Local Leaflets Trimmed With Oddities From 1877
A long squib of banter and news notes from March 16 1877 covers politics in a playful tone. It mocks Democracy, reports on Denver forming a Young Men's Christian Association, recalls movable feast dates, and lampoons news readers. It mentions the Little Big Horn renamed Custer river and notes Crook's march toward Fort Laramie aiming to finish the Sioux crisis.
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Denver
Swain
New York
J. ‘Tilden
Hayes
France
G. Wash
Jones
America
Africas
Winter Warfare in Miles Sioux Campaign Left Harsh Realities
The piece urges readers to grasp the true hardships of the winter campaign against Sitting Bull. It details Miles's infantry trek with meager forage, inadequate clothing, and pack mules worn to the limit, against a hostile and expansive Montana terrain. It notes miles covered, key actions near Fort Carroll, Fort Peck, and multiple engagements, highlighting endurance over comfort.
Sitting Bull Arrives in Wood Mountain with Captured Horses
Information reaches Winnipeg that Sitting Bull has arrived at Wood Mountain in British Possessions with 1000 horses and mules seized from United States forces. Mounted police are deployed to interview him.
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Winnipeg
Sitting Bull
Wood Mountain
United States
Redskins Returning from Hostile Camp near Utter's Ranch
Several hundred Indians crossed the road at Utter's ranch on Lost Water Indian creek today. They are believed to be part of Spotted Tail's band returning from the hostile camp. A number of squaws and papooses accompanied them. Several small bands have crossed toward the Agency in recent days.
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Hap Creek
Wyo
Utter
Buffalo Bull Joins Cattle Shipment to Chicago
A massive buffalo bull accompanying J. W. Diff’s cattle to Julesburg caused no trouble at first but turned wild when herders tried to separate him. He broke into the car with the herd and was shipped east to market, joining the cattle destined for Chicago.
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J. W. Diff
Julesburg
Chicago
Drunken gamblers stage brief shooting affray at 16th and Holdy
Two drunken gamblers, C. H. Harrison and J. Levy, argued over a disputed big game and drew revolvers. Shots were exchanged near Frenchy’s and Dyer’s hotel, wounding Levy in the hip and Harrison in the breast. Levy fled, Harrison collapsed, both men hospitalized as doctors fought to save them. Harrison has a wife and daughter.
Died on the Cars Near Antelope Station
A telegram from the express train conductor reports Ira Rose a second class passenger found dead in a water closet at Antelope station after the eastbound trip Saturday. The body was sent to his wife in Northfield Minnesota. He has a brother in Coulterville Mariposa County California. Cause of death not confirmed but likely heart disease.
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Ira 8
Rose
Antelope Station
Northfield
Minnesota
Coulterville
Mariposa County
California
The Shot Shuffler Shot by J Levy in Street Duel
C H Harrison the gambler was shot Friday evening by J Levy a brother knight of the green cloth. Harrison underwent removal of the ball from his left thigh at daylight Saturday with little improvement and remains in critical condition. He has prior shootings in Pittsburg and other eastern cities, and if this wound proves fatal the public may be relieved of a dangerous character. Levy fired five shots, including the fatal blow, and claims self defense though the writer calls for punishment for the intent to kill.
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Harrison
Levy
16Th Street
Senate
Eddy Street
Dyer’s
Frenchy’s
Joseph W
Joseph
C. H.harrison
J. Levy
Pittsburg
Sholy
Fort Leavenworth Prison to Make Army Shoes
General McDowell and Major Barr on a tour of Massachusetts shoe factories have drafted regulations for military shoemakers at Fort Leavenworth. The plan allows discharged and returned soldiers in the prison to learn a trade, enabling them to reenter civilian life as skilled workers.
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Fort Leavenworth
McDowell
Thomas F. Barr
Board of Commissioners
Massachusetts
Miles Mule Trains Struggle to Supply General Miles
Bozeman Montana February 28. If Miles holds out, expect lively news soon. His mule trains between Powder River cantonment and Fort Buford struggle to endure, as six mules between Glendive creek and the fort can barely move their own rations for the escort for fifteen days. Failure to supply may force a suspension of operations until spring, risking a Sioux resurgence and shaping whether the war closes or restarts with renewed hostilities. Miles and his command remain committed to pursuit of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, weather permitting, and will strike when transportation and forage allow.
