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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1878
Page
16
A Wyoming area report describes small buffalo herds near Hat Creek and Spearfish, plus Cheyenne heat and a lively scene with bands, trains, and firemen traveling to Chicago. The piece mentions the Wyoming Supreme Court session in October, local shootings, and various civic and military notes from Cheyenne, Rawlins, and Fort Laramie.
In Hat Creek on July 20, D Boone May, messenger for the Cheyenne and Biaryk Hills Stage Company, killed two buffalo within three miles of Hat Creek station. This marks the first buffalo kill in years in this region.
Gen. P. H. Sheridan reaches Crook City and plans to move toward Gen. Bradley's Little Missouri HQ sixty five miles away escorted by Capt. Guy V. Henry's Third Cavalry. He is expected to pick a site for a permanent post in the Black Hills before returning. The Bear Paw gold rush draws many from Deadwood with a twenty man expedition leaving yesterday for the new El Dorado.
The Omaha Bee reports Chicago based Wood Brothers, a major cattle commission house with an annual business of 17 million dollars, plan to open an Omaha branch. They will buy cattle locally to save shippers from shipping to Chicago and reduce losses during transit, boosting Omaha business and benefiting UP line shippers.
R Ainslee now heads a division on the Kansas Pacific. South Park track layers near Bailey's. A waterspout near Golden washed away a bridge section on Ralston creek. Antitrust suits began in Denver between Denver and Rio Grande and Santa Fe. Santa Fe contracts grading Leadville branch west of Carson City. Awaited August 16 bids for southern branch to Willow Branch, aiming for trains to Las Vegas by early April.
A reflective piece tracing the word gossip from its roots to its modern mischief making, contrasting sacred trust with secular intrusion. It warns of harmless, thoughtless, and malicious gossip, urging readers to reject prying talk and maintain neighborly respect in the community.
Miss Hattie A. Smith and Mr. William Bernheim, both of Fort Collins, Colorado, were married on July 22 at the Presbyterian Parsonage by Rev. J. Y. Cowhick.
An advertising claim extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as an ionic tonic for nerves, countering over-tension and mental strain. It asserts the product strengthens nerves to endure ordinary impressions and mental work, citing testimonials from business and professional figures.
The Indian Office summarizes Umatilla affairs noting close ties with the Nez Perces, a potential war risk, and the tribe's relative affluence with 849 members, 17000 horses, 5000 cattle, many sheep, and valuable lands. It reports encroachments by whites and a Mitchel bill to move them to Gakaman, reluctantly approved to aid railroad expansion and state development, despite concerns over subsistence and moral risk from contact with adventurers.
A special telegram from Sacr LaLe Crry dated July 22 reports the Deserets won 15 to 7 over the Reds. Cheyenne club players were sick, excusing weak play. Weather gusts and sand hindered play as the game ended at 6 15 p m. An excursion is planned with four more games to follow midweek.
Daniel Finn letters the Leader to defend his account of being shot near Whoop-Up on the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage road July 1 1878 and details delays at Fort Laramie for wound treatment He asserts the Laramie Sentinel report is true and disputes alleged wardrobe theft while thanking Fort Laramie agents for their care.
A Pittsburgh native recalls Cheyenne Wyoming as the capital with rough streets and gamblers while city life surprises him. He arrives by rail, praises its growth, and urges friends to invest or move, contrasting sensational East myths with the new thriving frontier.
Over a thousand fine American beef cattle reach the city from La Bonte owned by Swan Brothers. They will be shipped to Chicago within days to Brown Adams and Eldridge. The herd traveled 140 miles in ten days and looked like one of the western’s best beef-steers. Progress In Telegraphy reports duplex telegraphy from Chicago to San Francisco on one wire. An automatic repeater in the Cheyenne office relays messages, extending about 2700 miles, longer than the Atlantic cable. The system works well and is a notable achievement.
A vintage advertisement touts Brown's Extract and other tonics for diarrhea dysentery cholera and skin and hair products. It claims decades of public use and doctor pharmacist endorsement. Sold by all dealers with price notes and product lines listed.
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