Cheyenne Leader B A Slack Editor and Proprietor
The Cheyenne Leader lists A Richardson as City Editor with B A Slack serving as editor and proprietor roles.
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A. Slack
A. Richardson
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
4
Short Stories and Local Notes From the City
The child of James Carroll remains dangerously ill. D Miller at 1709 Ferguson St reports accurate adjusting and watch repairs. Monthly fire company meetings were held last evening. A Columbia bicycle was stolen from Hoffman's livery stable last night. John Bresnahen, badly beaten in a hold up, is reported out today. Stratton the mining man has several prospectors at work in Hal lack canon. The funeral of Mrs Pitts who died of consumption occurred today from Turnbull parlors. Cheyenne and Northern firemen are happy as wages rise five percent. Tests will be made with the big engines arrived today over the hill, 700 tons. The Superb vice of Mrs Paul 0. Ed Arist returns home from an outing with the Stable surveying party northeast of Fort Lar amie. The contract will finish in two weeks. A citizen visited shops to view two large engines arriving from Omaha. Union Pacific business is good for this season with heavy construction material in transit. Wyoming women show little interest in economy education with only one scholarship application for Worcester Institute. At Capitol avenue, HR Beare raises fine vegetables including fourth picking yellow wax beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Carroll
D. Miller
Ferguson St
Columbia
Hoffman
John Bresnahen
Stratton
Hallack Canon
Pitts
Turnbull
Cheyenne
Colorado
Paul
Ed Arist
Fort Laramie
Shopa
Omaha
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Tynan
Worchester Institute
Capitol Avenue
HR. H. Beare
Ciy
Cheyenne Area Weather Sees Showers and Cooling Trend
Local forecast notes fair conditions tonight with Friday showers and cooler air. A Montana high and a Pacific coastal pressure area shift bring warm Missouri valley heat and cooler western Montana and Idaho conditions. Rapid City and other locations hit 106 yesterday while Cheyenne saw a 92 max and 50 min with no precipitation. George Mackley faces legal costs in a $4 watch dispute with Lou Arker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Montana
South Dakota
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountain
Rapid City
Miles City
Biamarck
Huron
Havre
Grand Junction
Pacific Coast
Idaho
Oat Famine Impacts Sherman Contractors
A severe oat famine at Sherman forces several contractors to halt work and turn out their horses. The shortage disrupts ongoing projects and delays planned schedules in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Union Pacific band of Cheyenne meeting at city hall
Players of brass instruments must meet at city hall on Friday at 8 o'clock to organize the Union Pacific band of Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Band of
Cheyenne
Benjamin Franklin Appointed Resident Agent for Longhurst Upholstery
Through recommendation by Bob Ingailla the manufacturers appoint Benjamin Franklin as resident agent for Thos. Longhurst the fine upholstering firm located at B14 West 16th Street in the Masonic building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Ingailla
Benjamin Franklin
Ben Frank
Thos. Longhurst
16Th St
Masonic Building
Night fire at stock cars prompts quick Cheyenne response
Overnight blaze burns hay in stock cars delaying unloading. Night foreman Hobbs and Cheyenne firefighters rush to control flames, two streams hitting the fire as wagons reach the pump house. Local spectators, Laramie ladies in full dress, watch the action from the corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box 13
Hobbs
Eighteenth Street
Gem City
Cheyenne Fire, Department
Sheep Killings Supposed in Routt County Area
A man named Johnston from southern Carbon County reports 05 head of sheep killed by Routt County cattlemen. He learned the clubbing was done by cattlemen with wagon whips. Johnston notes the incident not near his area and expects no major trouble near the Colorado Wyoming border as sheepmen and cattlemen assert their rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Carbon County
Colangelo Returns From Denver After Talks With Italian Consul
G Colangelo a watchman at the union Pacific shops came back from Denver last night. He visited to confer with the Italian consul on the death of King Humbert and has long been familiar with Italian royalty from time spent in Rome. He noted the king’s assassination attempts and the birth of the prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Colangelo
Union Pacific
Denver
Mr. Colangelo
Humbert
Italy
Nome
Big Mining Company Formed in Wyoming
Anaconda Mining Company filed Articles of Incorporation today costing $105. It will operate in Wyoming with headquarters in Cheyenne. Capital is $2,000,000. Trustees are J. T. Milliken, F. J. Campbell, D. Z. Zang, F. K. Sigel, A. B. Carlton, D. Rubridge and W. B. Millikin, all Denver natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Mining Company
Anaconda Mining Company
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Denver Maéh
J. T. Milliken
F. J. Campbell
D. Z. Zang
F. K. Sigel
A. BE. Carlton
D. Rubridge
W. B. Millikin
William Williams suffers cut arm in kitchen accident
William Williams injured his elbow when he struck a pocket knife his son was sharpening. The wound is inconvenient but not serious. Miss Maud Morley sustained a badly burned left hand while making pancakes ready for maple syrup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Williams
St Mark’s Ladies Host Evening At Grimes Home
Arrangements are complete for a St Mark’s ladies event at the Grimes home tonight with a musical program and refreshments. Admission is 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark's
Grimes
Bob Ingalls Captures Bicycle Left by Owner
Marshal Bob Ingalls seized a Columbia bicycle left by a rider who was reportedly meditating. He reported the wheel as seized today and available for owner contact at once.
