The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-16

and under FOURTEEN years OF age At
the close OF the session the first prize
was awarded to- Miss Nellie Ruthven
and the second to Master Charles
w. Pinkerton.
AS regards educational facilities
during the winter season, we can
state that arrangements have been
made for the establishment of three
schools, to be supported by county
school fund. These will come under
the supervision Of the regular dis
trict school board of Weld county as
sisted by an advisory board selected
by the executive council of the COL
ony. and will amply supply the needs
of the town during the winter. A
private school for youth of both
sexes has been established by Mr..
Edgar Strunk, late a principal of
one of the public schools in New
York City. In the spring we shall
probably be formed into separate
school district, and will then elect
our own board of directors. An
enumeration taken October l show
ed 179 children in Greeley between
the ages of five and twenty-one
years. We add in this connection
that there are three reserved plots
of land set aside for school build
ings, in addition to plots for semi
nary and other educational pur-
poses.
June IS, 1870, will be memorable
as the natal day of the first child
born in the new settlement. The
happy parents were Herbert and Ag-
mes Dickinson, and the child was
appropriately named Horace Gree
ley Dickinson. 1t is understood that
the board OF trustees, who stood
sponsors to the young babe, decided
a town residence lot in trust to his
parents. for the benefit and use of
the new conner.
The first Fourth of July in Gree
ley, of coufSe, was appropriately
celebrated. Every heart beat high
and fast with enthusiasm. A COM
mittee of arrangements prepared the
following program:
Officers Of the day-President
N. C. Meeker. Grand marshal: Gen.
eral R. A. Cameron.
At sunrise the national flag to be
fIoated from the pole on the town
plaza.
On the arrival of the excursion
trains from Denver and Cheyenne a
procession to be formed. headed by
the Ninth Infantry band from Fort
Russell. and marched to Island
Grove park. where the following ex-
ercises are to- take place:
Opening prSyer by Rev. William
Baxter
Singing. NY Country. 'tis of
Thee" by the Greeley Glee club.
Reading Declaration of Independ-
ence by Hon. e. c. Monk.
Music by the band
National Ode. written by William
E. Pabor Read by James G. Cooper.
Singing. Star Spansled Banner.
by the Glee club.
Grafton by General F. NJ. Lee of
the Wyoming Tribune.
Music by the band
Doxology by the entire company.
Benediction by Rev. William II.
Schell.
The above program was very gen
orally carried out. Large numbers
of visitors we're with us. and the day
was truly. gala day for Greeley. In
the evening there was gorgeous
display of fireworks. and ball con-
cluded the entertainment.
Through July and August an era
of quiet enabled the officers of the
colony to conduct their business in
good order and to the satisfaction of
all concerned. Colonists generally
engaged in cultivating the soil and
constructing houses for themselves
and their families. But early in Sep
tember some discomfort arose In re-
ference to the non-appearance of a
report upon the finances OF the col
ony, and at a meeting held for that
purpose, n committee OF examination
was appointed to audit all the ac-
counts of the colony. and report in
full its financial condition. The
meeting named as such committee:
William F. Pabor. f. T. Nichols.
David Boyd. James II. Johnson. Will
liam Foote. One week of careful and
thorough research enabled the COM
mittee to present a detailed state
ment of the affairs of the colony.
The accounts were found to be sub
stantially correct: exhibits were pre-
pared. showing the amounts paid for
specific purposes, and very salts
factory report presented. We quote:
Cash assets to date of examination.
$iOO.l6O.14. Caeh payments. Origi-
nal cost of land. SOL. SS2.6S; SUR