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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1882
Page
9
The item lists events from the weekly Leader including the Leaver entering its sixteenth year, ships and rail shipments, band ball in Laramie City, urban improvements, oil and salt wells, emigration, sheep trade, skating club, and weather. It reports on Union Pacific rail activity, local shootings, cattle and sheep markets, and court activity.
A large prairie fire south of Ogal lalla burns forty miles of country. Two Dillon & Co. hands, Charles Doe aged 19 and Abe Alexander, suffer severe burns. Doe dies in North Platte after being rescued. Horses burned. Doe’s father, Judge Doe of New Hampshire, told to avoid expenses. A Fort Fetterman fire also rages nearby, fueled by high grass and a windy day.
The report notes Hon. Abram Hewitt in Denver while Pat Kennedy faces a brutal case after choking his step-daughter who delayed returning a hat. Leadville district records show a 1860 to 1882 production of 65.68 million dollars. W J Hartzell, ex-manager of failed Silver Cliff and Salida banks, was arrested for embezzling 1600 dollars.
Discussion centers on F E Warren as a potential delegate though friends doubt his consent. Rumor swirls over Thomas Swan and H B Kelly for county commissioners from both parties. J C Baird stands out as the lone Democrat among Laramie county lawyers. The contest for prosecuting attorney appears weak among Democrats while Hoyt was once pitched as a delegate candidate.
The Commonwealth Distribution Co. promotes a grand prize distribution in Louisville Kentucky on September 30. Tickets cost 2 dollars for a chance to win thirty thousand dollars with many other prizes. Send orders to R. M. Boardman at Courier Journal building Louisville KY.
General notes report thriving range conditions with abundant feed on Laramie plains and cattle in excellent condition. Keogh Bros sell 5 000 sheep to P Wieser for range, a beef slaughtering plant near Sherman fades as impractical due to freight and winter transport issues. Western stock sales at Chicago yards list varied carloads of Texans and Americans with mixed prices. Lemuel Smith sells 2 500 cattle herd near Fort Fetterman to local buyers, signaling persistent cattle shortage for reproduction amid high prices. Wool markets rise with stronger demand and higher prices for washed and unwashed grades, amid optimistic near term cattle and cereal crop outlook.
A press dispatch notes the sudden departure of infantry units from Fort Omaha and Fort Sidney bound for Fort Douglass Utah. Detachments led by Capt. Jesse Lee and Lieut. Noyes travel westward amid concerns over local elections and the Edmunds bill affecting Mormon territories.
Three frame dwellings rise on 19th street east of Ran som while two brick houses go up on 21st east of House. R. B. Van Tassell II extends his carriage house with brick additions as families move into John Roberts fourteenth and sixteenth street homes. Builders dig for a new residence for I. R. Alter on his old site and the Thomason house at Ran som and 16th moves. Stebbins and Post lay foundation walls at their corner as Ferguson street improvements boost its appearance and the boom continues.
Chay W Beck city editor of the Sun and Miss Anna Clancy wed at St Mark's Episcopal Church on Tuesday at eight o'clock in a quiet ceremony attended by close relatives and intimate friends. A reception followed at the house with congratulations from loved ones and well wishers.
The writer notes the postal mix up on the U P Green River with Rawlins mail carried elsewhere. He jokes about their own mail being swapped for another town, expressing frustration at the disruption of routine and the odd journey of letters between frontier communities.
County clerk listing records the filing of multiple mining claims in Rawhide Buttes district. Ed Fletcher and others claim the Excelsior lode. A T Feay the Springfield lode. G W Cheeseman and others the Denver Wa Moore lode. Wilkson and others the Argenta lode. Thornby the Old George lode. Were and others the War Hagle lode. H Peabody and others the U lode. J J McAllister and H M Arnold the Copper Queen lode. John Falkhart and Thos Bell the Cincinnati lode. J M West the Grand Junction lode. John Sparka the Lone Star lode. Russell Thorp the C B Q lode.
The piece details Republican and Democratic territorial conventions dates for Green River, lists delegates and officers to be elected, and outlines Laramie county voting precincts and representative districts. It includes past election results, precinct counts, and expected turnout for the upcoming election.
County commissioners awarded a $1 6765 contract to M P Kesse for erecting the county hospital on land bought for the purpose. The brick two story central section and frame tower will be 170 feet wide with two one story wings. A 12 foot veranda will surround the building with wards for county patients, offices, baths, and laundry facilities. Supervising architect J S Matthews named. Keefe’s work to be completed by February 1st next.
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