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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1889
Page
4
A political notice reports Norute targeting the leader amid a party realignment with Democrats displaced to make room for Republicans. The unnamed commentator finds irony in the possible reversal of fortunes.
In Nye description of Ute society, Mrs Wampo the Wailer travels to spend summer in the Little Big Horn mountains. If a new county forms there, Mrs Smith would winter in Big Horn mountains at Big Horn City in the Big Horn Basin on the Big Horn river in Big Horn county.
SomEnopy writes a lengthened missive from Cheyenne to the Chicago Tribune opposing Wyoming admission. The paper, seen as cranky, publishes the letter with editorial endorsement, falsely claiming Wyoming’s population does not exceed 35,000 and portraying Wyomingites unfavorably.
Citizens of Cheyenne urged to arrange an elegant reception for the legislature at an ample hall near the territorial library. The space could accommodate thirty couples and adjoining rooms would provide more than enough, reflecting local goodwill toward visiting territorial aides.
TeleRAMs dispatched from Cheyenne to New York papers stir alarm about the cattle business in the territory. Eastern readers misread vast western distances and sensational snowfall reports in Uinta county. The Sun urges less sensational dispatches to protect territorial interests.
Grovcie Winson, brother of Posey, warns in the Washington Post against admitting Wyoming as a state. He criticizes its potential constitution and accuses the federal plan of tacking woman suffrage and prohibition to Wyoming’s charter. He labels Wyoming a crank state and asserts such moves would harm Wyoming and spread suffrage cutoffs. He lists himself as a member of Wyoming’s first legislature.
The excerpt mocks admitting Idaho and Wyoming as states, arguing it would boost Republican control through the Senate and Electoral College. It cites Idaho and Wyoming voting histories, climate, economy, and Governor Moonlight’s 1888 report, calling the plan partisan and harmful to New Mexico and overall territorial interests.
A critical portrait questions Bu Jupe Peck a controversial Democratic ally in the legislature. The piece mocks his insistence on influence, legal counsel, and public status, casting him as a manipulative figure exploited by partisan schemers alongside a council investigation.
The Wyoming statute on intestate succession governs the transfer of real estate and property when a person dies without a will. It outlines who inherits, shares of heirs, and the processes for proving heirs and title transfer under state law.
The text outlines intestate succession rules when a person dies without a will. It details shares to a surviving spouse, children and their descendants, and fallback heirs such as parents, siblings, and grandparents. It specifies exceptions for small estates and for cases with no immediate heirs.
Colonel Pickett sponsors a bill to create Big Horn County spanning over 11 000 square miles from Sheridan Johnson and Fremont areas to the Montana line The measure envisions a strong irrigation and stock region with coal and petroleum assets The plan allocates portions from Sheridan Johnson and Fremont counties and notes negligible opposition while suggesting the name Bonneville as an alternative The piece highlights topography irrigation potential and praise from observers
A Tuk sketch titled Early Days in Cheyenne promises engaging reading. The piece highlights historical echoes and local color, inviting readers to explore a portrait of Cheyenne’s early years through concise scenes.
The Bonanza Rustler carries a local feature by Mrs. Edith Gray on a vanished property tale. The piece chronicles a cabin site said to hold echoes of a past mining era and invites reader memory of nearby homesteads.
An immense crowd filled the Episcopal church and surrounding streets to honor E Nagle a man of character and public trust. The procession included the Seventeenth Infantry band Wyoming guards and 64 J Wyoming Pioneers led by the band and attended by relatives and Union Mercantile employees. The service conducted by Rev Dr Rafter and Rev D Y Cowhick featured hymns and a moving solo by Mrs W W Corlett highlighting a revered pioneer and civic leader.
Judge Carey argues Wyoming is ready for statehood as the territory develops rich resources including iron coal and petroleum and has spent $15,000,000 on arid land reclamation. He notes a good bipartisan constitution and broad political support in the territory. The House territories committee names a subcommittee on admission.
The article notes Bonanza’s bid for a new Wyoming land office and mentions efforts to aid Mr. Heine in pursuing statehood. It also refutes claims of a Cheyenne council committee to Washington over treasury disbursements and highlights a biographical sketch in the Cheyenne Sun.
The essay argues two useless letters, C and Q, should be removed from English spelling. It suggests replacing C with S or K, and Q with KW or two letters, like Kandw, to spell quick and eliminate needless complexity. The piece cites pronunciation, reader learning, and reform rhetoric from the San Francisco Chronicle and public journals.
The article notes Maine’s annual log output at five hundred million feet and suggests Spruce has become the dominant timber, surpassing pine. It argues spruce renews quickly, supports repeated harvests, and that Maine’s uplands remain well stocked despite prior cutting.
A garbled passage mentions small law and a tiny dipe at the size of a shilling. It references Ware and eating slits, noting rapid rotation and extreme thinness. The text is inconsistent, with unclear subjects and dates, offering no coherent event or named entities to anchor a fuller summary.
Damaged OCR shows a local discussion where residents question liquor traffic and enforcement. A citizen expresses support for ending liquor sales, while another asserts readiness to act, highlighting community tensions over reform.
A narrative on frontier women near Callahan on the Denver Texas and Fort Worth line. It recounts Miss Church and Miss Emily Brown as independent settlers, their lone cabins, animal stock, and fears from storms and cattle herds. It honors frontier women for shaping civilization with grit and home warmth.
Mme Vanard rose from poverty in Paris by collecting orange and lemon peels to supply a growing trade in zest. She mentored about thirty women in a warehouse operation nicknamed zester, processing peels for use in Dutch chocolates and citrus drinks across France and beyond. She later retired, enjoying the wealth she earned from her unusual industry.
A Salt Water Clearwater harbor scene notes a playful exchange about marriage as a county clerk issues a marriage certificate to W. M. Ashford of Cheyenne and Clara G. Hopkins of Corning Iowa. T A Kent deeds lot 7 block 137 in Cheyenne for 16s0.
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