Local Cheyenne Notes and Feuds From the West
Local leaflets summarize events in Cheyenne and Deadwood with notes on war maps, weather, mining trips, a new temperance rule, notable Utah travelers, Dooley's Yeast Powder endorsements, and a murder case. Dick Tewey attacked Patrick Donohue. coroner's verdict cites barber pole wound. Tewey jailed awaiting grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Tewey
Patrick Donohue
Tewey
Donohue
Richard Tewey
Donahue
Cheyenne
New Military Posts Ordered to Tongue River Duty
The New Military Posts, Lieut. Col. G. P. Buell, 6th Infantry, ordered to report for temporary duty on construction of two posts at the mouth of the Big Horn and Tongue rivers. Posts to be hewn log with paper board lining. Six hundred carpenters hired at St Paul, likely en route to Bismarck, to work first on Tongue River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Buell
6Th Infantry
Big Horn
Tongue Rivers
St. Paul
Bismark
Tongue River
Married Pair Albert Klett Lina Kalhaur in Cheyenne
In Cheyenne on April 30 at Mr Herbert Clarke residence on 16th Street Rev J Y Cowhick officiated uniting Albert Klett and Lina Kalhaur both of Cheyenne in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klety
Kalmaur
Herbert Clarke
16Th Street
J. Y. Cowhick
Albert Klett
Lina Kalhaur
Cheyenne
The Origin of the Bock Beer Name
Bavarian tale of a Duke’s court wager where a Brunswick guest boasts Mumme as king of beers. A page challenges him with a feat while a bumper of Bavarian beer defeats the knight, who collapses from the drink. The name Bock is coined to honor the triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavaria
Brunswick
Knight
Duke
Christendom
Herr Ritter
Sbock
Deadwood Driftings and Gold Rush Growth Abroad
A Black Hills Times summary notes Gov. Pennington rumored lost in a Deadwood storm and reports a counterfeiting case in county court. It highlights Deadwood’s mining expansion, new stores Graves Curtis and Bent Deetkin on Main, rail and river routes to Fort Pierre, and a surge of capital and prospectors flocking to the Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills Times
Pennington
Deadwood
Hills
Central City
Pinney
Pearson
Wooley
Graves & Curtis
Land Bent & Deetkin
Main Street
Armes
Armes, Bolling & Co
Youngstown
Ohio
Union
Fort Pierre
Yankton
Movement progress report on new territory plan in Deadwood
The Deadwood Times reports the executive committee formed after a public meeting in Deadwood on April 24 1877. Members include E E Brearly chairman Joseph Miller W R Stebbins A T Feay W H Clagett Sol Star and W R Kuykendall. A committee of three was chosen to draft a pamphlet with proposed territorial boundaries the organic act and population statistics. Chas E Barker elected secretary. Sol Star and Feay to liaise with the finance committee. The group adjourned to reconvene on call of the chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temperance Society
Cheyenne
Buffalo Bill
W. F. Cody
Capt
Jack
J. W. Crawford
Tim Dyer’s
San Francisco
Black Hills
Deadwood City
Territory
Washington
Fritz
Adolphy
Alta City
J. E. Field
Utah
Chas. Buneman
Jacob Behrman
Wm. Brenecke
James Slater
Salt Lake City
Hills
Dooley
Gen. Merritt
Lieut
King
Fifth Cavalry
U. S. Army
Merritt
Fort
D. A. Dussell
Mr. Egbert
Our City
Cowhick
Dr. Stone
Deadwood
Stebbins, Post & Co’s Bank
E. E. Brearly
Joseph Miller
W. R. Stebbins
A. T. Feay
W. H. Clagett
Sol. Star
W. R. Kuykendall
Mr. Clagett
Messrs. Kuykendall
Miller
McCutcheon
E. C. Brearly
Chas. E. Barker
Sol, Star
D.T
Citas
E. Barker
Antiquities from the Clay Family Collection
Several rare early books from the Clay family, including a 1737 Greek Aesop collection, a 1638 Latin history of the early Latin race, a 1657 Latin poetry volume, and a 1697 English treatise on The Sacred Theory of the Earth. The volumes are in excellent preservation, believed the only specimens of their kind in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Clay
Asop
London
Fort at Big Horn to be erected for troop protection
United States troops are stationed near the Big Horn country and construction of a fort will begin soon. Prospectors will have protection against possible Sioux raids, though actual danger of depredations is not deemed high.
