Laramie Weekly Leader March 14 1878 Lanterns and Legions
The Weekly Leader reports St Patrick’s Day near, praises Laramie Minstrels, notes Eli Perkins in St Joseph, rail contracts for Kansas Pacific, a Pisa tower remark by a schoolboy, and local crime, trials, and fires. Miles expedition halted per Gen Terry. Debates over cattle theft, armed threats, and a sleuth released convict. Cheyenne swing shot arrival and a Chinaman with a flying hat anecdote.
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St. Joseph
Eli Perkins
Kansas Pacific
Tower
Pisa
Jean
Laramie
H. Goodfellow
Power
Ranger
Fort Laramie
Judge Slaughter
Elopement Extraordinary Sparks Cheyenne Scandal
A Colorado Central section boss Clemens discovers his wife missing after two months hosting railroad boarders. She elopes with former Union Pacific worker Charles Thornton, taking cash and apparel. Clemens remains shocked yet relieved to be single again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Clemens
Hay & Thomas
Colorado Central Railroad
Cheyenne
Charles Thornton
Union Pacific Railroad
Golden
Thornton
Denver
Stock Stealing Case Starts in Cheyenne
Wyoming stock detective W C Lykins arrived in Cheyenne with George W Handley a Pratt Ferris stock ranch foreman from near Fort Jaramie as a prisoner charged with stealing cattle from his employer and others. A preliminary trial before Justice Slaughter bound Handley over $2000 and he was jailed. He pleads innocence and asks time before public judgment.
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W. C. Lykins
Wyoming
Cheyenne
George W. Handley
Pratt & Ferris
Fort Jaramie
Slaughter
Handley
Ile
Map of surveyed lands in Wyoming counties offered in prints
IT has published a map of the surveyed lands in Laramie and Albany counties Wyoming from official land maps. It marks every section township and range streams roads reservations and railroad stations and the Union Pacific land grant limits to Tort Steele. Prices printed: plain sheets $1.00 bond paper $1.50 rollers $2.50. Address F2dGtawlt wi R. BUACKSTONE Cheyenne Wyo.
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Laramie
Albany
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Winton Ranch Man Hurt When Thrown From Wagon
Mr John Hunton of Winton's ranch suffered a broken left leg after being violently thrown from his wagon near Fort Fetterman on Saturday the 23d ult His horses were frightened and ran away breaking the wagon He is now in the hospital at Fetterman recovering as rapidly as could be expected
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stunton
Winton
Fort Fetterman
Hunton
Fetterman
Petty Jealousy over Territory Rivalries
A respondent complains that the Laramie Sentinel favors towns outside the Territory and ignores Cheyenne interests. The letter accuses the paper of bias toward Laramie and specific stage lines while neglecting the Cheyenne and Black Hills route. The writer urges the Sentinel to represent Wyoming’s enterprises rather than rival out-of-territory interests.
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Laramie
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Dakota
Livamie
The
Sentinel
Bismarck
Black Hills
Wyoming
Boulder Central and Utah railroad plans outlined
Preliminary arrangements for building the Boulder Central and Utah railroad are under way in Denver. The route starts at Boulder and proceeds via Nederland and Caribou to Central City with branches to Black Hawk Idaho and Georgetown. Additional branches connect Nederland to Hot Sulphur Springs and extend through Grand and Routt counties toward Utah. The corporation's capital stock is $300,000 in 3,000 shares of $100 each.
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Boulder, Central and Utah Railroad
Denver
Boulder
Nederland
Caribou
Central City
Black Hawk
Gilpin County
Idaho
Georgetown
Clear Creek County
Boulder County
Hot Sulphur Springs
Grand County
Grand and Routt
Territory of
Utah
Railway Corporation
Rumors and notes from Wyoming towns and figures
Items mention Forresters debating in Cheyenne, Doc Hayford tending car shops, Hardin the barber praised, a Dress Reform hop, Luke Murrin’s party at Deadwood, forecast of rough weather, Pollard & Co planning a stationery store, G Washington Jones dodging fires, W P Carroll shot by a released convict, overcoats in demand, Slack’s plan to buy Deadwood Times, Bramel speech misread about Webster, a Cheyenne boy’s telephonic link, and To LeaADER hailed as the best paper in Wyoming.
