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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-27

John Diamond writes us again ::
"In all great revolutions there must
be radical minds. What voice have
we in establishing the price of our
products? The aid Of your paper is
a new era in our producers history.
You are the right man at the right
helm" Heinforms that the difference
in wheat at MankatO is Sc. on No. 1
hard, and &c. on No. l Northern-S6
miles.
BELGRADE.
II. C. Randall is Secretary of the
Alliance here, and there is much in
terest.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-27

The Polk County Journalists paper
which is alive to the questions OF the
hour. Wealwayslook over it's pages
when it comes to us.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-27
FROM PROF. ALLISON.


WHEATON, MINI, Dec. 1889.
Ed. GREAT WEST?
Last evening the farmers around
Wheaton rallied and formed an AL
lance of 219 members, electing Hon.
J. E. Dodd Pres. They expect to
reach 100 within a few weeks. At
Browns Valley Saturday a new Ali
ance was organized electing Hon. J.
0. Barrett the far-famed horticultur
list as Secretary.
At Graceville the 18th after a hard
struggle 10 farmers rallied and more
will follow. Several points in Traverse
Co. ought to be visited. Representa-
tives from Beardsley and Toxic were
present. Both of these places want
Alliances. The "GREAT WEST" is won
derfully popular in Traverse Co. It
seems to bejustthe kind of paper the
people have been waiting for. Please
send some sample copies to Fred A.
Gilbert, A. S. Stephens, Beardsley,
Mimi. Your compositor in last issue
made me say meal bags were laying
around the caboose of the freight
train; they were not meal bags, but
mail bags, bags containing money
orders, checks, cash, confidential cor
respondence billet doux, etc. If there
is any one thing that ought to be
sacredlv guarded while in transit in
this land it is the mail bag-there is
nothing however that is so kicked
about, so trampled under-foot in
county stages, SO slung onto slip
perry and often wet platforms, so lug
ged off to village post Offices by boys
and hangers on, as the United States
mail bag. EJ.A.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-27

years to unite the farmers for mutual
protection, but until the past year
met with very little success. We Or
gained an Alliance here over two
years ago and got our charter, but
it remained dormant. eve were not
ground quite fine enough.) Last
winter we re-organized and commenc-
ed work with 20 odd members, took
action on procuring Irvine the past
summer, increased our membership
to so, got fair reduction on Irvine,
and increased the interest of farmers
around here in alliance work; but we
still lack something which hope the
organizing of our county Alliance
will remedy; we need to get it upon a
business basis. We are now endeav-
oring to select our best men for man.
ayers. Our election is held Jan. Sd.
Prof. Allison has me down to meet
the farmers at Renville on the 21st.
l shall endeavor to be there and do
what [ can. l am getting pretty
well loaded with facts. 1 stood with
in six feet of our Representative last
winter during the filabustering over
the Q. S. Senator, and have his whole
career pretty well sized up. It will
fit very small hole. I think when
we get a little more miserable" we
will find we have no use for such
statesmen. HAMLIN V. POORE.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-27

II. B. 1msdahl, Of Big Woods, has
our thanks for a club of subscribers
he says there are more coming.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-27
POLK COUNTY.

We have real Alliance letter from
Bro. Cooke, of the Journal, letter
with some facts in it which will be of
interest-on the uniting question. 1t
is not published this week as we wish
to study up the matter to some ex-
tent, and another week is necessary.
President Coe, of the New Mexico
Territorial Alliance, has written us a
roaring letter, and sent us the names
OF workers in thut region. 1t will be
published next week.
, 1889-06-25
Smooth SwindIers.

A pair OF smooth confidence men
hooked a sucker in Cheyenne last week.
They did a neat clean job and ever the
victim admires them. The strangers
claimed to be brothers and men of means
looking for Investments They bent
their energies to the genteel robbery of a
grocery store man; told him that they
had bought Sl2, 900 worth of city prop
ertY and needed only a small grocery store
to make %eir holdings a perfect DINNER
cial symphony. He wanted $40, 900 for
the store and a delivery rig. The traders
compromised on so, 500. This was Fri.
day. Saturday the capitalists borrowed
s75 to go to Greeley and meet a third
brother, told a long story about a delayed
draft and took a sneak out of town never to
return. 1t is thought the swindlers went
east.
, 1889-06-25

