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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1878
Page
14
The column surveys Cheyenne life with brisk notes on new cattle associations in Deadwood, rail progress near La Junta, beef shipments to Chicago, street naming troubles for newcomers, police crackdown on unpaid dog licenses, and calls for street corner signage to aid citizens and business.
A New Zealand sheep grower questions Hon T Dyer’s claim of thirty two sheep averaging twenty six pounds of wool with one at thirty eight. He asks fleece age breed and range conditions and invites Mr Lewis to Cheyenne to verify the claim with Dyer’s Me rinoes.
A New York Times correspondent from Dodge City reports 225,000 to 250,000 Texas cattle, possibly 800,000, moving toward Arkansas Purgatoire parks and Platte valley. Cattle from Oregon and Washington ready to drive east or to Omaha. Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Washington, Oregon, California show rising totals amid a shift of feeding grounds from Texas to buffalo plains and Pacific states.
A satirical portrait of Ralph Rigby as a so called smart man who values wit over learning. He ridicules rivals, claims insight into every thought, but avoids risk and fighting while bragging about his intellect and newsroom influence.
A large crowd watched Salt Lake Deserets defeat Cheyenne Reds 6 2 and 8 0 as injuries kept key players from batting. Jones left early with a thumb injury, Hill played through a nasty blow, and Murray then Topping held the Reds at bay. Deseret batters led the scoring with early runs as Reds planned next stops in Evanston and Laramie City.
The Dudley home last evening hosted a double wedding as Miss Theda B. Dudley wed Anderson J. Borie and Miss Frances M. Dudley wed Albert J. Borie. Rev. J. Y. Cowhick led the ceremony with guests including the Duffeys and Revelle family in attendance.
A rugged horseman named Tas proves fearless in a frontier clash, taunting law and rival riders. He boasts he can handle any foe from coyotes to cattle, riding through Sixteenth Street with bold resolve and challenging anyone to stop him.
A well known Kiddy Street resident intervened to calm a noisy cowboy who yelled for someone to strike him. The beleaguered figure grew suddenly ill and speechless, and his friends escorted him away to restore quiet.
Road Agents halted a Deadwood to Cheyenne coach two miles north of Lightning Creek at 2 AM. Six masked men looted mail sacks and treasure chests after detaining the driver and passenger Rev. J. W. Picket. They seized registered letters and a gold watch, then fled. losses are unquantified. The rest was left undisturbed.
Salt Lake reports no game played as the team rested for recovery. The squad plans to face the Deserets next, with DeVoto and Duke signed to play second and third base after leaving the Deserets last week.
North Platte reports the killing of cattleman Runyon, an employee of Kountze and McLuse. After a quarrel in camp, Harry Schuyler shot Runyon in the eye at dawn. Runyon died within hours. Schuyler was captured at the forks of Budwood and remains in custody.
A letter from former partner G Turner to J C Spangler dated July 14 reports Gen Brooke with ten companies has left camp on the Marias River and moved to the Bear Paw diggings to drive out miners. Passengers head to Benton for updates while Bill Craney and Billy Mathers await news from the Hills.
A Deadwood telegram reports a found body on a mountain grave, with decay obscuring identity. Gen. Sheridan arrived from a Missouri camp and favors a Black Hills post location between Spearfish and Rapid creek valleys. A messenger named S. Smith battled six road agents before the attackers fled, his horse shot. Several other items include cattle shipments from Greeley and prairie dog speculation in Cheyenne.
A young man identified as S. M. Robinson died instantly when struck by lightning while hunting cattle on Owl Creek. He had only been with Col. N. B. Davis one day after arriving from Texas and lodging at the Metropolitan Hotel. Col. Davis asks those who know Robinson to write him in Cheyenne to locate his home and inform relatives.
While splitting wood yesterday in his yard Mr I J McMahon’s young daughter moved within range of his ax and was struck on the right eye with the butt of the tool. A physician treated the wound and the child is progressing as well as can be expected.
At the residence of Wm. H. Dudley in Cheyenne on July 25, Anderson J. Borie and Theda B. Dudley wed. Albert J. Borie and Frances M. Dudley also joined in marriage. Emma Wedemeyer, aged fifteen months, died in Cheyenne from brain fever. funeral at 8 p.m. from the parents’ Dodge street home. Rev. J. Y. Cowhick officiated.
Broadside offers a free receipt to cure nervous weakness early decay and loss of manhood. Claims discovery by a South American missionary. Requests readers send a self addressed envelope to Rev Joseph Hinman Station D Bible House New York.
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