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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1883
Page
24
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A survey of political commentary and editorials touches on Vinmont, Senator West, President Arthur, and Madison County Wyoming confusion. It notes Blaine’s White House access, a Newark court ruling on alimony and love, and critiques of senate wealth influence, rail bill decisions, and Alaska civil government ideas.
Washington dispatch notes a busy opening with seats won by lottery, praise for young members, and new energy as bills flood the clerk’s desk. Senate debates highlight coinage and constitutional amendments while a Wyoming judge sentences Cook to death after a murder conviction.
A St. Paul Pioneer Press letter from Montana notes Helena’s rapid growth from a placer mining town to a quartz mining center. It reports 3,000 new residents in a year or two, a rail-less expansion, and a recently sold undeveloped mine to an English group for 1.5 million dollars. Immigration remains strong with 5,768 people arriving in New York to start life in America this early winter.
A Chicago Times correspondent argues the Black Hills district thrives on dual territorial ties. Wyoming is deemed superior and more promising than Dakota, with Wyoming already contributing more. The piece predicts rapid development and strong rewards for Custer, Sturgis, and Spearfish as the region drives westward expansion.
Advertises Brown's iron bitters as a remedy for ill health and dyspepsia, claiming it will cure distress and restore well being. The copy targets readers seeking relief from stomach issues and general malaise.
A meeting of the stockholders of the Marguerity Gold Mining and Milling company will be held at the office in Cheyenne Wyoming on January 24 1884 at 2 pm. The object is to increase capital stock to fifty thousand shares with par value twenty dollars per share. Current stock is twenty five thousand shares. Trustees JOAN BRYANT Roya E Rogsins Onartes ALBERT PRincn.
A fruit and poultry dealer yards a talking parrot whose quips amuse passers by. An Irishman buys a pretend egg from the bird, only to learn the joke later when the parrot’s owner hints at the bird’s nocturnal hops. Cork Examiner reports.
A tramp named John Doe appears before Judge Lee on vagrancy charges. The exchange reveals mockery and delay as the judge orders a $100 fine with three hours to pay or jail, while the defendant asks about blank notes and borrowing money from a friend.
A man asks a friend to deposit money if he does not appear. Billy responds yes and hurries away but does not return by late night. Billy worries he might be awakened at night to hand over the funds.
Sheriff Sharpless listed Albert Blackmore four years Charles Joyce three years Curt Boatman two years six months and Jack Ryan eighteen months for grand larceny. He asked Potter to see his client off at the train. Castrell hoped Boatman would row the ferry at the Big Muddy as in old tales, but Sharpless is likely to steer that boat himself.
Mr. David Foster, an elder Colorado miner living about 20 miles southwest of town, brought silver ore samples from a Big Horn mountains prospect hole. He asserts a mineral bearing region with similar formations could yield substantial value and anticipates large development next year in the Big Horn mountains, per the Buffalo Echo.
A Boomerang item notes new Wyoming legislators gear up for a busy session in Cheyenne. A member jokes about refusing to eat pie with a fork, sparking a light exchange on social and political customs in the territorial capital.
A Montana survey notes Union Pacific extending influence beyond rail facilities into new coal mines in Gallatin valley. An expert in black diamonds visited Bozeman and quickly bought a top local prospect, likely for the Utah & Northern, signaling efforts to stabilize Wyoming coal prices and block eastern competition.
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