Colorado Colony Prospectus Describes Greeley Growth
Early Colorado settlement news touts Greeley on the Denver Pacific Railroad midway between Denver and Cheyenne with about 2,000 inhabitants and rapid town-building. It details land sales, irrigation canals, soil quality, crop yields, prices, and opportunities for eastern settlers to buy cheap plots near a growing town and to participate in canal land under government and railroad control.
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Greeley
Denver Pacific
Denver
Cheyenne
Omaha
Great Platte Valley
Julesburgh
Cache la Poudre
Thompson
St. Vrain
Boulder, &c
Earh
Colorado
Board of the Best Hotel
Elges
Rle de
Ilinois
Greeley Tribune
Union
Rocky Mountain
Contcord
Peraine
N. C.merr
Greeley Partners' Club discusses farming trials and Paris green use
Farmers review crop results and methods with Mr Ward and Mr Hollister noting Garnett Chili yields around 200 bushels per acre. Paris green and arsenic were debated for pest control while planting depth and furrow spacing were advised. Next meeting at Park Congregational church will discuss reservoirs. Also includes a page of price current for hardware and tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hollister
J. Max Clark
Wilbur
Moore
Graham
Wadlia—I
Park Congregational Church
An Empty Past and a Nation's Silent Peaks
The Memphis Appeal reflects on a land devoid of history while praising Pike’s Peak and Cheyenne as silent monuments. It proclaims the mountains inspire a coming race of gods and hints at prophetic visions of national greatness, contrasted with a preacher’s jibe at whisky shops.
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Memphis
Pike’s Peak
Cheyenne
Waudantal
Endles
Wholesale Market Trends in Farm Tools and Dry Goods
The list enumerates wholesale prices for plows cultivators mowers and rakes from John Deere Hapcood and Norse along with Champion Excelsior and Esterly brands. It covers boots shoes horse goods dry goods prints delaines muslin furs leather and timber with varied prices by item and grade.
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John Deere
Hapcood’s
Excelsior
Champion
Mae
Norse
Do. C
Oxford
Greeley
Graham
Atlantic
Bedford
Arnold
American
Hannell
Clyde
Spring
Cockery
Delaines
Hamilton
Pacific
Scarlet
Brown Maslins
R. R
Liconta SB
Mystic River
Lyman
Continental
Ellerton W
Mil Win
Hildo
Great Palley
Warren FF
Warmeutta
Lonsdale Cambric
Eyeo
Greer
Leamen
California
Chicago
Armen
Union Colony Officers and Trustees List
N. C. Meeker serves as president with J. C. Shattuck and H. V. Martin as trustees. David Boya is superintendent and also a trustee, with Dr. Cuas Exensoy as treasurer and Wa. H. Pos as secretary. Engineer J. D. Buckley listed among trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Meeker
J. ©. Shartruck
David Boya
Dr. Cuas. Exensoy
Wa. H. Pos
J. D. Buckley
J. C. Shattuck
H. V. Martin
Kennedy
Town Officers and Officials Listing Names Roles
Town officers include Evan Kea as President Lupwie Van Goursys as Clerk Samones LB Wincut as Constable C W Suarrvex as Street Supervisor and Water Commissioner Joseph Moore J V R Spencer as Town Trustees N M Boynton Dr G Law as School Directors A Hotchkiss as President J C Abbott as Treasurer W H Post as Secretary
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Evan Kea
Lupwie van Goursys
Samones LB. Wincut
C. W. Suarrvex
Territorial Officers and Federal Officeholders Listed
Governor Edwin McCook and secretary Frank Hall lead territorial administration in Denver. Supreme Court includes Chief Justice Moses Hallet and Associate Justices E T Wells and Belford. A G Rockwell serves as Attorney General. Other officials cover survey, land office, auditing, treasury, public instruction, adjutant general, and assayer. First Judicial District includes Judge E T Wells and Prosecuting Attorney M A Rogers, both based in Denver.
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Territory
Edwin McCook
Denver
Frank Hall
Supreme Court
Moses Hallet
Pueblo
E. T. Wells
Belford
Central
L. C. Rockwell
Marshall
M. A. Shaffenburg
H. W. Lessig
Denver District Land Ownier
Louis Dugal
C. A. McLaughlin
James B. Thompson
Geo. T. Clark
W. C. Lanthrop
Hal Sayr
E. E. Burlingame
First Judicial Diatrict
M. A. Rogers
Stage Line from Greeley to Fort Collins and La Porte
Semi weekly stage line operates between Greeley Fort Collins and La Porte leaving Greeley at 8 00 a m Mondays and Fridays and La Porte at 8 00 a m Tuesdays and Saturdays connecting with Shinn s line of hacks for Evans passengers baggage and parcels called for delivered in any part of the city by leaving orders at the Postoffice B Bassett Contractor
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Greeley
Fort Collins
la Porte
Shinn
Evans
B. Bassett
Greeley Time Table For Passenger And Freight Trains
Passenger TR going north leaves Deriver 8.5 am reaches Greeley 10.05 am and Cheyenne 2.08 pm. Freight leaves Denver 7.3 am to Greeley 11.50 am arriving Cheyenne 4.30 pm. Additional notes show connections to Erie and Denver with times and a safety brake reference and car services.
