Meekly Lender Prepayment in Fall
Postmaster General order requires full postage on all mail and no forwarding of underpaid parcels. If sender card is on the package, it will be returned. otherwise the recipient will be notified to supply postage. Earlier practice of forwarding if half postage was paid ends. Johnson County Echo notes local happenings: carpenters roofing C P Organ & Co store, Ed Stable and wife from Cheyenne surveying Tongue River camp, Mrs Stahle enjoys mountain camping despite bugs.
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Cheyenne
Tongue River
Stahle
Johnson County
Stockmen and Railroads Clash Over Freight Reductions
Wyoming cattlemen, fresh from the east, report railroad leaders warn the freight pool may break unless concessions are approved. The stockmen, united, refuse offers from two western roads and insist the community’s honor is at stake in the dispute.
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Wyoming
Missouri
Union Pacific cuts hinted in interview on rate war
The San Francisco Chronicle prints an interview with a Union Pacific official saying if Central Pacific cuts rates to aid Southern Pacific, UP will match and exceed it. The official suggests lines may bear part of the loss if needed, with bold action possible by eastern and middle roads to counter Central and Southern. Sidney Dillon contemplates such measures. Also notes Buffalo Echo, Johnson county’s pioneer paper, issued last Thursday in Cheyenne with strong printing quality, rich advertisements, and lively local columns praising Johnson county history and prospects.
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The
San Francisco Chronicle
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Central
Southern
Sidney Dillon
Omaha Bee
Buffalo Echo
Johnson County
Cheyenne
T. V. McCandlish
Echo
Buffalo
Colorado creameries churn large butter supply
Three Colorado creameries in Egerton Brighton and Fort Collins produce about a ton of butter daily priced at 35 to 40 cents per pound. The butter is praised as equal to top Orange County butter of New York. A Wood Bros dispatch notes Carpenter's half breed cattle from the Northern Pacific brought 560 to 675 dollars, weighing around 1,800 pounds. Bratt's sold for 4.45 to 5.76 per unit, weight 964. The market was heavy with lower prices. prospects show an excess of cattle for early week.
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Colorado
Egerton
Brighton
Fort Collins
Orange County
New York
George A. Dunlap
Wood Bros
Carpenter
Northern Pacific
Bratt
President Arthur Parts Ways with Cheyenne Visitors
Acting Mayor Dyer led a committee to greet President Arthur in Cheyenne but a telegram from Gen Sherian signaled only a brief stop, leaving no formal reception. The president spoke briefly, praised the welcome, praised Wyoming, and the party moved on with Gen Sheridan, Secretary Lincoln, and Gov. West among the attendees.
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Dyer
Arthur
Gen. Sheridan
Cheyenne
Mason
Morgan
Sener
Thomas Sturgis
Fort Russell
Gov. Hale
Lincoln
Phil. Sheridan
Senator Vest
Missouri
Cyorce
Vest
Wyoming
Mr. West
Chester A Arthur
Vet
Robert Lincoln
Auction Lot List With Dates in Various Cities
A fragmented listing cites multiple car sales by different firms on specified dates in August. Entries include T J Swan with twenty five cars in Pine Bluff and Paxton and Ware with twenty cars in Ogallala plus Shiedley sales in Ogallala and Lara Mire Dowling and Rush handling twenty cars in Laramie with dates August 8 through August 10.
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T. J. Swan
Pine Bluff
Paxton & Ware
Ogallala
Shiedley
J. Pascoe
Laramire
Dowling & Rush
Laramie
Free remedy promise from a South American missionary note
A card offers a free cure for youth errors, nervous weakness, early decay, and loss of manhood. It instructs sending a self addressed envelope to Rev. Joseph T InMAN in New York City and mentions engraving at Zm HnER, JACKSON & BUECHNER's.
Letters Now Lying at the Cheyenne Postoffice
A list dated August 7 presents names under Gentlemen and Ladies categories for letters awaiting pickup at Cheyenne Wyoming Post Office. The roster includes numerous surnames such as Cook, Dole, Hubbard, Kimball, Nichols, Smith, White, Wilcox, Yeoman, and others, with a second group titled Ladies List featuring Behan, Breen, Burgess, Donavan, Ford, Jensen, Leach, Newton, Norton, and more.
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Cheyenne, Wyoming
MR ‘Cook
O Dole
Justura
C Ouster
J Hessel
D ‘Haus
C ‘Hubbard
G W ‘Howard
J H Hastings
M Hal
Oo Harny
WJ Kimball
P Lavg
E M Lorgencke
AS Martin
Moore
Morgan
WR Nichols
J A McDermott
D D McGlothen
O'Brien
M Phillip
J Poulson
F Kvngu
Wo Rogers
J Road
J Page
W H _ Straeder
D Singleton
F Smith
W Scott
A Bwith
R m Salesbury
M Tag
Ingersoll's Reflections on Death from Long Beach Letter
An excerpt of Col Ingersoll's missive to a bereaved friend reflects on death as a serene final journey. He recalls his mother’s death when he was young, uses musical imagery, and contrasts the sorrow of loss with acceptance as life’s shadowy road leads to rest.
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New York World
Col Ingersoll
Long Beach
Cazenovia
Tell Her I Live for Her Alone
A clipped fragment voices a poignant sentiment of devotion and longing. The speaker declares life itself centers on a beloved, whose presence quickens the heart and sparks hope and fear in equal measure.
Welcome to Wyoming by David Gordon of Shaidnabanna
The poem praises David Gordon of Shaidnabanna County Antrim upon his 1882 arrival in Wyoming Territory on November 1. It laments landlord oppression in Ireland, celebrates freedom, and notes Gordon’s courage, loyalty of friends, and the hope of a just life in the new land, with Jon Gordon and a reply praising his stance against serfdom.
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David Gordon
Shaidnabanna
County Antrim
Ireland
Wyoming Territory
Odd Davie
Atlantic
Erin
John
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C. P. Organ & Co
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Jesse Knight
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Gen. McCook
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Gen. Arthur
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Chicago ‘Times and Tribune
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Mexico
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Montgomery & Cory
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Wyo
Black Growers’ National Bank
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Yung
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Garbo
Hanson
Feedom
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Dale
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Jonn'h Gordon
Bo Linave
Map
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Louisiana State Lottery Company
Clase H
New Orleans
Auguste
KW Orleans National Bank
M. A. Dauphin
M.A. Dauphin
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Washington, D. Uc
Louisiana State Lottery CO
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la Salle Street
Chicago
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OAK Nursery, Company
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Ron Free
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