Denver and Cheyenne Items in a 1877 Gazette
The issue notes a proposed Denver courthouse at sixty thousand dollars and a recent tailors strike settlement. It mentions a Cheyenne man prepping for a moonlit meeting, a new Colorado Central timetable with thirty three stations, and a carload of salvage sent to Golden. Also covers marriages, accidents, local mischief, and business transfers including Cuthbertson Young buying Bean & Hottel’s stock.
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Colorado Central Railroad
Ces
Crook moves north in pursuit of Nez Perces
Gen Crook shifts to Red Cloud Agency and orders large cavalry columns northward. Wesley Merritt and Brackett prepare to move on the 10th with eight and six companies respectively. Advices indicate Sitting Bull and several chiefs may join, with Lieut Clark leading scouts as Crook drums up forces for Cantonment Reno.
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Sheridan
Nez Perces
Phil
Howard
Crook
Wesley Merritt
Camp Brown
Col. Brackett
Medicine Bow
Second Cavalry
Red Cloud Agency
Omaha
Red Cloud
Sitting Bull
Reno
Spotted Tail
Crazy Horse
Little Wolf
Lieut
W. P. Clark
Rea
Fall Term Opens at Our Graded School With Noted Faculty
The fall term of our graded school opened Monday morning. The educational corps includes Prof. N. E. Stark as Principal and head of the high school department, Prof. C. L. Wells heading the Second Intermediate Department, Miss Marietta Williams leading the First Primary, Miss Clara Dunlevy, Miss Lottie Smith as assistant head of the Second Primary, and Miss Ella White. The school opens under encouraging auspices and the teachers are described as talented and competent in all branches. Parents are urged to ensure children of proper age attend regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Stark
C. L. Wells
Marietta Williams
Clara Dunlevy
Lottie Smith
Ella White
Civilizing the Untutored Red Man in a Rochester Saloon
The Rochester Union recounts a late date scene where Man-who-carries-the-Sword and Two Bears, escorting Buffalo Bill Cody from the plains, were invited into a Front street saloon. They accepted lager with ease, toasting as refined gentlemen, showcasing supposed civilizing progress.
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Rochester N. Y
Buffalo William Cody
Plains
Front Street
Berlin
Troops to the Black Hills by Camp Robinson
General Bradley telegraphed to Gen Crook that one company from Laramie and one from Camp Robinson would move to the Black Hills with thirty days of supplies. Fourteen men three children and five women from Lame Deer’s band arrived at Spotted Tail Agency. Lame Deer's village of fifty four lodges lies at Little Powder river mouth. A second party will attempt to compel the band’s return. The group is a remnant of Sitting Bull's village. their surrender would secure the Hills country up to the northern edge now beyond troop reach.
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Laramie
Black Hills
Lame Deer
Spotted Tail Agency
Little Powder River
Miles
Sitting Bull
Department of Dakota
Bound for the Front with Second Cavalry Details
The Second Cavalry units A B D and EB left Fort Sanders last Monday for the north, with Lieut Col A G Brackett Majors E M Baker and D S Gordon Adjutant C F Roe QM J L Fowler Capt T B Dewees and Jas T Peale and Lieuts M F E O'Brien F A Robinson L W Sibley and H D Huntington. At Medicine Bow Companies K Capt Egan and I Capt Noyes will join, bringing six companies to 470 men and 470 horses. They are in fine condition for active service. The command marches from Medicine Bow next Monday.
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Second Cavary
Fort Sanders
A. G. Brackett
E. M. Baker
D. 8. Gordon
C. F. Roe
J. Tl. Fowler
T. B. Dewees
Jas
T. Peale
M. FE. O’brien
F. A. Robinson
W. Sibley
H. D. Huntington
Medicine Bow
Egan
Noyes
Hayden Party In Jeopardy On Snake River Survey
Fears for the safety of a Hayden survey division led by Mr Bechler as it surveys the North Fork of Snake River to Henry Lake Dyge Pass near Henry Lake an immediate route Chief Joseph would take toward Yellowstone National Park No word from Bechler since his departure from Fort Ellis Idaho Efforts are aimed at obtaining information on the party safety.
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Hayden
Hayden Survey
Bechler
North Fork
Snake River
Henry Lake
Dyge Pass
Joseph
Yellowstone National Park
Mr. Bechler
Fort Ellis
Idaho
Crazy Horse Not Entirely Reconstructed in Williams Interview
Omaha Therald reports Gen. Williams says Crazy Horse may not go to Washington with Spotted Tail and Red Cloud. He notes Crazy Horse is moody and untrustworthy since returning to Red Cloud, while praising his ability and leadership of a dissident group among Indians.
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Crazy Horse
Gen. R. Williams
Omaha Therald
Gen. Williams
Washington
Spotted Tail
Red Cloud
What Sidney Dillon Says About Moving U P Car Shops
Sidney Dillon, in an interview with the New York Tribune, discussed relocating the U P car shops westward for better facilities in case of train accidents. He noted Omaha shops and $40,000 spent this season on refurbishing the hotel building housing offices, with some shops kept at Omaha. He said the bulk of business will move west, though the exact town is undecided, and added that land along the line would rise in value as a city near the shops developed.
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Sidney Dillon
New York Tribune
U. P
Omaha
Dillon
Desperate road agents brought to Fort Laramie jail
Deputy Murray escorted three captured robbers from Deadwood to the courthouse and jail amid a crowd. The group included Prescott Webb Widow and Conners. A horse chase ended when May wounded Webb after a street confrontation. May identified them as part of the coach robbery. May will testify at the preliminary exam.