Perhaps the best bunch of horses ever
received in the west reached the city yes
terday. These were the animals:
Imported Percheron stations and mares
for the Post Percheron Company-Banta
Biiou, Charlotte, Cowratte, Barbalou,
Bardou, Rivoli, Baptiste, Boyadere, Book,
Boender, Battaleur, Blondin, Buck, Bou-
give. Brig, Eiugrate.
Highly bred thoroughbred Biloxi for
Post Perchecon ranch.
These four magnificent imported French
coach stations for the Pc ranch-Inde-
pendant, Hope, Hussard, Joyeux. One
of these is the finest coach stallion in the
country.
The clean cut beauty of the lot is Percy
Hoyt's thoroughbred stallion Turk, by
imp. Great Tom, dam Saxony by imp.
Saxon. Turk was bred in Kentucky and
purchased in New York. He is in every
way a typical thoroughbred. He goes to
Mr.. Hgyt's ranch near the city. The
Pc horses will go to the ranch thirteen
miles north.
, 1889-06-25
H d MAN.
e. s. N Morgan the Compromise Cam
didate for the Convention.

These gentlemen met as a county polit-
ical conference committee Yesterday: Elk
Governor Baxter, A. G. Campbell, w.
L. Kuykendall. Colin Hunter, Geo. A.
Draper, @. N. Potter, A. d. Kelley, j.
w. Lacey, Geo. W. Hoyt Judge Lacey
was-made chairman and Judge Kuykcn-
dali secretary of the meeting.
The object of the conference was stated
to be the suggestion of a plan of campaign
which would contemplate a non partisan
election-of delegates to the constitutional
convention.
1t was agreed that the Republicans
were entitled to one more than the Dem
ocrats, but that the odd man should be
one acceptable to the Democrats. Then
each county convention should make five
nominations which should be endorsed by
the other, the whole resulting IN a union
ticket containing the names Of eleven
men who should represent Laramie county
in the statehood convention.
After several plans for the selection of
the odd man had been made and rejected.
ext Governor Baxter submitted the name
of e. S. N. Morgan. This nomination
met with the approval of all present and
a committee was sent to interview Mr..
Morgan. That gentleman accepted the
honor after brief elaboration. The Joint
committee will make the recommendation
to the respective conventions.
, 1889-06-25

The itinerant parsonage who wanders
over the whole surface OF the world, and
if commonly known as the tramp" y
semi occasionally performs great feats of
running. This phenomenon of swiftness
appeared before Trainmaster Green the
other evening as he was returning from
the U. P. yards. He wished to know
the correct time of night and inquired
of the trainmaster. who quickly responded
that he would accomodate him, and
reached towards his hip pocket. The
wanderer waited for no more, but started
down the street at a pace which would
place Spokane out ofsight; and make the
antelope feel ashamed of his w~ind-cutting
feetness.
, 1889-06-25
TO FINISH The C. & N.
A Big Grading Outfit Awaiting Or
ders at Wendover.
Loading Tools When They Were
Told to Remain There.
Work to be Resumed when the
Strike Trouble is Over.

Some three or four weeks ago The
LEADER casually remarked that construc-
ton on the Cheyenne & Northern would
in all probability be resumed next month.
and that the line now ending in a canyon
on the Platte river would be com
pleted to a junction with the Northwest
ern before cold weather. To-day it looks
as though the prediction would be more
than verified; hat work on the extension
would be commenced this month yet.
There is now at Wendover, the ter
minus Of the Cheyenne & Northern a big
grading outfit awaiting orders. 1t is ex
pected that these men. with teams and
implements will prepare the road bed for
the extension of a line which will be an
important factor in the growth and de
velopment of Cheyenne when completed.
The grading outfit is that of Fitzpatrick
Bros. & Collins, extensive contractors
who are constantly in the employ of rail-
ways. They lately finished a big work
for the Burlington & Missouri near Fort
Laramie and came across the country to
WendoYer to load for the east.
Seven cars were side tracked
there to receive scrapers and tools. A
couple had been loaded when word came
to remain at Wendover until further or
ders. 1t is morally certain that this
mandate came almost directly from Union
Pacific headquarters and it is evident that
this outfit will soon work on
the extension.
Last evening a Union Pacific man who
has access to considerable inside informa-
ton and who has a rare faculty of put
ting two and two together in three or
four different places and drawing abso-
lutely correct conclusions. gave a reporter
his opinion on the question. He is posi-
tive that Just so soon as the strike cloud
disappears an order to complete the
Cheyenne & Northern to the Northwest
ern will be issued. He says the COM
pany's business has increased SO that it
will have no trouble in borrowing money
when it demonstrates ability to avert a
threatened strike. This is the principal
cause of the company's irmness towards
the engineers. To build a line from l56
miles east to Puget Sound and make
itself equal to the Northern Pacific in that
region the overland route u borrow a
heap of money. 1t will simply make the
loan big enough to enable it to likewise
finish the CHEYENNE & Northern.
, 1889-06-25
o. p. Goodwin,s Suggestion.

