Reward Offered for Enforcing Local Liquor Ordinance
Citizens of Greeley Colorado pledge a total reward for proof leading to conviction under ordinance 14 on intoxicating liquor sales. Private violators face a reward equal to the fine but not less than 50 nor more than 100 dollars. Substantial contributors include Ralph Meeker and several local businessmen. Date February 24 1872.
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Greeley
Colorado
Greeley, Co
Ralph Meeker
Wm. Hl. Post
Marx & Company
TR. Welch
A. B. Place
Louis Dupuis
Dr. J. 8. Scott
Abbott
Vigilance Committee Formed to Stop Jumping Claims
A Vigilance Committee was organized to curb jumping of claims filed in good faith. The town exposes sharks filing on land already claimed and unused due to bad weather. They warn jumpers to stop their schemes or face trouble, noting some pretenders seek respectable cover.
Out of Winter Toward Spring in Newcomer Settlement
The article notes a severe winter of hardship for newcomers with three months of inactivity. Some families face poverty while others are well off or financially independent. Debt and seed buying strain those with limited means, but overall prospects for a large crop look good. Immediate tasks include enlarging Canal No 2 and extending the fence, with committees already at work.
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Times
Canal No. 2
Real estate boom along Canal No 2 gains momentum
Buyers show strong demand for 80 acre tracts and town lots as water supply issues limit settlement on the north side. Developers note rising interest in improvements on canal land with blocks under contract and bills in the hundred to two hundred dollar range.
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Preston Aum
Canal No. 2
Colorado Stock Debate Draws Editor Fire From Wyoming
The Wyoming editor criticizes Greecey Tribune for meddling in Plains stock practices and urges responsible investment. He notes cattle losses in the Platte valley and argues investors should secure hay or feed, warning that criticism harms credit for borrowings while defending Colorado settlement and growth.
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Wyoming Tribune
Greecey Tribune
Plains
Colorado
States
Platte Valley
Birge
Kansas Pacific to build a new transcontinental line through Colorado
The Kansas Pacific plans a westward railroad from Denver via Idaho and Georgetown to Utah to secure a transcontinental route, with a branch to Black Hawk Central City or Nevada. Incorporators elected officers include Robert B. Carr as President and D. H. Moffat as Treasurer. A $200,000 bonus is to be voted by Clear Creek residents.
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Evans
Denver Pacific
Kansas Pacific
Denver
Idaho
Georgetown
Clear Creek County
Colorado
Utah
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Black Hawk
Central City
Nevada
Gilpin County
Rapahoe, Jefferson, Gilpin
Clear Creek
Central
Union Pacific
Colorado Central
South Clear Creek
Kansas
Boulder
Cariboo
Boulder Valley
Omaha
Julesburo
Trade routes and power struggle between two major corporations
A narrative outlines rail routes from the north bank of the South Platte to Golden City to link with the Colorado Central owned by the Union Pacific. The moves aim to capture Colorado and California trade, highlighting a conflict between two of the world’s most powerful corporations.
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North Bank of the
South Platte
Golden City
Colorado Central
Union Pacific
Colorado
California
Women gain health and independence through farming and crafts
The piece argues that women can gain strength and independence through gardening and crafts, noting pay disparities favoring men in sewing and teaching. It highlights coastal and western colonization efforts, the River Side Colony near Santa Barbara, and prospects for women owning land and pursuing agrarian work. It mentions a Congress bill for an artesian well at Fort Russell and a colonial railroads push, ending with criticism of dubious period advertisements.
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Jio Lewis
Dio Lewis
Fort Russell
Cheyenne
Humble Warning on Whisky and Advertisements in Papers
A critique denounces whisky as a social evil while condemning the demoralizing effects of obscene advertisements in most papers. The passage commends Mathews and Reser for their Directory and Real Estate Register as the most creditable Colorado publication, noting it lists every Denver householder and business and offers local information.
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Mathews and
Colorado
Denver
American Journal ist and Pioneer noted for press interests and suffrage
Messrs Coe Wetherill publish American Journal ist a handsome journal for the newspaper press. The Pioneer edited by Emily Pitts Stevens San Francisco advocates Woman's Suffrage. Lyceums draw lively audiences with poems readings music and tariff debates while discussions on salt iron and woolen blankets amuse attendees.
