Weekly Leader notes from frontier towns and public notices
The Berthoud surveying party moves toward Fort Laramie, Cheyenne is sixty miles away. The postal service pays 150 000 dollars yearly for Black Hills mail. Various notes mention Beecher, Mrs Tilton, Capt Kidd, and political questions. Public school vacation starts May 13 to fit the Wyoming Teachers Institute at Laramie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berthoud
Cheyenne
Ft. Laramie
Black Hills
Theodore Tilton
Col. W. R. Steele
Wyoming Teacher’s Institute
Laramie
Death of C. S. Dunbar in a Laramie drowning
A dispatch from Laramie reports the drowning of Mr. C. S. Dunbar in water at least seventy feet deep. The body had not been recovered, causing great excitement and business to suspend. It will be sent to Boston for burial upon recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Dunbar
Laramie
Dunbar
Boston
Accidental fall injures Maley at Metropolitan dining room
Monday night M F Maley fell after catching a boot heel on carpet while descending to the Metropolitan hotel dining room. Dr G W Corey said the right shoulder was badly bruised but no bones are broken and Maley expects to recover within a week. The issue also notes the death of O S Dunbar of Laramie, a prominent citizen whose passing leaves a void in business and social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Maley
Metropolitan Hotel
G. W. Corey
Mr. Maley
O. S. Dunbar
Laramie
Cheyenne
Dunbar
The Deadwood Tragedy and Mr. C Hoffman Death
Mr. C Hoffmann a Cheyenne liquor merchant known since arriving from Leavenworth Kansas over two years ago. He first ran a shop near the LEADER Office then moved to Ferguson street near the Metropolitan Hotel before relocating to Deadwood where he died suddenly as per yesterday's dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Hoffman
Deadwood
Cheyenne
Leavenworth
Kansas
Tr Leader
Cuthbertson & Young
Ferguson Street
Metropolitan Hotel
Railway mail service chief visits to inspect routes
Major R. P. Eaton Superintendent of the Railway mail service and Mr. I. Meserve of Boston arrived yesterday from Deadwood. They recently inspected the Sidney to Black Hills mail route and Eaton plans a Cheyenne to Black Hills trip before examining fading routes on his return and onward westward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Eaton
Railway
I. Meserve
Boston
Deadwood
Sidney
Black Hills
Pencil Sketches of Cheyenne City Council Members
The Cheyenne city government is praised for intelligence and enterprise. The piece invites readers to visit City Hall on a Tuesday evening to see the council seated as shown in a diagram, noting that members are typically present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Leaders and Builders Profile in 19th Century
A detailed portrait of Cheyenne figures led by Mayor Bresnahen and council veterans TY Caswell Heck Reel J. W. Hammond and George G. Masten. The profiles cover origins from New York Ohio Indiana and Illinois, military service, business ventures, and civic roles shaping early Cheyenne governance and infrastructure development.
