Wendover New Year’s Day Oddities and Calamity Jane Visit
The Wendover correspondent notes a quiet New Year’s Day with untouched snow and a lone visitor Calamity Jane from Black Hills fame. They lampoon the town’s mood, cheer a few high spirited social events at the smelter near Fairbank, and compare Wendover to Pompeii and Herculaneum for busyness during a booming spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice
Stuart
Wendover
Jane
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Legislative Sketches of Thomas B. Adams Wyoming Statesman
Thomas B. Adams elected from Laramie county born in Santiago de Cuba. He worked in New York firms, traded on the stock exchange, moved to Cheyenne in 1884, and led cattle firms, later serving as secretary of the Wyoming Stock Growers’ association. A straight Republican, he favors statehood and election reform, stock law revisions, and a general secret ballot with town registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Adams
Laramie
Santiago de Cuba
United States
Dr. Abbott
Pittsfield
Mass
Polytechine School
Brooklyn
S. Y
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Cheyenne
Thomas Sturgis
Wyoming Stock Growers’ Association
Tenth Legislative Assembly of
Wyoming
Adams
Sen
Pennsylvania
Adame
County officer salaries and taxation reform support
The speaker endorses higher salaries for county officers and abolishing the current fee system. He favors taxing property at full value with sworn assessment returns. He calls for revision of the territory crimes act and urges qualified members to undertake the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territory
Aaare
Breakfast Buns and Laugh Lines Across Papers
A collage of jokes and quips from various papers critiques humor from brief gags about debt avoidance to a theatre audience’s rotten egg reply. Items note playful wordplay and light social observations, with snippets from several city papers illustrating humor across eras.
Tigers in India Devour More Humans Than Snakes
A 19th century London piece cites J Fayrer reporting 2,518 Hindoo subjects killed by wild beasts in 1887 and 17,740 by snakes. It notes tigers multiplying in Hindustan, their preference for ox meat, and a century of tiger man eating cases with a warlike, fatal balance between species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
J. Fayrer
Hindostan
India
Nyneetal
Mr. Fayrer
Michigan mine prospects spur development and smelting plans
Reported activity from Musk Rat Canyon shows the Michigan mine in good shape with rapid development and ample ore. Owners consider local smelting or concentration plants to profit from elevated copper prices, while fires shut the Anaconda mine, boosting demand for other copper properties in Musket Canyon and Hartville as development accelerates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskrat Canon
Michigan
Anaconda
Musket Canon
Hartville
Michigan Company
Wyoming Statehood Outlook From East Coast Contacts
Hon. T. B. Adams returned from a three week East tour meeting cattle company peers and reporters in Philadelphia and New York, noting strong interest in Wyoming. He discussed investment appetite, European and domestic capital seeking large western ventures, and a favorable congressional climate for Wyoming statehood. Senator Butler of South Carolina voiced cautious optimism and urged full investigation before admission this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Adams
Wyoming
Adams
West
Philadelphia
New York
National Capital
Butler
South Carolina
McKee's Visit Ties to Laramie City Post Office Debacle
Editor McKee of the Aoomerang travels to the city amid talk of his role in the Laramie City post office dispute. The rumor mill ties Rich ards and Richmonds to the scene while Brother McKee is described as a keen observer of the factional fight. The Sus praises McKee for party service and bids him a modest appointment, noting journalism's tough but formative path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee
Aoomerang
Laramie City
Richards
Brother McKee
Harrison
Rock Springs Editor as Post Office Candidate
The Rock Springs Independent editor Dresser, named as a worthy applicant for the post office, would have secured the appointment if his good work had been valued properly. The piece expresses public and professional support for Mr. McKee and Tae Sun’s wholehearted wish for success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresser
The
Rock Springs Independent
McKee
Tae Sun
Fort Russell Proposed Expansion to Twelve Company Post
General Brooke of the Department of the Platte reports Fort Russell should be enlarged to a twelve company and a battery post. The plan would require more buildings and quarters for two additional companies. He is aided by Governor Warren and Delegate Carey. Concentration of troops at rail points is rising in military circles for efficiency and cost savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooke
Department of the Platte
Fort Russell
Secretary of War
Warren
Carey
Breckens to Move. Wilkes Promoted at Denver Vets
J A Breckens, chief clerk at the post office, is set to join the Denver Vets staff. His vacancy will be filled by acting delivery clerk W J Wilkes, a longtime county official and post trader ally. Wilkes, a lifelong Republican, is expected to fulfill the chief clerk role with ability and public satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Breckens
Denver
W. J. Wilkes
Wilkes
Fort Laramie
John Hunton
Sparks v Holt court ruling over Newton Bond ranch
In Carrolls Court, Sparks won possession of the Newton Bond ranch near Silver Crown. The judge ruled Holt as administrator acted without authority and Sparks held a lease devised from Bond that expires March 1909.
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Sparks
Holt
Newton Bond
Silver Crown
Potter
Mann
New Year Greeting From The Leader And The SUN
The Leader extends a New Year's greeting and hopes 1996 will be a prosperous year for the profession. The SUN, Cheyenne’s morning daily, appeared on New Year’s morning in eight page form, true to its promise, and such enterprise must carry its own reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Cheyenne
the Sun
December Weather Summary and Anomalies
December weather report shows mean temperature 36.5, high 60, low 29. December 1888 mean 16.8. Total precipitation 16. December precipitation 1588 21. Cloudless days 8, partly cloudy days, g i cloudy details incomplete.
