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Newspaper

Cheyenne Weekly Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1876

Page

16

Railroad Timetable Details for Union Pacific and Denver Pacific

The timetable lists Union Pacific arrivals from the east and departures to the west for passenger and freight services with times such as 1 20 p m and 8 20 p m as well as mixed passenger and freight blocks. It notes Denver Pacific arrivals from the south and departures to the south with various passenger and freight slots and states UP time runs 35 minutes faster than city time.

Union Pacific Railroad DEPAR Denver Pacific P.m U.P

War-Path Waifs and Civil Notices Headline

Waifs from the War Path report Shoshone and Bannack troops with Gen Crook at Old Fort Reno, plus a Thanksgiving proclamation by Acting Governor George W French dated November 20 1876. Also notes a winter wind and an insane woman in jail, burglaries in Salt Lake, and political wagers as Colorado’s fate shifts. The ninth Cheyenne Bible Society meeting funds and staff changes are listed, alongside a German Military Band engagement at McDaniels Theatre with praise from major papers.

Cheyenne A. D U. S George W. French The Cheyenne Bible Society S Warren Cowhick McCandish Judge Slaughter Messrs Pease Black Sills Sanders Warren Thomas Moran

Sitting Bull Likely to Flee North Rather Than Fight

The report states about 2000 Indians still with Sitting Bull and some have gone north. General Crook is predicted to command a sufficient force to counter the hostiles if they confront him. It is believed Sitting Bull will not fight again and will retreat, avoiding Agencies.

Ous Sitting Bull Crook L. B. Joseph Tum Lhapter Block Fifth Cavalrymen Kansas D. P George Stimpson Ferguson Street

No Holdee Em Runaway on Ferguson Street

Sunday afternoon on Ferguson Street near 16th a runaway buggy crashed into a sidewalk injuring a Chinaman and tossing him into Thorpe's stable. The team and buggy caused a tumble with the driver rolling to his feet, cursing in broken Chinese as onlookers, including local youths, watched the scene unfold with cautious relief.

Ferguson Street 16Th Ferguson Thorpe John

Hair-raising crash injures Chinese coachman in runaway buggy

A bystander asks about the coachman's injuries as a Mongolian man, who had never driven before, loses control of two high spirited horses. The buggy wrecks in the street while the driver limps away seeking a doctor. A bystander notes the team was left to roam free.

John

A Tricky Tramp Cheats Oyster Bay Boss in a Grocery Ruse

A haggling tramp slips a false treasure tale to the Oyster Bay proprietor, offers his last 15 cents for food, and is guided to a back room where delicacies vanish from the table. He exits with three nickels and a counterfeit treasure, then heads toward Omaha via Lake Minnehaha.

Ife Oyster Bay Frisco Bed Rock Jand Lake Minnehaha Omaha

Weathered musings and amused notices from a rural paper

The column catalogs odd items from a small town: deer in the mountains west of us, Florida and Louisiana news boosting atmospheric fogs, banks shipping gold dust, fashion notes on patched pantaloons and Tilden Hendricks collars, and local notices in a playful civic voice including a post office room assignment and marriage license offerings.

Florida Louisiana Tilden Hendricks

Mud Pie Battle Ends Quiet Coexistence of Two Families

A Cheyenne street scuffle ends decades of neighborly harmony as the Rophertys and MaGilders fight over a muddy dispute. Mrs Rapherty and Mrs MaGilder wield washboards and feather dusters in a furious confrontation, finally broken up by bystanders. Surgeons profit from the injuries.

A Sad Case at U P Round House

A man said to be John Welsh was found near a coal pile at the U P round house in a stupor early yesterday by Officer Talbot. He appeared cold and possibly drugged, taken to the county hospital, where a doctor was summoned but offered no relief. Mr Simmons had him rubbed and given stimulants. he never fully awoke, muttered water, and his feet seemed frozen with occasional convulsions. He remains in a nervous slumber and is in danger of death without prompt care.

Marshal Slaughter Laramie Briny Ropherty Mr. Cowhick Deadwood Lord’s Vineyard L. Puttyhead Richardson Inter-Ocean Denver Tribune L. Puttyhead E. M. Travis St. Louis John A. Jacks Cheyenne Sweety Wheeler & Wilson Howe Singer John A. Fyer Rapherty Teddy McGilder Patsy Rapherty Mrs. MaGilder Teddy Patsy Nora Biddy Omadhoun Mrs. M Dhirty, Grovelin Crater Mrs. R John Welsh U. P. Round House Talbot

Superb Scenery at McDaniels Reveals Master Scenic Artist

The new stage at McDaniels showcases Myr. A. M. Campbell as a master of the brush. He has completed six superb scenes with six more in progress and will add new scenes nightly for each act. Campbell spoke to a large audience, earning praise for both his art and his spoken word.

McDaniels M. Campbell Myr Campbell

German Military Band Debuts At McDaniels Theatre

The famed German Military Band gave its first city concert at McDaniels Dramatic Theatre on Tuesday night. A large, appreciative audience filled the house and praised the performance to the echo with several standout pieces noted for their merit.

Dot Leedle Cherman McDaniels’ Dramatic Theatre

Odd Fellows building near occupancy as season ends

Laramie Chronicle notes the Odd Fellows' building should be ready for occupancy by December 1 if no unforeseen issues arise. Sheriff Brophy reports about 40 000 dollars in county tax money collected to date and plans to turn over the books to Treasurer Pease soon.

Odd Fellows Brophy Pease

Crook's Command Leads Powder River Expedition to Old Fort Reno

Troops of the Powder River expedition march toward Old Fort Reno under Brig. Gen. George Crook. The column includes Twenty third Infantry firms from Medicine Bow Fort Laramie and escorts from cavalry units with detailed staff and troop assignments for the journey.

Powder River Old Fort Reno Twenty Third Infantry Medicine Bow Fort Laramie George Crook U.S. A John G. Bourke Third Cavalry Walters. Schuyler Fifth Cavalry C. If. Rockwell John V. Furey J. R. Gibson George M. Randall Twenty-third Infantry W. P. Clarke Second Cavalry Ronald §. Mackenzie Fourth Cavalry Jos HW. Dorst Gan’s Crook Russell Wessell Forth Fifth Richard I, Dodge

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