Various Frontier Notes From the West and East
Reports include J W Tuff selling about 14 000 steer for 25 per head, actress Mrs Jean Clara Walters in Pittsburg poor house, Urban B Balcombe leaving Omaha Republican for Chicago, Cheyenne visits by Lady Summer, Fort Collins land breaking for farming, US census estimates and eclipse dates, Union Pacific crew admired, buffaloes hung at Ullmans, Black Hills miners buying Fraser machinery, Conductor Duncan bitten by dog and dog owner sued, red flannel wrappers joke, Ute movements and Ouray control, B B Washburn Jr accused of fraud, convict escape attempt at penitentiary and a dramatic river chase ending in capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Tuff
Jean Clara Walters
Pittsburg
Urban B. Balcombe
Omaha Republican
Chicago
Lady Summer
Cheyenne
Winter
Fort Collins
Colorado
St. Louis Republican
United States
Territories
Boulder Valley
Union Pacific Company
Ullman’s
Goung
William Taylor
Cache-la-Poudre
Black Hills
Fraser, Chalmers & Co
Geo. Duncan
Grand Island
Omaha
Duncan
Douglas
Rawlins
White River
Ouray
B. Washburn, Jr
London Times
New York Worald
Ife
Union Pacific
C, & B, H, Stage Co
John Smith
Penitentiary
Smith
Jxerns
Charles Sweesy
Freight Tariff Aimed to Aid Cheyenne Merchants
The Colorado Central freight tariff is pledged to be amended to prevent discrimination against Cheyenne merchants so goods can reach towns along the line at competitive rates with Omaha or Chicago. The change follows promises to extend aid and boost trade, though some officials dispute current conduct and urging a review of Freight Agent Vining’s published rates. Governor Thayer pardoned Samuel Woodruff in a manslaughter case after a year in the Wyoming Penitentiary, saying the pardon came after deliberate review and consideration of all arguments and the remonstrance signed by 170 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Central
Cheyenne
Colorado Central Railroad
Omaha
Chicago
Gould
Mr. Gould
Colorado
Vining
U. P
Thayer
Samuel Woodruff
Wyoming
Woodruff
John Freel
Gov. Thayer
Raiders of the Black Hills Spark Debate over Sioux War Path
James Irwin, an agent, claims 2000 Northern Indians escaped Spotted Tail bands and attempted to demoralize his group en route to the Black Hills. He says the raiders fired on horses, fled toward the Black Hills, and that the Red Cloud Indians were never whipped or peaceful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rep
Acracy
D.T
Black Hills
Washington
Red Cloud Agency
Missouri River
Neb
United States
Old Ponca Reservation
Cheyenne River Agency
Lieut. Clark
Gen. Crook
Red Cloud
Knight Templar Officers Installed in Wyoming Commandery
New officers of Wyoming Commandery No 1 K T were installed Friday by Past E C E P Snow. Names include Trufant Stevens Worrie Cowhick Miller Fisher Orr Stimpson Taylor Organ Bristol Sharpless and others. After the ceremony the group joined visiting ladies for a banquet at Dyer's hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knight Templar
Wyoming Commandery No. 1
K. T
E. C
E. P. Snow
WB. Trufant
L. C. Stevens
R. B. Worrie
C. G
J. Y. Cowhick
C. F. Miller
Treas
T. M. Fisher
H. N. Orr
G. B. Stimpson
J. W
W. H. Taylor
St. B
Sw. B
A. Bristol
Sharpless
the Commandery
Dyer’s
Dyer
Removed Redskins Move Toward Northern Agency Wintering Sites
Col. Grant reports the Red Cloud Indians near the Forks on White River sixty miles from the new Agency. Most will winter near the Agency or move to Tongue and Powder rivers headwaters next spring. Sans Arcs and Minneconjou, eight hundred to nine hundred strong, split and head north. Spotted Tail’s band camps between the Ponca and Niobrara, planning Niobrara winter then Wounded Knee or White River. Inducing them to winter at the new agency proved difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Grant
Red Cloud
Tongue
Powder Rivers
Missouri River
Spotted Tail
Ponca
Niobrara
Jxnee
White River
Ball of the Iron-horse Men Opens New Year’s Eve Gala
Invitations have gone out for a grand ball at the Inter-Ocean hotel in this city by Rocky Mountain Division No. 103 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The event comes as the group defends itself amid attacks blaming it for riots while promoting temperance and moral improvement among engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-Ocean Hotel
Rocky Mountain Division No. 103
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood
Cheyenne City Charter Sets City Government Layout
The Cheyenne charter creates nine council members in three wards with three aldermen per ward. It outlines mayoral powers, elections, residency and poll tax requirements, council meetings, veto rules, and annual salaries, plus tax limits and gas works authority.
