Wyoming News Roundup From Fort Sanders To Laramie
Wettest Wyoming season on record boosts stock outlook and plans for a Fort Sanders hospital addition this month. About five thousand visitors expected for the Fourth as Powder River gold fields attract miners. Red Buttes names P J McIntosh postmaster replacing T A McCool. Laramie school corner stone moved to the 24th. Fire department from Laramie City to visit for Fourth celebrations. Two ranchmen jailed in a water dispute near Denver after beating a French man. Troops of news from Oregon to Cheyenne include lectures on origin of man and a shipment of fish to Sacramento with stock drops planned at Green River.
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Wyoming
Stephen F. Nuckolls
Fyman
Omaha
Fire Department
Laramie City
New York City
Sacramento
Sacramento River
Green River
General Crook urged to secure permanent peace with Bannock
Salt Lake City editors urge General Crook to lead a campaign against the Bannocks in Northern Utah and Eastern Idaho. They argue Crook’s proven skill in Oregon, Arizona and Wyoming could end hostilities, protect rail lines and settlements, and deliver lasting peace and equal justice for both Indian and white settlers. The piece praises Crook’s military manage ment and calls for his swift involvement.
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Salt Lake City
Leader
Bannock
Utah
Idaho
Central Pacific Railroad
Kelton
Boise ‘City
Utah Northern Railroad
Montana
Ross Fork
Howard
Department of the Platte
Crook
Oregon
Arizona
Wyoming
Nebraska
Dakota
Fort Laramie
White Earth
Niobrara
South Cheyenne
Powder River
Belle Fourche
Towa
Pacific Coast
Old Red Cloud Agency
Missouri River
Gen. Crook
Frightened Into the Street Prank Hits Abe Hershfield
Jonas Hellawell and a companion known as Slim Jim set twenty four clocks to alarms. At five in the morning the clocks rang loudly, waking Abe Hershfield of the Diamond Loan Office who fled in fear thinking the building would collapse and waters filled his cellar.
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Jonas Hellawell
Slim Jim
Abe Hershfield
Diamond Loan Office
Abe
Town Troubles at Bismarck Tease Scandal Stirs Dakota
The report claims Mr. Tonn was arrested on charges filed by his wife and jailed in a Dakota hospital while the deputy sheriff who chased Mrs. Town is broke and distressed. Mrs. Town lives in a hotel in fashionable style as Towe, the safe man, remains a citation in the unfolding tale.
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Bismarck
Tonn
Mrs. T
Parameter of Kidnapping Charge Mentioned in Arrest
A fragment notes an arrest tied to a paramour and a kidnapping charge invoked by a husband. It mentions prior violent acts in Deadwood involving burglaries and safes, implying past criminal behavior and a troubled relationship.
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Deadwood
Death of eminent American poet William Cullen Bryant
The death of poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant is announced with deep regret worldwide. Bryant, aged eighty four, long served as editor of the New York Evening Post since 1826, a career unmatched in American journalism. He is celebrated for Thanatopsis and his nature poetry, and honored for integrity and a life devoted to letters.
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William Cullen Bryant
America
Bryant
United States
Massachusetts
Williams College
New York Evening Post
Accidental Shooting In Wyoming Youths Hurt In Play
This afternoon in RAWLiins Wyoming two seven year old boys were playing with a loaded pistol when it fired. A ball entered the left cheek and exited behind the ear. The wounded boy is weak from blood loss but not considered fatal by a doctor.
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Rawliins, Wyo
Lost horses found after night search near Crow Creek
Dr Russell left Ketcham's house to aid a young man with a broken leg on Wednesday night. His team vanished from in front of the house and were found about daylight near Crow Creek south of Fort Russell. The animals and buggy suffered no injuries after roaming the prairie all night.
Potter's Circus and General Smith Appointment Spark Debate
The Potter investigating committee spent most of yesterday questioning Gen. Smith appointment clerk for the Treasury on Andersons bid for a government post. An army officer from Fort Custer reports bones of Civil War dead exposed at the battlefield, four unburied bodies seen, prompting moral outrage over neglect of fallen heroes.
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Potter
Gen. Smith
Treasury Department
Anderson
Matthews
Fort Custer
Custer
Mother Earth
Des Moines Woman Appears in Police Court in Disheveled State
Marie Benning, about fifty, charged with disorderly conduct, is discharged after a brief hearing. The piece recounts her fall from affluence, a troubled marriage, and subsequent life decline. It notes a Des Moines banker husband once sought to resume business amid rumors of domestic strife. The narrative shifts to a wedding report for Eugenia Kingman and Lieut Daniel H. Kingman with army connections and familiar relatives in attendance.
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Marie Benning
Justice Fisher
Bar of Justice
Des Moines
Cheyenne
Judge Kingman
Eugenia
N. A
Miss Jennings
St Luke’s Church
Daniel H. Kingman
United States Engineer Corps
Caroline
Charles Thomas
Thomas
Quartermaster’s Department
Gertrude
Heger
M. Th & Sons
Morton McMichael
Clayton McMichael
Engineers Corps
Army
Worker Wounded in Cow Incident Near City
A young man employed by Frank Ketchum about four miles north of town broke his leg Wednesday in a cow related accident. While milking, the cow kicked him into another cow that stepped on his leg. Dr. Russell treated him at the scene and he is recovering well.
