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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1889
Page
2
The legislature introduces a safety brakes bill for railroads in Wyoming and a bill for multiple assessors per county. A bounty plan funds depredating wildlife, with $1 per coyote and $3 per wolf. The session adjourns to Monday at 10 am after committee work and readings, with protests and notices from Buffalo officials noted.
The session opened Friday morning with President Beck in the chair. Council discussed a joint resolution on territorial officers reports. Hunter opposed, Burdick moved to adopt, and the resolution passed. Notices of wills listed bills for streets and franchises, bail reforms, surety surrender, and prisoner admission, with First Reading for Council file No. 19 by Trabing.
Sheriff Davy and Officer Peters pursued a suspect matching Scott near Nellie Ryan’s killer case. City Marshal Schnitger supervised, Colorado officers alerted, but the trail was abandoned for unknown reasons. The suspect disappeared, last reported near Sherman, with no further pursuit.
A special eastbound train passed through Cheyenne en route to Dana carrying over 200 colored miners hired for Dana coal mines. They are described as an advance guard with more to follow and the move is seen as a new UP policy. Rev Lamkin, riding a bicycle near the tracks, was thrown when his bike got caught in the rails and sprained his ankle.
Wendover Wyoming January 31 1890 Observations on Cheyenne and Northern extension surveys and plans. Union Pacific resurveying north side of Platte while Cheyenne and Northern pushes a leftward angle toward a new bridge. A new station Hauphoff or Badgerville near Cottonwood Creek with growing railroad capacity and an addition planned to the Railroad house. Hartville spur surveys suggest possible line to Hartville and readiness to build. Local notes on territorial finances and upcoming appropriations cautioning against heavy deficits.
A communication from the territorial auditor to Hon. T. B. Adams explains the cash in the territorial treasury at day’s end, lists funds and levies for 1890, and cites reasons for the large balance due to settlement deadlines and required annual levies for stock indemnity and other funds. It notes warrants paid and the equalization board’s stance on debt limits and lawful warrante issuance.
A writer recalls showing photos of friends to a Moorish woman who reacts with shock at revealing images of women. The inspector condemns Western sisters who pity Moorish conditions while admiring dancers, noting a contrast between modesty and public display.
A discussion on a German legend of a luck-flower that leads a man to hidden riches and faces him with ingratitude when he leaves the enchanted place. It questions whether the flower is the origin of forget me not and notes related myths of subterranean passages and treasures. The article adds a remark from Coral and a quip from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A Maiden Lane shop tests two timepieces, a $345 Badolet gold watch and a $6.50 nickel piece, discussing durability and the shift toward Swiss horology. The nickel model proves inexpensive yet sold with caution as the dealer doubts a sale after a potential bargain offer.
The article urges sealing windows and doors for warmth while highlighting the dangers of indoor pollution. It recommends venting by opening top and bottom windows, using open fireplaces, and keeping at least one bedroom window slightly open at night. It stresses moving air to prevent carbonic oxides and stale air in sleeping rooms.
Eight cases were heard yesterday including two police matters settled with fines paid. Several civil actions were continued or dismissed, with two or three settled. Thirteen new cases began in the latter half of the week as Cheyenne Building and Loan plans to open and begin business soon.
An old ticket from 1855 on the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad is recalled as a Murfreesboro resident promotes a journey in a palace car. The dialogue features Mrs Winks and Mrs Secondtrip joking about companions, echoing Terre Maule Express humor.
A fragment narrates a woman's desires and social judgments as she walks a street. The speaker notes she wants a husband rather than material goods and lives in Massachusetts with freckles and tan. The piece reflects themes of marriage, class expectations, and personal restraint.
A historical sketch details John Jacob Astor rising from furrier work to a vast New York business empire, and Commodore Vanderbilt challenging Fulton and Livingston’s steamboat monopoly. It notes Vanderbilt’s bold defiance with a cut hawser to reach Albany, and mentions the Lorillard family of snuff and tobacco wealth with a comic coat of arms misstep. It ends with a Legal Notice from Wyoming Territory about Annie Rodgers in a divorce action led by Charles W. Rodgers through attorney W. P. Carroll.
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