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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1871
Page
2
The narrator compares upland hay to bottom hay and Timothy, noting early green growth after winter snows and April showers. They recount plains terrain with swells, rough ground, cactus, blown sand, and night-chilled grasses, explaining how sand and gravel enrich soil and sustain cattle in a dry climate.
A Colorado piece surveys upland meadows and potential stock ranches amid potash soils and possible windmill water, then shifts to a New York Tribune report on Robert Collyer's Chicago sermon. It critiques his theatre praise, arguing the drama often promotes immorality and questions the minister’s stance.
The text argues conscience is shaped by education and should focus on great ideas especially true honesty. It defines honesty as the universal standard by which actions are judged and as the foundation of social stability. It notes honesty is rare yet highly valued across time and societies.
A Denver era column discusses honesty versus counterfeit schemes, moral conviction, and weak intellect. It notes Denver’s new irrigation canal, a Greeley House banquet for the Silver Cornet Band, and a plan to publish a Colorado map by J. H. Bonsall and E. H. Kellogg with detailed towns, post offices, mills, railways, and mining districts.
The article notes Thayer's Sectional Map of Colorado is newly released in a pocket edition with strong printing and paper quality. It discusses pricing and availability and contrasts it with prior print-paper issues. It mentions Mr Murdoch's horse training exhibition at Higley's Stable and upcoming lessons.
Mr P T Barnum announces the Barnum House hotel near the depot with New York style dining and 18 second floor bedrooms including a bridal chamber. Lits showy parlors, walnut furnishings, a hot bath, and river and plains views evoke the Snowy Range and Platte country in a vivid panorama of the new lodging.
Mr Beverley Keim questioned why KPRR coupon tickets sold last month. Abbott answered that many visitors came to Greeley but stayed. April freight receipts totaled 12 485 06 with 360 40 in local ticket sales. 110 loaded cars arrived, 16 shipped including nine for a new Evans colony. Telegraph and Express business increases.
The piece highlights colonies like Union Colony at Greeley and Evans new settlements attracting industrious farming and mining communities. It reports rail freight and passenger figures for 1870 and notes the Colorado Central Railroad activity in April with totals from Denver and Golden and passenger counts.
Community notes describe water abundance, bank expansion at Longmont under William Buckingham, and plans for brick church buildings by Methodists and Congregationalists. The school opens with J. C Shattuck as principal, Mrs Howe’s ice cream parlors remain popular, and a new Greeley Ft Colline stage line is established.
The verse laments a departed soul leaving a world of fear and night. It seeks forgiveness for earthly wishes that kept thee here and hails thy glorious fight as thy journey moves toward the realms of day.
The in town population is 417 voters and about 12 children under 21. There have been 11 births, 7 deaths, and 6 marriages since the colony’s one year existence. The surrounding population would bring total to about 1,500.
A Rocky Mountain News item mentions Beecher and local material making the Gnarly Trombone intriguing to Colorado readers. A Denver firm praises the paper for enterprise, while a local notice seeks the return of a lost magonic badge with a reward offer.
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