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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1883
Page
12
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A digest of 1883 political commentary notes editorials on Byron pastiche, Congress prospects, President Arthur favors with Senators Frye and Blaine, and a rebuke of moneyed influence in senate appointments. Reports on Madison County Wyoming confusion, prohibition debates, and West's senate submissions stress duty over wealth.
Washington dispatch notes crowded desks in the house and senate with more than four hundred bills in two days. Young members surge, Miller Post and Kenna cited as youngest, while Democrats show strongest youthful presence. The piece also covers a Laramie murder case and a governor’s death sentence ruling for George Cook.
A St Paul correspondent notes Helena has grown by about 3,000 in a year or two, from 6,000 to a larger permanent mining town center. Debris from former placer mines yields little, but rich quartz veins promise a substantial industry. one undeveloped mine sold to an English syndicate for 1.5 million dollars. Immigration also surges with 5,768 arriving in New York to start life in America.
A Chicago Times correspondent praises the Black Hills region noting its strategic location between Wyoming and Dakota territories. He predicts Wyoming will dominate development, calling it superior and poised for vast growth as Custer Sturgis and Spearfish markets profit and lure future expansion.
An advertisement questions health troubles and promises Brown's iron bitters will cure dyspepsia and improve wellbeing. It presents a tonic remedy approach typical of period medical promotions.
Notice of stockholders meeting for Marguerity Gold Mining and Milling company in Cheyenne Wyoming on January 24 1884 at 2 pm. Meeting aims to increase capital stock from 25000 to 50000 shares with $20 par value. Trustees JOAN BRYANT Roya E Rogsins Onartes ALBERT Princn listed.
A fruit and poultry dealer owns a talking parrot whose witty remarks amuse passers by. The owner recalls refusing a big offer saying he keeps the bird for himself. An Irish customer buys a fake egg and later suspects the parrot roams at night, prompting a humorous warning about a duck leading her astray.
A tramp brought before Judge Lee on general principals and charged with vagrancy. The exchange centers on visible means of support as the judge seeks a $100 fine with three hours to pay, while the tramp bargains about blank notes and a codfish as collateral before skipping to secure funds.
A man asks a friend to guard money and deposit it if not found. Billy, fearing a late night visit to hand over funds, had not yet returned by midnight. The scene centers on trust and worry over a missing payment in a neighborly dispute.
Sheriff Sharpless lists Albert Blackmore four years Charles Joyce three years Curt Boatman two years six months and Jack Ryan eighteen months bound for Joliet Ill for grand larceny. The train sendoff crowd includes Potter and Castrell reacting to the departure.
David Foster, an old Colorado miner living about 20 miles southwest of town, brought silver ore specimens from a Big Horn mountains prospect hole. He believes a mineral bearing region with similar formations could yield rich ore, and predicts major development next year in the Big Horn mountains.
A Boomerang item notes Wyoming legislators brace for a busy session in Cheyenne. A new member jokes about social table manners, saying he will not eat pie with a fork, highlighting playful etiquette debates among the group.
The Union Pacific quietly extends influence in prominent Montana towns not only in rail facilities but also in developing coal mines in Gallatin valley. An expert in "black diamonds" appeared at Bozeman and soon bought a top local prospect, likely for the Utah & Northern, signaling price maintenance for Wyoming coal and curbing eastern competition.
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