Weekly Leader Items and Oddities From August 29 1878
A collage of notes cites ShakeSpeare in Salt Lake and a Colorado Springs lawyer acquitted of forgery. Mentions include Mrs Foster widowhood joke, Mrs Charless described as crazy, Col Patrick visiting from Omaha, firemen skipping Chicago tour, Gen Pope on McLane case, Mrs Rogers traveling to Pittsburg, Gen Sam Mields arrest for murder, Prof Maurice convicted for forgery, wheelbarrow man Potter near Evanston, a hot weather taunt, and rapid progress on a new Catholic church using Crow Creek stone along the Union Pacific line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Shake- Speare
W. A. Wilkes
Colorado Springs
The
Laramie
Col. Patrick
Omaha
Chicago
Gen. Pope
McLane
Rogers
Pittsburg
Sam Mields
Cheyenne
Deadwood
Collison
Maurice
G. L. Thomas
Laramie City
Potter
Evanston
Oakland
Union Pacific Railway
Crow Creek
Burglar Arrested After Hat Mixup at Fort Russell
A would be burglar who tried to rob G A Coffman’s home on Sunday morning was captured and jailed at Fort Russell. The accused man’s hat bore the name Meserole, but Meserole had loaned his hat to a soldier the day before. The incident warns against lending hats to strangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Coffman
Meserole
Fort Russell
Tramp Robbery Leads to Nebraska Jail Term
In Omaha Clay Campbell robbed fellow tramp Scott Krieger of 31 dollars while traveling together. A Justice Slaughter trial committed Campbell to county jail. he faces transfer to Nebraska. Krieger, the only tramp with funds, lodged the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Campbell
Scott Krieger
Nebraska
Omaha
Krieger
Justice Slaughter
Campbell
Allan's Anti Fat Claim Promises Rapid Weight Loss
A vintage medical pitch asserts Allan's Anti Fat will reduce flesh by three to six pounds weekly with no health drawback. The ad claims unprecedented efficacy and urges purchase from druggists. The fragment ends with a cryptic code a27deodaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All
Allan
Gallant officer killed by lightning remembered in army
The article remembers Captain Rogers of Maryland, a long‑serving Fifth Cavalry officer who died when lightning struck his tent near Rock Creek while with scouts. He was promoted to Captain in 1876 after service against Apaches and under Gen. Crook. Services today at Fort Russell precede burial in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Maryland
United States Army
Arizona
Crook
Department of the Platte
George O. Eaton
Fifth Cavalry
Rock Creek
Gillis
Camp Carlin
Laramie City
Fort Russell
Cheyenne
Geo. O. Eaton
Wham
Pittsburg
Opium Use Observed in Chinatown Interior
A LeAPer reporter visits a Chinese house between Ferguson and Hill streets to observe opium smoking. Chinese patrons inhale from small pipes, with half a dollar buys a single session. both Chinese and American occupants are described amid a pungent odor and dreamlike effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leaprer
Ferguson
Hill Streets
Sixteenth
Jail Break at Liberty City Prisons Recaptured
Shortly before noon today jailor Manning unlocked the main cell door when prisoners rushed the yard and escaped. Deputies led by Maban with citizen help pursued them into the mountains. within an hour all but one were recaptured. White Kieser Dale Martin and Bell were among the captured fugitives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derapwoop
Maban
White
Kieser
Dale
Martin
Bell
Charles Lee
Berthoud Leads Expedition to Survey Park Rail Route
Berthoud chief engineer of the Colorado Central railroad leaves Heléna Montana with his surveying party bound for Yellowstone Lake in the National Park. They will extend the Utah and Northern railroad from Helena to the park along the Missouri and Madison rivers following historic routes. The expedition faces hardships and possible hostility from local tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Berthoud
Colorado Central Railroad
Heléna
Montana
Corps of Engineers
Yellowstone Lake
National Park
Utah and Northern Railroad
Helena
Park
Missouri
Madison Rivers
Cook and Folsom
Bennett Nominated at Territorial Republican Convention
The Territorial Republican Convention in Yankton nominated Judge G. G. Bennett as Delegate to Congress from Dakota after a spirited contest among Judge Kidder Col. G. C. Moody E. S. Taylor and others. Col W. H. Parker of Deadwood chaired the meeting with 139 delegates present. The nomination came on the eighth ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Deadwood
Territorial Republican
Yankton
Congress
Dakota
Col. W. H. Parker
Remains of Capt. C P Rogers Laid in State at Fort Russell
The body of Capt. C P Rogers killed by lightning was carried from Fort Russell to the depot on Sunday. A solemn procession led by the Fifth Cavalry accompanied the coffin to the waiting cars for transport to Pittsburg for final burial. The band played Dead March in Saul as citizens and officers paid homage to the fallen commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Rogers
Fort Russell
Pittsburg
Fifth Cavalry
Saul
Rogers
Bold attempted burglary at Coffman residence on Twentieth street
