Weather and rail news from Laramie and Cheyenne
Snow storm rages at Laramie last week as Cheyenne rumors claim a secret wedding. Cattle shipments from Julesburg and Sidney feed Chicago markets while water works pipe arrives. Major Evans surveys the Black Hills line. Merritt brings dressed beef from Winnemucca for Chicago.
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Laramie
J. W. Iliff
Julesburg
Jno
F. Coad
Sidney
Cheyenne
Merritt
Winnemucca
Nevada
Chicago
Fire Bug At Work On Nealon & Hecht Depot
A daring but unsuccessful arson at the Nealon & Hecht wagon depot and blacksmithing shop at Thames and 17th streets occurred at dusk Saturday. An incendiary entered, used turpentine soaked wagon sheet to fuel a blaze in a rear connecting shed, but passers by and local effort halted it before serious damage. Police search continues as the culprit remains at large. Nealon unaware until after tea and kept a guard overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nealon & Hecht
Thames
17Th Streets
Jie
Durant
Nealon
Passenger brakeman miraculously survives bridge strike near Columbus
James Murray, a passenger brakeman, barely escaped death when a bridge strike knocked him from a train near Columbus Nebraska. He clung to a stove pipe as the car swung over the edge, was rescued after the train stopped, then transported to Omaha in critical condition with hopes for recovery.
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James Murray
Columbus
Neb
Cate
Omaha
School rolls list 304 pupils across departments
At the close of the second week of the term 304 pupils are enrolled. High School Department under Prof. N. E. Stark has 25 students, First Intermediate under Prof. Wells 55, Second Intermediate under Miss Marietta Williams 60, First Primary under Miss Clara Donlevy 50, Second Primary under Miss Ella White 69, and a remaining department under Miss Lottie Smith with 45 pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Stark
Wells
Marietta Williams
Clara Donlevy
Ella White
Lottie Smith
Bechler Party Reaches Camp Brown Wyoming
A telegram dated September 14 from Camp Brown Wyoming signed by G R Bechler confirms the safe arrival of Bechler and his party after earlier uncertainty about their Ilayden survey division safety.
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Bechler
Tims Leaper
G. R. Bechler
Ilayden
Camp Brown
Wyo
Mr. Bechler
Sioux and Arapaho Delegation Heads to Washington
Lieut W P Clark leads Indian scouts with Sioux chiefs including Spotted Tail and Young Man Afraid of His Horses and Arapaho leaders Black Coat Shirp Nose and Friday. Delegation plans to reach Sidney on the 19th then travel east by train.
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Ropesson
W. P. Clark
Red Cloud Agency
Washington
Spotted Tail
Trollow Horn
Bear
Little Flank
Ring Thunder
White Tail
Sidney
Wyoming Inventors Record Patents and Quits for Chairs
The office of J McC Perkins & Co reports the issuance of letters patent to F Heaver of Laramie City for a new car coupling and an improvement on the device. J W Collins of Laramie has obtained a quitclaim for an improved chair brace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. McC. Perkins & Co
Washington, D D. C
F. Heavener
Laramie City
J. W. Collins
Laratoile
Rail Road Express Robbed as Train Stopped at Big Springs
A Union Pacific eastbound express train was halted at Big Springs Nebraska by 10 to 15 masked robbers who overpowered the engineer and express messenger. They seized about $60,000 in coin and $40,000 in currency, plus passenger valuables, then fled north. Authorities, including sheriffs of Denver and Deadwood, offered a $5,000 reward, and pursuit began with trains and riders dispatched from Julesburg Ogallala and North Platte.
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Union Pacific
A. J. Borie
Here
North Platte
Ogallala
Big Springs
Davis
Nebraska
J. W. Barnhart
Julesburg
Denver
Deadwood
Strong
Burns
Chicago
Miller
Express
Morris
Day of Atonement Observed by Israelites Tomorrow
Jom Kipoor announces that Sept 17 marks the Day of Atonement and the start of Ishri, the first month of the Hebrew calendar, described as the great annual day for Israelites.
Put‑Up Job Ends With Box of Rocks Shifting Treated Patron
A saloon scheme ends with a large rough delivering an immovable 150 pound box to multiple bars as a prank. Col Murrin watches the prankster, who is misdirected by a card ordering him to “kick and send him to some other saloon” then carried from venue to venue until 2 a.m. as bystanders hide and laugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Murrin
George Masten
George
Delmonico
Charlie Caswell
Gueck
Military commission seeks Sitting Bull surrender in Canadian border push
Gen Alfred H. Terry leads the commission including Gen A. G. Lawrence and Col H. Corbin with staff and correspondents from the New York Herald and Chicago Times. They travel via Union Pacific and Idaho to Helena and Fort Shaw to warn Sitting Bull of surrender terms while Canadian authorities back a peaceful return.
