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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1883
Page
13
Rates for daily ads and notices in advance are listed by length and type. Prices vary by space and duration, with special rates for political and official notices. The notice directs contact to J. B. Morrow, publisher and proprietor, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The colored label shows the time paid. overdue subscriptions will be discontinued after this issue. The publication now prints the largest weekly in the Rocky Mountain region and requires cash in advance on subscriptions.
Preparations are already being made for the rebuilding of Fort Russell to begin in the coming year. The Daily Leader reports on local plans, ongoing civic improvements, and notes on public notices and community events across Cheyenne.
Complimentary notice extols D M Ferry and Co Detroit seedsmen as the largest US business in their line. They grow most seed on their own farms and hold a world wide reputation for quality and integrity. Their Seed Annual for 1984, mailed free, aids buyers seeking seeds true to name.
Charles Wilson, recently arrested in Wyoming, is held to $1,000 bail in U S district court on cattle stealing. Grand jury returns true bills against suspects in the large cattle robbery near White River agency where about 1,700 government cattle were involved and 1,000 were stolen during the 1870 outbreak. Wilbur F Hugus was arrested by Marshal Schnitger and posted $65,000 bail.
Wilson and another man arrested after a bid to supply meat for the White River cantonment with about thirty one U S troops nearby. They allegedly joined Wes Tavis in stealing cattle, delivering to Hugus Co and altering the ID brand to J H P then selling to the government at under market prices.
The Fort Worth Journal reports 300 men organized to fence cutting in the southwest and notes a north side exception for horses with Spanish brands. A prominent Atascosa County stockman is indicted for forgery. Spring cattle shipments are light but improving. weights lag behind last year. Strickland of Presidio County sold 1 500 head to Independence Cattle Co at 25 a head. Beefs include 200 fura 100 threes 300 twos and 400 yearlings. An inspector questions if Texas stockmen can claim stolen cattle driven to Colorado as legal. Colorado stock association refuses to recognize Texas brands.
J. F. Halstead reports a nightly sighting half a mile from his ranch near a low wet area. An elongated light about the size of a flour barrel rises forty to fifty feet, glows bright red, then vanishes, observed at ten minutes past seven. Locals speculate it could signal valuable minerals.
The group met at city hall to organize under a new constitution and by laws. Officers elected include Judge J. R. White as president H. Houseman vice president and W. Mf. Mass secretary. Membership requires residency before 1868 and age 21 with a $2 fee. honorary member W. P. Carroll. Meeting adjourned to December 20 with large attendance.
Telegram reports Mrs. Van Tassel died in Boston of consumption two nights earlier. A longtime Cheyenne resident, she was known for benevolence and cheerful home life. The community extends sympathy to her husband and children as local authorities and friends recall her generous character. Health remedies and grooming products promote Brown's Iron Bitters Glenn's Sulphur Soap and hair dye are mentioned.
In Durango coal sells at 3 dollars per ton while the Maddonna mine at Monarch ships seven carloads daily. Trinidad citizens fund river improvement, Mayaville churchgoers face social dissipation, and local mush and milk parties occur. New coal veins near Durango promise growth. Castle Rock raises a 75 foot flagpole for a Christmas tree and reports a gold lead of two tenths of an ounce. Tensions rise as law officers clash with South Park laborers along the Stettauer placer on the Ten Mile. At Escalante about 400 workers in three divisions progress four feet per day, not finishing before spring.
A New Orleans Picayune note urges readers to use Parker's Ginger Tonic to strengthen digestion and stomach nerves. It claims the tonic activates kidneys to remove foul matter and improves stomach weakness, indigestion, nervousness, and rheumatism.
A Newark man recounts his wife’s recovery using Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar after doctors gave up. He cites rapid breathing relief after one bottle and full mobility after six, seeking to thank the product’s current proprietor. Also notes Pike's Toothache Drops and a trip by Jimmy Powell to Hereford, England with cattle for an association.
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