Cheyenne notes and business chatter in weekly issue
The March 20 1883 Cheyenne weekly column highlights Cowhick & Whitcomb clothing ads and low prices, emigrants moving through town, ranch and railroad news, a new notary public for Laramie county, and Texas cattle market outlook with price analysis and drive prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowhick & Whitcomb
Bill
Charles A. Weidman
Laramie County
Wyoming
Morgan
Cowbick & Whitcomb
Emigrant William Lally Killed as Train Pulls Out of Rawlings Yard
Emigrant William Lally, about 36 and from Kansas, died when he stepped between cars on No 7 as it left Rawlins yard. He attempted to reach the caboose from a coach, slipped onto the drawhead, and was crushed. The train stopped quickly. his wife Sally and seven children rode in the car, now in Rawlins in poverty. A $15 relief collection was taken, with the company promising aid in coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawling
William Lally
Lally
Kansas
Sally
Rawlins
Army Promotions and Fort D. A. Russell Court Martial
Official orders report Second Lieutenant Thomas McCaleb to first lieutenant in the Ninth Infantry and list a court martial at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, on March 29, 1863. Transfers include musicians and medical staff, with movements to Fort Sidney and Fort Fred Steele. Noted are cattle losses in Texas and rising ranch costs, plus a New York sale of John W. Coad’s herd to an English syndicate for $600,000 and a new cowhide horseshoe patent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Thomas
McCaleb
Ninth Infantry
Pease
Quartermaster's Department
Omaha
Neb
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyo
Frederick Plitt
Ninth Infantry Band
Daniel W. Benham
Jesse M. Lee
John A. Baldwin
William J. Wakeman
Francis Woodbridge
Albert 8. McNutt
Walter B. Stoll
Edgar B. Robertson
Holmes O. Pauldings
Fort Laremie
Wresh Idess
Steck
Rio Grande
Texas
Pittsburgh
Brackman
John W. Coat
New York
John F. Coad
Coad
Cheygnne
England
The
Platte
Fort Laramie
Booth Platte
Meyer Hall predicts spring stock-market movement
A convention of local stock enthusiasts reports Meyer Hall’s view on forthcoming spring trading. He estimates about 5 000 caravan units will be driven, with roughly 60 000 items placed on the market, suggesting notable activity ahead.
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Meyer Hall
Wis
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