Cheyenne News Notes Local Politics And Church Growth
The issue notes Uinta county protest against William Ware Peck as Wyoming associate justice, details on local district court costs, and the formation of a new Cheyenne Baptist church with twenty-one members signing to unite. It also mentions mine and coal developments, upcoming Grand Lodge events, and staged horse caper stories from Deadwood to Indian Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uinta County
William Ware Peck
Wyoming
Deadwood
Custer Road
Custer
Cheyenne River
Indian Creek
Cheyenne
Brighamy
First Baptist Church of
Rocky Mountain Baptist Association
Congregational Church
Laramie
Colorado Giant Petrified Man Attracts Barnum Offer
Barnum visits the petrified giant near Pueblo after it was found, offering $20,000 with a possible $25,000 on verification in Denver. The Pueblo Democrat debates whether it is a real Indian giant or statue, noting the tail as a key feature and suggesting antiquarian examination to determine its origin and age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J T. Barnum
Colorado
Denver
Pueblo
Barnum
Pueblo Democrat
Dooley's Yeast Powder Promises Light Healthful Baked Goods
Light bread biscuits cakes and pastry digest easily and conduce to good health. Good health makes labor easier and longer. Dooley's Yeast Powder will always make these productions light and wholesome. It is warranted to make better lighter sweeter more toothsome nutritious biscuits cake bread more than any other baking powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooley
Letter from Sitting Bull contact with Western rail travelers
Sought by a correspondent named YG dated Sept 19 from Franklin Idaho describes journeys toward Sitting Bull with gifts of coats caps blankets and a Buffalo robe. The writer notes friendly conductors beyond Utah Northern Railroad president Royal M Bassett and a free pass, then reports delays registering for a morning stage and encounters with Shoshone Indians and Salt Lake area scenery including Devils Slide and Weber cartons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Ida
His Majesty
Sitting Bull
Gutterman
California
Major G
Black Hills
W. J. Phillips
Royal M. Bassett
Utah
Felena
Ogden
Great Salt Lake
John Ryder Acquitted in City Firearm Case
In Justice Slaughter's court John Ryder was tried on a charge of discharging a firearm within city limits. After testimony by Officer J W Howard and defense witnesses about location and character, the jury found Ryder not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ryder
Ryder
Gol
W. Hi. Dudley
W. B. Trufant
P. McKay
Tie
Shooting on emigrant train near Granger station
On Saturday about 8 am a Chinese passenger in the emigrant car aboard a train near Granger fired at a fellow traveler. The shot wounded William Lowe of Chicago in the leg. The assailant, from Pueblo, was jailed after the incident and the train arrived in Evanston earlier than scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Granger Station
Wyoming House
Wm. Lowe
Chicago
Pueblo
Public Meeting Opens at City Hall with Noted Choir
Pursuant to notice the above association held its first public meeting on Sunday at 1633 p.m. at the City Hall. The choir proved entertaining during the lectures.
Laramie City Clergyman Open Meeting Endorsing Temperance
A community gathering at a M. E. church room is held to support temperance work. Rev. L. J. Hall offers blessing, Rev. Mr. Pierce from Laramie City speaks strongly on alcohol harms, and Hon. J. E. Weeden of New York delivers a decisive discourse. A benediction closes the first meeting under the association. A weekly Sabbath gathering is planned with notices to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. BE
L. J. Hall
Pierce
Laramie City
J. E. Weeden
New York
The loafer treated as public nuisance with nearby relocation
The writer argues loafers deserve removal from street corners and temporary lodging elsewhere to prepare and stimulate them for travel. They condemn loafers who swear, glare at passing women, and appear as social irritants rather than appealing figures.
Arrest of an Alleged Train Robber in Julesburg
A man in Julesburg Colorado is jailed amid strong suspicion of belonging to the band that robbed the Union Pacific express car at Big Springs. He claims to be a Deer Trail stock owner and says he rode a jaded horse while hunting stray cattle. Telegraphic inquiries link Deer Trail stock men to the suspect near Ogalalla, descriptions were sent to Julesburg for comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julesburg
Colorado
Union Pacific Express
Big Springs
Deer Trail
Ogalalla
Three Shots End in Madman’s Death at Local Scene
Frank Turner drank before the incident and slept. Three men fired toward a target aligned with Turner's body. They found him wounded and delirious, later dying from the injuries amid a case of delirium tremens and violent behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Turner
Turner
Purner
Joe
Joe Was Brought To the City and Tenderly Cared For. Delirium Tremens
They Paid for Their Ride in a Colorado Excursion
A Murphy excursion from Denver to Greeley charged $1.50 a head, yielding nearly $1000 profit. The crowd refused to pay the agreed $1 fare, prompting a standoff that led the regular express to skip Greeley. After telegraphic tips, the managers settled, and the party was hauled back to Denver by a cold water train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Greeley
Murphy Committee
Carr
Mysterious Disappearance In Black Hills Hunters Absent
About six weeks ago Samuel Pages son Porter left Castle Creek for a few days hunting in the limestone range. A rescue party found their last camping ground and a wagon burned with harness destroyed. No bodies found. locals suppose foul play by Native guards.