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Sitting Bull Commission
United States
Mra
Merritt
Camp Carlin
Fort Russell
Alfred H. Terry
Cheyenne
Rockies
Wyoming
Terry
A. H. Terry
Department of Dakota
A. G. Lawrence
Rhode Island
Col. H. ©. Corbin
24Th Infantry
Gen. Terry
Col
E. W. Smith
18Th Infantry
Jay Stone
J. B. Stillson
New York Herald
C. Diehl
Chicago Times
Ilelena
Montana
J. Y. Cowhick
Presbyterian Church
Crosy- Enne
Union Pacific
Ogden
Utah
R. R
Franklin
Idaho
Helena
Fort Shaw
British America
Sitting Bull
Boundary Line
Interior Department
Gen. Lawrence
Maj. Walsh
Her Majesty
Uncle Sam
St. Paul
Army assigns officers and grants leave in Missouri unit
Surgeon Thomas A. McParlin is removed from duty in the Department of Missouri and ordered to report in person to the Surgeon General in Washington. Second Lieut. Frederick Smith, Thirteenth Infantry, has resigned. Capt. William H. Andrews, Third Cavalry, is granted one month's leave from the Department of the Platte because of disabilities.
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Thomas A. McParlin
Department of Missouri
Washington
Frederick ©. Smith
Thirteenth Infantry
William H. Andrews
Third Cavalry
Department of the Platte
Cheyenne interest grows in Murphy movement amid plains gold tales
A Salt Lake Tribune correspondent in Cheyenne notes strong local support for the Murphy movement, with citizens offering kind words and practical aid. A blue ribbonist justice of the peace fines an inebriate but waives costs, paying the fine himself. Travelers stop for dinner, search nearby plains for agates, and a Black Hills visitor shows a handful of gold nuggets prompting questions about whether it is the gold sought by prospectors.
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The
Salt Lake Tribune
Cheyenne
Murphy
Justice of the Peace
Blue
Black Hills
Perary
Gold Dust From the Hills of 1865
An 1865 tale recalls an Indian chief guiding a sutler to a Black Hills gold deposit. The guide claimed tribal guards would punish divulgers and returned with a cup of gold dust later sold in New York for 22 dollars an ounce. The gulch was named, but travel route remained withheld.
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Fort Rice
Black Hills
New York City
Cheyenne Hides Pelts Wool and Furs Trade Office Opens
The Cheyenne stock interests attract eastern manufacturers as George Ford opens an office and depot at French's warehouse on Fifteenth Street. He will trade in hides pelts wool and furs and comes recommended by eastern firms while already linking Wyoming Utah and the northwest.
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Cheyenne
George Ford
French
Fifteenth Street
Wyoming
Utah
George S Spencer Gains Iowa Fame and Colorado Fortune
George S Spencer rose to fortune in Iowa at twenty three and became secretary of the Iowa Senate. A Spencer County seat bears his name. He later built a Colorado fortune and served as secretary to Territorial Governor Sanders in Nebraska before becoming a U S senator. During the war he joined General Granville Dodge as chief of staff in McPherson's corps.
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George S. Spencer
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Spencer
Colorado
Sanders
Nebraska
Omaha
Granville Dodge
Council Bluffs
Dodge
McPherson
Escaped Convicts Missing Near Evanston
Utah's two escapees Idaho Bill and Wells were last seen between Hennekerville and Wasatch in education misdirection. Jack Wiggins boarded the east bound train at Evanston Saturday morning. Lee was last heard from passing Evanston with an arm sling and herd bound up. Officers urged to watch for the villains.
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Idaho
Bill
Wells
Hennekerville
Wasatch
Jack Wiggins
Evanston
Lee
Baker Rejoins TH LEADER In Return To Fold
The TH LEADER announces the return of founder N A Baker to its staff, noting his repentance and full fellowship. An Ames Iowa target alerts missing youth Albert R Medley alias Bert or Bertie, last heard from in March, with care requested by Mrs RH Andruss. Infrastructure updates include a nearly finished Longmont extension main bridge over Cache la Poudre, Collins depot brickwork, Fossil creek bridges being graded, and foreman Mr Griffin maximizing work output. A domestic exchange jokes about baking progress and praises Dooley's Yeast Powder as the secret.
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N. A. Baker
Albert R. Medley
Ames
Iowa
Bert
Bertie
Lira
RH. D. Andruss
Longmont
Cachela-Poudre
Collins
Fossil Creek
Griffin
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Jas. A. Evans
Harry Ellis
Draper
Hammond
Judge Blair
John Arnold
Naval Academy
Corlett
Annapolis
A. P. Burbank
Y Mgc
Hayes
Gen
Marcy
A. S,a
Fort Laramie
John §. Collins
W. W. Corlett
East
Ohio
New York
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Crazy Horse
Big Road
Red Cloud
J.T. Allen
Kansas City
Missouri
Ryan & Lang
Leavenworth
Kansas
Washington Territory
Allen
John Winherty
Vather de
Messrs. Ward & May
Messrs
F. $. Whitney
A. T. Corlett
John I. Bowman
Cold Springs
Nealon & Hecht’s
Greenbacks
Israel
Jesus
Jerusalem
Christ
Sea of Galilee
Cana of Galilee
Paul
Jom Kipoor
Army Intelligence
Senator
Dooley
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