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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1882
Page
5
The Sun on Friday October 8 calls Mr Post a public spirited citizen and a driving force in Cheyenne prosperity. It applauds his business integrity and reliability in all dealings.
In the 1879 legislative council Jack Meldrum opposed a bill ending infamous territory lottery schemes. He fought the measure and voted against it, defending the lottery practices deemed a disgrace by some observers.
The Laramie City newspaper attacks M. E. Post for ignorance and poor grammar while praising Jack Meldrum. It recounts Post's 1870s service as county commissioner, then contrasts Meldrum's campaign theatrics with Post's honest but blundering record.
The piece contrasts Wyoming's poverty of intellect in Congress with Post, a plain business man praised for effective delegate work. It lambasts Jack Meldrum as a political boss and machine operative, accusing him of wheedling primaries and running tax schemes as he presses for power.
The article outlines Mr. Post’s role in expanding mail routes after his 1881 term began. It notes the Cheyenne to Black Hills route was discontinued in 1880, but Post pushed for higher frequency and new connections. Persistent advocacy led to seven weekly mails Cheyenne to Rawhide, and new connections to Buckhorn and Spearfish.
A collection of short, humorous anecdotes from church and court life. A condemned窶絭prisoner in Paris reflects on conscience, a Scotchman and brother discuss heaven, a minister’s scandal provokes a zinger from a church-going youth, and a boy teases his father about sermons in Detroit.
The Rawlins Democrat alleges the Sun editor is involved in a scheme to relocate the capital to Rawlins and notes the editor recently purchased two corner lots in the area.
Local readers push to question Jack Meldrum’s conduct and record in the territorial council of 1879 ahead of the upcoming election. Journalists note three weeks remain until voting day and promise further inquiries on his public service.
A Laramie man offered to bet $1000 Meldrum would win and posted $50 as a forfeit when the other side backed out. The Mel drum supporter refused further wagering after four hours, forfeiting $50 to avoid risking $950.
Car bon county insiders claim a Carbon county slate aims to send a delegation to back a plan to move the capitol from Cheyenne to Rawlins with Albany county expected to support the project.
Wesley I Sparks a shoemaker and soldier stationed at Fort McKinney who suffered frozen feet on a winter hunt has a government pension. Judge J W Fisher who secured the pension seeks Sparks whereabouts. He reportedly left Cheyenne for Carbon last known.
The Carbon Journal notes Jack Meldrum making a personal canvass across the territory. He tells a pitiful tale with tears, yet condemns professional office seekers and vows to vote according to his convictions.
The morning session reported Dr. Cowhick has tendered his resignation. The presbytery at Fort Collins recently met to hear the action and a November session will dissolve his ministerial relations.
A Boomerang editorial questions the Wyoming Republican stance urging voters to back the straight party ticket. The piece criticizes leaders for pushing extreme positions to whip timid voters at a time when party loyalties are in focus.
The Leader questions M. E. Post's Washington record and notes the Sun has not contradicted the replies. An unresolved point concerns Jack Meldrum's 1879 council record and his friendship with Pattee's lottery.
Sweetwater Gazette quotes Cheyenne Sun and Boom erang as united against the Non M I Post, noting public amusement at their change from prior praise. The gaggle of papers urges consistency, praising Meldrum while favoring Post as the better man.
The Cheyenne Sun delivers a harsh attack on Jack Meldrum amid a local campaign. The LeADER questions Meldrum’s 1879 council record and asks why he backed continued lottery schemes. the Sun remains silent, prompting speculation of admitted truths.
The city hums with church bells holiday crowds and curtained stores as builders race to finish projects. Sound of hammer and saw fills popular streets while work plans for 283 sites exceed activity seen this season and push toward winter.
The Pansy edited by Mrs G BR Allen from D Lothrop & Co Boston appears monthly. A child’s magazine with engaging readings and quality conduct.
A brief look at advertising strategies across periodicals, then a music listing from Ditson Co with prices for sacred and secular songs and piano pieces. The American Newspaper Annual 1882 is praised for its statistics, while firms like Simpson Crawford Simpson and Stern Brothers distribute promotional pamphlets.
A Mississippi man offers two prizes at the State Fair a box of kid gloves for the handsomest unmarried lady and a gallon of whisky for the best temperance essay. Reports from Vienna Warsaw and San Francisco recount a deadly dye poisoning an Arkansaw rail pass confusion and a wife’s death in a tunnel collapse after a playful kiss before entering a mine.
The New York meat trade learns of a large two story corrugated iron building at Devoe avenue Nos 15 to 31 housing a massive refrigerator for dressed beef from Swift Chicago. The venture aims to supply New York with 200 head daily and push meat from the Northwest to the East, promising price reductions and preserved quality.
About a thousand Republican delegates in Buffalo signed a paper pledging to work and vote for the Democratic nominee for governor. The move signals cross party backing in a high stakes race.
Editorial notes that if Boss Chaffee wins and Republicans control the legislature, Prohibition will be the key issue for Colorado voters. A Woonsocket girl aged sixteen sold her hair for 200 dollars to aid her sick mother, highlighting contrasts with Cheyenne hair trends and broader European supply.
A cross section of immigrants from several nations passed up Broadway in the morning. Italians carried deep carpet sacks, women in pink and green costumes led or carried young children, Scotch travelers bore similar loads, English travelers carried little while women trailed with heavy portmanteaus in both hands.
Paraffine dissolved in benzine or naptha makes fibrous articles waterproof and enhances silk lustre. It protects against spills and minor accidents. boots treated with the solution can endure a January thaw. The vehicle is the solvent, while the paraffine provides the value. The process was patented in England about sixteen years ago and later in the United States.
Workmen drilling an artesian well in Boston struck a baked bean buried about 600 feet below ground. The item is believed to have been placed there before the flood.
In a somber afternoon session at the district office attendees including Mrs. V and community leaders gathered to honor a late local figure. The event featured tributes and a funeral service at the cemetery with remarks from R.C. Ma D. and P.M. Friend.
Fragmentary text describes a violent event near a rail site with references to a crowd and a major company action. Names and precise details are unreadable, but the passage hints at chaos and injury following a flare up at a location described as Eddy Street and a nearby river scene.
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