Rail and social notes reach Cheyenne in 1878
Travel on railroads centers in Cheyenne with many emigrants westward passing through. Laramie City school house contract let for 26000 dollars. Reports of traffic in Medicine Bow freight and stage routes under Luke Voorhees. Community events include a temperance sociable and a grand opening in McDaniels block. General Devon’s funeral and Louisville race plans also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie City
Medicine Bow
Cheyenne
David Miller
Luke Voorhees
Austria
Ward Marsh
Wyoming Station
Galloway
McDaniels’ Block
Devon
Fort Laramie
St. Francis Xavier’s Church
New York
John C. Conley
Chicago
Louisville
Mollit McCarthy
San Francisco
Tenbroeck
CG. W. Meyer
Deadwood
Burrall and Rees Die In Freezing Death On Orr Ranch
The deaths of George P. Burrall and Sylvester Rees occurred on Orr's ranch during a severe blizzard near Battle Creek Michigan. Burrall, born 1826 in Palmyra New York, lived much of his life in Michigan and left for the Black Hills in 1877 with Rees. Rees, aged 57, long hunted the frontier and reunited with Burrall in the Black Hills before perishing in the cold during their expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Burrall
Sylvester Rees
Battle Creek
Michigan
Orr
Burrall
Cheyenne
Ile
Palmyra
N. Y
Marshall, Michian
Black Tills
Charter Oak
Andrew Rees
Far West
Black Hills
Rees
Bad Boys in Blue Arraigned on Assault Charges
D McDonald was arraigned before Justice Fisher on assault with attempt to kill and held to $500 bond. Wm Wessel pled guilty to simple assault and was fined twenty five dollars and costs after acquittal on the main charge. Daniel McAfee and Henry Rider were found guilty of creating a disturbance and each fined thirteen dollars, jailed for nonpayment. Four of six arrested remain in jail awaiting further action with reports of Wessel's apparent wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. McDonald
Justice Fisher
Wm. Wessel
Wessel
Daniel McAfee
Henry Rider
California Bill survives massacre tale on Deadwood coach ride
Mr W J Elton known as California Bill recounts his Red Cloud massacre ordeal two years after the Metzs and four others were killed by Sioux. He was shot five times, bedridden for eighteen months, and narrowly escaped death while making a frontier trail from St. Lar amie to Custer City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J.elton
California
Bill
Deadwood
Ife
Red Cation
Metz
Joelton
St. Laramie
Custer City
Indians Reported Near Hat Creek
A traveler arriving on last evening's stage from Deadwood reports twenty to thirty Indians seen near the stage road between Hat Creek and Indian Creek. They were heading north, with local opinion suggesting they are stragglers joining Sitting Bull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hat Creek
Deadwood
Stage Road
Hat and
Indian Creeks
Sweet Singer of Colorado Takes a Run on Willie Hardt
Mrs F Hale visits Cheyenne and follows lover Willie Hardt from Denver to Deadwood. On the platform confrontation ends with a parasol strike and a failed reunion as Hardt departs for the north. The Colorado poetess returns to Denver in tears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Singer
Colorado
F. Hale
Cheyenne
Denver Pacific
Willie Hardt
Deadwood
William
Magic City
Voorhees
Denver Ward
West Denver
Cheyenne Rumors Prompt Mockery From Deadwood Times
An Old West column excerpt defends Cheyenne against Black Hills stigma by citing a Deadwood Times joke about a Cheyenne dancing master who teaches the Newport Glide. The tale ends with a taunting note about jealous pupils forcing the teacher to leave town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
Deadwood Times
the Times
Cheyenne
Newport
Bright Prospects in Black Hills Mining Boom
City businessmen say Black Hills prospects are brighter than ever with large paying quartz mines. They expect the railroad completion to unlock broader business, bringing mining wealth and new ventures for thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
Peck Bill Reconsideration Delays Wyoming Judge Vote
Delegate Corlett wins a House committee rebid to reconsider its prior report favoring repeal of the law reassigning Wyoming Territory judges. The committee's lawyers and party members vote unanimously, implying the current law remains and Peck's reform ideas face delay. Corlett persuades national lawmakers that Wyoming’s people are not barbarians or gamblers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corlett
House Committee On the Judiciary
Senate
Wyoming Territory
House of Representatives
Military matters at Fort Laramie and surrounding posts
The case of James Guy is reduced to a two year term. Major J W Mason is appointed special inspector at Cort Laramie to review subsistence stores. The court martial member Lt W W Lemly is noted. A medical staff change relieves acting assistant surgeon A P Frick to Camp Stambaugh. Lieut Albert D King is granted a fifteen day leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Guy
Third Cavalry
J. W. Mason
Cort Laramie
Lemly
Lt. Stanton
Mort McPherson
Neb
A. P. Frick
Fort Laramie
Camp Stambaugh
Thomas G. Maghee
U.S. Army
Albert D. King
