Whimsical City News Mix From Leader Column
A lively Denver and Cheyenne style jumble reports cattle trade notes Deadwood’s new association progress and rail updates near La Junta. It notes firemen eyeing Chicago and a hotel in Omaha as a boss caravansary while traders ship cattle to Chicago and steam wagons attract state grants.
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Denver
Kansas Pacific
Rio Grande
Conejos
Alamosa
la Junta
Chicago
Grand Central Hotel
Omaha
Messrs
Kitchen Bros
Swan Bros
Orb
Tom Leader
Cheyenne Sun
H. H. Ellis
Kidzie
Eddy Street
Black Hills
Bear Paw
A. W. Terry Esq
Old Red Cloud Agency
New
Red Cloud Agency
White River
New Zealand Wool-Clip Doubts Dyer Leader Claim
A New York reader questions Hon. T. Dyer’s wool claim as reported by The Leader. He cites fleece growth period and country, asserting 38 pound fleeces are impossible and inviting inspection at Dyer’s Cheyenne ranch to verify sheep raising in Wyoming.
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New Zealand
Dyer
Leader
Lewis
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Cattle Drives of 1878 Move Vast Herds Westward
A New York Times correspondent from Dodge City Kansas reports Texas cattle drives this season will total 225000 to 250000 head, with some estimates as high as 800000. Many will move toward the Arkansas Purgatoire parks Platte valley and into Wyoming ranges. Westward shifts reflect regrouped feeding grounds from Texas to buffalo plains, and state tallies show Colorado Wyoming Utah Washington Oregon California lead in cattle numbers while Texas remains largest overall.
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New York Times
Dodge City
Kan
Texas
Arkansas
Purgatoire
Parks
Divide
Platte Valley
Republican
Plains
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain
Oregon
Washington Territory
Walla Walla
Yakami
Snake River
Colorado
Nebraska
Omaha
Great Buffalo Plains
Pacific States
Utah
Washington
California
Great West
The Smart Man and His Intellectual Pride
Ralph Rigby extols the smart man as an institution valued for cleverness over learning. He mocks originality theft and ridicule of impressions, claims keen insight into all ideas, and wears knowledge on his head. He avoids fighting, overestimates self, and would print this observation to prove his smartness.
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Ralph Rigby
Ole
Deserets Rout Reds In Salt Lake Baseball Tilt
In Salt Lake City on July 24 Deserets of Salt Lake defeated Cheyenne Reds 6 2 in the first inning and 8 0 in the second as Reds pitcher Jones left with a thumb injury. Murray started, then Topping finished. Reds await Evanston and Laramie trip while Deserets list Wheeler Meyer Huey Nuckolls McBride Reed Barker and Golding.
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Salt Lake City
Deserets
Salt Lake
Reds
Cheyenne
Jones
Pound
Hill
Murray
Topping
Evanston
Laramie City
Deseret Nine
Wheeler
Meyer
C. Huey
L. Huey
Nuckolls
McBride
Reed
Barker
Golding
RED Sox
Double wedding at Dudley residence unites two brothers and two sisters
The Dudley home hosted a double wedding as Messrs. Anderson J. Borie and Albert J. Borie married Miss Theda B. Dudley and Miss Frances M. Dudley with Rev. J. Y. Cowhick officiating. Attendees included the Duffeys and Dudley family, and gifts came from distant friends. The event was celebrated with joy and best wishes for the couples.
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Wm. H. Dudley
Messrs
Anderson J
Albert J. Borie
Theda B
Frances M. Dudley
J. Y. Cowhick
Alex. Duffey
Edith Duffey
E. T. Duffey
Joel Dudley
A. J. Revelle
Tas the Whip Handed Out By a Quick Onlooker
A vivid, if fragmentary, vignette recalls Tas the cattleman with a whip deft enough to tame any beast from coyote to cow. The speaker bets on his skill, daring a challenger to test him on Sixteenth Street and inviting a confrontation with a policeman if he dares.
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Sixteenth Street
Cowboy in Disturbance on Kiddy Street
A well known Kiddy Street citizen intervened to calm a violent scene as a cowboy figure, flaring along the sidewalk, begged for a hit and threatened to collapse. The man was escorted away by two friends after becoming suddenly unable to speak, seeking to go home.
Robbery by masked men halts coach at Lightning Creek
A Deadwood to Cheyenne coach was halted two miles north of Lightning Creek by six armed masked men at 2 a.m. They rifled mail sacks and treasure boxes, stealing registered letters and a gold watch while the lone passenger, Rev. J. W. Picket, was spared. The losses are undetermined.
