Various Frontier Notes Include Cattle Trade and Social Sights
Records show J W Tuff sold about 14 000 steers at roughly 25 cents per head while Mrs Jean Clara Walters, once a popular actress, is now a Pittsburg poorhouse inmate. Urban Balcombe leaves Omaha Republican for Chicago. Fort Collins drives land breaking nearby. Census estimates from St Louis Republican predict US population near 46 million in 1880. Miners at Boulder Valley coal mines paid after strike. Total solar eclipse set for July 29 with Cheyenne seeing a 27 minute total eclipse. Union Pacific praise. buffaloes hung at Ullman’s. Black Hills miners seek machinery through Fraser & Co Chicago. Conductor Duncan bitten by dog. brakeman’s suit follows. Utes under Douglas move north. potential tribal alignments feared. B Washburn Jr accused of London Times hoax. jailed in Omaha. Convict John Smith attempts escape. recaptured after river chase.
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
Cheyenne Freight Tariff Push Aimed at Colorado Central
Cheyenne merchants urge an end to discriminating rates as the U P and Colorado Central tariff may be amended to allow goods from Cheyenne to reach northern Colorado towns at competitive prices. The call follows advocacy by Mr. Gould who said Cheyenne should receive an even chance with Omaha and Chicago. Gov Thayer pardoned Samuel Woodruff, jailed in the Wyoming penitentiary for manslaughter, after a year and a yearlong review of the case and remonstrances.
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
The Raiding Redskins And Indian Bands
Letter from James Irwin, Agent, describes confusion over Black Hills raiding Sioux bands. He claims 4526 from Red Cloud Agency followed him. 2000 Northern Indians escaped Spotted Tail's party and tried to disrupt the train. He asserts no whipping or reconstruction occurred and credits his group for defense while calling for proper agency placement.
Knight Templar Officers Installed in Wyoming Commandery No 1
New officers of Wyoming Commandery No 1 K T were installed by Past E C E P Snow. Officers include L C Stevens Genl R B Worrie J Y Cowhick Prelate C F Miller Treas T M Fisher Rec H N Orr S W G Stimpson J W W H Taylor St B C 2 Organ Sw B A Bristol Warden S K Sharpless C of G After, the installation the body and visiting sisters and ladies attended a formal repast at Dyers 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 From Missouri River Frontier
Col. Grant reports the Red Cloud Indians on White River near the Forks sixty miles from the new Agency. Most will winter near the agency as they dread the Missouri. They plan to headwaters of Tongue and Powder rivers next spring. Sans Arcs and Minneconjou, about 800-900 strong, split north. Spotted Tail’s band encamped between Ponca and Niobrara rivers and will winter there then move to Wounded Knee or White River.
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 at Inter-Ocean hotel
Invitations are issued for a grand ball at the Inter Ocean hotel in the city on New Year’s Eve by Rocky Mountain Division No. 103 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The group promotes intellectual and moral improvement and temperance, opposing alcohol for engineers and passengers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-Ocean Hotel
Rocky Mountain Division No. 103
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood
Cheyenne Adopts New City Charter Provisions
The Cheyenne city charter sets nine council members across three wards with three aldermen per ward. It establishes mayoral terms, ward eligibility, annual meetings on the first and third Tuesdays, tax limits, gas works control, and the transition of duties starting January 1878.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Bist
16Th Street
Ferguson Street
Wyoming
Court Sanity Test Sparks Laughter as Coleman Sways
Justice Slaughter questions Coleman about his sobriety and his ability to walk straight. Coleman steadies himself and performs marching commands, shouting forward and about as he exits the courtroom to roars of laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman
Justice Slaughter
Auditors Confirm County Accounts and Bond Cremation
The Board of County Commissioners completed the annual audit of County Treasurer Miller's accounts finding all in order and the books balanced. Coupons amounting to 31 640 on courthouse bonds were carefully totaled and cremated. Davis Leander died in the city December 19 at 5 PM of dyspepsia aged 50 years eight months. He was among the oldest residents having settled in 1868. His widow and only child receive community sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Miller
Court House
Davis
Leander Davis
The Pardoning Power in Wyoming Territory
The article critiques Governor Thayer’s use of executive clemency, noting many pardoned prisoners were long-term offenders with earned reductions and that leaving the territory followed pardons. It cites prison overcrowding, costs to the U S government, and legislative pressure to narrow the inmate population.
New Colorado Central Directors Elected at Golden Meeting
Stockholders at Golden elected a new board for the Colorado Central railroad led by Jay Gould Sidney Dillon and F L Ames among ten directors. The old board shrank to Loveland Welch and Hummel. six new directors are Coloradans with four eastern 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 by Det. Lykins at Trail Creek
On the 17th inst Doc Middleton and another man stole about thirty horses from W. C. Irvine’s ranch at Trail Creek, twenty miles north of the city. Sheriff Cook and deputies pursued toward Kansas Pacific with Irvine organizing a chase. Lykins traced the trail and sent a dispatch from Sidney reporting Middleton and another man with fourteen horses. Irvine left Thursday for the east to recover his stock.
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 Arrivals and Sentences
The court concluded the Perry Wisdom trial and adjourned. Jerry Davis was fined $50 for illegal games. Jesse Williams faced multiple charges with pleas and trials set through December 1877. Harry Austen burglary case pled guilty to one year. Williams pled guilty to grand larceny. others pled not guilty or had trials postponed. United States v Baker ongoing with March 25, 1878, date set. Pendership and jury matters noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 odd items from Cheyenne 1877
Cheyenne reports fair weather with barometer up to 29.87 and temperatures from 19 to 54. West wind, daily velocity 133 miles. Noted illness of Mr and Mrs Iliff with hopeful recovery. City works include painting the Congregational church. Nebraska cattle thieves Burley and Van Dozer escaped Weld county jail after eight months by sawing through a wall. Lilliputian Comic Opera Troupe to appear in January led by Commodore Nutt and others. Mace praised for attentive management. outlook for amusements remains bright.
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
New Rep
Acracy
D.T
Washington
Red Cloud Agency
Neb
Old Ponca Reservation
Cheyenne River Agency
Lieut. Clark
Gen. Crook
Laramie County
W. G. Provinee
Father Jennette
Dooley
Cheyenne City Charter
Territorial Penitentiary
Laramie
Congress
U. S
Gov
C. C
the District Court
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