Northern Colorado News Roundup From Fort Collins Details
The Courier reports a train load of machinery for the Farmers' mill due soon with Allis & Co. contracted to complete and start it by September 21. The Stout quarries employ about 250 workers this summer and 260 with 100 more after a new boarding house is finished. The Manhattan Ditch Co filed its incorporation on June 21 with George F. Morgan Mark Birtoingham and Pad Bryan as incorporators. Express items note Water Commissioner Armstrong appointing Fred Mantz as assistant. Presbyterian church foundation and cornerstone ceremonies planned. Fourth of July plans include Loveland Greeley fire crews and a roasted Angus steer. The city invites nearby mayors to the Fourth celebration. Ole Peterson sold his farm, 100 head stock and crops for 10000. W P Wilson buys the Longmont Press. Mrs Ransom fell ill in Denver and is staying with Dr Toplin in Denver.
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Allis & Co
Stout
Laramie City
Manhattan Ditch Company
George F. Morgan
Mark Birtoingham
Pad Bryan
Manhattan
The
Express
Armstrong
Fred Mantz
New Presbyterian Church
Loveland and Greeley
Presbyterian Church
Routt
Angus
Greeley
Loveland
Longmont
the Ledger
Ole Peterson
W. P. Wilson
Abilene
Kansas
Longmont Press
Dick Ransom
Denver
Toplin
Sinclair Tonsey
Sinclair Tousey
Morace Greeley
New York
Mr. Sinclair
New Haven
Connecticut
New York Herald
Louisville
Kentucky
Louisville Daily Times
Alleghanies
New York State
New York City
Ross, Jones
Tousey
New York Tribune
East Forty-sixth Street
American News Company
Union League Club
Dr. Eaton
Horace Greeley
Gerritt Smith
Samuel G. May
William Lloyd Garrison
Northern Colorado flouring mills stay independent
The Reporter notes the Loveland Longmont and Canfield mills in active operation outside the millers' combination, with Mull en gaining a half stake in the Ben Eaton mill. Estes Park stage line begins regular trips and Loveland band plans Fort Collins Fourth visit.
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Loveland
Longmont Farmers
Canfield
Colorado
Millers’ Combination
J. K. Mullen
Ben Eaton
Estes Park
Fort Collins
Harry Williams
Middle Park
C. C. Bucknell
Fourth Street
Local notes from Fort Morgan and obit of Morace Tousey
Fort Morgan items note visitors and farm work including E C Luce hauling hay and Martin Hughes with barley on Redfield land. A buffalo case at the 22 ranch is mentioned. John B Davies named public school principal. G R Baker shows first flax crop. brickwork on the schoolhouse by Ben Cooper and Wm Hennessy praised. Morace Greeley associate Sinclair Tousey dies in New York aged 90, with detailed career and family obituary.
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John B. Davies
Davies
G. R. Baker
Ben Cooper
Wm. Hennesey
Mr. Cooper
Atwood Voters Approve Bonds for Schoolhouse and Courthouse
The Advocate reports Atwood's voters approved bonds totaling 2000 for a schoolhouse and 5000 for a courthouse in Logan county. The town also notes extensive local activity including railroad progress, canal fencing, millet planting, and new business openings.
Dam Plan Bid Call for Platte & Beaver Improvement Co
The Platte and Beaver Improvement Company invites plans specifications and bids for constructing a dam at the head of their upper ditch. Completion set for October 1 1887. James C Scorr secretary.
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Platte & Beaver Improvement Company
James C. Scorr
French Craze for Deco China Becomes Quick Cash
A news item promotes a new art fad the French Craze for deco china and glassware. It claims high profits in Boston and New York and offers a 1 dollar package with an 18 inch plaque, 100 colored designs, and full instructions. It promises a free 30 inch plaque if five more ladies are referred. The Empire News Co. Syracuse NY is listed as the sender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Empire News Co
Syracuse
N.Y
John Robinson's Big Show Heads to Greeley July 8
Advertises John Robinson's sixty third annual circus and menagerie touring 1887. Promises a grand spectacle with the same family-run show, led by John F Robinson Jr, and notes the veteran proprietor's eighty six years and continuity of the famed touring enterprise. Friday July 8 at Greeley is the date.
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Greeley
John Robinson
John F. Robinson, Jr
All kinds of Machine Oils at E. Von Gohren and Co
E. Von Gohren and Co offers a wide range of machine oils for industry. The catalog highlights varied grades and viscosity for engines gear systems and lubricants for heavy equipment used in manufacturing. Customers are invited to request samples and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. van Gohren & Co’s
E. von Gohren & Co’s
Munificent Gift of 100000 by Evanston Owner
A Denver area donor from Evanston proposes giving away $100,000. A second column invites readers to study the plan and its implications for the community.
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Evanston
Denver
Local Memo Promotes Chamberlain's Remedy
An Iowa merchant touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as a quick relief during a cholera like epidemic last summer. He reports strong sales and urges readers to buy before a thirty day millinery sale by E and L Seelbach and notes other remedies sold by W B Mason and J F Fezer.
