Weekly Eater Distric court and local oddities mix
Rawlins district court sits with Judge Blair presiding as news of legal affairs and oddball items fills the week. Immigrants flock to Larimer county, rail talks, road agents, and cattle shipments pepper the prose along with fruit ripening in the foothills and local trades and deaths.
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Rawlings
Blair
W. W. Corlett
Rawlins
Sherman
John W. Young
Gen. Howard
C. C
Frank D. Yates
Red Cloud Agency
Denver
B. Young
Laramie
Wyoming Cheese Maker Praises Local Milk Quality
L Fillmore operates a small cheese factory at his home ranch in Wyoming station Albany County praising the rich milk and ideal climate for cheesemaking. A forwarded letter found on 18th Street shows a curious note about a planned gathering with vague references to an upcoming supper and treats.
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Wyoming
L. Fillmore
Wyoming Station
Albany County
The Davis Ranch Vote Outcome Hint
Mr Leander Davis reports 30 votes cast at Upper Norse Creek with 24 Democratic and 6 Republican. If true Foglesong is elected to the House while Swan stands at 1076 and Col Murrin at 1075, though final official tally will decide between Swan and Murrin. Meanwhile honors seem assured.
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Leander Davis
Upper Norse Creek
Foglesong
Swan
Col. Murrin
Big Little Man Named Chief in Red Cloud Action
The Indian chief who arrived with Crazy Horse and aided in capturing the deceased devil at Red Cloud last week is identified as Big Little Man rather than Little Big Man. Described as small of stature yet rapid with language and action, he is noted for a frightening, naked torso appearance and a repulsive, serpent eye demeanor.
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Big Little Man
Crazy Horse
Devil
Red Cloud
Little Big Man
Chicago Times
Red Cloud Agency
Neb
Spotted Tail Agency
Camp Robinson
Lieut
Lee
Spotted Tail
Touch-the-Cloud
Post Adjutant’s Office
United States
Kennington
Capt
Why They Didn’t Go
About ten days ago Sioux and Arapahoe scouts at Red Cloud asked to go out to harvest Nez Perce scalps and join Hart's command. Crazy Horse objected, claiming the scouts would be used against Sitting Bull, and his veto led to the suspension of the departure order.
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Red Cloud
Hart
Crazy Horse
Joseph
Sitting Bull
Faithless Squaw Cremated After Desertion
The Reno Journal reports Mary, an American Indian woman, left husband Sam for Jim About and was escorted by about fifty pirates to hills behind Washoe Lake. There they tied Mary to a sagebrush fire and held a war dance as her body burned. Jim watched, Sam roared, and the group dispersed after Mary's cremation and threats against other squaws for discretion.
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Reno Journal
Mary
Sam
Jim
Washoe Lake
Bear Greek Mystery Drives Local Inquest Return of Herders
Charles Ferguson returned with the body of a likely unknown man found near Bear Creek about 65 miles from town and 10 miles west of the stage road. The deceased, 25, 5 feet 6 inches, light hair and dyed moustache, had no papers and wore worn stockings. A stock tender at John Phillips reported the man bought a meal there two weeks earlier. The body was first found two weeks ago by cattle herders who notified a ranch, which did not report it. the coroner was alerted when the men returned.
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Charles Ferguson
Ferguson
Bear Creek
Stage Road
John Phillips
Phillips
Election results at Upper Norse Creek precinct
Still guessing on the outcome as Mr. Swan leads Col. Murrin by nine votes with ten for Swan out of thirty. Mr. Shinn holds the official returns and will bring them to town with a load of hay, promising the final tally for readers.
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Upper
Norse Creek
Swan
Col
Murrin
Shinn
School Statistics From the Pease Report
From the annual report of Col. W. D. Pease to Rev. J. Y. Cowhick we note last term had six teachers at $113,834 monthly, 210 female and 250 male scholars, total tuition $16,608, value of grounds and building about $20,000, five rooms plus library, and a 65 volume library with $100 yearly for new books. The board changed text books to Barnes series and Monteith Geography, and Deadwood bank built a new fireproof vault with modern locks and 25 safe-deposit boxes.
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W. D. Pease
J. Y. Cowhick
Barnes
Guyot
Monteith’s
Marston to the Front in a Drunken Admission
Justice Slaughter exposes Ezekiel Marston as admitting heavy drink habits. Marston concedes frequent drinking, says whisky is scarce where he lives, and receives a ten day sentence, exiting with a loud, quick farewell and a humorous clap on the back of the officer.
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Marston
Ezekiel Marston
Justice Slaughter
tYes
Crow Creek
Southern plan to increase army hinges on southern appointments
Washington dispatch reports a proposal from prominent Southern men to raise infantry to twelve companies and create new officer ranks. The plan aims to secure Southern votes by pledging appointments to Southern men, including former Confederates, and seeks broader support for a Sherman favored basis for the army.
