Cheyenne Leader Highlights Local News and Rumors
The Cheyenne LEADER reports on community happenings including factory shifts, railroad wreck response near Hazard station, a Cheyenne Old Citizens club talk, and Dr Meyer’s plans for a Deadwood delegation. It notes People: Prof Taylor and wife romance rumors, Byron in Laramie, and a Masonic Wyoming Chapter installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Black Hills
Judge Carey
Citizens’ Club
Cheyenne
G. Silence
Fort Laramie
GC. W. Meyer
Washington
Byron
Laramie City
Evelyn Gray
Lovejoy
Pard
the Twain
Sheriff Carr
T. J. Fisher
Laramie
Frank W. Cram
Prof. Taylor
Denver Times
The
Times
Denver
Wyoming
F. E. Addams
P. Organ
W. P. Gannett
E. K
I. Greentree
A. A. Reel
G. M
F. S. Whitney
M. Appel
Golden
Colorado Central
Hazard Station
Military Matters Major G W Bradley and officers move east
Major G W Bradley stationed on the Pacific coast has gone east. Generals Nichols and Pollock visit Omaha. Leave of absence granted to Maj J W Wham. A general court martial is slated for St Paul by January 4 for Major Buell. A party of seven insane soldiers travels east to the Army insane asylum in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Bradley
U. 5 S.A
Pacific Coast
C. H. Carlton
Edwin Pollock
U.S. A
Omaha
J. W. Wham
Nichols
Wife
New York
Daniel Devlin
Company E
Fifth Cavalry
Washington
Chas, W. Watts
Robt. Loudon
Fort Russell
H. Merrill
Ninth Infantry
St. Paul
Buell
James F. Simpson
Camp Robinson
Thomas Casey
Company M
Third Cavalry
Michael J. Fitzgerald
Fort McKinney
Joseph Lawson
John J. O’brien
Fourth Infantry
George A. Dodd
Fort Fred Steele
Emil Adam
George F. Price
P. P. Barnard
Fred W. Foster
Henry J. Goodman
Leonard Hay
Hayden DeLaney
Alpheus H. Bowman
Thomas Penning
Ninety-fifth Ohio Volunteer Regiment
Hastings
Neb
Willis
Eighth Infantry
Kellogg
Army Insane Asylum
Maj
Alcatraz
San Francisco
Seven Road Agents Captured Near Rock Creek Station
Superintendent Fisher reports the capture of seven road agents a few miles from Rock Creek station on the Union Pacific. Deputies, led by Sheriff elect N. K. Boswell, found the gang after tracking a ranch owner who guided them to the camp. Several named members identified, stolen horses recovered, and two prisoners, including Charles Ross, brought to Cheyenne in custody.
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Fisher
Mountain Division
Rock Creek Station
Union Pacific
Rock Creek
Laramie
N. K. Boswell
Frederick Rubey
Frank Howard
Frank Howard, ‘‘Hank”’ Harrington, Joseph Manuse, Otto Olson
the Kid
Olson
Wyoming
Tradning Brothers
Medicine Bow
Robert Widdowfield
Elk Mountain
Cheyenne
Laramie City
Boswell
Charles Ross
Campbell
Frank Patrick
Carr
Ross
Eureka
Nevada
Whoop Up
Noble
Sweetwater
Cariboo
Coal Find, Miners Bonded, Territory Demographics
Coal has been discovered near the White River Indian agency described as superior in quality. The Evangeline mine in the Black Hills has been bonded by San Francisco parties for 40 000 dollars. The present population of Washington territory is about 70 000 with 7 000 itinerants. Immigrant flow is steady as the population shows a balance among northern southern and northwestern states.
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Deadwood
Denver
Laramie
Evangeline
Black Hills
San Francisco
New White River Indian Agency
Washington Territory
Nothern
Election of Officers for the Colorado Central Road
Last night Hon. W. A. H. Loveland Col. C. C. Welch O. H. Henry Esq. and other stockholders elected officers and trustees after dining at W. W. Corlett's office. W. A. H. Loveland became president C. C. Welch treasurer E. L. Berthoud secretary. They also serve as road trustees for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. H. Loveland
Col
C. C. Welch
O. H. Henry
Colorado Central Road
Golden
W. W. Corlett
E. L. Berthoud
Evans ton Lumbering Company Expands Charcoal Kilns Output
The Evans ton lumbering company now runs its charcoal kilns to full capacity shipping four cars per week. It is cutting and banking a large log lot on Hayden's fork of Bear river, estimated at about 1,000,000 feet to be run in spring, ensuring supply of quality lumber for a year. The enterprise shows promising effort and deserves success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston Argus
Evanston Lumbering Company
Hayden
Bear River
A. J. Mann
Neusitz Corner
Seventeenth
Eddy Streets
Colorado Central
Union Pacific
Missouri River
Jim Anderson
Returning Board Fame
Eureka
Nev
Carr
Fields
Cheyenne
Callison
Deadwood
Leland Stanford
San Francisco
Comic Humor or Harm in Perkins Mock Death Tale
A columnist ridicules Eli Perkins for a false story about Wade Hampton and Col. James Cameron. Several witnesses with firsthand knowledge dispute Perkins’s account, underscoring that the humorist has not earned a solid reputation yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Perkins
Wade Hampton
Col
James Cameron
Col. Cameron
Perkins
More About Ross Named Prisoner in Nevada Return
Sheriff Carr had returned from Nevada with a prisoner thought to be a road agent. In a conversation yesterday the correct name of the prisoner was clarified as Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
Nevada
Ross
Christmas 1878 Reverent Festival Reflections
The Leader reflects on Christmas origins and customs from its date of adoption on December 25 to holly ivy mistletoe and evergreen decorations. It urges charity and family reunions and hopes for continued merry Christmas greetings.
