Atherly's Journey to Public Life and Statehood Views
Atherly born in Ellery New York rose from local schooling to a ranching career on Crow Creek. He served twice as justice of the peace and became a staunch Republican advocating Wyoming statehood at the earliest moment with hopes of national prosperity. He pledges support for useful economical legislation benefiting 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
Cruel Coupler Tragedy and Union Pacific Shakeup
Rock Springs Wyoming reports a switchman J Gallagher crushed between cars when a draw bar broke. A second switchman fractured a finger during a coupling. The Omaha Star notes Union Pacific is retiring George W. Cushing, suggesting January 1 as possible effective date. Cushing jokes about press lore and potential layoff.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
J. Gallagher
Civil district court results settle two cases
District Court heard civil matters yesterday with Attor ney C W Stewart winning a judgment against Inter Ocean Hereford company for professional services on land filings. Peck and Baird sued Nat Baker and John Storrie of Converse county for legislature session services, but settled mutually for 200, reducing a 500 claim.
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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 is 300000 dollars. trustees are M. W. Lyon Geo. L. Beard and A. H. Appel all of Cheyenne. Headquarters will be in Cheyenne and operations centered in Platte canon district Laramie county. Government desk work for next assembly underway with new seating and carpeting planned.
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Prince Mining and Milling Co
Prince Mining and Milling Company
M. W. Lyon
Geo. L. Beard
A. H. Appel
Cheyenne
A U W elects officers for the term ending June 30 1800
The A O U W held its meeting and elected M W William Mass F W H Miller O P J Black R N J Nichol F W 8 Hulburt R J L Fre dendall G C F Smithy W J Grows O W J F Jenkine as trustees M Wasserman T B Adams for the ensuing term ending June 30 1800.
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U. W
M. W
Mass
F. W. H. Miller
P. J. Black
N. J. Nichol
Hulburt
J. L. Fredendall
Smithy
Skilled Mechanics Arrive to Commission New Cheyenne Shops
Twenty five workers from the Union Pacific Omaha repair shops arrive in Cheyenne led by foreman C A Leary and assistant Leslie to install shafting and machine shop equipment. They plan to remove old support pillars and install front trusses to expand the shop and foundations for steam hammers as preparations for permanent accommodations. Cheyenne welcomes the craftspeople and expects families to follow and settle in the Magic City.
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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 Earn Praise At Holiday Program
The high school program drew large crowds with Father Nugent Rev A W Williams and William Myers among attendees. The senior class was praised for a glorious showing as music recitations and colloquies impressed the audience and teachers alike.
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Father Nugent
A. W. Williams
William Myers
Frescoing in Senate Chamber Enhances Historic Room
The senate chamber undergoes frescoing and ornamentation that make it more handsome than the original finish after the fire The artists are applying colorful gilded details where figures scrolls and designs are being lavishly elaborated The work should be finished and the room ready for legislative furnishings between Christmas and New Year.
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Senate
Why Tae Sun Should Publish Wyoming Candidates
A reader from Corvenne Wyoming asks Tak SN to feature state representatives candidates at the national capitol and to allow discussion of their qualifications. The letter urges the partisan paper to provide prominent notice and free debate on statehood era candidates.
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Tak SN
Tae Sun
Wyoming
National Capitol
Corvenne
Wyo
Doe
Officers elected by Wyoming Chapter No 1 R A M
R A M Wyoming Chapter No 1 elected E F Stahle H P Louis G Jenks B E K M Idelman E S C F Miller treasurer D W Gill secretary I Greentree H G May F B E Addams trustees. Installation set for Friday evening December 7.
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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 petty larceny in coat theft
Carroll's Court heard Arthur Bullard charged with petit larceny after stealing an overcoat from W.G. Anderson. Bullard pawned the coat, the item was recovered, and he pleaded guilty, receiving a thirty day jail sentence.
Correction on Mesyra settlement attorneys’ claim
A correction states that in the Mesyra settlement Peck and Baird received $440 for services, not the $200 previously reported by The Sun yesterday. The error concerns Messie Stor rie Baker and Greentree.
