Colony Lands Sell Well in Auction at Greeley
The recent Colony lands sale netted over $20,000 with most deeds paid in cash though two years to pay is allowed. About two thirds were old land. remainder expected to sell next winter. Local notes discuss tomatoes, weather, travel, a sheriff arrest for a murder, wolves on Maple Street, and trade in lumber, fruit, and real estate.
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Longmont
Ft. Collins
Laporte
Evans
Brush
Cheyenne
Maple Street
Colorado House
Good Templars
Denver
Good Templars of
Greeley
W. Sanborn
Pike's Peak
Boynton
Greeley House
Georgetown
Iit
Mr. Worthington Whittredge
New York
Cache la Poudre
Messler
G. H. Baker
Cobden
Ilinois
California
Illinois
Colony Yard
Gneevey
Messrs. W. H. Holliday & Co
Letter to Tribune editor attacks A P Miller about Union Colony
A Greeley colonist writes from an old home dispute recounting eight months of labor and investment in Union Colony. He disputes A P Miller of the Toledo Blade for reporting differently and questions Miller’s judgment as a physician turned journalist. He laments malaria and farming life and foresees future of Greeley.
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Tribune
Toledo Blade
A. P. Miller
Greeley
Greeley Colony
Colorado
Union Colony
A.P.M
Wisdom
A. P.M
Steam plow proposals stir Colorado and Greeley concerns
A July 1871 letter to the Greeley Tribune urges adoption of a steam plow for fall land breaking, arguing better farming methods on the prairie. A citizen from Covington, Ga., asks the Agricultural Society of Greeley to buy or raise funds for a steam plow, modeling after Horace Greeley.
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Colorado
G Law
M. D
Ediitor
The
Greeley Tribune
McSmith
Horace Greeley
Agricultural Society of Greeley
Boost Colorado dairy and flour production to cut imports
The article urges expanding cultivation and establishing large butter and cheese manufactories near Greeley and Evans to reduce reliance on imported flour butter and cheese. It argues local production uses rich lands, lowers freight costs and sustains prosperity, noting superior local wheat flour and rancid foreign butter. Also advertises wagon stock and plowing services, and notes upcoming Episcopal services in Masonic Hall and the Greeley Free Church.
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Colorado
Meigeorring
Greeley and
Evans
Gold and Silver Districts show strong mining profits
A Denver Tribune report notes favorable results in the Gold and Silver Districts with idle larger mines offset by new discoveries and revived old workings. Central and Black Hawk see expanded mills, silver ventures in Georgetown rise, and bullion receipts for June reach 133 207 dollars.
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Black Hawk
Hill
Georgetown
Stewart
Swansea
Eng
London
Schirmer
Denver Tribune
Denver and Rio Grande Engin es and Cars
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad company reports five engines under construction, with one passenger engine nearly finished named Montezuma and a freight engine named Jab-Wichi. Passenger cars measure 40 feet overall, carry 35 passengers, and mimic Pennsylvania Road designs with enhanced ventilation and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Tribune
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pallman
Pennsylvania Road
Auction Sale of Dairy Cows and Stock at Stotts Stable
A note lists an auction for dairy cows, stock cattle, calves, four hundred gallon cheese vat, and related fixtures to be held at Stotts Stable on Saturday July 29. Also includes a town ordinance excerpt with penalties for public disorder and indecency, gaming, and disorderly houses in Greeley.
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Durham
Stotts
Stotts Bro
Greeley
Board of Town Trustees
Henry T. West
Board of Trustees
Janis G. Cooren
Court of Justice
Janna G. Coopas
Con Cat
Harens
Alea
Bavua
V. M
Evana
St. Louis
Larimer
Beyarday
Vnet
Jd. L. Bush
Weiß Country
Important Announcement Promotes Rosa Robbins Novel Series
An advertisement promotes Rosa Robbins in a long, malevolent tale set across the South-west with characters Rosa Robbins Augustus Myres and the Great Haunt, promising a new domain in the Rocky Mountains and Plains. Subscriptions and bulk orders are solicited from readers in New England and beyond.
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Reva Robbins
New England
Rosa Robbins
Augustus
Fox
Myres
Alvo
Susan
Hudson
Emaline
Rosa
Gar
Caldwell
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Rocky Mountain
Plains
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Mr. J. Leavy
Miller
Bursarresa
Mica
Home Products
Georgetown Miner
Cooper
Abbott & Faton
J. & J. H. Jones
Main St
Robertson & Holt
Bain
Walnut Street
Corinne
Utah
N. B
Murray
Episcopal Service
Masonic Hall
Randall
Free Church
Greeley Free Church
the Tabernacle
Mr. Rous
Mr. Higgins
Mines and Mining
T. J. Carter
Rio Grande
Utah Territory
Salomon
Jane
Joseph Murray
P. D
Prayed
Tvey
Henry P ‘Larson
N.Y. Bactmange Hotel
D. P. Depot
Peereneenemans
Town of Greeley
Onpixance No
Greeles
Ksel Stationee Gnawa
Jeferson
Madison Sta
Lating Library
Talbot
Nain St
Hollister & Savage
Gow
Particu
Kittatinny
Wilson Herries
Hartford
Iona
Babocock & Taylor
Heal Estate Agents
Heral
Babcock & Taylor
Highland Sersery
F Street
Denvens
Cotonapo P.O Taylor Proprietor
RE. BE. Hart
Ringyr
Buelac
Poel
Greeldy
Colorado Territory
G. W
L. Stotts
LYERY
Algo
Spruce Street
A. M. Olde
Pinneo
Sacramento
Pinneo & Lyman
Mey
Jaet
C.R. Welch & CO
Ohio
Builders Hardware
Eureka
Iron King
Stewart Cook
Commins
Grieg
R. Welch & Co
Madison
Life IN the South
Cee
Pru Ping
N.C
Mexicen
Colora
Chiles
Weld County
Central Republican Committee
Aie
Grant and
Walnut
MKS
Ruthven
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