Atherly Profile Sketch of Early Wyoming Statehood Advocate
Atherly born in Ellery New York grew up in Jamestown and Eastman’s college. He moved to Colorado then Albany County before settling on Crow Creek to run a livestock business. Atherly served twice as justice of the peace and favors Wyoming statehood at the earliest moment. He pledges to back useful economical legislation for all residents.
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Atherly
Ellery
Chautauqua County
New York
Jamestown Union School and Collegiate Institute
Eastman’s College
Poughkeepsie
Fort Collins
Colorado
Sherman Hill
Albany County
Crow Creek
Wyoming
The Cruel Coupler
Rock Springs Wyoming December 18 A switchman J Gallagher was badly crushed between cars during a coupling caused by a broken draw bar Last night a switchman also suffered a finger injury while making a coupling. Will Cushing Go The Omaha press reports Union Pacific general master mechanic George W Cushing may retire amid reports of poor work and worsening rolling stock Officials say a January 1 change is possible. The Sun spoke with Mr Cushing who joked about newspaper scrutiny and noted he has no knowledge of such changes.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
J. Gallagher
Cushing
Omaha
George W. Cushing
Union Pacific
Sun
Mr Cushing
Civil District Court Quietly Settles Inter Ocean Hereford Suit
In a civil docket yesterday Judge Peck and J. C. Baird sued Nat Baker and John Storrie of Converse county for services from the last legislative session. The parties settled the $500 claim by paying $200 to Peck and Baird. Attor ney C. W. Stewart won judgment for his bill against the Inter Ocean Hereford company for professional land filing papers.
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C. W. Stewart
The
Inter Ocean Hereford Company
Peck
J. C. Baird
Nat Baker
John Storrie
Converse County
Laramie
Messrs
Peck and
Baird
Prince Mining and Milling Co Incorporation Filed
Prince Mining and Milling company files Articles of incorporation with the territorial secretary. Capital stock set at 300000 dollars. Trustees: M. W. Lyon Geo. L. Beard and A. H. Appel of Cheyenne. Headquarters Cheyenne. Operates chiefly in the Platte canon district Laramie county home to Prince Code mining claim. Preparations under way to furnish senate and house rooms for the next legislative assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Mining and Milling Co
Prince Mining and Milling Company
M. W. Lyon
Geo. L. Beard
A. H. Appel
Cheyenne
Senate
Legislative Assembly
Supreme Court
House
U. W. Officers Elected For Ensuing Term
The A. O. U. W. elected officers for the term ending June 30, 1800. M. W. William Mass presiding, F. W. H. Miller, O, J. Black, R., N. J. Nichol, F., W. S. Hulburt, R. J. L. Freedendall, G. C. F. Smithy, W. J. Grows, O. W. J. F. Jenkine, trustees M. Wasserman, T. B. Adams.
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U. W
M. W
Mass
F. W. H. Miller
P. J. Black
N. J. Nichol
Hulburt
J. L. Fredendall
Smithy
First Installment of Union Pacific Mechanics Arrives in Cheyenne
Twenty five skilled workers from Omaha arrive at the Metropolian hotel under foreman C A Leary to begin installing shafting machinery and fit the new shop. They plan to remove old pillars and install trusses to expand the repair shop and foundations for steam hammers while settling in Cheyenne with families.
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SUN
Metropolian
Hotel Register
Griffin
Omaha
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Omaha
C. A. Leary
A. 5
Leslie
Cheyenne
High School Exercises Delight Attentive Audience
The high school program drew many friends and parents including Father Nugent Rev A W Williams and William Myers. All seats were filled as music recitations and colloquys showed taste and talent earning praise for teachers and pupils before the holiday vacation.
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Father Nugent
A. W. Williams
William Myers
Frescoing Transforms Senate Chamber Before Reopening
The senate chamber undergoes elaborate frescoing and ornamentation after a fire, with artists adding colored frescoes and gilding. The finished room is expected to be ready for legislative furnishings between Christmas and New Year.
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Senate
Wyomings Statehood Voices Missed in Capitol Coverage
A Wyoming reader asks why Tae Sun does not publish candidates for Wyoming's national representatives and questions the editor’s partisan stance. The letter urges prominent notice of the current representative and a free discussion of candidates and qualifications.
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Tak SN
Tae Sun
Wyoming
National Capitol
Corvenne
Wyo
Doe
Elected Officers of Wyoming Chapter No 1 R A M
Wyoming Chapter No 1 R A M elected officers for the ensuing year E F Stahle H P Louis G Jenks BE K M Idelman E S C F Miller treasurer D W Gill secretary I Greentree H G May F BE Addams trustees Installation set for Friday evening December 27.
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Wyoming
R.A. M
E. F. Stahle
H. P
Louis G. Jenks
BE. K. M. Idelman
C. F. Miller
D. W. Gill
I. Greentree
H. G. May
F. BE. Addams
Arthur Bullard Arraigned for Petit Larceny In Overcoat Theft
Arthur Bullard appeared before Justice Carroll charged with petit larceny for stealing an overcoat from W.G. Anderson. The coat was recovered after Bullard pawned it. He pleaded guilty and received a thirty day jail sentence.
Correction on Mesyra settlement attorneys' fee
A correction notes that in the Mesyra settlement the firms Peck and Baird were paid $440 for services rendered to Messie Stor rie Baker and Greentree, not the $200 previously reported by The Sun yesterday.
