Weekly Leader highlights and notes from June 27 1878 issue
District court delays past the Fourth. Public School Commencement at Recreation Hall on the 28th. Julia A Moore to sing in place of Bryant. Rufus Bennett grows 2000 cranberry plants near Greeley. Ten city governments to attend Fourth celebrations. Sidney Catholic church building contract around 1500. Cheyenne centerstone copy of Cheyenne Leader laid at Laramie school. The Horribles prep Fourth parade. storefronts to decorate. Belford for Congress urged. Gill, Patterson among political talk. Fire department prizes at Central City tournament. Two San Francisco widows worth 13 million. Gimlet humor on misnamings. Watterson slams Hewitt over Tilden issue. Webster defines gimlet. Ferguson Street Gimlet mentioned. Wilson urged for 1880 GOP VP candidate. Cheyenne Catholic church contract awarded to Hurd & Calland at 5582. Sidney temple contract to local contractors. Lake Mapahlutah coffin canard debunked. Mountain City Alerts race time 32 seconds. Sweetwater River Mining Co charter filed. capital 12000. favorable outlook. Oil City notes pithy epigrams. Sidney shooting: John Wright mortally wounded by Ed McGrand. both cattlemen. McGrand drunk. Wright related to New York editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Hall
Bryant
Julia A. Moore
Michigan
Rufus Bennett
Greeley
Church of
Sidney
Laramie
Jim” Belford
Congress
Colorado
Tommy Patterson
Belford
Register Call
Central City
San Francisco
Widders
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Congressman Hewitt
Webster
Ferguson Street
Missouri River
Jas. F. Wilson
Iowa
Cheyenne
Messrs. Hurd & Calland
Mapahlutah
Mountain City
Central Call
Sweetwater River Mining Company
Sweetwater River
Oil City
South Till
Burlington Hawkeye
Eddy Street
John Wright
Ed McGrand
Clark’s Bridge
Black Trills
Wright
McGrand
Bosler Bros
McIntyre
The
New York
Ipper
Bounding Bannoges Correspondence Fixes Civil War Era Indian Movements
Correspondence from The Leader in Salt Lake City details troop dispositions of the 14th Infantry at Fort Hall Idaho and the 5th Cavalry at Ross Fork Agency. It notes hostile Bannocks pressing toward Malheur, cooperation with Gen Howard, and reconnaissance plans from Bear Butte to Big Bend and Slim Buttes, with broader aims to guard the Black Hills and Yellowstone region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Fourteenth Infantry
Camp Douglas
Bryant
Fort Hall
Idaho
Fifth Cavalry
Fort Russell
Ross Fork Agency
Malheur Agency
Oregon
Howard
Fred Grant
Sheridan
Gen. Howard
Sitting Bull
United States
Northern Territories
Bradley’s Command Reaches Belle Fourche River Camp
Deadwood reports Gen Bradley’s expedition camping after fording delays due to high waters. The Belle Fourche River rose fourteen inches overnight, corduroyed approaches were built, and crossing may be delayed several days. Heavy rains slow movements. Little Missouri route uncertain. Miners pass through toward Tongue River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Missouri
Bradley
Belle Fourche
Tongue River
Territorial Defenses Prepared for Dakota Wyoming Frontiers
Military authorities ready to deter incursions by hostile Indians on the Dakota and Wyoming frontiers. Gen Luther Bradley and Gen Wesley Merritt lead columns in the Little Missouri and Powder River regions, with Gen S D Sturgis coordinating from Bear Butte in the Black Hills area. Supplies will be drawn from Fort Abraham Lincoln as Sturgis bases operations and may detach two Seventh Cavalry companies to Fort Lincoln until Cheyenne prisoners are moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Butte
Terry
Crook
Department of the Platte
Miles
Fort Keogh
Bradley
Little Missouri
Yellowstone
Black Hills
Powder River
Dakota
Wyoming
Luther P. Bradley
Wesley Merritt
Little Missouri River
D. Sturgis
Sheridan
Sturgis
Seventh Cavalry
First Infantry
Eleventh Infantry
Fort Abraham Lincoln
Fort Lincoln
Murderous attack at prison denied by Laramie reader
A reader corrects Cheyenne Sun reports on the Warden House assault by convict Wilbert. He states Wilbert attacked Warden House with a knife after being admonished for cell rules, injuring the Warden but not fatally. He clarifies prior claims about Fonce Ryan and comments on Dunk Blackburn’s behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Fort Laramie
Brown
Wilbert
House
Dunk” Blackburn
Rawlins News Chronicle June 21 1878 Mining Growth and Socials
