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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily News
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1875
Page
1
A renowned Eastern bar member famed for relentless eloquence keeps the court waiting with a new track after a long melodious finale. The crowd, including jurors and counsel, felt relief then horror as he launched into a second, sprawling account about stars light years away.
A Chestnut Grove tale from Shelby Kentucky describes a young Granger seeking consent for marriage amid odd arrangements and disputes with middlemen. A neighbor questions the proposed union as the suitor travels to Louisville to secure purchases, revealing a comic misstep in the courtship.
An 1875 Cheyenne ordinance bars keeping open for business hour conflicts and selling liquor after 1 30 a.m. with fines up to 100 dollars and up to 60 days in jail for violations. It exempts hotels boarding houses restaurants and drug stores where liquor sales occur and takes effect after a week’s publication. Officials Whipple Richardson and L. Kwbus sign. Also notes editorial convention proposal for Wyoming editors to meet on July 3 to discuss territory development.
A comic confrontation ends with a duel over remarks about an approaching marriage. The groom injures his hide after a whip and cat clothing exchange, forcing a two week postponement before a wedding now scheduled for today.
The Leader recalls naming the Cheyenne area lake East Cheyenne and proposes christening the new lake beyond East Cheyenne Lake as Minuviaha Laughing Water. The paper urges public acceptance of this Indian name aligned with the city’s spirit.
Information is sought on the whereabouts of RR. Larry Underhill or Danes Myers formerly of Peru Minnesota. Last heard from as they were en route to the Black Hills via Cheyenne J Moris. Readers with information are asked to contact local authorities.
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