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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1889
Page
11
The Eleventh Assembly opens with notices of bills and introductions. A printing investigation yields a cautious report after committee inquiry, detailing Secretary Mecpre m’s refusal to appear and the committee’s effort to obtain records.
The legislature debated a council substitute for joint resolution No. 4 on printing territorial reports. After readings and amendments, the house rejected the measure by 16 to 5, with both chambers at odds over amendments. The house adopted the joint committee report, while the council was represented as wrong. The house adjourned to Thursday morning at 16 o'clock.
The council investigates compliance with federal statutes on printing and approves a council substitute for a treasury related resolution set to cap printing expenses at 1500 dollars. After recess and a recommitment of another bill, the session adjourns to Thursday.
A collection of wry maxims on love honesty manners and misfits. Humor about suitors misdirected letters waiting patience and a sheep-killing dog frames daily wisdom with playful irony.
Special dispatch notes that gentile voters registered in Salt Lake are urged to return home to vote on February 16 at the liberal headquarters Walker house. The Liberal Committee chaired by O W Powers promises to refund actual travel expenses for those unable to pay.
Henry Dillman recently went to Omaha for a visit and returned with a bride, Miss Tinnie Richards, who now becomes Mrs. Dillman. The couple were wed in Omaha and last night the city band gave a serenade to honor them as The Sun extends congratulations and wishes them lasting happiness.
The city band drew strong comment yesterday as they performed on the streets. Now sixteen pieces, they have reached professional standards through hard practice and compare favorably with top bands in the west. The Sun office acknowledges a serenade by the organization last evening.
F A M Stuart of Wendover joins the railway mail service and heads to the Green River Huntington run after arriving in the city. Rumors say Philadlephia and New York syndicates backed by two European banks control the Philadelphia and Reading railroad aiming to oust President Austin Corbin. The Chicago Burlington and Quincy reports net earnings of ten million two hundred nine thousand dollars with roughly seventy six million in capital stock.
A Chicago Times staffer shares a first person account of grip disease, detailing the back ache, chills, fever, weakness, and mental wandering. He describes declining strength, prostration, and the fear of pneumonia as the illness progresses through fever and fatigue.
A first person account describes a long battle with a severe grip like illness. The narrator details coughing, exhaustion, and the hope for relief through cold air and a Turkish bath. Despite temporary improvement, persistent germs keep the lungs affected and strength returns slowly with fluctuating health.
In a chaotic scene at a small Nebraska town Post Office a group confronts the postmaster over mail. After a scuffle the Government is asserted and mail is seized amid rowdy exchange. The incident ends with the postmaster explaining his new role and offering a drink while the crowd disperses.
A narrated incident near Natchez depicts a white man questioning a chained 15 year old boy about a mule. The boy and onlookers discuss the mule while a violent moment unfolds ending with the man discovering the mule’s fate. A Detroit Free Press report appears with local color and period phrasing.
In a Hedland scene the widow rejects a proposal and warns Mr. Upson Downes as he reflects on being left to go it alone. He laments losing his partner and contemplates joining a rough business scheme with a Brith syndicate and the Associated Tramps of New Jersey seeking work in cord wood sawing.
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