Local Cheyenne notes spark images and growth in 1877
In the Cheyenne Weekly Leader several items reflect a growing town. Mentions include Errecting a brick store on Seventeenth Street, labor demand and sidewalk plans, a revival at the African Methodist church with four converts, and a postmaster appointment for Tongue River. The column mixes local color, humor, and brief notices of crime and weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Waldraven
Carey Block
Seventeenth Street
W. M. Ward
Deadwood
Dobbins
Congress
WerKkLy Leader
West
Yeddo
Japan
Voorhees
Cheyenne and Black Sills
Cheyenne
N. B
African Methodist Church
Whitlock
Runaway four-horse team terrorizes city streets
A runaway four-horse team attached to Cathers' stage of the Cheyenne and Fort Collins line bolted from the express office as a U P switch engine approached. They dashed toward the Pacific Beer Hall on 15th street, damaged the awning posts, and finally returned to their stable after a six mile dash and pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathers
Cheyenne
Ft. Collins
U. P
Pacific Beer Hall
15Th Street
North Platte
Masquerade Ball at Germany Club A Grand Success
The Masquerade Ball at Recreation Hall hosted by the Germany club drew a full crowd on Friday. Attendees included a mix of nobles and military figures as well as clowns and performers, all enjoying music and dancing into the small hours. The piece notes remarkable costumes by Ed Merrills and a German matron but mainly highlights the event’s lively atmosphere and hopes for future masquerades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany Club
Recreation Hall
Ed Merrills
Evening Star
Jenkins
Red Cloud Agency Report Shows Loyal Indian Compliance
A reliable Red Cloud source dated January 1881 reports Sioux and Arapaho scouts from Mackenzie fight have been mustered out and paid, praising loyalty payments. It notes improved Indian attitude since disarmament, with submissiveness to the agent’s orders. No update on the party sent to contact hostiles. Cheyennes stole eleven ponies from that party, forcing fifty mounted Sioux to return on foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cloud
Srapier
District Court Doings on Friday February 2
Court convened at 9 30 a m and docketed cases including A J Trogg vs Catherine Beno dismissed and Insurance Co of North America vs M A Gervais placed on trial docket with default noted for Gervais Nichols and Leiby. Several demurrers and motions were argued or taken under advisement while some judgments and adjournments were entered. Court adjourned to Saturday at 9 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Trogg
Catherine Beno
Insurance Co. of North America
M. A. Gervais
W. H. Shields
E. H. Leiby
J. H. Nichols
L. R. Bresnahen
Gervais
Nichols
Leiby
Geo. F. Price
Bonnifield
Post and
Cassells
W. B. Bonnifield
Tyson
Price
Demurrer
J. W. Swift
T. Dyer
Chas, Hecht
Boughton and
Beary
W. H. Gaylord
Bloodthirsty Cheyennes Massacre Two Hunters in Cottonwood Valley
A lone survivor tells of a January 27 attack near the Cottonwood valley west of Fort Laramie. Max McKnopf was killed and scalped. E. T. Oliver, wounded, escaped on mules after a 23 mile ride to a ranch. Troops found McKnopf's body. Oliver returned home and lies recuperating with a widow and four children left behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottonwood
Laramie
E.T. Oliver
Max McKnopf
North Platte
Fort Laramie
McKnopf
Oliver
MekKnopf
Tom
T. A. Kent
Phillips’ Ranch
Kent
Carbon
Johnny
Agricultural Resources of the Hills
Description of plains soil and rainfall patterns in the Hills. Valleys in the Rapid Spearfish and Belle Fourche offer fertile land and stable rain, presenting strong agricultural potential and profitable employment for immigrants to the gold fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Rapid
Spearfish
Belle Fourche
Railway Pirates Tighten Grip On Kansas Pacific Freight
The Kansas Pacific Railway suffers a year of depredations as a coordinated gang steals freight near Carson Colorado. Deputy sheriffs arrest Frank J. Williamson and a posse captures nine others including William Kelley and Pat Shanley. Police believe arrests break up the theft network and halt further robberies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Times
Kansas Pacific Railroad Company
Carson
Colorado
Arkansas Valley
Rocky Mountain Detective Association
Denver
Ile
Frank J. Williamson
Uncle Sam
William Kelley
Worth Keene
Mike Fitzpatrick
William Tally
Thos, Rosbaugh
J. Ratler
C. W. Lindsley
Texas Bill
Pat Shanley
Patchwork Panic and Cheyenne Shooting Matches
A lodger made a grand quilt of 6,843 pieces plus 3,689 edging scraps then misplaced during a search by city officials. The wash-boy delivered the fabric bundle for eighty seven dollars. Separately Joe Payne, once of Cheyenne, arranged three $200 matches with a Denver Shooting Club member to be held in Cheyenne on the 12th and 18th of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldacker
Joe Payne
Cheyenne
Green River
Denver Shooting Club
Mr. C., Jr
The Noble Nomad. Characteristics of the Five Plains Tribes
An article describes the Snakes as tall, honest, and virtuous led by Wash-a-kie a six foot forties patriarch with near white hair. Crows are strong and boastful yet timid. Sioux are tall ferocious with striking features and chaste women. Cheyennes are fearless and tallest after Californians. Arapahoes are warlike though smaller with renowned unchaste women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wash-a-kie
Sho-shone
Sam
Fort Ellis
Legion
California
Djunis
United States
Plains
Fragmented Views On Indian Customs And Hospitality
The text notes broad claims about Indian peoples sharing intense savagery and unforgiving traits while describing them as barbarously hospitable who share everything with friends, a sweeping generalization on costume hair idiom marriage and burial customs.
Cheap Disinfectant From Lead Nitrate and Salt
The method describes mixing half a drachm of nitrate of lead with a pint of boiling water then dissolving two drachms of common salt in a bucket of water. Pour the two solutions together and after sediment settles you get a clear liquid saturated with chloride of lead. A cloth soaked in it sweetens fetid air and it can be poured into drains to similar effect.
Man Drops Parlor Stove In Street Row
A passerby witnesses a man drop a heavy parlor stove while crossing Upper Sixteenth Street and later return to the house amid a loud dispute. The stove is found wrecked in the front yard as the woman laments from a window and the man rubs his bruises and mutters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Sixteenth Street
Prospects in the Black Hills for New Miners and Placers
The Black Hills offer extensive opportunities for locating rich lodes and placers. New discoveries are likely as exploration continues, with profitable gulches staked and properties available at low cost on lesser creeks. Success favors experienced, prudent miners and industrious newcomers who adapt to local conditions. A man named Simms disappeared returning from Point of Rocks and was found frozen near Buffalo Gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
Simms
Homan
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Mirekly Leake
Nelson A. Miles
Tongue River
Meagher County
Montana
Edward Archibald
Satan
Fisher Ames
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