Mandamus Case Teases City County License Clash
Cheyenne seeks writ of mandamus to force Isaac Bergman county treasurer to countersign licenses presented by City Marshal Schnitger. Court orders the writ. dispute centers on who may issue licenses and collect revenues under conflicting 1876 sheriff and 1884 city marshal statutes, signaling likely further legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
C. N. Potter
District Court
Isaac Bergman
Schnitger
Bergman
Stoll
Schnhitger
Gay
Fredendal
Masi Named Cheyenne Postmaster In Civil Service Promotion
President appoints William M. Masi postmaster at Cheyenne citing four years as assistant postmaster and long Wyoming residence. Born 1844 in Washington, he served in the army pay department, helped locate Cheyenne in 1867, and has since led mining and coal ventures shaping territorial development.
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William M. Masi
Cheyenne
Masi
Territory
Mr. Mass
Washington
Washington County
United States Army
Florida
Wyoming
Dodge
J. R. Whitehead
Crow Creek
Mass
Wyoming Territory
Union Pacific Railroad
Local figure receives commendation for joint appointment
The announcement lauds a respected local figure and the city for a mutually gratifying appointment that recognizes important facts. The message expresses pride and best wishes to the individual and to the city on this achievement.
Fireman Tournament Draws Colorado Teams
The upcoming fireman tournament draws strong interest from Colorado towns. Boulder Fort Collins Greeley Longmont and Loveland will send multiple teams with rail fare arranged as a single fare round trip. Cheyenne urges citizen support for the event and corner stone celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Boulder
Cheyenne
Union Pacific Leaders Confer on Cheyenne and Northern Extension
Union Pacific vice president Holcomb and assistant GM Cummings, with General Dodge from Oregon, arrived from the west. Cummings said extension of the Cheyenne and Northern is hoped for this season but not yet guaranteed, Holcomb urging its completion. A eastward meeting with President Adams will assess feasibility, construction possibly ordered. Eight miles of stub to the new coal mines will be built, linking valuable coal deposits to the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holcomb
Cummings
General Dodge
Union Pacific Railway
West
Omaha
Oregon
Denver
Mr. Cumming
Adams
Cumming
Water System Progress and Well Success
Engineer Miller reports water struck six feet below the surface in the new well. With an eighteen foot excavation depth the stand pipe will hold twelve feet of water and rise sixteen feet above ground. The water is expected to be easily supplied for independent connections and be purer and softer than lake water.
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Miller
Peck attacks Governor Warren in new Wyoming letter
William Ware Peck writes to the New York Times accusing Governor Warren and Wyoming politics of corruption. The Leader reprints Peck’s letter indirectly, while criticizing the Times for printing his bile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ware Peck
Warren
Wyoming
New York
Times
Peck
In Charge of the Rifle Range
Major Daniel W. Benham takes charge of the department rifle camp to be set up on the Bellevue range for the annual department rifle competition. The practice starts in July with competitors arriving by July. Thirteen recruits were yesterday en route to Fort Douglas Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel W. Benham
Seventh Infantry
Fort Laramie
Wyo
Bellevue
Department
Fort Douglas
Utah
Death by Own Action Shocks Sidney Bank Community
News from Sidney Nebraska reports the death by self-inflicted gunshot of S C Morgan a local bank er. The body was found in his bed with a pistol beside him after his helper John Eckert brought the weapon to the house. Sheriff Eubank leads the inquest with no clear motive offered. Morgan was connected to Omaha banking families and had a noted elopement scandal with Reba Yates before establishing a bank in Sidney.