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Forresters
Cheyenne
Doc Hayford
Hardin
Lyceum
Luke Murrin
Party
Deadwood
Pollard & Co
G. Washington Jones
W. P. Carroll
Iddy Street
Slack
Deadwood Times
Bramel
Daniel Webster
Leaader
Wyoming
Presbyterian Church
Jones
Doc. Reynolds
Chillicothe
Missouri
Bobby Burns
Black Hills
Goldsmith
J. S. Atchison
A. H. Reel
Platte
Black Hills Traveler Chased Stage to Cheyenne Debating Society
A traveler chasing a missing Thursday stage in the Black Hills races Ferguson street and Fortunatly catches up with an express man to reach KB Johnsons residence. The Cheyenne Debating Society meets at Red Cross hall to argue if the pen is mightier than the sword with W J Hardin C W Bramel and others presenting sides.
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Black Hills
Ferguson Street
Black Hiller
KB. P
Cheyenne Debating Society
Red Cross
Ben’s Block
W. J. Hardin
C. W. Bramel
W. TH. Pollard
J. Granger
Cornelius
Messrs. Lewer
Price
W. C. Shaw
W. H. Pollard
W. Bramel
W.P. Carroll
W. J. Plardi
Black Hills mining prospects and local life in Deadwood
New York Herald reports on Black Hills placers with an estimated value near 4 million dollars, noting rich veins and mines such as Eureka and Amador as benchmarks. It describes Deadwood society, schools, churches, courts, and a humorous Luke Voorhees anecdote, plus Denver cattle market conditions and prices.
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Deadwood
Gulches
Battle
Spring
Rapid
Castle
Rapid Creek
Spring Creek
Nigger Gulch
America
California
Eureka
Sierra Buttes
Idaho
Keystone
Amador
Hite
Black Bear
Standard
DeSmet
Roderick Chu
Hidden Treasure
Golden Gate
North Star
Golden Terra
United States
Snowbound City Trails and Storm Warnings Across Cheyenne
A sweeping 1870s style storm paralyses Cheyenne with wind speeds around 64 mph and heavy snow. Reports describe halted trains, blocked telephones, shattered windows, and cattle fleeing toward the Platte while locals endure a severe blizzard far exceeding recent winters.
Severe Storm Ravages City With Snow Drifted Streets
A historic wind and snow storm hit the region Thursday night, bringing drifting snow up to ten feet on sidewalks and widespread travel disruption. Buildings were damaged, trains halted, and telegraph service failed in most directions, with the storm expected to ease within a day.
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Tuk
Seventeenth
Fergusons North
J. C .Abney
Kubis & Dillman
Eddy Street
John
Laramie City
Antelope Station
Cheyenne
Omaha
Antelope
Sidney
Denver Pacific
Carr Station
W. P. Davis
Gilderoy
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Conejos County
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Colorado
Mr. Gaye
G. W. Jones
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Fire Department
James Gillis
Camp Carlin
Lone Star Hotel
Green River
U. P
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John Welch
San Francisco Mint
Shelby
New Land Map
R. Buackstone
Cheyenne, Wyo
EL Dorado
New York Herald
Luke Voorhees
Jack McAleer
Voorhees
McAleer
Moore
Horace
McNamara & Co
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Wm. Ware Peck
Carey Block
Bennett
North Pole
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Washington
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C. H. Brinton
New York
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Marshall, Mo
Fisher
Thomas M. Fisher
Caliph
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Logan
Clara Staples Scribner
Charles M. Scribner
Fort Fred Steele
St. John’s Church
W. H. Stoy
Scrbner
Dooley
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