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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1884
Page
7
The mor mon papers claim Congressman Haskell died as judgment for opposing polygamy. The piece notes pension bills may lead to broader pensioning, and reports Carcano and New York Brooklyn grain stocks with US and Canada total near 58 million bushels.
A sensational claim suggests Frank James is dangerously ill in Missouri and may fake death to flee bonds and permit a replacement burial. The item hints at a orchestrated ruse to release him from bonds and gain new freedom.
Welsh member of parliament Watkin Wynn unveils a plan on Christmas Day to slaughter a splendid herd of fat cattle and distribute the carcasses among his poor tenants. The gesture feeds over five thousand people with roast beef for Christmas dinners.
Only nine of thirty eight states hold regular sessions this winter. The states listed include Massachusetts Connecticut New York New Jersey Maryland Ohio Iowa Kentucky and Mississippi. Kentucky began its session on the first Monday in December with others to assemble in January. The revised statutes present a good chance for rest.
Over the past decade railway bills cost promoters and opponents substantial sums. More than £2,500,000 has been spent promoting bills and over £800,000 opposing them. Combined with related legal costs the total nears £4,000,000. Gas and water companies add £500,000 and £380,000 respectively.
The World argues against the new boss by contrasting him with Roscoe Conkling and accusing Warner Woodpulp Miller of impudence and unscrupulous lobbying. It laments his vulgarity and stupidity and declares the boss must go, warning other papers he will face stronger opposition.
Winnipeg surged from 4 000 to 80 000 as the railroad boomed the city. Land bought in April for 3 500 dollars each sold in May for 38 000, and 1876 acres sold in 1882 for 1 500 dollars per foot. A speculator with 100 dollars capital made 40 000 in two months before the bottom dropped out. Capitalists decamped and unrest grew as the boom collapsed and violence rumors spread.
In a letter to the legislature from Cheyenne, the writer urges renaming Laramie county's seat to Laramie City to avoid confusion with the county. The proposed name reflects the city on the Laramie plains near the Laramie range and river, widely known but often conflated with the county name.
Found at last an agreeable dressing for the hair that will stop the falling. YDarker's Hair Balsam is distinguished for its purity and fully supplies this need.
F. J. Stanton writes to the Leader warning Wyoming resembles Colorado in mining scams. He cites promoters, grubstakers, fake assays, and sensational reports from Cheyenne, Silver Crown, Cummins, Hartville, and other districts, urging honest practice, economy, and sober reduction methods to curb frauds.
During a legislative session a member announced a plan to impress the body and called for the previous question after a staged entrance. The presiding officer initially did not recognize him and then used a vulgar rebuke before the motion passed on the first day.
Generals Beauregard and Early presided over the 168th monthly lottery drawing in New Orleans. Ticket 7507 and 21405 each yielded fractions of large prizes, including a $50,000 share. John Keyes Paige of New York received $25,090. Other $5,000 to $20,000 prizes were distributed to holders across New York, Savannah, New Orleans, and many cities. The next drawing is scheduled for February 12, 1884 with details provided by M A Dauphin in New Orleans.
An advertisement touts Hale's Honey or Horehound and Tar as a cure for coughs colds influenza hoarseness and lung issues. It credits a physician chemist for blending horehound with tar and five other ingredients and promotes price 50 cents to 1 per bottle plus related products and services from Pike's Toothache Drops Glenn's sulphur soap Hill's dye and job printing services.
J W Bruner exits the Insurance and Ruan Hstats venture in Cheyenne until December 1888 while remaining Clerk of the Supreme Court and Notary Public. He operates from Room 14 at the Carey block, above his Ferguson street entrance.
A garbled excerpt depicts wandering thoughts about sites and names, with phrases on dreaming mourning and motion. The text mentions a March timeframe and a nameless woman, a dog, and a man asleep, all tangled in a windy, reflective scene.
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