Dudley Laboring for Supplies and Local News in Sidney
Local notes report Dudley’s as a shopping hub with cranberries, Dutch ovens, miner’s tools, fresh eggs, butter, boots, and teas. Lincoln wins state fair. talk of bridging the Republican river. lawers active as court begins on the 17th. Concerns over unsafe building materials spark calls for city safety action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Carrigan's
McDonald's
D. Carrigan’s
Garber
Republican
Orleans
Dudley
NEW GOLD DISCOVERIES FOLLOWED DY A STAMPEDE CLAIMS
A 1876 telegraph report from Coaster City describes new gold discoveries north of the Black Hills, a stampede of about 1000 miners, 40 houses built, 60 more under construction, and flour at 12 dollars per hundredweight with bacon at 80 cents a pound. It notes jumping claims, disputes over property, and local generosity from Ed Current who invites the party into his cabin for meals amid harsh winter travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer
Sidney
Cheyenne River
Red Willow
Cheyenne
Custer City
Black Thills
Kearney
Black Hills
Times
Bismarck
St. Paul
Black Villa
Black Mills
Rapid Creek
California
Soldier in a Bookish Sack and Verse
Fragmentary verse scene with a bound figure and a black tail back. The speaker urges soldiers in the hills to endure and vow new verses, ending with a weary note about the week drawing to a close.
Custer Diggings Echoes of Hope and Danger
A frontier verse recalls the Custer mining boom with exhortations to endure. It notes houses rising, twenty score projects, and a fair season while urging hardy bands to persevere, face Calamity Jane like foes, and trust luck as Red Cloud looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer
Red Cloud
Advertising Note From Dail Times Stanza
A collection of adage style lines urging advertising as cure for dull times and a path to wealth. It notes banners and notices jog memory and reveal honesty, with emphasis on frequent promotion and new offerings. Independent phrases form a compact catalog of marketing maxims.
Maj Silvis to Arrive at Sidney for Photo Sessions
Maj JB Silvis will arrive in Sidney around the 18th Inst with his top photo car and stay about 10 days on the side-track. He will be ready to take first class portraits in the latest styles, and he asks friends to call early as his time is limited.
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Washington
Tueaday
Monilay
Careleas
Sidney
JB. Silvis
North Platte
Michael
Schlumps
Foley & Senter
Garrison
Cheyenne
Sle
Williamson
Wat Ant
Sichael
Tila
B. WauraMooy
Diana HU. Williamson
Distances Between Sidney Water Hole and Beaver Creek
A measured travel log lists long distances between towns and landmarks from Sidney to Beaver Creek totaling 169 miles and another route to Cheyenne totaling 246 miles. The piece ends with a comical quip about winter mornings and shared gloves between brides, reflecting hardship and humor.
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Sidney
Water Hole
Green Wood
Greenwood
Court House Rock
Platte Crossing
Red Willow
Snake River
Snake Riveto
Sworn Statement of Railroad Passes and Black Hills Fever
A long sworn statement describes a worker detailing his time with Michael in North Platte and Cheyenne. It covers wages, travel passes, and a failed attempt to obtain railroad passes from county commissioners. The piece ends with wide flagging about Black Hills outfitting and regional rushes to the hills from several Nebraska towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Taland
U.P
Kearney
C. B. & Q Railroad
Black Lile
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Custer City
Central City
Isaac Traver
Lills
Green-eyed jealousy cited in Dudley gum boot case
The piece discusses jealousy leading to violence, noting multiple reported cases of men shooting their wives. It reflects on the emotional torment of jealousy and jokes about the husband’s dilemma, contrasting the urge to injure a spouse with self-harm.
Special Notices and Derivative Entries from 1876
Delinquent subscribers urged to renew for Tentararm paper. A grand Masquerade Ball set for Feb 22 1876 at Germania Hotel with tickets nine dollars includes supper Masks available from J McDonald. Admission restricted before midnight unless masked. Also painting and kalfemining offered by Baldry. Court term issued for Cheyenne County Nebraska Sidney starting Feb 17 1876. Williams Co advertises ales ciders chickens turkeys apples and oysters at American House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germania Hotel
J. McDonald
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Cheyenne
Winitsm Gaslin JR
Sth Judicial
State
Ofebraska
H. Williams & Co
Dudley’s Tie Sells Miner Tools Cheaper in City
Black Swillers warn residents to check Dudley’s Tie for miners tools offered cheaper than competitors. Mr. C. A. Moore plans to install Forsyth’s U. S. Standard scales before his store soon, to be placed in front of the retail frontage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Ife
Dudley
C. A. Moore
U. S
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Sidney House
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Adler & Heller
Wolesale
Fremont, Neb
N. Grant
John Carrie
Anarbison’s
Surveying and Engineering
Worley
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J. H. Woodside
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