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J. W. Murray
Deadwood
Prescott Webb
Conners
Court House
Murray
Jenney
Stockade
Fort Laramie
May
Deringer
Two Young Offenders Face Justice Over Poker in Saloon
Two ragged boys aged fourteen and thirteen were arraigned before Justice Fisher after a morning incident at a one-horse saloon on 17th street. The court quizzed them about their alleged poker play while the elder claimed no earnings, and they were locked up. The narrative then shifts to an advertisement praising Dooley’s Yeast Powder as a pure, chemically enhanced health product, touted for noon-day health concerns.
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Oys
The Election and Its Nonpartisan Aim
The Leader surveys the county political scene as campaigns unfold with machine politicians clashing with nonpartisan ideals. It endorses a watchdog path for a parliament serving local interests, notes party maneuvering, and praises a Democratic shift toward principled candidates. The piece urges action to speed Cheyenne road expansion and to push the proposed railway_aimed project toward completion.
The Black Hills Railroad Debate
The Black Hills Times cites The LEADER urging Cheyenne to seize the opportunity to attract railroad business before it shifts to rivals. It recalls Leavenworth and Kansas City as a warning, noting Leavenworth’s hesitation allowed Kansas City to centralize rail traffic and grow, while Leavenworth lagged in commerce.
Cattle Market Reports From Chicago and St Louis
In Chicago Tuesday receipts reached 2000 with active trade and light supply. Native cattle sold from 4.50 to 6.25, Coloradans 5.00 to 5.10, steers 3.60 to 4.87, cows 3.25 to 8.60, Texans higher with cows 2.26 to 8.12 and steers 3.00 to 4.00. stockers and feeders scarce, all sold. In St Louis market was fairly active with 1900 receipts. Shipping steers 1,400 lb and up 5.00 to 5.60, 1150–1200 lb 4.25 to 4.75, 1050–1100 lb 4.00 to 4.50, butchers' steers 3.25 to 4.00, cows and heifers 2.25 to 4.00, stockers and Texans 2.50 to 3.75.
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Chicago
St. Louis
RAILROAD RACKET REVEALS COLORADO CENTRAL DELAYS
Denver Democrat reports slow rollout of Colorado Central time schedule with October completion for Longmont extension. Henry pushes Black Hawk to Central narrow gauge for coal trade. California excursion looms in October. Denver Pacific opens Denver eastward freight, with high tariff on one car-load from Cheyenne to Denver and Pittsburg to Cheyenne. car borrowed from Union Pacific.
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Colorado Central
Longmont
Henry
Black Hawk
Central
Union Pacific
California
Denver
Denver Pacific
East
Cheyenne
Pittsburg
Denver Democrat
Death of Brigham Young Shakes Utah Business and Church Ties
The Prophet's passing unsettles Salt Lake City as Brigham Young's vast holdings across railroads banks telegraph and real estate come under scrutiny. Questions arise over the division between church property and his estate while plans for a public hospital and lingering assets in railways mills and stock create immediate uncertainty and potential redistribution.
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Utah
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Utah Western Railroad
Brigham
Cache County
Utah Central
Utah Southern Railroad
Deseret Bank
Deseret Telegraph Company
Great Zion’s Co-operative Mercantile Institution
Lightning Crazy Horse and His Band Leave Red Cloud Agency
The headline reports Crazy Horse and his band departing from Red Cloud Agency amid ongoing tensions. Details show a shift in leadership and movement of the band, with possible impact on regional relations and future gatherings. Further context on dates and new locale is not provided in the fragment.
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Crazy Horse
Red Cloud Agency
They Are Turned Back by Cavalry Without Serious Trouble
Camp Ropinson Nebraska, Sept 4. Crazy Horse and many of his lodges left last night and more began leaving this morning. Six cavalry companies with about two hundred fifty friendly Indians moved at 9:30 am and turned nearly all back. They expect to have them all back by tomorrow. No fighting or casualties reported yet.
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Ropinson
Net
Crazy Tlorse
Wet weather and election dampen Cheyenne blue ribbon drive
Tramps from east of Omaha complain of wading the Big Muddy. Congress meets in five weeks. Delegate Corlett heads to Washington around September 20. Voters sign pledge after earlier hesitancy. Captain Egan heads to Fort Steele with the Grays on the 10th. Cheyenne’s ladies poll yields both praise and jokes as voters mingle.
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Omaha
Congress
Corlett
Washington
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Denver
San Francisco
Gillis
Camp Carlin
Medicine Bow
Second Cavalry
John McCullough
California
Hoe
16Th Street
John
Murphy
Virginia City
Nevada
Morris
Wyoming Territory
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Chicago
Fremont
Neb
Union Pacific
Chicago & Northwestern
California Junction
Missouri
Resolutions of Condolence Adopted by Mount Hope Lodge
At a September 8 1877 meeting Mount Hope Lodge No 47 1 C G T in Laramie City adopted memorial resolutions for Fannie Johnson the deceased. The preamble laments her loss and credits her memory and virtue, while the resolutions express sympathy to Brother Johnson and comfort in faith, requesting publication to local press and records.
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Mount Hope Lodge No. 47
Baptist Church
Laramie City
Fannie
Johnson
Templar
Brother Johnson
Cheyenne
Pacific
Iowa
W.N. Knanz
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Denver Tailors
Golden
Colo
Scientific American
Leopold Arnault
Evea Dekota
Parson
George Garner
Garner
Frankie Scott
John Manning
Dr. Johnson
Hanson Snyder
Boulder
Mr. Snyder
Samuel Wesler
Messrs. Cuthbertson & Young
Bean & Hottel
Times
Kellogg
Laramie County
Carmichael
D. P
Colorado Central Extension
C. CO. R
L. P. Bradley
Camp Robinson
Our
Tum
Tur
Venice
Fifth Legislative Assembly
Leeader
Iowa Company
The
Black Hills Railroad
Black Hills Times
Leader
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Nebraska
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