To the Editor of The Leader.
LUsK, Wyo., June 22-I would ask
leave to suggest to the Converse county
central committees the names of Il. p.
Champlin. Rep. of Douglas, Wyo., DR..
Wilson, Dem. of DOUGLAS, Wyo,, +. S.
Lusk, Rep. of Lusk, Wyo.. Nat Baker,
Dem. of Lusk, Wyo., to be delegates to
the territorial convention for framing the
new constitution for Wyoming,
o. p. GOODWIN.
, 1889-06-25
WILDER AND HIS WIFE.
Inquest Over the Body of the Assas.
sin and Suicide.
The Woman Who was Calm Here is
Excited and Reticent.
She Has a History, Having Been
Married Seven Times.

The suicide of WILDER, the murderer Of
five people in the Judith basin, says a
Helena special, clearly proves his guilt.
The details as to how it occurred and the
motive for the deed, however, may never
be revealed. 1t was not for the purpose
of securing the valuable jewels from the
bodies of the women, for they were left
untouched.
The only feasible s~upposition is that
WILDER, or Patterson as he was called in
Wyoming, was after the wagon and the
horses. He hoped that by trading them
to other parties for other horses and a
wagon he could conceal his identity, but
this course led to his capture, for he was
easily traced.
The only hope Of securing any informa-
ton is through his wife. who is in GUS
tody at Great Falls. Sh. was before the
c~oroner's Jury to day, and it was firmly
believed that she was cognizant of the
facts that might lead to the origin of the
terrible massacre.
She came into the room pale and trem-
bling; for awhile her whole frame shook
with emotion. She said she knew moth
ing of her husbands doings for the past
three weeks until three days ago, when
she Joined him-after the murder, and
after he had traded off the wagon and
horses belonging to the murdered party.
Questioned closely about the pocket
book containing the money, she arose and
said she would not be questioned any
more. aud insisted on leaving the room.
She was finally paciied and admitted that
she had received from WILDER two rolls of
bills, but declared that she had never
looked at them since and knew nothing OF
their amount.
1t was impossible to draw out anything
from her that would throw the needed
light on the tragedy.
She came to Montana when she was 16
and is now 80. She has been married
seven times and has a hard expression,
though she was once a pretty girl. She
was well dressed, of good form, medium
stature. dark complexion, heavily chaded
around the ey les and has firm and com
pressed lips.
She was first married at the age OF ID,
and said she would not have married at
all If it had not have been for a certain
man in Great Falls who deceived her.
She formerly resided at Sun River and
was the wife of a man named Jorkin,
who mysteriously disappeared. She was
very bitter in de%nouncing the officers for
their earnestness in pursuing and assist
ing in arresting her husband.
WILDER was a tough citizen. His part
n0r in a peddling venture, a rlan named
Hobson, is missing and it is generally be-
lieved he also murdered him. In a letter
to his wife he said that his partner had
wronged him and if he got hold of him
he would make him think it was mighty
hot"
Further evidence of his guilt was
brought out in a conversation he had with
one of the prisoners, when he SAID:
They trumped up testimony and hired
p%eriured witnesses againse me when at
Cheyenne three or four years ago [ was
tried for the murder of Tin Hat They
couldn't convict me; they've got me this
time and could easily get a verdict of
guilty against me. | don't intend to be
tried; | intend to- be in hell"
, 1889-06-25

Several carloads OF citizens spent Sun
day at the beautiful Baird & Allen grove
on the Cheyenne & Northern. The
outing was keenly enjoyed by all. The
auusements comprised dancing, games,
fishing and tramps through the woods
bordering Chugwater creek. A large
number of ranchmen from the surround
ing country Joined the excursionlsts on
the grounds. Everything passed of
nicely, nothing occurring to mar the
pleasures Of the day.
, 1889-06-25
Their Buslness Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused such
a general revival of trade at DR.. w. N.
Hunts drug store as their giving away to
their customers of 80 many trial bottles
of DR.. Kings New Discovery Tor Con.
sumption. Their trade is simply enor-
nous in this very valuable article, from
the fast that it always cures and never
disappoints. Coughs. colds. asthma,
bronchitis, Group, and all throat and lung
diseases quickly cured. You can test it
before buying by getting a trial bottle
free. large size 81. Every bottle war
ranted.
, 1889-06-25
ALGER.
Michigan's Governor and Ex-senator
Plat in Cheyenne.

