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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1877
Page
13
The Daily Leader announces correspondence rules requiring author names, notes a January 2 1877 office address, and informs patrons that H W Moore becomes local agent and circulation supervisor for the Leader in the city. Proprietor H Glafcks confirms Moore’s duties and the printing establishment’s authority.
Colorado senate indefinitely postpones action on the congressional compromise by an 18 to 3 vote. Dispatches note the Black Hills gold wealth as yet undeveloped, plus local vignettes about a wagon accident near Red Cloud Agency injuring Frank GiUard and other brief town items.
A Utah election recounts Gentile women voting in precincts and debating candidates including Cannon and Baskin. Gentile men challenge Mormon and Bishop Woolly wives’ qualifications with courtesy, while the women swear to their right to vote amid scrutiny.
A portrait of Wyoming settlers long before the railroad, rugged cowmen who endure hardship, protect their herds with rifles, and welcome strangers with hospitality. The piece notes their scars and resilience, then shifts to a train wreck near Greeley, a Denver burglary arrest, a Sitting Bull skirmish at Fort Peck, severe winter, and a boot and shoe store ad urging readers to buy now.
Delaware votes resolutions backing a compromise bill while San Francisco surveys smuggling and the Irish rifle association renews a match in Ireland. Baez eases tensions in San Domingo. Names and results from U.S. Senate ballots in Wheeling Springfield and Topeka detail early counts and party alignments.
New York stocks show activity but overall weakness while money markets hold steady. Silver bars trade at 133 1 3, Greenbacks at 125, gold and silver coin carry premiums. Government bonds remain active but lower, Union Pacific stock at 63, U P bonds 1034, Central Pacific bonds 107.
Long list of names remaining uncalled at Cheyenne Post Office Wyoming Territory dated January 22 1877. Notices warn letters will be sent to Dead Letter Office if not claimed within thirty days. Names include Atkins Adams Alger Brooks Burgoon Carry Caston Crussell Crosby Chapman Davis Dennis Deffbach Decker Dugan Edwards Ellis Farrell Frame Fuller Gardner Gardner Grace Gilmer Gonzales Hall Haggerty Houghton Hathaway Hubbard Kane Keith Kelly Kitzelmar Lewis Lowe Lyons Matthews McConkey Mahoney Morris Moore Moore Newman Oliveira Preston Porter Pierce Queen Robins Runzee Reavis Robinson Reynolds Salas Scofield Smith Stewarts Sharron Sherman Stewart Stringham Taylor Williams etc.
An old advertisement touts Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar for coughs and colds, Pike's Toothache Drops, and Glenn's Sulphur Soap for joint relief. It includes Wyoming laws compiled volume for five dollars, and August Flower remedy claims relief for dyspepsia and liver complaints with price details.
Governor Jack Thayer presides over the territorial roster with Secretary G W French and Chief Justice J W Fisher. Include associates J B Blair H A Thomas. U S Collector P Snow and Surveyor General E C David. Register Lands G R Thomas Receiver J C Whipple, Treasurer A J Converse, Auditor Orlando North. Librarian and Superintendent John Slaughter. U S District Attorney J J Jenkins and Commissioner J W Bruner. Clerk 1st Judicial Dist J W Bruner. Marshal W F Sweesy.
Cheyenne City and Albany Carbon Carbon County officials named with roles including commissioners sheriffs clerks treasurers and judges. Also notices for Cheyenne Lodge No 1 Odd Fellows Hall and Masonic chapters meeting schedules in Cheyenne and surrounding counties.
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