Cheyenne Dispatch Highlights Local Happenings
Cheyenne reports include social notes on Rev F W Tomkins new rector, John Harrington's recovery, alfalfa growth in H Hay's yard, and Governor Safford’s Arizona tenure. News covers a running race for $250, a draft about postage stamp design, Denver Pacific time change, and a thief arrested for stolen horses. District court convened with cases, timber roams, and mining rushes from Nevada and California.
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Cheyenne
F. W. Tomkins, Jr
Episcopal Church
John Harrington
H. G. Hay
Gov. Safford
Hoyt
Arizona
Magic City
Gold
Froude
England
Poorly-Paid Preachers Letter From Nebraska
A newspaper excerpt quotes a preacher’s letter from Grand Island noting church membership rising from 63 to 103 over six months and that he has earned only $52 from his work, despite reasonable success. He cites personal hardship and single Western status as factors enabling endurance.
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Nebraska
Grand Island
Camp Contentment in Winter at Fort Reno
Describes harsh winter life for a distant post near Fort Reno with unsettled orders, double expenses for officers, sparse mail, rare pay, and limited diversions. Maj. Edwin Pollock commands a mixed force. Glasgow mule labor foreshadows growing depot activity as trains and expeditions approach.
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Old Fort Reno
Maj
Ferris
Illinois
Camp Contentment
Wyoming
Edwin Pollock
Ninth Infantry
Ninth
Mark Twain's Old Home Sighted in Virginia Depot
A Virginia newspaper recounts a strange scene at a railroad depot where a box car opened and a full grown butterfly with wings turning to gold appeared. A dozen pirates chased it as a chorus from a war song sang. The tale ends with a wistful remark about sagebrush and pelicans.
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Mark Twain
Virginia
New
Piuto
Sacramento
Mount Davidson
The Black Hillers Describe Overland Wagon Travel
The narrative surveys migration to the Black Hills from Kansas and the South. It details varied wagon outfits from temperate families to mining equipment teams, noting conditions, loads, journeys along water sources, and a restless push toward Montana Oregon and beyond.
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Black Hills
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Platte Valley
Missouri
Arkansas
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Pacific
China
Japan
East Indies
Gov Thayer to Remain in Cheyenne as Usual
Government confirms Gov. Thayer will stay in Cheyenne, spend Sundays at Rock Creek, and regard Rock Creek as his legal residence and voting place. The statement countering Tum LEADER copy from the Lara mie Sentinel notes continued residence and participation in territory affairs.
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Gov. Thayer
Territory
Laramie
California Strawberries Price and Yield Outlook
A California paper reports strawberries retail at thirty five cents per pound with expectations of a lower price soon. The season is unusually favorable with no cold weather to hinder growth and indications point to the heaviest yield in the state’s strawberry history.
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California
Cheyenne Carriage Works Promises Fine Wagons and Service
The Cheyenne Carriage Works, a new and commodious establishment on O Neal Street near 18th, offers repair trimming and painting with a complete factory of light spring wagons and light buggies. Prices compare favorably with the east and emphasize home craftsmanship.
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Cheyenne
Cattle and Sheep Prospects Bright This Spring
Cattle and sheep herds are thriving on new grass with cattle fat and hearty. Sheep thrive on fresh pasture with fine condition in flesh and fleece. Favorable weather and likely absence of severe spring storms forecast strong profits for stock owners. A new sandal style for ladies features a three strap design with bows and buckles.
Crazy Horse Camp Near Bear Butte Seeks Peace Talks
Crazy Horse and about fifteen hundred warriors camped north of Bear Butte creek last night en route to Spotted Tail Agency. They are destitute and eager for peace, saying Sitting Bull will not surrender and is moving toward British Possessions.
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Cateatrom
Crazy Horse
Railroad Racket and Colorado Central Extension News
Gen J A Evans arrives with survey party to map a branch railroad from the city to the Black Hills while Sidney and North Platte routes are abandoned. Capt Berthoud’s Colorado Central Extension survey from Longmont to this place shows a sub 75 mile easy grade route. City wages and local business changes, stage line outrage rumors, and Cheyenne extension survey details accompany broader regional updates.
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J. A. Evans
U. P
Black Hills
Evans
Sidney
North Platte
Colorado Central
E. L. Berthoud
Longmont
Colo
The
C. C
Box Elder
Berthoud
W. F. Brown
Chicago
Brown, Thompson & Co
Brown, Adams & Eldredge
Exchange
Union Stock Yards
Brown
Sidney and Red Cloud
Deadwood
W. P. Davis
Colorado Central R. R
Union Pacific
Crow Creek
E. Tillotson
Fort Fetterman
Cheyenne
New England
John D. Lee
Mountain Meadow
New York
Sheriff Carr
Sheriff Bullock
Judge Kwykendall
Narrow Escape of Sioux Warfighter Hubble at Stillwater
A lone white trapper named Hubble, wounded repeatedly, fled from a Sioux assault near Stillwater after riding through a thousand bullets. He described a mass attack of about five hundred mounted Sioux and his miraculous survival despite numerous wounds. The tale highlights the alleged siege of the Crow Agency and the grim fighting reported by Col. Stanton and Gen. Brisbin.
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Col. Stanton
Crow Agency
Fort Ellis
Hubble
John Cox
Jas. George
Yankee Jim
Muggins Taylor
Stillwater
Hubbie
Taylor
George
Navy
Spotted Tail's Successful Hostile Pickup Reported
A Cheyenne telegram notes Spotted Tail has gathered about fifteen hundred hostiles including Crazy Horse’s band to move on Camp Sheridan between the 16th and 20th. Other bands on Rotten Grass Creek are expected. a small faction of twelve to fifteen lodges refuses. Officers report several chiefs enlisted with a strong detachments at the Agencies.
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Col
T. H. Stanton
Spotted Tail
Crazy Horse
Camp Sheridan
Clark
Too Muchee Late Hoodlum Attack Near 16th Street
A young hoodlum knocked down a Chinaman on Holdy street near 16th and fled. The victim rang police calls multiple times before an officer arrived, lamenting that help came too late and the suspect escaped.
City Council Hears Ordinances and Deals Ditches and Gas
The regular meeting at City Hall discusses an ordinance banning female deer jerking, a Sunday saloon closing rule, and other public order measures. Bids for ditch cleaning are approved, gas works considered, and repairs to jail and Crow Creek dam assigned.Lieut. Eaton of Fort Russell departs for sick leave to Maine, fearing heart disease and absences of eight months.
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Davis
Yeas—Davis
W. M. Delaney
W. R. Steele
Congress
Finance Committee
C. A. Westover
L. Kuabis
Lake Minnehaha
Crow Creek
G. O. Eaton
5Th Cavalry
Fort
D. A. Russell
Maine
Two Horse Races At Driving Park Saturday
At Driving Park on Saturday two races took place. The trotting match, 200 a side best three in five, paired R Thorp's gray with T Mulqueen's Toby, who swept three straight heats in 1 47 1 46 and 1 34. The running race, a mile dash for 25 a side, saw Dick Richards white horse defeat Ed Roberts mare.
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Driving Park
R. Thorp
T. Mulqueen
Toby
Dick Richards
Ed, Roberts
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