Weekly Leader darks in 1878 tax and camp rumors
The issue reports Laramie county tax at twenty two mills, Bannocks camped in the National Park, Nebraska grain harvest concerns, and convicts transfer savings. It notes Red Cloud Indians remaining, Denver baseball tournament prizes totaling 800, and local crimes including Marston Higgins murder. Also mentions gold near Sioux Falls and new Gen Bradley camp near Deadwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
National Park
Nebraska
Our Delegate Letter Details Travel Plans and Opinions
Yesterday afternoon Mr E W Mann received a letter from Hon W W Corlett dated Glasgow Scotland. It contains his forceful view on sea sickness and notes Corlett plans a London Edinburgh Rotterdam Basel Paris and return sailing September 6. The writer urges readers to support their local paper as essential to community welfare. Terms of Tum LEADER 25 cents per week delivered by carrier. See Mills about the matter at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Mann
W. W. Corlett
Glasgow
Scotland
Corlett
Edinburg
Rotterdam
Rhine
Basle
Switzerland
Paris
America
Carrier
Mills
Birth Announcement for Girdel’s Newborn Boy
A baby boy was born Tuesday morning August 6 1878 in Cheyenne Wyoming to Mr and Mrs Henry Girdel. The news notes the birth with congratulations from LEADER and extends best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girpet
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Henry Girdel
Officers Named for Congregational Church Year
The Congregational Church lists its officers for the ensuing year. Rev. M. Sanders serves as pastor with J. B. Taylor as deacon, H. S. Oliver treasurer, C. N. Potter clerk, and A. F. Stone T. Sturgis E. P. Johnson E. P. Snow and John Slaughter as trustees.
Woman Rescued After Fatal Intent On Train Tracks
An unidentified woman attempted self harm by stepping onto the west bound Union Pacific track near Red Buttes. Conductor Phillips reversed the engine and saved her, a near miss with serious injury or death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Buttes
Union Pacific
Phillips
Wasn't the One They Wanted
Havt Creek Aug 3 The south bound coach was stopped four miles south of Jenny's stockade yesterday afternoon about 5 o clock by six armed men. The coach was empty so no interference occurred but the men questioned the driver about the treasure coach and appeared to be awaiting its movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny
Destructive Fire Destroys Sidney Barn
A Sunday night blaze destroyed a Sidney barn suspected arson. Five valuable horses two Concord coaches two loaded wagons and much hay and grain were lost, all owned by the Sidney and Black Hills Stage line. The horses perished and grain burned. A woman who recently attempted suicide at Red Buttes also attempted self harm at Sherman and here, saved by Roadmaster Brown months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Concord
Sidney & Black Fills
Red Buttes
Sherman
Brown
General Court Martial at Fort McKinney Aug 15
A general court martial will convene at Fort McKinney on Thursday August 15 for the trial of those brought before it. The detail includes Major Ver ling K Hart Capt 8 S Summer Capt A E Woodson Lieut P H Barnard Fifth cavalry Capt S P Ferris Capt O V Hermann Capt T F Quinn Fourth Infantry Lieut Butler D Price will be judge advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort McKinney
Verling K. Hart
8. S. Summer
A. E. Woodson
P. H. Barnard
Fifth Cavalry
S. P. Ferris
O. V. Hermann
T. F. Quinn
Fourth Infantry
Butler D. Price
Murderous Camp Beating Ends in Death at Belle Fourche
Deadwood Pioneer reports a fatal camp brawl near Camp Devon involving two privates, Ned Atwell and Clark, both about twenty. A six foot limb struck Atwell from behind after a dispute over a found knife and eating utensils, killing him within minutes. Alcohol was noted as a factor among some soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuk
Belle Fourche
Devon
Deadwood
Ned Atwell
Clark
Atwell
Third Cavalry Members Linked to Cheyenne Murderer
Two soldiers from the Third Cavalry are tied to the Cheyenne murder case as Gol. G. V. Henry travels there with the accused killer. The report notes the charity motive masking a terrible deed as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Cavalry
Gol. G. V. Henry
Cheyenne
Percy Train Robbers Convicted in Rawlins Trial
The Percy train robbers trial in Rawlins concluded with William Henry nine years, D. H. Hill seven years, and J. R. Thomas five years. Gibson, who turned state evidence, was released. The condemned will be sent to Lincoln Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy
Rawlins
William Henry
D. H. Hill
J. R. Thomas
Gibson
Lincoln
Nebraska
Circular on Union Pacific Lands and Preemption Rights
Land Commissioner Burnham and General Superintendent Clark issue a circular clarifying the Secretary of the Interior's land decision. They state that unsold lands at three years are not automatically open to preemption, but may be subject to entry if not disposed. They defend their method of disposal as supported by authorities and threaten swift litigation against any interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnham
S. H. H. Clark
Union Pacific
Secretary of the Interior
District court to try J J Moore for theft of Montreal bills
John J. Moore faces trial in Laramie City district court for stealing a package of Montreal bills valued at 4 800 while a postal clerk on the Green River to Laramie City division. The money was sent to Chicago for negotiation after months hidden at Fremont and Moore was arrested in spring with witnesses listed from Chicago New York Fort Benton and Fort Benton. The case before Judge Blair will be prosecuted by the post office department. Moore has been jailed in Laramie City after a brief Cheyenne detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sitting Bull
