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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1878
Page
13
The notice promotes terms of two fifty per year and one fifty half year, boasting the paper as a leading Western publication. It advertises commercial job printing including cards, bill heads, letter headings, blanks, posters, and more. It claims a new type and presses setup enabling handsome work at low prices with quick turnaround.
A lengthy biographical sketch traces Robert McKemma from Hillsboro Ohio to the Black Hills and beyond. It recounts his crimes including stage robberies with partners, a planned double cross, and a pattern of disguise and flight. Authorities in Nebraska and Wyoming pursue him as he moves from Ohio to St Louis Philadelphia and finally Hillsboro and Ogallala.
Robert McKemma known as Reddy says he buried about $3000 in gold dust after fleeing with a companion. He claims Joel Collins shot Johnny Slaughter and that he shot Hawley by accident. Hillsboro lawyers will defend him as he awaits transport. Reports include Gold Dust price moves and notes on Homestake No. 1 mill expansion.
The document lists officers A H Swan president and A H Reel treasurer of Cheyenne with secretary Thos Sturgis and clerk John F Coad. It details branding marks including wattle on left flank and left shoulder and range notes from Sidney Bridge to Scott’s Bluff with bear Creek and Crow Creek areas in Laramie County Wyoming.
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