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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1891
Page
13
An in depth account from the Rock Springs Independent describes a Chinese miner killed in No. 1 mine. The event spurred a Masonic funeral with a Chinese ceremony including prayers, tea, burning wafers, and a procession to Celestial burial ground No. 6. The piece notes local relatives and the elaborate rites observed.
In Newcastle Wyoming on June 27 hoboes and grading outfits move from Hot Springs branch to the Buffalo extension beyond Belle Fourche river. About 800 Kilpatrick Brothers & Collins teams occupy the workfront with Mike Elmore C H Sharp and Billy Bartlett crews. Bridge gang began Wednesday on the Belle Fourche crossing a span of eighteen and 800 feet long. Grading ends at head of Donkey Creek tracklaying starts July 8 aiming to finish to this point for cattle shipments August 1. Large stock yards will be built at the minus and the Bar, as efforts to secure the bulk of traffic continue.
The defense accepts twelve jurors from 182 summoned as John Nagle and colleagues named as the Fillebrown jurors. Deliberations proceed. prosecutors debate self defense versus general denial. Witnesses subpoenaed to establish Foulks as a brawler. parties mute on newspaper reports. The hatchet is buried for now.
Mrs. N E Stark writes from Cheyenne praising the Laramie Sentinel’s transfer of base and editor's work during his absence. She commends a woman editor and urges harmony between rival cities. She notes Cheyenne’s parks gardens and fruit in season amid showers and beauty.
A boxing match described as a Priso Fight took place last evening in a circus ring at about 9 o'clock. The heavier Laramie was defeated by Missouri in four bloody rounds under Lon don rules with Will Anthony as referee. The bout reportedly involved insults and rough exchanges and offered a prize of $1.7 and a pint of whisky. Theo Menges predicts Cheyenne will gain a fourth electric line within twelve months.
Last week featured the Gipsy Carnival at Keefe hall with vivid costumes and a remarkable program led by Mrs. D. C. Rhodes as queen. Annie May Stanley debuted as a pianist. dancing faced censorship prompting street merriment and a chorus of “Annie Rooney” as the crowd sang outside. The Badgette-Whitcomb wedding was the week’s principal society event, and Mrs. H. E. Thurber of New York, a guest of Mrs. M. E. Post, drew notable attention with various dinners and gatherings at Cheyenne social circles.
The article outlines Daniel and Revelation prophecies asserting the near end of times led by Adventist lecturer Rev J D Pegg. It links Babylon Medo Persia Greece Rome and a 1260 year papal power to 1798 and the pope’s decline, then notes ongoing lectures by Rev A W Williams and Rev Samuel Weir.
Jim Baker, a Wyoming pioneer who arrived about 20 years before the railroad whistle, appears hale and hearty. He hopes to witness Wyoming become a leading mineral producing state and remains optimistic about his long life ahead.
Beta A. Kaesman of Baltimore sues Brownlee W. Taylor in U S court for 100000 alleging engagement in June 1898 but repeated postponements of marriage. She claims he consorted with another and circulated false reports harming her character. Taylor is a well known local businessman.
Reports from Newcastle dated June 27 say three rustlers stopped Deputy Sheriff Elliott at Wagoner's ranch and ordered him to depart. Authorities fear the men have regained control of the property and are running off horses.
George F. Danis arrives as the new newspaper man with one printer. He and his family join the venture as presses and outfit are shipped via Rawlins. J A Walden sold bricks and plans a kiln expansion to 1000000, supplying a new hotel and town site company. Steinmitz opens another kiln. Colorado visitors seek a flouring mill site in Saratoga.
News Wise reports a cyclone twenty five miles east of Denver on Thursday night tearing down trees and crops. About a dozen people were injured, none seriously. Hail at Clark's ranch for twenty minutes killed around ten sheep, and Mir Adan reports hailstones killed many chickens and ducks near Deer Trail.
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