Cheyenne News Bits and Local Election Scenes
Cheyenne items report court notices, city council actions, and lively street anecdotes. Officers recover stolen jewelry, a crutch beggar, and a parrot insult. election returns tease late voting, and officials repudiate an old debt with brief adjournment.
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Howard
Eddy Street
Doc
Dick Turpins
Nineteenth Street
Laramie
Corlett
W. J. Twining
United States Engineer Corps
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Denver shooting and court notes mix with festival profits
A sewing machine agent was shot in Denver and justice court cases on illegal voting move to the grand jury. Catholic festival netted 550 dollars after 700 in receipts and 150 in expenses. Reports describe a murder threat from Custer and voter spelling lapses affecting counts, with district court adjournment and local theft incidents including Major Balcombe's stolen overcoat and gloves.
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Denver
Justice Court
Grand Jury
Joe Rankin
Marshal Sweesy
Custer
Nick Brine
Jeff Care
Mister Brion
Braun
District Court
Colorado
Cation
First Female Justice Elected At Tie Siding
Mary Davis has been elected justice of the peace at Tie Siding, the first woman chosen by popular vote for the post. Also noted: Jules Seminole, a Cheyenne Indian, released from county jail after six months and displaying his self drawn map of the Black Hills region, with water color sketches on the back.
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Chicago
J. Coghlan
D. Neiderkoon
W. S. Brown
John Brown
Magic City
Pat. O. Hawes
Ohio
Towling
Decatur
Tarry Towling
Cheyenne
Prof. Pontez
Omaha
R. R
M. E. Post
Mary Davis
Tie Siding
Morris
Sweetwater County
Hastern
Jules Seminole
Black Hills
Jules
Laramie County
Granite
Pine Bluffs Tree
Egbert
Polo Creek
Davis’ Ranch
Horse Creek
Laramie
Red Buttes
Murphy’s Ranch Srbolecee Centennial
Irbes
North Fork
Lander City
Ted Eee
Miners’ Delight
Atlantic City
South Pass
Fontenelle Henry’s Fork Blous Ag Bryan Beeen
Rock Springs
Bitter Creek
Uinta County
Evanston
Almeet Eee Ewes
Hilliard
Piedmont Tree
Jarter
Crete
Smith’s Fork
L Tenry
Park
Spon Carter
Osi Smith
Portit
Twin Creek
Stoddard
Corlett
Cheyenne Precinct Reports 1681 Votes Cast
Voters at Cheyenne precinct totaled 1681 as polling faced delays in the afternoon with causes attributed to the slow process. Officials noted the count and awaited further reports on the disruption.
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Boston
Dr Ar Joun
16Th Street
John Eames
Cheyenne
El Dorado Etchings and Ward Short Route Developments
Mr. W M Ward returns from the Black Hills with Bolthoff and O Neil detailing rapid quartz lode work. Reports on Hidden Treasure and Chief of the Hills progress, new mills planned, and Ward's Deadwood Running Water short cut road to reduce distance to Deadwood. Ward seeks $3000 local aid to finish road by December 14 and promises two thousand dollars already spent.
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W. M. Ward
Ward & Mason
Black Hills
Bolthoff
Thomas O’neil
Hidden Treasure
Guyville
Deadwood Creek
I. W. Trench
Widden
Ward
Captain Nichols
Utah
Father de Smet Lode
Penny
Colorado
Clara Lode
Detroit
Clara
Mr. Ward
Deadwood
Jenney
Stockade
Custer
Ile
Cheyenne
Magic City
Body of Charles Foster Found Near Golden City Dakota
The body of Charles Foster was discovered three miles north of Golden City in Dakota, shot through the head. Reports describe a stampede from Deadwood toward the Wolf Mountains amid purported rich discoveries. A New York correspondent paints General Crook and Terry in rough camp dress, noting dust gambling and female dealers in the frontier camp.
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Custer City
Charles Foster
Golden City
Dakota
Deadwood
Wolf Mountains
Crook
New York
Northwest
Illustrated Journal of
Terry
Perry
Ile
Yellowstone
la Crook
Slandering the Gold Hunters in Deadwood Gossip
An eastern exchange correspondent reports Deadwood’s rough dress and habits. It notes many residents shave little wash infrequently and sport dirt stained clothing. The piece highlights gambling as the city’s chief attraction with Taro and various games popular among locals.
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Deadwood
Wyoming's Vote Subscription Books Offer Local Access
Citizens of Cheyenne are invited to subscribe to valuable illustrated standard works including The American Cyclopædias revised edition, William Cullen Bryant's History of the United States, and Frank Leslie's Historical Register of the Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Agent W. I. Goren urges interest this week.
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Cheyenne
William Cullen Bryant
United States
Frank Leslie
W. I’, Goren
Agt
Transcontinental Rail and Stage Lines Connect West to Cheyenne
Advertising listing multiple railroads and stage lines including Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, and St. Joseph and Council Bluffs routes, plus Cheyenne and Black Hills stage service. Promotes connections to Deadwood, Custer City, Salt Lake City, Helena Virginia City Montana, and California through Central Pacific. Includes Pullman cars, first class hotels, and through freight rates via Omaha and Platte Valley routes. Companies listed include Gilmer Salisbury Patrick Cheyenne Black Hills Line and Missouri River packet lines with agents T L Kimball G A Omaha and others.
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Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
St. Joseph
Gilmer, Salisbury & Patrick
Cheyenne
Black Hills
Deadwood
Custer City
All Points
Central Pacific Railroad
Sacramento
San Francisco
California
Nevada
Idaho
Sa Pullman’s Palace
Black Trills
Montana
T. L. Kimball
Omaha
Platte Vuailey
K.P. Vining
General Freight
H. H. Clark
General Dup
TL. Kimball
Gen'l Ticket Agt
J JN. Kelurr
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Thomas Cahill
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