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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1877
Page
14
The paper reports Joe Mason’s new brick warehouse linked to his mill at Fort Collins appears fine as the fall freighting season opens. It mentions Gen Crook’s eastward move, Sioux delegation, railway freight activity, and various local items from Cheyenne to Medicine Bow.
Frank Turner, recently hired by the Carey brothers, was awakened and wounded at Maj Talbot's place after he slept in weeds. Jim Abney Aug Gueck and Talbot fired at a post and Turner was found bleeding from three gunshot wounds including a severe facial wound. he is not yet in danger and receiving care at Simmons house. The attackers blame no one but Turner himself and may join the Murphys after recovery.
Gen Crook left Camp Brown on Sunday. Three scouting parties came from Yellowstone Lake Stinking Water and the Big Horn foothills but found no Indians. Joseph and his band move north along the Yellowstone nearly 200 miles beyond reach. The general will not send troops east but keep forces ready to strike if the tribes move south.
Last Saturday evening two men worked in a tunnel behind Dudley's mill in Elizabethtown when collapse trapped Martin Griffin. Miners formed a rescue party and worked to free him, noting dangerous timbering. Griffin, though initially presumed injured, was reported alive as efforts continued.
Fannie Burgess who had sworn to join dead companion Emma Christie reportedly swallowed a large amount of morphine. Dr. Schultz treated her with hypodermic injections. after hours of effort she awakened and spoke, no longer in immediate danger.
Wm. Van Vleck of the Postoffice Department announces to True LEAPER that the Postmaster General orders a postoffice opened at Elk Mountain Carbon County. John B. Jones is appointed Postmaster.
A courier from Ilelena delivering dispatches to Gibbon arrives at Fort Shaw. A battle occurred on the th. Captain Logan and Lieutenant Bradley are killed. Mrs. Bradley collapses. she is the wife of the fallen officer from the Big Hole action.
A steer from Wyoming causes disruption in New York after escaping and roaming streets. The runaway cattle roam city blocks, endangering pedestrians and horses as authorities work to recapture the animal.
A wild steer escaped from a herd in Flushing avenue Brooklyn and charged along Navy Bridge and Nassau streets chased by an excited crowd. Police fired shots. bystander Blind Kelly was knocked down. The animal forced its way into Alderman Shannon’s liquor store, toppled barrels, and was later killed by police at the ice yard.
A historical notice describes advertising premiums for a religious periodical now shifting from The Leader. Rewards scale with ad size from one inch to a full page, including items like sardines, spectacles, and odd tools, culminating in a hundred-year tier offering a farm in New Jersey.
On Sept 10 the remainder of Lame Deer Sioux arrived at Spotted Tail Agency completing the surrender of hostile Sioux. Between 300 and 400 joined, with about 175 already there. Sitting Bull and his party were in British possessions. Major Burke's couriers had delivered their mission.
A seasoned speaker urges persistent effort with repeated exhortations to rescue boys, keep meetings, and pursue the case to a favorable outcome. He promises rewards and dismisses fears of regret, insisting the case will prevail.
The piece criticizes the Laramie Sentinel for bias against Cheyenne and Western Wyoming rail projects. It argues the paper inflates costs, fears bankruptcy, and cautions against reliance on Union Pacific bonds, while urging support for railroad development locally. It also includes a brief ad for Dooley's Yeast Powder promoting light bread and pastries.
A westbound overland express carries six performers of the Liliputian Opera Company led by Col Ruth Goshen the 7 foot 6 inch giant. Commodore Nutt 32, 80 inches tall, 33 pounds. Major Nutt 3% inches tall, 60 pounds. Misses Quigley Kirtland Belton and manager Harry Lewis join the troupe bound for San Francisco and a Bush Street theatre appearance.
Bishop Spaulding spoke at the Denver convocation noting clerical changes in Wyoming Territory. Rev J McBride Sterrett led St Mark's Cheyenne for part of Oct with limited service due to illness. He urged missions at Evanston Shoshone Agency Lander Miner's Delight and Atlantic City and a school for Indian children along the South Pass Camp Brown stage line.
At a Detroit gathering of store manufacturers the president condemned costly sensational advertising and urged shifting to respected newspapers. He argued newspapers offer the best value and exposure, promising better results than wasteful lithographs and fliers.
Mr. Deacey, engineer of the fire steamer Durant, tells a Leader reporter he did not accuse anyone of tampering with the engine and cites overzealous coal throwing at fires as the cause of slow steam. The paper notes his denial and asks for a City Council appointed expert committee to judge his competency, citing prior tests where engines with the same pattern took up to ten minutes to raise steam.
The speaker argues steam can be raised faster in other places and calls for a council investigation into Mr. Deacey’s claim. He urges a committee of engineers to assess applicants for city engineer and insists the fire chief provide a competent firefighter for the steamer to prevent outside interference during a blaze.
A city council proposal seeks to discharge three policemen and reduce salaries for the city clerk treasurer and engineer. The plan aims to save at least 1150 dollars over three months, roughly half the cost of water works. Marshal Slaughter opposes a single officer, but says two may suffice. Further cost-cutting steps are expected soon.
A special meeting at City Hall approved six bids for laying pipes for the water works. J D Brasel won with 1838 25 for the full job and must start Sept 17 and finish within sixty days. The council also considered reducing the police force, referring the matter to the police committee with full authority to act.
The Sentinel warns of renewed hostile tactics by Albany county politicians against Cheyenne and Laramie interests as the next legislature approaches. It calls for restraint, argues Albany has limited influence, and urges support for proven friends over bluster and jealousy in upcoming elections.
The county jail now confines eleven prisoners with charges including three for robbing stages five for grand larceny two for lewdness and one for making a dangerous assault. Sheriff Carr supervised the renovation personally staying inside for three days.
Dan McAlvane buys 1000 head of cattle from Col Marmaduke Green. The Carey brothers plan a new herd of 8000 cattle to a range beyond the North Platte in a day or two. G A Searight holds 350 three year old Oregon steers on North Bear creek to ship east in about three weeks. Friend Chase, while inspecting his sheep on South Bear creek, finds a fine buck antelope named Don Juan Dolores.
An Omaha report recounts General Crook narrowly escaping an assassination by Crazy Horse during a Red Cloud Agency disturbance. Crazy Horse aimed to incite an attack, but lack of support among chiefs left him angry and unarmed. Crook, with Clark Dr Irwin and an interpreter, aborted talks and escaped after a courier warned of a saucy reply and possible killing.
Buffalo herds are reported forty miles from the Platte and ninety miles from Greeley. A man near Abbott & Taton ditch yields wheat of 48 bushels per acre. McClellans face bear and lion trouble on mountain ranches, with forty calves destroyed. John Abbott makes vinegar from watermelons using a cider press. An affray over the river leaves Pennington severely stabbed by Jennings. Edward Keith returns from a two week trip to the upper Poudre where trout and game abound. Cheyenne parties hunt on the Poudre.
A severe wind storm damaged Rapid City on the 9th while Anchor City sees ongoing construction. Tubular developments include a Rutherford B. Hayes lode tunnel sixty feet from Bare Butte and a Bare Butte smelter stack rising about forty feet. Crook City Tribune gains minority stake by W D Knight as Rapid pursues a new weekly paper.
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