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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1885
Page
4
The Hyrecley Aribune dated Wednesday May 13, 1885, lists founders and proprietors N. Meeker, Carver, and Fullerton with Ralph Meeker and K. J. Carver as editors. The publication notes Meeker, Carver, and Fullerton as owners and managers.
English Russian dispatches grow calmer on Afghan boundary. Gladstone faces jingo criticism for peace push, with vindication possible after papers publish. Meanwhile Denver agent Sechrist promotes Weston electric lighting in Greeley, estimating a 12 to 15 thousand dollar plant to supply arc and incandescent lights for years.
Harper's June issue previews Ladies Day at the Ranch a life on a Western ranch described by an ideal firm with a millionaire leisureman. Santa Fe de Bogota is profiled as a high altitude temperate city with a vivid panorama. Edmund Kirke contributes Knoxville in the Olden Time with period illustrations.
R F Zogbaum recounts adventures with a German army corps during a mock campaign in Night with the Germans. A Wild Goose Chase promises account of North Jutland, a German province near Hamburg.
Governor Benjamin H. Flinton issues a Memorial Day proclamation designating May 30, 1885 as a legal holiday and urging Colorado citizens to honor fallen soldiers with public ceremonies. He calls Grand Army of the Republic posts and the memorial committee to lead observances and asks citizens to lay aside duties to decorate graves. The message is signed by Governor Flinton and Secretary Melvin Epwanos.
Leadville Herald reports on Senator Hall’s critique of the recent Legislature for extravagant spending and tax excess. He charges that 180 clerks and several officials were employed beyond constitutional allowances, boosting salaries and total employer costs to about 75 000 dollars, while revenue fell short of expenditures. He notes attempts to raise wages despite mounting state drain and cites a contrast between constitutional limits and actual appropriations.
The report notes 176 four-horse and mule teams moving from Granite to Aspen with light loads due to bad roads. Teams travel by wagon about sixteen miles, switch to sleighs for nine miles, unload, then freight returned by wagon. Freight rates run two and a half to five cents per pound, dead freight or bulky items. Round trip takes seven to eight days.
A quasi apology notes Gordon’s fame in war while arguing he was more than a soldier. A Lowell Mass Courier excerpt contrasts praise with fault finding. The Boston Post quotes a slang exchange about usefulness and belief, highlighting humorous regional dialogue.
W B Mason druggist offers a free trial bottle of Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup for those afflicted with coughs colds asthma consumption or any lung complaint shown in an old newspaper ad style with bold claims and a local merchant name.
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