Corner Stone Plans Tie to Hartville Mines and Iron Trade
The board of trade considers a corner stone celebration for the new shops with a nine member committee to liaise with railways. They discuss financing a stove foundry and Hartville ore development while Judge Carey urges focus on coal and iron fields and warns against real estate booms.
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Hay
Board of Trade
N.J. O'Brien
Milwaukee
Fisher
Greentree
Wyoming Resources
Board of Trustees
Baird
Hartville
Jeffrey
John K. Jeffrey
C. W. Riner
Valentine Baker
A J. Parshall
T. A. Kent
John Roberts
B. Hellman
John F. Carroll
F. E. Addams
Stove Foundry
Adamsky
Stove
Mayor Riner
Brookfield
Powell
Mr. Baird
Corner Stone
Baker
Trustees Meet as Outsiders Join In Proceedings
At Saturday afternoon meetings the board discussed civic roles for citizens to implement ideas. Judge Carey highlighted paint industry potential from Rawlins materials with Plumbago and urged committees to turn suggestions into action. Secretary Jeffrey stressed need for active participation and planning by all.
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Judge Carey
Stanton
Jeffrey
Board of Made
Converse county leaders push for territorial convention
Mr John Storrie a leading Converse county businessman and commissioner said a call for a territorial convention to pursue statehood will be requested. He noted broad county support and willingness to serve as election officials without pay to keep costs down. Carbon Sweetwater and Sheridan counties are expected to join soon.
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John Storrie
Converse County
Board of Commissioners
Carbon County
Sweetwater
Sheridan
Detective Rhodes Nabs Diamond Thief at Denver Races
John Chase and Ralph Friend return from Denver as Detective Rhodes confronts Harry Williams alias L A Barton, who snatched a $300 diamond scarf pin from Cheyenne house proprietor Mr Rhodes. Williams is arrested after Rhodes and Detective DeLue intervene and recover the jewel.
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John Chase
Ralph Friend
Denver
Doug. Rhodes
Harry
Mr. Rhodes
Williams
Henry
DeLue
What's the Matter With Wyoming From the Omaha Bee
The article discusses Wyoming’s growing statehood movement with a probable July election for delegates to a constitutional convention. It projects a population near 100000 and notes settlers influx, mineral wealth, grazing, railroad expansion, and expected statehood before the 1890 census.
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Omaha Bee
Wyoming
Congress
Maverick Rustlers Threaten Northern Wyoming Stock Interests
The Buffalo Sentinel reports rustlers and cattle thieves may widen their activity, with stockmen offering rewards to tip off the gang. Negotiations are said to be underway to expose the outfit in northern Wyoming, as authorities face growing harm to stock interests and demand action.
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The
Buffalo Sentinel
Outfit
Wyoming
Trish Benevolent Society Installs Officers
The Trish Benevolent society installed officers including President M I Moroney and Vice President John Smith. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Henry Lingelbach and Annie M Steins and to Augustus Johnson and Carrie A Reusetrom.
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Trish Benevolent Society
M. I. Moroney
John Smith
J. Cahill
John A. Martin
John F. Crowley
William Haley
David Fitzgerald
Henry Lingelbach
Annie M. Steins
Augustus Johnson
Carrie A. Reusetrom
Two Funny: Dr Crandell and Rose Versus Crandell in Cheyenne
A humorous tale from yesterday's paper recounts Dr F L Crandell wooing Mrs Rose after a swindle dispute. He stalks her with proposals and a ring while she resists, leading to threats of self harm and multiple plot twists before a potential marriage is settled. The piece blends farce with a legal backdrop and ends noting iron industry musings in Cheyenne.
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F. L. Crandell
Rachel Rose
Fifth Avenue
Seige
Iron blast test urged for Montana furnaces
An editor notes Judge Carey’s timely suggestions at a board of trade meeting. The writer argues that Rock Springs coal could be tested to smelt iron ores, noting most furnaces currently burn soft coal and that Rock Springs coal already supplies Montana furnaces in some daily tonnage.
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Tith Ses
Dersn Sikt
Carey
Board of Trade
Rock Springs
Montana
Corner Stone Laying Committee Chooses Subcommittee
The corner stone committee met at Secretary Jeffrey's office and appointed a sub-committee of Carroll Kent and Addotme to confer with railroad people. A July morning is favored for the ceremony with a firemen's tournament barbecue speeches and music expected to draw a large crowd of outsiders.
