Cheyenne Notes on Town Life and Local Happenings
The Cheyenne report covers shortages of brick, a notable Sabbath tandem ride, beef price protests, crowded hotels with cattle buyers, and 1500 Crow Indians near Fort Fetterman. It praises the city band, notes a frost damage, recent baseball games, and talks of Altman and Weber purchasing Nichols store. Beefs, freight to Baker City, and ore shipments to Chicago are described along with urban beautification and potential mineral finds near town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
New York
Forts Fetterman
McKinney
Cheyenne
Durants
City Band
Colorado
Fort Colling
Gap
Texas
Crow Creek
Railroad Boys
Charles Wilde
Green Mountain Bay
Chicago
Midnight Ramble Through City Saloons And Gaming Rooms
A night stroll reveals a tableau of vice from a Chinese wash house to a glittering billiard parlor. Drunken rows, gaming tables, and a crowd drawn to the darker hours illustrate the city’s nocturnal dissipation, ending with a prison escort and reflections on public order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventeenth Street
Thither
Kent & Arnold Move to Larger Quarters In Cheyenne
Kent and Arnold, established real estate brokers, fire insurers, and bankers, operate from their new building next to Stebbins and Post bank. They offer extensive property listings, loans, life and fire insurance, and banking services supported by Cheyenne Savings Bank facilities. They urge buyers and sellers to consult them for sales, purchases, or loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent & Arnold
Carey Block
Ferguson Street
Stebbins and Post’s Bank
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Savings’ Bank
Standard Weights and Measures Delivered to Governor Hoyt
Governor Hoyt received a handsome set of standard weights and measures from the coast survey superintendent. The collection includes brass yardsticks and various measures from pint to half bushel, with weights ranging from a grain of platinum to a fifty pound cylinder. The federal government sent them gratis under a 1882 territorial standard law, but a legislative oversight leaves the county sealers’ compensation provision unenacted, making the law effectively useless until further action. The governor placed the weights in the Territorial library under the librarian’s care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hoyt
The
Coast Survey
Dare & Collings Market Addams & Glover Liniment
The firm Dare & Collings successors to Addams & Glover advertise a stimulating rheumatic liniment for sprains bruises and chronic pains. Available for sale at their shop noted with a June 26 tf date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addams & Glover
Dare & Collings
Dare & Collins
A, & G. Bitters
Allett
Runaway Girl Nabs by Denver Officer in Mass
Captain Hawley and Marshal Carr intercepted a den of vice in a Massachusetts town where Nellie Phelps about 16 years old was found with a young man. Hawley escorted the girl back to Denver promising reform school if she refuses to change.
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C. A. Hawley
Denver
Nellie Phelps
Marshal Carr
Capt. Hawley
Hawley
Methodist and Republican Meetings Set for Utah and Nebraska
The Methodist conference of Utah meets at Salt Lake on Thursday while Nebraska’s Republican state convention gathers at Omaha on September 20. Hon N Keith of North Platte reports 19900 cattle sold from 20000 head at Ogallala with one herd remaining. The Paxton hotel in Omaha, to be finished August 18, will cost 280000 and provide 180 sleeping rooms. Germania smelting works seven miles south of Salt Lake plans to start manufacturing white lead sheet lead lead pipe and shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Conference
Utah
Salt Lake
Republican State Convention
Nebraska
Omaha
Postal delays on Union Pacific shed light on inefficiency
A letter mailed in Omaha July 3 arrived in Cheyenne by Sunday via the westward train, then went to Evanston before forwarding. Six days to traverse from Omaha strains patience, and misrouting to Evanston adds to the grievance against the postal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Omaha
Cheyenne
Evanston
Rock ore shipments from Cheyenne to Chicago yield copper grade
Dickson returned from Chicago where he had been for business tied to the Green Mountain boy. Ten railcars of ore were sent to Chicago for treatment and two cars returned with net earnings of 2672.60 after freight from Cheyenne to Chicago. The rock averaged 45.5 percent copper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickson
Chicago
Cheyenne
Military official to visit Forts Bridger and Thornburgh on public business
The brigadier general commanding the department will proceed to Forts Bridger Wyoming and Thornburgh Utah and return on public business. Capt Cyrus Hoberts of the 17th Infantry serves as aide de camp and Capt Richard Burnett assistant surgeon U S A will accompany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forts Bridger
Wyo
Thornburgh
Utah
Cyrus
Hoberts
17Th Infantry
Richard Burnett
Army orders report forwood to fort washakie service
Major William H. Forwood U S A will report to the lieutenant general at Fort Washakie Wyoming around July 28 1885 for duty as surgeon and naturalist on the inspection tour to be led by the secretary of war and the lieutenant general Recruit George Armstrong enlisted at Fort D A Russell Wyoming is assigned to company O 4th infantry The general courts martial convened at Fort Niobrara Nebraska and Fort Thornburg Utah are dissolved
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Pany
William H. Forwood
Fort Washakie
Wyo
Secretary of War
Crook
George Armstrong
Fort D. A. Russell
County Records: Deeds and Mortgages Recorded
The county clerk records show Jennie Underwood to Ettie Hirschberg a warranty deed for parts of lots 3 and 4 in block 292 for 750 dollars. Ettie Hirschberg to Abram Underwood a mortgage deed for part of lots 8 and 4 in block 292 for 450 dollars. John Shaw to W N Cronly a quitclaim deed in the North Star mining claim Platte Cation mining district for 18 dollars. Frank A Miller to Christopher OBrien a warranty deed for lot 7 in block 413 for 900 dollars.
