Notice of Second Class Matter at Cheyenne Post
The document records second class mailing status for Cheyenne Wyoming with the date September 5 1907 under the March 3 1879 Act.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1908
Page
8
The document records second class mailing status for Cheyenne Wyoming with the date September 5 1907 under the March 3 1879 Act.
The piece notes a nearly unanimous Republican county convention with only five of thirty-four precincts represented. It also makes sharp quips about Roosevelt Castro Cannon and university trustees, mixing political jab and editorial whimsy in a Boomerang column style.
Senator Gore pulled from his pocket a 1904 Roosevelt letter about Harriman, prompting questions from Senator Gallinger and reactions from Senator Bacon. Gore insisted he was responsible for reading it, saying he would rather read the president's letter than have written it. The bill passed without amendment or division.
The Laramie Republican notes vast Carey Act benefits in nearby states. Idaho has claimed all land it can. Wyoming nears its limit with surveys under way for additional acreage, potentially exceeding initial projections. Senator Clark cites a state committee report on the act's operation and pending applications.
A Newport era editorial rebukes the Tribune for political bias and defends the News Journal. It denounces the Tribune as a cringing, windying organ and praises the News Journal for independent Republican principles and free expression.
The committee believes the Carey act should not be hindered and more acreage should be made available. It notes the act has benefited states, reduced speculative holdings, and requires both state and federal approval before land is set aside for irrigation and homes. No more than 160 acres can be acquired per person. The law aims to reclaim lands beyond individual settlers' means and to attract reclamation service involvement.
Astronomy note urges observers to study Venus in clear afternoons around 3 pm. With patience a student can watch the blue tinted planet two thirds towards the zenith due south, for up to six hours. This guidance encourages extended viewing without optical aids.
The Civil Service commission announces that on May 13 in Cheyenne applicants will be examined for Electrician in the quartermaster's department at large with a salary of 1000 dollars per year and age 20 or over. May 20 will test Sawyer and miller in the Indian service at 720 dollars per year for applicants 20 and older.
Hugh J. Callahan resigns as a watchman with the Cheyenne Detective bureau after its first year of organization to take a more lucrative position elsewhere.
United States District Attorney Timothy F. Burke travels from Evanston to Idaho where his presence is required by official matters. The move reflects ongoing federal operations and Burke’s duties across jurisdictions.
Two Denver couples were married yesterday in Cheyenne. The ceremony united Will H. Tobias and Mrs. Mac Miller and John Barkell with Mrs. Mary.
The Cheyennes and the Union Pacific Clerks meet at Leslie diamond at 2:30 this afternoon in what is expected to be a hard fought game. Meyer will pitch for the Clerks with Lau catching while King and Sweatt form the Cheyennes battery. The Clerks plan to follow with a May 10 matchup against the Lewis team of Denver.
Sheriff E. J. Smalley returned from Sheridan with Cr. G. Thompson, charged with larceny as bailee. Thompson hired a livery rig from Henry Hoffman, drove to Lather, borrowed $5, and left the county. He was captured in Sheridan after two months of search.
The Cheyenne Railway Employers Building & Loan association held a monthly meeting last night and approved five loans with premiums noted. Loans totaled ten thousand dollars: 2000 at 20 percent, 1500 at 21 percent, 3200 at 21 and one half percent, 400 at 21 percent, and 2000 at 22 percent.
John Adler of Boyle Heating & Plumbing had his left arm crushed when he fell beneath a train in railroad yards and has undergone or submitted to amputation at St. Johns Hospital. He is described as a skilled plumber, not a tramp as some reports claimed.
Dr. Sweatt has an up-to-date office in Cheyenne for four years. He did not charge high prices, offering substantial reductions on arrival and has kept prices in line with eastern rates. Why not patronize him.
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