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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-25

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, 1888-07-28
OUR LARAMIE LETTER.
Interesting News Notes From the
Northern Region.

Fort LARAMIE, July 26.-Hector
Montrose, better known as Scotty, had a
hearing before Judge Hart for assault on
Henry Rittlegein. He stands bound over
for the September term of court, and will
be turned over to civil authority.
We neglected to mention the arrival
and departure of Brig. Gen. John Glib
bon, commanding department of Column
bia, and Maj. Freeman and Capt. Cool
ridge of Rock Springs.
Target practice from 200 to 1000 yards
has been the rage here for many a month.
The result has been unusually ~satistac-
tory. Company B has twenty-foHr sharp.
shooters, company f twenty five, COM
pauy d twenty and company E ten.
G. W. Brady, company D, is confessed
y the best shot in the post. He qualified
as marksman in sixteen scores (S5 per
cent?, and as sharpshooter in forty-four
scores (8S per cent?, going over the range
without breaking a score.
The names of the men given below
will leave in a few days for the Bellview
rifle range near Omaha to participate in
the department shooting competition:
Corp. G. Grover, company f, as operator
and telephone man. Private Mulhern,
company f, as competitor. Private Casey,
company B, as competitor. Private
Spallin, company B, as quartermaster
a Corp. Dorian, company G, as
competitor. Private Krouse, company
E. as marker. Sergt. Winfield, company
d. as scorer. Private Brady, company d,
as competitor. Corp. Wissenborn, as act
ing sergeant major. Sergt. Kruger, com
pany d, as acting commissary sergeant.
All good men, and the competitors are
distinguished marksmen, and doubtless
will reflect credit on the It'll infantry.
Sheriff Sharpless is still here, and the
post traders store is still closed. 1t is
not yet known whether the store will be
opened and business resumed, or goods
will be sold at auction. Mr.. Hall and
John London have returned from Chey-
enne.
Troops will move the last of August
for summer and fall regimental encamp-
ment at Fort Casper, and will be absent
about six weeks. Only a few men will
be left here.
, 1888-07-28
THE PICNIC.
A Fine Time and a Large Gath
ering.
Music by the Band'---Basket
Lunches.
The Little Folks Have a Grand
Gala Day.

The picnic yesterday at Kingman's
grove. some six and a half miles southeast
of this city, was a decided success, and
was quite largely attended by not only
Sunday school children hut by our citi-
zens generally.
The picnic was gotten up by the Pres
byterian Sunday school people, but the
Baptist Sunday school officers, teachers
and scholars participated in a body and
while the other schools of the city did not
attend as organizations. many of their
members took part in the festivities of
the day. Rev. r. E. Field had general
charge and supervision of the affair and
proved himself to be a very a~ficient man
ager.
A special past enger train was chartered
of the Cheyenne x Burlington authori-
ties, and this train which left the city on its
first trip, at $50 yesterday forenoon, made
several trips to and from the grove during
the day and hundreds of people went and
came until late in the afternoon.
AT the grove, which was in fine trim
for a picnic--plenty of shade, but too
much ground devoid OF grass-the hun
dreds of excursionists broke up into little
parties and scattered hither and thither,
partaking of the lunches which they had
brought along. Tents were put up on
the grounds and refreshment stands also.
At these stands could be procured ice
cream, lemonade, coffee, etc., and the
ladies in charge of them evidently did a
thriving business.
The Cheyenne City band went down in
the afternoon and sweet music was dis
coursed from time to time under the shade
of the trees. Several of the young men
who were in attendance brought along
their base ball apparatus, but did not
make much use of it. Nevertheless,
athletic sports of various kinds were in
dulged in and when the cool of the after
moor set in the green plateau lying be-
tween Crow creek and the Cheyenne &
Burlington track was fairly alive with
small boys and girls and among them a
iOW pOJS ahu klIS va d huCu ldlStI
growth, all of whom improved the time
by wandering and racing heller SHELTER
here and there. and two or three widea-
wake kids, who had ridden from town on
horseback, came very near getting up a
horse race, but as sport of that kind was a
little out of place at a Sunday school pic
mic, they finally des.sted.
There were many people who came
from the cityin their own conveyances so
that there was a liberal sprlnkllng of fine
vehicles to be seen ~meandering up and
down the grounds through the open spaces
between the trees.
Altogether this was one of the most
successful and enjoyable picnics ever held
at Kingman's grove, and the success
above alluded to will apply from a finan,
cial standpoint as well as from that of a
purely pleasure seeking occasion.
, 1888-07-28
Sad knnIr.

