Building operations loom with vast Cheyenne growth
A Sun report outlines Cheyenne's spring through summer building boom with Union Pacific shops costing 300000 and equipment at 500000, a city viaduct 68000, Alert Hose house 5000 to 6000, storage reservoir up to 15000, a west end subway 5090, a 25000 church edifice, and Fort Russell sewerage work near 50000. The city eyes 1000 new dwellings, with numerous cottages and houses planned by Keefe Riner Interior company and others, signaling a rapid expansion across Cheyenne.
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Union Pacific
Alert
Crow Creek
Methodist Church
Fort Russell
Cheyenne
Sun
Messrs
Keefe and
Riner
Interior
Interior Heights
J. W. Whetsue
Portland
Oregon
Ed. York
C. W. Bradley
J. S. Matthews
Priceefe
Evans
Twenty-first Street
Frank Stanley
Eighteenth
M. Marks
Evans Street
Keefe
A. W. Bradley
Cemetery Hill
Jennie Conway
Hotel Vendome
Central Avenue
A. Underwood
Con
J. A. England
Cheyenne Steam Laundry
Baby rescued from avalanche stove in 1867 tale
Virginia City Enterprise recounts a 1867 Mount Davidson snowslide that buried homes and killed Richard Northey, and a 1875 avalanche where a woman and child survived after the child was found beneath a stove, rescued after four feet of snow. The tense crowd and methodical digging are described with focus on the stove discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Davidson
Richard Northey
Hale & Norcross
Virginia City Enterprise
The American Millionaire Ideal in European Eyes
The piece argues that wealth on a mammoth scale in the United States reflects power, not virtue. It contrasts European attitudes, noting admiration for wealth exists but not as an ideal to emulate. It cites figures like Jay Gould and comments on national views from France Germany Italy Austria and England.
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New World
Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Austria
England
Belial
Jay Gould
Cheyenne Hosts Visiting Excursionists At Opera House Event
A Cheyenne excursion-day arrival attracted crowds along Capitol avenue with a Union Pacific band and tours of the capitol, railroad shops, and Fort Russell. An evening meeting at the opera house featured Mayor Riner and speakers Col. York, Colonel Brady, and Judge O Connor, highlighting Cheyenne as a prime western investment center. Sales by real estate firms topped notable sums as buyers from Omaha, Denver and Minneapolis eyed opportunities.
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Capitol
Camp Carlin
Fort Russell
Cheyenne
Opera House
J. R. Burton
Col. Burton
Riner
Col. Barton
York
West
Brady
Colonel Brady
Judge O'Connor
Omaha
Denver
Minneapolis
Bridges
Interior Heights
Meaars
Local Real Estate Transactions and Offers Noted
A.D. Kelley closed a contract with William H. Brien for one fifth interest in part of northeast quarter of section one for 3000 dollars. Theodore Menges sold 18 lots in Minnehaha Addition for 1800 dollars. Several transfers including C. P. Webster parcels totaling 719 dollars and 8 front foot lots valued at 5000 dollars. Cheyenne Syndicate offered 8000 dollars on a 40 acre tract refused. G W Stanley sold three lots on Capitol Avenue at 75 dollars per front foot totaling 5000 dollars.
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A.D. Kelley
William H. Brien
Theodore Menges
Minnehaha Addition
Mrs. Murray
P. L. Smith
C. W. Wilson
Nebraska
J. G. Taylor
C. P. Webster
T. B. Hicks
Louis R. Ehrich
el Paso
Texas
L.R. Bresnehan
Twenty-fourth Street
Mr. Baker
G. W. Stanley
Capitol Avenue
Ready for Residences at Interior Heights Addition
The Interior Land and Immigration company closed contracts with the city to extend water mains and with the street car company to build a line to Interior Heights. Prices on South Side property are expected to rise as homes for shop laborers and mechanics are in demand for Union Pacific’s upcoming machine shops. The addition features natural drainage toward creeks and valleys, ensuring sanitary streets and lasting cleanliness, with gentle elevation offering expansive views.
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Interior Land and Immigration Company
Interior Heights
Union Pacific
Interior Company
Beet Sugar to Grow in Wyoming Farms
A beet sugar factory is planned for Grand Island Nebraska with machinery arriving in New Orleans from Germany. The same steamship carried two tons of beet seed, some of which goes to Washington for governmental testing. Farmers are urged to test the seed in Wyoming soil.
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Grand Island
Nebraska
New Orleans
Germany
Hamburg
Agriculture Department
Washington
Wyoming
Union Pacific seeks Morrison branch extension to Mount Evans
A Union Pacific representative left for Golden to file a right of way application for extending the Morrison branch from Morrison through Bear Creek canyon to Mount Evans. If approved, construction could start soon. The route would follow a wagon road through the canyon then open scenic valleys and parks for excursionists. Mount Evans, 35 miles from Boulder, would be the line’s terminus offering views of Gray's and Pike's peaks and access to Colorado’s highest point.
