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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1890
Page
13
An 1890 account describes Cairo life from the citadel view to busy bazaars. Donkeys, water carriers, Nubian grooms, veiled women, scent of spices, and a Virgin Mary tree frame a city of color, squalor, and vivid street scenes.
The junior class gave a meritorious exhibition at the Presbyterian church last evening. The varied program included music essays debate and declamations. A packed audience applauded the admirable efforts of students and instructors, reflecting credit on Cheyenne public schools.
The Laramie Odd Fellows marked their anniversary with a well attended celebration despite bad weather. A street parade drill grand ball and banquet highlighted the event as Cheyenne lodge members joined about forty in the proceedings.
Peter Bergerson mourns Gunner a twelve year old field and water dog known for fearless retrieves. The poison death follows a prior near fatal dose two years ago. Gunner traveled with railroaders visiting Denver Laramie Green River and North Platte.
Casper's April letter to The Sun rebukes Casper alias Jim Jones over the county seat dispute and affidavits. It cites law on canvassing returns, notes Eads and Bessemer claims, and names local figures like John E. Evans and John Hess while outlining oil, coal, and sheep interests near Casper with growing hotel and railroad activity.
The report states the church will be built in Casper this fall with a cost of $2,000 and notes this will be handled there rather than in Chicago.
A suggestion urges city commissioners to acquire natural granite boulders from near Dale creek and arrange them in the park to soften the flat terrain. The plan would be inexpensive, with possible assistance from the Union Pacific, and seen as more impressive than artificial structures.
Mr Edwin M McBride of Buffalo Wyoming wed Miss Alice C Sherwood of Boulder Cole in a ceremony performed by Judge Carroll last evening. The couple will settle in Buffalo for their future home.
Casper businessmen organize a board of trade with W. E. Hawley as president and W. F. Dunn as secretary. Directors are George Weber A McKinney J J Hurt H A Lilly and George Mitchell. They plan to advertise Casper and Natrona county and invite capitalists to study the area's advantages and resources. Statehood may attract eastern investment and lead to development and prosperity.
The Omaha Bee prints Dickinson and Union Pacific officials on their Cheyenne conference return denying any strike threat. They condemn the local dispatch bureau false reports as a public nuisance and call for its suppression.
Reports from the American Stockman and Rawlins Republican note a gradual, solid price upturn in cattle since the year began. Analysts cite revival hopes, a shift to young cattle and steers, continued European demand, and contracts for cargo space through next September.
Judge C D Clark yesterday took the oath of office as judge of Wyoming’s Third Judicial District. Chief Justice Van Devanter administered the oath at Evanston. He succeeds Judge Corn in a district that covers Fremont, Sweetwater, Uinta and Carbon counties.
The Sons of the American Revolution plan a nationwide structure with state and territorial branches. Governor Warren becomes Wyoming vice president general as a national congress sits in Louisville on April 16. Notaries public named include Alex Peterson Pine Bluffs Alex T Butler Casper and A R Whitely Cheyenne. The Rustic hotel at Fort Laramie burned Saturday night. twenty guests escaped but some clothing was lost. cause unknown.
Real estate circles in Omaha and Lincoln push the May 6 double excursion to Cheyenne with departure from Omaha Lincoln and Denver. Kansas City joins the trip while the Real Estate Exchange forms, signing twenty six members in one evening and planning offices on Seventeenth Street.
Cheyenne Wyoming records show the Ladies' Relief Association reflecting on a year of aid and employment for about twenty seven families. The sewing school educates seventy children and aims to expand into a labor bureau and home for the friendless with strong citizen support. Officers elected include E Whipple as president and C Clark as secretary.
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