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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1873
Page
2
Editor states no ads will run without cash or authorized agent payment. Readers are reminded that subscription expires with the next issue number, prompting renewal before the paper lapses.
Mr. E. J. Carver will hereafter take exclusive charge of the business department of the Tribune and collect all bills and receipts for the same. Advertisers and others are asked to transact their business with him until further notice. Raven Meexen.
In New York a dying veteran and his struggling wife are sheltered by some, while others profit from his death with a costly coffin and funeral. In Greeley, Colorado, a similar tale ends with simple burial and quiet charity without spectacle, before recounting a March blizzard and railroad delays across the plains.
The Caribou silver mine and reduction works near Middle Boulder change hands to the Nederland Mining Company of Holland, with A L Scoville & Co of New York and others involved. Price reported at three million dollars with part in company stock, agents Taylor & Son and E E Walters having valued ore at two to four million. Mine and mill to expand. B O Cutter and Dowley to continue management.
Indian hunter Jim Baker recounts encounters with Captain Jack and the Modocs. He recalls the 1852 disturbances in northern California and the 1862 campaign from Yreka, initial defeats, a larger later force, severe winter shortages, and a peace conference near the massacres site.
A Denver Tribune account recalls the Canby massacre where about twenty five Indians and thirty white men fought. Eighteen Modocs were killed, seven escaped, and young captives were mentioned. Captain Jack era ends with tales of vengeance and frontier history.
A Chicago Inter Ocean introduction discusses land preparation emphasizing drainage and plowing to fit soil for seeds. It critiques poor farming writing, urges timely garden work, and notes spring’s brief, vigilant window labeled nick of time for cultivation.
Parsipent's Office Chicago 1873 reports the second National Agricultural Congress will convene in Indianapolis Indiana on May 28 1878 The body provides two representatives per Site and Territory and one for each qualifying agricultural group Delegates urged to attend via Secretary Charles W Greene Jackson Tennessee An iron bridge at Dixon Illinois collapsed during baptismal services killing 32 and injuring many The quote about imagination closes the note
A Tribune page prints letters from readers in Greeley reacting to last week’s remarks about working men and women. The exchanges praise and challenge the opposite sex, urging mutual respect and practical romance while critiquing social expectations at the Good Templars Lodge and local churches.
Reader letters discuss social dynamics in a small town, noting women walk freely with friends while male admirers are rebuffed, and advising L. S. N. to invest in land and farming. A response from A Good Temptan counters harsh views on men and requests change from local girls, dated May 3, 1878.
Clark Henry endures boot misadventure as he clumsily clogs his feet with ill fitting calf boots. The tale shifts to the Caribou mine sale valued at three million dollars, praised by experts and stockholders as a landmark deal for the Territory, with warnings against misguided leadership.
The cavalcade arrived at one o'clock and the sidewalk before Teller House was laid with silver bricks valued at twelve or thirteen thousand dollars sent by A. D. Breed. President Grant hesitated to believe the slabs were real but finally acknowledged their authenticity. The article also notes a school meeting in Greeley with J. B. Flower as President and action to sell school lots and plant trees.
Daniel Frohman appears in New York Graphic while W H replies to L A N next week. Captain Adams notes strong Denver breezes and Grant admiration for Colorado scenery. A peak north of Georgetown bears his name. Ovid Plumb plants twelve miles of willows. bridges progress. schoolhouse work advances. Trees planted along streets. public space debate. a misread hat at Beatham’s party. gloves repaired at the tanning works. The Colorado centennial looms. editorials urge street-tree planting. mix of local notes on trades, farms, and people.
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