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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1891
Page
6
A historical column marks the fifteenth anniversary of Custer and his command at the Little Bighorn River. It details the battle, Reno and Benteen’s roles, Curley the Crow scout, and Sitting Bull’s defeat of the 7th Cavalry with vivid, neutral narration.
The text recounts General Custer's last stand at the Little Bighorn. Sitting Bull and his followers reportedly took nearly 800 scalps while Curley, in Sioux disguise, escaped by offering a path to safety that was offered to only one man. Col. Tom Custer and Boston Custer were found dead alongside their kin. A large monument commemorates the massacre of the Seventh Cavalry.
Chas Parker Fillebrown faces district court today for the February 13 murder of Hiram Foulks at Granite Canyon pumping station. A bullet in the head and body, a revolver, and a fleeing mail carrier point to a strong circumstantial case though Fillebrown denies knowledge, claiming an unknown killer waited for him to disappear. The case, nearing an eight to ten day trial, includes a potential sensational turn with a woman’s involvement mentioned.
A coroner’s case opens after a man’s remains are found in a deserted Dater ranch cabin, twenty miles from Cheyenne. A New Yorker sighted the scene. coroner Tuttle and jurors head to the site to decide if the death was suicide or hunger related.
Informations filed against Cyrus Brennan for aggravated assault and battery involving Sid ney Bartlett. Chas Embery charged with grand larceny for stealing surgical instruments from Dr J. J. Marston. James Allen and John Rogers linked to burglary and tied to thefts of canned salmon from a freight car. Additional names: Win, Troy, Chas Langdon, Chas Grane, Geo McAuley, Henry Hicks charged with petty larceny and bee car thefts.
The Alerts will not attend the firemen's tournament at Ogden and Junction City offered no encouragement.
The Illinois Supreme Court upholds Wright’s conviction for assault, overru ling the demurrer and allowing prosecution by information. Justice Groesbeck defines ex post facto and explains that Wright has no right to challenge his case after pleading guilty, citing Blackstone and constitutional provisions. Sherdi Kelley to escort Wright to the penitentiary after the Pillebrowne trial.
Judge Scott and a jury heard a matter involving C D Kelley selling acreage for the mayor to Carper and Hodges. Kelley received some commission but Bresnahen refused to pay the remaining. The jury found for the defendant in two hours.
The Union Pacific prepares for a rush season with more rolling stock in use and increased shop forces and trainmen. Westward specials for fruit tea and silk begin, and cattle movement is expected to expand beyond recent years.
Private Re path opened the governor's office for the wedding of Herman Wellnitz of Cheyenne and Nettie Faber of Mendota Illinois. Chief Justice Groesbeck officiated with earnest grace. Nettie Faber spent last summer with relatives Mr and Mrs John Volk. A bouquet was presented to the bride and a small party accompanied the couple to the capitol.
Terrifying Iowa floods sweep through Cherokee and correctionville and reach Aurelia Minnearouis LeMars and Sutherland. Bridges wash out 250 to 900 feet long and rails and yards go under water. Reports confirm deaths and widespread crop and property damage across several towns.
Prof. F. J. Stanton announced an assay of an unknown ore yielding 15000 dollars per ton. He believes the sample may originate from the new lost lead vein near Boulder Colorado, suggesting a major mineral discovery potential.
The school district offers bonds totaling 21000 dollars for sale to investors. The issue is available through the district's financial officers and supports funding for district projects. Interested buyers should contact the district office for details on pricing and bidding deadlines.
At the Democratic convention Horace Boies was renominated by acclamation. The platform endorses free silver coinage, labor rights, direct election of US senators, tighter railroad regulation, anti trust measures, and land reform. It criticizes McKinley tariffs, foreign land ownership, and includes a liberal World’s Fair exhibit appropriation. Local notes about Ralph Friend and Reel & Friend ranch cattle accompany the report.
A fragmentary dispatch recounts a perilous March by a division of the Chilean army led by General Stephen Balmace dist commander, noting two crossings of snow and a reunion with forces under Maceda and Condillora amid difficult terrain and military maneuvering.
Gen. Thompson the lawyer returns from Saratoga and Gold Hill. Longtime Colorado miner expresses strong enthusiasm for the Wyoming camp and predicts several great mines in Gold Hill. He is so favorably impressed with Saratoga that he may relocate there.
President J Edward Simmons of the Fourth National Bank completed a two months tour across the south southwest and west covering over 6000 miles including a Yellowstone coaching trip. He predicts large crops will require money to move them and believes gold sent to Europe will return as foreigners buy crops and hold securities for investment.
The body of Annie Brander, 17 or 18, was found in a copse near Waverly on June 24 after she left St Joseph Parochial School for home. Police suspect a roaming gang of tramps. townspeople search for the killers as a severe crime shocks the community.
The heavy rains in the past two weeks have halted work on irrigating ditches in Cunasarso Nebraska. Dams wasteweirs and embankments were damaged, and water must be drained before resuming construction. Ditch companies plan to resume work once flood conditions ease. A separate note mentions a fire at The Thornburg and Pacific Hotel house in Laramie caused by engine sparks and a cigarette butt.
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