Interior Department
Sioux Falls
Dakota Territory
Daniel Pratt
Boston
Hayward
Edward Higgins
Marston, Higgins & Co
Denver
H. P. Marston
Deadwood
Warner
Gen. Bradley
Hay Creek
Spearfish
Hunter
New Point
Hoyt
Chandler
Columbia College
School of Mines
New York
Laramie City
John J. Moore
Moore
Green River
Montreal
Fort Benton
Chicago
Fremont
Seybolt
Stewart
H. H. Henshaw
Office of Special Agents
J. P. Burbeck
Register Department
Lester Turner
Charles’ J. Foster
New York City
Henry B. Hill
A“B. Hamilton
W. G. Conrad
Lyman G. Harman
Blair
Post Office Department
Cheyenne
Married Byrne Keelly at St Marys Cheyenne
Miss Sallie J Byrne daughter of Margaret J and the late Col J F Byrne of New Orleans married Mr T J Kelly of Cheyenne at St Marys Catholic Church Cheyenne. Rev Father Jeannette officiated with Rev Mother Mary and Father Hays as attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Church of
Cheyenne
South Bend
T. J. Kelly
Smith & Harrington
Revolution Clothing
City Council Addresses Fire Dept Bills and Gas Inquiry
City Council met with Mayor Bresnahen presiding and approved several repair and street bills while debating an increased salary for the fire chief. A prior gas introduction note was filed with no city aid offered. The meeting adjourned as a theater troupe and a wheelbarrow performer toured town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caswell
Fire Department
Committee On the Fire Department
Carbon Town Awakens to Marting Family Australia Tour
In Carbon on August 5 1878 readers report a quiet town stirred by minor events as the Marting Family Combination troupe from Australia stops through. The brief note notes local curiosity and the town’s brisk activity over the past forty eight hours as entertainment arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
The
Leader
Carbon
Marting
Australia
Woman in Sherman Case Reveals Lost Child Theory
Sarah J. Charles widow of John Charles from Mississippi says her infant daughter vanished when she was nine days old after a collapse in Nashville. She believes relatives stole the child and seeks its location in the western Territory while denying insanity. She attributes self harm to melancholy and trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Red Buttes
Lraprr
Sarah J. Charles
John Charles
Mississippi
Nashville
Tennessee
Charles
Handsome Georgetown Miner Issue Promotes Local Resort
A finely illustrated enlarged Georgetown Miner issue from Patterson and Bellamy highlights attractions in Georgetown and nearby as a summer resort. The ten page paper, printed on substantial quality stock, earns praise for Colorado journalism and the editors’ enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Patterson & Bellamy
Colorado
Stabbed men driven from town after affray on Sixteenth Street
Thomas Carroll and Thomas Mc Cauley, involved in a morning stabbing incident on Sixteenth Street, were sent away by authorities rather than housed locally, labeled as tramps, with hope they kill each other on further quarrels. Also notes a Chinese Embassy party passing through en route to Washington amid local prejudice in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Carroll
Thomas McCauley
Sixteenth Street
Washington
San Francisco
Wheat and crops loom in Utah and Colorado reports
The Longmont Press notes Utah wheat twice last year’s output and a lighter longmont crop. Greeley colony potatoes look meagre. a brick building rising on Nineteenth street. works start on a Catholic church wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longmont
Utah
Greeley
Republicans nominate Bramwell and Todd for state legislature
Judge H. P. H. Bramwell of Denver is nominated for the Colorado State legislature by Republicans. William D. Todd, former private secretary to Schuyler Colfax in Washington, is also on the ticket and praised as a talented gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. H. Bramwell
Denver
Congress
Illinois
Colorado
Wm. D. Todd
Schuyler Colfax
Washington
Western Remedy for Diarrhoea and Cholera Infantum Advised
Esteemed family patent medicine touts Brown's Extract Blackberry and Ginger for diarrhoea dysentery and cholera. Doctors and druggists endorse it after ten years of public use. Buy from a local druggist to save illness and physician costs. Also promoted are Brown's Anti bilious Liver Pills and Eureka Ague Pills as cures for ague. For sale by all medicine dealers in Cheyenne and the New West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Cheyenne
New West
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Weekly Leader
Disraeli
Wyoming
Dakota
Christian Halley
Laramie Penitentiary
Hiram P. Marston
Iowa
J. J. Moore
Bresnahen
Hammond
Marks
Masten
Reed
Grainger
M. O. Healy
J. T. Headly
Union Pacific Railroad Company
jTotalys
A. H. Chavelier
Lraprer
Chavelier
District Court
W. H. Holliday
Union Pacific Company
Wm. G. Provinee
R. E. Sturgis
Meisterafeld
B. Moore
O. M. Dilette
Geo
Ferris
Woods
White
Harnest “Marting
Minnie Marting
Lottie Marting
Bautillani
Tor Leader
Scribo
Jno
BE. Hall
A. Martin
Jas
A. Bean
C. N. Potter
Isaac Bergman
Robt
Sheehan
Ditches
EB. Waldraven
F. D
Jno. Dacey
Durant
D. J. McDonald
J. K. Jeffrey
L. By
OUR
Potter and His Little Wheelbarrow
Charlie Ross
Daniel McAlyan
Colin Hunter
George B. Lounsbury
Freemasons of
Rochester Herald
Hilliard
Missouri River
R. B. Horrie
Nineteenth Street
Charles W. Meyer
Loveland
Patterson
Centennial
Wm. Thompson
Thomas Lovejoy
Geo. W. Peck
Pueblo
David Burley
Omaha
Spotted Tail Agency
Bee
White Clay
Fred. Myers
G. H. Wilson
O. O. Tillotson
Santa Clara
California
Episcopal Church
Mrs. McLeod
Anchor
Black Hills
Peter Farley
Bec
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