Weekly Leader Highlights From 1878 Themed Dispatches
A sampler of notes mentions hay fever fashion, railways valued at 6 billion, county jail counts, Denver relief for yellow fever, Edison ink for raised letters, and social quips. It reports on Cheyenne and Laramie visits, Black Hills history, Beech er lecture receipts, cattle movement from Texas, firemen named for Omaha Grand Central fire, vigilance committees in Central City, and railway leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
G. T. Hinds
Texas
Lone Star State
Grand Central Hotel
Omaha
John Lee
Alonzo Randall
Lewis Wilson
Wm. McNamara
Chicago
Cheyenne
Call for aid from Grand Master Garbanati to Odd Fellows
A call from I C O F Grand Master Garbanati urges Wyoming Odd Fellows to aid southern states hit by yellow fever. Lodges to form relief committees. funds go to Grand Secretary H Altman in Cheyenne for equal distribution to Mississippi Tennessee and Louisiana. Deadline to report by Sept 14. Also brief scare of Frank N Pierce injured in Union Pacific accident and county commissioners meeting notes.
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Evanston
Wyo
Odd Fellows of
Wyoming
Odd Fellows
H. Altman
Cheyenne
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana
Relief committee plans city drives for South aid
A committee formed at Recreation Hall and meeting at the Inter Ocean hotel scheduled a city visitation on Saturday the 7th and Monday the 9th to collect contributions for the afflicted South. Districts were assigned in the First Ward to L R Bresnahen I E Warren Miss Lottie Smith and Mrs Gutterman. Second Ward to P Nagle I C Whipple Mrs Glafcke and Mrs Warren. Third Ward to J Joslin C I Miller Mrs Joslin and Mrs Dr Russell. The group urged citizens to be ready to give, citing rising fever, reports from physicians and nurses, and pleas for supplies. The committee will leave the matter to public judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Hall
Inter Ocean Hotel
L. R. Bresnahen
I. E. Warren
Lottie Smith
Mra. Gutterman
P. Nagle
I. C. Whipple
Glafcke
Warren
J. Joslin
C. I. Miller
Joslin
Dr. Russell
Telegraph
Utes Near Treaty Prospects In Colorado Conference
U S Indian commission visiting Colorado meets Southern Utes at Pagosa Springs to discuss a potential treaty. Officials indicate a favorable outlook for ceding large portions of La Plata and Ouray county reservations to the United States. Kinnear's Cocoanut Laundry Soap advertises no resin and no shrinking of clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Indian Commission
Colorado
Ouray
Pagosa Springs
la Plata
Kinnear
Suspension of Hayes Order Allows Federal Officials to Run
The order barring Federal officials from political activity is partly suspended to permit runs before nominating conventions and paid leave for canvassing. Officials may return to office if defeated. The rulings concern a Patent Office clerk in West Virginia and Madison Wells running for Congress in Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Patent Office
West Virginia
Madison Wells
Congress
Louisiana
Custer Battlefield Visit Sparks Talk On Troop Positions
Gov Hoyt and a group of generals toured the Custer battle field and estimated troop positions for the conflict. In a Thursday interview the Governor did not express an opinion on the charges pending against Gen Reno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer Battle Field
Hoyt
Gen. Reno
Notable riflemen join field trip to target practice
Prof Blydenburgh a member of the 1877 American Rifle team and Prof Murphy, with D Miller and Geo Masten, practiced north of the city. Blydenburgh scored 48 from 50 in the outing with the group and others observing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blydenburgh
J. G. Murphy
D. Miller
Geo, Masten
Geo. B. Stimpson
Bogus Dispatch Swindles Ma-Gilder Over Fictional Doctor Affair
A fake telegram from Laramie City claimed Dr. Hayford of the Sentinel was shot by ranchman Jabez Thomas, but the report proved false and the Ma-Gilder shop avoided a bad purchase. The obituary notes George Wilford Fisher died with funeral held at a Methodist church, pallbearers named and floral tributes.
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Laramie City
Hayford
Sentinel
Jabez Thomas
McGilder
George Wilford Fisher
Nineteenth Street
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. N.,gillam
Messrs
C. M. Turck
W. G. Provines
O. Beaucaire
A.C. Hammond
Unclear Toothcare Claim From 83-Deadaw Advertisement
An OCR fragment touts Sad Havoc and Sozo-DONT as a botanic liquid that removes tartar, prevents pre mature decay, whitens teeth, strengthens gums, and freshens breath without enamel damage, asserting safety versus gritty toothpastes.
