Dry Goods Sale Noted in Brief Item
A short blotter entry records a transaction noting $30 worth of dry goods purchased and a $25 deduction or discount applied. The terse note names no buyers or sellers and lacks further context.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1889
Page
1
G. A. R. Reunion rail rate dispute eyed for united action
G A R department commanders report they will not finalize plans until all departments agree on rail rates amid competition from lake routes and Milwaukee transport. Cheyenne Milwaukee round trip set at 30.65 dollars half fare, a record low, with hopes transportation will be arranged for a grand encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Board of Trade Praises Fort Russell Officers
The Cheyenne board of trade adopted resolutions thanking General Henry R. Mizner and the Fort D. A. Russell garrison for kindness and parade assistance at the Union Pacific railway shops cornerstone ceremony on July 10 1889. The message goes to the Fort commander. The article also previews W H Power company presenting The Fairy's Well at the opera house with a notable Irish life story and elaborate stage effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Fort D. A
Henry R. Mizner
Union Pacific Railway
Fort
D. A. Russell
W. H. Power
Opera House
Emerald Isle
America
Ireland
Mr. Power
Natural Gas Hints at Cheyenne Gas Belt Discovery
The Cheyenne Sun reports strong indications of natural gas near Cheyenne and in Colorado, with a Cheyenne gas belt possibility and a local well that vented air at depth. A reader with 15 years in oil and gas argues to burn and pipe gas for local use, claiming high pressure and unlimited supply if wells are properly managed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Loveland
Cheyenne
G. B. Bariana
N.R. Davis
Denver
Bariana
Burlington and
Missouri Line
Colorado
Board of Trade
Green River, Wyo
Sink
Trinidad
Midsummer Socials and Visitors Highlight Vanity Fair's Week
Vanity Fair notes a quiet week with modest gaiety amid heat. Fortnightly Club hosts with Washington Irving paper. a congressional party visits, with Judge Carey hosting luncheon and a Cheyenne club dinner. Guests mingle, music and dancing fill salons, and local weddings and literary talks round out the week.
Miller's Death and New Wyoming Post Offices
The coroner's jury in Carbon failed to agree on cause of Joseph W Miller's death after a reported assault, with doctors split on skull fracture versus alcohol. New post offices were ordered in Nylen, Walters, Mayworth, Aurora, Meridian, Ross, and Cokeville with appointed postmasters. Madame d Arona Davidson, famed contralto, will sing at the Presbyterian church, earning $1 200 yearly in New York. Denver reception lauded her vocal prowess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon
Bennett
Carbon County
Joseph W. Miller
Joe Freitman
Miller
Wyoming
Nylen
Converse County
C. W. Nylen
Walters
Mary K. Graham
Mayworth
Charles L. Johnson
Aurora
Stella C. Moffatt
Meridian
Laramie County
Jessee J. Dunham
Ross
Amanda Moore
John W. Stoner
Cokeville
Unita
d’Arona Davidson
America
Presbyterian Church
Dr. Parkhurst
New York
Missing Man Burnett Thought Safe After Trip East
Albany county officers fail to find ranchman Bob Burnett after an extensive search. Two couples occupying his cabin claim Burnett left east on a visit and will contact his daughter there. Burnett’s land lies on the Sabtille Fort Laramie hay reservation, site of a fatal Runaway incident. In Rock Springs Sarah Smith, O C Smith’s daughter, died after being run over following a carriage accident. Mrs Ameter of Boulder died after a wagon wheel crushed her during a fall while trying to protect her child in North Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanity Fair
J. K. Jeffrey
Washington Irving
Frances Hale
N.E. Guitterman
Virginia
T. A. Kent
Mrs. Kent
Miss Joslin
Denver
Miss Kent
Miss Thomas
Camp Carlin
Miss Hicks
Miss Bergman
Miss Marshall
Louise Marshall
Emma Thomas
Miss Moonlight
Miss Dicken
Miss Whitcomb
George Beard
Hones
Tibbitts
Omaha
F. O. de Billier
Stirling Birmingham
Granville
James Moore
Lockwood
Fred Hebard
Dan Gill
Bob Brewster
George Morgan
Graves
Dashiel
Durfree
Dorsey
Nebraska
Burrows
Michigan
Stewart
Vermont
Hayden
Massachusetts
Golf
West Virginia
General Brooke
J. A. Hurt
W. E. Smail
Perry S. Heath
Indianapolis Journal
Carey
Ferguson Street
T. B. Adams
Fort Russell
Goff
Gov. Warren
Alexis
Ner
Meldrum
Sfoyt
Henry G. Hay
R. David Carey
N. R. Davis
W. P. Gannett
E. A. Slack
Catherine Freeborn
Cornelia
Margaret Baxter
Helen Gannett
Gertrude Weaver
Masters Newton
Stewart Adams
David Goodell
Presbyterian Church
C. K. Lewis
St. Mary's Cathedral
Dan Hogan
Agnes English
Dupo
Bob Burnett
Albany County
Burnett
Sabtille
Fort Laramig Hay Reservation
Rock Springs
Sarah W. Smith
O. C. Smith
Miss Smith
James Ameter
Boulder
North Park
Otto Town and Its Rich Agricultural Valley
The town of Otto lies on the Grey Bull River in Fremont County Wyoming Territory about 13 miles above the river mouth in the central agricultural region. The area yields abundant grain and vegetables, highlighting its farming bounty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grey Bull River
Fremont
Wyoming Territory
Frontier town grows as land opens around Lander
Elevation rises to 4000 feet above sea level and 100000 acres of fertile land surround the town. Timber and coal plentiful nearby and settlement is rapid. Corner lots cost 30 dollars and inside lots 20. For details contact F S Wood proprietor Ohto County Surveyor Fremont Co Wyoming First Lander Bank Lander or N H Brown Lander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Wood
Ohto
Fremont Co
Wyoming
First Lander Bank
Lander
N. H. Brown
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Grey Bull
F. E. Warren Mercantile CO
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