Lander Mountaineer.l
Yesterday afternoon, about ten minutes
past 5 o'clock, the sharp report of a PTS
tol. closely followed by a second detona-
ton, startled the inmates of the court
house. Investigation proved the shoot
ing to have been done by Samuel Spar
hawk, father of our sheriff, who was
found reclining in an armchair in his bed
room, the blood flowing freely from a self,
inflicted wound IN his left side. Medical
attendance was at once summoned, and
the physicians state hat the wound.
though not necessarily fatal in a younger
person, will probably prove so in Mr..
Sparhawk's case. The old gentleman is
in his 6lst year and intended leaving the
city to-day for the far West. 1t is be-
lieved that the thought of parting with
his son Arthur, together with matters of
a trivial nature that weighed heavily on
his aged mind, led him to commit the
hasty act. He is highly respected by all
who know him. and it is sincerely hoped
that he may recover.
, 1888-07-28

The Passenger Department of the Union
Pacific, THE Overland Route" has
issued a neat little pamphlet, pocket size,
entitled National Platform Book" con-
tanning The Democratic. Republican and
Prohibition Platforms, together with the
addresses of acceptance of Grover Cleve-
land, BENJAMIN Harrison and Clinton B.
Fisk; also tabulated tables showing the
plurality vote, the electoral vote aud an
analysis of the vote as cast for Cleveland
and Blaine in 1884.
This book is Just what is need at this
time and should be in the hands of every
voter. 1t plainly sets forth what each
party has to offer and every reader can
draw his W comparisons. Sent to any
address on application. Address,
j. s. TEBBETs,
General Passenger Agent,
Union Pacific Railway,
Omaha, Neb.
, 1888-07-28

Charles H. Leroy, who by the way,
is n of the illustrious gentlemen who es.
capped from the county Jail with the no
torious Bill Mccoy, is badly disguised,
and he thinks he is being ~"bulldozed" al
around,
Leroy, it will be remembered, after
his capture and return to the county jail,
was indicted for horse stealing-he having
borrowed ~ a horse which he used in
assisting to make his escape. This was al
the last term of court, but for some reason
the case could not be taken up for hearing
at that term. Judge Peck is his principal
attorney, and Leroy has been insisting
that he wanted a change of judges in his
case, and his attorney finally made an APP
plication supported by affidavit for that
purpose. Judge Maginnis said he was
willing to grant the change, but before
making any ruling, and while the case
was still in his hands, he would continue
it until the next term, as it would be en-
failing too much useless expense to hold
the jury or call a new one whenever Judge
Saufy can come here to try the case.
The result is that Mr.. Leroy will
have to lay in Jail several months yet be.
fore he can be tried.
, 1888-07-28
POINTS.
sachs has left for tie East

NJ. Sachs has left for tie East
Russell Thorp has gone northward.
III. A. Wilcox of Douglas is in the city.
Charles Hecht is in the city from Lara
ME.
T. A. Davis VEN westward last even
ing.
Hon. j. NJ. Kuykendall Of Saratoga, is
in the city.
Indian Claim Agent Poole has gone
northward.
Lieut.. Burnett of the 9th infantry is
IN the city.
l. P. Caldwell, Esq, returned to Lara
mic last evening.
Wilks Woods will go North to Hart
vile this morning.
w. L. Clemens arrived in the city from
the North last evening.
Governor Warren returned from the
East yesterday morning.
Mrs. f. C. Clark arrived in the city
from Denver last evening.
Judge NJ. G. Brown came down to
Cheyenne from Laramie yesterday.
John Harding. stock agent of the c.,
B. & O., arrived in the city yesterday.
John Sparks arrived in Cheyenne yes.
terday, and is registered at the Inter
Ocean.
Father Nugent, who has been in the
city for some days past, went westward
last evening.
Miss l.. A. Donovan, one of C~heyennes
most estimable young ladies, has gone
East on a visit to friends.
Dan Fitzgerald, who is a brother of
Father Fitzgerald, who is now in the city,
came in from Fort Laramie last evening.
Mrs. Fannie Ollerenshaw has returned
from Prescott, Ariz., to which point she
went about three weeks age as a witness
in a train robbery case, Mrs. O~llerenshaw
being a passenger on the train when the
robbery occurred.
, 1888-07-28
DISTRICT COURT.
Tho Deck Getting Pretty Well Cleared
UP.

