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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1876
Page
14
The Wyoming Weekly Leader notes four days until election and the Centennial closing on the 10th. It riffs on public mood with humorous vignettes of a tramp, mining stock talk, a post office scene, and local chatter about street life and support.
A pious dog attends church while authorities refuse to number houses causing street confusion. A Patchman brings a twelve pound cannon ball to Justice Fisher claiming a shooter. Reports mention Moody and Sankey aiding Chicago growth and a railway shop fire. Indians visit Union Pacific, soldiers return from front, and local crimes and curiosities pepper the page.
Private Charles Kreyser of the Third Cavalry married Miss Mary J. Ellison of Cheyenne in a Nov. 4 ceremony conducted by Rev. W. S. Warren. The couple will reside in Cheyenne and begin their new life together.
In Centre Rock county Wisconsin October 30 1900 John Wallihan dies. He was uncle to the city editor and an early settler of Wisconsin later moving toward the Western States. The Black Hills Pioneer notes Henry Henckle’s survey places the Dakota boundary 23 miles west of Deadwood and affects Lawrence county.
Election results show state officer majorities with Governor counts 838, Lieutenant Governor 1 098, Secretary of State 1 739, Auditor 822, Treasurer 728, Attorney General 547, and Superintendent 1 831. Final tallies reflect voter choice across offices in Colorado.
A Sioux war party attacked a Shoshone village of fifty lodges near Painted Rock, with about 1200 lodges in the main force. only one Shoshone named Humpy survived. Gen. Crook’s Powder River Expedition, totaling two thousand troops and 200 or more Native scouts, moves from Fort Laramie toward the northern Sioux to end the war. A Fremont Nebraska wreck near Omaha killed three, injured others, with Engineer Duncan surviving after a head strike. fireman and brakeman died in the collision of freight and passenger trains.
The county clerk Stimpson records the marriage of Charles Kreuser, a soldier, and Ellison who has not yet reached fifteen. The bride’s mother initially opposed but consented after the clerk’s involvement, ending in a happy union. Also printed is a school roll of honor for October 1876 naming numerous students.
A ticket agent admires a lady at his pigeon-hole window as she requests a ticket to Laramie. He stalls for time while she searches her pocketbook, then discovers a three year old girl attached to the apparent companion. The agent is embarrassed, unable to speak through the window.
The death angel took two highly regarded young men in Cheyenne. George Be Yonker, deputy county clerk, died yesterday after falling ill at a hotel. County Clerk Stimpson had him moved home for care but mountain fever proved fatal. Yonker was kind, generous, and widely respected, leaving many mourners.
The order lists winter garrisons across camps and stations including Camp Sheridan M Company 3d cavalry Robinson and Red Cloud and other units. It notes field orders via Fetterman with command staff including ATL Nick Earson Cantain and Aide-de-Camp.
Major Caleb I Carlton orders movement from Fort D A Russell to Fort Fetterman. Desertion charge against private Thomas Myers withdrawn and returned to duty. Leav e of absence for one month for Second Lieutenant Henry R Lemly. Second Lieutenant Frank A Robinson relieved from duty at Fort D A Russell and to report at Fort Sanders. Surgeon B A Clements ordered to rejoin at Fort Sanders. Benjamin I Holt to Medicine Bow. Major Simeon Smith to pay troops at Sidney Bridge, Cheyenne depot, and Fort D A Russell. T H Stanton relieved of payment duties.
A prominent citizen, en route to business, is teased about illness by friends. He discovers he has shed 75 pounds after a morning bath, realizing he washed off Wyoming soil. He vows not to repeat the prank.
Earnest K. L. Scott, 19, son of wealthy British family, traveled from Scotland to America, lived near Forts on the Kansas Pacific, and after boarding with Mrs Caswell in Kas, died by self-administered chloroform. An inquest ruled the death self-inflicted without intent to kill.
Gay and Scott recover over 400 daily from No 4 above discovery while a new rich quartz lode is found on Blacktail Gulch opposite claim No 3. Claims 8 and 14 28 80 show strong returns. drifting begins on No 5. Water shortages halt Blacktail mining until spring. 32 men work Cheyenne road route to Running Water. Castro Thompson Co and Lehr & Flowers report solid yields. a reliable Black Hills map is near completion.
Handy Andy recounts Baldy Sours who bought a Metropolitan hotel ticket good for 21 meals but all holes were punched. Baldy eats a colossal Sunday feast then confronts the clerk and proprietor Uncle George before leaving, muttering a quip about slippers.
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