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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1883
Page
2
Special to the LrapER Ogallala Neb May 17 A roundup outfit from Plum Creek rode into town and caused chaos. King fired at Sheriff Depriest wounding him in the leg. Depriest returned fire wounding King’s horse. King fled to camp sprained ankle and is jailed awaiting a hearing tomorrow.
Cheyenne forms its first athletic club at Keefe Hall with temporary president J O Baird and secretary J W Whitmore. Officers named are Thomas Sturgis president M E Post treasurer secretary. a twelve member general executive committee is appointed for future subcommittees. Exhibitions and sparring matches followed the adjourned meeting.
Reports from Texas note light sheep crops this year and no striking cowboys in the Panhandle as leaders seek work on ranges. At Fort Laramie a young man, Walter Updike, survived frostbitten feet after a snowstorm by a careful amputation above the ankle. Surgeons Marston Caldwell and Grimes performed the operation with no blood loss, and the patient shows hopeful signs of recovery.
The cemetery, sacred to many, requires better monitoring due to vandalism and damage. Citizens urge the council to appoint a sexton to supervise upkeep water plants and enforce rules to ensure proper care of the grounds.
Gov Crosby and a neighboring man known as a negro trump clash over back yard conditions in Helena. City Marshal Ris Delegan notes Crosby is just another citizen, though the dispute highlights ongoing racial friction in the area. J T Cook, pioneer hunter, visits the city after leading an English party last summer.
On May 5 a new cattle company named Luke Voorhees Cattle Company was organized in this city with 6000 shares at 100 each and 500000 capital. Incorporators include Luke Voorhees M E Post and Albert L King. Trustees elected are Voorhees Post Jenks Morgan and King. Officers: Voorhees president, Morgan vice president, Post secretary treasurer, King assistant secretary.
The Union Pacific repair facility south of the track advances as a major, comprehensive car shop. Under master mechanic Robert McDougal and foremen Bedson and Edwards the plant operates with a hydraulic 40 ton axle press and several locomotives from Denver undergoing overhauls. The outlook is for a busy, well organized operation drawing officials’ praise and transforming the area with neat houses and growing trees nearby.
Washington dispatch reports steps to secure increased mail facilities for Yellowstone National Park, with the Post Office Department now considering the matter. About 50,000 tourists are expected this summer from around the world, including fifteen gentlemen who traveled from Europe for the park visit. The mammoth hotel nearing completion will lodge 400 guests. A 150 by 40 foot stable and two store rooms have been erected. The superintendent notes the buildings are ornamental and well proportioned, the hotel being 400 feet long and four stories high with extensions, a central tower, Queen Anne windows, and a surrounding verandah. All improvements aim to please the eye as well as provide comfort.
The New York and New England railway offers monthly premiums to engineers and firemen based on fuel efficiency on both passenger and freight trains. Rewards are $10 to the engineman and $5 to the fireman if their engines consume the least coal per car per mile, with five empty cars counted as equal to three loaded ones. A 1,200 mile threshold applies, tie shares if equal results occur, and promotions require above average fuel records.
In U S against A H Swan et al an injunction to stop unlawful fencing of public domain, the demurrer was sustained not on merits but on the bill’s structure. The court reserved decision on merits until amended bill. the affidavit accompanying the bill was found not in the required Wyoming statutory form.
Lieutenant Guy Howard of the 12th Infantry accompanies the department commander to Fort McKinney. Lieutenant A M Wetherill of the 6th Infantry will proceed to Ogden Utah to temporarily relieve Captain GC McMauley in charge at that place. Captain OC A H McCauley, being relieved by First Lieutenant A M Wetherill, will go to Chicago to consult with the chief quartermaster about Fort Thorburgh Utah construction matters.
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