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Star of Bethlehem
Christendom
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus Christ
Rome
Christ
Santa Claus
Real estate transfers in Cheyenne frame transactions
A sequence of Cheyenne property deeds records transfers including Margaret Cassels to Abraham Adams for 40 front feet of lot 5 block 292. Alex H. Reel to James H. Nichols for lot 8 block 889. Isabel Nichols to Sarah Reel for lot 5 block 3887. sheriff sale by T Jeff Carr to Elizabeth Barkwell for lot 5 block 232. James H. Nichols to Sarah E. Rees for lot 6 block 887. Christian Kapp to Charles Boedecker for lots 45 and 6 block 284. Boedecker to Theresa Kapp quit claims for same. W D Pease and J S Taylor to Maria P. Taylor for part of lot 3 block 292. Joseph Brown to John Lorman for 160 acres of section 16 township 26 north range 76 west. Benjamin W. Madell to Henry Chase for 41 yearlings 10 cows 4 calves branded KIN. Total sums vary.
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Margaret Cassels
Abraham Adamsky
City of
Cheyenne
Alex H. Reel
James H. Nichols
Isabel Nichols
Sarah H., Reel
T. Jeff. Carr
Elizabeth Barkwell
City of Cheyenne
Sarah E. Rees
Christian Kapp
Charles Boedecker
Theresa Kapp
W. D. Pease
J. S. Taylor
Maria P. Taylor
Joseph Brown
John Lorman
Benjamin W. Madell
Henry Chase
Christmas Eve in Cheyenne Highlights City Church Festivities
Cheyenne churches showcased festive Christmas Eve programs with decorated interiors and gift distributions. Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian, Episcopal, and African Methodist Episcopal churches held recitations, songs, and presents, while the St Mary’s tree and midnight mass drew crowds. Local notices mention hotel ventures, copyright sales, and railway delays amid holiday reporting.
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Cheyenne
Our City
W. D. Pease
Mr. Gillam
John Durbin
Hindman
Herrick
Col. Pease
W. H. Gillam
Congregational Church
Christ
J.S. Taylor
Charles W. Riner
Ralph French
C. N. Potter
Chippewa Falls
Presbyterian Church
Episcopal Church
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Nineteenth Street
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Word to the Wise on Dooley's Yeast Powder
Caution to buyers about Dooley's Yeast Powder urging purchase only in cans and warning against bulk or loose sales by dishonest grocers. It notes that inferior and injurious powders are sometimes sold as genuine Dooley's or other brands.
Almanac Proclaimed for New Year by Hostetter’s
The world renowned Hostetter’s Almanac popular for a quarter century is issued by Hostetter & Smith of Pittsburgh. Published under their supervision, it employs eight editors and uses multiple presses to print a million copies in several languages for 1879. Free copies are available through druggists nationwide.
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Hostetter
Hostetter & Smith
Pittsburgh
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar Promoted in Ad
An advertisement touts Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar as a universal cough and throat remedy. It claims to cure coughs colds influenza hoarseness and lung complaints and contrasts this with physicians fees. It lists depot at 7 Sixth Avenue New York and markets Pike's Toothache Ointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Crittenton’s
Sixth Avenue
New York City
Pike
Cheyenne Lodge Elects Officers for Next Year
At a regular Cheyenne Lodge No. 1 meeting held last evening in the temple, officers chosen for the coming year include I Bergman as Worshipful Master, 8 A. Bristol as Senior Warden, Ira L. Fredendall as Junior Warden, F. Miller as treasurer, and Walter S. Brown as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
I, Bergman
W. M
A. Bristol
S. W
Ira L. Fredendall
J. W
Powers and Williamson Tie The Knot In Wyoming Church
Sergt. John Powers of Co. A Fifth Cavalry at Fort D. A. Russell marries Miss Kate Williamson of Harrisburg Pennsylvania at St Marys Catholic church Cheyenne on Monday December 23 1878 per Reverend John A Hayes.
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Wheely
Gheyenne
Tne Lraprr
Recreation Hall
Taylor
R. W. Shufeldt
A. F. Frick
Chicago
McCollum
Seth Bullock
Reddy
Omaha Herald
Bullock
North & Walker
North Platte
Sum and Leader
Sun
Leader
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