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Ottumwa
Blake, Bruce & Co
Chamberlain
J. H. Hetwic
Belknap
Iowa
J. F. Fezer
Furnished rooms for rent near post office location
New house with large rooms and new furniture offers reasonable terms. Also an advertisement for Dr J H McLean remedies including Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier to aid stomach health and energy, and Strengthening Eye Salve to ease eye discomfort. Sold by W B Mason.
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Post Office
J. H. McLean
W. B. Mason
Fifteen dairy cows on sale near Greeley ranch
Fifteen good dairy cows aged three to four years are offered for sale at a bargain. Enquire at the ranch of F. E. Darling in Lone Tree valley, six miles northeast of Greeley, or address Greeley, Colo.
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F. E. Darling
Lone Tree Valley
Greeley
Greeley, Colo
For Sale Ranch in Weldon Valley with Ditch
For sale a choice ranch in Weldon Valley under a first class ditch with good improvements. Address S. K. Tompson at Greeley or Orchard.
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Weldon Valley
S. K. Tompson
Greeley
Orchard
Eight room furnished or unfurnished dwelling for rent
Large eight room residence near business centre suitable for boarding house. Furnished or unfurnished. Must be rented to the right party. Enquire of B. D. Sannorn, Secretary.
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B. D. Sannorn
Healthy Boy Baby Needs Permanent Home
A healthy boy baby is to be given away to any person who will furnish a permanent home. Call at the county hospital. Also notes L. T Haynes well boring apparatus is available for bore wells of any size. J. M. Frierson, Box 592, Greeley, Colo.
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L. T Haynes
J. M. Frierson
Greeley, Colo
Absolute Cure Abietine Ointment Offered in Tin Boxes
The Original Abietine Ointment is sold in two ounce tins and claimed to cure old sores burns wounds chapped hands and skin eruptions. It allegedly cures all kinds of piles and is offered by W. S Mason at 25 cents per box or 30 cents by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. SB. Mason
Ice Cream Parlor Opens Next Saturday in Greeley
M. Marsh will open an ice cream parlor next Saturday June 25 in the former Bishop's meat market location beside Stanley's fruit store on the east side of Eighth Avenue Greeley Colorado. Ice cream made to order by the gallon.
Taken Up Light Bay Horse Branded I and ABZ
A light bay horse branded I on the left shoulder and ABZ on the left hip and right shoulder is taken up. The owner may claim by applying to H. Constable at Evans Gate and paying expenses. Greenville June 20, 1887.
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H. Constable
Evans Gate
Native horses for sale Joun C and Youna
Two native horses offered for sale both broken to harness or saddle with options Joun C and Youna. Suitable for riding or work. Contact details not provided.
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Joun
Youna
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promoted as Vital Tonic
Troubling sleep and poor appetite signal trouble ahead. The text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a medicine that invigorates the stomach aids assimilation and strengthens the nervous system. It claims effectiveness in fever age rheumatism kidney and uterine weakness and other maladies.
Fourth of July Reduced Fares From Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railway offers one fare round trip to all stations within two hundred miles for the Glorious Fourth. Tickets will be sold by agents in Colorado on the 2d 8d and 4th of July and are good to return by the 5th.
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Advocate
Atwood
Sterling
Logan County
Colorado & Wyoming Railroad
Pawnee
Ditch Company
Occidental
Marshal Winn
Union Pacific Railway
Colorado
Farm for Sale in Lone Tree Valley Near Greeley
A fine three hundred acre farm nine miles northeast of Greeley in Lone Tree valley offers a brick dwelling blacksmith shop stables and sheep corrals all fenced with abundant running water. About 70 acres blue grass 70 alfalfa 50 acres broken balance unbroken. terms easy. Inquire at the place with D. A. Camfield or in the town of J. L. Barrett.
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Lone Tree Valley
Greeley
D. A. Camfield
J. L. Barrett
Temperance Sunday School Rotates Between Churches
February and March at the M Ek church and April to July at successive churches, with D. Tarmace Merston as superintendent. Also notes a medical claim: Dr J H McLean's Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier aids digestion and blood purity, sold by W B Mason.
Large Pleasant Rooms For Rent Near Ninth Ave and Fourteenth
Describes newly furnished rooms available for rent with contact via Mrs Skewes at the corner of Ninth Avenue and Fourteenth Street.
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Ninth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething Children
Old newspaper ad promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming relief for teething pain diarrhea dysentery and colic. Describes pleasing taste and universal availability through druggists worldwide with a fractional price claim.
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Winslow Nothing
United States
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Fort Collina
Tacke
Hyde
Longmont Creamery
McKeirnan & Bro
J. H. Roberts
Prohibition
Ed. F. Matteson
L. A
W. O. Thompson
Fort Morgan
Times
E. VanGehren
Mrs. L. W. Kimball
E. C. Luce
Messrs. Martin & Hughes
Mr. Redfield
Kimball
Henderson Bros
Main Street
W.C. Packard
Jennie Clayton
E. B. Bunnell
E&l Seelbach
E& L Seelbachds
Dr. McLean
Tol Greeley
ONE Price Clothing CO
the Greeley One Price Clothing CO
Robinson’s Circus
A. F. Sipperley & CO
Jackson Block
Loveland and
Moraine
E. S. Allen
Anair
Hollingsworth
ACME
J. Max. Clark
Creeley, Colo
J. J. Stevens
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