Mail Contract Awarded in Deadwood for Coming Year
The Deadwood to Sidney mail contract goes to T. A. McDavitt of Pennsylvania for nine thousand seven hundred seventy five dollars. McCann, a Cooper Lake storm victim, is found dead. Bodies of Conroy and McCann taken to Laramie. W W Corlett introduces appropriation bill for Sioux treaty expenses. referred to Appropriations. Caledonia mine in Shoemaker gulch purchased for 50000 by California men. Telegraph communication resumes Cheyenne Deadwood after nine days. over one hundred messages exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Sidney
T. A. McDavitt
Pennsylvania
Sentinel
McCann
Cooper Lake
Conroy
Laramie
W. W. Corlett
House of Representatives
Nebraska
Committee On Appropriations
Caledonia
Shoemaker Gulch
Lead City
Central
California
Cheyenne
Black Hills
Congressman's Army Bills Pitched In Cincinnati Interview
In a Cincinnati Commercial interview Congressman Banning discusses three army bills. The first cuts commissioned officers pay by about 20 percent saving roughly 1.25 million yearly. The second raises pay for meritorious non commissioned officers costing about 50 thousand annually. The third reorganizes the army to fix its high cost and inefficiency, with a report showing 16,315 effective soldiers after deductions. The talk also covers General Sherman’s pay, frontier vs city duty costs, and roughly 100 to 125 officers in Washington with similar troop numbers supervised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Congress
Adjutant General
Gen. Sherman
Washington
Board of ‘Trustees
Bresnahen
Messrs
Masten
Reel
Granger
Caswell
Addoma
Marks
Hammond
J. K. Jeffrey
John Talbot
Finance Committee
B. Blackstone
C.N. Potter
R. W. Jordan
R. F. Dietrich
Cheyenne Gazette
Eng
Fire Department
Uh Ries
Durant
Union Pacific Railroad Company
A. Simmons
C. B. Town
W. W. Wilcox
Cheyenne
Crime at Deadwood and Pigeon Shooting Tie
In Deadwood on March 16 Chas W Hunt shot proprietor C W Tappan after a dispute at the City Lodging House leaving a mortal wound. The report notes Tappan’s prior life in Massachusetts and Deadwood, describing him as industrious and public spirited. A pigeon shooting match in Denver resident J Cook Jr and locals G W Jones and W D Greene tied at 25 birds with 21 yard rise, with plans to resume the tie later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Chas. W. Hunt
C. W. Tappan
Hunt
Massachusetts
Allman’s Meat Market
J. Cook, Jr
Denver
G. W. Jones
W. D. Greene
Arrival of Mrs General Baker at local hotel
Mrs Baker widow of N B Baker Adjutant General of Iowa arrived from Des Moines to attend the trial of her son William L Baker charged with murder of a soldier named Murray at Fort Russell last year. She is respected in Des Moines Clinton and elsewhere and appeals for sympathy. The report adds a separate note on the disappearance of William and Benjamin Brower’s father, missing since March 8 near Granite Canyon on the Happy Jack road, with fears he is buried under snowdrifts.
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Baker
N. B. Baker
Iowa
Des Moines
Wm. L. Baker
Murray
Fort Russell
Lrap- ER
William
Benjamin Brower
Cheyenne
Granite Carton
Fort Sanders
Laramie City
Mr. Brower
Sozodont Promises Teeth Whitening and Fresh Breath
An old advertisement touts Sozodont as a safe effective teeth preservative that keeps teeth white and spotless, improves gums with coral tint, and leaves breath fragrant. Sold by druggists, with ongoing end of month deals.
Deadwood Snowstorm Paralyses Hills Region
Heaviest snow storm since settlement s in Black Hills began March 7 and ended March 12. Five feet of snow in Deadwood halts mail and telegraph. freight and mail coaches blocked. risk of stock loss and building collapses noted. Efforts to reopen roads continue as water scarcity fears ease.
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Black Hills
Deadwood
Cheyenne
Storm overtakes caravan near Canyon Springs Ranch
A Cheyenne to Canyon Springs route group reports a March 7 storm near Canyon Springs Ranch. They lost two horses and a mule out of eight head while seeking shelter at John Fields's ranch. Funeral notices follow for Lottie Burnside, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Burnside, with services at Inter-Ocean hotel. Dr Swayne's Wild Cherry Syrup advertised as a cure for coughs and bronchial issues with trial bottles offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon Springs Ranch
Leader
Cheyenne
Harlow
John Fields
Dougs
Dr. Swayne
Drifted stock and ranch rescue near Fort Laramie
William Shriver reports stock saved from deep drifts at Cottonwood Gulch and Government Farm Ranch, with twenty to thirty foot drifts, a Black Hills stage escort from Fort Laramie, and a grateful note praising John Fields's hospitality after one horse froze to death. The writer notes location twelve miles from Fort Laramie and two miles from Government Farm, with water from a pure spring.
