City Council Deliberates On Licenses Protests and Viaduct Plans
An adjourned Ogden city council meeting opened with mayor Riner presiding at 8:45. Officials discussed a plumber license cancellation, a protest against a scales project on Ferguson street, and updates on viaduct construction and related estimates. Warranted bills and payments to local firms were approved.
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Riner
Messrs
Hellman
Jenks
McGregor
Merrell
Roberts
Richardson
Committee On Property Owners
Ferguson Street
T. A. Kent's Bank
Sebbian Adal
W. B
William Tye D
M. Mark Idleman
Kent
Riner & Johnson
Seventeenth Street
Messrs. Holcomb and Meade
Cheyenne
Seat Council
Holcomb
Union Pacific
Keefe
Portland
Ogden
Colorado
Property Patents Filed After Lake Property Dispute
The council discussed long running issues over possession of lakeshore property. The clerk was instructed to file for record the patent for the land and all other necessary papers. The council then adjourned.
Kilpatrick Brothers Plan Joint Cheyenne Tracklaying Push
D S Griffin of Beatrice Nebraska visited Cheyenne as Kilpatrick Brothers manager to procure supplies and wagons for their Cheyenne Northern grading work. He then hurried to Wendover to coordinate start of tracklaying while crews are divided into sections so work proceeds without pause to drive the final spike.
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Cheyenne
D. S. Griffin
Beatrice, Nebraska
Kilpatrick Brothers
Cheyenne & Northern
Griffin
Wendover
Cheyenne Poised for Strong Baseball Season
Cheyenne looks to build a first class baseball club with abundant material. Enthusiasts practice at the fair ground on Sundays and close games are reported. Rivalries among major clubs may lift play and crowds, with profits and management gains. Some Cheyenne organizers plan bulletin board posting of game results.
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Cheyenne
Western Union chiefs to visit Cheyenne tomorrow
Colonel Robert C. Clowry and Colonel J. J. Dickey from Chicago will arrive with their wives to review Cheyenne operations. The visit signals possible local office changes to cope with rising business as Western Union leaders are praised for their courteous conduct and quiet district management.
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Robert C. Clowry
Western Union Telegraph Company
Chicago
J. J. Dickey
Western Division
Cheyenne
Western Union
Dickey
Repairs Begin Booming in New Shops
Repairs started on caboose No. 2035 marking the opening of a prosperous era. Steam was up in the foundry boiler and the shops looked unusually lively as the work commenced.
Real Estate Notes From Sheriff Sale And Deed Filings
The Swan residence property is slated for sheriff's sale at 4 PM. A deed for the south half of the south half of section 4 township 13 was filed for record yesterday. W Collins plans a new building on the lot formerly used by the street railway stables. Davitt wills to Liverpool to aid dock laborers in the strike.
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the Tribune
W- Collins
Alte Bow
The Big Fly Wheel and Cheyenne Shops Ready for Start
A Cheyenne report details the Cheyenne shops opening with a 200 horsepower Corliss engine, a split eleven ton fly wheel, and two boiler sections ready to run. Engineer Frank Whittaker, formerly of St. Louis, explains the precision assembly, leak-free heating system, and quality Fraser & Chalmer boilers, while Superintendent Monroe and Westinghouse air pumps ensure meticulous preparation ahead of startup.
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Corliss
Frank Whittaker
Cheyenne
Mr. Whittaker
St. Louis
Fraser & Chalmer
Chicago
Monroe
Notice for Publication Land Office Cheyenne
Notice for publication from Cheyenne Wyoming February 19. The named settler Yoajah H G of South Bend Wyoming has filed intent to make final proof for land claim No 516 for section 8 township 61 west. He names witnesses Joseph Gurney William Lykens James R K Whitehead and Henry M Inghram of Cheyenne Wyoming to prove continuous residence and cultivation. Register P Champlin presiding.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Yoajah H. G
South Bend
Joseph Gurney
William Lykens
James RK. Whitehead
Henry M. Inghram
Wye
P. Champlin
Settler Joseph Hentges Files Final Proof in Wyoming
Notice from Cheyenne Wyoming March 1890 that Joseph Hentges of Pine Bluffs filed intent to make final proof for claim in section 14 township 14 north range 61 west. Proof to be made before Register and Receiver May 10 1890. Names of witnesses and residents listed.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Joseph Hentges
Pine Bluffs
Soda
Township 14
Range
Coffwen
Charles Groves
Ace Robinson
Ise N. Willson
Pine Blufts
Yo. E. P. Coamruin
Heogleter
Wyoming Suffrage Ladies Plan State Flag Gift Ball
In Cheyenne the National Suffrage association ladies met at Keefe's hall with Mrs. M E Posty presiding and Mrs Breckens secretary. They adopted resolutions praising Wyoming's imminent statehood and civil rights, and called for funds to buy a state flag. A grand ball was proposed to accompany the presentation, with or without male assistance, and plans for early preparations were set.
