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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1889
Page
10
The item notes Representative Springer proposing a state carved from Indian Territory, amid broader talk of westward statehood and congressional action. It mentions adjourning plans, Holman the great objector, and related territorial admissions in Congress.
The report notes possible dispatch of Governor Foraker as Russia minister and outlines actions including forwarding a communication to Postmaster General Wana makma. It mentions Cheyenne land office's $6700 daily intake and profiles Senator Edmunds and Frank R Stockxton, alongside Carnot learning the waltz and Wana Makma as an adept, sociable cabinet member.
Mr Wanamaker mourns Gowen’s death and offers no theory beyond overtaxed mind. Patrons at Denver’s Tabor opera house deserve commiseration as the English comedy Kleptomaniac is branded sickly. The west’s adaptation should offer lighter entertainment rather than provoke laughter amid grief.
The editor notes there is such a thing as being too previous and argues that a Congress enabling act is needed before backing candidates. It defends Tae Sun's praise of the delegate's efforts in Washington and claims Partisan has no ground to complain about insufficiency.
The Tuk senate committee on territories favors swift action on bills admitting Wyoming and Idaho. The aim is to bring the issue to the Senate soon and push for passage to allow supporters in the House time to counter anticipated Democratic opposition. Omaha See.
Delegate Carey introduced a bill to credit Cheyenne assets against liabilities for municipal indebtedness. The city cannot finish water works or build a reservoir, and faces debt near four percent of assessed property valuation. Property value triples the debt, and the measure seeks to reflect assets in calculating liabilities.
The Wyoming territorial press receives an offer from The Sun to print a free supplement including the governor’s message and biographical sketches of legislators. The Sun states the supplement will be nonpartisan and issued January 1, with copies for each paper, and requests confirmation of needed quantities.
Sesavron Arpison plans marriage to Theresa Stoughton niece of Senator TLile of Maine. The couple’s nuptials are described as a forthcoming event in the region.
Dreecare Dunas of Idaho predicts the territorial bill will pass the senate on January 15 and reach the house near the end of February. One visiting Indian, Hollow Horn, assesses Washington fire water and contemplates changing his first name to a less significant one.
Windom reveals policy to gradually withdraw public deposits from national banks. Funds on hand drop from 50 million to just over 35 million while treasury surplus falls to 27 million. In Washington Post interview Senator Ingalls of Kansas backs tariff reduction to boost revenue.
A fragment cites a speaker urging continued tax on whisky and tobacco to cover government expenses, arguing the levies fund essential needs by reducing hardship for the poor and funding public services. The remark frames the taxes as targeting luxury items to relieve broader life necessities.
A collage of humorous snippets from multiple papers includes a pun on a decade egg and a remark about locking the stable door after a horse theft. Other lines lampoon social foibles, a Santa Claus influenza joke, and a lady saluting naked boughs.
Head waiter questions a Cheyenne man as a waiter reports the man keeps wiggle after eating raw oysters. The waiter mentions a bottle of Newbraska sauce nearby.
A widow Mrs. Dayton vows to remain free as suitors scheme to win her. Horace Cooke wagers a thousand dollars with Harry Vaughn and George Coates that she will marry him before the Saratoga trip in May. At a party Mrs Harrington draws attention while Cooke pursues Dayton and the gypsy scene hints at a romance.
A witty flirtation between Mrs. Dayton the irresistible widow and Horace Cooke unfolds at a social circle. Their wager on love sparks a romantic pursuit that ends with a dramatic carriage accident and a public confession. Eventually Mrs Dayton becomes Mrs Horace Cooke after Saratoga and a long walk home.
Percy S. Hoyt, appointed administrator of Harmon V. Beeson deceased, files for authority to sell the west half of the northeast quarter and lots 7 and 8 in section 11, township 26N range 65W, Laramie County Wyoming. A January 13 1890 hearing will determine the sale to pay Beeson debts unless opposed.
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