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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1876
Page
16
Union Pacific timetable shows arrivals from east and west with passenger and freight departures and times. Denver Pacific lists arrivals from south departures to south with passenger and freight slots. Railroad time is stated as thirty five minutes faster than city time.
The Cheyenne Post Office hours are daily 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. with Sunday delivery starting after Western mail arrival. Money order service runs 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Western mails close at 1 10 p.m. and Eastern at 3 19 p.m. Daily arrivals from east at 1 20 p.m. and from west at 3 20 p.m. Denver Pacific routes close at 8 p.m. and provide Denver and Southern mail access.
Reports from the north claimed many Indians were present but Lieut Chase and Major North's Pawnees could not locate any. The supposed trail of Chase's command is thought to have been mistaken for an Indian path, fueling the scare near Fort Laramie.
The Cheyenne Leader reports a baffling incident where a man died after his horse fell onto a calf causing a fatal collapse. The writer jokes on whether the man horse or calf caused the tragedy, noting the uncertainty while asserting one thing is certain: something has killed.
The November term of the District Court begins Monday with 82 civil and 2 criminal cases. Criminal counts include assault, keeping a bundy house, illegal voting, mayhem, several assault and battery, vagrancy, grand and petit larceny, assault with intent, conspiracy, burglary and larceny, and other offenses. The remainder are deemed unimportant.
A thief snatched an overcoat valued at 35 dollars from a hook outside Polack's clothing store in The Leader building. Mr Polack pursued into an alley but lost track. The coat was later found in a wagon in the alley. The piece warns residents to beware of city rogues and suggests strong measures.
The itemized column reports a bustling, unsettled Cheyenne scene with auctions, travelers, a Civil War era veteran, and the looming Indian threat. It notes incidents from local streets, theater mischief, and public notices while hinting at politics, transport, and frontier life in Wyoming territory.
Col J W Donnellan declines to run on the Republican ticket for Albany county judge of probate and county treasurer. He told us in Laramie City last evening on his way to Denver that he planned to leave for business elsewhere, explaining his action and reasons for departure.
A woman racing down Hill Street yesterday faced a cracked sidewalk that halted a wheeled baby carriage. She sprang over the carriage in a swift acrobatic leap, leaving blue smoke marking her nose across a plank. She recovered, moved on in tears with a sore nose and whispered expletives.
A private letter from Carbon county reports new discoveries in the Douglas Creek mining district. Beagle and Foley sunk forty feet and found free gold bearing quartz. a seventy foot tunnel yielded large ore quantities. Milling works will be built soon. Stevenson also struck a rich lead with fine ore. More details to come.
A citizen strolling with a bag of eggs slips on a snowy sidewalk as eggs burst, leaving him coated in yellow yolk. He mutters colorful libel and tries to find a boot black, transforming a quiet morning into a comical mishap on the street.
A famed Cheyenne physician visits a barber shop where he dismisses the coroner bid as a mere livelihood. The barber, George, retorts that turning out corpses would make him a millionaire in less than a year, leaving the doctor in stunned silence.
Democratic sherif candidate Carr and county clerk Loeb return from an elec tioneering tour through the upper country. They narrowly escape an ambush by hostile tribes near the Laramie valley, firing and pursuit echoing as they flee toward safety. They are now back with their families, and further trips eastward are likely to be infrequent.
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