Weekly Leader remarks on tenth birth day and frontier news
The Weekly Leader thanks contemporaries for notices on its tenth birth day. It references J. W. Dear’s Snake River Ranch ad, a city physician’s brandy prescription, and Sioux hostiles near Red Cloud Agency. It notes Gervais & Shields about to move, Wild Bill Hickok’s grave, and various local dispatches including rail talks and a couple’s public dispute at the Bull-Whacker’s Regalia Beer Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Dear
Snake River
Red Cloud
Sidney
Dear
Crazy Horse
Red Cloud Agency
Happy Hunting Grounds
Sidney Telegraph
M. A. Gervais
Gervais & Shields
Wild Bill
Deadwood
J. B. Hickock
Jack McCall
Judge Carter
Fort Bridger
Fort Reno
Carter
Bridger
Merrill
M. 8S. Walls
Milton
Delaware
Lone Star
Odd Fellows
W. EF. Warren
M. E
John W. Sanderson
Ohio
Sanderson
J. 8. Bowman
Cleveland
Sitting Bull
Sam
Marriage at the Residence of Thomas J Street Esq
In this city on Sept 25 at the residence of Thomas J Street Esq by Rev J Cowhick George Baggs and Mrs Margaret BP Herera both of Carbon Wyoming. The Peace Commission at Spotted Tail arrived Sunday the 24 from Red Cloud after completing the treaty signatures Sunday morning. Interpreters expect no trouble with Spotted Tail's people regarding the signing of the treaty as it has been fully discussed at the agency. It is probable the commission's business may be concluded and the commissioners will be en route to the est.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Kansas Pacific
Bull-Whacker’s Regalia Beer Hall
Sixteenth Street
B. F
Julia Raymond
Bull Face
Justice Fisher
Lake Mahpeahluta
Jim
Dan
Julia
Thomas J. Street
J. ¥. Cowhick
George Baggs
Margaret BP
Herera
Carbon
Wyoming
Peace Commission
Spotted Tail
Red Cloud
Est
Discovery of a Half Dissected Corpse in a Ravine
Rawlins report from September 21, 1876 details the discovery of a female body near Rawlins by two school children. The coroner ordered dissection, with the body described as mutilated and left in a ravine. A barber notes a connection to a Michigan hospital birth and a dissection, then burial by Belamy amid a public inquiry. The piece also mentions local fines, a peculiar chase, and a man named Giles Morris soliciting funds to move his child to Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Laramie
Rawlins
James Lang
Belamy
Sabbath School Concert Draws Crowded Presbyterian Church
The quarterly Sabbath school review and concert at the Presbyterian church drew a full house. The event featured an eloquent address by Mr. Wells, solid well-executed singing, and praised teachers shaping the children through careful instruction. Local courts heard a brief rise of muscle and moral reform advocates, some receiving stamps on probation lists, while a few others caused minor disturbances at the Seventeenth street hotel as youth mischief receded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Wells
Seventeenth Street
Dec
Tom
Dan
Judge Blair Opens Court in West District
Judge J B Blair of the 2d Judicial District arrived from the west Monday and announced readiness for business. An injunction grant preceded the habeas corpus release of Edward Dwyer, held on a murderous assault charge tied to a July saloon shooting. Other cases were postponed till Judge Fisher’s return in about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Blair
2D Judicial District
Court House
Edward Dwyer
Dick Attridge
Tom Miller
West
Judge Fisher
Fourth annual Colorado Industrial Association fair opens strong
Denver hosts the fourth annual fair under favorable aid with crowds en route by bus and wagon. The exhibits are large and fine in all departments though not fully arranged. Cheyenne and Wyoming visitors can buy ten dollar round trip tickets from here and a suggestion is made to run a cheap excursion train from Laramie City to Denver to ease westbound access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Industrial Association
Denver
The
Commonwealth
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Davis
Laramie City
Denver Pacific
Campaign updates from Crook's forces in the north
Col Stanton and Maj Randall returned to the city from Gen Crook's campaign. Randall heads to Sidney to marshal one hundred Pawnees for movements toward Fetterman in the north. Stanton brings funds to pay troops at northern posts, about sixty companies. Crook stays at Fort Laramie organizing a new expedition as fresh troops and depots are prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Stanton
Crook
Major Randall
Maj. Randall
Sidney
Fetterman
Gen. Crook
Fort Laramie
Fourth Cavalry
Mackenzie
Pollock
Old Fort Reno
Custer City
Merritt
von Luettwitz
Crook City
Black Hills
Deadwood notes show growth and crime amid Crook visit
Judge Whitehead swears in Mayor Farnam and city officers while Deadwood sees over two hundred buildings under construction in the vicinity. Crook’s expedition is welcomed, a large nugget is found, taxes rise, and a murder on a ranch shocks the welcome mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Contempt Finds Defendant in Tremulous Courtroom Scene
