Douglas creek mines pan out in Wyoming notice
The weekly issue notes mining activity at Douglas Creek near Laramie City, reports travel and stage line activity, coalitions and public notices, and mentions a fatal accident near Evanston. It also covers a factory fire incident at Lepper's clothing store and a burglary investigation amid eclipse watchers in Denver.
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Wyoming
A.H. Swan
Chicago
Board ‘of ‘Equalization
Cheyenne & Black Hills
Haskell
Longmont
Denver
Edison
Gen. Bradley
Hoyt
Cheyenne
5S. D. Hunter
Greeley
Col
Lepper
Laramie City
Blooded Stock Arrives with Bulls from Morgan County
R Galbraith of Rawlins brings fifteen short horn Durham bulls aged one and two years from Morgan county Illinois. Valued 125 to 400 dollars each. Samuel Scott helps select and some stock will be sold while most go to Carbon county to improve cattle. Also brings Young Champion a six year old English coach stallion from Canada, 1500 pounds and sixteen hands high.
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R. Galbraith
Rawlins
Morgan County
Ilinois
Scott
Missouri River
Canada
Comet
Royal George
Laramie
Sentinel
Destitute Oregon Family Seeks Aid in Cheyenne
An aged gentleman named Van Zant from Oregon, ill and traveling with his wife, daughter, a twelve year old girl, and an eight year old boy, arrived by train and faces a deteriorating condition. Local donors have helped, and the family now rests in a frail tenement between 17th and 18th streets, O’Neil and Thames, Cheyenne. Charitably inclined residents are urged to assist promptly.
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van Zant
Oregon
Rey
L. J. Hall
O'Neil
Thames
Army Orders Move Officers Between Forts and Barracks
Maj. Simeon Smith of the Pay Department at Omaha is ordered to Fort Sanders. Maj. Henry G. Thomas of the Pay Department is ordered to Sidney Barracks. Maj. T.T. Thornburg of the Pay Department is ordered to Fort Fred Steele. Lieut. E. L. Bailey of the Fourth Infantry is relieved from duty at Fort Fetterman court martial. Capt. John D. Devin of the Ninth Infantry at Omaha Barracks is ordered to Sidney Barracks. Lieut. James B. McB. Stembel of the Ninth Infantry, at Omaha, is ordered to join his company on the Little Missouri without delay.
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Maj
Simeon Smith
Omaha
Fort Sanders
Henry G. Thomas
Pay Department
Sidney Barracks
Fort Fred Steele
E. L. Bailey
Fourth Infantry
Fort Fetterman
John D. Devin
Ninth Infantry
Omaha Barracks
James B. McB. Stembel
Little
Missouri
Cheyenne Hosts Record Fourth of July Firemen Visit
The Fourth of July celebration between the Missouri River and the Pacific drew the largest fireman delegation yet. Central City Register-Call notes visitors were well treated by Cheyenne hosts and the city gushed with hospitality while the Omaha Herald reports on the crowded but cordial reception.
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Cheyenne
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
Central City Register-Call
The
Omaha Herald
Storm Strikes Grand Island Nebraska Damage Report
A destructive wind and rain storm with lightning hit Grand Island on Sunday night around 10. It roared through the area all night and yesterday, causing damage to many business houses and residences. Telegraph service was disrupted, limiting news from the region for two days.
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Grand Island
Nebraska
Wyoming Penitentiary Tenants Work for Profit of Government
The Wyoming Penitentiary houses thirty two Territorial convicts and six United States prisoners, all employed to profit the government. Potatoes planted this spring promise a rich harvest, brick kilns progress with one burning 225000 stock brick and another starting, four kilns possible. Convicts quarry stone for the school house and hospital, and for door caps sills and edging. Warden House plans to haul large stone slabs for sale, noting the quarry stone is superior in quality and cheapness, available in slabs from two to ten inches thick.
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Wyoming Penitentiary
United States
Death of John H. Van Sandt on the road to Indiana
John H. Van Sandt died yesterday around noon while en route with his family from Oregon to Indiana. His illness exhausted the funds for medical care and a plain burial was afforded. The family thanks Cheyenne residents for their kindness and support during their bereavement.
