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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1883
Page
5
The editorial defends police in duty and calls for public confidence in officers. It argues against vigilante violence while acknowledging swift punishment for murderers when courts fail, urging security and lawful justice in the territory.
Mosier the murderer stayed at Battey’s Dry Creek sheep ranch after a visit by the herder. He told of Wensel’s murder and Knight’s shooting, showed a five-bullet-less revolver, and behaved uneasy. Battey returned late. Mosier woke the herder with a dreamlike outburst and left at dawn with Battey heading to Laporte.
Joseph Larose files a bill in the district court seeking a divorce from Clara L Larose for willful desertion over a year and adultery. The case, in Cheyenne City, names Jo Larose as complainant and Joan K. Jeffrey as register in chancery. Clara Larose, non resident, must answer by October 1, 1883.
United States Land Office at Cheyenne Wyoming announces a hearing on Marshalls Green versus Phoebe Paddleford to determine the desert status of land in entry No 100 dated February 6 1879. The hearing will be held October 9 1883 at 10 o clock a.m. in the office.
A 19th century meditation on urban anonymity and the dead, set in Greeley Colorado. It contrasts fashion and wealth with the nameless poor, ponders sleepers and spectres, and questions whether future generations will merge living and dead cities. The piece closes with a bleak obituary note about John Weasel, murdered near the government farm, and its impact on the local cemetery.
Leroy P. Barnard filed intent to make final proof on his land claim in Cheyenne Wyoming. The hearing before the register and receiver is set for October 22 1883 for the north half of the southeast quarter and the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter in section 1 township 81 north range 62 west. Witnesses: Charles T. Hopper Howard Murdock Edward J. Stevens Marcus Sanborn Eph ar W Mann.
Three Ogden conductors G H Nease John J Cortez and H C Davia were held at gunpoint near Hot Springs three miles west of town. The bandits stole watches and a small cash haul while the victims pleaded for mercy and a telegram denying the robbery circulated locally.
The article argues that beef demand grows faster than population and that beef prices stay high because cattle supply remains relatively small. It notes shifting diets from pork to beef, rising living standards, and reformist attitudes against pork as drivers of higher beef prices.
Land Officer at Cheyenne Wyoming publishes notice that Mason JL Stage has filed for final proof on his preemption claim No 1096 for the southeast quarter of section 25 in township 84 north range west. Proof will be made before the Cheyenne Register and Receiver on October 15, 1883, with witnesses Marion Marks William J Hays Nelson W Meredith and Anson G Crane of Hat Creek Wyoming.
J.Y. Cowhick returned from a northern mining trip noting the Michigan mine in Muskrat cafton surpasses any he has seen. Rich ore could run a smelter for three years, despite limited development due to capital shortages. He stayed with Hamilton & Gray at the government farm and met miners with varied trades. He recalls five Pennsylvanians from one town, with one death from a storm and others still living. A pair of coyotes were killed to protect sheep. The observer enjoyed the trip and returned healthier.
Stirrups made in any width with heavy galvanized iron plating and a patent flanged revolving malleable iron roller. Secured to stirrup by 5 16 inch Swedes iron bolt. advertised as superior. For sale by saddlery jobbers in St Louis Denver Pueblo Deadwood Ogden and other western locations.
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