Woman Rescued After Suicide Attempt at Train Tracks
A 30 year old woman, wandering at the Cheyenne depot, leaped toward an incoming switch engine but was dragged clear by Yard Master Brown. Police took her into custody. train staff funded her trip to Ogden after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hames
Union Pacific Ticket Office
Officer Smith
Brown
Smith
Murder at Saweye Ranch in Rawhide Wyoming
Mrs Mc Mullen who kept Sawkeye Ranch six miles south of Rawhide was murdered the night of the fifth and found in her house with a rifle bullet through her heart. The house was ransacked and authorities suggest robbery for money. The Senate Committee on Territories reported unanimously against confirming Prof Hoyt as Governor of Wyoming, leaving Gov Thayer's tenure under scrutiny and the administration expected to credit his conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawhide
Wyo
McMullen
Sawkeye Ranch
Here
Wyoming
Senate Committee On Territories
Hoyt
Thayer
Bannack Indians Threaten Idaho Agencies Amid Movements
Salt Lake City April 6 1875 The Leader reports an imminent outbreak among Bannack bands at Fort Hall and Semhi Agencies in Idaho. Generals Crook and McDowell plan possible co operation while Crook travels to San Francisco. Ponies seized by Gen Smith were to fund cattle purchases for the Indians, then redirected to Port Hall. weather remains pleasant and marriage rates among the Saints are high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Death in the Cheyenne Snow The Brower Tragedy
John Henry Brower, about 70, vanished during the March blizzard while feeding a calf near his Webber’s Hay Meadow home. His body was found half buried in snow near his house after neighbors searched for days, wife watching from the door, funeral held with Rev. Hall officiating in Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Brower
Webber’s
Hay Meadow
Cheyenne
Mr. Brower
Wm. Brower
Frederick la Pash
L. J. Hall
Methodist Church
Berthoud Leads Black Hills Railroad Route Survey
Capt E L Berthoud chief engineer of the Colorado Central railroad arrives with surveying party to study a direct line to the Hills. Assisted by T J Millner P O Gaynor R R Williams F A Hoyt and others camped at the west end of Twentieth street. If weather holds the party will head north this morning toward Ft Laramie then North Platte river average progress five miles per day with finish in twenty five to thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Berthoud
Colorado Central Railroad
T. J. Millner
P. O. Gaynor
R. R. Williams
F. A. Hoyt
E. L. Schuyler
J. M. Beam
L. L. Jones
E. T. Boyd
A. S. Wells
Cheyenne
Horse Creek
Murder trial of Baker reported from Cheyenne court
The Cheyenne Sun outlines two column reports from the district court in Cheyenne on the Baker murder trial. Prosecution evidence is complete but motive or method of the soldier's death remains unmentioned. Reporter W. P. Carroll is named as a court officer. An unsettling rumor about George M. Bradley’s possible foul play en route to Deadwood circulates, with conflicting reports about his fate. The Philadelphia market notes wool demand by Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, and others, favoring clean Merino grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne Sun
Young Baker
Port Russell
Baker
W. P. Carroll
George M. Bradley
Cheyenne
Deadwood
Myr. Sradley
Tat Creek
Bradley
Ma. G. W. Stone
Philadelphia
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Nevada
Territorial
Reading Room Meeting and Public Reading Room Plans
A Cheyenne meeting in the Congregational church discussed establishing a public reading room. A committee was formed to canvas citizens for funds, estimated costs at about seventy five dollars per month, and the next meeting is set for Tuesday at the same church. The report also covers Senate plans for a military telegraph bill and local notes on prices and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Cheyenne
A. C. Snyder
Miss Williams
Williams
Russell
Z. Terry
John Houghan
Lottie Smith
Russell Miss Russell
Gardner
J. Herrick
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Spencer
Deadwood
Fort Ellis
Montana
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Leadville
Colorado
Denver
Brown's Liver Pills and Patent Remedies Ad
An old advertisement touts Brown's Liver Pills as a cure for lecheriy Aliousness and liver complaints. It promotes arnica salve and cough syrups, blood purifiers, and mineral tonics, listing local druggists who stock the preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BROWN
Arnica
Huribut Bro’s
Addams & Glover
Geo. W. Hoyt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wheely
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Dalzell
Lead City Telegraph
Messrs
Womens’ Temperance Union
Hall of the Red Cross
W. W. Corlett
Congress
Lydia 8. McAuley
W. P. Noble
Athletic City
Emma Wayford
William C. Wilson
Burrall and Rees
THE
BAD Boys IN Blue
Black Hills Survey
Judge Peck
Evanston
Washington
Mr. Peck
Gov. Thayer
Peck
Pecktown
Crook County
Smith & Harrington
John Dacey
Dr. Swayness
Dr. Swayne
ARD
Ducil Legi
Tah Gym
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