Cheyenne News Notes Rail, Road and Town Improvements
Weekly Leader reports various Cheyenne area items including rawlins church progress, street walks on Stebbins & Post block and Nineteenth Street, Baker & Johnson moving to Phoenix block, Boomerang appeal to aid Nilsson, county board meeting, foot race delay, missionaries to Japan, Electric Light arc system, and extensive land deeds and transfers in the Cheyenne county clerk records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins
Stebbins & Post
Baker & Johnson
Phoenix Block
Laramie
Cheyenne
Nilsson
Board of County Commissioners
Douber
Bray
Laramie City
H. H. Ellis
Nineteenth Street
Japan
Electric Light Company
Warren
Seventeenth Street
Stephins & Post
Jack Connor
Chicago
Resolutions of Thanks From St John’s Cheyenne 1882
The congregation of St John’s Roman Catholic church in Cheyenne passes thanks to Drs Vickery and Maynard and to Rev C M Sanders for kindness to late Pastor Rev Father John Haya and for remembrances at his funeral. A certified copy is to be given to Rev C M Sanders. Cheyenne November 26 1882.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Roman Catholic Church
Cheyenne
C. M. Sanders
Joan Crawley
Luke Murrin
Joan F. Coan
Wyoming murder case adjourned as witnesses set for January
District Court convened at 9. Judge Sener presided. Witnesses in the Cornish murder trial were recognized for $100 appearance on January 10. The case of Territory of Wyoming vs George N Whitely for obtaining money under false pretenses was adjourned to 9:30 this morning after closing of the prosecution. The jury was left in the bailiff's charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sener
Territory of Wyoming
George N. Whitely
Denver News Notes Strike, Fires, Rail Plans and Deaths
In Denver and nearby towns a camp of Sons of Veterans forms as J T Clark and party pass through en route to California. The remains of Prof O J Goldrick are buried at Riverside cemetery with Dr Jeffery preaching. Boulder reports a suicide attempt by Sam Foot via laudanum, likely aided by a woman. Longmont petitions council to limit saloon licenses amid town worries over alcohol. An earthquake near Grand Junction creates a crater on Book Plateau, while water works in Longmont receive supply from St Vrain. Loomis block in Fort Collins suffers a mysterious fire in a newly built second story. historic blocks Stover, Robertson and Haynes previously burned. Railroad notes discuss through-ticket policy, new surveys toward high-line routes, and Wabash business surge. Chicago to Omaha routes adjust pricing and schedules. Northern Pacific track reaches Swift Current, with no winter line expansion. The Atlantic & Pacific lines push toward Tulsa territory. Union Pacific contracts for spruce ties for the High Line to Leadville, with track work planned April begin. Green River reports car shop accidents injuring Crawford and Bennett, while a new shop wing rises using parts of older structure, and rapid progress on engine and boiler rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Clark
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Denver
California
Charles D. Wheeler
Boston
O. J. Goldrick
Riverside Cemetery
Jeffery
Boulder
Sam Foot
Longmont
Plateau Mountains
Grand Junction
St. Vrain
Child Hanson Dies At Fort Laramie In 9 Months Life
Died at Fort Laramie Wyoming on Sunday November 26 Charles W Hanson son of Rudolph and Elizabeth G Hanson aged 9 months 20 days. L R Rhodes no longer connected with the Fort Colling Courier Ansel Watrous and H F Sturtevant are now the editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Laramie
Wyo
Charles W
Rudolph
Elizabeth G. Hanson
L. R. Rhodes
Fort Colling
Ansel Watrous and
H. F. Sturtevant
Hartville Shooting Claims Wounded Conly In Dance
Fort Laramie November 27. John Conly a partner in the Village Bullet copper mine and Hank King fought over a saddle at a Hartville dance. King shot Conly twice, one bullet entering shoulder blade and breast while the other hit the neck. King fled on a tied horn and remains at large. Conly is dangerously wounded but is in good spirits and likely to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Laramie
Hartville
John Conly
Bulle
Hank King
King
Conly
Parta
Conly Makes Steady Recovery After Hartville Shooting
Fort Laramie dispatch dated November 28 reports John Conly, victim of Hartville shooting last week, is getting along nicely and will be all right. Friends of Conly in Hartville and LEADER readers are told of his favorable condition and recovery progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leader
John Conly
Hartville
Fort Laramie
Military Matters At Fort Douglas Utah Court Martial Details
First Lieutenant David L. Craft of the 6th Infantry is relieved as a member of the general court martial convened at Fort Douglas Utah. Second Lieutenant Reuben B Turner of the 6th Infantry is detailed as a member. Major Thomas Wilson C 8 is granted a seventeen day leave to begin December 15 1882. Acting Assistant Surgeon J J Marston is relieved from duty at Fort D A Russell and will proceed to Fort Lar amie on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Craft