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Messrs. Coe, Wetherill & Co
Philadelphia
American Journalist
the Pioneer
San Francisco
Emily Pitts Stevens
The
Laramie Sentinel
Price
California
Woolen mill in Greeley urged as regional opportunity
A writer argues a woolen manufacture in Greeley offers greater returns than cattle. Build a mill to capitalize on wool demand, local water and cheap living. Cites Ontario success and regional growth, noting investor Marshall would bank on a mill with shared capital and risk.
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the Tribune
Marshal
Greeley
Colorado
Ontario
Canada
Pony breeding prospects and local mill offer discussed
The article notes Mr. Marshal's high value and cautious approach to risk as a woolen mill offer is considered. It mentions Dr. Latham and Wa. P. McKixxer traveling east to acquire Black horses, plus a plan to cross Shetland ponies with Prince Albert stock to meet growing eastern demand for riding ponies.
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Latham
East
California
Plains
New York
Laramie Sentinel
Rocky Mountain Presbyterian Journal Emerges
The Rocky Mountain Presbyterian, edited by Rev. Sheldon Jackson, aims to unite Presbyterians across the Territories with shared interests and experiences, fostering closer sympathy among congregations and with their Church.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain Presbyterian
Sheldon Jackson
Territories
Ladies of Greeley Offered Flower Garden Premiums
J H Foster announces a summer contest for the best and second best flower gardens in Greeley with seventy five and forty plants as prizes. The Farmers Club president selects the judging committee and sponsors the awards. Foster clarifies he won't compete. A note credits last week's article to the Omaha Herald.
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Farmers’ Club
J. H. Foster
Charity ball and business notes from the Masons era
The column reports a Masons charity ball at their hall this evening, new partnerships in town shops, and announcements of Welches & Bayley opening goods. It notes Small Pox in the Denver area, calls for vaccination, and previews church and public events including a grand supper at the new Methodist Church and Congregationalists planning a building this year. It mentions farming, irrigation Canal No 2 enlargement, and settlers moving to Platte land before the railroad.
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Masons
Ingalsbee
Roberts
Denver
Messrs
Welches & Bayley
Welches
New Methodist Church
E. Remington & Son
Emerson
Chaffee
Colorado
Union Colony
Farmers’ Club
Capt. Boyd
Foster
Levy
Canal No. 2
Canal No. 8
Platte
Cache la Poudre
Denver News
Greeley Community News Notes Local Scenes and Plans
Town aims to curb liquor abuse while Masonic Hall is deemed safe for large crowds. Planting willow cuttings for a future mill canal project is proposed with cuttings to be shared at low rates. Dr Hawes, a new physician, earns praise for European hospital experience. Gen Cameron visited, plans for lumbering trips and hotel construction at Pike's Peak noted. Weather, harvests, and local rail interests are touched, with small-town life and economy sketched in.
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Eause
Philip Olmsted
Masonic Hall
Hawes
Ng Island College Hospital
Wayne Co
Lowa
Adar
Adar, Speaks Highly of His Professional Ability and Moral Worth. Gen. Cameron
Mr. Nettleton
Colorado Springs
Whipple
Chicago
Pike's Peak
Robert E. Carr
Bowen
C. B. Lamborn
Dfn
Joslyn
Daly
Julesburg
Large Willow Cuttings Arrive for Wind Break Planting
The Golden and White Willow cuttings arrive ready for delivery. They grow 3 to 5 feet first year and 6 to 9 feet second year, reaching about 30 feet in four years. Price is $2.50 per thousand. plant on well plowed, well-watered ground with two to three inches buried. The Golden Willow is noted for strong twigs, basket work. White Willow famed for fencing in Illinois. Also notes beet seed price drop and a Denver romance tale of travel across snow.
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Ilinois
N.C. Meeker
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New Mexico
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Adiene
National Prohibitionist
W. B. Christopher
Peninsular Herald
New World
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Addison
Spectator
Scientific American
Wood & Holbrook
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