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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1878
Page
6
Excerpts on Russia and politics, Florida fraud speculation, and a flurry of late 19th century events. Mentions ex Governor Curtin authorship plans, Deadwood freight to Deadwood, military promotions, and railroad bills for Bisn warm Dakota and Black Hills lines.
A subscriber offers for sale a fine American horse with a good driver and an open buggy with pole and shafts nearly new made by Robertson in this city. A single harness will be included. Apply to H. G Quafcke at the Postoffice.
A scout reports Sitting Bull encamped on the Northern Porcupine with 1,550 judges and fourteen Gros Ventres visiting. Major Pease, a West Point graduate, and John O'Brien are the two white men in the camp, with Pease trusted as a de facto prime minister. Louis claims Pease could have planned the Little Bighorn battle. O'Brien remains a prisoner under Indian guard.
The itemized report from Deadwood and surrounding towns highlights new business openings, ore discoveries, and construction. Caswell opens a two story hotel on Mil street while the Homestake mill hub weighs 18 000 pounds for a 80 stamp plant. A party tours Whitewood cave and Lead City continues building, with homes rising in the south.
Col Royall and Maj Thornburg note about 150 Arrapaho lodges under Black Coal and 200 Utes wandering near Camp Brow seeking an agency. They request attendance and self support until agency is set up, while some buffalo resources exist. locals urge strict work requirements to reduce parasitic tramps.
The Garland Independent notes H. A. Melntire, a defaulter, arrived in town with United States Marshal Wilcox and proceeds to Lik e City for a preliminary examination. Melntire boasts of bravado and jewelry, calling himself the wickedest man in Colorado and vowing to escape. The piece hopes law will curb his swagger and serve as a lesson to dishonest boldfaces of his kind.
The reading room rules forbid loud talking and smoking with hours 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily except the second Monday. No children disturbances, no taking reading matter out, and janitor enforces. Luke Voorhees praised. Black Hills road agents captured. fourteen jailed, one escaped. Omaha forms vigilance committees to drive out tramps, warning against encouragement by industrious residents.
Mrs. Col G W Hart from Fort Russell left her carriage with two children in charge of a driver while she entered Warren's furniture store. The horses spooked by a boy on a velocipede ran east on Sixteenth Street toward Lake Minnehaha, but no injuries occurred. The driver kept the children safe as the carriage stopped.
Sam Kelly a noted cattle thief and murderer is captured near Fort McKinney by Superintendent George Snyder and a posse of soldiers after a $5,000 reward was offered. Also, Sun-Gazette editor change: A QR Johnson travels to Lead City to run the paper with FE Slack and J Webster, and William Carroll becomes Cheyenne branch local editor.
Letters of administration granted by the Probate Court of Laramie county W T on April 29 1878 to Wn G Provines Adm r for the estate of Mrs Rosa M McMullen. Creditors must present claims within six months for allowance or be barred. otherwise claims must be shown within one year from letters. May 17 1878 Laramie Wyoming.
The local Catholic church plans a brick church to seat over 500 with a 92 pew audience room and 14 by 14 sanctuary. Architect draws a 08 by 42 foot brick building with 25 foot walls entrants through a granite steps vestibule and a gallery for organ and choir.
The Deadwood Times reports Geo W Bell called a Knoxville Tennessee man but says he met Lee on the Cheyenne road and they slept together in a Deadwood cabin. Bell was examined on murder charges and remanded awaiting grand jury action as scenes described show his cool demeanor.
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