Watchful guardians of city interests praised in council remarks
Honors for Elihu B Washburne hailed as Watch Dog of the United States Treasury and for F Is Addams as vigilant guardian of Cheyenne. Addams described as 185 pounds, five feet ten inches, good looking and married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heck? Reel
Jacksonville
Ilinois
Reel
Pittsfield
Ills
Colorado
Pike’s Peak
Missouri River
Salt Lake
Denver
Elihu B. Washburne
Congress
Illinois
United States Treasury
F. Is. Addams
Cheyenne
Addams
Religious Intelligence Semiannual Meeting at Congregational Church
The organization began its semiannual meeting at the Congregational church with a packed schedule. The afternoon sessions feature a paper by Professor I H Kerr of Colorado College, and talks on obedience before science, with Rev A J Chittenden presenting. Evening program includes Colorado College events and J A Sewell discusses public schools relation to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
C. M. Sanders
I. H. Kerr
Colorado College
A. J. Chittenden
J. A. Sewell
University of Colorado
Religious Program Schedule With Sermons and Meetings
Morning devotional sessions run 8:30 to 12:00 with multiple speakers including Dea Mead Rev Packard and Rev Holbrook. An afternoon program covers The Christian Home and missionary meetings led by Rev Salter Rev Dimock and Mrs Kellogg. Evening preaching by Rev Cross and a Sabbath School session follows through 12:00 with Communion at 3:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dea. Mead
A. K. Packard
A. K. Holbrook
Christian Home
C. C. Salter
Woman’s Missionary
A. By
Kellogg
Woman’s Missionary Societies
R.T. Cross
R. T. Cross
J. W. Sanderson
Abandoned Wife in Jeopardy Sparks Town Outcry
A man living on Ferguson street near Fifteenth remains estranged from his wife who lies gravely ill at a residence on Ferguson street. Friends, trying to persuade him to act fairly, have funded her support yet grow frustrated as his heart remains unmoved. They threaten further public reproach if he mentions the crying shame again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Ward
Hammond
York County
Ashland County
Ohio
Iowa
Fairfield
Mdist
Silas Reed
Territory
Geo. A. Draper
Henry Housman
Ferguson Street
Cheyenne
Seventeenth Street
Fifteenth
Wyoming's New Marshal Major Gustav Schnitger
Major Gustav Schnitger, newly appointed United States Marshal for Wyoming Territory, is described as a prominent Prussian native and former Second Iowa cavalry lieutenant. A Republican with strong local influence, he previously served as sheriff of Scott County and Deputy United States Collector. The piece anticipates Senate confirmation and a cordial Wyoming welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Schnitger
United States
Senate
Iowa
Prussia
Second
Iowa Cavalry
Scott County
Schnitger
Wyoming
Circus Parade Promised By Forepaugh Agent Visit
Advance agent R. 8. Dingess hinted Forepaugh’s circus and menagerie may return if territorial licenses pass. Expect a brass band, a live menagerie with Darwinian curiosities, elephants camels kangaroos and dancing monkeys, a bare back rider, and a new clown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dingess
Forepaugh
India
Property transfers in Cheyenne and surrounding area
Louis Loeb transfers lot 5 in block 294 to R B Horrie for 600. James Talbot conveys multiple Cheyenne parcels in blocks 424 239 and surrounding lands plus 38 acres in section 36 township 14 north range 67 west. City of Cheyenne deeds convey two lots to Martha Lucas for 20 and to James M Lucas for 8. Martha Lucas to Charles Reynolds quit claim on two lots for 10. W Riner to Pietini Giacomo two lots and part of a third for 90. Paola Pietini to George Kabis and Joseph Dillman two lots and a fraction for 75. Sylvester Moyer to Albert F Richey lot 8 block 887 for 1000. R B Horrie to Louis Loeb south half of lot 1 block 826 for 1600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Talbot
Thomas Talbot
Cheyenne
City of
Martha Lucas
James M. Lucas
Charles Reynolds
W. Riner
Pietini Giacomo
Paola Pietini
George Kabis
Joseph Dillman
Sylvester M. Moyer
Albert F
Richey
R. B. Horrie
Louis Loeb
Drowned Laramie Businessman at Hutton Lakes
C 8. Dunbar a prominent Laramie City business man drowned this afternoon at Hutton Lakes eight miles from town while duck hunting in a small boat with G B Grow He stood up and fired at ducks lost his balance and sank before help could reach him A search for the body is under way with grappling hooks and another boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie City
Dunbar
Hutton Lakes
G. B. Grow
A Heartless Husband Exposed in Local Chronicle
A cruel husband in this city faces public scorn for eighteen months of abusive conduct toward his wife since their Denver arrival. Friends urge disclosure of his disreputable acts as the wife endured little support and continued mistreatment.