The district court convened again yes
terday morning at 9 o'clock, Chief Justice
Maginnis presiding.
A considerable amount of business was
disposed of during the day and when ad-
iourning hour came, late in the afternoon,
it could be seen hat quite important re-
suits had attended the days session.
In the forenoon the case of Dale VS..
Hecht. in which the sum of $45. 600 is in
volved, came up for hearing. Both sides,
however, were not ready. The defendant
wanted a continuance on the ground Of
absent testimony and a most animated
argument, or series of arguments, ensued
in which the attorneys said some pretty
plain things about the merits of the case.
etc and the case was continued until the
next term of court at the defendants ex-
pense.
The case OF Farley VS.. Strom which was
to have been taken up for trial next was
reached and called, but for various reasons
the case was not at the right stage to be
heard and this, too, went over until the
November term.
The cases of the Territory VS.. Leroy
and the Territory VS.. John Newman hav-
ing already been disposed of for the term,
the petit jury was discharged and court
adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning.
, 1888-07-28

A meeting of certain parties who pro-
pose to enter a protest against the placing
of too high valuation on property, espec-
tally lands, was held in the city last even
ing, for the purpose of considering what
ought to be done under the circumstances.
The meeting was not, of course, open to
everybody, and it was difficult last even
ing to learn much about it SO far as results
were concerned. 1t was understood; how
eyer, that a committee was appointed for
the purpose of looking into the matter
further, in regard to which a protest re-
port is to be made to those interested.
, 1888-07-28
OLD TIMERS.
Where Some of Them Are Now
Located.
Mort" and Ed. BOughton at Great
Falls, Mont.
Other Old Residents What They
Are Doing, Etc.

1t Is sometimes interesting to our peo-
pie to know where some of the old
timers who formerly resided among us
here and were prominent citizens, are
located at the present time and what they
are doing. j. P. Julien, who recently re-
turned from a trip to Montana, gives
The LEADER information concerning
some of them.
NJ. V. Boughton, who was formerly
mayor of Cheyenne, is now located at
Great Falls. Mont, where he is doing a
thriving business as a contractor and is
making lots OF money" Mort as he
was commonly called while a resident of
Cheyenne, left here when the. Black Hills
excitement came on in 1915 and located
at Deadwood, where he resided for several
years and did well from a business stand
point until the mines began to play out,
when he left there for some point further
east in Dakota and, as already stated,
eventually found his way up into Mon
tana.
Edison l.. Boughton, brother of
Mort" who was also well known in
Cheyenne, is at Great Falls where he is at
present running a saloon. Ed had a
singular experience here IN Cheyenne and
later on at Deadwood, OAK, to which
place he went in the early summer Of
1876. Many of our people will remem-
Der how in a quarrel with his brother in
law, Dan Bryant, he shot and killed him.
For this he was indicted, tried and con-
vlcted of manslaughter, but a new trial
having been granted, on a second hearing
Miss Jennie Martin lone of Cheyenne's
most beautiful and amiable young ladies'
was shot aud killed near the McGregor
corner, Ed. Boughton in accordance
with suspicion entertained by the authori-
ties was arrested and put in jail, but sub
sequently released. Immediately after
that Boughton departed for the Black
Hills and has never been back to Chey-
enne since. While a resident of Dead
wood he became insane and was sent to
the insane asylum where he remained for
a number of months.
Fred Landau, who was formerly one of
our county commissioners and who for
some years ran a meat market on Seven
teenth street, is now at Helena, Mont ),
and is employed in a meat market there.
He is evidently doing well and says he is
eventually coming back to Cheyenne to
live.
Ed. Hughes, who is well remembered
by many of our citizens, is now a member
of the firm of A. f. Mckay & Co., con
tractors and builders, at Helena and is
doing exceedingly well. The firm of
which hei a member was recently awarded
the contract Of erecting.al | the necessary
railroad buildings along the line Of one of
the main roads Of Montana Territory, and
Ed-is therefore hourishing and conae-
quentlY happy.
, 1888-07-28
Ex-Goyernor warren Returns.

