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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1890
Page
6
The article lists Homer Merrell's appointees as census enumerators across Wyoming districts from Uinta to Laramie. It outlines the June census start, enumerators' duties, and detailed questions about residence, race, language, education, marriage, birthplaces, occupation, and veteran status. It stresses accuracy and duty in counting the nation’s 65 million people.
The text outlines required veteran information for the census including name, company and regiment or vessel, late rank, enlistment and discharge dates, total service in years months and days, and current post office address. It notes care to list each enlistment term and distinguish arm of service and names used. Veterans should aid enumerators with accurate statements.
The Lincoln Journal surveys Wyoming oil fields noting they cover more territory than any world district. It cites 75 miles northwest of Newcastle a flowing well and 200 miles southeast spouters, obstacles from rail access, infancy of development, and $4,600 spent before patent approval.
Reports say B and M surveyors on the Buffalo extension line went missing for three days and were being hunted. Rapid City Coal and Oil withdraws stock as Belle Fourche district oil activity shifts. Cheyenne smelting furnace group views possible coke supply via a planned Newcastle to Cheyenne road, with assurances the line will be built soon. N N camp heads to Wendover with cattle bound for Montana range, while Cheyenne and Northern advances toward Douglas.
City work on the new reservoir continues with all stone on site and cement expected today. The big pipe project nears completion. City Engineer Bond proposes a new sewer extension and disposal plan awaiting council review at the next meeting. The full plans will be ready then and expected to gain support.
A Boston Journal account describes a steamboat journey from Palatka to Silver Spring along the Ocklawaha River. The 300 mile waterway, its crooked banks, and dense forests provide a vivid sunset to night voyage as crew battle bends and trees, with alligators and cranes adding to the frontier spectacle.
Dr. Charles D. Lawin presents a Massachusetts State Prison study on Jesse Pomeroy. He argues public newspaper depictions are unfounded and reviews Pomeroy’s conviction, trial insanity opinions, and years in solitary since 1877.
A Bangor gun works supplied cannons for Civil War mobilization. Vice President Hannibal Hamlin visited Pushaw Pond to view an attempt to hit Dollar Island with a cannon. A misfire and cider-fueled humor led to a comic moment before the gun was finally accepted for front use.
A Montana style bear encounter in Nevada County California turns dramatic when a massive bear attacks during a hunt led by an experienced hunter named Joe. The hunter narrowly escapes as Joe’s dog is killed and the bear is shot dead. The narrator vows never to hunt bears again. The scene ends with the hunter returning with a bear skin to San Francisco.
A Thomaston Georgia resident claimed a warrant was issued for a black man in conjuring to harm his mule. The court reportedly dismissed the charge as not recognized, leaving the claimant disappointed by the lacking offense.
Fly fishermen expect the introduction of a largely unknown fish, the sea trout or salmo trutta, into Maine streams this year. The land locked fresh water trout variant is sea trout, a salt water species thriving in inland waters, and eggs will be placed in streams flowing to the ocean.
A historical account notes Rufus Choate using dramatic language to dazzle juries during a bank cashier embezzlement defense. He argued the directors ordered the act, seeking to shift blame to higher authority while urging decorum in the courtroom.
In a dramatic trial scene, counsel Edward Choate dazzles jurors with elaborate rhetoric likening creditors to pirates and artisans to flames and bellows. He portrays his client as helpless amid aggressive tactics and bankruptcy.
A collage of notes cites Ben Butler's Reminiscences due in fall in Boston and Herbert Gladstone's USA trip. It mentions diverse figures from history including Punished leaders, patrons, bishops, and generals, with scattered remarks on politics, culture, and wealth across Europe and America.
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