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Lightning Creek
Hat Creek
Deadwood
Cheyenne
Jenny’s Stockade
J. W. Picket
No Ball Game Yesterday at Salt Lake
Salt Lake City July 25 Our boys rested today for recuperation but expect to play the Deserets tomorrow The Deserets recently lost DeVoto and Duke who joined as second and third basemen respectively Both have good records from their previous service with Deserets and are hoped to boost the team’s chances in the upcoming matchup
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Minnesota
Marshal McDonald
R. W. Jordan
Jordan
Salt Lake
Deserets
DeVoto
Duke
Murder at North Platte Leaves Cattleman Dead
North Platte Nebraska reports the murder of cattleman Runyon an employee of Kountze and McLuse. A quarrel at a camp led to Harry Schuyler shooting Runyon in the eye at dawn as he woke him. Runyon died hours later. Schuyler fled but was captured and jailed in North Platte.
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North Platte
Nebraska
Runyon
Kountze & McLuse
Harry Schuyler
Schuyler
Forks of Budwood
Bear Paw Diggings Report From Fort Benton
A July 14 letter from Gen. Brooke with ten companies of soldiers has gone into the Bear Paw diggings to drive out miners. Passengers reach Benton daily awaiting word. Bill Craney and Billy Mathers linger at Benton for clearer instructions. The note offers little encouragement for those planning to head to the Bear Paw.
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J. C. Spangler
G. Turner
Fort Benton
Turner
Gen. Brooke
Marias River
Bear Paw
Benton
Diggings
Bill Craney
Billy Mathers
Deadwood Mystery and Sheridan Visit Highlight Black Hills
A Deadwood report details a grim discovery of a man's body two miles from town after a berrying expedition. General Sheridan and staff arrived from the Little Missouri camp and favor a Black Hills post location between Spearfish and Rapid Creek. The string of notes also mentions cattle shipments, prairie dog ventures, and local curiosities amid weather disruptions and rail repairs in Colorado and Wyoming.
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Deadwood
D. T
Cheyenne
Smith
James C. Simpson
Sheridan
Fatal Thunderbolt Kills Ranger Near Owl Creek
A young man aged about 22 to 23, employed by Col. N. B. Davis, was killed instantly by a lightning strike on Owl Creek while tending cattle. The incident also destroyed his horse and melted the knife handle. He had arrived from Texas days earlier and gave no town of origin. Davis seeks information to locate the deceased’s family in Cheyenne for notice and burial arrangements.
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M. Robinson
N. BR. Davis
Owl Creek
Davis
Greeley
Mr. Davis
Metropolitan Hotel
Texas
Col. Davis
Cheyenne
Accident Narrowly Injures Man's Daughter in Yard
Mr I J McMahon split wood in his yard yesterday when his young daughter entered the work area. She was struck on the right eye with the ax butt, receiving a severe painful wound. A physician treated her, and she is progressing as well as could be expected.
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I. J. McMahon
Borie-Dupiey Nuptials and Local Death Notice
At the residence of Wm. H. Dudley Cheyenne July 25 by Rev J Y Cowhick Anderson J. Borie and Theda B. Dudley both of Cheyenne wed. Albert J. Borie of Laramie and Frances M. Dudley of Cheyenne wed. Emma Wedemeyer aged fifteen months died of brain fever in Cheyenne July 25. Funeral 8 p m at parental Dodge St residence conducted by Rev J Y Cowhick. Sozodont advertised as teeth preservative with claims of whitening and fresh breath. druggists sell. jy28deed&w
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Borie—Dupiey
Wm. H. Dudley
J. Y. Cowhick
Anderson J. Borie
Theda B. Dudley
Cheyenne
Emma Wedemeyer
John and
Dares Wedemeyer
Dodge Street
Union Pacific
Free cure offer from Rev Joseph Inman notice
Special notices offer a free receipt to cure youth errors nervous weakness early decay and loss of manhood. Discovered by a missionary in South America. Send a self addressed envelope to Rev Joseph Inman Station D Bible House New York sepldeod&wly
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South America
Joseph
Inman
Bible House
New York
Sepldeod
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Liz
Messenger E. 8
Gen. Sheridan
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Denver Times
Laramie Sentinel
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Ada Lawrence
Mabel Ford
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Ann
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Lotta Diamond
Addison Payne
Sullivan County
Missouri
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J. P. GC
Poulton
Burlington
Iowa
Barnum
Maha Republican
Kinnear & Co
H. M. Bond & Co., Shipping and Commission Merchants
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