The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-08-30
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The United States land ONCE II to be
removed to Masonic Hall, on Sherman
street.
D. H. Spear is organizing a party Of
25 men to go overland from here to
Montana.
We understand that there are eight
quartz mills on the way here from
Cheyenne.
Twenty new business houses are now
in course of completion on the burnt
district of Gayville.
Central City is taking practical steps
toward the organization of efficient
protection from fire.
At Central City, Tuesday evening, q
public meeting took the military steps to
have a town organization.
If signs indicate anything business
is undergoing a change here which
augurs well for our fall trade.
Mr.. Boyle, the owner of Split Tail
gulch saw mill, was waylaid and Sc
verely beaten by a man named Fretag,
Wednesday night.
When the contemplated improve
ments on Sherman street are completed
it will be the handsomest and most pop
ular street in Deadwood.
A report brought in from the Chey-
enne river yesterday says that Tom
Powell, q well known desperate here
abouts, was killed a few days ago.
Our evening contemporary gives cur
rency to the statement that Mr.. Lam
grishe is negotiating for the Bella
Union theatre, which he will transform
into a first-class theatre.
\ brother of L. c. Davis, who died
yesterday, was forwarded this morning
to Chicago, by the Northwestern Tele-
graph company, Oh the Bismarck stage.
\ party of thirteen mounted Indians
crossed the road at an early hour yes
terday morning at q point between
Bear Buttes and Bella Fourche. Their
trail indicated that they were going
south.
jeremiah Mccarthy, who has been
confined in the Yankton Jail for nearly
a year, has been released, it appearing
that no witness could be had to prose-
cute him.
Considerable hay has been burned
near Bear Buttes, owing TO the prairie
fires that swept over that region and
the Bella Fourche. 1t Is not known
whether the fires were the work Of In
dians OF lightning.
If Gayville keeps up her present
strides in the erection of new and
stately buildings, it will not be long
before the burnt district will be re-
placed with not only as many, but a
vastly superior class of buildings to
those that were burned.
Upwards of $500 has already been
subscribed to do the necessary grading
on Sherman street. The committee are
still at work to raise an additional
$500. Another meeting of the solicit
ing committee will be held at Judge
Hamilton's on Monday evening.
Mr.. Rosengarden has been under
examination for the past two days be-
fore Justice Barker, charged with
shooting Frank Miller, whom he shot
while Miller was stealing chickens from
the hen coop. After reviewing all the
testimony, the Justice held Rosengarden
to bail in the sum of 1880 for his
appearance before the grand jury at
the next term of the District court.
We have never been called to a sad
der task than that of recording the
tragic death Of Mr.. Carr. This noble
mar fell at the hands of the red demons
who have made this fair country a
clark and bloody" ground. He fell,
as his comrades testify, bravely bat
Ting with the foe; one more victim to
our criminal Indian policy. Mr.. Carr
was widely known, respected and be-
loved throughout the Hills. He came
from Baily Harbor, Michigan, where
his parents and sister reside. MI.
Carr resided at Gayville where his
brother and wife, a lady to whom he
had been married but a week, now are.
They have our heartfelt sympathy in
this great affection.