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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1878
Page
14
A collage of curios and items from the era, noting railways valued at billions, local jails, yellow fever relief, Edison ink for raised letters, social tips, weather and health remarks, Denver relief efforts, Cheyenne and Laramie events, criminal vigilance, a firemen memorial, Beech er lecture receipts, cattle shipments, railroad leadership, and Dooley's Yeast Powder praise.
I C O F Grand Master Garbanati issues a relief appeal to Odd Fellows in Wyoming for funds to aid Mississippi Tennessee and Louisiana during the yellow fever outbreak. Subscriptions are to be sent to Grand Secretary H Altman in Cheyenne with reports due by September 14. A separate item notes Frank N. Pierce injured in a Union Pacific derailment near Cheyenne. County Commissioners meet. liquor license canceled. salaries and bills approved totaling 8100.
A committee formed at Recreation Hall and meeting at Inter Ocean hotel plans to visit the city on Saturday the 7th and Monday the 9th to collect contributions for the afflicted South. Districts are assigned to ward members to solicit donations from the public.
United States Indian commission negotiating with Southern Utes at Pagosa Springs aims to secure a treaty. Conference with Ouray's chiefs signals a fair prospect of ceding large portions of reservations in La Plata and Ouray counties. Kinnear's Cocoanut Laundry Soap advertised as resin free and non shrinking.
The presidential directive suspends part of the order prohibiting Federal officials from political participation. Officials may run before nominating conventions and take paid leave to canvass. If defeated, they return to office. The cases involve a Patent Office clerk in West Virginia and Madison Wells running for Congress in Louisiana.
Governor Hoyt and military officers at the Custer battle field discussed estimates of troop positions for the forces involved and anticipated participants. In a Thursday interview the Governor refrained from stating his view on the charges against Gen. Reno.
Prof Blydenburgh and Prof Murphy, prominent members of the 1877 American Rifle team, visit with “the boys.” They, with D Miller Geo Masten and Geo Stimpson, went north of the city for target practice on Thursday. Blydenburgh scored 48 of 50.
A false report dated in Laramie City claimed Dr Hayford of the Sentinel was shot by ranchman Jabez Thomas. The phony dispatch misled Ma-Gilder for a prize item, while the real obituary notes funeral rites for George Wilford Fisher with service at the Methodist church and interment after mournful tributes.
A botanic liquid claims to remove tartar from teeth surfaces and interstices, prevent decay, and whiten and strengthen gums. It also purifies breath with an acceptable fragrance and asserts enamel safety compared with gritty tooth pastes.
Governor Hoyt traveled from Cheyenne to Fort Fetterman and Old Fort McKinney with an escort, detailing grazing lands and rich valleys from Rock Creek to the Big Horn range. He noted ample gardens at Fort Fetterman, clear waters, and diverse minerals, predicting a bright Wyoming future.
An 19th century ad promotes Brown’s Blackberry and Ginger as a safe remedy for diarrhea dysentery cholera morbus and summer complaint with a 50 cent bottle price. It also touts Brown’s Vegetable Liver Pills for liver bilious diseases and Brown’s Arnica Salve for inflammation and old sores. Sold by Addams & Glover Hurlbut Bros G W Hoyt Cheyenne and shipped by H M Bond & Co Ogden Utah.
Christian Kapp as mortgagee will offer for sale at public auction on September 18 1878 at 351 Sixteenth Street Cheyenne Wyoming the property described in Jacob Fuhrman’s chattel mortgage including a trotting buggy billiard table bar fixtures two mares a pinto colt and related goods to satisfy a note of 297 90 with 24 percent interest and accrued charges.
Reports say a band of Utes led by Washington has occupied Junction Ranch in Middle Park. Sheriff J Marker of Grand County ordered them away after a skirmish in which a posse member killed a Ute. Militia and artillery await orders as authorities convene in Denver to assess the threat.
One of Philadelphia's largest carpet manufactories installed a Brush dynamo electric system producing 12,000 candle power across four 3,005 candle power lamps. On the third and fourth floors the lamps lit uniformly without flicker, flooding rooms and nearby streets with bright white light comparable to 800 gas burners, costing under thirty cents per hour for all four lamps.
The Chicago Tribune reports Mr. D. W. Hitchcock, general western passenger agent of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, will depart Monday to establish headquarters at St. Joseph Missouri. His territory will cover west of the Missouri river to the Pacific and west to the Gulf of Mexico. He will report directly to the road’s traffic manager and retain independence in handling passenger business.
Birth notices report Dietrick in Cheyenne on September 8 1878 a son for Mr and Mrs B T Dietrick and Webb Allen in Cheyenne on September 4 1878 a son for Mr and Mrs Carr G R Carr on September 8 1878 a daughter. All parties reported as doing well. Kinnear Co soaps touted for Colorado waters. jy25 w3m Subscribe for The Leader.
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