Governor Hoyt’s Wyoming tour reports and observations
Governor John W. Hoyt returned from an extended tour through the Big Horn country via Fort Laramie and Fort Fetterman. He noted grazing suitability, fine scenery, grazing potential, and mineral finds, reporting extensive gardens at Fort Fetterman and clear waters and abundant grasses across valleys from Rock Creek to the Big Horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hoyt
Big Horn Country
Fort Laramie
Hoyt
Cheyenne
Rock Creek Station
Fort Fetterman
Thomas
Old Fort McKinney
Clearcreek
Clear Creek
Clear Fork
Rock Creek
Lodge Pole
Crazy Woman
Powder Rivers
Wolf
Psather
Merritt
Big Horn River
Wyoming
Brown family remedies praised for health ailments
Every family in the west is urged to use Brown’s Blackberry and Ginger for diarrhoea dysentery cholera and summer complaint. A bottle costs fifty cents and delays are dangerous. Also promoted are Brown’s Vegetable Liver Pills for liver and bilious diseases and Brown’s Arnica Salve for inflammation and old sores. Sold by Addams & Glover Hurlbut Bros. and G W Hoyt in Cheyenne. Apris of Ogden Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Addams & Glover and
Hurlbut Bros
G. W. Hoyt
Cheyenne
Chattel Mortgage Sale in Cheyenne Wyoming
Christian Kard sells at public auction Cheyenne Wyoming on September 18 1878 between 10 am and 4 pm the chattel mortgage property to satisfy a note of 297 90 with 24 percent interest. Property includes trotting buggy billiard table bar fixtures and two mares plus a colt. Sale conducted by mortgagee Christian Kard at 351 Sixteenth Street Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Fuhrman
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Laramie County
Territory of
Christian Kapp
Sixteenth Street
Christian Karp
Indian Utes Pose Threat as Denver Dispatches Clash
Reports say Utes under Chavano and Washington have grown more aggressive after leaving Denver. A ranch owner in Middle Park asked for help when his Junction Ranch was seized. A sheriff’s force ordered the Indians away but a skirmish left one dead. The militia stands ready while officials confer on next steps.
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Chavano
Piah
Washington
Denver
Johnson Turner
Junction Ranch
Middle Park
Gov. Routt
J. Marker
Grand County
McLane
Denver Times
Electric Light Brightens Large Philadelphia Carpet Works
Philadelphia’s major carpet factory installed a Brush dynamo electric system with four 3,005 candle lamp units on the third and fourth floors. Switched on without manual aid, the four lamps produced a uniform sunlike white light that illuminated streets beyond the building. The running cost for all light, including carbon use and upkeep, would not exceed thirty cents per hour, while photometric output matched 800 gas burners at five feet per hour, a rate costing about eight dollars per hour in gas terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hachanye
D W Hitchcock to Head New Western Region of Rail Line
The Chicago Tribune reports Mr D W Hitchcock will leave Chicago on Monday to base his work in St Joseph Missouri. His new post covers territory west of the Missouri River to the Pacific and west to the Gulf of Mexico with direct reports to the traffic manager. He has served since 1862 with the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad apart from a brief period as general agent of the Erie and Chicago line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Tribune
D. W. Hitchcock
General Western
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Chicago
St. Joseph
St. Joe
Tlitchcock
Irie and Chicago
Birth notices from Cheyenne and Allen families
BORN Dietrick in Cheyenne on September 8 1878 to Mr and Mrs B T Dietrick a son. ALLEN on September 4 1878 to Mr and Mrs Webb Allen a son. CARR on September 8 1878 to Mr and Mrs R G Carr a daughter. The interested parties are all doing well. Kinnear and Co's soaps adapted to Colorado waters. jy25-w3m Subscribe for The Leader.
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Dietrick
Cheyenne
B. TI
Allen
Webb Allen
Kinnear & Co
Colorado
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John Sparks
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A. H. Swan
George Wagner
Citizens’ Committee
McDaniels’ Hall
P. H. Scriber
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W. J. Sturgis
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Fred Landau
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Old Fort Phil Kearney
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