Cheyenne entertained Sunday a real
live governor and an ex-senator who was
slaughtered several years ago. The no.
tables were accompanied by friends and
all occupied a splendidly appointed pri-
vate car. This is the list: Governor AL
ger Of Michigan and wife, Miss Fay, Miss
Frances and Mr.. Frank Alger, Ex-Sena
tor Tom. G. Plat and wife of New York,
Mrs. Poe, wife OF Gen. Poe of the United
States engineer corps, Mrs. George 81.
Hopkins. and Mrs. John M. Thurston.
The %latter's husband will Join the party at
Ogden.
The travellers are enroute to Alaska
avowedly on a pleasure trip, though east
ern papers have attached political signif-
canoe to the journey and particularly to
the intimacy of the three guns. Alger
used to have a presidential bee that could
not be out-buzzed. Plat. though not SO
aggressive as before the celebrated me
too" episode, is still a power and wants to
exhibit his strength. John Nj. Thurston
was temporary chairman of the conven-
ton which nominated Harrison. He was
prominently mentioned for the cabinet, but
the only thing he managed to
get for Nebraska was a place for Patrick
Eagan which could have gone to no one
else. Gen. Alger says he has invest ed il
Washington forests and wants to take a
look at the Alaska woods. He has
grown wealthy in the lumber trade and
has a practical knowledge of every branch
of the industry. Mr.. Platt and Attorney
Thurston, who is chief solicitor for the
Union Pacific say that they make the
trip merely for rest and enjoyment.
Governor Alger was here with Gen.
Logan three years ago and made a speech
in the opera house. Ex-senator Platt
passed through Cheyenne to the Black
Hills in 1876.
Gen. Miner. an old army friend of
Gov. Ayers rendered the visitors a sere-
made, the 18th infantry band furnishing
the music. Several officers from the
post and many prominent citizens visited
the car.
, 1889-06-25
Cant. j. M. Burns.

The Associated Press dispatches convey
the information hat Capt. Thos. &.
Troxell, OF the 9Th infantry has been re-
tired. This promotes First Lieut.. j: NJ.
Burns. THE LEADER has not recently
heard OF a promotion which is more mer'
tied or which will give more general salts
faction. Capt. Burns served during the
wal in the First West Virginia infantry
and was twice wounded. Since the re-
bellion he has been on the frontier. par
ticipating in many ugly encounters with
the Indians. Besides being a typical sol
der he is a man of most estimable per
sonal qualities and THE LEADER takes
pleasure in rendering its congratulations
to the gallant captain of the 18th.
, 1889-06-25
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked Up
Throughout the City.

Convention week.
The ball players have return tickets.
Prof. Dieuis has decided to remain in
the city another week.
Willard Spenser wants to sell the Little
Tycoon. Where is Geo. Magill?
Two watches were stolen from a room
in the Occidental hotel last week.
1t is predicted that the fair race meet
ing will develop a Wyoming Spokane.
A Salvation Army adjutant will be here
this week. 1t will cost ten to hear him
spout.
Several shop builders were laid of yes
terday on account of the non-arrival of
cut stone.
Ben Eckdall says his placer ~diggings
twenty miles from this city are showing
up better all the time.
Frank B. Kelly has recorded his re-
ceipt for final payment on leo acres OF
land in Laramie county.
There will be two county conventions
tomorrow. Democratic 1t the court house
and Republican at the city hall.
An energetic phonograph exhibitor was
aboard Sundays west bound train. He
agreeably entertained the passengers.
G. f. Schultz. advance for johnson &
Slavin's model MINISTRIES, billed the town
for that great attraction yesterday. Next
Saturday night.
s. 7. Wells. a citizen of Lander, sui
cided at that place last Wednesday. He
swallowed a big dose of laudanum and
then hanged himself.
Delegates to the convention of the Wy
oming Sunday schools will assemble at
the Congregational church this evening.
Rev. J. ID. Lamkin will be the orator.
Laramie will be well represented.
THE LEADER takes pleasure in an
nouncing that Prof. Dieuis has been in
duced 10 remain in Cheyenne another
week and will give "a free lecture this af-
ternoon to ladies only, and tonight to all
on Reading Character" in Keefe hall.
admission ut night only 10 cents.
, 1889-06-25
a Grand Region.