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Denver Republican
Union Pacific
Golden
Morrison
Bear Creek Canon
Mount Evans
Canon
Wagon Road
Boulder
Colorado
Gray's
Pike's Peaks
Union Pacific consolidates vast rail system in southwest
Articles of consolidation filed in Santa Fe outline merger of Union Pacific and Denver and Fort Worth lines into the Union Pacific Denver and Gulf railway. Submerged companies in Wyoming Colorado New Mexico and Texas merge with routes Trinidad to Las Vegas via Long's canyon and a western sea line toward Taos. Contractors grading toward Maxwell and surveyors pursuing a Las Vegas line.
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Union Pacific
New Mexico
Santa Fe
N. M
Union Pacific and
Denver and Fort Worth Company
Wyoming
Colorado
Texas
Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway
Trinidad
Las Vegas
Long's
Manitou and Pike's Peak Railroad Line Details
The last issue outlines a long rack railroad from Maniton to Pike's Peak summit built for pleasure travel. It aims to finish by June to capture this season's business. The Abt system is used under W Hildenbrand, the American representative of Mr Abt.
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Railroad Gazette
Manitou and
Pike’s Peak
Maniton
Colo
Pike's Peak
W. Hildenbrand
Abt
Montana Coal and Iron Company Formed in New York
The Montana Coal and Iron company organized in New York with $2,000,000 capital seeks control of Bear creek coal fields near Billings, having invested about $50,000. It plans railroad projects from Billings to Cooke City and south toward the Chicago and Northwestern line as it expands in Wyoming.
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Montana Coal and Iron Company
New York
Bear Creek
Billings
Cooke City
Chicago and Northwestern
Wyoming
Rawlins Elects Rasmussen and Tierney in City Vote
The Sun reports Rawlins mayoral results with Rasmussen Democrat 410 and Davis Republican 156. Council seats go to Tierney Democrat 354 and Paulson Republican 10. Total votes cast 567, just over half of the city’s eligible voters.
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the Sun
Rawlins
Rasmussen
Davis
Tierney
Paulson
Converse County Fair Company Formation
The Manville Agricultural Fair and Stock association in Converse county plans a fair grounds for livestock, agricultural, mechanical and mineral exhibits at Manville. Incorporators include John A. Sheffer C. E. Meader W. C. Gregory J. A. Monargan B. I. Shipley and others. Articles of Incorporation filed yesterday with the territorial secretary.
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Converse County Fair Company
Manville
Territorial
Mammoth pioneer shoe house expands Cheyenne stock
The S Bon's shoe house announces a large new stock of boots shoes and slippers for men women and children shipped to Cheyenne. Goods come from leading American manufacturers and are guaranteed. Bon advertises low expenses and better value than rivals at 315 Sweet Sixteenth Street. Nine hours wage reduction granted for 2 260 marble workers in Shusette factories.
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Mammoth Pioneer Shoe House
S. Bon's
Cheyenne
America
Sixteenth Street
Shusette
Weston County to elect officials under new commission
Governor Warren appointed Ralph A. Weston Henry C Hensel and George Purmoty as county commissioners for Weston upon a 300 elector petition. The trio, Newcastle businessmen, will organize the new county and oversee elections and interests. Weston County is rapidly growing and poised to become populous and wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Ralph A. Weston
Henry C. Hensel
George Purmoty
Weston
Newcastle
Executive Pardons For Gehm And Cameron In Laramie
John Gehm convicted of grand larceny in Laramie county received executive clemency after a 13 month Joliet sentence and a 23 month additional term for escape. Pardoned due to first offense and good conduct. rights restored. Charles D Cameron, sentenced in 1887 for selling an estray horse, also pardoned. his imprisonment had ended.
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John Gehm
Laramie
Joliet
Our
McGinnis
Campbell
Gibson Clark
L. Kabis
Chas. D Cameron
C. M. White
Corn
Jessie Knight
A Normal School Proposed for Cheyenne
Prof Sanders of Fort Scott Kansas visits Cheyenne to outline a plan for a collegiate normal institution. If community interest grows Cheyenne could host a leading western normal school with offers of aid already received. Theodore Menges donates forty acres Governor Warren ten acres and Mr Snyder five acres. A fuller outline will be given tomorrow and citizens urged to support the project.
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Sanders
Fort Scott
Kas
Cheyenne
Theodore Menges
Warren
Snyder
Cheyenne and Denver Optimistic Growth Outlook
The Denver Mews remarks Cheyenne’s real estate boom as Wyoming statehood nears, predicting rapid value gains and investor interest from Denver Omaha and Kansas. It argues Cheyenne’s growth supports Denver and Colorado, with mutual benefits and no jealousy, foreseeing Cheyenne becoming a large, flourishing city.
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Denver
Cheyenne
Omaha
Kansas
Wyoming
Colorado
Happy Cattle Man Johnson Profits in Nebraska Trade
W A Johnson of Sweetwater county traveled to Cheyenne after moving cattle to Nebraska last fall. He reports buying stock for as low as sixteen dollars and feeding costs minimal, selling beeves now at sixty dollars per head for a handsome profit amid rising cattle prices.
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W. A. Johnson
Sweetwater County
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Sas
Nesbraskd
Vance
Mr. Johnson
Majestic Arrives in York After Maiden Queenstown Passage
The steamer Majestic reached York on Wednesday completing its maiden voyage from Queenstown in six days ten hours and minutes.
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Majestic
York
Queenstown
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Inter Ocean
Normandie
Seventeenth and
Ferguson Streets
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