Weekly Leader from Cheyenne 1878 Small Town Notes
Notes from Cheyenne on April 11 1878 cover Lake Minnehaha boating Molly Maguires planting paymaster Wham and England water questions. Local items include the Territorial Teachers Institute at Laramie May 13, Sam Craig resignation, Donn Pratt journal hustle Sam Irving, District court criminals, Baptist church lot, fashion socks Colorado society, England Russia war, Swann marriage, Slim peanut stand Glimmer, Rapid City growth, sheriff recovery horse Granite Catton thief to California, Union Pacific info Black Hills and Deadwood tickets, Black Hills factories mining engines, spring walking dresses, comments on women's fashion and domestic life, birth notice McLane boy in Cheyenne.
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Pennsylvania
J. W. Wham
England
Territorial Teachers’ Institute
Laramie
Samuel Craig
Highth U. S. Infantry
Hayes
Donn Pratt
Sam Irving
Hfe
District Court
18Th
Hill Streets
Colorado
McGoozle
Russia
Swann
Maryland
Princeton
N. J
Swanns
Slack
Rapid City
Black Hills
Military leave extended for several officers and frontier moves
Military notices grant three month leave with option to extend for Capt Geo W Davis and other officers in the Fourteenth and Seventh Infantry plus cavalry Lt Max Wesendorff. Frontier orders show disarmament, pony sales for cattle, and Crook’s inquiry into Sioux grievances as Fort Hall tensions rise. Cavalry and infantry columns move from Fort McKinney to guard Black Hills settlements. Record also covers depots consolidation at Sioux City to Yankton, a court martial for Col A V Kautz, and Senate party composition notes.
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Geo
W. Davis
Fourteenth Infantry
D. H. Kelton
Tenth Infantry
E. J. Stevers
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Chas
A. Coolidge
Seventh Infantry
W. H. Clapp
Sixteenth Infantry
Max Wesendorff
First Cavalry
Bantock
Fort Hall
Indian Department
Pollock
Ninth Infantry
Fort McKinney
Fort Reno
Powder River
Belle Fourche
Cheyenne
Black Hills
R. C. Drum
Sheridan
Department of Dakota
Quartermaster’s
Sioux City
Iowa
Yankton
Dakota Territory
Quartermaster’s Department
Daniel McClure
St. Louis
Army
Omaha
A. V. Kautz
8Th Infantry
C. C
Woman's Woes In Cheyenne Beating Incident
A Cheyenne man described as a one legged rag picker who drinks heavily beats his wife, repeatedly confusing her with a Russian during fits of drunken cruelty. Neighbors intervened after her screams drew attention, leaving the suspect to desist. The account notes his frequent drinking and neglectful behavior toward his wife and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Denver Pacific Receivers Appointed by Denver Court
In Denver District Court Judge Hallett appointed Geo W Clayton and D M Edgerton receivers for the Denver Pacific railway and telegraph company. Bonds set at 75000. road and branches to be possessed. No change in management. Griffin and Carmichael to remain. Clayton praised as a top Denver financier. Edgerton praised as capable Kansas Pacific executive and co equal appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Denver
Hallett
Geo. W. Clayton
D. M. Edgerton
Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company
Arapahoe County
Denver Pacific
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Griffin
Carmichael
George W. Clayton
Edgerton
Kansas Pacific
Clayton
Army Trial Looms in Platte Dept over Plea for Publication
Generals Crook Kilburn and others face charges after Judge Advocate General Dunn cites an army rule forbidding officers to publish material on military movements. The case centers on General Kautz’s pamphlet reviewing Dunn’s view of Captain Campbell’s dismissal. It promises to be the department’s landmark trial, rivaled only by Reynolds’ Cheyenne case.
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Dunn
Gen
Kautz
Eneral Dunn
Campbell
6Th Cavalry
Walker’s Washington mission falters amid calls for funds
A Deadwood Pioneer letter from Capt. Howard C. Walker. delegate to Washington, laments difficulty passing the bill in the House and warns that success hinges on local funding. The Black Hills face pressure to finance the effort or risk undermining a proposed new territory.
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H. C. Walker
Washington
Black Hills
New Territory
Howard C. Walker
National Capital
Deadwood Pioneer
Blills
House of Representatives
Captain Walker
Cheyenne
Walker
Deadwood Times
Gold
Hills
Death of General Thomas C. Devens in New York
A dispatch from New York reports the death of General Thomas C. Devens in the city yesterday. He commanded at Fort Le C\nLara mie and had gone east for health reasons a few months before. He was about fifty years old.
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New York
Thomas C. Devens
Righteous Retribution in Killian Case Near Missouri Border
A notorious desperado Jacob Killian died after venturing across the Kansas border to shoot a merchant. Earlier he killed Jed Lake at Granby Mo during a dispute over admission to Lake’s circus. Lake was Jed Lake, first husband of Madame Lake of Cheyenne, who later wed Wild Bill and then Texas George.
