Shoot Tournament Preparations Fill Cheyenne With Visitors
The Rocky Mountain Sportsmen association shoot next week is expected to attract about 600 visitors, possibly more, making it the largest western event and the richest in added money ever held in America. The event opens at the fair grounds Tuesday morning with strict trap operations and a 1.25 dollar daily wage for twenty five local trapper assistants. Leadville shooters chartered two Pullman cars to stay on site while Cheyenne arranges accommodations, and major sporting journals will provide telegraphic AP coverage boosting the city's profile nationwide.
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Rocky Mountain Sportsmene’ Association
West
America
Fair Grounds
Peter Bergersen
Leadville
Cheyenne
Associated Press
Our City of the Dead on Decoration Day Morning
A reflective sketch of a cemetery at dawn on Decoration Day. The scene contrasts silent tombs with waking streets, describing marble, flowers, and child statuary, and pondering resurrection and the sanctity of memorial spaces. The piece blends biblical echoes with intimate images of graves, cradles, and lilac blossoms.
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Mary
Jerusalem
Memorial Lawn Reflections In A Quiet Cemetery
A writer describes a tranquil graveyard visit filled with memories and modest tributes. Flowers, tokens, and names like Papa Mama and Durante appear among arches and sprays, with Grand Army bouquets and wild arrangements conveying quiet respect before heading to a nearby church service.
Capitols Triumph Over Higgins Club 8 to 4
The Capitols defeated the Higgins club of Denver 8 to 4 before a packed grandstand. A well played, exciting game kept spectators engaged from start to finish, with Denver accepting the loss gracefully. The Capitols rise quickly in local baseball and may play Mays of Denver or the Greeley team next Sunday.
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Higgins Club of
Denver
The
Capitols
Higgins Club
Denver Boys
Mays of
Greeley Boys
Coal rush drives filings on Natrona county lands
At the land office yesterday Company Cc Wright of Casper filed thirty coal filings of 160 acres each for lands in western Natrona county. Denver parties tied to the Burlington and Missouri railroad filed twenty five coal filings near Elk Mountain. The surge signals Wyoming advancing as a leading coal producer.
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Co. Cc. Wright
Casper
Natrona County
Denver
Burlington and Missouri Railroad
Elk Mountain
Wyoming
Natrona County Election Case Brought to Supreme Court
The Natrona county election contest case reached the supreme court with a mandamus order to require county commissioners to count Bessemer Co. v. Wright returns. County attorney represented commissioners while contestants were led by Davidson and Clark. The dispute centered on whether evidence could show returns are defective and thus justify a demurrer at this stage. A second incident reports a fast mail train collision near Gard with two freight cars damaged and track torn up. no injuries.
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Natrona
Natrona County
Supreme Court
Bessemer. Co
Gard
Green River
Union Pacific Y M C A Branch Proposed in Cheyenne
A Sun reporter learns George Bignel of the Union Pacific Y M C A plans a Cheyenne branch offering a library reading room social rooms and a ladies bathroom. Eleven hundred members already join Rawlins Ogden Pocatello branches with a $2.50 annual fee the railroad subsidizes. A petition to W H Holcomb seeks official sanction and space with library magazines and social amenities to aid temperance and efficiency.
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George Bignel
Rawlins
Union Pacific
Bignel
Sunscribe
Ogden
Pocatello
W. H. Holcomb
Union Pacific Railway Company
Union Pacific Railroad
Sacenne
Union Pact Department
Y. M
Monroe
Cheyenne
Glass Works eye Cheyenne plant move to west
A prominent Indiana flint glass maker plans to relocate to Cheyenne pending a strong local showing. They would hire 33 blowers 12 layer men 8 packers 5 mixers 1 blacksmith 12 laborers and 60 boys ages 13 to 17. Annual output stands at $150000 and expansion is underway.
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Cheyenne
Land patents issued to homesteaders and companies
The Cheyenne land office last week issued homestead patents to Joseph H. Kennedy Jane Bard Theodore C. Hayes Silas A Guthrie W Hinker Charles F Rugg Henry H Courtney Patents for mineral lands went to Lewis Logan McMullen Wyoming Copper Company and I S Bartlett For coal lands the patentee named is Erasmus Nagle
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Cheyenne Land Office
Joseph H. Kennedy
Jane Bard
Theodore C. Hayes
Silas A. Guthrie
W. Hinker
Charles F. Rugg
Henry H. Courtney
Lewis & Logan McMullen Wyoming Copper Company
Bartlett
Erasmus Nagle
Poet’s book draws crowd at Cheyenne corner
Yesterday W. P. Carroll spent an afternoon collecting names of fifty to sixty potential subscribers for his poetry book Moss Agates. He kept the sign up at the Cheyenne corner and only two of those interviewed refused to subscribe.