Elk Governor Warren, who went East
about the middle of June, returned to
Cheyenne yesterday morning. He be-
lievcs the fifty year extension bill is des-
tined to pass congress, and when it does
Cheyenne may reasonably hope for not
only the building of the Hartville spur
but an extension of the Cheyenne &
Northern, and perhaps the building of
car and machine shops. He also thinks
the prospects for establishing the smelter
here are good, and the spur to Hartville
will be built as soon as the business at
that point will Justify it.
, 1888-07-28
Tne state of wyoming.

The bill providing for the admission OF
Wyoming as a state, as introduced into
congress by Delegate Carey. among other
things provides that the election for dele
gates to the constitutional convention
shall be called by proclamation of the gov
ernor but not before June l, 1889, and
that the convention shall be composed OF
as many delegates as there are now mem
bers of both legislative bodies of the
Wyoming assembly, and in addition
thereto two at large from each county
and fifteen at large from the territory it.
self.
, 1888-07-28
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked UP
Throughout the City.

The maximum temperature yesterday
was $50, minimum $50.
The board of equalization hope to con-
clude its labors to-day.
Quite a large excursion party came in
on the Denver train last evening and went
westward.
The cattlemen of Cheyenne are still
alive to their interests and are taking steps
to protect them.
The little folks were in the height of
their glory yesterday, especially those who
went to the picnic.
A good old fashioned drunk was all that
materialized in Judge Lees court yester-
day. The drunk was duly fined and Gala
boosed.
Fortunately the weather was very fine
Yesterday, except that it became breezy
during the latter part of the afternoon.
One or two small washouts have &C.
CURED on the Cheyenne & Northern Of
late which have had the effect of delaying
trains.
The revival meeting at the Methodist
Episcopal church last evening was well
attended and much interest was mani
tested.
The question of making use of the Iron
Mountain building stone in the construc
ton of the capitol wings is now receiving
consideration.
A want long felt is being supplied
and a new sidewalk is being put down on
the west side of Ferguson street, between
Eighteenth street and Keefe hall.
L. Kabis has his hands full now, as he
has the contract for catering to the wants
of the 18th infantry when the boys" go
into camp at Fort Kearney, Neb.
The Cheyenne City band, which at
tended the picnic yesterday, rode around
the streets awhile yesterday morning and
gave our citizens an excellent musical
treat.
Chief Justice Maginnis will hold a term
of court at Sundance, Crook county, COM
mencing one week from next Monday and
will depart for that place next Wednesday
evening.
The Cheyenne militia company held a
meeting last evening and decided to give
an entertainment in the curse of three or
four weeks. The boys propose that it
shall be one of the finest events of the
season.
Quite a little town is springing up in
the vicinity of old Fort Casper, which is
not only nearly in the geographical center
of the territory but is also located in the
midst of a fine agricultural and grazing
country.
One of the prominent taxpayers of the
county will resist by law, if necessary,
what he contends is an unjust assessment
of his property, especially regarding a
body of land which he claims has been put
too high.
A kid ON his tricycle. was discovered just
south of Keefe hall yesterday and at the
point to which the sidewalk had been laid,
patiently waiting for something, When
asked what he was waiting for he replied,
Pm waitin' for 'em to build hat air
sidewalk agin."
An item to the effect that the late emf.
nent Harry Patterson of Dead Mans CAN
yon fame had departed for Denver night
before last, through the fault of the local
ad interim, made its appearance yesterday
morning at the foot of the article headed
Raider Appointed"
, 1888-07-28
Yesterdax,s Rase Bali Game.