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National Suffrags Association
Association
Cheyenne
Keefe
M. E. Posty
Breckens
Wyoming
Sisterhood of States
Proclamation Sought for Weston County Formation in Newcastle
In Newcastle Wyoming on March 24 over 400 taxpayers signed a request for Governor Warren to issue a proclamation creating Weston county. Commissioners named are R A Weston George Purmott and H ee Hensel editor of the Foursal. Residents expect smoother land and county business dealings and foresee a strong republican leaning but politics may wait until local affairs settle.
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Newcastle
Wyo
Warren
Weston County
R. A. Weston
George Purmott
H.ee Hensel
Foursal
Weston
Farewell Party for Captain C F Humphrey and Family
A farewell party and dance will be held next Friday evening at Library Hall in honor of Captain C F Humphrey and his wife as they prepare to leave Cheyenne for Omaha. Friends praise their courtesy and sociability and will remember them warmly.
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C.F. Humphrey
Omaha
Library Hall
Cheyenne
Humphrey
Taken In As Usual and a Gyroscope Note
The article mocks a so called wizard turner and urges reading philosophy to learn that devices defying gravity are old. It explains the gyroscope and a double cone trick. T. F. Delan will take the store room in the Sun building on Ferguson street starting in April.
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Turner
T. F. Delan
Grading to Begin on Cheyenne North Western Extension
A Wenover correspondent reports imminent grading along the Cheyenne and Northwestern extension with Kilpatrick Brothers planning daily service by April first. Grading outfits from Fremont, Neb., and two new contractor crews will arrive, with two miles of track laid per day and the line to Bridger's Ferry surveyed. The Northwestern link may place Cheyenne as a division end, enabling joint lines and a Pacific coast outlet. Government destruction at Fort Laramie prompts calls to protect historic structures and repurpose sites for public use.
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Bridger’s Ferry
Griffin
Fremont
Neb
Here
Lusk
Wenvover
Gibson
Engineer Corps
Cheyenne
Northwestern
Sioux City
Nebraska
Dakota
Minnesota
Pacific Coast
Union Pacific
Chicago
Pullman
Northwestern Railroad
Omaha
Bridger's Ferry
There
Fort Robinson
Nebraska Post
Fort Laramie
Agricultural College
Hartville
Sewing on Buttons in Solitude and Strife
A NY Mail writer savors a man’s solitary button sewing attempt as a comic, arduous ritual. He hunts for a button, buys needles and coarse thread, threads the needle, endures pokes and slips, and struggles to sew with trousers on. The tale ends with a satisfied, if battered, pride in the finished work.
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N. Y
Peter
Paul
Turtle nesting on Pacific island described in excavation
The text depicts a turtle laying eggs in a deep circular cavity at the bottom of a large crater like pit. The female spins and uses its flippers to scrape the cavity walls as it lays around 100 eggs in a batch.
The Art of Courtship in a Fragmented Verse
A garbled verse piece depicts dialogue about courtship, doubt, hope, and social mores. The narrator references a hoped union, distinguished names, and emotional imagery, though the text is distorted with phonetic spellings and broken phrases.
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City Oags
Tion
Hs Lakes
Davitt
Liverpool
Orrick
the Sun
Sun
Wenpover
Front
Cheyenne and Northern Fast
Castle Garden
Kilpatrick Bros
Pollard
Converse County
Guthrie
Mack
Quartermaster’s Department
Dartic Biggee
Cyrus
Koapie
Charitee
Wen Haerow
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