Trees and forest laws in Colorado history
A review of Colorado statutes on forest preservation from 1874 to 1881 notes incentives for planting hedges and forests, penalties for harming roadside trees, and premiums for roadside forests. It records tax exemptions, state audits, and duties of assessors, along with penalties for arson and damage to public lands, concluding protections were incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Ensign
Colorado
Congress
General Assembly
State Board of Agriculture
Fragmentary note from Fort Collins 1884 involving tax and Good Templars
A clipped 1884 item from Fort Collins references tax parts and the Good Templars movement. It mentions a man reducing his tax by joining the society and a fanciful warning about ice cream and danger, with a signature dated September 6 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Templars
Fort Collins
Fort Collins Milling Market Sees Strong Output Growth
Fort Collins mills produce nearly 700 sacks of flour daily as Pondre Valley Milling starts up. Farmers urged to unite for elevator success while wheat conditions and pricing influence milling and storage strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Collins Courier
Pondre Valley Milling Company
Chicago
Murray
Alfalfa Fattening Hogs Boosts Colorado Farmers
Captain C M Tyler of Boulder raises 600 to 700 hogs and plans more, citing alfalfa as key to fattening. He stresses fresh irrigated alfalfa, rotating fields, limited grain, and near thousand acres of wheat fed to hogs to improve gains. Also notes Colorado journalist Stanley Wood and a New York opera project, plus a short letters column from readers seeking Westward information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Republican
C. M. Tyler
Boulder
Ben Eaton
Greeley
Captain Tyler
Stanley Wood
Denver
New York World
Colorado
Denver Tribune-Republican
Priscilla
New York
Miles Standish
Carl Mager
Conservatory of Paria
Eatchy
Farmer Turns Melons Into Hot Cakes At Picnic
A Davidson County farmer planted four acres of watermelons but the market fell. A nearby grove hosted a thirsty crowd with no water. He sold his ripe melons at the grove, and the crowd bought eagerly as prices spiked. Little Joker is the best smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson County
Wheat threshing roundup with local farm totals
Mr Nixon thrashes 1800 bushels of wheat on Wadlin farm last week. J Gobel of Platville reports heavy threshing with 1700 bushels of wheat and 972 bushels on Chris Eaton's farm in three hours. Gobel then threshes 1029 bushels of oats in three hours for Mr Briggs. Evans Journal valued at 300 dollars from now to November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howitzer
Nixon
J. M. G. Wadlin
Evans Journal
J. ©. Gobel
Platville
Chris
Eaton
Mr. T. Briggs
Colorado Agricultural College Opens Term With Record Students
The Colorado Farmer reports the State Agricultural College will begin the term with about ninety students of both sexes, over forty percent more than last year. Dormitories are full. some students will live in private houses. The note urges alfalfa use in northern Colorado and Utah ranches, citing dairy and workhorse benefits and savings in feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
State Agricultural College
Ingersoll
Colorado Spiigs Gazette
Colorado Farmer
Westbree
Utah
Barron sells barbed wire at astonishing prices
J. Max Chark announces for the next thirty days prices that will astound buyers, boasting tight finances and a bold promotional note dated May 28 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Max Chark
Farwell Bottom Property Notice and Local Classifieds
Public notice to refrain from hunting on Farwell Bottom near Gerry Ranch. Classifieds include sale of mules and wagon, lost canary, dancing class starts Sept 13, furniture for sale, frames and mirrors from Gates & Green, dissolution of Painter partnership, Shilohs cure advertisements, Jersey cow for inquiry, city lots for sale, and other local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell Bottom