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Big Horn Country
United States
Generals Crook Forsyth Key to Sioux War End
Gen Crook, who left Red Cloud Agency April 26, is en route to Chicago to consult Gen Sheridan on Indian matters. He will likely visit Washington and be joined by Gen Forsyth. Couriers report Crazy Horse approaching the Agency with his people. The leaders may plan a permanent Sioux reservation on the upper Missouri and rapid removal of the tribe there.
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Crook
Red Cloud Agency
Chicago
Gen. Sheridan
Washington
Forsyth
Sheridan
Crazy Horse
Sherman
Missouri
Moving Tent Scene At Main Street Property Change
A chaotic 2 PM removal event shows a photographer resisting eviction as Brown and Thum advance on a building site. The crowd watches as a tent and camera are relocated, while a warning about counterfeit coins and coin testing methods follows, ending with an ad for new dress goods at Joslin’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larimer
Frank Abt
Main Street
Messrs. Brown & Thum
Brown
Black Hills
Sunshine and sun worship in the city streets
The sun returns and dries the mud as ladies emerge cheerful on the streets. The article notes sun worship as a light of life and hints at a daily congregation gathering on the upper side of 10th Street, reflecting local attitudes amid pleasant weather.
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10Th Street
Jalil Deliveries and a Stock Headed Youth
A stock headed youth sings about wearing his life in sorrow by a cooler. When asked if the lighter, easier burden beats a ball and chain, he dismisses the remark to avoid distracting a friend engaged in religious meditation.
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Jalil
Death of City Marshal Slaughter’s Wife
Death of Mrs J N Slaughter follows earlier tragedy as City Marshal J N Slaughter mourns the loss of his wife and the family endures a double bereavement with the death coming last Sunday at 6 pm. John Slaughter, their eldest son, had been killed days earlier by footpads near Deadwood City. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
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J. N. Slaughter
John
Deadwood City
Slaughter
Montana Barnums and Sioux Exhibition Plan
Bozeman Times reports that old and experienced mountaineers propose bringing live Sioux to the United States for exhibition as soon as obtainable. Bucks, squaws, and papooses would be secured for the show, advertised as offering a dramatic display of a people famed for cavalry prowess and bold resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Bozeman Times
Rocky Mountains
Tartary
Maj Wham Arrives as Paymaster Replacing Col Stanton
Maj Wham arrives in Cheyenne to take Col Stanton's place and is praised as a genial and capable officer. Richard Bell of Huddersfield England visits Wyoming after meeting Williams brothers and considers investing in beef production. English capitalists seek opportunities in U S beef industry amid decline in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj
Wham
Arriviny
Col. Stanton
Cheyenne
Richard Bell
Huddersfield
Yorkshire
England
Williams Brothers
Wyoming
Coffey & Webb
Distinguished Party En Route to the Hills
A Cheyenne report notes U S Senator Spencer of Alabama and companions en route to the Black Hills for observation tours of mining settlements. The party, including P H Jones, Lyman Elmore, and Geo H Butler, will depart for Deadwood and deny government expense claims while seeking recreation at their own cost.
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Hills
Cheyenne
Black Hills
Eldorado
U. S
Spencer
Alabama
P. H. Jones
N. Y
Senate Committee On
N. Y. Sun
Train of wagons bound for Wind River and Big Horn from Kearney Junction
D Main writes from Kearney Junction to The Leader about a convoy of about ten wagons en route to the Wind River and Big Horn mountains. They expect to reach Cheyenne and then arrive in their city around May 10, inviting camping parties near Cheyenne to join for the journey.
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Big Horn
D. Main
Kearney Junction
Cheyenne
Wind River
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Turkey
J.D. Dyer
Tim Dyer
Lower
French Creek
Custer
Avoca
Creston
Iowa
John Durbin
Geo. L. Holt
Judge Lynch
J. K. Moore
Camp Brown
Deadwood Odriftings
Antiquities
the Big Horn
du Bois
Mattalasse
Joslin’s
Deadwood Pioneer
Hayward
Bear Buttes
Robert Floorman
C. Ir. Jacobs
Bear Butte
Messrs. Volin and Champaign
Colorado
Messrs. Muller
Story, Gibbons and
Norton
Fairview Lode
Pearson’s Mill
Battlecreek
Battle and
Iron Creek
Harney District
Battle Creek
Nick Sands
Racine Gold Mining Company
Lead City
Vosburg & Company
Rosebush
Harney
J. C. Munn
B. C. Swartout
J. Hamlin
T. G. Jones & Co
Minneapolis
Messrs
Sevier
Durham
Moore
Clifton
Whitewood
James
Frank Sutherland
Mr. Sevier
John Keetley
Fraser & Chalmers
Nimrod
Lancaster
California
Thompson
Carle, Thompson, Snell & Co
J. S. Meckling
Ayres
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