New Year Gossip and Local Happenings in 1882
The column notes New Year calls and longer days, Bernhardt’s Denver forecast, Nilsson not singing in Denver churches, Fort Russell band praised, and a pay car delivering Christmas gifts. It reports Copper Queen and Silver Crown location notices, fine weather for stockmen, Brush electric storage box experiments in New York, and a giant eight wheel railway engine built for the Southern Pacific California. It mentions Colorado hotels menus, Cheyenne hotel menus as joke, Cheyenne car shops rumor moving to Green River, and stone shops south of the track to Green River.
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Denver
Bernhardt
Nilsson
Fort Collins
Fort Russell
A. Simmons
Thomas Lenox
Charles Weline
Copper Queen
Silver Crown District
Wyoming
Brush Electric
New York
Thomas Sturgis
Hon
M. E. Post
United States
Southern Pacific Railroad
California
Colorado
Carbon County
Green River
Laramie
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Pullman Palace Car Company
Jerusalem
Europe
Jenkyson
Hillsdale
Wyo
J. Stanley Matthews
Hoboken
Julesburg
Matthews
Nilsson in Denver Receives Cold Reception From Audiences
The Denver visit of Mme Nilsson drew a large crowd but left many attendees disappointed as critics and papers reported a lack of enthusiasm. Reviews noted clear voice and refined shading yet said the aria Angels Ever Bright and Fair failed to move the audience and that her performance felt over the heads of listeners. Critics questioned whether public taste and musical education matched her famed gifts.
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Denver
Miss Nilsson
Mme, Nilsson
Opera
Mme. Nilsson
Tribune
Nilsson
Lieutenant J R Jordan Death and Army Funeral Rites
The telegram notices Lieut Allen R Jordan Third Cavalry death near Mogollon mountains on December 13 and burial at Whipple Barracks post cemetery with military honors on December 17. General orders commend his service and announce mourning rituals for thirty days.
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Allen R. Jordan
Third Cavalry
Whipple Barracks
Crook
Prescott
A. T
Mogollon Mountains
Crow Creek Gold and New Year Card Sale
Rumor of gold in Crow Creek persists though no one profits yet. The LEADER business office invites readers to inspect their vast stock of New Year’s cards, offered at affordable prices given the quality and variety of styles available.
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Crow Creek
Leader Business
Tardy Mail and Misrouted Letters Alarm Wyoming
Wyoming residents report mail delays and misrouting with clerks sending items to San Francisco and other distant offices. The problem worsens as parcels arrive worn and damaged, while officials allegedly mishandle more mail.
Hartville and Rawhide mining optimism in Cheyenne intel
Hartville and Rawhide figures attract visitors in Cheyenne as English interests back Michigan mines. Rumors promise two new smelters next spring, with Empire ore stocks and a bonded Michigan mine valued at $180,000. A wedding near Rawhide and plans for smelters frame a busy mining season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartvillians
Cheyenne
Jeff McDermott
John Conly
L. P. Fay
Russell Thorp
Herbert Strickland
London
England
Michigan
Rawhide
Hartville
Fairbank
Sparkses
Rawhide Buttes
Ete
Thomas Snow
McGinnes
Muskrat Cafton
Mr. Hobbs
Omaha
Cafton
R. Thorp
John W. Hoyt
G. E. Bailey
Ed F. Flecher
Death of James Leighton in Des Moines
Ottumwa Democrat notes the sudden death of James Leighton a well known Wyoming resident. Born November 15 1844 he would be 78. He died in Des Moines last Friday and his remains were taken to Ottumwa for burial with his brother. He was active in business here for almost twenty years and remembered as generous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
James Leighton
Wyoming
Des Moines
Iown
Races at the Driving Park Amid Wind and Cold
It was a cold windy day at the Driving Park with lower attendance. In the trotting mile heats, Birdie Lirdie won the first heat in 3:21 and the second in 3:16. Joe Anderson saddled Prince and John Chase with Henry taking the 3:10 first heat, 8:10 second heat, and 3:11 third heat. In the quarter mile running dash Stonewall Jackson defeated Little Joe.
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Geo
Seabury
B. Gz
Harry
Joe Anderson
S. m. Birdie
Lirdie
Prince
John Chase
Henry
J. C. McIntosh
Stonewall Jackson
Bell
Little Joe
Stonewall
Masonite Election Chooses Lodge Officers
Cheyenne lodge No. 1 A F and A M held last evening's election selecting J H Gooddard as W M H W Holt as W P Thomas Moore as J W J D Taylor as Treasurer W Brown as Secretary Beruman J H Durbin A Gilchrist as trustees J C Baird S D Cowhick J D y KR N Wynd J O'Brien as stewards A IF Smith as Tyler Installation services will be held this evening.
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Cheyenne Lodge No. 1
A. Ff
A. M
J. Hl. Gooddard
W. M
H. W. Holt
Thomas Moore
J. W
J. d. Taylor
Treas
Brown
Beruman
J. H
Durbin
A. Gilchrist
J. C
Baird
D. R. Cowhick
J. D.y KR
N. Wynd
J. O’brien
A. IF
Smith
Tyler
Crystal City Emerges As Mining Town In Fort Collins Courier Report
The Fort Collins Courier states Crystal City is forming as a thriving mining town with 100 men on site and more arriving daily. New buildings rise as work progresses, and a mill rug with rich ore yields 284 ounces of silver valued at $818.08 per ton.