6Th Infantry
Fort Douglas
Utah
Reuben B. Turner
Thomas Wilson
J. J. Marston
Fort D. A. Russell
Fort Laramie
Disappearance Ties Frank Ward to Cattle Firm Loot
Frank Ward, longtime manager for Moore and Cartee's cattle business, vanished about ten days ago with an estimated 3000 to 5000 dollars of firm funds. Investigations show he allegedly drew all firm money held on river deposits and fled the country, with sightings reported in Salt Lake and inquiries in Arco and Ketchum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hailey Times
Frank Ward
Moore & Cartee
Ross
Cartea
Ketchum
Ward
Salt Lake
Injured workman in sand pit accident near brewery
James Crowley a section hand was seriously injured at the sand pit near the brewery while helping drop a flat car down the grade when he fell. The two forward wheels passed over his body. He was taken to the hospital in serious condition. Dr Harris said recovery chances are slim and internal injuries threaten death if inflammation sets in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Crowley
Harris
Death by own action hangs over J H Rust
A telegram from Salt Lake states that J H Rust ex sergeant major of the Fourth Infantry who had lived in Laramie and Omaha shot himself at Salt Lake City today. No details were given and the inquiry asks what to do with the body. Rust was known to old residents of the city and had recently turned to drink, which is given as a probable cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boomerang
J. H. Symons
Salt Lake
J. H. Rust
Laramie
Rust
Cit
Fourth Infantry
Fort Sanders
Omaha
Western Gleanings Chronicle of Western events
The column reports diverse western items: Brave Bear's execution cost $154 at Yankton, Drum Summon mine near Helena sold for $1.5 million to a London syndicate, first Utah & Northern train into Deer Lodge at 12:20 am, cattle conditions at peak, Fort Keogh beef hunts, Utah ballot loss story, Utah Mormon population and church stats, heavy snow in Idaho, a Denver shooting injuring J F Smith, a moral with a stolen $3 and $7 demand, Prescott Phenix stage violence, a Texas lariat contest drawing 10,000 spectators, Naches seeks Piute leadership amid tribal politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Brave Bear
Yankton
Grant County
Oregon
Ireland
Utah & Northern
Deer Lodge
NOTES FROM THE MINES IN FAIRBANKS WY 1882 CATTLE COWBOY SHOOTING
FAIRBANKS Wyoming November 24 1882 reported the Wyoming Copper wagon train leaving for town A furnace overseer Balaton to start within a week Sunrise mine yields improve with a 100 foot tunnel 125 tons crushed 200 tons on the dump A cowboy fires into a room at Conly hitting him twice one ball through the shoulder another through the neck he escapes on horse while searchers fail to capture him The town grows with new frame buildings and activity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbank
Wyoming
Laaper
Wyoming Copper Company
Balaton
Pabbitt
Bartlett
Corey
Montgomery
Bradley
Hadtville
Conly
Signal Office Weather Report From the City
Weather data from yesterday shows high 42 and low 16 degrees with a mean of 32, humidity at 35 percent and wind peak at 32 mph. Reports from Fort Washakie Deadwood Denver Salt Lake North Platte Cheyenne indicate clear skies across locations with varying directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Office
Fort
Washakie
Deadwood
Denver
N. W
Salt Lake
Lear
North Platte
Clear
Cheyenne
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Weekly Leader
Bill Nye
Cummins City
North Park
Teller City
Drover’s Journal
Seaboard Ports
New York
Jersey City
Baltimore
Professor Moreton
Ed Gilman
Queen
Black Jack Citasion
Fort Collins
Union Pacific Railway Company
Lucy A. Blinn
Frank Miller
M. T. Brewer
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Ryan & Martin
Andrey Ryan Et al
J. H. Arp
Tota
Phillip H. Waterman
William Meyers
John M. Jester
Pratt & Ferris Cattle Company
Horace
Williston
George A. Draper
Charles McGarvey
District Court
Colorady Noles
Sons of Veterans
Sons-Of-Guns
Denver News
Loomis
Stover
Robertson
Haynes
Sickman
New York & Council Bluffs
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Burlington & Missouri
Cameron Pass
Wabash Line
Hampson
Colorado Central
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Colorado
Rio Grande
Maha
Sioux City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Swift Current Creek
Regina
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Atlantic & Pacific Railway Company
Tudsan Territory
Arkansas River
Vinita
Egbert
Union Pacific
Chaffee
Georgetown
Leadville
Greeley, Salt Lake & Pacific Railroad
Colling
Fairbanks
Green River
P. Crawford
D. M. Bennett
Fort Keogh
Galena
Idaho
J. F. Smith
Detroit Free Press
Prescott
Phenix
Arizona
Connelly
Jim Wagner
Jim McClintock
Joe Coulson
Austin
Texas
Naches
Fremont St
G, Decker
Dare & Collins
Johu Couly
Louisiana State Lottery Company
Louisiana
Tore
Aio
New Orleans
G. T. Beauregard
Prizan
New Kenne
Dfe
M. A
M.A
Dauphin
Stington
D.C
New Orlans
B. Frank Moore
la Salle Street
Broadway
N. Y
Furst Capital Prize
Futha
Y.c Baird
Stebbing & Post
New Block
Fett
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