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Frank Ketchum
Russell
Look After the Children Fourth of July Picnic Suggestion
Public school pupils will join the Fourth of July celebration and a ladies committee is urged to arrange for their needs. Fifty dollars has been set aside for the school, part to fund flag material and a picnic facility for the children. The piece appeals for women to help and recalls past childhood experiences.
Almost a Fire Charles Lawrence a Union Pacific Brakeman
Charles Lawrence a brakeman on the Union Pacific started smoking a cigar in his room at the Railroad House last night. The embers set bed clothes ablaze and the fire spread to carpets and furniture before smoke woke him and the door was broken in to reach him. He escaped unharmed as firefighters doused the blaze.
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Charles Lawrence
Union Pacific
Lawrence
Jennings Kingman Army Circles Interest Inquirer Extract
An extract from the Philadelphia Inquirer dated the 6th inst is noted as of interest to army circles and residents who value military news and connections. The snippet promises further details likely related to Jennings Kingman and related military topics.
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Jennings—Kingman
Philadelphia Inquirer
Waddie Fisher Team Prepares for Cheyenne Prize Contests
The Woodie Fisher hose company enters the 4Cheyenne tournament with a training team built from most members of a prior Central prize winner group. A few new men join on the ropes as they pursue prizes now offered as cash rather than medals by the Cheyenne department.
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Laramie City
Laramie
Woodie Fisher Hose Company
Central
Cheyenne
Denver News
Mandamus Case In Colorado Central Railroad Varies County
The Mandamus Case of Colorado Central R R versus the County Commissioners of Laramie County came before Judge J W Fisher. Col W R Steele for the railroad began the plea but Judge Fisher adjourned court to resume at Yer clock this morning.
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Colorado Central R. R. Company
Laramie County
J. W. Fisher
Col. W. R. Steele
Territory v Handley verdict and sentence
The case against G. W. Handley resumed yesterday. Judge Miller and Bramel charged the jury which returned a guilty verdict around 10.00 pm. Handley was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. The jury assessed the stolen property value at two hundred thirty dollars.
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G. W. Handley
Miller
Bramel
Seminole Mines Prospect Generating Interest in Wyoming
English prospectors sought to buy the Seminole Gold and Silver Mining Company near Rawlins. The firm purchased mining machinery in New York and will arrive to evaluate value before stamp mills. J. R. Brown and Isaac Ludlum of New York lead plans, with assays up to 1000 per ton. Governors Hoyt expected at Wyoming's first commencement exercises in Recreation Hall on the 29th.
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Seminole District
Rawlins
Seminole Gold and Silver Mining Company
Calais
Maine
New York
J. R. Brown
Isaac Ludlum
Messrs. Brown and
Ludlum
Recreation Hall
Gov. Hoyt
Wyoming
Dr Swayne’s Wild Cherry Syrup Promoted as Cure All
An advert touts Dr Swayne’s Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry as a universal remedy for coughs hoarseness sore throat bronchitis weak lungs and heart disease. Trial bottles cost 25 cents and a large bottle $1 with sales through leading druggists including Addams & Glover in Cheyenne.
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Dr. Swayne
Flowers and military notices in 1878 Leader page
A poem by Julia Clare extols flowers and light, dated Font Steele Wro June 11 1878. The page lists leaves of absence for numerous U S Army officers across infantry cavalry and medical corps with varying durations, and announces the resignation of Second Lieutenant A C Tyler of the Fourth Cavalry effective July 1 1878.
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Julia Clare, Font Steele
Wro
F. M. H. Kendrick
Eighth Infantry
J. B. Guthrie
Thirteenth Infantry
C. B. White
A. D. King
Third Cavalry
W. V. Wolfe
Second Infantry
B. N. Rogers
C. IX. Winne
W. L. Newlands
Wm. Prince
Ordnance Department
A. C. Tyler
Fourth Cavalry
District Court in Session for Handley Case and Related Matters
Judge J. W. Fisher presided as Territory v. Handley moved toward trial with witnesses unable to produce a continuance. Proceedings covered cattle theft, Deadwood sales, and jury deliberation slated after opening remarks. Other cases and local notes on hay yields, Fourth of July plans, and firemen fever closed the report.
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District Court
J. W. Fisher
Geo. W. Handley
Miller
Bramel
Handley
Colorado Central Company
Final settlements in two Wyoming estate matters posted
Notice of final settlement for J. K. P. Clark and S. A. Megeath estates to be reviewed at the next Probate Court term in Laramie county Wyoming Territory on the second Monday of July. Administrators Whitney Megeath Cockran urge interested parties to appear. Also a stray horse notice offers reward for a brown horse branded I C twice left hip, missing since May 18.
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J. K. P. Clark
Laramie County
Wyoming Territory
Whitney
S. A. Megeath
I. G. Megeath
A. Cockran
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Weekly Leader
Fort Sanders
Denton
Troy
N. Y
Bright
McKay
Denver
Monto
Kansas
Missouri
Slack
Prof
Central City
Colorado
Rita-Byron
Outfit
Senate
Sargent
Mitchell
Millard
J. L. Wheeler
Louis Erdman
the Bannock
Waddie Fisher
Spinney
Union Pacific Railroad
Salt Lake
Laramie Plains
Denver Democrat
Jead
Andrew Ryan
Wye
H. M. Bond & Co
Shipping and Commission Merchants
Ogden, Utah
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