Eastern states markets and local notes in Cheyenne
The column records Cheyenne and regional happenings including fairs in Omaha and a state fair, rail and street conditions, and local industry news. It notes a fatal accident at Silver Creek, copper smelting near Hartville, and a push to organize railroad workers into a guard-like unit. Galbraiths sail from Glasgow. Wm Sheidley reports cattle conditions in Sidney amid dry weather.
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New Presbyterian Church
Cheyenne
Shannon
Silver Creek
Wyoming Copper Company
Hartville
U. P. Roadmasters’ Office
R. QR. National Guards
Ditch Work Near Lake Faces Hard Labor And Tight Deadline
The BG ditch project led by Mr. Holme encounters labor shortages as crews dig a series of 10 foot long holes forming a tunnel system to install a 12 inch main. Three miles of five foot deep ditches near the school and lake require sinking to 21 feet at the knoll, with water to be struck at five feet, delivering 250,000 gallons in twelve hours for a community twice Cheyenne’s size.
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Holme
Buena Vista
Leadville
Clarendon
First Presbyterian Church
Fryer Hill
J. G. Gates
Cheyenne
California Gulch
Everglade Lakes
Arkansas
South Park
Denver
Annie
Annie Glockner
Shigley
New York State
Washington
Hartville Smelter Machinery Shipment Advancing
Word arrived yesterday that the remaining smelting outfit for Hartville will be shipped to the site this week. A large transport is needed for machinery coke and material, and shortages may delay completion beyond 30 days, though construction urgency remains.
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Hartville
Stables Burned In SevenTeenth Street Fire
Fire bell rang out as flames engulfed a long cattle shed owned by J. K. Kerrigan on the flats. A west wind fanned the blaze and the Babcock engine limited damage though the stable housing about twenty cows and a nearby room for boys were destroyed. Loss estimated at about $200.
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Seventeenth Street
J. K. Kerrigan
Babcock
Changes Rumors Stir Union Pacific Departments
The article reports uncertainty around Union Pacific affairs with potential consolidations under manager Congdon. Rumors suggest two city departments may merge under one leadership, reflecting a push to unify motive power and construction.
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Union Pacific
Congdon
Badly Used Up In County Hospital After Hartville Altercation
Tom Moore lies in a county hospital ward in critical condition from a fractured jaw and wrenched ankle with severe bruising after an assault by his Hartville employer. He was brought from Fort Laramie last Sunday and was to be moved to Fort Laramie’s military hospital to avoid travel here. Meanwhile stock news notes Hon. Harry Oelrichs selling the OW cattle brand to Charles Oelrichs and Powder River Cattle Company for 20000 with 97000 head, the firm planning rapid expansion. The Missing Link weekly, started by Wilson and Banner in Laramie, debuts as a Democratic, gossipy paper aimed at amusement. A Cheyenne dispatch denies the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul pool entry, via a note from Stock Agent S. Rivenre.
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Tom Moore
Moore
Fort Laramie
Barkwell
Military Hospital
Hartville
Harry Oelrichs
Charles Oelrichs
Powder River Cattle Company
Frewens
Messrs. Wilson & Banner
Laramie
Nyes
Associated Press
Smaprer
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Omaha
Ogalalla
Neu
Cheyenne
Rivenre
Kentucky
Owens
Hetas
Blackburn
Wiis
Joman
Ife
Colorado Notes: Utah Day, prairie dogs, nails in Pueblo, embalmings
In Colorado notes, Manitou ranchers demand ten cents per prairie dog scalp to curb damage. Denver marks Utah day on Saturday the 16th. Pueblo turns out first nails. Leadville authorities embalm morgue bodies to aid identifications amid inquiries into missing youths.
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Manitou
Colorado
Pueblo
Leadville
Col
Funeral for Broncho Sam’s wife in Laramie
The coroner’s jury ruled the death a pistol shot by her husband who was near death. A touring Lena Robertson was sent to Lincoln. A surveying party left Laramie to inspect timber lands near Elk Mountain as three divorce cases loom in the district court. A tourist in the Alpine tunnel tried to wipe his nose from the car window, vanished when he pulled back in.
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Laramie City
Jikewige
Lena Robertson
Lincoln
Nebraska
Laramie
U. P
Elk Mountain
Nye
Labor In Cheyenne Demand For Workmen Across Trades
Cheyenne reports a broad call for labor across several sectors. The city engineer advertises day laborers for water works ditching while stores seek true labor for clerical tasks and skilled artisans. Unskilled jobs like porters drivers and roustabouts show steady demand for reliable workers.
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Manuel
Copper Stock Prompts Prospecting Near Crow Creek
A Simmons arrived Thursday with copper specimens from a find about 25 miles from the city on Crow Creek. The ore contains native and green copper with quartz and lies in a fissure vein. Nearby Rawlins hosts John Keogh’s sheep and Mr. K reports $2.75 per wether in latest prices.
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Simmons
Middle Crow Creek
John Keogh
Rawlins
Mr. K
Restful Afterlife Plea From Louise C. Moulton Poem
A speaker asks to be left in peace after death, free from haunting fears and mockery. The poem pleads for long rest, quiet sleep, and freedom from living memories as the speaker desires not to be disturbed by the living.
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Louise Chandler Moulton
Dining as lifeblood: Lucile quote on civilization and appetite
A quoted verse ponders what sustains civilized life, arguing that without cooks and dining even knowledge, love, and hope seem hollow. The speaker, Lucile, emphasizes the central role of eating in human existence.
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Booker
A Seasonable Dity on Ocean Sands and Vanity
A playful verse describes a young woman on the shore admiring the sun bleaching skin and fashionable attire. She imagines herself as a rose afloat the brine while chastening her sunburn and peeling complexion. The tone mixes whimsy with satirical self image.
Exciting press trip to Gunnison City and surrounding towns
A hurried visit by the press gang leaves Gunnison City tracing its brief rise and decline. The party tours the depot hotel, Sampled mountain trout and chicken on toast, notes the railway push toward Crested Buttes and Utah, and recounts a perilous 18 mile ride on a hand car down a 200 foot grade through rugged scenery.
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Gunnison City
Gunnison
Crested Buttes
Utah
Pitkin
Buena Vista
Railroad
Express
Hancock
Messrs. Nye
Slack
Clark
Lecy
Morgan
Wilbur
Mrs. Morgan
Ni Ee
Leadville visit notes and political portraits from the West
A Clark County correspondent recalls a Leadville trip with church attendance and town plans, describes schools and mines, a soda and iron spring, and a lakeside drive near Everglade. It also recounts a social incident with Judge Blair and humorous Mormon questions, plus portraits of Kentucky governors Owens and Blackburn and a note on Crow Creek water concerns.
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Beater
Gayly
van Tassell
E. M. Slack
Sidney
Territorial
Galbraith
Glasgow
Scotland
New York
Bolivia
Wm. Sheidley
Neb
Tort Steele
Kit Walters
Baltimore
Silver Crown
North Platte
Grand Island
Council Bluffs
Powder River Co
Chas. Oelrichs
The
New Laramie
St. P
Colorado Notes
Echo
Lucile
Puck
jJoker
Wyoming
Zion
Bishop
Mr. D
Bishop Blair
Judge Blair
Phil Sheridan
Carlin
Crow Creek
Ty City
York
Condo Perfection
Newports Dreszer
Beator
Newport Girl Times
Sarah
India
Lear
James Fraordinary
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