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W. P. Carroll
Moss Agates
Spereions E National Bank
Cheyenne
Superintendent Baxter Heads to Omaha Amidrumors of Transfer
Superintendent Baxter traveled to Omaha yesterday to finalize a new time card. Rumors suggest possible reassignment to another division, prompting speculation about changes in leadership.
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Baxter
Omaha
Ed Dickinson Retires From Union Pacific Role
The Missouri river division general manager Ed Dickinson resigns after twenty plus years with Union Pacific. The cause is unclear but tensions with executives and trainmen are noted. J O Brinkerhoff is expected to succeed him as Kansas Pacific division superintendent.
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Ed. Dickinson
Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri River
Tae Sum
Pacific Division
Dickinson
Union Pacific
Dinkinson
Adams
Holcomb
J. O. Brinkerhoff
Kansas Pacific
Commencement Tickets for Public School Exercises
The annual public school commencement will be held in the opera house Friday evening. Tickets will be issued from the Central school office starting tomorrow after 8 30. Adults may apply in person or by note. Limited tickets are reserved by the board and graduating class, not more than four per person, in order of applications. Unclaimed tickets may be bought at the box office. No seats reserved after 8. A board rule bans presents at school entertainments, but classmates may receive flowers after the program.
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Opera House
Massacre of four surveyors by Cheyenne Indians reported
A Denver telegraphed report claims eleven Chey en Indians attacked a government survey camp in the Upper Green River country. W. L. Crittenden chief engineer E W Timberlake George Woods and Henry Overmeyer were killed and Assistant Engineer Jesse Lee wounded. A pursuing party captured the Indians. Crittenden had led the crew at the Eads Bridge in St Louis.
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Green River
Denver
W. L. Crittenden
E. W. Timberlake
George Woods
Henry Overmeyer
Jesse Lee
Lee
Crittenden
St. Louis
Holyoke Growth Spotlight From the Denver News
Holyoke in northwestern Colorado is highlighted as a thriving town on the Burlington Cheyenne branch. The report notes its large trade, strategic location, and promising future, with vivid corresp ondent descriptions of its attractions and recent progress through past conflicts.
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Denver News
Holyoke
Colorado
Cheyenne
Burlington
Acting Governor Meldrum issues notary commissions
Acting Governor Meldrum issued notaries commissions to BE. A. Abry, T. Joe Fisher, Fred W. Ransom and Marshall Johnson. The appointments set new officials as authorized witnesses in local matters.
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Meldrum Haw
A. Abry
T. Joe Fisher
Fred W. Ransom
Marshall Johnson
Railroad Magnates Meet Over Pacific Short Line Plans
Prominent Pacific Short Line managers gathered at the Inter Ocean hotel in Cheyenne to discuss plans and prospects. Attendees included Donald McLean D Mackenzie Millard R Jones W H Goodwin Marshall Goodwin W H Goodwin Jr and Chief Engineer C K Bannister. They reported surveying work around Lusk and indicated the line would proceed with vigor, contending it will boost Wyoming’s development and offer a shorter, easier route across the West. Mackenzie McLean depart for San Francisco and Bannister to Ogden.
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Pacific Short Line
Cheyenne
Inter Ocean Hotel
Messrs
Donald McLean
D. Mackenzie
Millard R. Jones
W. H. Goodwin
Marshall Goodwin
W. H. Goodwin, Jr
C. K. Bannister
Bannister
Lusk
Short
Casper
Pacific
Northwestern
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Mackenzie and
McLean
San Francisco
Engineer Bannister
Ogden
Swan Case Returns to District Court Tomorrow
In district court the Swan sale confirmation is set for hearing before Judge Saufley tomorrow. Also on the docket is an injunction suit by William Myers and Jacques Braun et al. against the First National Bank and Swan brothers.
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Saufley
William Myers
Jacques Braun
The
First National Bank
Swan Brothers
Trainmen Win Near Total Concession on Pay and Crews
Union Pacific conductors brakemen and baggagemen win a broad pay and staffing settlement after long talks in Cheyenne Omaha and Denver. Freight conductors gain 2 and 3 cents per mile for 100 miles run plus overtime 36 to 40 cents an hour. Passenger and local crews see increased runs and monthly pay scales with new rest rules for long shifts.
