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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
4
The Cheyenne Leader from August 1 1901 lists staff and publication details including editor proprietor B A Slack business manager K W de Belle and city editor George H Evans on the front matter. This item records the paper’s masthead and contact line rather than news content.
The city park flowerbeds are being restored after destruction. Twenty new phones were added to the Laramie exchange. Three car loads of sheep were shipped east to Omaha last evening. A new uniform is issued to the depot policeman. Forecasts suggest Cheyenne may top 20,000 in population after the census.
Developments in the Prentiss kidnapping case surface with Mrs. Prentiss en route to Chicago to follow her husband. Prentiss arrives from Denver with their son and may have diverted toward Cheyenne, while a divorce petition looms in the Cheyenne hearing. Chicago papers had earlier spotlighted the case.
This morning in Eugene the son of John Crowley was playing with a .22 pistol when it discharged and shot his right hand. Dr. Conway treated the wound which did not break bones and was not serious. The incident was attributed to the boy's carelessness.
Albany county commissioners consider spending 1500 to build a road to the Rambler mining district to secure increased business from the area. In a separate note, Ben Brown resigns as Union Pacific mail carrier between the post office and depot. Hugh Blue appointed to succeed him. Also mentions a special Y M C A excursion via U P R R to Greeley on August 3 at 1.25 round trip.
The Rawlins Republican reports James Hopkins of Hopkins Brothers closed a lease for 38 000 acres of land in southern Carbon county near the Platte river sheep range. Burlington Railroad agents placed coal filings this spring and now apparent plans to extend west from Guernsey to the coal fields may be abandoned with uncertain final action.
The Young Men's Institute organizes a ten car special train to Greeley this Saturday leaving the depot at 8 am and returning at 9 pm. Afternoon events include athletic contests with cash prizes and open to all, plus a hall for dancing in the afternoon and evening. The trip aims to promote the society and extras are funded from its treasury for attendee comfort.
In Cheyenne railroad shops the force grows daily with married men hired. Engine 1075 arrived with front damage after a collision on a hill station. Long foreman William Moran replaces Frank Hart. John Balderston to resign August 5 for Chicago. Twenty two engines rebuilt this month. In Laramie a powder explosion injures twelve year old John Suikermai. eye lost, injuries to ear and face. He’s treated at Pueblo hospital. Contact reports note C W Taylor of the Cheyenne Leader traveling to Saratoga with the Union Pacific excursion.
The Frontier Committee prepares for August 28 and 29 events expecting the largest crowd yet. Bleachers at the fair grounds are being enlarged to hold 8 000 people and visitors will be welcomed. Entries for horse races are arriving with horses at the track in training. An outdoor ball and top vaudeville show are planned as the celebration features. Dressmaking and plain sewing offered by day at 119 East Seventeenth Street.
A large force works to open two coal mines near Meeteetse Wyoming with extraction planned within weeks. Reported to be owned by Senator Clark of Montana, the project aims to develop extensive coal fields in the Big Horn region. A Burlington line to Cody will soon allow coal shipments, with a likely branch railroad to connect the camp.
Dist يب named visitors Mr and Mrs Alonzo H Stewart of Washington DC guests of Senator Warren plan a Western tour visiting Colorado Utah California Yellowstone and other spots before returning to DC Sam McDole a Wyoming battery veteran now back in the city reports floods spoil fishing as Little Laramie swells storms damage Bell ranch barn lightning strike Otto Lehman returns to Laramie after heat illness A L Pease suffers severe burns in Basin Wyoming sues Union Pacific for 10500 damages in arm loss Scrub Team defeats Dough Nuts 15 8 at Lakeside Park Dynamiting fish feared Bear River deaths prompt an investigation Reducing Phone tolls Bell Telephone cuts rates on southern Wyoming lines
An Austrian engineer tied to a major university will visit Cheyenne in mid next month to study Wyoming irrigation. He will travel Wyoming with Prof Clarence Johnston from the Irrigation Investigations Office, gathering data and comparing irrigation methods. The trip aims to benefit both men through cross country study. The Washington Market is promoted as the city’s cheapest source for veal pork beef mutton lamb poultry and vegetables.
A city tragedy ends as Mrs. Mary Herriman dies on the county hospital porch after ten days nursing her seven year old son Duaine, who underwent an appendectomy. The mother, about fifty, collapsed from heart strain and died within minutes. The boy recovers. funeral set for 10:30 tomorrow.
The largest business block in the state is being erected by ex-Governor Osborne at Rawlins. The project will cost $75,000 and use Rawlins pressed brick in its construction.
William Swimbank and a team left the city for his ranch north of Cheyenne. The horses ran away near the city outskirts, throwing Swimbank, who suffered a deep forehead cut and possible internal injuries. He was taken to Dr. Conway’s office and then to the county hospital, where he rests as comfortably as possible.
A stage driver on the Rawlins Ferris star route reports a cloud burst last week at Separation Creek. Floodwaters broke banks overflowed the creek and carried away the Ferris road bridge forcing mail delivery by horseback.
Brick block rooms with electric light and janitor service available for five dollars a month and up. Inquiries welcome at Warren Emporium.
A large swarm of bees settled in the 800 block on Hast Twelfth street and burrowed into the ground to build an underground hive. The bees, of an unfamiliar variety, reportedly manufacture honey in their subterranean combs, a phenomenon not seen locally before. The swarm may have migrated from another city as no prior apiaries exist in Cheyenne. Also noted, Mr. Wagner of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line is in the city amid hot weather in Milwaukee. Convict James Hall, from Sheridan county, is jailed at the state penitentiary for eighteen months for grand larceny.
Governor Richards received about 100 medals for officers and enlisted men of the Wyoming battery and battalion who served in the Philippines. Each medal bears the owner's name and is set in a chamois skin case. A second batch of 200 will be ordered from Shreve & Co. of San Francisco in a few days.
George S. Washburn of Boston sails for Europe to study English Belgian and Swiss cooperative methods with aim to form a 50 million dollar cotton combination in the United States. Plan centers on uniting southern cotton producers into a single cooperative trust with headquarters in St. Louis and a central warehouse in Memphis.
The Laramie Mining Exchange released a printed circular with information about Laramie City and Albany County detailing local mining developments.
The debate over Governor Richards appointing a state penitentiary warden centers on citizenship and process. The appointee is selected by the penitentiary lessee and confirmed by the state board of charities and reform, not directly by the governor. Warden Adams, with extensive prison experience, was the leading candidate and preferred by peers.
Articles of incorporation for a large ranch operation filed in the New Mexico secretary of state offices. The firm, capitalized at 250000 dollars, will operate in New Mexico with part of its business in Wyoming. Founders include Governor DeForest Richards and J M Wilson.
We carry a full line of ladies long lawn skirts and chemises with lace and embroidery trim. White muslin skirts priced from 75 cents to 5 dollars 75 cents, plain tucks and cambric options noted.
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