Weekly Heater and Wyoming Notes From the West
A compact Western clipping notes railroad tensions at Ogden between Union Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande, lingering talk on Utah and Wyoming railroad rights, and satire from Cheyenne papers. It reports favorable mining expansion, irrigation prospects, and a Green River town label, plus a Fort Bridger bread ration joke, Goodwin’s Ranch storm damage, and the Wyoming Copper company mule train being weather bound with lost mules.
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Ogden
Union Pacific
Denver and
Rio Grande
Union Depot
Goodwin
Goodwin’s Ranch
Wyo
Bluff
Wyoming Copper Company
Cheyenne Official Confronts Post Office Over Missing Money Order
A Cheyenne official visited the post office to mail a money order but received a reply that the recipient could not find it. The angry man blamed post office staff, insisting the order had not been sent and demanded an explanation. He discovered the receipt still stayed in his pocket. Tableaux.
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Cheyenne
Ha—hiad
Charley Riner
W.o
Post Office
Phaeton Accident Injures Two Women Near Laramie
Yesterday Mrs Babbitt and her mother Mrs Tenney met a serious wreck while crossing a railroad track when a loose fire struck their horse causing the phaeton to overturn. Mrs Tenney sustained injuries but both escaped serious harm. Miss Margadaunt fell from a saddle but was not badly hurt. Laramie City plans a new city hall.
Hair Goods Opened By Mrs Blackwood At Sun Office Door
Mrs Blackwood launches a hair store at the second door north of the Sun office. Services include ladies hair dressed and shampooed, all work in the best style. Wigs and waves made to order.
That Seduction Case in Ogden Captured in Letter
A long letter from J A Drat of Dial & Co. Ogden exposes a Cheyenne harnessmaker accused of crime. The Cheyenne Herald notes the man, FR Jenkins, boasts of guilt, while Ogden and community leaders urge publishing his name and ostracism. Also: Fort D A Russell general court martial details and personnel, with assignments for May 1883.
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Dial & Co
Ogden
CapEn
Utah
Cheyenne
Wyoming Territory
W. A. Hodgman
J. A. Drat
Lhader
Gaudy butter scam claim linked to Cheyenne details emerge
The Collins Express reports Cheeley of the Evans Journal amid claims about a bogus butter scheme. He recalls a dining-room girl who fell downstairs and purportedly stepped on her eye, saying the affair was bogus. John, previously in Cheyenne, may soon clarify his statements as he recovers.
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Cheyenne
The
Collins Express
Cheeley
Evans Journal
John
Escaped Lake City Prisoner Moved to Gunnison for Safety
Sheriff Clair Smith of Hinsdale County moved Al Packer from the Lake City jail to Gunnison early Thursday to thwart potential lynching plans. Packer, jailed after a stay of execution, was awakened Wednesday night and quietly transported by wagon to Sapinero, then by train to Gunnison, where he remains in custody. He initially feared vigilante action in Lake City.
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al Packer
Lake City
Gunnison
Supreme Court
Packer
Clair Smith
Hinsdale
Smith
Dr Klines Great Nerve Restorer Ad Card
An advertisement touts Dr Kline offering a nerve restore remedy for all nerve diseases claiming fits stop free and provides a mailing address at 931 Arch Street Philadelphia PA for orders and inquiries.
Tricycling Becomes Noteworthy in London Suburbs
A New York Times correspondent notes rapid growth of tricycling across London suburbs and major roads. Elite and common residents, including the Prince of Wales children and social figures, are seen riding with ease on the coast road near Deal and through St. John’s Wood, Hampstead, and Finchley. The activity is described as enjoyable and lightly taxing, with widespread popularity in Hyde Park and Regent’s Park precincts.