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Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Omaha
Denver
Dickinson
Holcomb
North Platte
Fast Mail
Grand Island
Kansas City
Denver Dollars Move Capital to Utah and Wyoming
Denver capital seeks new outlets in Utah and Wyoming as local investors organize The Laramie Land and Investment Company with 100000 dollars and The Laramie Street Railway Company with 50000 dollars. Denver aims to send capital outward to boost regional towns and resources while benefiting itself.
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Denver
Utah
Wyoming
Laramie
Laramie Land and Investment Company
Cheyenne School Bond Bids Opened With Strong Interest
Proposals for 35 000 dollar school district bonds due in fifteen years at 6 percent were opened at C N Potters office with participation from major financial houses. Seven bids ranged from 36 090 to 36 540 with premiums varying, but no award was made due to absence of a quorum. Director Voorhees to return soon to finalize.
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C. N. Potter
Lacey
A. C. Snyder
Churchill
the Sun
Leader
Cheyenne
L. A. Keen & Co
Chicago
Lamprecht Brothers & Co
Bos- Gor
Snc
Rollins Investment Co
Denver
Bas Parsons
Father Hayes Monument Committee Formed at St Marys
A St Marys cathedral committee chosen to honor the late Father Hayes met Monday night. Officers are Henry Harrington president J F Crowley secretary and J W Griffin treasurer. The group aims to raise 2000 dollars for a monument to be placed at the center circle of the Catholic cemetery where Father Hayes rests. Over 300 dollars is already raised and subscription lists will be at Harringtons Bresnahan's Metropolit an hotel and Catholic parsonage.
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Father Hayes
St. Mary's Cathedral
Henry Harrington
J. F. Crowleey
J. W. Griffin
Harrington
L. A. Bresnahan
Metropolitan Hotel
Wyoming Firemen's Association discussed after Colorado end
Talk of forming a Wyoming Firemen's Association grows as the Colorado State group dissolves. If formed, Cheyenne Laramie Evanston and Rock Springs would join this new organization. The annual tournament promises interest and a large spectator turnout.
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Wyoming Firemen's Association
Colorado State Association
Cheyenne
Laramie
Evanston
Rock Springs
Notice for Publication in Cheyenne Wyoming 1890
Notice is given that settler John Bennett of Granite Canon Wyoming has filed to prove his claim Lot 1 2 NW Section 15 Township 13 North Range 69 West before the Register and Receiver Cheyenne Wyoming on July 15 1890 Witnesses named William R Williams Allen W Haygood Charles Hewitt Granite Canon and Robert A Dinslie Cheyenne Wyoming for continuous residence and cultivation E P Cuameprin Register
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LaNp Orrick
Cheyenne
Wyo
John Bennett
Granite Canon
E. Nw
Township
Range
William R. Williams
Allen W. Haygood
Charles Hewitt
Granite
Canon
Robert A. Dinslie
E. P. Cuameprin
Register
Anen Simmons
Ney
William M. Ferguson
Simond Carlin
Silver Crown
Charles Wallin
Edward ©. David
E. P. Champiin
Notices of final proof filed by settlers in Wyoming
The land office in Cheyenne Wyoming on June 2 1890 lists Anen Simmons and other settlers filing to prove up holdings. Applicants include William M Ferguson Simond Carlin Charles Wallin and Edward David for parcels in townships 14 north range 7 west and 14 north range 6 west. E P Champiin Register.
Land Office Notice for Homestead Claim in Goshen Wy
Land Office at Cheyenne Wyoming dated June 10 1890 sets July 18 1890 as the filing date for William Atteberry of Goshen Wyoming Hd No 2057 claiming northwest quarter and other parcel details in section 25 township 20 range with cultivation stipulations. Named observers include Thomas R Babbitt Cuno W Von Allén Thomas M Herrick John G Bunn and John B Culver all of Goshen Wyoming E P CitAM tin Replster.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
William Atteberry
Goshen
Thomas R. Babbitt
Cuno W. von Allén
Thomas M. Herrick
John G. Bunn
John B. Culver
Goshen, Wye
E.P. Citam
Tin
Replster
Natrona Election Case Before Supreme Court
The Natrona election case was heard by the supreme court with an order directing mandamus petitioners to amend their petition and specify details. Seven days were allowed for the purpose. Applications for tickets to the school commencement exercises on the day evening should be made to Churchill at the high school or by note.
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Natrona
Supreme Court
Ro Gard
Churchill
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F Blanford
Pastennere Hynds
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Erswell
Sone
Scott
Eeur
Eens Rell
Kavanagh
Sereer Zumbush
Eaeanee
Eaenee Caolinges
Higgins
Rapp
Mann
Boren
Cap Blanford
Bell
Itoll
Preston
Ed Stable
Upper
Firemen’s Association
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