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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1878
Page
9
The Cheyenne weekly reports on shipments to Deadwood, theater gossip, a wreck near Hazard, new lodge officers, and a rumored split of Prof. Taylor and his wife. It mentions civic clubs, local travel, editorials on manners, calendar sales, and police attention to a public figure.
Major G W Bradley sails east from the Pacific coast while Maj J W Wham gains twenty five days leave. Several officers and lieutenants are ordered to Fort Russell Fort McKinney and Camp Robinson for duties and court martial proceedings. A detachment escorts seven insane soldiers to Washington from Hastings and Fort Russell with a Pullman car and guards amid illness and exposure concerns.
Superintendent Fisher reports seven outlaws captured near Rock Creek on the Union Pacific line. A ranch owner directed deputies to the camp. six named rovers identified and arrested, with one unnamed. Horses and goods linked to tradesmen from Medicine Bow, plus a Deputy Sheriff saddle found at the camp. Road agents transported to Laramie City under guard.
Press items note Deadwood overrun by printers while the Denver and Laramie City schools close for holidays. The Evangeline mine in the Black Hills is bonded for 40000 by San Francisco parties, and coal shows up near the White River Indian agency, described as superior quality. Washington territory population stands at 70000 with 7000 itinerants. Population split among northern southern and northwestern states, immigration rising steadily.
Last night Hon. W. A. H. Loveland Col C C Welch O H Henry and other stockholders in the Colorado Central road elected officers for the ensuing year at the office of W W Corlett after supper. W A H Loveland was named president C C Welch treasurer and E L Berthoud secretary. These men were also chosen as trustees for the road.
The Evanston Argus reports Evans ton lumbering company now runs charcoal kilns at full capacity and ships four cars per week. It cuts and banks logs on Hayden's fork of Bear river, expected to yield about 1,000,000 feet to stock a year, ensuring a fine lumber supply. The enterprise deserves success.
A writer Eli Perkins is accused of false reporting on Col. James Cameron's death. Several witnesses with knowledge of the event deny Perkins story, arguing he lacks humor and credibility.
In Sunday issue it was claimed Sheriff Carr returned from Nevada with a prisoner named Ross, charged as a road agent. The sheriff clarified yesterday that the correct name of the prisoner is not Ross.
The LEADER reflects on Christmas history and customs from its origins to modern practice. It notes December 25 as the observed date since medieval theologians fixed it, mentions gifts, evergreens, and holly as decorations, and urges kindness and shared joy across Christendom. It ends with a warm greeting to readers and a wish for repeated merry Christmases.
Mortgage and deed transfers recorded in Cheyenne include Margaret Cassels selling a 40 front foot southwest corner lot to Abraham Adams for 600 dollars. Multiple warranty and quit claim deeds involve Alex H. Reel, James H. Nichols, Isabel Nichols, Sarah H Reel, and others with values ranging from 750 to 5 thousand dollars. A sheriff deed records T Jeff Carr selling to Elizabeth Barkwell for 750 dollars. Additional transfers include Christian Kapp to Charles Boedecker for two lots for 4 thousand dollars and Boedecker to Theresa Kapp for 4 thousand dollars, plus parcels in block 292 and 284 Cheyenne for 112 and 1100 dollars respectively. A large farm parcel conveys 160 acres from Joseph Brown and wife to John Lorman for 1100 dollars, and Benjamin W. Madell sells 41 head of yearlings, 10 cows and 4 calves branded KIN for 580 dollars.
Cheyenne churches hold elaborate Christmas Eve events with decorations, recitations, and presents. Methodists, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and African Methodist Episcopal congregations host programs and distribute gifts. notable moments include a wheelbarrow gag and arch decorations with Bible verses.
Caution to buyers not to purchase bulk or loose Dooley's Yeast Powder as unscrupulous grocers mix cheap injurious baking powder with genuine brands. Advises buying only in cans since bulk sales are not legitimate.
The annual appearance of Hostetter’s Almanac is celebrated as widely as Hostetter’s Bitters. Published by Hostetter & Smith of Pittsburgh under supervision, it uses extensive printing presses and runs nearly eleven months yearly. The 1879 issue will exceed ten million copies in multiple languages and offers health guidance and testimonials. The almanac for 1870 may be obtained free from druggists and country dealers nationwide.
An old advertisement touts Hale s Honey of Horehound and Tar as a universal throat and lung remedy. It claims to cure coughs colds influenza hoarseness and breathing difficulties and suggests physicians charge more than the drug store price. It lists depot at 7 Sixth Avenue New York and notes Pike s Toothache Cure in one minute.
At a regular meeting of Cheyenne Lodge No. 1 A F & A M last evening in the temple the following were elected to serve: I Bergman W M 8 A Bristol S W Ira L Fredendall J W F Miller treas Walter S Brown secretary.
Sergt. John Powers of Co A Fifth Cavalry at Fort D A Russell Wyoming marries Miss Kate Williamson of Harrisburg Pennsylvania at St Marys Catholic Church Cheyenne on December 23 1878 in a brief ceremony led by Rev John A Hayes.
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