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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1890
Page
4
A Wyoming political opinion piece argues Democrats should acknowledge Joseph M. Carey and Governor Warren for their service. It questions Democratic motives and contends Carey’s record merits support for a potential Senate bid while criticizing Democratic press critiques.
Republicans of Converse county gathered in Douglas on Monday to plan campaign strategy and resolve differences among three candidates for state senator. Delegates from nearly every section attended as addresses were delivered and harmony prevailed.
Miss Gertrude Huntington notes Wyoming women favor statehood and womans suffrage. She says the Democratic party opposes admission due to the suffrage clause, while intelligent Wyoming women will vote to preserve their right and favor inclusion in statehood on election day.
In a Rock Springs Independent column writer mocks Bob Smith for opposing calls for improved miners and citizens. The piece predicts Smith will denounce English speaking miners and use a signature like Chin Chin to push back, dismissing Dresser as a puppy.
The Sentinel notes Judge Carey digressed to discuss the Fort Fetterman hay reserve the Corn attack and the democratic paper. It calls Kimball a crank and says the meeting left with the conviction Carey is a faithful and conscientious congressman for Wyoming.
Col. Pentner of Findlay Ohio writes to W. Collins from Aurora Nebraska describing arrival with full equipment for the Big Horn oil project. He will be joined by experienced men and start work on the Bonanza well soon with prospects of rapid progress and interest from additional outfits heading toward the basin before snow.
Yesterday marked the first day of preliminary rifle practice for the annual departmental competitions at Bellevue. The top twelve marksmen from the Platte department include Spencer, Evans, Davis, Stearns, Scott, Draney, Heaslip, Birden, Saladin, and others with scores ranging from about 145 to 165 at known distances. A separate carbine competition for the Platte and Dakota departments also fired at the Bellevue range, with Ladd, Karsten, Dougherty, Jackson, Byron, Toler, Cummings, Hasson, Amieson, Thorp, Thomas, Barry among the leading marksmen and scores listed.
From the Commonwealth we learn that the first G A R was formed in 1879 in the department of the mountains covering Colorado and Wyoming. Wyoming hosts ten posts in cities including Laramie Cheyenne Rawlins Evanston The Siding Lander Buffalo Sheridan Rock Springs and Green River with about fifteen hundred members. Captain N J O'Brien Cheyenne adjutant general reports a four per cent death rate and supplies the data.
Col John Arkins, Rocky Mountain News editor, arrives in Curiaco and meets NYAP general manager to secure an option on the Chicago Times property. A $5,000 forfeit backs the option, with August 6 expiry. If successful, Times to join Rocky Mountain News in a Denver consolidation valued at $600,000 with News $400,000 and Times $200,000.
Ranchers announce new cattle drives into Three Forks Creek and Snake River ranges despite prior feed shortages. The Leavenworth Cattle Company has released 2,000 Texas yearlings, with more outfits expected to bring large herds. Antelope numbers indicate good range conditions and growing cattle capacity.
J M Davidson was elected superintendent of the Presbyterian church last Sunday. All Sunday school scholars who have been on a summer vacation are urged to report for duty. An active campaign is about to begin.
The Cheyenne Union Pacific yards expand with double track plans over Crow Creek. Ash pits near the round house are completed enabling level loading of cars. The Shaw electric crane capable of fifty tons will be tested by inventor Mr. Shaw with Middleton's staff arriving August 15. Naturalization papers total sixteen.
A brief marriage ends as Mrs. Win some uses hypnosis to command her husband Clarence Winsome. She directs him to move chairs, fetch a footstool and a cigar, and obeys until he yields payment, revealing vulnerability to hypnotic influence.
A brief note cites Shirley Duro and references a yearly reminder appearing in the New York Herald.
A fragmentary anecdote describes a woman in a cloak praised for a man’s actions. The speaker recalls being dazed and unsure, while a bystander suggests the praise was for someone else. The dialogue hints at mistaken identity in a social moment.
Attorney George W. Seevera writes to the editor about Pacife Short Line plans. He notes the Cheyenne route and a 30 mile section already in place with the remainder under contract. Wyoming rises as a key state in the railroad’s future, with the line expected to be a prime factor for the region.
A Salt Lake City engineer argues that building a southern Wyoming route between ONeill and Sterling could outpace obstructions and reduce costs. He claims a Denver Salt Lake line could be completed with only about 10 percent more per mile than the Omaha Denver route, creating a true Denver Salt Lake corridor.
The article argues for strong congressional power to regulate elections, citing alleged manipulation by southern Democrats to suppress Black voters and defeat the Fifteenth Amendment. It contends that enforcement of voting rights has been commonly nullified and that federal authority is needed to protect constitutional rights.
The case of Lewis J. Swan against M C Barkwell and J D Barkwell was commenced in district court yesterday, initiating civil proceedings and potential court actions. The filing names the plaintiffs and defendants and marks the start of legal action.
A disrupted scene at the state capitol shows four rows of display cases being set up around the Gemini room under Miss Slaughter the librarian a metal shelving provider and workers adjusting racks. The layout includes carpeted stairs and partitions to access upper shelves with cases sized for volumes moved from tables.
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