The testimony centers on a threatened life and alleged marital misconduct. The judge convicts the defendant of contempt after interruptions, fining him twenty dollars and two days in jail. The prosecuting witness, the defendant's wife, weeps and offers to lend the fine, then exits. she is not seen again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Fisher
Itotel de O’brien
Sam
Court convenes here on November 6
District court opens November 6 with seventy cases on the trial docket. The Board of County Commissioners holds its regular monthly meeting Monday evening. Stebbins, Post & Co bought twenty-five pounds of Black Hills gold for about $6,000 yesterday. The city treasury gained about $460 from a police raid. Official survey puts Cheyenne depot to Laramie City depot at 56 miles 2,158 feet. There are twelve notaries public, three justices of the peace, two police magistrates and three US commissioners in Laramie County. No vacant dwellings in the Magic City. calls for more small houses. The best office room in the city, lo-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Board of County Commissioners
Stebbins, Post & Co
Black Hills
Cheyenne Depot
Laramie City
Justices of the Peace
United States Commissioners
Laramie County
Magic City
Noted arrivals and travels of local figures from the east
J M Eddy formerly land agent of the U P RR is among yesterday's east arrivals and at the Railroad offices. E A Curley, whose Black Wills book sold out its first five thousand copies, leaves for the east to supervise a second edition and cast four for the work. W C Bennett of Alpha mining sails to Denver to attend the Colorado state fair with hopes he returns unharmed and joyful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Eddy, Esq
Youse
E. A. Curley
W. CG. Bennett
Alpha Mining Company
Denver
Colorado
Queen City
Telegraph Office Chief Leaves for Cheyenne Line
Mr James Valley, longtime Western Union chief operator, departs tomorrow to oversee the Cheyenne and Black Hills telegraph line. He will stop at Custer City before proceeding to Deadwood. Mr Halley, a skilled operator, is praised and recommended to northern colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Valley
Western Union
North
Cheyenne and
Black Hills
Custer City
Deadwood
Halley
Standing Rock Indians Face Annuity Threat Over Youth Draft
Reports say Standing Rock Indians were told to bring in their young men or lose their annuity, a demand the community rejected with laughter. It notes surrender of six mules and several American horses, in addition to those already handed over by Kill Eage, reflecting ongoing tensions and compensation losses.
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Standing Rock
Inkpad son killed Custer and fled after clash at camp
Bill Eagle now at Standing Rock recounts a Sioux battle in which Inkpad's son allegedly killed Gen. Custer after Custer leveled his gun. Custer was stabbed and shot, Lieut. Harrington and twenty men escaped six miles before being shot down in an alkali bed. None were captured and a Sioux-speaking soldier died with his weapon. Sitting Bull reproached the actions and urged bringing the killer to camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Eagle
Standing Rock
Inkpad
Custer
Lieut
Harrington
Sitting Bull
Tie
Fort Laramie Land Reduced and Army Promotions Noted
The act cuts Fort Laramie Wyoming from a 54 square mile military reservation, restores removed land to public lands, and confirms related duties for infantry units at Forts Fetterman Reno Bridger and Hartsuff. Promotions announced include Randolph Norwood to captain and Galbraith Rodgers to captain with Schuyler advancing to first lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Laramie Reservation
Fort Laramie
Territory
Wyoming
United States
Fort Hartsuff
Nebraska
Fort Fetterman
Fourth Infantry
Camp Brown
Old Fort Reno
Fort Bridger
Company FE
Ninth Infantry
Royal E. Whitman
3Rd Cavalry
Sidney Bridge
Regiment of Cavalry
Randolph Norwood
Fort Ellis
Montana
Thompson
Norwood
Fort Sanders
Fort D. A. Russell
Department of Dakota
Fifth Regiment of Cavalry
Galbraith
P. Rodgers
Wilson
Rodgers
Walter 8. Schuyler
A. D
Co. J
Carrington Wanless and Garnes Rudenbeck Nuptials
In Lara mie City Wyoming on September 24 Ira Carrington wed Emma Wanless and Ephraim Garnes married Maria Rudenbeck in a double wedding notice noting the pairing of local residents in Evans ton Wyoming on the same date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrington-Wanless
Laramie City
Wyo
Ira Carrington
Emma Wanless
Garnes-Rudenbeck
Evanston
Ephraim Garnes
Maria Rudenbeck
Infant Son of Langdon Dies in Laramie City
In Laramie City Wyoming on September 25 the infant son of Mr and Mrs W C Langdon died at seven months old The notice records a death in a local family without detailing the cause beyond the infant’s age and names involved. The surrounding text references a soap advertisement for Glenns Sulphur Soap describing medical claims unrelated to the obituary.
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Langdon
Laramie City
Wyo
W. C. Langdon
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