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S.C. Morgan
Sidney, Neb
Morgan
John Eckert
Joe Sharmer
John
Omaha
Eckert
Sharmer
Eubank
H. W. Yates
Nebraska National Bank of Omaha
F.C. Morgan
Frank Johnson
Bank of Commerce
Mr. Morgan
F. C. Morgan
Creighton, Morgan & Co
Morgan & Gallagher
Morgan & Chapman
Cass
Twenty-first Streets
Omalhia
Ile
Caldwell, Hamilton & Co
Reba Yates
Henry W. Yates
Nebraska National Bank of
Missouri
Maria Reed
Byron Reed
Chicago
Yates
Sidney
State Bank
Leader and Parties Clash Over Territorial Committee Action
The Democratic Territorial Committee members Mesers Hunter and Baird sent a letter to the Territorial Republican Committee, inviting a response. The Sun reports Democrats refused to join non-partisan resolutions. The Leader cites a called conference of Republican and Democratic central committees that did not attract a majority of Democrats, leaving no action taken while the delegation claimed authority to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesers
Hunter
Baird
Democratic Territorial Committee
Territorial Republican Committee
Sun
Republican Committee
Democratic Committee
Territorial
Republican
Democratic Central Committees
Mrs Crafts Presents Coat of Many Colors at Sunday School Session
Mrs Wilbur F Crafts a Sun day school worker assisting at the Sunday school convention in this city edits the Market Quarterly for teachers of children published in New York City A copy on our desk calls it an admirable work for Sunday school use She exhibited a coat of many colors brought from Damascus during her eastern journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Crafts
Market Quarterly
New York City
Crafte
Damascus
Sun Dance Preparations Underway At Agency Grounds
For a week the Shoshone and Arapahoe tribes have prepared for a grand sun dance to start today near the agency. The event gathers community members and leaders for a traditional ceremony reflecting ancestral customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agency
What Wilbur's Attorney Says
Hon. Tom Patterson of Colorado told a Wyoming friend the other day that among all the criminals whom he had de-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur
Tom Patterson
Colorado
Wyoming
Notable Exodus From Capital Crimes Convicted
A narrator comments on former inmates, noting none remained safe until Wilbur. He laments unexpected atrocities by Wilbur in Montana and doubts he could pursue a long crime career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur
Montana
Carbon Cut-Off to Extend Union Pacific Through Coal Fields
The Union Pacific plans a new Carbon Cut-off longer than the current line to access rich coal fields, avoid high grades, and reduce snow blockades. Right-of-way agent J K Jeffreys heads west to secure needed rights as engineers prepare to start field work. The project signals a period of Union Pacific activity including the Cheyenne and Northern extension.
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J. K. Jeffreys
Union Pacific
Cheyenne and Northern
Oil and gas a future mine fuel in Fremont county
W T Anderson of Western Oil visits mines at South Pass Miners Delights and Atlantic and endorses oil and gas as a future fuel replacing wood. He predicts oil from Popo Agie could power 20 stamp mills, cut fuel costs, boost mining profitability, and require a $150000 pipeline and machinery investment.
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W.T. Anderson
Western Oil Company
South Pass
Delight
Atlantic
Mr. Anderson
Fremont County
Popo Agie
Anderson
Wind River Mountaineer
Cattle Thief Rife in Northern Wyoming
The cattle thief robs ranchers by rope and throat slayings, taking calves to build a herd. A recent party counted eleven cows killed on the Belle Fourche, provoking alarm among stockmen and warnings of vigilante hangings soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Denver News
Vallery to Leave Cheyenne for Salt Lake City Post
Mr. G. H. Vallery general agent for the Burlington and Missouri in Cheyenne has been ordered to report to Salt Lake City to assume the position of general agent there. He departs Cheyenne today to begin his new duties, a move that Cheyenne friends regret given his courteous leadership and effective management of company affairs.
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G. H. Vallery
Burlington
Missouri
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Salt Lake
Street Railway Extends Tracks to Fairgrounds
The City Street Car Railway completed track laying to the fairgrounds and will run cars to that point on Sunday. A Rhodes Troxell Juniors vs Capitol club baseball game is planned on the grounds in the afternoon. The company will finish track to Lake Minnehaha next week and hopes to have cars running there within two weeks.
