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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1889
Page
8
In Ottawa Kansas a 40 acre forest park hosts a summer Chautauqua with tents, halls, and farmed grounds for lectures, music, and drama. Noted speakers for three years include Logan Talmage and Duryea, while daily life blends city services with camping culture and social scene.
In regular session, acting Mayor Hunt chairs as council approves July board of equalization meetings, OKs fire department report, grants permits for a corrugated iron street car building, and confirms the 1889 assessment roll. Several bills are referred. grants and warrants issued, including for hydrants, water system work, police, culverts, and pump additions. The Cheyenne Street Railroad may erect a horse car house. water mains contract awarded. an 1889 tax levy set at ten mills. old brick street at 6th and Capital to be filled. water pipe at the slack yards referred to water and sewerage with power to act.
A Denver News reminiscence recalls a Cheyenne gambling episode six years ago. The narrator befriends dealer Charley Parks, lends him $10 to feed his hungry family, and later discovers Parks is involved in a risky scheme that collapses a rival house, leaving the players with varied fortunes.
Special to the Sun reports that a board of arbitration resolved the dispute between miners and Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads. Miners have returned to work and the piece touts arbitration as the people's court, a just and practical method to end labor troubles without cost or delay.
Petitioners from Natrona submit to Governor Warren via C N Potter to seek county organization. Signers include leading residents and taxpayers within the proposed county area. Three men named as temporary county commissioners. Governor has not yet decided on action. Prospects for county hood appear favorable if facts hold.
A group of women organized a summer fishing excursion to Dale Creek. Mrs J A Breckens, Mrs Chas Smith, Miss Reel, Miss Bryant, and Miss Mame Parkinson departed yesterday by westbound train to camp along Dale Creek. They intend to pitch a tent and fish for trout along the stream.
The barbarians stay in camp through next Tuesday while some gentlemen callers plan a Sunday visit. A reception likely provides a rest from the inhuman sport, giving the ladies time to reflect on the activity. On return they may boast of a lovely time and praise the Dale Creek trout as too sweet for anything.
Snippets note labor shifts at railroad shops Cheyenne base ball fever grows in Cheyenne and mentions mild and severe cases of illness. Inter Ocean crank hospitalized after protracted indisposition. Army inspections change days. Indians and stove pipe hatsVentilation tale. Rawlins Journal stone laying and firemen tournament praised Cheyenne. Buffalos roped and sold for 500 dollars a head. Salt Lake water level receding with no risk of dry up for 3,000 years.
The lead paragraph announces that on July 12, 1889, all appointments of assistants to the United States Attorney for Wyoming are revoked. It notes Judge Peck had aided in the government fence cases against the Douglas Willan Stuartoris company and is now withdrawn, with commentary on hidden influence.
Cheyenne July 12 1889 a letter from the senate irrigation committee urges maps testimony and reports for arid lands evidence. An informal conference is set at the office Monday July 22 at 2 pm to discuss presenting the territory s needs. Etwoop Map
Terre Haute Repress notes yellow fever aboard the ship Premier with the captain dead and two sailors ill. The item reflects the era's concern over shipboard outbreaks and public health alerts.
A prose poem mingles social satire and romance as it extols education humor and moral values. It contrasts a learned woman with romantic ideals, praising intellect and virtue over wealth, while quoting lines about love, life, and the good life.
A critique of general thinking ability argues that many people follow rules rigidly without adapting to circumstances. It notes that skilled workers who think for themselves are rare and suggests education should include training to foster independent thought for the rising generation.
A canary in Brunswick, Maine, imitated a robin’s call after hearing a yard bird atop a tree near the house. The bird tried to mimic the melancholy cry, disturbing its owners, who then used their mistress’s tune to redirect the canary’s song. The episode ends with the canary persisting in its mimicry, noted as a curious behavior.
A reflective note on turning challenges, choosing the right action at the right time, and learning from past experiences to benefit present service and future readers. It urges kindness to self and adherence to correct choices.
Notice from Canes Canyon board of trustees invites bids on twenty 100 dollar bonds with 8 percent interest and fifteen year term. Bids may be rejected. sale is at par. F Huss director and A R Couzens clerk. Desert Land final proof notice lists William J Ke as desert land claimant for Sec 15 Tp 2 N R 67 W Cheyenne WY with August 27 1689 filing and witnesses from Bordeaux Laramie County.
Notice from Cheyenne Wyoming dated June 2 1880 states a settler has filed intention to make final proof to support his claim. It lists witnesses Albert W Bristol Jennie E Peter Goldsmith Joseph Goldsmith and others to prove residence and cultivation at Fort Collins Larimer Colorado and Granite County Wyoming before the Cheyenne Receiver on Monday July 20. Interested parties may protest or present evidence in rebuttal.
Land Office at Cheyenne Wyoming announces final proof dates for Sever Eilimgeen a beneficiary of the homestead claim sw 1 4 section 20 township 16 north range 68 west will be made before the receiver at Cheyenne on July 2 1880. Witnesses listed: Donald MacPhee Robert Talperacid McDonald Islay Scotland Walker D. Ease of Cheyenne. Protest or reasons to disallow must be presented with opportunity to cross examine witnesses and present rebuttal. Epear 8 Wilson Register.
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