Toronto
Board of Trustees
Greeley
Colorado
Town of Greeley
Cheyenne
Town of
Plains
Great West
Rip Van Winkle Star Postpones Denver Visit
Joe Jefferson, announced to appear in Denver next Monday, has postponed his engagement for a week due to a Salt Lake commitment. W. B. Walters of Georgetown died suddenly in Denver Friday. Alamosa proclaims itself southern metropolis and discusses a fire department. Boulder seeks a $15 000 loan at eight percent. Fort Collins will ship over 200 000 pounds of wool this season. similar amounts moved to Greeley and Cheyenne. Greenback county convention in Boulder county nominates a legislative ticket. El Moro has fourteen liquor stores and no church. Dunn and Carlson cashmere wool sample is very fine. goat clip yields about 20 pounds per animal.
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Joe Jefferson
Denver
Rip van Winkle
Salt Lake
W. B. Walters
Georgetown
Alamosa
Boulder
Fort Collins
Greeley
Cheyenne
Courier
Greenback County
Boulder County
Joseph Wolff
W. J. Mann
Linderman
G. W. Way
E. J. Coffman
el Moro
Dunn & Carson
Wheat harvests loom large across Sumner and neighboring counties
Sumner county reports 88 000 acres planted with wheat at 20 bushels per acre yielding 1 660 000 bushels. Hutchinson Interior notes Reno county may post a surplus despite fears and grumbling. Kansas cereals expected to rise a quarter above previous records with favorable forecasts.
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Sumner
Hutchinson
Reno County
Winfield
Arkansas
Chronoscope
Kansas
Wichita Beacon
John Exton
Winfield Courier
Independence Kunsan
Linn
Texas crops and cattle reports from Parker to Fort Worth
Parker county suffers heavy wheat loss from persistent rains while cotton prospects rise with 9,600,000 acres in Texas. Wool receipts reach 2,000,000 pounds with 500,000 more due. corn crops improve after timely rains. A Black Hills stage robbery ends with injuries to Finn, a former Union Pacific conductor. Local notes mention apple shipments from Mexia and price cuts at Z. Salomon’s.
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Parker County
Brazos
Corpus Christi
Ree Press
W. W. Cowen
Mexia
Wheatherford Times
Texas
United States
San Marcos
Cucro
Empire State of Texas
Fort Worth
Black Hills
Whoop Up
Deadwood
Finn
Union Pacific
Carr
Denver Pacific
Sunshine and Mining Life in the Colorado Plains
A reporter travels from Boulder to Sunshine six miles over mountainous terrain. The American mine has paid $500,000 but now employs only two men per shift. Most mines are idle and many residents have moved to Leadville. Sunshine shows growing but quiet activity with two hotels open and a bustling street scene only in flux.
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Boulder
Sunshine
Boulder Canyon
Leadville
Grand View
BE. M. Hawkins
Star Coal
Greeley
Wm. G. Shedd
Sunshine Courier
Italian soprano Madame Rita at Barnum Hall in Greeley
The Italian singer Madame Rita supported by Henry Byron and others will perform at Barnum Hall Saturday evening. Reviews praise her rich soprano voice and operatic range, with encores and comparisons to Parepa Rosa and Kellogg noted. A separate incident in Hazard reports a shooting altercation involving Ed Chase and George Brown, leading to hospital transport. A Cheyenne arrest follows.
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Greeley
Madame Rita
Henry Byron
Florence Schleicher
New York Herald
Chickering Company
Piano Forte Makers
New York
Italy
Hayden
Verdure
Kellogg
Parepa Rosa
Hazard
Union Pacific
Colorado Central
Chase
George Brown
Inter-Ocean
Denver
Denver Pacific
Alvord
Cheyenne
Brown
Weld County Republican Convention Planned for July 27 1878
Weld County Republican Central Committee meets to set the convention date in Greeley for July 27 1878 at 2 pm to nominate two House members one County Commissioner for District No 2 and to elect nine delegates to the State Convention in Denver August 7 1878. Delegates allocated by vote totals from last general election with precinct by precinct counts and secretary pro tem J N Bucrewre notes.
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Denver
John L. Routt
Lupton
Erie
St. Vrain
Corona
Big Thompson
Beaver
Democratic County Convention Nominates Weld Officials
Notice for Weld County Democratic Convention scheduling July 13 at Evans and July 17 at Pueblo to select five delegates for the State Convention and to nominate a county commissioner for Dist No 2 and two Weld County House members. Precincts urged to send three delegates. Greeley, Colorado. July 2, 1878.
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Weld County
Pueblo
Evans
House of Representatives
County Central Committee
Greeley, Colo
Colorado proposes constitutional amendment on judiciary residency
Notice explains a proposed amendment to Section 29 Article VI of the Colorado Constitution. The text would require all officers in this article except Supreme Court judges to reside in their district or area. Vacancies would be filled by appointment by specified officials. The secretary of state dates this 25th June 1878 in Denver. Also references to Denton lecture, and ads for fancy articles and hay for sale by L. S. Springer in New Liberty with delivery details.
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General Assembly
State of
Colorado
Judicial Department
Supreme Court
Supreme and District Courts
Board of County Commissioners
Supreme
District
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Chicago
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Dean Nat Post Hall
Jackson& Go's
A. Bexrinaar
the County Republican Committee
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State
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