Manor Mention Weekly Leaker On Election Bribes And Corruption
Notes from Cheyenne describe a city election with only a few votes cast, bribery concerns, and a new coroner. U.S. Army officer Dr. John E. Summers to join Fort McKinney in January. Notary C. C. P. Weber commissioned at Fort Fetterman. John A. Riner advances Wyoming reports volume two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Summers
United States Army
Fort McKinney
C. C. P. Weber
Hale
Fort Fetterman
John A. Riner
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Little Bear
Stage Road
Mining Deed and Title Claims in Hartville District
Mining deed records transfer of one half interest in the Fraction Kid and Lucky Boy mines in the Hartville district to John Mul lin for $1,000. Location certificate filed for the Odessa lode on Pole Creek by H. J. Maynard. Articles of association and incorporation filed for Powder River Cattle Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 8
Mullin
Kid
Lucky Boy
Hartville
H. J. Maynard
Odessa Lode
Pole Creek
Powder River Cattle Company
New Mines Reported Near Fort Fetterman
At Fort Fetterman new mines have been found within about a dozen miles of the fort and prospectors are active in the area. If strikes occur as hoped, the neighborhood could reap significant gains as coal resembling anthracite is said to have been located and men are securing their claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Fetterman
Fatal Evanston Rail Accident Clears Sixteen Cars
Sixteen cars broke from a switch engine at a heavy grade west of Evanston at 2:30 am and struck an eastbound freight. The engineer suffered a broken collar bone while the fireman and head brakeman were killed. The engine and many freight cars were wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Indian Band Passes Rapid City on Picnic Trip
The large band led by Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses moved through Rapid City at 11 today en route to Little Missouri game range. The piece notes Indians in good standing, fears depredations on cattle, and warns stock growers to guard herds as scalp lifters may pass through Redwater valley this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
Missouri
Buffalo
Redwater Valley
Deadwood
Killing of Robin Plummer at Grand Lake
The North Park Miner reports Robin Plummer was killed by Wilson Walden a Grand county official after intervening in a violent domestic scene Walden then pursued the deceased outside and shot him from behind in a fatal incident allegedly sparked by a confrontation at a home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Plummer
Grand Lake
Wilson Walden
Grand County
Waldren
Plummer
North Park
Sheep Race Challenge From Green River Ranch Owner
U P Charley, owner of a large band of sheep on a ranch about thirty five miles from Green River, Issues a September race challenge. He invites $50 entries, promising nothing but fair date and training time, with swift practice encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. L
Charley
Green River
Sweetwater Gazette
Private letter notes Yankton work advancing beyond expectations
D C Grant Req of Rawhide reports recent work on the Yankton showing more progress than planned. Archangel, U P and Morning Star are developing into satisfactory properties. Light snow has limited interference, boosting camp confidence for a big boom next season. Cheyenne awareness of nearby mineral wealth remains limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Grant, Req
Rawhide
Archangel
U. P
Morning Star
How to Send Silver by Mull
A DIY wooden envelope method uses a suitable auger bit to bore a coin-sized hole in a block of wood. Secure the money inside, cover, and mail. The amount suggested is 2.50 for weekly, 3 for three months, 6 for six, or 10 for a year with the daily edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Leader
Army Orders Dispatch 7th Infantry Assignments and Remissions
Department Orders assign Sergeant Peter Young and several privates of the 7th Infantry to Fort D. A. Russell and Fort Bridger in Wyoming. Private E 8 Malbone to Cheyenne ordnance depot for extra duty. The unexpired sentence of Private Edward Coen of the 9th Infantry is remitted following his company commander’s recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Young
7Th Infantry
James Fields
Wm. Mills
Edward Watson
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming
Frank Hart
Fort Bridger
Fort
D. A. Russell
E. 8, Malbone
Cheyenne Ordnance Depot
Edward Coen
9Th Infantry
Ram's Horn mining district formed near Rock Springs
Elk are plentiful on the west fork of Bear river and around Chalk creek head in Uinta county but lawful slaughter is prohibited this season. A rumored rich gold and silver bearing lodge in Uinta county seems sensational and likely myth. The central location lies about five miles from Twin Creek and fifty miles north of Evanston. Two Salt Lake City assays report 688 ounces silver and about two and a third ounces gold per ton. A well defined ledge with solid wall rock has several claims already located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear River
Uinta County
Chalk Creek
Twin Creek
Evanston
Salt Lake City
The Missing Link Returns as Morning Paper
Report from Laramie City states the Missing Link will resume publication Monday as a morning newspaper after three months of a daily evening edition. The suspension ends and readers are informed of the shift in schedule and format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie City
The Warm Springs Wyoming Mineral Waters Beckon
