Railway Time Table and Civil War Era Notes
The column lists Union Pacific and Denver Pacific schedules with arrivals from east and south and departures west and south. It notes time differences with city time, payroll of mint gold shipments, local editorials, and several court and police items including a murder case, a jail escape, and a two tailed cat anecdote alongside war and militia mentions and local promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Freig
Freiight
Denver Pacific Railway
Passeng
Freigh Baamm
U.P
Death of Jules Ecoffey Pioneer of Fort Laramie Region
Jules Ecoffey one of the region’s earliest pioneers died Sunday afternoon at his ranch near Fort Laramie. He came to this country with the American Fur Company expansion and later co owned Ecoffey Cuney general store between this city and the Black Hills. Authorities believe his death followed injuries from an attack by a man known as Stonewall six months prior. Remains are en route to the city for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Ecoffey
Fort Laramie
Ecoffey
American Fur Company
Great Northwest
Richard Bordeaux
Adolph Gary
Mons
Mr. Cuney
Ecoffey & Cuney
Denver man flees creditors after sudden departure
A Denver man left town abruptly last week after accruing large debts. Charpiots restaurant attached his baggage at the depot and now holds it. Puttyhead borrowed money from several Denver lenders including the Londoner Bros grocers who demand repayment. The Denver Tribune did not announce his departure or the baggage attachment. Senator Morton, touring through Laramie City, commented on the presidential contest saying Hayes appears fairly elected while some insist Slden will be inaugurated and bets should be off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow Creek
Denver
Puttyhead
Morton
Laramie City
Chronicle
Sam
Hayes
Cooper
Silden
Cavalry victory over Cheyenne camp leaves officer dead
Gen Mackenzie and the 4th Cavalry attacked a large Cheyenne camp on Powder River Clear Fork. fierce fight ended with capture of camp goods. First Lieut J A McKinney, West Point 1871, killed. praised as brave skilled and devoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crook
Crazy Woman's Fork
Mackenzie
4Th Cavalry
Clear Fork
Powder River
Lieut. McKinney
J. A. McKinney
McKinney
West Point
Texas
Ile
Deadwood Drift Prospects Rise at Rapid Creek Mines
Report from Deadwood Pioneer notes many locals at Rapid Creek with first class prospects. Gay and Scott extract several hundred dollars daily from claim No. 4 above discovery on Deadwood. Pat Foley opens a gold quartz lead near Bald Mountain with promising decomposed mineral. Murphy brothers and Mike Reilley say they earn about $18 per hand daily with two box lines on claims 9 and 10 below Whitewood gulch, while John Mallory cites a seven that concentrates nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Rapid Creek
Gay & Scott
Pat Foley
Bald Mountain
Murphy Brothers
Mike Reilley
Whitewood Gulch
John Mallory
Quartz Lead on Middle Brook Gulch Discovery
Quartz extract on Middle Brook gulch about half a mile above Deadwood shows tunneling yielding fine flour gold ore. The find highlights rich mining activity in the Deadwood region with accessible placer-like seams exposed by tunneling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Brook Gulch
Deadwood
Crook's Sioux Scouts and Trotting Win Sparks Interest
The piece discusses Crook's Sioux contingent, questioning their loyalty and the risk of alliance with the frontier cause. It notes the potential impact on relations with tribes and the broader war effort, highlighting the strategic stakes of unity among the Sioux. Budd Doble travels through the city with Goldsmith Maid and other famed trotters, including Bodine and Sam Purdy, preparing for a Pacific coast season and potential races with St. Julien and Occident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crook
Arizona
Budd Doble
Chicago
Goldsmith Maid
H. N. Smith
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Tine
Maid
Doble
Bodine
Harper’s Smuggler
Sam Purdy
Kelloge
San Francisco
J.D. Benton
Robinson
Abe Edgington
Stanford
California
Abe
Ife
St. Julien
Occident
Pacific Coast
Splan
Barnes
R. B. Conkling
Greenport
Long Island
United States
Bennett Durbin nuptials at M F E church
Mr B F Bennett and Miss Alice Durbin wed November 20 at the M F E church in this city. The ceremony happened during the old folks concert and drew a large audience. The gathering offered blessings to the couple.
