Notes of Travel From Greeley to St Louis
The narrative describes a journey reached in St Louis on April 23 after leaving Greeley Friday. It details weather shifts, the Smoky Hill valley, Abilene coffee, and farm conditions in Dickinson County Kansas with wheat yields and cattle challenges. It notes no subdivision fences, herd law protections, and a shift from cattle to hogs, while Kansas grass and hay quality affect stock. The route from Kansas City to St Louis stayed on the north bank through timbered terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Greeley
Smoky Hill
Abilene
Missouri
Dickinson
Kennedy
Colorado
Kansas
Kansas City
Miscouri
Rain halts plowing as floods sweep Missouri fields
Observations from N. C. M. describe widespread land clearing with log heaps burning, wheat thriving yet corn rising as the main crop. Rainfall continues from afternoon through night, swelling the Missouri with high banks and leaving fields waterlogged and poorly drained, delaying plowing for a week.
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Missouri
Centennial notes on Sunday opening vote and railroad displays
The United States Centennial Commission discussed Sunday openings with nine states voting against. Five carloads of Kansas products for the Centennial Exhibition departed, loaded by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line with a decorated baggage car. Art exhibits include mountain views by W. G. Chamberlain and other Territory scenes from Collier Guernsey and Jackson at Richards & Co.'s store.
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St. Louis
Indianapolis and
Pittsburg
Koester
Centennial Managers
Richards & Co
W. G. Chamberlain
Avery Gallup
Richards
Collier, Guernsey
Jackson
Territory
Denver News
Reported capture of two of the Ben Der family
Laramie papers recount two women misidentified as Benders living near Laramie. Sheriff Brophy briefly questioned them, then allowed release after a show of a family Bible. A later stakeout led to their arrest despite threats and revolvers, amid broader notes on related Bender lore and a Mesilla sighting.
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Bender
Laramie
Sheriff Brophy
Cook
Benders
Lawrence
Kate
Brophy
Wells
St. Joseph
New Mexico
Mesilla
Giant Delican mine ore displays at Georgetown depot exhibit
The Delican mine ore mass, weighing 4500 pounds and valued at 700 to 800 dollars in silver, was shown at the railway depot in Georgetown. The specimen, nicknamed three hundred ounce ore, yields about 300 ounces of silver per ton and contains various minerals. A similar Dives mine exhibit is planned, with car shipments to Denver and Philadelphia for the Centennial display.
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Georgetown
Delican
Dives
Erie
Denver
Philadelphia
Clear Creek County
Gulden Works Expand Ore Shipments and New Furnaces
The Georgetown Miner reports Gulden’s works drawing ore from Clear Creek Gilpin Boulder and Fremont counties with over 40000 dollars of ore paid for and twelve to fifteen tons daily. Smelting handles galena while dry ores use the watteing process and West’s pulverized coal blower enables efficient combustion.
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Gulden
Georgetown
Clear Creek
Gilpin
Boulder
Fremont
Rosita
Wm. B. Young
Wm. West
Grasshoppers and irrigation woes grind through Colorado
Farmers battle swarms with deep plowing and kerosene remedies while towns report mills reopening and new post offices. A Denver man recovers from illness after buying 2000 sheep, valuing his flock at $7000 and his health at $50000. Local boards approve taxes and leases as El Moro opens a post office and Salt Lake faces imminent flooding.
Board Resolves On Compensation And Monthly Meetings
The board considered compensating members and holding monthly meetings, a motion that failed, then carried a motion to pay the usual compensation. It was moved to replace dead Lincoln Park trees. the chairman of the Roads Committee was to direct Mr. Graham to procure replacements. The Cemetery Superintendent was instructed to replace vacancies on the cemetery south line. The board adjourned.
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Lincoln Park
Graham
Henry Vincent Delivers Grand Cromwell Lecture at Music Hall
The San Jose Mercury reports Henry Vincent, renowned English scholar and orator, gave an intensely eloquent lecture on Oliver Cromwell at Music Hall. Audiences were captivated from start to finish, praising his word painting and passion. His final appearance in the city is expected to draw a crowded house tonight.