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Samuel Pages
Porter
Castle Creek
Black Hills
Page
Sam
Correspondence Wanted for News from All Regions
The Tennessee Leader asks readers nationwide to send in news and progress reports. When in the city, friends should visit the office to furnish any information they may possess.
Castle Creek Diggings and Frontier Reflections Report
Special correspondence details mining at Castle Creek with Tascher Co. and Washburn pockets yielding hundreds in two weeks. Miners haul dirt, pay for water, and coarse gold runs $20.70 per ounce. Departing views include Slaughter ranch and early stampedes from Custer and Deadwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrine Bunyerry
Slate Creek
Cottonwood Gulch
Civilization
Cheyenne
Slaughter
Missouri
Castle Creek
Slate
Newton’s Fork
Tascher & Co
Washburn
Dunlap
Custer
Deadwood
Incendiary Hoodlums Target Stables and Wagons
Last Monday a group of schoolboys set fire to dry manure near John Nagle's stable and neighbors saved the blaze with water. Around the same time a stack of combustible material was placed under a wagon at H N Orr's stable and set alight before witnesses arrived. Orr warns that any boy caught in such acts will face severe measures, warning that patrols may be needed to escort students home after study hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nagle
H. N. Orr
Orr
Colorado Central on the Longmont Fort Collins line progress
Construction crews pace the line from Longmont to Fort Collins with about five hundred workers and three hundred teams. Bridges over Big and Little Thompson are under construction and the road aims to open by October 15. A new large freight depot in Denver is planned, about three hundred by twenty five feet, to handle anticipated growth. Denver Rio Grande backs closer Denver connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Central
Black Hawk
Central
Longmont
Fort Collins
Big
Little Thompson
Denver
Denver & Rio Grande Company
Hairdresser on Trial in Police Court Scene
In a police court yesterday a stout, rough looking man charged with stealing a handcart responds to Justice Fisher’s question about his occupation. He bluntly says he is a hairdresser, prompting astonishment at the mismatch between the job and his stout, strong appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Shine
Justice Fisher
Tragedy at Dawson Ranch Ends in Double Fatal Shootings
A messenger conveyed news from Dawson's camp on the Big Laramie that Charley Cowan shot T. E. Ryan and wounded A. T. Snodgrass, with Cowan and Ryan dying shortly after. The incident occurred near Dawson's ranch in Colorado and will prompt Colorado authorities to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie City
Dawson’s Camp
Big Laramie
Harris
J. J. Cowan
Charley Cowan
Dawson's Ranch
LeRoy’s
T. E. Ryan
Mx. Dawson
Ryan
Tts
Cowan
A. T. Snodgrass
Dawson
Dunbar
Dawson's
Colorado
Fort Collins
Birth Recorded for J D Vaughan’s Wife's Daughter
A daughter was born in the city on September 28, 1877 to the wife of J D Vaughan.
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J.D. Vaughan
Marriage of Josephine Eggerman and John Werlen
Miss Josephine Eggerman of Joliet Illinois wed Mr John Werlen of Atlantic Wyoming in this city on September 22 according to Judge C F Miller. The notice appears in The LADER.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weeklyeater
Colorado Journal
Jay Gould
Sidney Dillon
U. S
Omaha
Erie, Colo
Boulder Valley Company
Boulder Valley
Grand Lodge
Pease & Taylor
Gottstein, Idleman & Co
T. Endlich
Hayden’s
Geological Survey
Rawlins
Sweetwater County
Benelimim
Sweetwater Country
Green River
Stage Road
8. F. Nuckolls
N. L. Andrews
Albany County
THE
Colorado Giant
Idaho
W. QW. C. T. Union
Castle
New “Dry Diggings
Crazy Horse
William A. Coffield
Thayer
Union Pacific
A. Bristol
A. S
Ganger
Marshal Sweesy
U. P. Express
Neb
Here
Longmont Extension
Nagle
Joe Mason
E. Nagle
Howlett Bros
Id, Griffin
McC
Marties
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