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United States
Congress
Hayes
Rebs
Washington
Sherman
Light as a Cork Biscuit Delight From Dooley’s Yeast Powder
A lively sentence recalls a wife praising biscuits baked with Dooley’s Yeast Powder. The note highlights a proud kitchen moment as the bread turns out perfectly splendid and light.
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Dooley
Two Wyandotte Girls Detain In Omaha Over Emigrant Fare
Two young women arrived in Omaha from Wyandotte Kansas seeking emigrant passage to Ogden. They offered to hold their trunks as payment for eighty dollars. Trunks contained valuable wardrobe. A brother from Wyandotte arrived seeking his sister and niece. The trio are at a local hotel as authorities arrange repayment and return of the trunks.
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The
Bee
Omaha
Wyandotte
Kansas
Union Pacific General Ticket Office
Ogden
Helena
Montana
West
Union Pacific Workshops Spark Cheyenne Controversy
The Laramie Sentinel criticizes Cheyenne for urging residents to donate half their wealth to the Union Pacific to secure shop location. It claims locals have already given or promised over two thirds of their value for railroads, provoking outcry and talk of repudiation as tensions rise in politics and emigration.
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Laramie Sentinel
Cheyenne
Hayford
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Cheyenne’s Rail Aid Plan Aims to Build Growth
Cheyenne and Laramie county leaders promise up to 160 000 to Colorado Central Railroad and 250 000 to Black Hills extension if Cheyenne becomes the start point. They project maximum county debt at 400 000 over twenty years, offset by consolidating offices and repealing costly city governance to save about 70 000 annually.
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Cheyenne
Laramie County
Colorado Central Railroad
Black Hills
Rocky Mountain Country
Laramie City
Sentinel
Laramie
Democratic party to recognize Gazette as official organ
Communiqué from the Democratic county committee of Laramie County dated September 1877 requests Cheyenne Democrats to recognize the Gazette as the official party organ and to have each candidate subscribe funds to sustain it, asserting loyal support since the early reform struggle and opposing the Leader as the rival.
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Cheyenne
Gazette
Democratic County Committee
Democracy
Laramie County
Citizens
the Leader
Our Cadet Willie Owens Gains West Point Cadet Status
Willie Owens of Laramie has passed his examination and is admitted as a cadet at West Point on the 28th, one of 39 of 65 to succeed, hoping to become Wyoming Territory's first graduate. The Omaha Bridge project updates note woodwork ready in Chicago and a truss crossing possible by midweek, with iron bridge replacement in thirty days.
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Willie Owens
Laramie
West Point
Wyoming Territory
Omaha Bridge
Union Pacific
Chicago
Omaha Herald
Denver Democratic Ticket Nominated for County and City
The slate includes Sheriff S S Austin Treasurer J M Strickler Assessor H C Bishop County Judge A P Wereford County Clerk Alvin McCune Coroner D C K Mel Tatton Surveyor I J Swindler Justice of the Peace Daniel Sayer School Superintendent O J Goldrick Commissioners George Tritch Isaac Brinker Mayor R G Buckingham City Treasurer A J Williams A liberal offer from THE LEADER publisher is noted in this issue.
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Denver
S.S. Austin
J. M. Strickler
It. C. Bishop
A. P. Mwereford
Alvin McCune
K. Mel Tatton
2. Swindler
Daniel Sayer
O. J. Goldrick
George Tritch
Isaac Brinker
Fire devastates Old Karns House in Sweetwater County
A blaze yesterday at the Old Karns House, also known as the VW Telegraph Office and the Log House, destroyed the main building with losses estimated around 4,700 dollars. Firefighters faced delays and high heat as they battled flames that threatened nearby businesses including a restaurant and a photograph gallery. A rescuer, Daniel Finn, saved others before sustaining burns while waking sleeping employees.
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Karns
VW. Telegraph Office
Loga
M. K. Karns
O'Neil Street
17Th Street
D. D. Carey & Photograph Gallery
Dave
Logan
Inter-Ocean
Daniel Finn
Mac
Durant
Bates
Gillis A Gerald
Camp Cat
Babcock
Ap Murray
Converse & Warren
Pla
Disk
Canally
Nichols
Lew Nolan
John Creckett
P. Snow
Missi
The Chi Weekly Leader Club Offer Unveiled
The Chi Weekly Leader announces a club offer detailing membership benefits and access dates. Key figures include publisher James Reed and editor Maria Chen, with plans to expand coverage and events at regional venues.
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The
Chi Weekly Leader
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