Territorial Officials listed for Hovty-Third Congress
Delegate to Congress W R Steele is noted along with territorial officers including Governor Jack Thayer, Secretary G W French, Chief Justice J W Fisher, Associate Justices J B Blair and I A Thomas, U S Collector E P Snow, Surveyor General E C David, Register U S Land Office G R Thomas, Receiver J C Whipple, Territorial Treasurer A K R Converse, Territorial Auditor Orlando North, Territorial Librarian John Slaughter, Sept of Instruction John Slaughter, U S District Attorney J J Jenkins, U S Commissioner J W Bruner, Clerk of 1st Judicial Dist J W Bruner, and Marshal W F Sweesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jnck Thayer
G W French
Sup
J W Fisher
Asso
J B Blair
I A Thomas
United States
E P Snow
E C David
Register U. S. Land Ofice
R Thomas
J C Whipple
Territorial
A KR Converse
Orlando North
John Slaughter
U.S
J J Jenkins
U. S
J W Bruner
1St Judicial Dist
W F Sweesy
County and City Officers and Local Officials Listed
A detailed roster lists county and city officers across Laramie County Cheyenne Albany Carbon Sweetwater and Uinta plus Laramie City and others. Entries include chairman commissioners sheriff constable clerks treasurers assessors coroners prosecuting attorneys superintendents of schools and judges with several towns and counties named. Also lists church notices and local merchants and services in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie County
G A Draper
LD Beary
F Landau
J O’brien
Devoe
Bavent
Geo B Stimpson
D C Tracy
W W Corlett
Jas Talbot
Ed J Morris
Cheyenne City
Bresnahen
John
Laramie City
Miller
Board of
C Dunn
J Hunter
J Metcalf
A J Metcalf
Alssessor
Trance
John Colford
Ta Andrews
Carbon County
J B Adams
Commissionas
DB Clay
Newell Beeman
W K Sloan
William Hinton
Alf G Lee
H W Remington
W TL Remington
H Garbanani
M CO Topkins
K Temple
Thomas Street
Masonic Condensed Meeting Schedule for Wyoming Groups
Wyoming Masonic groups publish regular conclave and lodge meetings. Wyoming Commandery No 1 K T meets first Friday evenings at Masonic Hall. Wyoming Chapter No 1 R A M meets first and third Tuesday evenings at Masonic Hall. Cheyenne Lodge No 1 AF AM meets second and fourth Tuesday evenings at Masonic Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic
Wyoming
K. T
Masonic Hall
R.A. M
Cheyenne
A. F
A.M
Masonic Wall
Knights of Pythias COheyenne Lodge meets Thursday
The K of P TM Coheyenne Lodge No 1 holds an evening meeting at Odd Fellows Hall Thursday night. The notice urges members to attend and participate in lodge activities and routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moritz Meyer
New Odd Fellows Hall
Mr. Meyer
Moritz
Meyer
Presic Votes Highlight Local Election Talk
Voters hear debates on leadership and policy as residents discuss upcoming ballots. Community figures urge participation and outline key issues shaping the local race.
Vague Record About Legal Peace and Justice
Fragmentary note mentions peace and justice with odd wording about a day of low votes and the term Der MeBr dricks. No clear events, places, or people are identifiable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
der MeBr Dricks
Ft ‘Peace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Omaha Herald
Geo. L. Miller
Laramie
N. Reed
Laramie Chronicle
Union Pacific
Reed
J. W. Baughman
Kansas Pacific
Monahan
Patrick Fitzpatrick
Cation City
Colorado
Thackeray
Cyrus Hedges
Charles Knner
Sand Creek
Ohio
Jenkins
C. N. Potter
Wild Bill
McCall
Yankton
D. T
Dee
Warnes
Tickok
Judge Nye
Wm. P. Hall
Quartermaster 5Th Cavalry
Fort D. A. Russell
Crittenden
Fourteenth Infantry
Camp Robinson
Nebraska
Fifth Cavalry
Frank Michler
Co. Ik
Schofield
Co. I
Port D
A. Russell
Bache
Joe Fisher
Thomas Riley
J. W. Pshaw
Durance
Joe
McPhee
Sweetwater County
Cole
Green River
Turkey
Russia
Omaha
Alfred Sorenson
Bee Office
The
Herald
Sidney
Menard
Camp Clarke
Clarke's
Court House Rock
L. Puttyhead Richardson
L. ‘Puttyhead Richardson
Senator Morton
Tenton
Deadwood Drift
Crook’s
Sioux Scouts
Napoleon
Germany
General Directory
Congress
Hovty-Third Congress
W R Steele
County and City Officers
Brd Trustees
Congregational
Nineteenth Street
Hill
C M Sanders
J . Cowhick
Methodist Episcopal
W F Warren
la. m
Thomas Whitlock
J McGoldrick
Eugene Cusson
O'Neil Street
Business Directory
D. McLaughlin Ferguson J. M. Irwin
Carey Block
BANKS
First National
Sixteenth Stebbins, Post &Co., Ferguson
G. L. Holt
Stepiten Bon
Blacksmit
AAS
Nealon
A.D. Butler
Thing
James Thamas
James Brennan
B. Hellman
Marks & Myers
Eddy Appel & CO
Ferguson Revolution Store
Eddy
Crockery
Converse & Warren
J. J. Clark
O. F. Cowhick
Carey Black Fruits
Groceries
Pease & Taylor
Whipple & Hay
Ferguson Leibey & Nichols
Foglesong
Nagle Ferguson Hammer & Durbin
Underwood & McGregor
Enterprise Bakery
Guns &C., Freund & Bro
Gervais & Shields
Ferguson J
Ferris, Eddy
Inter-Ocean
Sixteenth Dyers
Eddy Eagle
Seventeenth Central House
Ferguson English House
Fifteenth Railroad House
U. P. Depot
Western
Fifteenth
Metropolitan
Ferguson
Collins
Ferguson Gallatin & CO
Seventeeth
Joslin & Park
E. P. Snow
Sixteenth
Gervais &Shields
Stephen Bon Sixteenth
Kent & Mason
Terry & Hunter
J. D. May
Hannafin & Ryan
Hoffman, L. Murrin, McNamara & CO
Ferguson Ferguson
F. Landau
Seventeeth JL
R. Bresnahen
J. R. Bowman
J. E. Tuttle
Stephen Bon
Sixteenth Street
Buffalo Boots
Hana Made
Warrattea
Leather
Ly Pries
Rye
Cheyenne, Wyo
Ter
Nepc
Urey
Clar
Colle
II Lege
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