Weekly Leader highlights and locals from Cheyenne era
A long columns of notices from Cheyenne recounts everyday life and plans including Mrs Tiltons farewell confession. Major Gustav Schnitger to assume U S Marshalship about May 10. Debut of Miss Grubb as Juliet. Plans for telegraph to Deadwood Fort Ellis discussed. Also reports on plays circuses weddings and weather effects on crops with multiple names and places.
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Masonic Temple
Judge Slaughter
Gustav Schnitger
United States
W. P. Davis
Cheyenne
Carey Black
Miss Grubb
West
Juliet
Europe
Victualli
The Streets of Cheyenne amateur play delight Cheyenne
The Cheyenne Recreation Hall presented The Streets of Cheyenne a lively local drama by prominent residents. The show drew a full house with first class music and strong performances by F- and Miss C- and others, praised as the best amateur entertainment yet seen in Cheyenne. The piece will be repeated tonight. The Foreign Outlook discusses the pending congress of all powers and the Berlin diplomacy shaping it, with Russia seeking broad support and England insisting on full treaty submission.
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Recreation Hall
Cheyenne
Mr. J
Mr. W
Ida T
Mary
Romaine
Germany
England
Austria
Russia
Turkey
Congress
Berlin
Europe
Central Firemen to Hold Colorado City Reunion
Chief M. E. Waldraven reports a May 21 gathering in Central City of Colorado and Territory fire companies for a grand blow out. Pueblo units, Cheyenne crews, Laramie and Evanston chiefs plan to attend amid cross state fraternal events and travel limitations.
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M. E. Waldraven
Fire Department
Colorado
Central City
Pueblo
Laramie
Evanston
Handsome Lieut Clark to rejoin 2d Cavalry on Yellowstone
Lieut W P Clark of the 2d cavalry, famed for guiding Crazy Horse to surrender, leaves Chicago to rejoin his regiment at cantonment on the Yellowstone. Renowned for frontier service and sign language with Sioux tribes, he led friendly Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the late winter campaign. The Omaha Republican notes Gov Thayer’s Washington trip relates to Wyoming territorial matters, not the governorship.
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Chicago Times
W. P. Clark
2D Cavalry
Crazy Horse
Yellowstone
Taient
Clark
Gros Ventres
Omaha
Thayer
Washington
National Capital
Wyoming
Cheyenne Dramatic Association Proposed for City
Promoters discuss forming Cheyenne Dramatic Association to entertain the public and support charity. It would aid the Ladie's Reading Room Association with funds and enable amateur stage productions using local musical and dramatic talent. Citizens hope the movement proceeds to a successful result.
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Cheyenne
Ladie
Reading Room
Tandy
Carver and Petty Duel in Glass Ball Shootout
In Omaha on April 25 Dr. Carver of San Francisco and John Petty of Collins and Petty of the city began a glass ball shooting match with three hundred balls each. Carver used a rifle and missed eight while Petty missed eighteen and Carver set a world best with ninety seven straight hits. Each will shoot two hundred more tomorrow to conclude the match.
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Omahaa
Dr. Carver
San Francisco
John Petty
Collins & Petty
Carver
Petty
Shooting at Deadwood Owes Court Action
This evening William Gay of Gayville shot and seriously wounded Lloyd W Forbes of Gayville. The alleged cause was Forbes improper advances to Gay's wife. Gay surrendered to the sheriff.
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Deadwood
Wm. Gay
Gayville
Lloyd W. Forbes
Gay
Indians Return from Florida Prisoner of War Residency
A car load of Cheyenne Arapahoe Comanche and Kiowa tribesmen arrived at Union Depot under Col J R O Beirne from Florida where they were confined since 1875 after being convicted of violent crimes. Medicine Water a noted Cheyenne chief led the group as they prepared to be moved to Wichita and then to the agency. The report also notes two sharpers duping visitors at Ferguson street with a similar ring scam.
