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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1883
Page
5
A young man named Solomon Fisher, claiming the poem Night published as Salmon Fishes, confronts the editor about misprints in the Leader. The tale ends with Fisher correcting lines and dying in despair after a dramatic, public insult over his work.
Wyoming officials urge a full exhibit at the Denver Exposition opening July 17 1883 to showcase mining wealth. The message notes 1882 gains, requests county funds for space and arrangements, and invites ore and specimen submissions to ex-governor John W Hoyt in Cheyenne. A separate Chicago Journal of Commerce piece details rich copper districts in Rawhide Hartville and nearby prospects with sizable daily outputs and high potential profits.
Notes from Rawlins report editorials in Cheyenne and Fort Collins arguing over moving Fort Russell to Fort Collins. The piece mocks the claims as flimsy while noting Washington plans to relocate the fort to Sherman Peak. Also covers weather, sheep losses near Seminoe, and fish stocking plans by the Territorial Fish Commission.
An advertisement invites wool growers to bring sheep for shearing by the 18th and offers market value sales or storage. It promises a large, well equipped wool market with insurance and charges about ten cents per head.
In Topeka and Columbus accounts, Hon. Arthur Edgington recalls severe rheumatic shoulder pain and credits St Jacobs Oil with rapid relief after applying the remedy. He is described as a prominent Kansas politician and Bradstreet Commercial Agency agent.
Reward of five dollars per head for the delivery of cattle branded ZS on the left side that strayed from Pormin creek Nebraska. Botin and Arp at the Western Hotel in Cheyenne advertise the offer.
A Denver firemen tourney tale of a mother seeking her wandering daughter. The narrative recalls a heartbroken scene as a mother prays and a child’s fate shadows a ruined home amid sorrow and death. Washington notes report political appointments, resignations, and legal actions shaping federal offices and cases.
In Hartville on April 26 reports describe rapid grading toward the smelter site with the mine working full force. A new ore body near nine hundred feet from the shaft yields copper rich in silver and gold, signaling a bright future for the cafion and the mining camp.
A board was organized in Austin to prepare Texas claims against the United States for frontier defense from October 20, 1865 to April 28, 1882. The board includes the governor, comptroller, and adjutant general, with data in their departments. Estimates total about 1.2 million dollars, possibly covering similar expenses from 1845 to 1861.
Teller City offers ten good city lots in promising locations in exchange for a heavy team of work horses or mules harness and wagon. Address J. J. Moors Teller City Co. Also available a cattle ranch at Cheyenne Pass with improvements and good water and range. Address Davin LANNEN Walbach Wyoming.
The article criticizes impure baking powders that leave bitter tastes and residues in bread. It promotes Royal baking powder as pure and safe, noting government chemists endorsed it for purity and strength and claiming no bitter aftertaste or health risks.
The Skandia Wagon manufactured to order at Rockford Illinois. Not to be missed. For sale by D F Whipple Cheyenne. 500 cottonwood trees for sale all sizes from 2 to 8 inches diameter. Address J B Fulimston Greeley Colorado.
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