Weekly Leader: Forney and Slack Lead Paper Ventures
A compilation of editorial punditry and local notes mentions Forney and Slack as proprietors of two daily papers, impending Russia England concessions, and various regional items. It covers media moves, political remarks, mining ventures, and postal statistics from 1878 plus brief notes on residents and military postings in Wyoming and Dakota Territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forney
Russia
England
Omaha Herald
T. A. McShane
Omaha
Cheyenne
Slack
Goldacker
Christiancy
Michigan
Treasury
Georgetown
Cree
Charles T. Bellamy
Sweetwater
Atlantic Gulch
Union Pacific
O'Keefe
Denver
Forresters
O’keefe
India
O’keefes
Newspaper Schemes Shake Cheyenne and Hills Press
A Cheyenne Gazette collapse and a rival Sun outfit move to the Hills sparks a shift in regional media. Slack finances the Hills venture while keeping Cheyenne readers curious as editors clash over influence and new territorial alignment. Fort Lyon reports a drunken soldier killed during arrest, with Sgt. Henry Sweiss held for preliminary examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Slack
Hills
Black Hills
Sun
Gold
Bramel
Democracy
Webster
Garrett
Cheyenne
Magic City
Wyoming
Laramie
Dakota
Fort Lyon
Las Animas
Dennis O’leary
Henry Sweiss
O’leary
Sweiss
O'Leary
Berthoud Survey Reveals Elevation Gap to Fort Laramie
The Cheyenne to Fort Laramie railroad survey shows Fort Laramie sits seventeen hundred twelve feet below Cheyenne. The highest route point was seventy eight feet above Cheyenne, then it descends to Fort Laramie and climbs toward the Black Hills. Grazing near Horse Creek is excellent and wide areas east of Chug and south of Goshens Hole show vast, undisturbed ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Fort Laramie
Black Hills
Berthoud
Horse Creek
Chug
Goshen’s Hole
Wyoming Public Schools Close for Territorial Institute
Wyoming public schools close for the coming week to allow teachers to attend the Territorial Institute in Laramie City beginning tomorrow. Professors Stark and Wells report strong interest for a large attendance of teachers and education stakeholders. Judge John Slaughter and Hon. Peter Hamma of Cheyenne School will participate in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Territory
Territorial Institute
Laramie City
Stark and Wells
John Slaughter
Peter Hamma
Cheyenne
Capture of Two Horse Thieves Near WyY0
Geo. Snyder, detective from Omaha, with soldiers, pursued horse thieves Chas Terry and Sam Kelly after learning of suspects nearby. After exchanging shots, Snyder’s party captured the pair. Snyder departs with a military escort for Fort Fetterman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. McKinney
Geo. Snyder
Omaha
Here
Chas
Terry
Sidney
Sam Kelly
Mr. Snyder
Ft. Fetterman
Arrest of a Supposed Murderer in Dakota Territory
Geo. W. Bell was arrested at Crook City twelve miles from Deadwood on suspicion of murdering Chas. E. Lee whose body was found near town. Bell had sold a gold watch engraved with Chas. E. Lee’s name and claimed the owner’s identity. He was about to depart for Sidney when seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Geo. W. Bell
Crook City
Chas. E. Lee
Bell
Sidney
Cheyenne Post Office Expands Lock-Box Storage
The Cheyenne post office orders 200 Yale mail boxes from Yale Manufacturing Co Stamford Conn. for below the delivery windows. Old upper sash to be replaced with plate glass frames by Hurd & Calland in Cheyenne. The improvements aim to make the office the best fitted west of the Mississippi outside government-owned facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne Post Office
Yale Manufacturing Company
Stamford
Mississippi River
United States
Wedding of Herman Haussler and Hattie Allen Reported
The Deadwood Pioneer notes the marriage of barber Herman Haussler and Miss Hattie Allen after an elopement and later splicing. Haussler, formerly of Cheyenne, is described as handsome and adept at charming women, with rumors of a previous claimed wife in the States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Herman Haussler
Hattie Allen
Haussler
Cheyenne
The
Hills
States
Military movements concentrate Platte strength north of Black Hills
Orders from Department of the Platte outline Fifth Cavalry marching on the 15th to Fort McKinney and related detachments. Merritt to command arrival at Fort McKinney and organize scouts, with Acting Surgeon Frick and Hospital Steward Strong attached to various companies. Patrols to cover north of Black Hills as a precaution against hostile Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Platte
Fifth Cavalry
Sidney Barracks
Fort Fetterman
Fort McKinney
Fort Fred. Steele
Camp Brown
Fort
D. A. Russell
Wesley Merritt
Merritt
A. J. Gray
Fort Laramie
Fort D. A. Russell
A. P. Frick
U. S. Army
Will
Fort Fred
Steele
John L. Strong
U.S. Army
W. T
Black Hills
Big Horn Mountains
Yellowstone
Train wreck on Boulder Valley line injures passengers
About eleven o clock passenger train No 3 on the Boulder Valley line jumped the track between Canfield and Erie as rails spread near Erie. Conductor Walter C Beckwith was unconscious with a head wound. Engineer Rod Cavanaugh and six passengers, most farmers, were injured but not fatally. The worst injuries were to an Erie man with possible spinal fracture and Beckwith who will be bedridden for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Boulder Valley
Canfield
Erie
Walter C. Beckwith
Rod Cavanaugh
Eric
Beckwith
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