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Henry Vincent
Music Hall
Oliver Cromwell
England
San Jose Mercury
Congregational Association Holds Large Boulder Meeting
The Semi Annual Meeting of The Congregational Association met in Boulder with wide attendance from abroad. Reports from churches were encouraging. Pastor Sanders of Cheyenne preached in place of Pastor Dimmock and spoke on Congregationalism Why. Prof Haskell gave a long address on Religion and Education. Ministers from other denominations joined devotions and discussions. The next annual meeting will be in Longmont.
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The
Congregational Association
Boulder
Dimmock
Central
Sanders
Cheyenne
Sturtevant
Haskell
Presbyterian, Baptist, and Reformed Episcopal
Pratt
Greeley
Longmont
Local notes on residents and events in town
Chas G. Buckingham of Boulder is in town. Mrs. Pooler and family from Laramie stay with R. H. Johns. Black Itillers arrived from Cheyenne. Whitaker has a gate keeper job at the Centennial. Strawberries look promising if insects are kept off. A new passenger tariff goes into effect May 1 on the Kansas Pacific. Denver to Kansas City rates align with cuts. Cool weather with frost raises hopes to curb grasshoppers. Prof. Halleck’s Cheyenne class presented Esther and Belshazzar. Cheyenne busy, money plentiful. La Poudre Lodge No. 29 I O G T to install officers May 4 with Rev. L. H. Beardsley presiding. Firemen build seven grasshopper fire machines. one is 15 feet, another 20. New officers elected for the quarter. A fire near Plumb’s ranch damaged about a mile of fence. repairs needed before county acceptance.
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Chas G. Buckingham, Esq
Boulder
McClellan
Kansas Pacific Road
Denver
Kansas City
Halleck
Cheyenne
Esther
Belshazzar
la Poudre Lodge
L. H. Beardsley
Templar
Colorado
G. W. C. Templar
W. Hilton
G. H. Adams
Strawbury
F. J. Carver
Nellie Backer
Wilber Welch
W. C
Mr. Kaufman
W. F
Plumb
Patterson
Witham
Orator Henry Vincent Promotes English Speaking Race Triumphs
A San Jose Mercury notice highlights Henry Vincent delivering an oration on Cromwell, praised by listeners for his strong speaking. In Warren, Pa, a marriage between Laban Hazeltine and a well remembered local is announced with gifts from residents. Also noted are post office preparations and a La Poudre Students Club formed to study bookkeeping and penmanship, donating forty two dollars to their teacher.
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Henry Vincent
Vincent
San Jose
Cal
Mercury
Cromwell
Warren
Laban Hazeltine
Denvey
Avery Gallop
Lee Nickerson
Gaylor Allen
Monroe Street
Fisher
Stella Nang
Murder, Storms, and Politics in 1876 Colorado
A mixed Western chronicle notes Leroy’s pursuit and killing of a horse thief near Pueblo, rumors of Leroy’s disappearance, a strawberry price in Denver, stock raids by Indians against Pooler and Strode, a Wallabout vault inscription, a marriage notice Stephens and Russel, medical ad for Dr Pierce, coal and poultry ads, and a Democratic County Convention in Greeley inviting precinct delegates for Pueblo and St. Louis.
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Colorado
F. Flexel
Maple St
Jackson
Pisiteville
Pueblo
St. Louis
A. D
R. H. Jom
Greeley
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Kansas Pacific Railroad Company
Jefferson County
George Pyburn
M. Mater Marix
B. Packhurst
Colorado Springs
American Institute of Homeopathy
Legislative Committee
Golden Smelting Company
Colorado Central Railroad
Litchfield
Ilinois
Mountain Division
Golden Transcript
Adam Hill
South Park
Hill
Tie
Denver Times
Golden Paper Mills
Central Register
Collom Smelting
Curry
el Moro
Malburn
Balmer & Weber
Balmer & Wener
Salt Lake
Isalne
Senate
the Town Board
B. F. Marsh
W. Knight
Rio
Ckpenachavan Se Case J M
Robinson
Jackson Street Crossing
Riie Mrs. W. Brown
Finance Committee
P. T. Barnum
Home News
Lemus
Laramie City
Leroy
Evans
Kit
Bsc Hills
Mr. Pooler
Lanmie City
Messrs. Pooler and Strode
National Banks of
Brooklyn
Wallabout
Pierce
Iris
Ag. A. Moss
Salomon
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