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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1878
Page
16
The WEHEKLY LEADER reports new coal fields discovered near Deadwood. Other items note a Catholic church delay, sermon against dancing, a false railroad consolidation canard, school vacations, robberies, a temple of honor in Cheyenne, and local crimes. A mastodon tooth find aids Black Hills geology.
The letter from J. P. C. Poulton defends his conduct and attacks the paper owner’s alleged misrepresentations. Also reported are Chief Joseph era captives described as redskins and M. L. Cook’s pending hanging for Mrs. Callison’s murder with notes on his deteriorating condition and a delayed death sentence.
A Sidney Plaindealer cor respondent notes Camp Robinson remains generally healthy though uncertainty lingers. Cowboys visit, bullets drift near old structures, hay prices rise this winter, Cheyennes are tightly watched with rare dances. Sutlers expect a strong season and stock up accordingly.
The piece argues that newspapers are essential for attracting customers and explains the efficiency of advertising. It also notes a group of twenty Nez Perces Indians from Fort Lapwai, Idaho, escorted by Captain Dempsey and ten soldiers aboard a westbound train.
Sunday afternoon a prominent Cheyenne man challenged A. D. Balcom of Denver to a telegraph checkers match. Balcom accepted, the game was set at the Western Union offices in Denver and Cheyenne, the Cheyenne player moved first, and Balcom won the contest before spectators at both ends of the line.
Gen George Crook, commander of the Platte, says Indian unrest grows as pony thefts by white stockmen threaten a Sioux response. He notes a thousand ponies vanished a year ago and claims stolen ponies were sold openly at Ogalalla. He urges stockmen to stop theft to avoid warpath by the Sioux.
A lively early Sunday morning brawl near Eddy and Sixteenth streets involved two women. Hair, ribbons, and jewelry flew during the scuffle until Judge Bean intervened and arrested both participants.
Regular Cheyenne board of trustees meeting led by Mayor Bresnahen approved minutes and several bills for engineer, prisoners, lumber, labor and salaries. The council amended and passed the city election ordinance after brief discourse, with a two week adjournment.
The Leader defends its editors against a Sun critique accusing them of sensationalism and misrepresentation. It praises its own restraint while calling the Sun to account for boorish editorial conduct. The Leader notes rising circulation and broad readership in Cheyenne and urges advertisers to take note.
A compact history traces Thanksgiving from Plymouths 1621 harvest to its rise as a national festival. It notes colonial observances, presidential proclamations, and evolving regional practices, ending with a school program featuring solos, recitations, and choir.
The performer known as Mazeppa with her untamed steed faced arrest in Indianapolis after an attempted shooting of Hogan McCarthy behind the Metropolitan theatre. She fled through backdoors and alleys, boarding a Kankakee train toward the outskirts.
A new organization, the North Park and Wyoming rail road and telegraph company, files articles of association in Colorado to build a line from Georgetown to Deadwood. Trustees are Delaney, Spruance, Monti, Fish, and Weston. Weston resides in Fort Madison Iowa. Capital stock is 3 million dollars, 30 000 shares of 100 each. Operations span Grand and Clear Creek counties in Colorado, Laramie county in the territory, and Lawrence county in Dakota. The proposal includes depots, shops, branches, and maintenance of a railroad network with manufacturing and supplies.
At a regular conclave of Wyoming commandery No. 1 K T held last night at their asylum, E P Snow was named E C and W B Trufant Generalissimo, W F Hosford C G, J Y Cowhick Prelate, W P Gannett 5 W, G B Stimpson J W, J S Taylor Treas, C F Miller Rec, C P Organ St B, W I Seeley Sw B, A If Reel Warder.
A large audience attended Sunday night at the Congregational church for the Sabbath school program. The program featured a school song recitations by Ed die Towse a quartet selection and a recitation by Maud Wuerdon.
Velvet in demand. France has 80 000 school teachers. New bonnets trimmed with fur. Do not waste time on regrets over losses. Plain linen collars and cuffs still worn with traveling suits. Bands of gold ribbon bind the Parisienne's head. Ann Eliza Young lectured at Port Huron Michigan. A belt buckle of French design features a lizard with ruby roses.
The advertisement touts Brown's Cough Balsam for coughs colds and consumption and Brown's Tar Troches for voice hoarseness and sore throat. It notes Arnica Salve for inflammation and old sores. Sold by G W Hoyt Addams & Glover and Hurlbut Bros Cheyenne Wyoming.
A Newark man sought Mr Crittenton in New York to thank the Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar proprietor after claiming his wife with lung trouble improved quickly. He cited six bottles as restoring her breathing and mobility. Depot listed as Crittenton's 7 Sixth Avenue. Also Pike's Toothache drops claimed to cure in one minute. Arms and ammunition advertised at Wyoming Armory.
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