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London
Prince of Wales
Sandringham
Deal
Wolmer
Bronson Howard
St. John’s Wood
Hampstead
Aca
Finchley Road
Wyndham
Arthur Stirling
Young Yates
Hyde Park
Hyde and
Regent
New York Times
Monster locomotive arrives for Southern Pacific service
A twelve wheeler steam engine, dubbed jumbo, passed through the city on its way to the Southern Pacific line in California. It measures thirty eight feet long, weighs about twenty five tons, with four and a half foot drivers and cylinders four by two feet. It will operate between Sumner and Mojave across Tehachapi mountain. A second engine of the same class will follow after this one was refused transit due to its immense weight.
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Southern Pacific Railway of
California
Sumner
Mojave
Tehachapi Mountain
Deserters Reported as Sidney Post Pay Day
The Telegraph notes thirteen deserters from Sidney post since last Saturday, pay day. Fort Sidney will see considerable building this summer with an appropriation available July 14. Rain is general from the east to Utah and Iowa. Sheep men split on lamb yields. averages appear low. G W Fairfield, a U S surveyor from Plattsmouth, arrived with eighteen men to outfit a surveying expedition. Little land remains unsurveyed on Snake Creek Niobrara region. all land will be measured to complete state survey work.
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Telegraph
Sidney Post
Fort Sidney
Utah
Iowa
G. W. Fairfield
Unite States
Plattsmouth
Snake Creek
No fragrant wild flower is sweeter than Julies spins
A reader submits a playful verse praising Julie for beauty and charm. The quatrain asserts no flower compares to her fragrance and no pearl equals her teeth, likening her lips to bewitching and highlighting an ornate product name being her charm.
Mountain Lions in Salt Creek Region Feast on Livestock
Mountain lions in the Salt Creek region are reported feasting on colts calves and lambs. Nearby towns claim to be on the direct road to new carbonate fields. Firefighters in Longmont Boulder and Fort Collins plan a Fourth celebration at the former place. In Ouray a “tick eradicator” whisky is touted. North Park residents discuss Burling ton road prospects. Lake City youth report a female birth surge with five girls among seven newborns.
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Salt Creek Region
Saguache
del Norte
Villa Grove
Longmont
Boulder
Fort Collins
Ouray
Teiler
North Park
Burlington Road
Lake City
Bailiwick
Rock Springs Yard Engine Lead Engineer on the Road
Jack Keeler, longtime Rock Springs yard engine manager, is now traveling between Green River and Rawlins. E R Foley, a Sweetwater County resident, was found dead near his cabin about six miles from Lander. cause unknown. Max Idelman of Cheyenne traveled north by Tuesday’s coach to sell cigars and whisky to customers in South Pass, Atlantic, Miner's Delight and Lander. A May 10 letter from Montpelier Oregon Short Line reports residents hemmed in by rope for four to five weeks as business stalls. The smallpox scare is dying out with no new cases and freedoms expected soon.
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Collins Express
Elmer Stevenson
the Express
Wyoming Ward
Green River
Green
Sweetwater Gazette
Jack Keeler
Rock Springs
Rawlins
E. R. Foley
Sweetwater County
Lander City
Max Idelman
Cheyenne
South Pass
Atlantic
Miner's Delight
Lander
Montpelier
Oregon
Annual Round Up of Cattle Business Opinions
The Drover's Journal compiles stockmen notes from across the cattle country. Reports from A W Haygood and others describe lighter stock, better prices per head, and variable losses from 5 to 10 percent. Outlook mentions driven beeves, shipments, and seasonal range conditions with expectations of earlier cattle movement and rising cattle value in the 1864 interval.
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A. W. Haygood
W. T. Clarke
Buffalo
Wyo
Ora Haley
Laramie City
J. B. Moore
Fort Fetterman
Raik
Luke Voorhees
Cheyenne
Hay Putuy
Babbitt
Crayenne
Army Department Orders Map Out 1883 Forts and Assignments
Department issues orders under 840 army regulations directing Fort McKinney to escort Private Nils Larson to Washington and report to the adjutant general. A battalion from 9th and 7th Infantry concentrates at Carter station by June 1 1883 to repair roads to Fort Phornburgh Utah for two months. Major DeRussy leads. Captain Barrett directed to Fort McKinney for duty on the 17th inst.