Gerry Ranch
L. Ogilvy
Cash Sale Notice Ends Credit Business
On and after October first we will sell all goods for strictly cash and close our books. We are unable to do a credit business longer. All indebted must call and settle. We will publish a cash price-list weekly and invite purchasers to visit. Respectfully, dt GaLe & Ler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dt GaLe & Ler
Great exhibit offers hats to choose from this week
Great exhibit runs for a week featuring Fall and Winter Hats with over 3 000 options. Customers may pick and reserve selections to collect later at Hall and Jastrzowitz. Includes notices on Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy and Berkshire pigs for sale at Lone Tree Dairy ranch Hawks and Tuckerman. Bread notice at Mrs Vincen s bakery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall & Jastrowitz
Lone Tree
Hawks & Tuckerman
Dissolution of Pearson & Peach firm at Greeley
Pearson and Peach dissolve their partnership by mutual consent. William Peach appointed to collect all debts due the firm and settle obligations. Dated September 5, 1884. Professor Allison's school for dancing and deportment advertises evening and afternoon classes with fees. La Poudre Vichy mineral water advertised for sale at local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson & Peach
Greeley
Colorado
William Peach
Allison
la Poudre Vichy
Lecture and home remedies from 1880s town notices
An 1884-style page item features a lecture by St John, sale of Daniel Jones cider, and patent medicines including Shiloh’s Vitalizer and Mrs Winslow’s Teething Syrup. Also notices for A S Baker’s business via attorney Jas W McCreery, and a New Alfalfa ad offering six dollars a ton on Main Street with contact at Tipase Bacon’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John
Daniel Jones
West Oak Street
A. S. Baker
Jas. W. McCreery
Greeley
Colorado
Baker
Fort Morgan
Colo
Main Street
Hunter's
Tipase T
Piles Remedy and Local Advertisements in Colorado Town
A survey of medical claims for hemorrhoid treatment with Dr Bosanko Pile Remedy and Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy, plus local business notices. Advertisements include a laundry service by Mrs E Brown, lawn mowers by J Max Clark, and crane references to contractors Dobbs & Woodward and 1st Camp Nusbaum. Also preacher J F Ginns advertising lectures and a sale of native lumber by Dobbs & Woodward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason & Kyle
Dr. Bosanko
Bosanko
E. Brown
Chestnut Street
Railroad Avenue
Depot
Also Mentioned on This Page
Posey Wilson
Decker
the Tribune
Mr. Decker
Ofice
England
Ireland
William G. Sumper
Yale College
Brand
P Tle
Grattan
Daniel O'Connell
Irlieht and
Cobten
Larimer County News
F. C. Routt
Mlinois
Mr. Routt
Routt
John
Laporte
General Meldrum
W.R. Akers
Tom and I
Parewell
Denny Meldrum
Colorado Opera
Henry James
the New West
Union Pacific
Dean Sin
Wright
St Louis
Danver
West Sum
Erley
Little Joker
John Courter
Col. Bacon
Larimer County
J.T. Wooens
Maple Street
Oasis Hotel
Gates & Green’s. Oaasis Block
J. F. Fezer
Grade
Jersey
Emma A. Hoyt
Washington and
Pine Street
Shiloh
Mrs. Vincen’’S
Joan I. Pearson
William Prae
Oasis
J.F. Fezer
Rhoads
Cooper Bros., Contractors and Bricklayers
Greeley, Colosot
Egypt
J. F. Ginns
Cole
Dobbs & Woodward
Windsor
Carrie Schmidt
Horse Shoe
Camp & Nusbaum
Greeley, Cole
Barley
Gro
H. Young
Evans
Philadelphia
J. Max Clark
Eowiy F. Warp
Greeley, Colo
Geo, H. Thayer
Bourbon, Ind
Harvest Com
Reed At
BRUSH
Brusn
W. Vu. Kinsey
Rouse & Johnson
W. J. Kinsey
Messrs
Johnson & Rouse
W. Fisk
Greely
Mari Loustelat
Frank Loustelat
Henry F. Miller Piano
Boston Conservatory OF Music
George D. Horne
J. 5. Collins & CO
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Collins Cheyenne
Concord
Greenlee & CO
Denver, Colorado
E. Brooks
Lawrence
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!