Northern Pacific to build snowshed at Mullen tunnel
Montana notes report Northern Pacific plans a 1200 foot snowshed at the west end of Mullen tunnel as work begins. John Whyte of Maine appointed to oversee mining development near Fairbank. Fort Collins firm delays ditch plans along the North Platte. Flood damages Lee Bruyn’s Second Street store in Laramie. Omaha Leader office in Loveland and women voters opening. Wyoming and Washington territory push ballot access for women.
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Montana
Northern Pacific
Mullen Tunnel
John Whyte
Maine
Fairbank
Fort Collins Company
Platte River
Washington Territory
Wyoming
Omaha
M. E. Hocker
Rawlins
Warm Springs
Fort Steele
Western News warns against carrying six shooters
Miles City Press argues that Western civilization reduces the need for firearms as lethal duels decline. It praises cowboys as respectable while condemning whiskey fueled violence, urging readers to abandon carrying weapons for safety and progress.
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Glendive
Miles City
Reward Offered for Arrest and Conviction in Stock Theft Case
A list of parties pledges a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in branding stealing or killing stock belonging to the signatories. Names include J. M. Carey & Bro Converse Cattle Company Henry A Blair and many others across cattle interests.
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J. M. Carey & Bro
Converse Cattle Company
Henry A. Blair
Gilighriet
Plunkett & Windsor
Powder River Live Stock Company
Union Ca
Tle Company
Army assigns recruits and orders court martial in 1883
Julius Ball to the 4th Infantry Edward F Bell to Company A Samuel W Hagerman to Company E 9th Infantry a general court martial will meet at Fort Sidney Neb on October 23 1883 for the trial of Private Michael Lee Company C and William H Hamer Company A 14th Infantry Recruit Henry Smith to the 5th Cavalry to report to his regiment station Leave of Chaplain W T McAdam extended eight days in Fort Niobrara Neb October 18 1883.
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Forts Omaha
Neb
D. A. Russell
Wyo
Julius Ball
4Th Infantry
Edward F. Bell
Samuel W. Hagerman
9Th Infantry
Fort Sidney
Michael Lee
William H. Hamer
14Th Infantry
Henry Smith
Fort Douglas
Utah
5Th Cavalry
W. T. McAdam
U.S. A
Fort Niobrara
Two Men Arrested in Council Bluffs Robbery Case
Robert Stuerman and J M Smith were arrested on robbery charges after Fred Brokaw from Cheyenne reported his $95 pocketbook missing when he woke at the Broadway hotel. Smith had earlier visited the Cheyenne man's room and later moved money to the St Joe house landlord, while Sherman was suspected of helping conceal funds. They await examination next Friday at the county jail.
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Robert Stuerman
J. M. Smith
Council Bluffs
Fred Brokaw
Cheyenne
Broadway Hotel
St. Joe House
Smith
Omaha Bee
Health Renewal Pitches for Dyspepsia and Debility
An advertising brief touts Health Renewer as a remedy for dyspepsia and general debility, claiming restored health and vigor for men. The pitch targets vigor, potency, and sexual debility with a $1 price point.
Wells Almanac and Wart Remedy Ad
Crackling ad copy for Wells Jersey City promoting Rough on Rats Rough on Corns and Rough on Corns lic. Quick complete permanent care. Corns warts planters and other foot care claims. Includes note about job printing at Laaprr job rooms.
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Wells
BE. S. Wells
Jersey City
Laaprr
Utah Wool Crop Shows Growth in Sheep Industry
Utah's sheep husbandry drives rising wool output and farm profits as better breed stock improves yield. Importing fine bucks becomes a substantial business with prices from 20 to 50 dollars and imports from California. Some Shropshires produce more wool but coarser quality, while a California buyer paid 50 000 dollars for fifty bucks, signaling value but urging caution to Utah growers.