Prosperous summer in Rawlins with new mine work north and south of town. James France buys a mill to move to Seminole for ore from Mammoth Lode. Prospecting parties travel 450 miles visiting Snake river Wyoming Bear river Routt county and Hahn's Peak Colorado. Local society notes include a railroad clerk marriage Gov Hoyt visit and a charity strawberry festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins
The
Leader
Seminole
James France
Vulcan Seminole Mining Company
Ferris District
Pattee
Casey, Brown
Ludlum
Silver Mountain
Snake River
Wyoming
Bear River
Hayden and
Hahn’s Peak
Routt County
Colorado
Snake
Bear
Bear River Valley
Smart
Hayden
J. B. Thompson
Denver
McCook
J. B. Donaldson
Hahn’s Peak Company
Donaldson
Brooks, Bennett and
Stover
Mesars, Farwell, Bell & Holt
Eak
Bell
Charles Chrisman
McAvoy
Gov. Hoyt
Wyoming Knights Templar to Attend Laramie Corner Stone
The Wyoming Commandery No 1 Knights Templar lists Sir Knights and visiting members who will be present for the laying of the Public school building corner stone in Laramie City tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Commandery No. 1
Knights Templar
Laramie City
Miss Kate L Corlett Dies in Buffalo
Hon W W Corlett received word that his sister Miss Kate L Corlett died in Buffalo on Friday. She once visited here in 1875 and was known by many locals. Corlett will attend the funeral and may depart abroad without returning home first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Corlett
Washington
Kate L. Corlett
Buffalo
Burns Pardon Limited to Release from Confinement
Territorial governor John W. Hoyt issues a narrow pardon for William Burns, allowing his release from prison while preserving further penalties. He warns against executive overreach and cites a lack of territorial law permitting time deductions for good behavior. The accompanying notice describes Berthoud’s surveying party preparing to explore routes and resources for a railroad extension into Montana and the surrounding region amid potential hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
Territory OF Wyoming
Executive Department
Cheyenne
Gustav Schinitger
U. S
William Burns
Congress
United States
John W. Hoyt
Williamson Confesses Killing Texas Jack Near Table Mountain
Our Rawlins correspondent reports that a man named Williamson surrendered to authorities after admitting he killed Texas Jack about thirty miles north of Rawlins near Table Mountain. He says Jack rode a stolen horse and had to be killed to capture him. Williamson left with Sheriff Lawrie Deputy Rankin and two others, with full details promised soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins
Williams
Lawrie
Rankin
Prisoners Sent to Lincoln From Local Court With Escort
Deputy Warden Nobes of Nebraska penitentiary and ex Marshal Hastings with assistant contractor Harry Stout escorted eighteen prisoners from Laramie plus nine more from the present term to Lincoln. Names include David McLaren, G W Handley, Geo Wilton alias Liverpool, Philip A George, Wm Heatherly, George Smith, and David Cole. About two hundred gathered at the depot to witness the departure. Some regret the move from Laramie to Lincoln and expect harder work. Dunk Blackburn left with a smile despite his disgrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobes
Nebraska Penitentiary
Hastings
Lincoln
Harry Stout
Laramie
David McLaren
G. W. Handley
Geo. Wilton
Liverpool
Philip A. George
Wm. Heatherly
George Smith
David Cole
Laramine
Blackburn
Hearty Greeting For Rev J Y Cowhick Return Visit
Rev J Y Cowhick, longtime Presbyterian pastor in Stewartstown PA, now touring eastern states, is visiting his old home. The York Daily notes a crowded church, floral decorations, and the warm reception by old friends after seventeen years of service in the area. The current pastor, Rev Mr McGaughy, has opened his house for callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Y. Cowhick
Presbyterian Church
Stewartstown
Pennsylvania
Mr. McGaughy
Victim of Storm Found Near Sidney Bridge
Report of a man found with head detached from body in sand along the North Platte near Sidney bridge. Coroner notified. possible identity as G. S. Roycroft, missing since last winter’s blizzard. Also critique of unsafe sidewalk on Ferguson Street and a promotional note for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte River
Sidney Bridge
Sidney
G. 8
Roycroft
Cheyenne
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Edward T. Boyd
Edward L. Jones
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F. A. Hoyt
S. C. Pearce
W. H. Means
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