End of the Freight War and Rate Restoration
Kansas Pacific telegram says rates will be restored once Strong can be reached. Basis for Denver rates set by Cheyenne rates. Believed to be arranged by IT F Oakes, Superintendent KS Pacific, S H Clark, Union Pacific, and H B Morse of AT and SF, per Denver News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Ainslie
Kansas Pacific
John Muir
Strong
Denver
Cheyenne
F. Oakes
H. H. Clark
Union Pacific
H. B. Morse
Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe
Denver News
Murder at Deadwood kills Christian Hoffman
Ed Durham shot and killed Christian Hoffman in Deadwood this afternoon over a business dispute. Durham is in jail as strong anti-Durham sentiment and talk of lynching spread. Also recovered is mail lost on the Sidney route after a raft capsized in the Cheyenne river, arriving in a demoralized state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Ed Durham
Christian Hoffman
Durham
Cheyenne
Sidney
Big Springs Robbers Card Claims Bass Bribe In Dallas Trails
Grayson County Sheriff W C Everheart asserts Union Express and Union Pacific robbers, including Sam Bass, were tracked to San Antonio. He alleges deputy Tom Geren betrayed him by showing Walter Johnson a roll of $100 bills from Bass. Eight hundred dollars in $20 gold pieces traced to Dallas emerge from Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C Everheart
Grayson County
Texas
Underwood
Union Express
Kearney
Union Pacific
San Antonio
Tom Geren
Denton County
Bass
Everheart
Geren
Walter Johnson
Sam Bass
California
Dallas
Denton
Green-Eyed Monster Homicide Attempt in Deadwood
In Deadwood on April 28 1878 James D May fired three shots at Mollie Mickey a frail daughter of sin. A bullet hit her finger a second bullet glanced off her corset and caused no serious wound. Jealousy is named as the motive. both May and Mickey are longtime Cheyenne residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
James D. May
Mollie Mickey
Mollie
Cheyenne
Vitwity and vigor restored by Hostetter bitters
System depleted of vitality seeks prompt medication to prevent collapse. Hostetter’s stomach Bitters revive vigor and reform bodily irregularities. It overcomes biliousness and constipation, improves digestion, nourishes blood, and cleanses the vital current through the bladder and kidneys. Pure botanic formula praised for thorough but non violent action. Apr 29 to minty 6th.
Sozodont Advised For Child Dental Care In News Post
An old public health note urges parents to polish youngsters teeth with Sozodont to prevent childhood tooth decay. It links neglected early care to later toothache and digestive issues, promoting Sozodont as a supreme preservative for white strong teeth.
Brown's Liver Pills and Remedies Advertisement
An old West oriented medicine advertisement lists Brown's Liver Pills for headaches biliousness and liver disease Brown's Blackberry and Ginger for diarrhoea dysentery and bowel complaints Arnica liniment and salve for sprains rheumatism swelling cuts and bruises Cough Balsam and Tar Troches for coughs sore throat and lung ailments Sareparilla Dandelion and iodide of potassium for blood and liver Blood purifier remedy for chronic rheumatism Sold by Hurlbut Bros Addams & Glover and Geo W Hoyt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Hurlbut Bro’s
Addams & Glover
Geo. W. Hoyt
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Beecher
Buffalo
Capt. Kidd
Bresnahen
Ireland
America
Phelps
Ontario County
New York
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Moore & Stanton
I. C. Whipple
Fourth Legislative Assembly
Ty, A. Caswell
First Ward
Fort Brllington
Oneida Lake
St. Claire
Michigan
la Fayette
Indiana
Mexico
Caswell
Hoosier
Newport Barracks
Kentucky
New Orleans
Gulf
Vera Cruz
San Francisco
A. H. Reel
J. W. Hammond
George G. Masten
Mr. Masten
Ulster County
Eightieth Regiment of
New York Infantry Volunteers
Stars and Stripes
New York City
de Hose
Maier
Germany
Long Island
Utah
Nevada
Montana
Marks & Myers
Marks
Rudolph F. Glover
Cheyenne Lodge
A. F
A. M
Grand Lodge
Order
Masonic Order
Sixteenth Street
Mr. Addams
Religious Intelligence
Colorado and Wyoming Congregational Association
R. Dimock
Big Springs
Green-Eyed Monster
James D
May
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