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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1876
Page
2
The piece urges town mechanics and small landowners to raise corn and fatten hogs, arguing a few acres can yield cash by using scraps, waste milk, and squash. It praises bachelor farmers, notes rising land values, and urges practical farming over idle speculation as a path to wealth and better living.
Correspondent from Hunt Crry Black Hills reports overrating of gold yields and notes rich quartz leads. Describes landscapes pines and oak groves, prairie livability, and need to settle Indians before rapid settlement. Mentions towns Custer French Creek and Mur City with saw mills and rapid Creek mouth town.
Daughters of Judge Wm. M. Slaughter, Mary G. 19 and Rosa N. 13, fell from a sand stone cliff in Gold Hill canyon. Rosa died Tuesday evening while Mary survived, recounting the accident. Rosa’s reckless spirit and the rescue efforts are described, with the family and town in deep sorrow.
Washington dispatch analyzes calls for Bristow’s removal, the Belknap probes, and broader corruption claims across War Navy and Post Office departments. It notes party leaders face mounting public indignation, hints at bids for Grant and mentions Governor Hayes and Ohio’s vote context. It also covers audits, bonds, and Denver Colorado railroad expansion near Floyd Hill to Idaho Springs.
The item notes scarlet fever affecting attendance, social gatherings including a Judge Hanna party with cake and peaches, cold snaps, and heavy storms in Europe. It covers local incidents from jail costs in Erie to Lora Ady’s death from scarlet fever, posts on rail service, and upcoming exams and post routes. It also mentions the Banana line blockade, buffalo presence, Denver rail changes, and political planning in Weld County.
The item outlines fence commissioners planning trees along canal banks to create a lasting barrier, discusses cattle impoundment rules and local law enforcement, and notes prices for farm produce, including butter, eggs, potatoes, corn, wheat, and hay, with market points and freight costs. It also mentions Carl Schurz’s wife’s death and letters to the editor about policing Greeley.
The dealer claims the largest and best stock and refuses to undersell, urging customers to patronize him and examine prices as money remains scarce and times are hard. He emphasizes staying put until bell times and promises to lead in price cuts.
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