One Hundred Dollars Reward for Enforcing Local Liquor Ordinance
Citizens of Greeley Colorado pledge a 100 dollar reward to any person who provides proof to the Town Board of a violation of ordinance No. 15 on liquor sales, sufficient to convict any violator. private violators receive a reward equal to the imposed fine not less than 50 nor more than 100. dated February 24 1872 with donors listed.
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Greeley
Colorado
A. B. Price
Louis Davis
Dr. J. 8. Scott
T. MH. Abbott
Col
Union Pacific Plans Branch Line from Julesburg to Golden
The Union Pacific, via General Superintendent E. T. Sickels, proposes a 145 mile branch from Julesburg on the Platte to connect with Colorado Central at Golden and begins grading toward Fremont's Orchard. Citizens urge Weld and Boulder Counties to vote bonds of 150000 each to back Denver route alternatives, with a public meeting set in Greeley to hear views.
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E. T. Sickels
Union Pacific Railroad
Greeley
Sickels
Messrs. Loveland and Welsh
Colorado Central
Golden
Davidson
Boulder
Union Pacific
Julesburgh
Platte
Fremont
Denver
Weld
Teller
Loveland
Sober and Moral Men Editorial Reaction Described
The piece notes prior remarks on Union Pacific recruiting only temperate workers in Greeley and cites the Denver Tribune calling us sanctimonious. It claims the Tribune often prints such pieces and hints at weak conviction in its editorials.
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Union Pacific
Greeley
Denver Tribune
A. Ward
Editorials On Alcohol's Influence and Hypocrisy Exposed
A critical piece argues sobriety stems from ancestral discipline, condemning drunkards as a societal burden. It ridicules the Denver Tribune stance linking Union Pacific hires to sobriety, warning against turning schools and churches into dens of vice if such ideas prevail.
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Denver Tribune
Union Pacific
These Boys: From Quiet to Rowdy to Reform in Town
The piece traces boys’ shift from quiet youths to noisy disruptors, then to reform under parental and teacher influence. It notes early bad behavior faded as families left industrial townships, while later generations improved due to home guidance and new teaching. It praises boy curiosity and vigilance, likening them to sentinels.
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Lyceum
Hunley
Tyndal
Tales of gender, virtue, and distant realms in prose
The passage compares romance and pathos across authors and eras, praising women for resilience amid temptation while reflecting on judgment from higher beings. It contrasts Shakespearean, Scottian, and Rousseauian tones with the narrator noting women’ s strength and moral progress as they face life’s trials.
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Scott
Rousseau
Colorado Springs Colonization Prospects In Depth
The piece extols Colorado Springs and Fountain Colo ry as growing irrigation projects with reservoirs to expand farm land from about four million irrigable acres to potentially one million additional acres. It praises the Colorado Springs company model, argues for a strong leader structure, notes land and water alloted for 155, and discusses democratic doubt. It describes favorable spring conditions, abundant grass, and high hay yields ahead of next season while listing current prices for hay corn and potatoes amid a snow driven moisture regime.
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Colorado Springs
Colorado
Sble
Opportunities for cheap real estate and railroad growth in Colorado
The article notes abundant land bargains near towns and across the river, with 2-acre and 5-acre plots at $350 to $400, plus railroad land at about $4.50 per acre and water rights for $150. It praises Loveland’s rail line to mines and the canyon route, credits Teller and others, and mentions Greeley’s political prospects and a new Denver German paper, the Colorado Journal.
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Colorado
Colorado Journal
Denver
van Gobren
Truthful word on farm weeklies noting Country Gentleman best
The passage praises agricultural papers, calling Country Gentleman the best and acknowledging occasional dryness. It also mentions the Denver Tribune’s large weekly as further evidence of strong newspaper enterprise in Colorado.
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The
Denver Tribune
Colorado
New American Artizan Promoted by Brown and Alien
The American Artizan is issued by a new firm named Brown and Alien and described as improved over its predecessor.
A Lady Letters From Greeley On Irrigating Canals
Hetty Hobbs writes from Greeley about dangers of irrigating canals and dark walks after the cold water festival. She urges steps to bridge streams to spare women from risky crossings and vows to stay home until sidewalks are fixed. The letter laments unsafe streets and mocks the need for protective boots or stilts.
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Hetty Hobbs
Greeley
Good Templars
Whittier Admires Greeley Despite Presidential Polemic
The Springfield Republican quotes John G Whittier praising Horace Greeley for his character intellect and public service while noting Republican doubts about his candidacy. The letter argues against silencing candidate choice and counters attacks on Greeley with praise from a trusted Massachusetts figure. It also covers Massachusetts Republicans reacting to Whittier’s views and the Grant party pressure ahead of Philadelphia conventions.
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Springfield Republican
Amesnony
10Th
5Th
Epwin Monroy
Boston
Dean Lin
Friends of Freedom
Sumner
Horace Greeley
United States
Jons G. Warrier
Lettter
Whittier
Massachusetts
Gen. Grant
Grant
Greeley Seen as Promising Temperance City in Letter
A traveler writes from Denver to Roaring Forties era paper praising Greeley Colorado as a fast growing, well watered town with beautified gardens and a lively business sector. The writer notes no local drunken arrests, visits to Welch hardware store and Greeley Tarsans, and predicts Greeley will be the prettiest city in Colorado at its fifth anniversary.
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Greeley
The
Golden Eagle
Colorado
Denver Pacific
Cheyenne
Greeley House
Boynton
Georgetown
Welch
W. M. B. Sanne
Colorado Central Railroad Board Reorganized For Speed
Rail officials in Golden announce a reorganization of the Colorado Central board with resignations and new appointments. The new slate includes H. M. Teller and others from Colorado and the East, and construction of the Julesburg to Golden line is slated to proceed rapidly.
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Golden
Colorado Central
Asten
H. M. Teller
W. A. H. Loveland
C. C. Welsh
R. D. Hall
H. H. Given
Colorado
F. Gordon Dexter
Fred. L. Ames
Oliver Ames
T. KE. Sickels
J. B. Taft
T. J. Carter
East
Nellion
Oliver See
Julesburg
Denver News
Rival Papers Clash Over Horace Greeley Views
A Wisconsin journal lauds Horace Greeley and denounces attacks from rival papers. The Milwaukee Journal of Commerce blasts unnamed adversaries as spreading lies while praising The Standard and urging continued political coverage in a Colorado admission era.
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Standard
New York
Milwaukee Journal of Commerce
Denver and Rio Grande land grant passes Senate
A U S Senate bill grants land to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad to the old Mexican boundary. Local notes report new arrivals Henry Blundell and wife to run Nichols Tailoring, and imports from the East including Mr Jones and his daughter from Mt Holyoke Seminary. The Choral Union concert is praised as one of the city’s best, with a full report next week.
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U. S. Senate
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Old Mexico
Henry Blundell
New York City
Blundell
Nichols
Jones
Mt. Holyoke Seminary
Choral Union of
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Main
Monroe
Maple
Illinois
A. D. Preston
Thompson
Greeley Timber Company
Brash
Erie
S. B. Wright
Lyceum
Colorado
Congress
Madison Street
Evans
Walter Dixon
Boyd
Thompson Valley
Hogarty
Fort Russell
B. H. Eaton
J.C. Abbott
Texas
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