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Bozeman
M.T
Powder River
Fort Buford
Miles
Glendive Creek
Yellowstone River
Sitting Bull
Fort Peck
Crazy Horse
Man Swallows Billiard Ball In Cheyenne Odd Feat
A Cheyenne man bet $5 he could place a billiard ball in his mouth. After failed attempts by doctors and local experts the ball was finally removed, sparking chatter as the feat was accomplished with several medical tries and a dramatic extraction.
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Cheyenne
Ea. Merrill
Cheyenne Gains Boost in Black Hills Railroad Battle
The Cheyenne and Union Pacific Branch is sharply poised to reach the Black Hills, with fears the line will divert from Nebraska towns. The Omaha Herald notes self interest guides railroad building, while local leaders predict a Cheyenne start to Fort Laramie by 1878 and a journalist vows unlikely changes.
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Cheyenne
Union Pacific Branch
Union Pacific
Black Hills
Union Pacific Company
Sidney
North Platte
Grand Island
Wyoming
Omaha Herald
Herald
Fort Laramie
Stage Men Buy Black Hills Mines in Deadwood
In Deadwood Gulch near Guyville the Rhoderick Dhu mine was sold by B F McCarty to Gilmer and Salisbury of the Cheyenne and Black Hills stage company for fifty thousand dollars. They also bought a one third share in the Laura mine nearby from C Ti Wagner of the Grand Central hotel for ten thousand dollars.
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Deadwood
Rhoderick Dhu
Deadwood Gulch
Guyville
B. F. McCarty
Messrs. Gilmer and Salisbury
Cheyenne & Black Hills Stage Company
Laura
C. Ti. Wagner
Grand Central Hotel
Strangers Basket of Clothes Hides Baby Found
A laundress received a basket and ten dollars from a stranger who kept his face hidden. Inside, she discovered a newborn baby boy about a week old wrapped in the clothes. Separately, a note on frontier affairs mentions Spotted Tail, Crazy Horse, and ongoing Indian tensions. Sieben Brothers report 4000 sheep lost when a storm and a broken ice crossing caused many to drown or be stranded.
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Sieben Brothers
Meagher
Montana
Debaters' Dispersed on Civil Liberty Clash
Two colored gentlemen debated on a street corner from two to four this morning about which is the freest. The discussion covered civil liberty and paternal government until Mrs. Johnson appeared in night robes with a rolling pin and ordered Ephraim Johnson home.
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Mr. Johnson
Ephraim
Sidney Stages Stoped By Warrant In Bus Contract Suit
A Western Union telegram from Custer City dated March 9 reports special constable HT Wright attached the Sidney stages and teams under an ad warrant in a breach of contract suit brought by passengers. The line advertised 48 hour Sidney to Deadwood trips. The Sidney coach that arrived last night had been on the road seven days and is 7b miles from Deadwood. Trial set for March 20.
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Western Union Telegraph Office
Custer City
HT. S. Wright
Sidney Stages
Sidney
Deadwood
Deatwood
The Bond Question To Aid A Railroad In Cheyenne
The Leader opposes county bonds for railroad aid citing widespread bond depreciation and high discounts. Interest burdens turn into heavy losses for holders, making large issues impractical. No new bonds can be issued until existing bonds are retired or after the next Legislature session, with countywide voter approval required. Cheyenne should abandon bonds and pursue alternative railroad aid promptly.
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United States
Cheyenne
Build the Railroad From Cheyenne to the Black Hills and Beyond
The article argues Cheyenne is the ideal starting point for a new railroad network. It highlights geographic centrality between Omaha and Salt Lake City, proximity to rail lines, and access to coal and timber. It envisions Fort Laramie, Sheridan, Custer, and Helena as growing hubs with a southern Lake Minnehaha shop site offered to the railroad free of taxes for a period.
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Cheyenne
Rocky Mountains
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Kansas
Denver Pacific
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Big Horn Country
Montana
Black Hills
Dakota
Fort Laramie
Big Horn
Helena
Sheridan
Robinson
Custer
Lake Minnehaha
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Learer
Cache-a-la- Poudre
Ranchiman
Ranchman
Reid
Yellowstone Valley
Yellowstone
Missouri
Fort Carroll
Baldwin
British America
Holdy
16Th Streets
C. H. Harrison
Shingle & Locke
Lévy
THE
Black Hills Railroad
Spotted Tail
Red River
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