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Union
Florida
J. R. O’beirne
Washington
New York Herald
Plains
Minimmnie
White Horse
Lone Wolf
Black Horse
Long Back
Lone Bear
Bear Shield
Black Fox
Medicine Water
Howling Wolf
Antelope
Bad Eye
Rising Bull
Fort Sill
Smoky Hill
Cheyenne
Custer
Catherine
Sophie
Stone Calf
Col. Neil
J. D. Miles
United States
Miles
Wichita
Kansas City Journal of Commerce
Ferguson Street
West
Timothy William Dyer Taken to Grave in Funeral Procession
Yesterday afternoon at 3 o clock Mr and Mrs T Dyer followed to the silent tomb their little son Timothy William the pride and pet of the household. The funeral drew a large concourse with nearly fifty carriages in the procession. Services were held at St Matthews church with Rev Father Jennette officiating. Pallbearers were Mayor Bresnahen Ton Wm R Steele Col Luke Murrin and John Harrington Esq.
Superlative Swindling at the City Depot
Two well dressed swindlers deceived two prominent locals by offering a short term loan on a valuable seal ring. One target, Mr H, wanted to raise ten dollars to reach Golden and promised to redeem the ring for eleven after arrival. The con men used feigned misery to gain trust.
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Colorado Central
Golden
Mr. H
The Virginia expedient on taxing liquor sales proposed as revenue and temperance measure
A discussion argues that taxing retail liquor could fund local debt while regulating a traffic deemed impossible to stop. It notes New York statistics, the benefit to liquor dealers, and the potential inclusion of transient visitors as taxable entities amid a broader temperance debate. A secondary note shifts to a political critique of party press and a 1878 newborn in Knox Wyoming with light churchyard humor about a saddlery worker warned to avoid stirring trouble.
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Virginia
Court of Appeals
New York
New York Herald
Marriages and sheep sale noted in Wyoming notices
Married announcements from Cheyenne Wyoming list Meadows and Harris at Congregational church on April 26 1878 and Goodwin and Hudspeth at the bride’s father’s residence on April 24 1878. Also a sale listing 1500 Merino ewes with lambs at Gro Weldon Namaqua Laramer County Colorado.
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Lane
Gro, Weldon
Namaqua
Laramer Co
Colo
Wyoming Hosts Hospitalities On County Schools Visit
Oneyenne recounts a trip with his brother to visit Horse Creek and Chug schools in Laramie County. They praise Miss Emma Headland at Horse Creek, note a wedding ceremony performed, admire Mr M E Harley at Chug, and commend Wyoming settlers for hospitality and enterprise.
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the Leader
O. IF. Cowhick
Horse Creek
D. Shaw
Shaw
Nellie Goodwin
O. P. Goodwin
Chug School
M. E. Harley
H. B. Kelley
Cheyenne
Fred Schwartz
Pole Creek
Wyoming
America
J. Y.C
Democrats Push Bramel to Name Dozer as Party Mouthpiece
The text notes Charley Bramel’s repeated visits to Laramie to confer with Democratic leaders about recognizing the Bull dozer as the party’s mouthpiece. It questions whether Democrats remember being sold out last summer amid internal party maneuvering.
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Charley Bramel
Laramie
Lost horse mule found near Table Mountain Ranch Ogden Utah
A light mouse colored horse mule about sixteen hands high reached mane and shaved tail with no brands found. An 8 or 81 mark noted. Owner may claim by proving property and paying charges.联系 M. O. Hany ap 25wtfids at Table Mountain Ranch in Ogden Utah.
Reward Offered For Strayed Horses Near Cheyenne
Reward offered for return of three branded horses described as a grey mule, a bay horse with multiple brands and a blind right eye, and a small black male horse. Located at Baxter's Ranch on Grow Creek seven miles east of Cheyenne. Contact W. B. Huaus.
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Baxter
Grow Creek
Cheyenne
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Reyenne
William Cullen Bryant
Mrs. Tilton
Amateur Dramatic Association
Eddy Street
Fort Ellis
Montana
I. W. French
W. RB
Steele
Lady
A. R. Converse
France
Lincoln
Portland
Mars
Longmont
Francis R
Thomas L. Sximball
George Ward Holdredge
Evanston Age
Dick Sims
Lander City
Sweetwater County
Wyoming House
Tubo
Nevada
Flowery Kingdom
Colorado Fire Companies
Cheyenne Dramatic Association
RED Rovers
Kansas City
Tne
Knox
Reuben B
E. I. Gallatin & Co
Laramie County
Oneyenne
M. O. Hany
Table Mountain Ranch
W. B. Huaus
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