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Fort Collins
Richard Casey
Crystal City
Meauty Likely Christmas Eve Act Ties to Langtry
Cincinnati Enquirer suggests Langtry will hang a Christmas stocking within reach of Freddy, implying a planned festive or playful gesture on Christmas Eve. The note frames Langtry as the central figure in a well known local scenario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meauty
Langtry
Freddy
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cheyenne Dispatcher Office Report Exaggerated Yet Entertaining
A local amateur reporter, tasked with fact checking a Cheyenne dispatcher's office story, offers a humorous list of grandiose claims. He pins the tale to J. Stanley Matthews of Hoboken and notes others merely observe while awaiting future offices.
Northern Wyoming shipments spark Montana cattle debate
Wyoming Stock Growers association data from inspector W D Smith show 27,857 cattle shipped west of Bismarck in 1882. Wyoming contributed 14,485 head and Montana 12,872 head, a figure Montana papers conclude reflects Northern Pacific shipments from Montana herds.
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Montana
W. D. Smith
Wyoming Stock Growers Association
Bismarck
Wyoming
Balance of political tides in Indianapolis era
The article discusses a tentative two year period as a test of three tide sentiment in the state capital, both revealing party strength and testing the Free Trade party’s viability if existing parties fail to meet requirements.
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Free Trade Party
Lutianapolis News
Deputy Seliiidgecsrmived Gunman John ST Moore in Fort Fetterm an Robbery Case
A United States Marshal deputy traveled yesterday to California and arrested gunman John ST Moore, who had robbed Fort Fetterm an post office counter and escaped with about 250 in cash and drafts. The deputy returned with the suspect to Lara mis. The mission followed an earlier act, imprisoning the gunman.
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United States
W. R
Northwest Colorado Appears Open to Rail Expansion
The article notes efforts to open rugged Northwestern Colorado to settlement via new railroad routes. It mentions Den ver forte and Moison Wight as points of interest and discusses opposition from locals toward pioneer-style growth in the mountains. A protest by Gunnison residents over a discriminatory baby show marks local tensions amid frontier development.
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Colorado
Gunnison
Fugitive De Wulf Skirts Law Near Fort Thornburgh
A narrative from the Sweetwater Gazette describes De Wulf fleeing Green River on November 3 with $1,000, spending lavishly around Fort Thornburgh, clashes with a mail carrier, and a later assault on Deputy Marshal Joe Herrara. He allegedly escaped custody after striking Herrara, with authorities pursuing both.
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de Wulf
Green River
Joe Herrara
Fort Thornburgh
de Wolf
Mr. Crichelow
Law
Sweetwater Gazette
Military transfers and duties at forts in Nebraska and Wyoming
Military orders direct First Lieutenant George B. Davis to inspect bran quality and price in Norfolk Nebraska under treasury instructions. Capt Walter Reed is relieved from headquarters attending surgeon duties and reports to Fort Omaha for duty. Private William H. Rickett’s unexpired sentence is remitted. Major Joseph H. Bill to report to Fort Omaha to relieve Capt H S Turrill who proceeds to Fort Fred Steele. Numerous officer reliefs transfer duties to Fort Niobrara Fort Washakie and Fort Omaha with January 1 1883 effective dates. Recruit Edward E Morgan assigned to company F 9th infantry. Ten day leave of Major J W Wham paysmaster.
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George B. Davis
5Th Cavalry
Fort Niobrara
Neb
Norfolk
Walter Reed
Fort Omaha
William H. Rickett
7Th Infantry
Joseph H. Bill
H. S. Turrill
Fort Fred Steele
Wyo
BE. D. Thomas
J. A. Sladen
14Th Infantry
A. D.C
Fort Washakie
William L. Carpenter
9Th Infantry
Joseph A. Sladen
8Th Infantry
J. W. Wham
United States Army
Edward 8. Morgan
Fort D. A. Russell
Juvenile Delinquency and The Jail Confinement Debate
A discussion notes Wyoming law protects children under ten from criminal conviction and criticizes locking very young offenders in jail as ineffective. It urges alternative punishments and reform methods, calling for parental awareness and police restraint to align with legal limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Jesse Jameses
Worldly pun on appropriation in wartime politics
The Cleveland Voice quips that Cetawayo’s eighty yawns at a visit to the Bettie House of Commons could trigger mistaken impressions in Washington. The joke suggests an appropriation misunderstanding as a harbor of a mouth.
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King Cetawayo
Bettie House of Commons
Washington
Representatives
Cleveland Voice
Esmeralda to Tour City From Madison Square Theater
Esmeralda company, headed by KE M Roberts, will present the NY run after 350 nights on Broadway. The cast includes Ed Buckley, Thomas Whiffin, Leslie Allen, Sidney Cowell, Estelle Clayton, Viola Allen, and Mrs Whiffin with other New York artists, aiming for a mid January arrival.
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KE. M. Roberts
Esmeralda Madison Square Company
New York
Madison Square Theater
Ed. Buckley
Thomas Whiffin
Leslie Allen
Sidney Cowell
Estelle Clayton
Viola Allen
Hazael Kirke
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