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Greeley
Cheyenne
Denver
Atlantic Express Mail Route From Greeley and Cheyenne
Through cars run from Missouri River to Chicago Indianapolis Cincinnati Logansport and Columbus with connections to the East North and South. Best shortest quickest and cheapest route via the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad. Tickets available from A E Touzalin and C E Perkins.
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Missouri River
Chicago
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Logansport
Columbus
Bur- Lington
A. E. Touzalin
C. E. Perkins
Sss
Classical Piano Music Catalog in Elaborate Folio Bindings
An auction or sales listing offers bound piano and vocal works including Bach 48 Preludes and Fugues in four books, Beethoven Thirty-Eight Sonatas, Chopin Nocturnes and Ballades, Mendelssohn Lieder ohne Worte, Mozart and Weber piano works, Schubert sonatas and Dances, plus Schumann Forest Scenes. Prices range from 60 to 450, with extensive folio bindings and sea-green finishing noted.
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Bach
Mendelssohn
Eigh Books
Schubert
Mozart
Weber
Schumann
Mother Goose National Nursery Rhymes Set to Music
A music edition of Mother Goose and National Nursery Rhymes arranged by J. W. Eliott features sixpence beautiful illustrations by the Dalziel brothers. Paper bound at 1.50 dollars, cloth binding with gilt edges offered as a splendidly crafted volume.
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Ficaro
RiGoLerro
Sonnambula
Freischutz
Tannhauser
Masanielio
Pourcrant
Lomengrin
J. W. Eliott
A. Randegger
Brothers Dalziel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Greeley and the Union Colony
Greeley Parters' Club
Axex
Hunt's
Leon
Adzeeye
Aris Planes
Ohio
Dble
Wed
Ames
Gould
Stubbs
Forke- Coe's
Doty
Vrha Pelienes Am
Hers Universal
Merican House
J. A. Marlow
Denver, Colorado
Cheesman
Pma
Blake Sr
Arente
G. Stinson & Co
Portland
NOC Lce
Board of Trustees
Union Colony
Superintendent of Water Commissioners
Greeley, Colo
WM. H. Post
Herries
Robert Collyer
Joseph Moore, J. V. R. Spencer
N. M. Boynton
Dr. G. Law
A. Hotchkiss
J. C. Abbott
Treas
W. H. Post
Sec
Territorial Officers
F. M. Babcock
W. J. Kram
David Briggs
Erie
W. G. Winbourne
Lupton
Holland Scots
W. H. McDonald
O. P. Basset
Hillshore
Dr. Law
Board of Commissioners
B. H. Eaton
J. Plumb
Bruce PF. Johnson
the Greeley Tribune
United States Mail
Mountains
Cache la Poudre Valley
Ggreeley
Denver Pacific Railway
Am—Express
Boulder Valley
Jane Ion
Hughes
OWL Ecospeey
E. A. Ansorr
Ze Hughes
Juane
eDenyver
Westinghouse
Pullman's Palace
Rlington
Alantic Express
Union Colony of
Pounderies
Porterme, &c
Ke Remington & Sons, Ae
Military and Sporting Arms
Remington
New York National Guard
United States
E. Remington & Sons
Kon, N.Y
B. A. Haynes
A. E. Greson
Hhaynes & Gipson
Poudre Valley Lodge No
Nichols’ Hall
Main Street
Ason
Robert Stevens
Maple Street
Jefferson
Pbintiina
Burchill
Inut Street
J. W. R. Spencer
Loomington Nursery
Illinois
F. W
Phoenix
Bloomington
OTEL
Exchange Hotel
Main St
Jefferson Avenue
Washington Park and
D. P
Meeker
Russell Fisk Livermore
Larimer County
Musical Publications
Novello’s
Fivenio
Fra Dtavoro
Dox Giovanni
Norma
Lucera
Lucrezia Boneta
Trovatone
Oberon
Eek Peart
Egypt
Gounod
Novello
Novello’s Editions
Broadway
New York
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