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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1871
Page
4
The Rev Mr Adams preached a practical sermon free of abstract theology. He avoided foreordination and predestination and did not dwell on spiritual geography while the city sweltered at 107 in the shade. Admirers of literary trash and advocates of intemperance were well rebuked in a manner that pleased readers.
The Toledo Blade editor denounces Greeley and its town plan, claiming failure of irrigation and agriculture based on misread facts. He cites a 1500 population, lack of markets, and limited land, arguing irrigation cannot sustain broader crops, while local farmers dispute his conclusions and defend irrigation potential.
The piece discusses Colorado wheat and oats yields seen near Clear Creek and on uplands with estimates up to 150 acres and 30 bushels per acre. It questions Dr. Miller and argues that irrigation, settlement, and work sustain towns like Greeley and Denver, contrasting with Ohio agriculture and noting reader skepticism about reporting.
The writer accuses the Editor of the Blade of condemning a 6,000 year old farming system based on secondhand reports. The critique argues he harmed Colorado and much of the American Continent and misled readers, causing lasting damage to a life of work.
A New York artist Mr Whittredge visits Colorado sketches mountain and river scenes. He praises Platte and Cache la Poudre views near Denver and Longs Peak, notes atmospheric variety, and urges religious groups including Methodists and Baptists to join in local development while celebrating moral values and temperance.
The Methodist Church in Greeley progresses as a brick building with sandstone trim. It will be 40 by 70 feet with 18 foot eaves and 40 foot gable height. ceiling 29 feet. Services expected by November. The message invites distant Methodists to relocate West, highlighting land options, improving property, growing society, and upcoming high grade schools.
A description of extraordinary plant growth due to strong sun, porous soil, limited moisture, and irrigation. Wheat and vegetables advance rapidly with timely watering and proper cultivation, suggesting a glimpse of scientific farming in action.
The Denver real estate office of Daniel Witter is described as the most extensive in the country with many clerks and large business. A complete record of all government land sales in Arapahoe County and transfers cost about $10 000, enabling easy title tracing and suggesting Weld County could benefit from a similar project.
A correspondent defends Mr Benson against remarks last week, noting that careless wording caused the piece to appear. The speaker emphasizes respect for Mr Benson and his family and rejects any intention to offend.
The circular describes a new colony near Pike's Peak and Colorado City titled Colorado and La Font. It notes the Greeley Colony sought the site but land prices, held by speculators, made purchase impractical at the time.
A circular from Beverly R. Keim of the Kansas Pacific Railway proposes a cabinet to exhibit agricultural and mineral products of Kansas and Colorado. He invites citizens and emigrants to contribute grain, vegetables, fruits, ores, coal, fossils, and other items for exhibition, to be forwarded via railway agents.
A severe hail and flood storm swept Nebraska from Pacific Junction to McPaul Station and Red Oak, destroying crops and livestock. In Cas County a renter lost most of 240 acres and his team. Ice chunks up to ten inches fell near Elk Horn. widespread barns, homes, and crops wrecked.
A First Congregational Sunday-school picnic in Island Grove Park last Thursday drew praise for orderly, pleasant crowds. Pupils and teachers escorted visitors, with thanks to those who bundled transport and to Denver rail staff. The report notes city exchanges and local commentary on regional travel and Gilpin County interests.
A narrator recalls a life of failed law practice and shifting fortunes. He describes early ambition, farm work, party politics, and an eventual move to Iowa. He details debt, marriage, land, a farm, and a later role as a County Judge, ending with reflections on inadequacies and a quiet, uncertain future.
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