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Cottonwood Gulch
Government Farm Ranch
Black Hills
Fort Laramie
John Fields
Government Farm
William Shriver
Severe storm hits region with livestock losses reported
In Up the Country the five year worst storm causes cattle, calf, and horse losses. Chug Water snow runs two feet deep. Sheep ranches on Little Beaver suffer severe losses, about fifty head per ranch totaling roughly 150. A small group of Mr. Searight's horses moved south yesterday. Dolores.
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Little Beaver
Temperance Lecturer in New York May Be Imposter
A man in New York claims to be Sam Anderson formerly a Cheyenne saloon keeper who poured $6,000 of liquor into Crow Creek and reformed. Evidence says the Cheyenne Sam Anderson was killed in a fight with Harry Leighton, so the New York speaker is likely a different person and readers are warned to beware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sam Anderson
Cheyenne
Crow Creek
Harry Leighton
York State
Death of James M. Irwin touches Cheyenne bar
Lawyer James M. Irwin dies in Cheyenne after a protracted illness. Born 1836 in Newville Pennsylvania he built a notable legal career in Decatur and Cheyenne and was active in Democratic politics. The bar holds a funeral with Masonic honors and leaders express respect, while government bodies update on county and city affairs.
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James M. Irwin
Irwin
Newville
Chambersburg
Decatur
Ilinois
Luce
Democratic Party
Macon County
Democratic County Central Committee
Congress
Cheyenne
W. H. Miller
M. Sanders
Congregational Church
C. M. Sanders
Walnut Hill
Mr. Sanders
Green Castle
A. L. Irwin
Laramie County
Johnson & Potter
G. B. Stimpson
T. Jeff. Carr
M. Preshaw
Fisher
J. W. Kingman
E.W. Mann
U. 8
E. P. Johnson
N. Potter
G. W. French
C. W. Bramel
J. D. Dangworthy
Masonic Fraternity
O. M. Sanders
Masonic Order
Messrs
T. J. Webster
W. Guitterman
E. B. Annis
H. Schultz
John Durbin
E. Hurd
Ferguson Street
Military retirements and leave notices in Dakota theater
Capt. Peter M. Boehm and Capt. Geo. Gallupe of the 4th Cavalry and 1st Infantry are retired due to service incidents. Lieutenants Mansfield Fuller Hamilton receive extended and new leaves of absence. Transfers announced within the Eighth Cavalry include Phelps and Guest moving between companies. A humorous aside notes hotel telephones prompting travelers to vent opinions to clerks on the fourth floor.
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Peter M. Boehm
4Th Cavalry
Geo. 8
Gallupe
1St Infantry
Francis W. Mansfield
Eleventh Infantry
Dakota
Alfred M. Fuller
Second Cavalry
John Hamilton
Department of Dakota
Eighth Cavalry
Frederick E. Phelps
John Guest, Jr
Notice to Stock Men Annual Meeting in Cheyenne
Notice to Stock Men announces the annual meeting of the Laramie County Stock Grower's Association at the Court House in Cheyenne on Monday April 1. The message is signed by A. H. Swan, President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
A. H. Swan
Swan and
Nagle
Jeffrey
G. P. Goldacker
Hugh Goodfellow
Hanley
Isaac Bard
Horse Creek
E. Nagle
Colorado Central Railroad
George W. French
Illinois
Ohio
Dakota
Laramie County
Stock Grower’s Association
Court House
Cheyenne
G. L. Holt Moves News Stand to Polack Store Corner
G L Holt has removed his news stand and stock of books and stationery to the Polack clothing store corner next to the post office. Call to visit his new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Holt
Polack
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Wehekly
Congressman
Seco Cook
Greene
General Baker
Little Bear, Wyo
The
Dolores
J. D. Langworthy, C. N. Porrenr, E. W. Mann
W.H.H. Brainerd
Rapid City Daily Journal
the Telegraph
Tata, Brainerd
J. P. Howard
M. E
B. F. Bates
Texas
Mr. Howard
A, H, Swan, Pres’t
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