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Mesyra
Peck and Baird
Messie, Storrie
Baker and Greentree
Tie Sun
Heavy Assignment Hits Wyoming Ranch Over $300,000
Laramie Wyoming December 19 The Lara mie Plains Land and Cattle company assigns its 17000 acre ranch with 126000 dollars in cattle and improvements after stockholder failures in Waynesburg Pennsylvania The property lies along the Big Laramie extending eighteen miles from Laramie City It produces over 2000 tons of hay annually and houses five to six thousand cattle The company organized in 1586 with lands bought from Charles Hutton for 150000 dollars and a contract lien of 100000 dollars The latter remains due and may revert the land to Hutton The total assignment value exceeds 300000 dollars with most Wyoming residents not involved The management was led by Mr Rusk of Pennsylvania
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Laramie, Wyo
Laramie Plains Land and Cattle Company
Waynesburg
Pennsylvania
Land and Cattle Company
Big
Laramie
Laramie City
Richards
Rush and Dowling
Wyoming
Charles Hutton
Hutton
Hawes
Omaha
Ora Haley
Rusk
Evans Elected Representative From Carbon County
W L Evans born May 17 1857 in Wadesville Schuylkill PA. He moved to Wyoming in 1879 and settled at Carbon then Rawlins. A mercantile man and coal miner, he served four years as Carbon county clerk and register of deeds and was last year the sole Republican elected to a major county office. He advocates immediate statehood and supports the new constitution as a framework for progressive laws.
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W. L. Evans
Carbon County
Wadesville
Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania
Evans
Wyoming
Iowa
Colorado
Carbon
Rawlins
Washington
Professor Sues for Witness Fees in County Case
The suit of Prof. Albert D. Strong of Chicago against Laramie county commissioners seeks 400 for additional witness fees. The court sustained the county demurrer for lack of facts constituting a cause of action. The matter stems from the Patterson murder trial when Strong testified on bone age and displayed four boxes of bones in court.
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Albert D. Strong
Chicago
Board of County Commissioners
Laramie County
Messrs. Baird and
Howard
W. W. Corlett
Patterson
Strong
Chicago Medical College
Adam
Railroad Contracts Move Through Cheyenne to Milford
Kilpatrick Bros. and Collins sent seventy five teams and seventy men with grading tools from Beatrice Nebraska to Milford Utah as part of their contracting outfit. The entire train carried the equipment today and more subcontractor outfits are expected to follow with another train load. Legal blanks of all kinds for sale at this office.
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Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins
Cheyenne
Beatrice
Neb
Milford
Utah
Destructive Fire Destroys Murray Stable and Thirteen Horses
Fire at Bent and Seventeenth streets late evening leveled Murray stables. Thirteen Percheron horses burned despite quick efforts. hay, oats, harness, and fixtures lost. Building owned by Tim Dyer and H H Ellis, uninsured, with total damages estimated at 5000 plus horses insurance of 2000. Fire cited as 10:15 PM start with high winds and sprinklers failing to save stock.
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West End
Murray
Bent
Seventeenth Streets
J.L. Murray
Tim Dyer
H.H. Ellis
Tae Sun
Colonel Stitver
Cheyenne Transfer Company
Bowman County elects Alexander Bowie to next house
Alexander Bowie, born East Aurora New York, longtime Swan Land and Cattle Co range manager at Cheyenne Wyoming, is a Republican advocate for statehood and bounty laws. He opposes the Maverick law and has no further positions disclosed on other measures.
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Alexander Bowie
East Aurora
N.Y
Chicago
Illinois
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Swan Land and Cattle Company
Bowie
The
Sun
The Kindergarten at Keefe Hall Delights Visitors
The Sun reports Mrs. Watson’s Keefe hall kindergarten where three months of teaching produced graceful singing and recitation. A holiday program with a Christmas tree and songs drew parents and visitors, as Major Champlin and others await the president’s Wyoming recess appointment.
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SUN
Public Debate Over Statehood and Press Roles
A reader letters page discusses the fairness of editorials on Wyoming statehood, urging broader consideration beyond capital prominence and urging the legislature to settle related matters. The second letter supports Partisan's view that the public deserves to know delegate actions in Washington and cautions against personal motives in reporting. NomMoam notes four Umatilla chiefs returning from Washington with concessions.
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Sun
Partisan
Republican
Washington
Carey
NomMoam
Cheyenne
Possible coffee supply concerns and substitutes proposed
Some authorities warn world coffee production may fall short due to a disease threatening coffee trees in Ceylon. The Merchants' Review notes remedies may emerge, citing past vine pest controls, and mentions two substitutes: the musasensla fruit from Reunion and the kola nut, now grown in Ceylon, with potential to meet demand if needed.
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Ceylon
A Merchants
Reunion
Reunon
Africa
Ceylon Mail
Mail
Compass variation and earth magnetism in American Notes and Queries
The article explains that the earth behaves like a magnet with poles and supplementary poles. It notes that the compass needle points no longer true north everywhere, detailing lines of no variation and regional changes from 22 degrees east near the Columbia River to 60 degrees east in Alaska. It traces the magnetic north pole to Boothia peninsula and cites years of observation showing varying rates of change across the United States.
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Orinoco River
Hayti
Charleston
D. C
Detroit
Mich
Columbia River
Alaska
New York
Liverpool
Boothia Peninsula
North America
Magnetic Observatory
Paris
United States
Washington State
Arizona
New Mexico
New England
Dancing Master and Oldboy Discuss Modern Dances
A dialogue features Giot Ower Lt the Dancing Master and Mr Oldboy debating dance knowledge. The master questions the old man’s grasp of modern dances while claiming long familiarity with complex steps, ending with a provocative mention of the St. Vitus dance.
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Sherman
District Court
R. R
Magic City
R. A.M
L. Evans
Bent and
Seventeenth Street
J. L. Murray
Major Champlin
Land Register
Rdltor
Capitol
Giot Ower
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