Independent candidate for legislature chaplain announced
The Fifth Legislative Assembly of this Territory will convene in this city on Tuesday Navy 6th Col Luke Murrin announces himself as independent candidate for chaplain of the Legislature. The Denver Pacific will likely build a new depot and appoint a new agent with the Longmont extension. Colorado defeated the woman suffrage measure and Judge Kingman is returning home.
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Navy
Luke Murrin
Denver Tribune
Denver Pacific
Longmont
Colorado
Kingman
Deadwood
Inter-Ocean
Marriage license tales spark humor at county clerk office
A veteran tale recounts the county clerk Loeb presiding over license requests with wit. A Teuton youth misnames his intended as Maggie Mitchell raising questions about fees. A wary bride-to-be and her fiancé seek a license through ministers and officials, while others test clerks with stock brands and liquor license mixups before a Fort Garland expedition prompt.
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Mr. Loeb
Maggie
Maggie Mitchell
Loeb
Teuton
Jimmie
Swain
Cattle Brands Seized in Buffalo County Nebraska
Sheriff Anderson of Buffalo county reports cattle driven into Nebraska were seized. Brands include triangle with bar, square and compass, J. W. on left hip, 696, and a Texas Ef with cross and diamond. Cattle were claimed by a man named Young who said they belonged to neighbors living at Culberton Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Anderson
Buffalo County
J. W
Young
Culberton
Frontier Posts to be Examined by Gen Drum Visit
General R C Drum adjutant general of the Missouri division has orders from General Sheridan to visit Forts Russell Sanders Laramie Fetterman McKinney in Wyoming Camps Robinson Sheridan Sidney Barracks and Fort McPherson in Nebraska Fort Garland in Southern Colorado Creu Drum left Chicago last Tuesday.
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R. C. Drum
The
Missouri
Sheridan
Russell
Sanders
Laramie
Fetterman
McKinney
Wyoming
Robinson
Sidney Barracks
Fort McPherson
Nebraska
Fort Garland
Colorado
Creu
Drum
Chicago
Indian chief appeal to President Crook for aid
Gen Crook as Gray Fox speaks for the Indians asking the President to help the tribes adopt white ways. He notes their two years with whites in peace and war, pleas for cattle hogs sheep and farming implements, schoolhouses, and instruction. He cites war service and disarmament leaving them poor and deserving aid.
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Crook
Gray. Fox
Red Cloud
Red Least
Stage Robbery on the Sidney Route by Four Outlaws
Four known outlaws Dunk Blackburn Wall Laughing Tom and the Kid stopped the northbound Sidney route coach near Buffalo Gap. One passenger and agent Ed Cook were relieved of seven dollars and their revolvers. The robbers, unmasked, revealed their identities.
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Sidney
Buffalo Gap
Dunk Blackburn
Wall
Laughing Tom
the Kid
Ed. Cook
Rapid extension of the Colorado Central Line and rivalries emerge
The Longmont extension nears completion and shipments to Fort Collins begin under Union Pacific rates. Tensions rise as a possible consolidation with the KP line looms, while Denver eyes the shifting trade. A Union Pacific detective helped track train robbers and inform Gen. Pope at Buffalo.
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Longmont
Colorado Central
Cheyenne
Fort Collins
Union Pacific Company
Denver
Union Pacific
KPL
Denver Times
J. T. Clark
Gen. Pope
Buffalo
Collins
Potts
Clark
Rocky Mountain Detective Association
Portugal
Train From Ireland Brings 200 Saints to New York
A special eleven coach plus three baggage cars train carried 200 Europeans gathered by Mormon missionaries. The group departed Queenstown Ireland aboard the steamship Wisconsin on Sept 20 and reached New York on the 29. Several notable saints accompanied the party before the move onward toward Utah.
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Utah
Queenstown
Ireland
Wisconsin
New York
Indian known as She Whip murders soldier at misis Agency
Four years ago an Indian called She Whip killed a soldier at misis Agency on the Missouri river after his child died and he believed a hospital steward poisoned the infant. He was pursued for years, captured, and now sits at Sheridan Dakota awaiting trial before Judge Bennett likely to be found guilty and hanged. He had stabbed the steward in the neck. Dooley's Yeast Wonder advertised in the text.
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Atmis
Missouri River
Sheridan
Pennington County
Dakota
Bennett
Whip
Cattle thieves hunted across Colorado frontier lands
A private Leavenworth letter describes a Texas cattle theft of 7500 head, eight thieves killed, twelve robbers pursued by 15 rangers for five days. They were cornered on a Kansas fork of the Republican, four killed at first volley, three more shot, and one Mexican hanged. The pursuit ended with the discovery of dead men left unburied.
