Sidney News Roundup From 1876 Local Notes
Sidney column reports prices at McDonald and Carrigan including butter eggs and corn, a push for a justice of the peace, stage lines to Custer and Denver expansion, new businesses and signs, and a noisy jurors’ nightmare at the Gilt Edge with a chaotic escape near the hotel district. The piece notes many strangers in town and plans for a Black Hills route after a busy week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J W Dear
Denver
Sidney
Black Hills
Clark
Mesats, Lisco & Kahne
Burgess Building
Main St
Viney
Vast Gold Fields Route News From Cheyenne to Sidney
A Red Cloud letter dated February 7 1876 details travel times from Cheyenne to Sidney by horse team and bull train, noting twenty one days versus ten to twelve. It praises new camps and business growth at Custer City, predicts a booming town, cites prices, and mentions a post office petition and a 495 mile journey by Captain John A Byers.
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Custer City
Denver
Colorado
Cihinkou
Red Cloud
Laudery
Cheyenne
Sidney
Swaringen
Old Spotted Tall
Omaha
City Recorder
John A. Byers
Jefferson
Dakota
Spotted Tail
J W. Crawronp
Proceedings of the Courty Commissioners March 1 1876
The board met at 10 with Commissioners Iarkison Walrath and Van Vassell. Bills allowed include numerous witness fees for RJ Walrath RW Snyder John Lilia JTF Wheeler GW Dudley and many others plus jurors and clerks listed with amounts. Proceedings show extensive payment records for witnesses jurors and associated officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iarkison
Walrath
van Vassell
RJ Walrath
RW Snyder
John Lilia
Jtf Wheeler
GW Dudley
A Solomonseun
IL Merchant
C McCarty
Mac Axe
Win Leary
John Brace
Chase Miller
Dus Byruns
CR Winnie
Fritz Mellenry
Whi Moore
John Martnin
Patrick Tocl
Lbl Edwards
Henry Wrice
CR Miller
Thomasson
H Williams
E Countryman
D Carrigan
W Gern
P Ti Oele
G Martin
Wm Moore
Chas Moore
Frederick Glover
Frank Tenbrook
Ees
Jas Byrne
Fil Tlenry
John Ellis
CW Smith
W Barnhart
AJ Walrath
HH Wheeler
Witnes
Mrs Allenspach
J A Allenspach
J G Sherwood
A E Annis
Jos Douglass
B Rumsey
T B Evans
Geo Barnhart
John J McIntosh
Geo Zimmermann
JT Walker
Jan Lynch
WW Kern
Thos Kane
AJ Hyter
CT Harkison
Lorenzo Hobbs
Jas Green
Philip Laneler
Michael Kane
Jas Sutherland
Jas B Ruusey
Jos Cleburn
John Lorine
LS Buardwell
Jas May
Geo Moore
Henry Tusler
PH Rawlins
CT Iarklson
Thos
Evang
Geo Burnhart
M McSweeney
John Griffin
Alonzo Haigit
MS Bertolett
N C Stone
John McDonald
John Anderson
Luke Lamb
Chas Morton
John Reilley
John Baker
J C Barnhart
John Burgess
Adam Gunderson
St W Snyder
A Moore
DH Thorne
Jan Williams
DD B Lynch
John Brannigan
L8 McCumpbe
RL Osborn
JJ Kinney
JH Wheeler
A Baldry
John Lounse
Thos Hubbard
Lo Frank Wright
If Williams
John Mallon
Alb Simmons
Ad Graham
Mining mail from Pine Bluffs to Custer City trader
The letter from E. Cornell of Pine Bluffs Wyoming reports prospects in the Hills, claims high gold yields, and urges the recipient to come with tools and provisions. He notes cold weather, few minerals taken due to freezing, mentions Gordon Stockade near Custer City, and praises the country as richer than railroading or cowpunching with potential earnings of ten to fifteen dollars per day per man and pay streaks on French Creek and others.
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Placer
Avon
Thomason
Gordon Stockade
Custer City
Perry
Ife
Spring Creek
Castle
Pine Bluffs
Justice of the Peace Requested for Lodge Fele
Citizens of Lodge Pole precinct petition Cheyenne County to appoint a Justice of the Peace after the last holder failed to return thanks. They plead for relief, asserting they cannot manage without an officer and urge the County Dads to act promptly. AMEN.
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Lodge Fele
Lodge Pole Precinct
Cheyenne County
Carrigan's Offers Choice Roll Butter at 25 Cents Per Pound
Bargain alert at Carrigan's with choice roll butter priced at 25 cents per pound. shoppers are urged to hurry as stock is limited and the sale runs this week.
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Carrigan’s
Notice to Black Millers Before Heading Hills
McDonald offers to furnish men bound for the hills with supplies and equipment. Strangers traveling to the hills via Sidney can save money by calling on him before buying elsewhere.