A burglar tried to enter Mr. G A Coffman's house near Tracy's stables last Sunday about two in the morning. He first tested an east window then forced a second entry but fled after a pistol shot from Coffman. A government marked hat found in the yard is held by police as a clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Coffman
Twentieth Street
Tracy
Red Stables
Mr. Coffman
Meserole
Recapitulation of Rev. J Y Cowhick’s Presbyterian pastorate
The Rev J Y Cowhick reports three years of church growth since August 21 1875 with 51 new members 38 by certificate 13 by profession of faith 27 baptisms 23 infants 4 adults 51 marriages 28 funerals For the past year 15 members received 9 by certificate 6 by profession of faith 6 baptisms 2 adults 4 infants 19 marriages 5 funerals Sabbath school 115 enrolled with over 100 pupils in past five Sabbaths Two prayer meetings weekly Wednesday at the church and Thursday at citizens’ homes He was absent from Sept 17 to Nov 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Y. Cowhick
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian progress and leadership in Cheyenne church
The article notes Mr. Cowhick’s return to Cheyenne where he was welcomed by the ladies of the congregation. It cites Presbytery statistics for Wyoming and Colorado, including 1,474 adults examined, 44 infants baptised, 62 Sabbath-school members, and $8,281,956 in contributions for the year, with national church gains of 10,181 members and 116 new churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Pittsburgh
Eee
Presbyterian Church of the United States
Cheyenne
Cowhick
A Sewer Plan for City Cellars Proposed
City owners urged to act to drain flooded cellars before winter. Editors argue a city sewer is unlikely due to debt, so property owners should form a joint committee to build a 10 to 15 foot deep sewer from opposite the post office along Seventeenth Street to Crow Creek, costing about 1500 to 2000 dollars split among interested parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventeenth Street
Crow Creek
Raid by Horse Thieves The Stolen Property Recovered
A raid by stock thieves near Centennial prairie eight miles from Deadwood led to the loss of ten mules. Wood pursued the raiders and recovered the stock after they abandoned it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
J. M. Wood
Centennial Prairie
Wood
Sigler and Stiles Wed in Cheyenne Nuptials
Miss Lillie B Sigler and Elwood Wellington Stiles, both of Boulder Colorado, wed at Dyers Hotel Cheyenne Wyoming on August 26 1878 in a ceremony led by Rev C M Sanders The bride and groom are praised as a newly joined couple with best wishes for their future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigler—Stiles
Dyer’s Hotel
Cheyenne
Wyoming
C. M. Sanders
Congregational Church
Lillie B. Sigler
Elwood Wellington Stiles
Boulder
Colorado
Sigler
Napoleon
Wellington
Fears For Safety Of Two Carbon County Men In 1878 Train Robbery Case
The August 26 1878 letter reports that two Carbon County men Deputy Sheriff Robi Widdowfield and Tip Vincent pursued seven armed robbers after the Medicine Bow train 3 incident. They were last seen near Rattlesnake Canyon south of Carbon and were feared dead. A surveying party heard shots and twenty shots later. Superintendent Dickenson led twenty men toward the mountains to locate them as anxiety grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon
Wyo
The
Leader
Medicine Bow
Percy
Tip Vincent
Rawlins
Elk Mountain
North Park
Dickenson
Laramie
Widdowfield
Military notes as Gen Bradley visits Deadwood and staff orders shift
Gen Bradley makes a visit to Deadwood while the Third Cavalry sees staffing moves. Lieut Lemly at Hay Creek Camp is critically ill with brain fever. Capt Keoper is ordered to Fort McKinney to relieve Maj Notson. E P Le Compte is ordered to report to Fort Hall to relieve Capt Keoper. Maj Mason at Fort Laramie becomes a special inspector for subsistence and commissary stores under Lieut Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut. Lemly
Third Cavalry
Hay Creek
Keorper
Fort McKinney
W. M. Notson
E. P. le Compte
Camp Douglas
Ort Hall
I. A. Keoper
J. W. Mason
Fort Laramie
Bainbridge Reynolds
Judge Geo G Bennett Nominated by Dakota Republicans
The Dakota Republican convention placed Judge Geo G Bennett in nomination for Delegate in Congress from Dakota Territory. The endorsement cites his impeccable character, high talents both politically and judicially, and his popularity as the most available candidate. The author, acquainted with Bennett for over sixteen years, notes his integrity and cites his Iowa refusal of a Congressional nomination to move west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Dakota
Iowa
Congress
Tried Remedy for Billiousness Promoted by Bitters
An 19th century advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a superior cure for liver disorder and bilious symptoms. It contrasts it with unreliable remedies like blue pill calomel and podophyllin, claiming direct, rapid, and permanent relief. The piece also notes Kinnear & Co's soaps suited to Colorado waters.
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C P. Rogers
California
Rather de Smet
Robert McCarl
Sweet
McCarl
Gen. Bradley
Kinnear & Co
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