A base ball game was played yesterday
afternoon between the Dudes of the
Delaware block and the clerks. which
proved 10 be quite interesting, and was
witnessed by a large number of specta-
tors. The arrangement made prior to the
opening of the game was that five or
seven innings should constitute the game,
at the election of either side. The game
was won by the Dudes" by a score of
% to l6. Five innings were played.
, 1888-07-28

To the Editor of The Leader.
WENDovER, July 26.-Work has COM
menced Of the county road from Wendo-
yer to Hartville.
Quite a number of cowboys who came
up from Texas this year, and have made
the trip from Wendover to Montana over
the trail, leave here to day for Texas.
OCCASIONAL,
, 1888-07-28
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.

Themes street, between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth. This is the best furnished
hotel in the city. Table supplied with
everything in season. Transients 81 per
day. Lowest rates to weekly bOarders.
We never close.
G. +. HALL. Proprietor.
, 1888-07-28
BARGAINS

At IT2I Central Avenne, Corner 18th.
For one week previous to going East we
will sell our entire stock ofmillinery goods,
including trimmed and untrimmed bonnets,
hats, ribbons, trimmings, etc., at one
half less than cost. 1t being our custom
to show no goods the second season, we
are anxious to dispose of all on hand.
Sale commencing to-day, Thursday, will
last one week. Respectfully,
j. & l.. WALKER.
, 1888-07-28

Draper, Organ = Go. sell
20 tooth Holm gsaUOrth
Hay Rake for $S5; W,aIte1.
". Wood MOtUe1-, best in
The aUOrId, 500; Lard OIL,
20 cents per gallon; Ma
chine OIL, % cents per gal
Ton.
, 1888-07-28

Spring chickens at the Saddle Rock
restaurant,
, 1888-07-28

Fresh mountain trout received daily at
the Saddle Rock.
, 1888-07-28

Legal blanks at the Leader office
, 1888-07-28

Documnet in poor Photographic condition..
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-08-18
w estern Addition.

A writer in the Oregonian newspaper calls attention to the fact that the ex- perience of mining men leads to the belief that mineralized veins have, with rare exceptions, a northerly and south erly direction. The connection in which this theory is adduced by the Oregonian writer, is the claimed exist ence of continuous ore belt from California into British Columbia as has been shown from discoveries at different points in the general north and south line. This writer ventures to assert-and we are inclined to the same opinion-that gold can be found on every stream that rises on the western slope of the Cascade mountains in northern Oregon to the California line, and that with proper prospecting and research, aproftable mining indus try may be developed in that quarter under the advantages of an abundant supply of wood and water with close proximity to cheap food and labor. Il is well known that gold, both in plaeers and quartz veins, exist in Arizona ano south into Mexico, and the time is not far distant when water storage in i'm mese dams and reservoirs will open LII these discovered but undeveloped golt l fields.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-08-18
Advice to the Rangemen.

The following letter from a commis- sion merchant of Chicago to the Miles City Journal, gives the stock yards view of the arrangements best methods ::
 The future of good cattle is better prices than for several years, provid- ing that the producer keeps them on the range until they get fat, especially if they are three years old. They may look well on the range, but they do not stand shipping without they are mature. They get gaunt and will not fill on their arrival here, and an empty steer never brings within quarter of his value, comparing him with steer of the same quality that fills and looks round and plump. Four-year-old cat tie stand shipping better and will look better in the market. Itis my opinion that if the range producers held their cattle back this season until they ma tured they will realize a dollar a hundred higher prices this year than last. They are not going to meet with the opposition they did from corn-fed cattle the past two years. They did not make them. Corn was too high and beef too low. The steer disappeared because he ate the corn, and the corn was worth as much in the market when he arrived as the steer and corn so therefore, your readers will not have to contend with that class of cat tie, and as Montana produces the next best cattle to corn, the future of your producers looks well. The demand for cattle Is and will be good this sea- son, though the quality of Texas cat tie is improving and so is the price fo1 the past few days. It is pleasant fol us at this end of the business to look forward to the coming shipping season and feel that we are going to be able to do so satisfactory job of work fol those who have so long employed u' when they got nothing for their labor