Railroad Accident at Pine Bluffs Leaves Man Severely Hurt
A tramp named George Sehlich was run over by a Union Pacific freight train at Pine Bluffs. The wheels passed over both legs, one below the knee and the other above the ankle. He was taken to Cheyenne city hospital and will likely lose both limbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluffs
George Sehlich
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Real estate deals and civic notes flood city pages
City notices report Elwood Meade selling lot 5 block S20 for 437.90 to John Kendrick and C D Kelley selling lots 6 in block 14 Roberts addition for 125 each to C F Gregory. Revival services begin at the Methodist church. L R Bresnahan back at Washington Market. Union Pacific hires watchmaker G W Brown. Union Debating Club meets. John H Smith closes Washington Market, Bresnahan to run it. Sioux City Times notes 600 men and teams on Pacific Short Line. Hartville iron deposits examined by two Michigan experts. Weather brings a cold snap as days lengthen and council chamber frescoing nears completion.
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Elwood Meade
John B. Kendrick
C. D. Kelley
Roberts
C. F. Gregory
Methodist Church
G. F. Inman
Anna
L. R. Bresnahen
Washington
Union Pacific Railway Company
G. W. Brown
Union Debating Club
Carroll’s Court Room
John H. Smith
Washington Market
Bresnahan
Union Missionary
Congregational
Sioux City Times
Plainview
O'Neil
Wyoming Congratulated on Path to Statehood
The Salt Lake Tribune lauds Wyoming for its resources including herds iron coat oil and wealth of people noting no legitimate obstacle to statehood. It predicts Wyoming will be the Pennsylvania of the west and hopes for closer connections as coal measures move nearer by some hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Salt Lake Tribune
Hartville Spur Fort Worth Union Pacific Spur Plan
Official sources indicate the Fort Worth and Union Pacific consolidation supports building the Wendover to iron mines spur. The Board of Trade will present data to President Adams and railroad officials, aiming to demonstrate ore supply and traffic potential. The Sun hopes dirt work on the branch starts in early spring.
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Hartville
New Fort Worth
Union Pacific
Wendover
Board of Trade
Adams
SUN
City engineer cites minimal leak at stand pipe
The city engineer reports no serious leakage at the stand pipe with water rising above the lining but entering the outer wall from between the lining. Mr. Miller says the defect can be easily remedied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
La Grange on Deck Christmas Eve Exercises
La Grange on Horse Creek hosted a Christmas Eve program reported by the local correspondent. The festivities featured strong literary and musical talent and closed with the distribution of presents, many of which were handsome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Grange
Horse Creek
Candidates for Laramie Post Office Support McKee
The text names Richard Butler and BE. T. Belts as other candidates alongside Mr. McKee for the Laramie post office. It states support for McKee and calls the other two worthy and capable gentlemen from the other parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. McKee
Laramie
Richard Butler
BE. T. Belts
Reverend Arnold Damen dies at Creighton College Omaha
Reverend Arnold Damen, veteran Catholic missionary, died New Year’s Day at Creighton College in Omaha in his 75th year. Born March 20 181b in North Brabant Holland he came to the United States in 1837 joining Father De Smet’s mission. He served as a tutor at Florrissant and as a philosophy instructor in St Louis before ordination in 1844 and leadership in westward missions.
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Arnold Damen
Creighton College
Omaha
Father Damen
North Brabant
Holland
West
Father de Smet
Damen
Florrissant
St. Louis
St. Louis University
Riest
College Church
N St Louis
Evanston
Wyo
Florissant Mo
de Smet
Fred S. Hebard A Cheyenne Republican Statehood Advocate
Fred S. Hebard of Cheyenne is a member elect to the Wyoming house of representatives. Born in New York City in March 1857, he moved to Wyoming in 1870 and worked in the Union Pacific freight office. He studied law, practiced in Cheyenne, serves on the city council, and is active in the Young Men's Republican club. He supports immediate statehood but will not express views on pending session legislation at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Hebard
Cheyenne
House of Representatives
New York City
Wyoming
Union Pacific Railway
W. W. Corlett
St. Louis
St- Louis
Hebard
Young Men’s Republican Club
Transfer of Cheyenne Signal Service Officer to Sioux City
Mr. Purssell the signal service officer in charge at Cheyenne receives notice of his transfer to Sioux City. George D. Boutcher at Sioux City will assume his Cheyenne post and arrives tomorrow with the transfer to be effected Monday. Purssell came to Cheyenne from Boston a year ago and is praised for his courtesy and effective service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purssell
Cheyenne
Sioux City
George D. Boutcher
Boston
Divorce Granted In Booth Case And Amicable McBride Accord
The district court reconvened after the holiday recess. G. M. Booth versus Mr. Booth ends in a decree of divorce. John McBride versus Union Pacific Railroad reaches an amicable settlement with a generous payment to McBride, who is totally disabled from injuries at the shops in 1882.
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G. M. Booth
Booth
John McBride
Union Pacific Railroad
McBride
Michigan Experts Assess Hartville Iron Deposit
Two Michigan iron specialists examine Hartville ore deposits. They will not speak to reporters but say unofficially that the ore is very pure Bessemer grade and the deposit extends over a vast area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Hartville
Camp Fire Arrives to Install Greeley Post Officers
General Fisher Colonel O Brien and staff travel from Cheyenne and Fort Russell to assist at Greeley post installation. A camp fire and festivities follow the ceremony as the new officers are welcomed by old soldiers.
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Greeley
T. M. Fisher
O'Brien
J. W. Fisher
Cheyenne
Garrity and
van Born
Roach
Fort Russell
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Chicago
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Ferald
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Nan
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M. F. Brennan
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