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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1874
Page
2
A large meeting reports the School Board findings with debt details and calls for accountability. New officers are elected, and reform urged in accounting, teaching practices, and water policy amid spring irrigation prospects and canal improvements.
The speaker touts the Rob Roy mine as a close corporation with no shares offered for sale and plans to haul ore to Greeley or Cheyenne for shipment to Atlantic cities or Swansea. They criticize grand companies from 1862 to 1866, noting lavish salaries and profits that failed to produce results, and conclude that now the path is to mine for themselves.
The speaker forecasts certificates of assays and crowds drawn to prospecting near a rich lode named Rob Roy. He envisions a mining town rising as real estate values jump, promising a celebratory High land Fling after victory.
The Cache la Poudre valley is set for high productivity this year with new farms opened beyond Colony lands along Benj Eaton and Co canals. Eaton plans 100 acres of wheat 100 of oats and 50 acres of corn, plus ongoing cultivation of his old farm.
Local report notes possible discovery of valuable stones near town with questions about credibility. Discusses planting corn for the year advising against Kansas seed and considering Nebraska varieties as a potential alternative.
Farmers urge town sale of spare seed. The Denver News reviews a new travel volume for Colorado readers and notes an extraordinary sapphire find near Denver with a 12 carat cut gem valued at 400. A miner’s sapphire story meets a note on recently shown diamonds in Colorado near Denver.
The Denver Herald recounts the town’s beginnings from Wigwam hut by John Smith in fall 1858 to the first white families and trading posts. It notes Auraria, the first law and social shifts, early traders A J Williams and Blake, arrival of Kinna Nye and Dick Wooden, and contrasts with modern Denver.
A Lake County Illinois subscriber notes a heavy snow storm and states no whisky selling license will be granted for one year. The writer claims Lake County leads temperance in the state and praises the Greeley Tarnenx as the best paper west of the Missouri River.
A Women’s Centennial Committee, composed of prominent Washington social leaders, is organized to assist the Philadelphia show. Members include Mrs. President Grant as honorary member, Mrs. Secretary Robeson, Mrs. Gen. Sherman, Mrs. Gen. Eaton, Mrs. Gen. Poe, Mrs. Admiral Powell, and Mrs. Gov. Shepherd.
A Denver town judge recalls a past of five loves and five graves as a mysterious beauty inspires a pledge of love. A rustic hayfield scene shifts to destiny, ending with the warning to choose courage and grit. The narrative closes with a note on local life from the Denver News.
J. B. Frory reports immigration from Alabama Iowa Wisconsin Virginia Illinois to Buffalo Colony Weld County Colorado. He notes developing Sabbath observance divine services, a growing colony ditch and town site, green wheat and oats, and strong rumors of coal in the area along with potential Union Pacific route changes. He says no hostile Indian presence near. April 26 1874 Buffalo Colorado.
A correspondent submits two 19th century yeast methods using potatoes hops and flour. The letter notes steps, fermentation, and storage, then compares Greeley and Plant flour, praising West Newbury temperance sentiment and town progress. Mrs. Gronar W. Russet, West Newbury, Massachusetts, April 18, 1874.
A reader from Greeley addresses the editor about making yeast without existing supplies and offers to share a method in a letter to the paper. The note reflects domestic science inquiries common to the period.
An Eastern lady praises Mac Smith for direct vivid prose and lively scene setting in Rocky Mountain Jim's story. Local items mention Canal Number Three waterworks expanding irrigation, Shattuck and Thomas families, Salomon's May Day gathering, strong winds, sheep on the Platte, and diverse town commerce from Salomon to Boettcher and Salomon’s stock.
Mrs. Otis Cooper of Croydon is described as 70 and highly industrious producing 1000 miles of butter, raising 40 turkeys, weaving carpets worth 150 dollars while managing a five person household with only a 12 year old helper. Her husband supports her. A. B. Cannon announces Mr. E. J. Lowther offers boot and shoe making and repair work at reasonable rates.
Pure Cider Vinegar and California Onions advertised with prices. Water right to eighty acres for one year offered, with assessments paid. Inquiries at the office or with D. D. Davis near Loveland.
Marx and Company announce securing Shutter from Philadelphia to staff the clothing department. They arrived and are ready to assemble suits in the latest fashion. Water dues settlement on lands outside town limits under Canal 8 extended to May 16 1874. Parties not settling waive water rights for the current year.
A special invention matter outlines reduced travel costs from the East to Colorado families. The proposal claims one third of the fare can be saved by contacting Valley Home Agency in Greeley Colorado for arranging settlement and passage.
E T Nichols remains agent for a leading New York tea house and has new invoices of cheap teas. The store offers Ibs Standard A Sugar for 1.00, 16 bars of soap for 1.00, and other goods in a full stock. G W Baxter & Co. carry Can tano brand and Powanns Standard A Sugar at 1.00. Also featured are views of Este Park and Long’s Peak. New Gold Jewelry at McLawlinie Southworth, linen stationery at Rowe’s Book Store.
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