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Black Millers
McDonald
Sidney
Challenge issued for Nebraska stone and sledge events
A challenge proclaims readiness to face any man in Nebraska in stone throwing with 12 pound stones, sledge throwing with 4 pound sledge, and three standing jumps for stakes of 25 or 50 dollars, with match meetings proposed between Omaha and Ogden Jamps Lonpan.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Ogden
Jamps
Lonpan
Black Hills Fever Drives Western Migration News
A flood of settlers heads to the Black Hills as reports describe a 400 strong Philadelphia colony bound for the hills, with 4,000 claimants and rising. Chicago and Philadelphia bands prepare to join the rush while towns like Custer City spread across a 610 acre park with 400 buildings set amid Gen Crook Street.
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Custer City
Gen Crook
Custer
BLANK BOOKS At G W Dudleys Cheyenne to Fort Laramie route
A historical note lists travel distances between Cheyenne, Fort Laramie, Raw Hide, Running Water, Old Woman's Fork, Custar City and other points. Distances include 3 miles to Ft Laramie and 25 miles to Cheyenne river via ridge road and Ruby spring a 40 236
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Cheyenne
Ft. Laramie
Old Womans Fork
Cheyenne River
Custar City
Ruby Spring
Sidney
Water Ale
Green Woodee
Greenwood
Court House Rock
Platte Crossing
Red Willow
Snake River
Snake Rive
Point of Rocks
Antelope Creek
Burdue Creek
White River
Tenbutes
Beaver Creek
Spring Creek
Camp Creek
Rapid Creek
Box Elder
Sidney retail prices and assorted goods list
A fragmented price list shows Sidney retail values for flour cornmeal apples tea sugar coffee and various goods. Items include flour per hundred weight cornmeal eggs bacon lard cheese salt and many tools and minerals with scattered figures such as potatoes buckwheat syrup and coal oil.
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Japan
Rio
Jaya
Baeve
Special Notices remind subscribers of expired Teleoram period
The paper notes that any subscriber marked with a X has an expired subscription period but will still receive the paper in faith their renewal will come promptly. Baldry offers painting and kalsemining on short notice with prompt attention for trusted orders. Wittians & Co stock ales cider chickens turkeys apples and oysters at the American House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldry
Wittians & Co
Chicago & North Western Railway Offers Fast Route to Chicago
The Chicago and North Western Railway promotes its service as the oldest and shortest link from Omaha to Chicago with steel rails, centralized Chicago depot, and early arrivals for easy Eastern connections. It urges tickets via Marshall Cedar Rapids or Clinton for northern Iowa, via Fulton for northern Illinois or Wisconsin, and highlights Pullman sleepers day coaches and first-class cars. Details available from J W Moonrain in Omaha or W I Stevannarr in Chicago.
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Chicago & North Wretern
Omaha
Chicago
Iowa
Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Illinois
Wisconsin
Fulton
East
Chicago & North-Western
United States
Weat
J. W. Moontain
Western
Neb
W I Stevxnarr
Chicago Western
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Partin
Curnymani County
McDonald's
Egges
Lodge Pole
D. Carrigan's
Boax
Sidney, & Press
R Miller
Carrigan's
Inter Ocean
Hotel of
Wells, Fargo & Co
Florence
CE. Borgquist
Chas. A. Moore
North Platte
Dear
Sidney and Black
Nllis
Mr. Dear
D.K. Allen
Black Ils Association of
Boston
van der Wielan
Black Thirls
Ridney
Fremont Jerald
Fremont
Platte River
J. W. Dear
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Board OF Courty Commissioners
Sipnky
Ode
E. Cornell
Pine Blutts
Wyoming
Fes
Mace
Sone
J & McCall
Montana
Sitting Bull
Blake
French Creek
Jenney
Louisville
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Hill City
Columbus
Grandsland
Grand Island
Hilla
Grand Island Times
R.A
Schuyler
Black Mills
Grans Island
St Paul Advocate
Journal
G. W. Dudley
Binch Hilla Noten
Agent Fom
Sidney and
Stace Line
Red Craws
Robson
Sheridan
Overland
Kad
Sidney Retail
Warkets
A W Dudley
Gho. R. Ballou
Sidney, Neb
Geo. W. Heist
Hinman & Gantt, Attorneys At Law
North Platte, Neb
Joan Delany
CILAS
Brown
John M. Thurston
Brown & Thurston
Attorneys At Law
Sidney House
NEB. P. Rumsey& Son
L. Hobbs
AXE & Co., Plasterers
N. Grant
Rose and
Mair Streets
Nid
John Carrie
Harbison's
T. C. Bowers
Sidney, Ner
H. Williams
John L. Kanne
I.williams & Co
J. L. Larcey
D. Carrigan
Williams & CO
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