County Seat Controversy Delays Canvass Incomplete Returns
The County Seat issue remains unsettled as Lupton returns are missing from the canvass. Greeley holds a small lead by about 40 votes, with delays stemming from missed county clerk notifications and an adjourned board. Evans supporters traveled to Greeley seeking action, while a prior Evans suit over blank votes alters the political tension.
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Lupton
Greeley
Evans
Board of Canyoosers
Bayard Taylor on Hotels
Bayard Taylor criticizes American hotels for dirty dining rooms loud meals and unpalatable food. He recounts poor experiences at the first class hotel and the simmels hotel noting waste and dull reading matter in the Western dining scene.
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Europe
New York Tribune
Bayard Taylor
Aeemelans Hotel
Maine
California
The Country Mechanic and the City Farmer Tale
A narrator contrasts a city mechanic who longs for country air with a country farmer who prefers town life. He recalls rural hardships, schooling, and social limits, then notes a Wyoming coal discovery near Carter station with a vast vein system and potential ore uses. The piece ends with plans to raise llamas on a Colorado ranch and notes llamas’ usefulness in rugged terrain.
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Horace
Maecenas
Colorado Springs
Cheyenne Creek
Andes
South America
Church Union Proposal Seeks Fellowship Conference
A committee from Congregational Church invites the Presbyterian Church of Creeley to discuss a union of their two congregations. The letter argues combined worship, a single pastor, shared Sabbath School, and broader church support would strengthen finances and mission, with prayer for divine guidance. Signed by A. K. Packard.
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Churches of
Greeley
Presbyterian Church of
Creeley
Brernmen
Congregational Church
Coney
A. K. Packard
Republican County Convention in Weld County
Weld County Republicans meet in Greeley on Saturday October 6 at ten o clock to nominate two Delegates to the Constitutional Convention and elect thirteen Delegates to the District Republican Convention. Precinct representation is listed by number with counts. By order of H. T. West Chairman Weld County Republican Central Committee.
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Weld County
Greeley
Weld County Republican Central Committee
H. T. West
Republican Caucus to Elect County Convention Reps
Republican Voters of Precinct No 7 meet at Barnums Hall on Saturday October 2 at 7 oclock to elect representatives to the County Republican Convention on October 9. By order of the Precinct Committee H T Weer Chairman.
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Barnum’s Hall
H. T. Weer
Democratic District Convention Nominates Weld Larimer Delegates
The Democratic District Convention for Weld and Larimer counties will meet in Greeley on a Saturday in October 1875 at six p.m. to nominate one delegate for the Constitutional Convention in Denver on December 20, 1875. Weld county receives ten delegates and Larimer seven. Jay H. Boventox, Chairman. Fort Collins, Sept. 21, 1876.
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Colorado
Weld
Larimer
Greeley
Denver
Weld County
Larimer County
Democratic District Committee
Jay H. Boventox
Fort Collins
Colo
Greeley Town Board Proceedings September 20 1875
The Greeley Colorado Town Board met September 20 1875 with all members present except A E Gipson. Minutes of the prior meeting were read and approved. A petition from Messrs H seeking permission to erect a 82% structure for storage behind brick building Omlet No 1, block 44 was referred to the Fire Department committee with power to dispose of the sum as needed. The Finance Committee presented accounts and claims. warrants were ordered drawn for payment to the vendors listed, including azen & Flower.
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Board of Trustees
Greeley
Colorado
A. E. Gipson
Messrs. H
Committee On Fire Department
Azen & Flower
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Red Cloud Agency
Delano
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Des Moines
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Quincy
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Davis
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The
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Sentinel
Chattanooga
Whittier
Uintah County
Wyoming
Carter Station
Union Pacific
Mr. Crocker
Logan
Pennsylvania
Utah
Nevada
Ponter
Union Pacific Railroad
America
Denver Svews
Church Union
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