Rev. D. L. RAIDER has returned from
a missionary visit to the Big Horn basin.
He thinks it a grand country and says the
region will produce sufficient to maintain
Wyoming. The farms there and in the
Lander valley are the finest in the terri
tory.
Mr.. RAIDER say the people of johnson
county continually crave for the extension
of the Cheyenne & Northern. With the
line at Buffalo the entire region would
make wonderous strides.
Methodist churches are to be establish
ed at both Bonanza and Otto.
, 1889-06-25
The Ball Players.

Special Dispatch to The Leader.
BOULDER June "a Our game with
the Universities to-day was a wretched
exhibition. To hit a ball was safe. The
game was played on the university
grounds. a field of boulders. The fea-
lures we're the running catch of a liner by
McGrayel and making a double play.
Errors were more numerous than rum
The umpiring was outrageous.
Score-Capitols 10, Universities 30.
We play Longmont to morrow.
KRANK. =
, 1889-06-25

Every old timer who has been beyond
the city limits this spring declares that
the range looks vastly better than ever
before and that cattle will become finely
fitted for market earlier than for many
years. Out neal the foothills the grass is
especially luxurious and where last year
there was scarcely any feed an animal
will fill itself in grazing over an Incredibly
small area.
, 1889-06-25

Custer the magnificent aud 300 gallant
American soldiers went down to death
twelve years age to-day. This is the ami
versary ofthe massacre OF the Little Rose
Bud, in Montana, when Sitting Bull and
hordes of his murderous followers am
pushed and mercilessly slaughtered Gen.
Clusters little army. But one man. a
half breed scout, lived to tell the tale of
murder.
, 1889-06-25
me,eoroIogicalIy Speaking.

OBsERvER's OFFICE, Cheyenne, June
25. 1SS9.-Tbe report of rainfall for the
twelve hours ending at s p. IN. yesterday
is as follows: Rawlins and Moorhead
trace, Yankton .0l inch, Omaha A,
Fort Sill 10. Range Of temperature in
Cheyenne from 47O to $50. For to day.
stationary temperature fair weather.
, 1889-06-25

Col. j. X. Jeffrey visited the Ingot
lode at Silver Crown Sunday and brought
some fine specimens of ore to the city.
These are from a new tunnel or drift and
contain not a little silver. A mill run of
a quantity OF the ore will soon be made.
Col. Jeffrey and a couple of practical
miners own the Ingot aud believe it a
valuable claim.
, 1889-06-25

There was n very pretty scene at the
Episcopal church Sunday afternoon when
these scions of well known house were
christened by Rev. Geo. @. Rafter:
Gertrude Benjamin Weaver, Stewart
Eldredge Weaver, Julia Bartlett Free
born and Henry Kenneth Bush.
, 1889-06-25
Where 10 BUY This Paper.

The LEADER is on sale at these places:
Cheyenne News Depot, opposite the
~postoffice.
Geo. l.. Hollis book store, corner
Seventeenth and Ferguson.
Inter Ocean hotel.
All trains in and out of Cheyenne.
Buy it; read it; keep posted.
, 1889-06-25

John Roberts to Patrick Kellan, lots 5
and 6, block 3, lots l and 7, block 6,
Roberts addition; $400.
Jennie Hodgson and Emma Hoyt to
Mary l. Lyle, lot 5. block 332; $1,000.
, 1889-06-25

Laramie Boomerang.1
The path of the office seeker in Wyom.
ing is rocky and full of cactus, even il
Cheyenne.
, 1889-06-25

Tae largest stock of fine brandies. old
whiskies, choice ~hiqueurs and superfne
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
treets.
, 1889-06-25
ICE.

Lake Mahpalutah ice. j. L. Murray.
1916 Ferguson street.
, 1889-06-25

Legal blanks at the Leader Office.
, 1889-06-25

I;OM can buy for 81 n
MiOleskin coat and rest. II
nice article for summer y
sUear. M. Marks.