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Utah
California
Lander News from town duties and events
The item notes a candy pull at Moore's hall by the ladies' aid society tomorrow evening. It also mentions F E Cottinden offering a sorrel stallion Daylight for 3800 dollars in sixty chances at Lander by November 11, and a November 6 local election for justice of the peace and a precinct constable.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Moore’s Hall
F. E. Coittenden
Lander
John Lajeuvesse
William O'Neal
Rawlins
John Lyman
Jack Gaylor
Orson Grinnett
Robert Barnaby
Mr. van Patten
Notice of Filing for Homestead Proof in Cheyenne Wy
Land Office notice states Jot B. Stewart will prove up his claim for the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter and lot 4 in section 7 township 18 north range 67 and the south half of the southeast quarter of section 12 township 18 north range 68 west before the Register at Cheyenne on November 23, 1883. Witnesses listed: Bristol, L Warner, George VI Danforth, John Warl of Cheyenne Wyoming.
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Chieyenne
Wyo
Wiven
Sebblor
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Township
AOW
Bristol
L. Warner
George VI
Danforth
John Warl
Wye
Ena
MANN
Register
Taffy for Taranite from Laramie talk
Katie Putnam exchanges playful lines with a Boomerang scribe about liking Laramie. The fragment shows plans to visit next summer, escaping eastern watering placer climates for a cooler seasonal respite in the high country.
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Katie Putnam
Montana Briefs Highlight Mines and Rail Plans Across State
Reports from Benton to Helena describe wolves killing calves on ranges near Benton and ewes at Dent & Tul lock yielding twelve pounds of wool. Barker smelter’s water jacket flaw shut the furnace for five days. Renegade Indians from the Columbia river were arrested at the Flathead agency and jailed at Fort Missoula. Hecla company at Glendale expects $76,000 bullion this past month with a $51,000 payroll. Custer county holds 2,460,000 value in cattle from 73,000 head. 1882 assessment covered 25,000 head at $450,000. David Lucas recalls $10,000 potato crop from ten acres near Virginia City in 1865. Dr. Newcomb of Parham plans a 10‑ton smelter at Chickory ready by December 1. Northern Pacific reports a well 20 by 86 feet. an eight‑inch bore reaches 256 feet. A girl and her mother blessed a Montana bank with a $4,850 deposit after begging the day before. Gold nuggets from the gulch total about $16,000 this season with $10,000 from Chessman ground and $6,000 from Getchell & Co. Mul lan tunnel is said to finish this month and Bozeman tunnel in January, easing train times. A Wood River cable railroad between Hailey and Ketchum aims to move ore and merchandize in an hour. expected traffic reaches 400 tons per day.
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Columbia River
Flathead Agency
Fort Missoula
Hecla Company
Glendale
Custer County
David Lucas
Helena
Mill Creek
Virginia City
Newcomb
Parham
Minn
Chickory
Park Branch
Emigrant Gulch
Northern Pacific
Butte
Montana
W. A. Chessman
Getchell & Co’s
Anderson
Mullan
Bozeman
Legal notice to McGuire and Phillips in Wyoming case
Harry Blake files suit in the Ulstrigh Court of the first judicial district in Laramie county seeking 80.46 with 12 percent interest from June 3 1888 for labor and materials on a Cheyenne frame building. The petition seeks a mechanic lien on the property and a judgment if unpaid, with appearance by November 17, 1883, as clerk Joan K. Jeffrey records.
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Thomas J. McGuire
Fielder M. Phillips
Harry Blake
Ulstrigh Court
First Judicial District
Wyomibog Territory
Laramie County
Cheyenne
Laramia County
Wyomning
Territory
Fec
Thomas J McGuire
A.D
Joan K. Jeffrey
Consumption Cured by Simple Vegetable Remedy
Retired East India missionary physician offers a free recipe for a vegetable cure for consumption bronchitis cata rrh asthma and throat and lung ailments plus nervous debility. He will mail German French or English instructions with stamps to address, W A Noyes 149 Powers Block Rochester NY.
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East India
Abe
W. A. Noyiss
Power's
Rochuster
Planting and arranging a varied indoor garden mix
A guide to growing and pairing houseplants including calla lilies hoya vines and scandens variegated species. It notes plant care, bloom potential, foliage variety and suggestions for kitchen and window space, with hints on hanging baskets and floral combinations.
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Avalon
Trair Beason
Howe
Petunias
Cuttin
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