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Jeffrey
Messrs
Carroll
Kent
Addotme
City Treasurer Receives Office Books and Funds
City Treasurer Kelley yesterday received the books papers and money belonging to his office which had been detained by Isaac Bergman for several weeks. He issued a receipt. The white winged dove of peace was seen in Cheyenne yesterday.
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Kelley
Isaac Bergman
Cheyenne
Steel for new street car line to fair grounds
Steel for the new street car line to the fair grounds will arrive next week. It is believed the line will be built by July 4.
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Fair Grounds
Machine Shop finished and foreman completes stone work
Foreman Pullman finished all stone work on the big machine shop foundation yesterday afternoon and now works on the ballot rate. Geo W Hlarmonise of Casper Wyoming has been named postal agent on the Wyoming Central railroad between Casper and Chadron on Delegate Carey s recommendation.
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Pullman
Big Machine Shop
Geo. W. Hlarmonise
Casper
Wyoming
Wyoming Central
Chadron
Carey
Statehood Petitions Circulate in Converse Albany Crook Counties
Special dispatches report Converse county officials led by Chairman Pollard and Commissioner Bollh asking Governor Warren to call a constitutional convention to pursue statehood. Albany county tax payers show strong support with no opposition while Crook and Lanamie City residents sign petitions urging county boards to adopt resolutions for moving toward statehood.
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Sun
Dovdas
Wyo
Converse County
Pollard
George Bollh
F. E B. Warren
John Storrie
Board of Commissioners
The
Lanamie Ciry
Albany County
Fair at Keefe hall nets near $1000 for sisters
The Sisters fair at Keefe hall ended after four nights with strong attendance and about $1000 in receipts. Miss Kate Nugent won the gold watch with $64.75 raised, while Miss Mattie Ohnstein collected $25.90 and Miss Laura Warren $11.71 plus a brass check. Other prize winners included Michael Corcoran fan Mamie Weybrecht album R H album 490 Chicago banner Mrs R Murray Evanston cushion Mrs Bottsford Rawlins point lace necklace Frank Bon rocking chair Miss McHugh brush holder Frank Murray Mater Dolorosa picture.
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Keefe Hall
Kate Nugent
Mattie Ohnstein
Laura Warren
Sheriff Martin
Michael Corcoran
Mamie Weybrecht
R. H
490
Chicago
Banner
R. Murray
Evanston
Bottsford
Rawlins
Frank Bon
Building Progress Report at Lumber Yard Construction Site
Several cars of lumber arrived yesterday. Brick will be laid at about 40 000 a day next week. Cement is unloaded at three cars daily. Sixteen carpenters are at work now making the total force over sixty. Twenty two cars of brick have been unloaded on the ground during the past week. Foreman Pullman and Douglas welcome visitors. Contractor Sharp and foremen A A Pullman and W W Douglas are active. Firebrick 10 000 pieces piled beside the stack for the smokestack soon to line. Two cars of nails were received yesterday. They are the best in the market for the giltedged shapes construction.
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Riner
SUN
Bogue
Union Pacific
Jeffrey
South Side
Baird
Congress
Carey
Cheyenne
Colorado
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
Hartville
Chicago
Cleveland
Cheyenne Northern
Wendover
Bessemer
Roberts
Bookwalker
Springfield
Ohio
Bankierr
Pullman
Douglas
Sharp
A. A. Pullman
W. W. Douglas
Change Your Sex Shown In Buddy Street Store Window
A derisive remark overheard from a passerby describes a shop window display titled Change Your Sex. The scene on Buddy Street evokes curious reactions as a tramp comments on gender themed goods.
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Constitutional Convention
Laramie
Oregon
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Prof
Iron Mountain
Maginnis
Hodges
Committee On Iron
Detective Rhodes
Doug
Maverick Rustlers
Serge
Mepwblican
Chapin’s Jewelry
Rose Vs. Crandell
Mr. Kelley
Albany
Cook County
Crook
Board of County Commissioners
Kuykendall
Pris Noth
Aes Soo
Prubod Voces
Lallat
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