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Leavenworth
Colorado
Texas
Kansas
Robbers Stop Cheyenne Coach Near Eagle's Nest
A Deadwood to Cheyenne coach was halted by two robbers twelve miles south of Fort Laramie. They seized about 240 dollars in cash from Mrs. Ella King and other passengers while a wooden treasure box was broken open. The unknown Fort Laramie passenger, rumored cook at Rustic hotel, returned to Deadwood on the return coach.
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Deadwood
Fort Laramie
O. R. Manchester
Ella King
A. C. Schryver
S. M. Wheaton
Wm. Smith
W. J. Scott
H. E. Barrett
Barnett
Iddings
Rustic
SITTING BULL BANISHED ACROSS THE LINE
A report from Fort Suow Montana dated October 4 states Major Walsh of the Canadian Mounted Police secured a treaty with the Piegans Black Feet and Assiniboines ordering Sitting Bull and his followers out of British territory. The Indians pledge to pursue any crossing bands and kill them if they return. Sitting Bull allegedly plans a junction with Chief Joseph to strike at Gen Miles and retaliate against Fort Walsh. The Omaha Republican notes a law notice about a hunted man named Sam in Indiana and a possible Dakota crime trial in the United States court at Omaha.
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Fort Suow
Montana
Helena
Frederick Bensnider
Fort Walsh
Bensnider
Major Walsh
Canadian Mounted Police
Sitting Bull
United States
Piegans
Black Feet
Assiniboines
Mounted Police
Mr. Bensnider
Nez Perces
Joseph
Miles
Terry
Dakota
Sam
United States Court
Omaha
Crazy Horse Bayoneted by U S Guard at Agency
Edwin D. Wood, a soldier from Camp Robinson, writes in a letter to his parents about the September 4 action to capture Crazy Horse. He recalls eight Third Cavalry companies pursuing the chief, his surrender by friendly Indians, and his death after a bayonet wound in the adjutant’s office. He asserts a guardsman killed him, countering rumors of suicide or other Indian involvement.
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Crazy Horse
Edwin D. Wood
Camp Robinson
Third Cavalry
Big Little Man
Foolish Advertising and Fence Posters in Public View
The piece condemns fence advertising as wasteful and undignified, arguing it taints manufacturers with poor conduct on public highways. It praises newspapers as the superior medium, noting a top advertiser spends $150,000 yearly yet hides behind fences, while newspapers offer better visibility and credibility.
Bloody scene at Dawson's Tie Camp ends in death
The Dawson's Tie Camp store bears the same grisly marks from the fatal clash between Ryan and Cowan. Conan crawled from the doorway clutching bloodied hands before dying near the spot, a chilling reminder of a long feud settled by violence.
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Dawson's
Ryan
Cowan
Conan
Vagrant Snatches Breakfast Scraps From Dog
A woman exits her home with bread and meat scraps, which her dog begins to eat on the walk. A gray, well known tramp drives the dog off, pockets the remaining pieces, and disappears.
Laughing Sam Captured Near Black Hills Incident
Report states Jenny Homan and his party were held up while exiting the Black Hills a few weeks ago. Details are scarce and no further names or locations are confirmed in the brief note.
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Sam
Jenny Homan
Black Hills
Military Matters. Chaplains Transferred and Inspections Ordered
By order of the War Department Post Chaplain George A. England moves to the Missouri Department and Chaplain George W. Simpson shifts to the Platte. Major Henry G. Thomas is appointed special inspector at Fort Fred Steele to review subsistence stores. A board of Captains Tayes and Woodson will convene at Camp Stambaugh, W T, on October 8, 1877 at 10 a.m. to examine hay under contract and report on quality.
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War Department
George A. England
Department of the Platte
The
Missouri
George W. Simpson
Department of the Missouri
Platte
Henry G. Thomas
Fort Fred
Edward M. Tayes
Albert J. Woodson
5Th Cavalry
Camp Stambaugh
W. T
Denver Nuptials and Civil War Echoes Share Page
In Denver on October 4, Edward Cuthbertson of Cheyenne weds Belle Pratt of Denver as Rev. W. H. Cain officiates. The note recalls Merritt and Hart's military roles and Sheridan’s praise as Crook may adjust command. Also a local ad touts Glenn's Sulphur Soap and Trill's Hair Dye. Converse Warren's warehouse remains a hub for carpets and window shades.
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Cutinbertrsoon—Prattrr
Denver
Colo
W. H. Cain
Edward Cuthbertson
Cheyenne
Belle Pratt
Glenn
Trill
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Weekly Leader
S. Bon
Orson Pratt
Platte County
George A. Custer
West Point
Poughkeepsie
T Hazard
Joel Collins
William Potts
Pottsville
Monahan
3D Cavalry
Lame Deer
Spotted Tail Agency
Cheyenne River
Frontier
Pacific States
Big Thompson
Sharp
Freund
Bald Mountain
Castle Creek
Bear Buttes
Lead City
Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe
Dooley
H. Pioneer
Gen. Merritt
Maj
Hart
Merritt
Major Hart
Tongue River
Converse & Warren
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