Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1886-04-03
FORT RENO Department.

Major Maynadicr, paymaster. made. !he
boys In blue happy on Thursday.
A larger acreage Of garden is being pnt
in this year than ever before ut this Iosv
Lieut.. Sedgwick Rice left Ut. LeaveC
worth on the 10th for his home in SaEi.
Paul, Minn.
Mr.. FrienGenburg, who has had charge
Of the livery stable here for some time,
has relinquished his position and gone to
/ Texas.
! Carpenter .. e.. Brown kindly furnishes
us dimensions of the large brick buildings
now being built, which we shall use iii
next issue.
Col. Sumner las removed the old wooo'
en- poles in the telephone line leading
from here TO the Agency and placed iron
ones in their stead.
News of the severe sickness OF Majul
Devices, formerly commander of thiS Post
has been received with much regret by
his many friends here.
Lieut. w. ii. II. James (yours truly is
again with us. lie has been east on
three months leave, and returns looking
well and as jolly as ever.
On St. PatricI,'s day Ben Clarke receiv-
ed by wire compliments Of the day from,
Lieut.. J. II. Waters, formerly of this Pest.
now at Fort McGinnis, Montana.
, Lieut.. Adair accompanied Mrs. Capt.
Markey and Miss Strickle, of Sill, ahG
Miss Howard Of Anadarko, to their re.
! spective homes. lie has returned.
] s detachment of \ Co., 18th infantry.
col. CNndal in command, has becnlir
2 camp on South Canadian getting out io{c
2 for building purposes for the ost.
= Commanding OA,cer Summers ambu-
:, lance has just been brought out Of the
, shop looking as bright rs the eye of Il
! lion. Ii has been mnch improved. ,
c Lieut.. Carson and srr McNary have
t their quarters connected by telegraph
e wire to give themselves practice during
G their leisure moments IN ielegraphy.
> 'lr. Caruth, iepresentipg the saddlery
, house OF! f!nyden ~ Allen, and Mr.. Ely,
J.. Of the Greely-Burham Grocery Co., of
ST. Louis, were among the visitors at the
+ Post last week
Since his defeat in the boxing contest
with the Agency man, Mr.. Decker has no
further use for gloves. He has sett of
Very fine ones which he is anxious to dis
= pose Of at Il reduction.
Z
Journal contains very good description
=, Of the late calico ball, written by some
s Reno gentleman who is too modest to adj
h ait It and receive the credit he deserves.
- Lieut. Henry Wygant returned on the
~ 18th from Caldwell. where he went to
meet his sister, Mrs. Wlnn, who comes TO
. spend the summer with him ut Rene :.
=. Mrs. Wann recently returned from trip
i abroad.
le Bogardu,. the famous mlrksman aud
" champion OF the world, who came in
T. search Of Indians to take east TO exhibit,
rt called at the Fort last week. Are you
r going with Bogudus?" was The by-wold
)r for awhile
-, =, The Majors brothers, surveyors, of
=, Washington, who have been engaged IN
80 locating the east and north boundary
0 lines Of lhe Cheyenne and .Alaphoc res
cryatiOu. having completed their work.
.o have retained 70 their homcs.
ne b. Simmons and Miss Reid, OF Anr-
IL darko, with Miss Collins, of the sam"
~ place, were at the Post on the 10Th. The
al following day they proceeded TO Darling
il ton, where Miss Reid became Mrs. Sim
mons. Mr.. .. G.. Brown witnessed the
rs marriage.
,o Iieut.A ygant OF Fort Reno came III
- Monday TO meet Il sister who came III
:, from the east 10 visit with him at tn
Post I-c j. Il very pleasant and agrcea
Die gentleman 10 meet, aud is quite poptI'
lar in social as vel as army circles
80 Caldwell journal.