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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1877
Page
13
An advertising notice claims The Weekly Leader as a large western paper offering cheap, expeditious commercial printing. It touts cards, bill heads, letters, blanks, posters, and other job printing with a new type and presses at low prices.
A Wyoming Territory memorial asks Congress to loosen timber restrictions to allow settlers to access public lands for fuel and construction. It cites remote mountain forests as essential for homes, railroads, towns, and internal improvement, urging Congressional action and forwarding to delegate W. W. Corlett. The piece concludes by noting a local theatre audience enjoying performances and denouncing a rival underground newspaper published in Sidney.
The 1877 proclamation designates November 29 as Thanksgiving Day in Wyoming. Citizens are urged to attend public worship or gather at home to offer praise and prayers for divine favors, with the Great Seal affixed in Cheyenne. The document is signed by Governor John M. Thayer and Secretary G. W. French.
Jury matters include a guilty verdict in Territory v James Colvin for robbery with a three year penitentiary term and a one year term for Territory v Louis Fabre on larceny. Other cases adjourned or postponed. court set for November 21. Also notes on Army discipline and railroad politics with local obituaries.
In Cheyenne on November 19 1877 at the Congregational parsonage Miss Emma Hightman wed Mr Thomas T Rennick both residents of Cheyenne. Meanwhile a political dispute in Custer county Dakota sees an election contested with threats to discard the Custer precinct vote.
Advertisement touts the quickest direct route with connections to Richmond Lynchburg Norfolk and the Southeast Philadelphia New York Boston and the East. Highlights elegant coaches PULLMAN palace cars through service and low fares. Through tickets baggage checks and train movement handled at major ticket offices. Agents listed include K R Dorsey LL M Cole and others. February promotion note.
Association officers announced with A H Swan as president, A H Reel as treasurer, and Thos Sturgis as secretary, all based in Cheyenne Wyoming.
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