Deadwood grows civil as banks close Sundays
The Deadwood area moves toward urban routines with banks closing Sundays, new U.S. District Attorney for Montana Theophilus Gaines, and a 48 hour coach run to Deadwood from the city. Reports note gas works, water plans, Black Hills rail ambitions, and a new grand jury chosen in Wyoming territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Theophilus Gaines
U. S
Montana
Nottage
Tom ‘Alsop
Lawrence County
Dakota
J. J. McGreavy
Red Cloud Agency
Cheyenne
North Platte
Washington
William Ware Peck
Supreme Court of Wyoming
Hilliard, Lumber O
Hilliard
Wyo
Thomas Mitchell
Fort Laramie
John Featherston
Charlie Hecht
Department of the Platte
Gen Miles narrowly escapes ambush after Rosebud battle
After the Rosebud fight Gen Miles rode through camp announcing surrender would spare all. Two Indians Lame Deer and Iron Star handed over arms then fired. Lame Deer shot at Miles, killing Private Springer. Iron Star and Lame Deer were killed within a hundred yards. Iron Star’s eagle feather bonnet bore a bullet hole, and Iron Star lay dead with a bullet in his forehead. The act is described as vengeance for the Custer fight.
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Miles
the Rosebud
Lame Deer
Lieut. Baird
Fifth Infantry
Iron Star
Lieut. Long
Long
Gen. Miles
Springer
Second Cavalry
Horse Thieves Rampant Across Nebraska Frontier
A bold gang steals horses and mules along the stage line from the railroad to Buffalo Gap Nebraska. Eleven animals were taken in two weeks with four horses and two mules recently stolen from a station between the railroad and Red Cloud. The frontier reports numerous thefts from Dakota to Montana and calls for stronger law enforcement in Wyoming Nebraska and Dakota. The piece warns of vigilante action if authorities fail to stop the depredations and notes changing attitudes toward horse thieves.
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Buffalo Gap
Nebraska
Red Cloud
Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Terman Haas Wagon and Implement House Featured
The long standing ranchmen and freighters outfitting point, Terman Haas, remains the popular source for Schuttler wagons in all styles and sizes. He also stocks Champion Mowers, praised at the Centennial Exposition, and guarantees prompt, satisfactory blacksmithing and repairs with a skilled team.
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Terman Haas
Haas
Col James M Moore Marries Annie Wertheim in LaSalle
The Chicago Journal notes Col James M Moore, attached to Gen Sheridan’s staff as depot quartermaster in this city, wed Mrs Annie Wertheim of LaSalle yesterday. The ceremony occurred at Mrs Lindley’s residence, with Reverend Meyer officiating then going east.
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Col. Moore
Chicago Journal
James M. Moore
Gen. Sheridan
Annie Wertheim
LaSalle
Lindley
Rey
Meyer
Red Cloud Name Mystery Revealed in Sioux Translation
A TH LEADER representative reports from northern agencies that the renowned Indian chief historically known as Red Cloud is actually named Scarlet Cloud. The Sioux term Mah-pi-ya-lu-tas translates to Scarlet Cloud, while Red Cloud is Mah-pi-ya-sha.
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Red Cloud
Scarlet Cloud
Rash Road Agents at Fort Laramie Stage Attack
Drake the stage driver reports that near Hat Creek three armed road agents halted the coach and fired. Passengers armed themselves and forced the trio to ride away. The incident prompts calls to shoot first and hang road agents, with orders to guard coaches carrying treasure.
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Fort Laramim
Drake
Hat Creek
John Featherston
Voorhees
G. M. Brown
Deadwood
Stampede at Fort Russell Moves Through Cheyenne Street
Fort Russell cavalry horses from Company F stampeded yesterday, charging 16th street toward the U P depot with riders atop saddleless mounts. The viral scene featured a gallant charge through town as the horses snorted, while a separate unit escorted toward the depot. In other news, Pierson’s ten stamp mill at Central City crushed 157 tons of ore for 359 ounces of gold, valued at seven thousand one hundred dollars, linked to the Fairview mine and Aurora shaft dispute overseen by Judge Bennett.
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Fort Russell
16Th Street
Ferguson
16Th Streets
U. P
Son of
Mars
Black Hills
Dradwoop
Pierson
Central City
Stebbins, Post & Co.’s Bank
Fairview
Aurora
McLaughlin
Judge Bennett
Mystery Death Near City After Lake Ambiguity
Sheriff Carr reported a man found dead along the road between the city and a lake near dawn. The lake's identity remains unclear as Goldacker, freighters, and Major Balcombe weigh in. Carr notes two blackened eyes but offers no burial details.
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Sheriff Carr
Leader
Lake Mah-pi-ya-luita
Lake Minnehaha
Goldacker
Carr
Jeff Carr
Major Balcombe
Don Juan Dolores posts for five hundred diggers
A crude notice seeks five hundred men to dig post holes on shares on a ranch. Applicants must furnish good references. The narrator disparages women and recounts a run-in with a housekeeper, ending with a harsh demand to avoid a certain female until marriage.
