Cheyenne Items Show Tangles of Town Life and Justice
Cheyenne notes report daily domestic trouble, a war party of 300 Red Clouders moving north, and assorted business openings. Also covered are a fatal Dakota shooting, a Cheyenne photographer change, medical student returns, local accidents, and county officials list for the district court jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyoming
Steele
Mark Corlett
Corlett
Salt Lake Tribune
Idaho
Brigham Young
Stammer & Durbin
John’s Opinion on Election Chat With Wash-house Chinaman
A dated first person vignette describes a Chinaman in a wash-house door being asked who is elected. The speaker comments on American voters and the desire for someone to win who will handle laundry and politicking. The piece uses period language and crude stereotypes.
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17Th Street
John
Objectionable Joke Sparks Citywide Turmoil in Virginia City
A telegram from Virginia City Ney reports a large crowd on C street drawn by a ruse to free rats for a dog to kill. About three hundred men gathered as a pole cat leapt from a box and scattered the mob. The culprit fled as a six shooter gang hunted him all night. one hundred people had clothes ruined.
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Virginia City
Ney
C Street
Union Pacific Company
Fremont
Mar
Beatey
Caswell
Cheyenne
Dear
Omaha
Proche
Nevada
16Th Street
Montana
Bruner
Black Hills
Beemer & Co
Colorado
Parrott City
Denver
Ropherty
Laramie
Bill Nye
McGilder
Dyer-a-hotel
Dyera-hotel
Dale Creek
Mr. Cowhick
Stimpson
Hell Gate
District Court actions and grand jury indictments reported
The district court convened at 9 a m on Thursday November 16 with cases Charles Hecht versus Draper and Muirin and George T Williams versus Thomas Sturgis et al. awaiting proper shows. The grand jury returned indictments for grand larceny, assault with intent to commit serious offense, burglary and grand larceny, forgery, and related counts. The venue for 38 jurors ordered Tuesday was revoked. An Anecdote from the Laramie Sentinel recounts a ministerial misperception over an insurance agent's appearance prompting a joking exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Charles Hecht
Draper
Murrin
Plantiff
George T. Williams
Thomas Sturgis
Martin Haines
Jacob Custer
William Atkins
John Blanchard
John White
James Wade
Charles I. Cox
Nathan White
U.S
Silver ore from Bare Butte promises bonanza potential
George Stokes, former Denver Tribune manager, arrived with a ton of Florence silver lode ore from Bare Butte eight miles from Deadwood. Assays run nearly one dollar per pound, about two thousand dollars per ton, vein four feet wide and pay streak two and a half feet. Stokes will ship ore to Denver for immediate reduction. ten tons already on the dump awaiting shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stokes
Denver Tribune
Deadwood
Florence
Bare Butte
Robert Ploormann
Stokes
Denver
Friend Stokes
L. Puttyhead Richardson
Ropherty
Kit
LeAort
Max Gervais
Tle
Dame Fortune
Black Hills Mystery Claims Four Skeletons Found
A dozen miners, lured by tales of wealth, trek toward the Wolf mountains but reach Bea ver creek in the Bear Lodge range. They discover a shaft and tunnel where two skeletons, four in a cabin, and tools lie near. Indians attack, leaving four survivors and no gold recovered. Bones appear decayed by about ten years. The piece notes nothing else about identities or exact dates.
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Deadwood
Wolf Mountains
Beaver Creek
Bear Lodge
Fallacious Political Bets and a Grim Frontier Tale
The piece recounts wild political wagering among Eastern Democrats and rivalries, noting ten thousand dollars in stake as the presidential outcome looms. It also reports a gruesome found body near South Platte, Colo, identified as a Maryland youth named White, reported missing and killed with scalp removed, highlighting frontier peril and local sensationalism.
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South Platte
Colo
White
Maryland
Father De Smet Mine yields rich ore sample near Custer City
A telegram reports ore from the Father De Smet lode three miles from Custer City assayed in Denver at about 1812 per ton in gold and silver. The mine is owned by Cornell and Ralston. A separate incident at the Eagle House involves Daniel Banbright and Joseph Benning a violent quarrel ending with Banbright’s arraignment and bond set at 500 dollars.
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Custer City
Oscar A. Ninninger
Denver
Isis
Custer
de Smet
Messrs. Cornell and
Ralston
Daniel B. Banbright
Eagle House
Joseph Benning
Joseph
Fisher
O’brien
Grand Jury
Sioux Delegation Arrives En Route to Indian Territory
A Kansas City chronicle notes 100 Brule Sioux arrive near Wichita en route to Muscogee. They dine without bread, drink coffee from shared kettles, and plan to return if satisfied with what they see. The entourage gathers at Graves Curtis furniture store to read and discuss the latest news with Frank Whitney and local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Indian Territory
North Platte
Upper
Missouri
Wichita
Muscogee
Spotted Tail Agency
Frank Whitney
Deadwood
New el
Dorado
Graves & Curtis
Frank
Judge Whitehead
Dr. Babcock
Messrs. Boughton
Bent
Frank Alen
Wyoming
Kit
Powder River Expedition gains two thousand men for winter campaign
A Chicago Tribune correspondent at Fort Fetterman reports Gen Crook leading about 2000 troops including 97 Pawnees, 150 Sioux, 100 Shoshones, and four infantry companies. Randall may add Crow allies, giving Crook around 2500 men. The article notes an ongoing strategy, tribal dynamics, and anticipated routes across Powder River, Little Missouri, Yellowstone, and Tongue Rivers.
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Chicago Tribune
Fort Fetterman
Crook
Bourke
Schuyler
Rockwell
Clarke
Powder River
Frank North
Lieut
Clark
Second Cavalry
Howe
Jones
Reno
Cosgrove
Sitting Bull
Rosebud Mills
Randall
Montana
Old Fort Reno
Three-Bears
Sharp-Nose
Little Missouri
Yellowstone
Tongue
Little
Missouri
Corlett Expected to Win With Large Majority
The piece recalls early campaign talks on Corlett accepting the Dele gate nomination. Judge Whitehead believed Corlett would win by 200 to 1000 votes, noting Democratic opposition to a third term and Steele's likely defeat. The editors praise Deadwood friends and wish them success in their new field.
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Hoffman
Deadwood
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Jack Vankirk
Sibley
Cheyenne
Belgrade
Durkey
Duke of Cranberry
Oit
Magic City
L. 3B
Joseph
New York
University of New York
J. G. Joseph
Tabor
Ropherty
Corlett
Whitehead
Steele
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Siz Rabths
Greeley
Jack Gladstone
Cittle
Heaner
Gladstone
James Oakes
6Th
U.S. Cavalry
Tucson
Arizona
The
Petit Jury
James Ferris
Charles Riner
A. Simmons
W. R. Wrightman
John Geer
Rudolph Wenger
J. N. Snell
E.R. Ruthven
John A. Apperson
A. D. Shakespeare
J. C. Horton
J. R. Apperson
V. G
George
Bear Lodge Range
Will L. Foglesong
Rutherford B. Hayes
Frank Yates
Laramie Sentinel
Davis
J. W. Dear
Pease & Taylor
Denver Pacific
U. P
Father de Smet
Red Allies
Mmany
British America
Missons
Kennedy
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