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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
4
A friendly 1908 note extols spring produce with a shopper’s list of asparagus celery radishes lettuce spinach beans peas tomatoes and more. It implies finding the freshest vegetables at the grocery.
Reports mount of burglaries and attempted break ins in Cheyenne amid an organized gang pattern. Claude McDermott chased a fleeing intruder on Twentieth street with neighbor Lysle Branson after a breach at 1920 Eddy street. A separate porch confrontation at 411 West Twentieth ended with a hurried escape. Authorities investigate amid rumors of more incidents and prowlers in the area.
Mrs. Fred Bohnstedt is seriously sick Henry Hoffman is in Denver J. D. Clark returned from Lincoln George Hodgeman is in town from Laramie R N LaFourntain attends to business in Denver Rev A B Gray departed for Douglas C A Guernsey departed for the north Mr and Mrs John C Rutledge are in the city from South Bend Dave Gilleland the South Bend dry farmer is in the city en route to Douglas
A well dressed man tumbles through a store window while balancing a ladder and a companion, causing a string of comic mishaps. A glamorous woman is raffled to the crowd as theatergoers glimpse “The Wall” and scenes from city life. Pathe and Edison pictures highlight the program at Star Theater.
The Rosaires act is withdrawn due to Mrs. Rosaire’s father’s death. The LeCaros comic ladder acrobats from Denver will perform for the rest of the week. New pictures and an illustrated song drew large crowds last night. Delphine and Delmora with electrical effects and a Roosevelt impersonation remain strong draws, and Miss Marakoff the Russian vocalist continues to please Atlas patrons.
All members of Acacia lodge No. 11 A F and A M will meet in the new Masonic temple at 1 30 p m Friday May 1 to attend the funeral of our late brother Truman Hicka L B Dobyns W M Cc F Hoel Secretary
A partial timetable shows train numbers, departure and arrival times among Cheyenne Sterling and Denver routes. It lists No. 4 Atlantic Ex and No. 6 Eastern Ex trains with southbound departures and various best times, including 2:50 p.m and 1:00 a.m. It notes Train 164 from Cheyenne at 3:30 p.m and arrival at Sterling by 9:30 p.m, with Train 153 reaching Cheyenne at noon daily except Sunday.
All members of Cheyenne lodge No. 1 A F and A M meet with Acacia lodge No. 7 to honor our late brother Truman B Hicks with Truman B Hicks noted as deceased. Johnston W M and Gill secretary preside.
All members of Wyoming consist ory No. 1 Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite and related bodies are asked to meet at the Masonic temple at 1 30 p m Friday May 1 to attend the funeral of our late brother T B Hicks 33 degree An invitation to be present is extended to Wyoming commandry No 1 K T Wyoming Chapter No 1 R A M Cheyenne lodge No 1 A F A A Acacia lodge No 11 A F A and all other friends of our late brother B W Stone Master of Kadoub John Schuneman Secretary De Witts Little Early Risers liver pills sold by A B Roedel
Cheyenne moves forward on the Frontier Days park with a $15,000 loan secured by local indorsers. City survey and track layout underway, with steel for the grandstand advancing and reinforced concrete posts chosen for fencing. Union Pacific arranging wider excursion rates and special trains to boost attendance from Iowa Salt Lake and beyond.
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