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Bob
Bob Ingalls
Fifty Citizens to Attend Wyoming Monitor Launch in San Francisco
It appears fifty citizens will witness the monitor Wyoming launch at San Francisco in September. A Pullman charter is proposed to transport the governor and staff along with many citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
San Francisco
Bet on Ogden lobatera clash in Cheyenne wager
Ralf Friend bets $100 that the ind ane can defeat the Ogden lobatera in a ball game set for Cheyenne. He deposited the amount in an Ogden bank to back his opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralf Friend
Ogden
Cheyenne
Frontier Ball Rolls into Cheyenne Celebration Plans
Frontier Day organizers lay out a full program with a balloon ascent parachute jump Indian dances races and townwide entertainment. The Finance Committee led by Warren Richardson Jr with Henry Altman DW Stone J J Murray George Walker and others coordinates printing advertising grounds music and program duties for September 12 and 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden Lab
Cheyenne
Frontier Committee
Henry Altman
DW. Stone
J. J. Murray
George Walker
H. Altman
EB. W. Stone
J. L Murray
George 8. Walker
D. H. Hal-lidey
M. C. Barkwell
Warren Richardson, Jr
Frank Lyons
Paul Brewster
Charles Hersiz
D. H. Holliday
Grounds
J. L. Murray
Big Wheatland Elevator Fire Reaches $25000 Loss
Louis Kirk reports the Wheatland elevator still burning as he returned from the north. The total loss is estimated at 25000 with a bucket brigade of one hundred keeping nearby buildings and the railroad station wet. The elevator will be rebuilt at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatland
Louis Kirk
Useleas
Stolen Horses Near Cheyenne Suspected Thieves Named
On the same night Oliver Perry reported his horse stolen from a ruin south of Cheyenne and Mr Mitchell’s horse from the south side vanished. A boy named John Andrews and a companion are suspected thieves and were tracked near Grover. Sheriff Shaver expects to arrest them soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Perry
Hia Rupen
Cheyenne
Mr. Mitchell
South Side
John Andrews
Grover
Cole
Shaver
G. U. O. of O. F. Sociable Held Despite Power Failure
The colored attendees enjoyed a sociable at the A. O. U. W. hall last evening. The moving pictures failed due to a power outage but dancing and refreshments followed. J. W. Price presided with Frank Gaskin as chair, R. C. Gaskin and W. C. Bailey aiding the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. U
O. F
A. O. U. W. Bell
J. W. Price
Frank Gaskin
R. C. Gaskin
W. C. Bailey
Capitol Notes on Dome Gilding and Wyoming Monitor
Governor Richards reports progress on gilding the capitol dome after a Grand Encampment district visit. The monitor Wyoming’s revehing ceremony awaits an appointed lady of honor. Spectators follow the development with interest.
Lightning's Queer Freaks and Hazy Mountain Tale
A garbled report describes George McCovary from Wik Mountain claiming a howl in a forest area. It mentions forest fires extinguished by heavy rain and two horses killed by a recent warm spell. The fragments hint at a near miss and a short evacuation.
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George McCovary
Wik Mountain
Indians Rally After Defeat in Utah Series
The Salt Lake papers report the Indians left on Friday after a rough series with Ogden. They say the team played poorly yet remain confident, noting one five-game loss in thirty and promising rest and sane practice to rebound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Getter
Ogden
Salt Lake
Local residents noted visiting and returning from trips
Personal mentions include Auditor Grant and Mrs Sahm arriving home, John Burns from Lara mie, Col C B Countant visiting, Guernsey and Beard relatives in town, and many others traveling to Denver Salt Lake City Ogden and Laramie. Distinct names and places mark a bustling community update with several families en route or back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditor Grant
Sahm
Onat
Louis Kirk
Col
C. B. Countant
C. A. Guernsey
Guernsey
John B. Burns
Laramie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weather Report
George Mackley
Lous Arker
Mackley
Cheyenne Fire Department
Frontier Day Committee
Uranes
Capitol Notes
Ogden Nine
Graham
Annerley
Ays
Malt Lake Tribune
Blackfeet
Fong
Lamping
Scorer
East Lake City
the Herald Gays
Harry Pendergraft
Perry
Jonny Green
Lobsters
Alomat
Wats
Tesants - Peeks
Harry Hay
Mins Dodds
Miss Callahan
Vin Merrit
Kendons
R. OC. Cushing
Misa Bille Bristol
John L. Tidball, Jr
A. D. Johnston
F. A. Richardson
A .E. Langdale
Clara Beard
Amy Parshaw
Dennison
Jaws
Scott
Jonnie Green
Maurice Dinteen
Salt Lake City
Leo Bristol
Willam Walker
J. V. R. Vrerland
Fred Wilkins
Chyrc
Francie
Wife
Francis
Rawlins
al Carr
James Sullivan
Dave Thomas
John Treasure
Rock Springs
David Miller
Chalotte Rogan
Joe J. Daly
Colorado Springs
Otto Snyder
Rows Snyder
Winnie Winnie Woods
Mine Hinghman
St. Louila
Harry A. Clarke
B. T. Payton
Payton
Stuart
Mr. Payton
Fred Sherlock
New York
James Sherlock
George Featherstone
Sarah Kimbertey
Nebraska
Hampton
Henry Irieh
Grand Island
Neb
Irish
Miss Smith
Smiley
Kwanaton
Misa Smith
Lamamie
W. J. Hills
Walt
Hills
United States Court In
Alaska
M. C. Brown
Alain
W. F. Dairer
Wm. Myeri & Coi
Pioneer Watchmaker and Jeweler OF
Fergugon Street
GRO
Chas
Mallaca
Corbon
Geo
Treas
Union. Mercantile Co
Fragubon Street
Wyo
Ford
Ees Ey
Davis & Kelley
Che
Som Vane
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