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Cheyenne
Bist
16Th Street
Ferguson Street
Wyoming
Court Parade Ends With Soldier’s Salute Slips
Justice Slaughter questions a sober Coleman and orders drill commands as he parades from court. The man falters yet follows orders with "Forward" and "Right about" while the crowd roars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman
Justice Slaughter
Auditing Board Closes County Accounts Balance Good
The Board of County Commissioners completed the annual audit of County Treasurer Miller’s books finding everything in order and the accounts balanced. Bonds totaling 31 640 were collected and cremated. Leander Davis died in this city on December 19 at 5 pm aged 50 years eight months. His widow and only child receive community sympathy.
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Board of County Commissioners
Miller
Court House
Davis
Leander Davis
The Pardon Power in Wyoming Territory
A historical examination argues that Governor Thayer used executive clemency to pardon many territorial prisoners, often those with good behavior and no local families, to reduce crowding and cut costs. It notes prison conditions, requests for a larger facility, and the legislature’s push to select meritorious cases.
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Territorial Penitentiary
Laramie
Congress
U. S
Washington
Gov
Thayer
New Colorado Central Board Chooses Directors At Golden
Colorado Central stockholders meet in Golden last Thursday evening and elect a new board. The slate includes Jay Gould Sidney Dillon F L Ames H M Teller John Turck C C Welch E L Berthoud I J Richmond John C Hummel and W A T Loveland. The old board is reduced to Loveland Welch and Hummel. Six of ten new directors are Coloradans. four are eastern. all are linked to Union Pacific interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Central Railroad
Golden
Jay Gould
Sidney Dillon
F. L. Ames
H. M. Teller
John Turck
C. C. Welch
E. L. Berthoud
I. J. Richmond
John C. Hummel
W. A. T. Loveland
Mr. Loveland
O. H. Henry
J. C. Hummel
J. H
Horse Thieves Nabbed After Trail Creek Plant Theft
On the 17th Doc Middleton and a second man stole about thirty horses from W. C. Irvine’s Trail creek ranch. Deputies chased along the Kansas Pacific toward Texas. A dispatch from Sidney reports Middleton with fourteen of Irvine’s horses and Lykins pursuing other parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleton
W. C. Irvine
Trail Creek
Irvine
Cook
Denver
Kansas Pacific
Texas
Lykins
Sidney
Dee
John Sparks
Cheyenne
Thave
W. C. Lykins
East
Doings of the District Court in late December term
The district court proceedings recount trials and pleas including Perry Wisdom charged with robbery and multiple defendants such as Jerry Davis Jesse Williams Harry Austen Duncan Blackburn James Collins and William Baker. Sentences and trial dates are listed along with opportunities to plead and juries empaneled.
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Perry Wisdom
Territory
Jerry Davis
Jesse Williams
Jeff
Carr
Harry Austen
Duncan Blackburn
Jas. Collins
Wm. L. Baker
Sheriff Carr
Blackburn
Collins
Baker
Williams
A. Adamsky
Dee Dist
C. N. Potter
W. L. Baker
United States
G. W. Hawes
Petit Jury
Permelia Chiniquy
N. J
Weather and events in Cheyenne and beyond
Cheyenne reports fair weather with a high of 54 and a low of 19 while west winds prevail. The Denver Tribune notes the improving illness of Mr and Mrs Iliff, and Cheyenne prepares for a festive visit by the Lilliputian Comic Opera Troupe led by Commodore Nutt and allies. A jailbreak by two Nebraska cattle thieves at Weld county jail is described, with two other escapees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Fair
Purpum
Sergt. Sig. Service
U.S. A
Congregational Church
Nebraska
John D. Burley
Wm. van Dozer
Weld County
James McDaniels
Commodore Nutt
Jennie Quigley
Sarah Belton
Kirtland
Major Nutt
Major Toughton
Colonel Goshen
Mace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wheely
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Siz Ra¢Aths
C. P
Redskins
Laramie County
W. G. Provinee
Father Jennette
Dooley
Cheyenne City Charter
C. C
the District Court
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