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John Th. van Sandt
John H. van Sandt
Oregon
Indiana
van Sand
Cheyenne
J. H. van Sandy
City Council Holds Regular Meeting Amid Executive Session
City Board of Trustees met in City Hall led by Mayor Bresnahen. Members present include Grainger, Addams, Caswell, Reid, Marks, Hammond, Masten and Hib bard. Executive session approved after initial votes to limit public access.
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Board of Trustees
Bresnahen
Grainger
Addams
Caswell
Reid
Marks
Hammond
Masten
Hibbard
Reel
Jeffrey
Marshal McDonald
Potter
W. H. Holliday
Russel Thorpe
T. A. Caswell
Leighton
T. Dyer
Finance Committee
James McDaniels
Dramatic Theatre
Sixteenth Street
Look Before You Leap in Cheyenne
An incident on Thames Street in Cheyenne describes a man firing a shotgun at a cat in a back yard, startling an old lady on a porch who nearly convulsed. The shooter’s identity is not disclosed in the report.
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Thames Street
Cheyenne
Greeley Officials Thank Cheyenne After July Celebration
Town Trustees of Greeley Colorado issue formal thanks to Cheyenne officials and citizens for the cordial reception and entertainment at the July 4 celebration. They express desire to strengthen commercial and social ties between the two communities and develop western resources.
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Greeley
Colo
Fire at McDaniels Theatre Sparks Large Crowd
A small fire at McDaniels Theatre early this morning drew hundreds as investigators traced the blaze to kindling wood in a rear room of the adjoining old building once used by Charles Dieffenendorf. Fire units arrived quickly and quenched the flames, with a blamed cigar causing the incident. The theatre escaped with a narrow margin.
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McDaniels
Charles Diefendorf
Sun Converts To Cheyenne Afternoon Paper
Proprieties of the Sun and LEADER reach an accord to switch one paper to an afternoon edition. After a coin toss using the Goddess of Liberty and American Eagle as symbols, the Sun becomes Cheyenne’s afternoon paper while the LEADER remains a morning paper. Both publishers vow to serve Cheyenne and Wyoming with first class timing.
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the Sun
Leader
Slack
Cheyenne Daily Sun
American Eagle
Cheyenne
S 2
Wyoming
Compliments for Cheyenne and Colorado News Roundup
A Council Bluffs Nonpareil writer describes the Cheyenne visit by rail along the Union Pacific spur and the Snowy Range. Resolutions praise the Cheyenne fire department and Union Pacific officials. Reports cover accidents, eclipse views, a miners death, and press notices from Denver, Laramie, and Evanston.
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Cheyenne
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific Railroad
Rockies
Long’s
Pike’s Peaks
Plains
Fire Department
Prairies
The
Iowa
Waldraven
Cheyenne Fire Department
Union Pacific Railroad Company
J. T. Clark Hose Company
Rescue Engine Co
Singular Accident Near Round House Injures Mrs Wilson
Yesterday morning Mrs. Wilson, who lives just south of the Round House, was involved in a singular accident at her dwelling. A small abandoned room attached to the house had two walls torn out, leaving a clothes line attached to a remaining wall. She stood by the wall as Kneff, the Colorado vegetable ped-...
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Frost
H.L. Frost
L. J. Hall
Cedar Rapids
Cheyenne
Smith
Ingersoll
Columbia College
New York
Denverr
Pueblo
Owen Johnson
Clear Creek County
Colorado
Denver Democrat
Laramie City
Cheyenne Fire Department
D. Hunter
Greeley
Brown, Adams & Eldridge
Chicago
Dick Duff
Rogers
Rawlins
Texas Jack
Mr. Henry
Brown’s Springs
Western Remedy for Diarrhoea and Dysentery Endorsed
Public notice urges every Cheyenne family to use Brown's Extract Blackberry and Ginger for diarrhoea cholera morbus and related illnesses. Doctors and druggists recommend it. buy now to save illness and medical costs. Also advertises Brown's Amibilious Liver Pills and Harbor Aqua Pills as remedies for ague.
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Brown
Cheyenne
New West
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Wenger & Stender
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L. von Gouren
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R. G. Dill
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