Farming prospects brighten after late setbacks in colony crops
The letter notes initial irrigation delays caused by waiting for rain, but recent showers revived grain and vegetables. Canal No. 3 wheat heads and corn shows strong growth with a potential surplus, while some small neglected plots remain. Potatoes and broom corn look promising and overall farming in the first year is favorable despite earlier missteps.
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Canal No. 2
Canal No. 3
la Grange
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Wedding of F. M. Babcock and Miss Gussie Nichols
The ceremony at the bride’s father's house last Monday evening drew about 200 guests from Greeley Denver Evans and Fort Collins. Guests’ dress and conduct impressed even travelers as matching eastern standards amid the Rocky Mountain setting.
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F. M. Babcock
Gussie Nichols
Town
Greeley
Denver
Evans
Fort Collins
Rocky Mountains
Great American Desert
Colorado Wedding Celebrates With Families From East and West
Two thousand miles from the sea board the wedding united Miss Laura Nichols and Messrs W W Prugh McClure Phillip Taylor with bridesmaids the three Nichols sisters. Ushers were McClure and H C Watson. Presents included plate sets from relatives and a deed for a half acre corner lot from the bride’s father. Flowers from Mr Leavy’s garden and a dinner for friends followed the nuptials.
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Sea Board
Laura
Lotta
Tennie Nichols
Messrs
W. W. Prugh
McClure
Dunver
Phillip Taylor
Greeley
Messrs. McClure
H.C. Watson
Colorado
Leavy
Water woes rise as Denver growth floods Greeley streets
The rapid Denver expansion and farming boom strain water supplies. Water is allocated four hours every four days via canal companies with limited capacity. Greeley uses a public water system, yet some streets flood from overfull runs. Rivers stay low due to light mountain snow, and immigrant-driven cultivation may boost demand. markets for farm produce look strong for years.
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Denver
Greeley
Greeley Twenty Years Hence in 1891 Fruit Outlook
Extracts from Tuk Tri BUNE dated September 1891 discuss fruit yields and prices. Fall strawberry crops expected at 500 bushels per acre, with shipments to Atlantic cities and various rail lines. Peaches pears apples and sugar beets noted with growing transportation and processing activity. tax proposals and farm incomes cited amid local tree-removal debate.
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Atlantic Cities
Cache la Pondre
Laramie
Spring Canyon
West & Cameron
Buckingham Diggings
Cariboo
Greeley Cariboo
Snake River
Denver
Big Thompson & Golden
Greeley
Julesburg
Cheyenne, Greeley & Republican Valley
Capt. Boyd
Max Clark
Foster
Hollister
Longmont
City of
Mexico
Great Longitudinal Railroad
Colorado
Congress
Platte
Denver Pacifics
Woman's Rights Lectures Sparked Interest in Greeley
Miss Anthony spoke on Saturday and Mrs. Stanton on Monday to good crowds in Greeley. Receipts surprised the lecturers as locals praised the performances and urged others to attend speakers with established reputations.
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Anthony
Stanton
Suffrage Leaders' Enduring Fight and Local Developments
Miss Anthony and Mrs. Stanton are praised for their advocacy of women’s rights, with Anthony shown as earnest and clear, Stanton highlighted for intellect and vigor. The piece notes a mill frame raising near Kennedy’s mill, water power canal plans, and local travel services by Baumert’s stage line, plus the Caribou Post’s notable editorials.
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Kennedy
Messers Weed & Moss
Flower & Cameron's
James Creek Springs Promised Mineral Waters at Jamestown
The Jamestown Springs near Jamestown on James Creek offer a healthful mineral water praised as superior to eastern resorts. Charles F. Pease upgrades facilities to host guests, with Elysian Park nearby and Jamestown’s mining history noted. The article promotes the region as a future invalids resort and mentions travel routes from Boulder and proximity to Greeley.
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James Creek
Jamestown
Charles F. Pease
Elysian Park
Boulder
Cape May
Greeley
Rural Excur sionists to Visit Colorado and Local News
The note reports J R Dodge plans a Rural Excursionist visit to Colorado in August to view resources and future prospects. Denver seeks more water supply with canal ownership discussed. A 19 year old male from California fatally injured after a Denver to Junction ride. Greeley residents toured Evans circus, Evans Journal launches by Western Colony officers, and two young antelope towns captured nearby amid concerns over colony claims.
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J. R. Dodge
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Colorado
Wilcox
Denver
California
Junction
COLORADO FLOWERS AND COLORADO VIEWS
A reader shares a Colorado garden bouquet from Mr Leavy’s garden with roses lupine and other plants, reflecting on eastern garden comparisons and local flora. The writer cites a St Louis Democrat letter misdescribing Greeley and contrasts census figures with the town’s real growth.
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Greeley Tribune
Petunia
Balsar
Aster
Mig Beauty
Eve
Corsets tobacco and whisky lecture stirs western town
A Chatfield Ohio Democrat correspondent reports Mrs Bella French lectured on Corsets Tobacco and Whisky influencing locals. Men stopped wearing cor sets and many women quit chewing tobacco and whisky. A Indiana young woman shot a saloon keeper over whisky for her lover then married him. In Iowa and Indiana about two hundred women work farms on their own account.
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Bella French
Chatfield
Ohio
Democrat
Indiana
Iowa
From Greeley to Longmont A Tale Of Irrigation And Colony Life
The article recounts a journey from Greeley to Longmont focusing on Big Thompson irrigation methods, farm practices, and the Chicago Colony’s settlement. It describes Hill's ranch, canal design, water distribution, town growth, buildings, libraries, and a 19th century push for organized irrigation and land ownership by colonists. It notes membership costs, land plots, and the colony’s progress toward prosperity with water power and future mine prospects.
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Colorado
Garbuat
Terry
Greeley Tribune Ad Promotes Welch & Co Listings
Our Territory notice outlines bell times and schedules for community events at the new Colony bell including school meetings and evening hours. The Greeley Tribune notes ads from Welch & Co highlighting their extensive Colorado stores and urges subscription support as payments lapse.
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New Colony
What a Colonist Thinks of Irrigation
A Greeley Tribune reader argues that irrigation is an ancient, efficient farming method that compensates for drought. He cites irrigation as feasible for Colorado grazing territory, noting gains in crop certainty and overall progress despite a few failures. The letter praises irrigation’s potential and mentions Dr. F. B. Crane’s relief from asthma after migrating to Colorado.
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St. Louis Democrat
Colorado
Greeley
Evans
Democrat
Greeley Tribune
Emerson
Dr. Bushnell
Egypt
United States
Illinois
New York
Iowa
Salt Lake City
F. B. Crane
Detroit
Pinsel
N. Y
Tribune
Lecture by Mr F H Rous at the Tabernacle
Mr F H Rous will lecture at the Tabernacle day next at 8 PM. The subject is The Law of The public is invited.
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F. H. Rous
Tabernacls
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Jamestown Springs
England
Europe
Evans Journal
Big Thompson
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Hill
Hill's
Thompson
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C. N. Pratt
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3Rd Avenue
Emerson & Buckingham
Greeley T Tribune
Messrs. Welch & Co
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J. F. Sane
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