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Mesyra
Peck and Baird
Messie, Storrie
Baker and Greentree
Tie Sun
Laramie Plains Land and Cattle Company Assigns
The Laramie Plains Land and Cattle company assigns in Wyoming, citing heavy stockholder failures in Waynesburg Pennsylvania. The ranch spans 17 000 acres along the Big Laramie River, with cattle and improvements valued at 126 000 dollars and annual hay production over 2 000 tons. About 5 000 to 6 000 cattle are wintered on the property, managed by foreman Mr Richards from Pennsylvania. The assignment total exceeds 300 000 dollars and hinges on a 125 000 dollar bond security linked to an absent banker. Wyo involvement appears minimal.
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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 Named to Carbon County Office and Statehood Advocate
W L Evans born May 17 1857 in Wadesville Schuylkill PA. He moved to Wyoming in 1879 and settled at Carbon then Rawlins. A merchant and coal miner, he twice served as Carbon county clerk and register of deeds and was last year the sole Republican elected to a major county office. He supports immediate statehood and backing for progressive constitutional provisions.
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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 Board of Commissioners seeks 400 for additional witness fees. The court sustained the county demurrer for lack of a valid cause of action. The matter stems from the Patterson murder trial when Strong testified on bone age using four boxes of bones.
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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 Contractors Move Through Cheyenne En Route to Milford
Kilpatrick Bros and Collins sent from Beatrice Nebraska a contracting outfit of seventy five teams and seventy men with grading tools. The entire train carried the outfit yesterday and more sub contractors 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
Disastrous Fire Destroys Murray Stable Horses
A blaze at the Murray stable on Bent and Seventeenth streets destroyed thirteen Percheron horses and the building, with losses estimated from 1500 to 2000 for the structure and up to 500 for contents. Murray reported partial horse insurance of 2000 and noted a 350 sprinkler wagon burned. The fire struck quickly at ten past ten, with high winds spreading flames before firefighters could arrive. The incident also impacted hay oats and harnesses totaling about 5000 in losses.
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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
Bowie Named Republican Candidate for Next Wyoming House
Alexander Bowie, elected from the county, was born in East Aurora New York. He lived in Chicago 1867 to 1877 then moved to Cheyenne Wyoming to enter cattle business. As general range manager for Swan Land and Cattle Company, he supports immediate statehood and bounties for killing bears wolves and coyotes, opposes the Maverick law, and has no opinion 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 Parents
The Sun reporter visits Mrs. Watson's Keefe hall classroom to observe young children in a three month program. The event includes music, recitations, a Christmas tree, and holiday songs as parents and visitors applaud the impressive progress. Major Champlin awaits presidential recess appointment confirmation for Wyoming.
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SUN
Partisan debate on Wyoming statehood and press roles
A reader letter criticizes a Sun editorial for favoring one leader, urges broader discussion in legislature, and defends the delegate’s actions as public, not self serving. Another note reports four Umatilla chiefs returning from Washington with concessions after a visit to the great father.
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Washington
Cheyenne
Coffee supply risks spur search for substitutes in Ceylon
The article notes fears of coffee shortages due to a disease in tea trees in Ceylon, referencing possible remedies. It highlights two substitutes: the mossaensla fruit from Reunion, claimed to rival coffee aroma, and the kola nut grown in Africa and now in Ceylon. Pricing and large scale production are still uncertain, with potential for further cultivation and research.
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Ceylon
A Merchants
Reunion
Reunon
Africa
Ceylon Mail
Mail
Compass Variation Across Regions Tied to Magnetic Poles
The article explains that Earth behaves like a magnet with a magnetic north pole near Boothia Peninsula. Variation varies by location, from 22 degrees east at Columbia River to 60 degrees east in Alaska and 35 degrees west around midway between New York and Liverpool. Rates of change differ by region, from minutes per year to stationary areas.
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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 Dramatizes Old Rivalry Over Move
Giot Ower Lt taunts Mr. Oldboy about dance knowledge in a sharp exchange. The veteran admits past habits but boasts familiarity with a complex step. The audience pushes for a name, and the master declares The St. Vitus as the intricate change.
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Sherman
Cushing
George W. Cushing
Mr Cushing
District Court
Legislative Assembly
Supreme Court
House
R. R
Magic City
R. A.M
L. Evans
Bent and
Seventeenth Street
J. L. Murray
Major Champlin
Land Register
Rdltor
Capitol
Partisan
Republican
Carey
NomMoam
Giot Ower
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