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Jennie Underwood
Ettie Hirschberg
Abram Underwood
John Shaw
W. N. Cronly
North Star
Platte Cation
Frank A. Miller
Christopher O’brien
Denver papers and coloradan updates in brief items
The Colorado press association meets in Denver tomorrow. A Denver brickmakers union strike continues as employers refuse to hire resisters. A farmer boy near Silver Cliff wounded two men named Kutzlub. Denver brick goods criticized for fragility. Colorado Springs runners post fast 100 yard heats with seconds listed. Hello newspaper to merge into Silver State with Vischer staff. Utah cattle brands identical to Colorado stockmen brands claims raise concern. A lynching attempt near Denver ends with Detective Connor saving Charles Hough. A Bradshaw tunnel strike yields an 80 inch pay streak in Leadville area with coarse gold from bright matrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Press Association
Denver
Chicago
Hugo
Silver Cliff
Louis Kutzlub
Lowry Kutzlub
the Tribune
Colorado Springs
Sanford
Thornell
Jeffery
Silver State
Visscher
National
Greenback Labor Party
Gunnison
Utah
Colorado
Charles Hough
Connor
Bradshaw Tunnel
Printer Bay Hill
Leadville
Cattle Shipments Planned Across Western Routes
5S Mabry directs a shipment of 10 cattle cars to Ogalalla on the 11th. Bob Walker postpones yesterday’s shipment to today using 50 cars. D Sheedy plans cattle movement from Denver Junction to Kansas City on the 14th with potential onward trips to St Louis or Buffalo if sales fail. Rankin to ship 16 cars from Rawlins on the 14th, Blair from Rawlins on the 13th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabry
Ogalalla
Bob Walker
D. Sheedy
Denver Junction
Kansas City
St. Louis
Buffalo
Rankin
Rawlins
H. A. Blair
Kidney Wort Promise and Nerve Restorer Claims
An advertisement touts Kidney Wort as a cure for kidney and stomach related disease, with a testimonial promising a last dose. Also promotes Dr Kaine's Nerve Restorer as a leading remedy for nerve disorders, and Enameline for teeth along with a mining patent service offered by J C Baird in Cheyenne Wyoming.
A Curious Sky Event Stuns Town as Lantern Kite Sways Crowd
Monday evening residents on the street and at doors watched a dramatic sky display. A large white heat flaming star-like body defied orbit ideas while the boy at the end of the string steadied a lantern kite and laughed at the crowd’s astonishment.
Altman & Webel Open Store at Fort Fetterman
Altman and Webel purchase the Nichols store at Fort Fetterman and plan a full stock of goods for local trade. They promise low prices and urge continued patronage, aiming to provide convenience and necessity to residents.
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Altman & Webel Open Store
Fort Fetterman
Altman & Webel
E. R. Nichols
Ldith Altman & Webel
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Mrekla Veater
H. Altman
Charles Weber
Altman & Weber
Baker City
Satan
Joliet
U. P
Weld County
Sidney
Laramie City
Wyoming
Congress
Bronson
Bosler Bros
Our
County Records
Kaine
Arch St
Philadelphia
J.C. Baird
Axew Star
N. J. O'Brien
Black Hills
Davinson Bros
A. & G. Bitters
AL Bee
Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall Street
MLL
City of
Loutaville
General Assembly of
Exyna
A. M. Boardman Courier-Daal
Louisaville
B. My? Man
Broadway
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