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City Street Car
Fairgrounds
Rhodes & Troxell
Capitol Club
Street Railway
Lake Minnehaha
Wyoming Governor Calls Constitutional Convention Proceedings
Governor Francis E. Warren issues a proclamation for Wyoming Territory to form a constitutional convention with fifty five delegates elected by district. It directs July elections and sets September meeting in Cheyenne to draft a state constitution for submission to territorial voters in 1889. Strong entities include Wyoming, Francis E. Warren, Samuel D. Shannon, Cheyenne, and Albany Carbon Fremont Laramie Sheridan Johnson Crook Converse districts. The plan follows senate bill provisions for statehood.
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Wyoming
United States
Congress
Senate of the
Committee On Territories
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Wuereas
Board of
Capitol
Cheyenne
Laramie
Albany
Carbon
Sweetwater
Uinta
Fremont
Sheridan
Johnson
Crook
Converse
Francis E. Warren
Territory
Union of States
Legislative Assembly
Viate
Writ of Mandamus Issued to County Treasurer
The city of Cheyenna obtained a writ of mandamus yesterday against Isaac Bergman, county treasurer, to compel countersigning and seating the county licenses issued for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenna
Isaac Bergman
Notice of School District Bond Sale at Saratoga
In Saratoga Wyoming Carbon County the school district No. 9 trustees invite bids for twenty bonds of $100 each at 8 percent interest. Bonds run fifteen years and bids at less than par are not considered. The board may reject all bids. F Hess director and A R Couzens clerk sign.
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Board of Trustees of
Carbon County
Haffin
Saratoga
Wyo
F. Hess
School House Building Bids Sought Near Pine Bluffs
Te Conti invites sealed bids for a school house twelve miles south of Pine Bluffs. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Bids open June 29 1889. Specifications available at Robert Jackson store in Egbert Wyoming.
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Te Conti
Pine Bluffs
Board of Trustees
Robert Jackson
Egbert
Wyo
Final Proof Notice for Daniel F. Scully Cheyenne
Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming announces Daniel F. Scully holder of bd 544 for the aw sec 10 t12n rv re ve will make final proof August 3 1889 before the Register and Receiver at Cheyenne Witnesses are William Hayes William Fallon of Box Elder Colorado Therkle Yensen and Martin Willadsen of Granite Cannon Wyoming Protest to the allowance of proof or reasons to disallow may be presented at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wromina
Wyoming
Daniel F. Scully
William Hayes
William Falloon
Box Elder
Therkle Yensen
Martin Willadsen
EpGar
Wilson, Register
Desert Land Final Process Notice for Publication
United States Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming issues final process notice for patent on desert land claim No 19H by George Bristol of Fort Collins Colorado. Witnesses listed to prove irrigation and reclamation include Albert Bristol Jennie Bristol Peter Goldsmith Joseph Goldsmith of Little Bear Wyoming.
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United States Land Office
Cheyenne
Wyo
Gee
Bristol
Fort Collins
Larimer County
Colorado
Hese
Cheyeone
Jusikaw
Albert W. Brist
Jennie E Bristol
Peter Goldsmth
Joseph Goldsmith
Little Bear
Edgar
Wilson
Register
Notice for Publication Cheyenne Land Claim Proof
Notice from the land office Cheyenne Wyoming dated June 17 18x0 states that Sewer Baingeon has filed a claim and will offer final proof on July 20 1% before the master and receiver at Cheyenne. Witnesses named Donald MacFhee Robert Tale Rexnaid McDonald and Walker D. Walker to prove residence and cultivation. Those wishing to protest or challenge the proof may cross examine witnesses at the mentioned time and place. EvGan 8 Wilson Register.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Reitier Han
Maaierer
Wyn
Sewer Baimgeon
Donald MacFhee
Ruert
Tale Rexnaid McDonald
Lalay
Walker D
Interior Department
Ward
EvGan
Wilson
Rewlster
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Mandamus
City of
Union Pacific News
C. Morgan
The
State Bank of
Nebraska
Crawfishes
Denver Papers
Constitutional Convention
F. E. Warren
United States of America
Samuel D. Shannon
A. R. Couzens
Desert Land
Cattle Brands
L. Voorhees & CO
Laramie County
Amd
Montgomery Ward
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