A Wyoming spring district north of the Medicine Bow range hosts six mineral springs with one cold and five hot wells. The hot water reaches 146 degrees, hotter than Arkansas springs, with a simple hotel store and post office, a school, and cabins. Visitors report beauty and health benefits though accommodations are modest and caution is advised with initial baths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Bow Mountains
Fort Steele
Wyoming
Arkansas
Springs
North Platte River
Ogden
Washakie Springs
Wyoming Springs
Cheyenne
Two Wyoming Convicts Pardoned by Governor Hale
Governor Hale pardoned two Nebraska penitentiary inmates yesterday. Philip Timmons, a life prisoner for a Cheyenne murder, has been insane for six months and will be moved to an asylum in Missouri. Charles Young, jailed ten years for highway robbery in Green River, will be released after Governor Hale's review found merit in the clemency petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Nebraska Penitentiary
Hale
Philip Timmons
Cheyenne
Laramie City
Lincoln
Timmons
Missouri
Charles Young
Young
Green River
Sweetwater County
Thompson
Blair
Iowa
Election results from First Ward and city council lineup
Yesterday 79 votes were cast in First Ward with Reed 74 Scriber 5 Griffin 59 Hoyt 18. Second Ward 38 votes with Warren and Carey noted. Third Ward 38 votes for Tim Dyer. Official results due Friday. City council names listed by ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Reed
P. H. Scriber
J. W. Griffin
Geo. W. Hoyt
Mesara
Reed
Griffin
F. K E. Warren
J. M.carey
Tim Dyer
T.R. Reed
John EF. Davis
F. E. Warren
R. B. Horrie
J. W. Collins
T. Dyer
Milton Taylor
A. G. McGregor
Crystal Mountain Strike Progress At High Altitude Camp
Prospectors report favorable progress at Crystal Mountain after a week of snow and cold. True fissure veins are being disclosed, countering views that finds are mere blow-outs. The camp grows, now about 125 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Mountain
Loveland News
Bardolf Bros Ship Antelope to Denver in Snow
Greeley notes report Bardolf Bros shipped seventy head of antelope to Denver on Friday. Eight inches of snow and sleighing in Denver, fair weather and dusty streets in Greeley. Rev. George P. Hays lectured on Character and Manners in the Baptist church. Ralph Meeker to arrive with his sister's remains tomorrow. Alex Mead sold eighty acre farm south of Brown Prenton's to Samuel H. Luke for 45 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Bardolf Bros
Denver
Greeley
D. B. Keeler
Union Pacific
George P. Hays
The
Baptist Church
Ralph Meeker
Alex Mead
Brown & Prenton’s
Samuel H. Luke
Coroner’s Inquest Rules Out Criminal Intent in Lena Reiper Case
The inquest into the death of Lena Reiper’s newborn daughter, found dead under suspicious circumstances, concludes at 9 last night. Jurors led by Foreman I C Whipcer determine suffocation as the cause, but say criminal intent cannot be established. Lena Reiper not arrested and no further investigation anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thoraday
Lena Reipery
Ward
John T. Chaffin
Laramie County
Wyoming Territory
Lena Reiper
I. C. Whipecer
Texas stockmen buy land to back cattle boom
Texas stockmen invest in land as a vote of faith in cattle, with recent sales around 2.50 to 3.00 per acre including 35,000 acres in McMullen county bought by T C O Conner. Wool markets in Boston show varying grades while cattle transport improvements reduce Atlantic voyage risks. Mr O Conner, reputedly the United States’ largest cattleman, uses land purchases to bolster his cattle empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Boston
Atlantic
Texas Live Stock Journal
T. C. O'Conner
J. M. Campbell
McMullen
O’conner
United States
Colorado Notes and Nearby Ventures in 1882 Sightings
Coal sells for four dollars a ton in Greeley Pueblo plans a paper factory Crystal Mountain excitement continues. Leavitt’s minstrels visit Fort Collins next week Sun dogs seen at Fort Collins indicate weather change Fort Collins post office 1882 money orders total 2451 for 30 189 08 Denver Tribune lists New Year calla reception Young Boulder men discuss forming a military company State to equip unit A bag of bones pulled from the Platte near Denver believed to be a young Italian girl police investigate the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort ‘Collins
Denver Tribune
Boulder
Platte
Denver
Wagner
Henry Wagner
Colorado
H. Wagner
Ir. Wagner
Medical and Surgical Institute
Larimer
Railroad Clatter and Progress Across the West
The Northern Pacific will span from Lake Superior to the Pacific after 310 miles of track. a dynamo electric brake debuts for freight cars at lower cost than air-brakes. About 100 miles remain to connect Utah and Colorado ends of the Denver & Rio Grande. In 1882, 38,657 west-bound way-bills moved to Central Pacific by Union Pacific and 5,883 east-bound way-bills moved from Central Pacific to Union Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Colorado
Denver & Rio Grande
Central Pacific
Union Pacific
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fetterman
U.P. Charley
Rock Springs
Christ of
Pueblo
Leavitt
Fort Colling
Fort Collins
Northern Pacific Railroad
Lake Superior
Pacific
Hostetter
Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall Street
New York
DR. Wagner
Cow’s Medical and Surgical Isiitut
Uarimoer Street
Beaver
Ures
Undertakers
F. E Warren & CO
Sixteenth Street
Black Hills
Custer, Battle Creek, Rapid, Golden
Gayville
AMA
Hillel
Ball Printing
Laaper
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!