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Gabriel
Don Juan Dolores
Miners Check In With Gold Dust Hoard at Chayenne Hotel
Two dirty sun bronzed miners arrived on a Friday coach in Chayenne. They left gold dust in a nine buckskin bag weighing six to seven pounds and over ten pounds of gold in a belt. The hotel clerk treated them with suspicion but promptly stored the valuables in the safe before escorting them to the best rooms.
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Chayenne
How Are You Sidney A Telegram From Deadwood
A Deadwood telegram reports Cheyenne and Sidney coaches arriving at the hotel simultaneously after leaving Saturday morning. The note explains a seven hour time advantage for the Cheyenne route due to a lay-over and a new road from Hat Creek to Mountain City deemed unsafe for night travel. Our stage departs at 4 a.m. and Sidney at 9 a.m. five hours later, leaving us seven hours ahead in running time.
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Sidney
Deadwood
Cheyenne
Hat Creek
Mountain City
Laramie Rolling Mills to Rework Rail Iron for UP
Supt Brazier reports Union Pacific has bought eight thousand tons of steel rails to lay track for the Black Mills railroad. Existing iron will be re rolled promptly, with new rollers installed, to maximize output day and night. The project guarantees at least a year's work for the mill and road demands.
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Laramie
Sentinel
Brazier
Union Pacific Company
Black Mills
Narrow Gauge Reaches Historic Summit in Sangre de Cristo
A Southern Colorado press dispatch reports the Denver and Rio Grande railway reaches its highest point to date at La Veta Pass in the Sangre de Cristo mountains. The summit stands at nine thousand nine hundred and forty feet, on the line aiming for the Montezumas halls.
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Colorado
la Veta Pass
Sangre de Christi
Denver and Rio Grande
Water Works amended proposition for Cheyenne city water
The Union Pacific Railway offers to lay six inch cast iron piping from Crow Creek to near the Railroad House with pumping works to sustain 150 psi, install at least three hydrants, add a six inch branch across the right of way, employ engineers on duty, and keep boiler pressure steady. The city may connect to extend into other areas and water to fight fires. the company may supply water to hotels with a water tax agreed. City payments include coal, engineer salary, interest on extra pipe, plus half the cost of electric signaling apparatus up to 120 dollars. If accepted, works could be operational within two months according to Mr J T Clark.
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Union Pacific Railroad Company
Cheyenne
Crow Creek
Fowth
J. T. Clark
Dooley's Yeast Powder Endorsed For Light Baking
A vintage ad style passage extols Dooley's Yeast Powder as a magic aid for baking. It claims light ocean foam like weight and appealing results in gake bread biscuits pot pies and puddings. The tone imitates period advertising with vivid claims.
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Dooley
Spotted Tail Agency Mission Attracts Mixed Congregation Nebraska
A Sunday at Spotted Tail Agency Nebraska describes the Indian mission led by Rev W J Cleveland with Sisters Pendleton and Lee and his wife. The church welcomed soldiers, workers and mixed blood residents for English and Dakota services, baptism, a day school serving about 333 names since 1876, and notes on Sioux child discipline and schooling challenges.
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Spotted Tail Agency
Nebraska
Episcopal Society
W. J. Cleveland
Pendleton
Lee
Camp Sheridan
Little Brown
Jie
Goldsmith
Maj. Sully
Spotted Tail
Dakota
Cleveland
Tom Leader
Mission Chapel
Miss Lee
Miss Pendleton
John Cunningham
J. I. Mills
Sensational Humbug from Utah Debunked by Clinton
The telegraph reports Jerome B. Stillson of the New York Herald twice attacked in Salt Lake City this week. An assassination attempt with a knife in his Walker house room followed a pistol shot on the streets. Clinton denounces Stillson as a drunken sensationalist whose dispatches stir unrest and damage Utah commerce.
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Telegraph
Jerome B. Stillson
New York Herald
Salt Lake City
Walker House
Utah
Alllison
Stillson
Brigham Young
Salt Lake
Union
Clinton
Deadwood Misleading Murder Claims Challenged
A Deadwood correspondent refutes rumors of daily killings, noting only one pistol shot heard in three weeks, and calls rival reports base lies. The writer compares Deadwood’s true order to Omaha and Denyer, cites a 240 mile coach trip in 54 hours, and mentions Hon. EB Bennett of Carbon County visiting the capital to handle legal business at Dyer's hotel.
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Deadwood
Omaha
Denyer
Cheyenne
EB. W. Bennett
Carbon County
Dyer’s
Ane ble d sued day by dept
A fragmentary OCR item notes a party facing a lawsuit filed by a department. Details are unreadable, with missing names and dates, but the legal action is indicated and the case is described as to be pursued.
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Evanston Age
Seattle
Crawford, Thompson & Co
E. Tillotson
Ali
Custer Herald
Daily Leader
Ed Wagner
Bro, Warner
Deadwood Times
United States
Times
Bismarck
District Court
Fisher
J. E. Schooler
M. J. Wertheimer
Rascals
Water Works
Sabbath School
Bea Dart
Devi
Ial
Yvul Vei
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