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Fort
D. A. Russell
Wyoming
Fort D. A. Russell
Thomas M. Anderson
9Th Infantry
Richard 8. Vickery
Frederick Koch
Max Arendt
Fort Bridger
Forts Bridger
Thornburg
Adjutant General
Fort McKinney
Wyo
Nils Larson
Washington, D. C
Adjutant General of the Army
Carter Station
Fort Phornburgh
Utah
I. D. DeRussy
4Th Infantry
J. J. Moreton
DeRussy
Charles R. Barrett
A Wonderful Increase in Wyoming Rainfall
Sergeant McGovern supplies a weather summary for the first nineteen days of the month, noting 2.85 inches of rain with 0.38 inches in a storm, and a 800 mile wind run at 34 mph peaking at 48 mph. Through April to May 19 total rainfall reaches 7.59 inches, well above the past thirteen years, with 13.78 inches in 1872 the record and 5.71 inches in 1875. Old timers say moisture is increasing yearly and Wyoming’s plains may soon blossom.
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Wyoming
Land and mining claim transfers recorded yesterday
Quitclaim deed records show land ranch and appurtenances in township No 14 from Joshua Stroud to Chas F Fisher for 2500 dollars. Also Elbe mining claim in Plattecarlon from Charles Rial Charles Frederic and Christopher Henne to John B Kent and William Call for 250 dollars.
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Township No. 14
Joshua Stroud
Chas
F. Fisher
Elbe
Plattecarlon
Rial
Charles Frederic
Christopher Henne
John B. Kent
William Call
Weather Report: Temperatures and wind data from yesterday
Highest temperature 68 and lowest 46. Wind peak 24 mph. Mean temp 56.5 and humidity 60 percent. Rainfall noted elsewhere at 1:09 pm with readings for Denver Omaha St Louis and others. Severe frost expected in the morning.
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Denver
North Platte
Omaha
S. E
Yankton
Billings
Cheyenne
St. Louis
Cevere
Barb Wire Litigation Debate and Calls for Reform
The Journal of Commerce argues that the country objects to excess litigation and monopolistic tactics in barb wire, urging a settled policy and a veto against overcharges and patent trickery. It warns that technicalities in patent law enable abuses that will eventually correct themselves.
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Jackson
Journal of Commerce
Proclamation by Acting Governor Urges Memorial Day Observance
Wyoming remembers fallen soldiers and sailors on memorial day May 30. The acting governor recommends suspending ordinary business and uniting in public honors to teach future generations the cost and value of American liberty. Done in Cheyenne May 19, 1883 with the territory seal.
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Wyoming
Republic
Cheyenne
Territory
N. Morean
Fortune tellers pick lottery luck at big New Orleans draw
Fortunate horoscope prognosticators claim to pinpoint celestial factors at birth that will yield the $150,000 grand prize at the next semi annual drawing of the Louisiana State lottery company in New Orleans. Full information may be obtained by applying to M. A. Dauphin in New Orleans.
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Louisiana State Lottery Company
New Orleans
M. A. Dauphin
Louisiana State Lottery Comp’y Incorporated
Legiislature
Arts
Bupsnyablom
G. T. Beauregard
M.A. Dauphin
Washington, D.C
Louisiana State Lottery CO
B. Frank Moore
la Salle Street
Chicago
Broadway
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Utah and Wyoming
Evanston
Fort Colling
the Department
FR. Jenkins
Herald
Mr. Jenkins
Sidney News
Colorado Notes
Green River News
Weather Report
Brown
Ron Bitters
Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall Street
New York
Adiresa
Myat
Razor
Old Farmer Meeting
Louisiana
Jubal A. Barly
Irginia
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