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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1877
Page
16
Reports include plans for a $60,000 Denver court house, 4000 sheep crossing Green to Denver, tailors’ strike settlement, a Cheyenne meet-her-by moonlight party, and a Colorado Central timetable listing 33 stations. Also notes fraud, marriages, accidents, business deals, and railway fare denials between Denver Pacific and Colorado Central.
A week after urging Crooked policy Gen Sheridan is urged to adopt it. General Merritt prepares eight cavalry companies from Camp Brown and Brackett six from Medicine Bow. Crook travels toward Red Cloud to command 400 to 500 enlisted Indians toward Cantonment Reno with potential chiefs Spotted Tail Crazy Horse and Little Wolf joining. Lieutenant Clark leads the reariders as the campaign gathers momentum.
The fall term of the graded school opened Monday morning with Prof. N. E. Stark as Principal and in charge of the high school, leading First Intermediate. Prof. C. L. Wells heads the Second Intermediate, Miss Marietta Williams the First Primary, and Miss Clara Dunlevy, Miss Lottie Smith assisting as Second Primary head. The teachers are praised as talented and competent, and parents are urged to ensure regular attendance for children of proper age.
The Rochester Union recalls a late date incident where Man-who-carries-the-Sword and Two Bears, companions of Buffalo Bill Cody, were invited into a Front street saloon. They accepted foaming lager with surprising grace, drinking again when offered more, as if refined Berlin natives.
Gen. L P Bradley at Camp Robinson Neb sends one company from Laramie and one from the post with thirty days' rations to the Black Hills tomorrow. Fourteen men five women and three children from Lame Deer's band arrive at Spotted Tail Agency. Lame Deer's village of fifty four lodges lies at the mouth of Little Powder river. A second party will seek to compel the remnant of Sitting Bull's village into safety.
The Second Cavalry units A B D and EB plus officers Brackett Baker Gordon Roe Fowler Dewees Peale O'Brien Robinson Sibley Huntington head north from Fort Sanders and will be joined at Medicine Bow by Companies K and I under Capt Egan and Capt Noyes. The six companies total 470 men and 470 horses and are in fine condition for active service. They march from Medicine Bow next Monday.
Fears arise for the safety of the Hayden survey division led by Mr. Bechler. The party targeted the North Fork Snake River to Henry Lake and Dyge Pass, the route Chief Joseph is said to use toward Yellowstone. No word since leaving Fort Ellis, Idaho. Efforts to obtain information continue.
Omaha Therald reporter relays Gen Williams view on Crazy Horse. Williams doubts a Washington trip with Spotted Tail and Red Cloud, notes Crazy Horse moody and untrustworthy since returning to Red Cloud, but admits his adroit ambitious nature and leadership among dissatisfied Indians.
Sidney Dillon explains in a New York Tribune interview that the U P car shops will move west to improve accident response and access to better facilities. He notes $40,000 spent this season on Omaha hotel renovations housing general offices and that some shops will stay in Omaha while most work moves west, with the exact town to be chosen later. Dillon adds the company owns land along the line and building shops would boost land values by creating a city around them.
Deputy Murray arrives with Prescott Webb Widow and Conners from Deadwood. Crowds at the courthouse view the ironed suspects as they are jailed. A August 26 chase involved D B May recognizing Webb after a rifle robbery. May wounded the robber who was captured after a horse was shot. May will testify at the preliminary examination.
Two ragged boys aged fourteen and thirteen were arraigned before Justice Fisher after being caught in a one-horse saloon on 17th street where poker was played. They claimed no winnings. the court quipped about costs, and the youths were locked up. The advertisement touts Dooley's Yeast Powder as pure and superior.
The Leader praises a non-partisan approach to the fifth legislative assembly race in Laramie County. It notes machine politics and party clashes, highlights the Democratic convention's shift to respected citizens, and warns of rival ticket campaigns by Republicans and labor groups. It also mentions a Cheyenne to road project and urges moving ahead.
The Black Hills Times cites an The Leader editorial urging Cheyenne not to delay. It recalls Leavenworth and Kansas City rivalry over bridge location and railroad center, noting Kansas City's growth while Leavenworth lagged. Nebraska context follows.
In Chicago on Tuesday receipts were 2,000 with active trade and light supply. Native cows and steers sold in ranges from 2.25 to 6.25, Coloradans up to 5.10, Texans higher with cows at 2.26 to 4.00 and steers 3.00 to 4.87. In St Louis, receipts 1,900 with shipping steers 5.00 to 5.60, other weights 4.00 to 4.75, cows and heifers 2.25 to 4.00, stockers 2.50 to 3.75.
The Colorado Central delays a new timetable until October when the Longmont extension opens for trains. Narrow-gauge work advances Black Hawk to Central for coal trade. Henry pushes UP talks and California excursion likely in October. Denver Pacific opens Denver eastbound business with steep through rates.
Salt Lake City faces potential turmoil as Brigham Young’s death opens questions on church property versus his estate. His control over railroads banks and corporations may lead to temporary stagnation and disputed divisions. Rumors hint at land for a public hospital in Cache county and broad holdings across Utah.
The tale recounts a group led by legendary leader Crazy Horse departing Red Cloud Agency. Details describe their music, movement, and potential impacts on local communities and ceremonies. No explicit date or location beyond the agency setting is provided.
Camp Ropinson Nebraska September 4. Crazy Horse and several lodges left the Agency last night and more began this morning. Six cavalry companies and about two hundred fifty friendly Indians moved out at 9:30 a.m. and drove most of them back. They expect all to be back by tomorrow. No fighting or casualties reported yet.
Weather dampens enthusiasm for blue ribbon candidates while tramps east of Omaha report flooding from the Big Muddy. Congress meets in five weeks and Delegate Corlett heads to Washington around September 20. Voters sign pledges. Cheyenne women vote at a ladies poll amid jokes about male participation. Captain Egan heads to Fort Steele to join the Grays on the 10th. Court notes mention three Cheyenne ladies declining election roles after competent service. California actor John McCullough tours as a tale of lean times. election ticket sales and cheap splits flood the market. A wayward horse seeks beer. a mining term explains the miners inch. A Wyoming Justice of the Peace jokes about hanging her husband until grand jury action, then bonds him. Rail notices outline Chicago & Northwestern service detours via Fremont due to Omaha bridge repairs, with car ferry transfers at California Junction.
At a 1877 meeting at the Baptist Church in Laramie City the Mount Hope Lodge No 47 declared resolutions in memory of Fannie Johnson. The group expressed submission to divine will, comfort in eternal life, and sympathy for Brother Johnson, requesting publication to local presses. W N Knanz and J H Kirn signed as officers, with records to be kept.
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