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Jacob Killian
Missouri
Kansas
Killian
Jed Lake
Granby
Lake
Skillian
Missouri Penitentiary
Madame Lake
Cheyenne
Wild Bill
George Carson
Texas George
Europe peace congress would echo American delay at Fort Sumter
The text argues a European peace congress would mirror the American delay at the Washington Willard's Hotel before Fort Sumter fired. It warns that war seems inevitable between two great Atlantic powers, as in 1861.
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Europe
Willard’s Hotel
Washington
Fort Sumpter
Charleston Harbor
Atlantic
Denver Pacific Receivership Draws Rail Leaders Remarks
Denver Pacific enters receivership with Col Carmichael stating the line is now court controlled. Edgerton says receivers will take possession on Thursday. Ex Governor Evans, trustee for bondholders, declined comment citing no information or opinion to share.
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Denver Pacific
D. F. Carmichael
Denver
Denver Pacific Railway
Col. Carmichael
Edgerton
Evans
Sheriff Beardsley sues Union Pacific for reward share
Sheriff Beardsley of Bellis Kansas and his men captured and killed two Union Pacific robbers at Buffalo station and recovered eighty pounds of gold valued near $20,000. He sues Omaha based Union Pacific for his pro rata reward claiming $3,000 while the company agrees to pay but seeks court resolution on distribution.
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Beardsley
Bpllis
Kansas
Collins
Heffridge
Union Pacific Express
Buffalo Station
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Union Pacific Road
Union Pacific and Utah Northern Rail Deals Set Freight Tariffs
The Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific tolls dispute is resolved after a St Louis conference. A new tariff basis will unify rates, benefiting Cheyenne as a major shipping hub for the Black Hills region. Superintendent S. H. S. Clark secures Utah Northern Railway purchase, extending eighty miles from Ogden to Franklin.
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Union Pacific
Kansas Pacific
Cheyenne
U. P
Congress
St. Louis
Black Hills
H. S. Clark
Union Pacific Road
Utah Northern Railroad
Ogden
Utah
Franklin
Idaho
Telephone and phonograph discussed by telegraph officials
Mr. J J Dickey of the Union Pacific and Atlantic Pacific lines returns to Omaha from Chicago where telegraph superintendents from thirteen lines met. They plan to make the telephone a key telegraph aid and to create a city tele phone system. Dickey praises Edison’s phonograph, noting its voice reproduction details and potential uses in emergencies and daily life.
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Talking Telephone
J. J. Dickey
Union Pacific
Atlantic Pacific Telegraph Lines
Omaha
Chicago
Western Union Pacific
Atlantic Pacific
the Bee
Dickey
Edison
Old Sinner Captured After Denver Escape
About a year ago F M Huyler of near Denver attempted to kill his son in law Frier who owned mining property in Deer Creek and San Juan country. Huyler fled after the shot and was tracked by the Rocky Mountain Detective Association. A letter to his wife led deputies to Longmont where he was arrested and brought to Denver jail. He had been in Pennsylvania Nebraska and other states since fleeing.
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F. M. Huyler
Denver
Frier
the Tribune
Deer Creek
San Juan
Fanny Fenderson
Huyler
Young Frier
Trier
Rocky Mountain Detective Association
Sheat
Arnold
Dan Moffat
Longmont
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Soldiers on eastern train face arrest for drunken riot
On a northern bound passenger train platform yesterday soldiers led by William Wessel caused a disturbance after heavy drinking. Officer Smith tried to quell them. D McDonald seized the officer and drew a pistol. Citizens disarmed him and these men were jailed for drunkenness disorderly conduct and assault. Wessel was jailed after release for an assault with a knife awaiting a hearing. Others face charges of attempted murder and await Justice Fisher’s hearing.
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William Wessel
Sth Cavalry
Smith
Union Pacific
D. McDonald
Jase McAfee
Henry Rider
Edward MceManee
Joseph Sullivan
Cooler
Edward MecManee
Justice Fisher
Wessel
Wm. Wessel
Jas. McAfee
London Hair Color Restorer advertised by Wilson man
J A Tyner of Wilson North Carolina extols London Hair Color Restorer claiming it cured a dry tetter scalp, stopped hair loss, and restored grey hair to its natural color. He reports sending eight dollars for a dozen bottles and lists druggists and wholesale agents including Philadelphia makers and Cheyenne distributor Addams and Glover.
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J. A. Tyner
Wilson, N. C
London
Express
Dr. Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
Colburn, Birks & Co
Singer & Wheeler
Cheyenne
Addams & Glover
16Th and
Eddy Streets
Dtt
Sa&w
Th ueyed Six mor Three o One mo Per wee singles
The fragment suggests a sports item noting six more three of one more per week singles. Details are too incomplete to identify teams players or events. No clear names dates or organizations are readable.
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Ohio
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Wisconsin
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Senate
Inter Ocean Hotel
Col. E. P. Snow
Harry Conley
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A. H. Rees
W. F. Swan
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People of the Hills
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