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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
5
In March popular prices apply with reserved seats on sale in the Atlas lobby during the day. Matinee and evening performances are at 3 p m 8 p m and 9 16 p m.
Acacia Lodge No 11 A F A M meets second and fourth Thursdays at the Masonic Temple with visiting brethren invited. Cheyenne Lodge No 1 A F and A M meets second and fourth Tuesdays at 7 30 with visitors. Cheyenne Lodge No 660 B P E meets every Monday at Hike Home corner Seventeenth Street and Central Avenue with visiting brothers welcome.
The state board of charities and reforms grants permission to the Sulphur Springs Sanitarium Company to build a fifty five room facility on the state reserve around Thermopolis hot springs. Denver capital backs the project and construction is understood to start immediately.
Alderman Robert N. LaFountain of the Third ward suffers irritation after a small amount of lime blown into his left eye. He seeks treatment and rests as doctors monitor the condition.
Local column lists residents and visitors including Peter ONeill returning from Thermopolia, Charles Bray to Green River, Miss Millie Marthinson visiting Kimball Nebraska, Charles Barnett from Laramie, County Commissioner I W Gray from Wheatland, Coroner Murray from Pine Bluffs, A D Cook homebound with rheumatism, John Eddo departing for Douglas, George Montgomery returning to Iron Mountain, F A Hadsell en route Cripple Creek to Rawlins, W J Barker of Northern Colorado Power in the city, A J Vance of Rocky Mountain Bell in northern Wyoming, Thomas Longhurst recovering from probable Maine poisoning, John Garrity from Denver after ankle surgery, and Cheyenne visitors including J L Carpenter party from Carpenter Wyoming, J R Carpenter from Des Moines, and A R Carpenter from Egbert.
The Watson Brothers, famed finger lifters, perform at the Atlas to large audiences and lively reactions, hailed as the sensation of the week. They bring novelty and crowd energy to a popular venue, drawing local excitement and interest.
A compact program showcases immense weightlifting by a trained human, a clever mechanical doll act by the Swede Kenmores, and the famed Merry Widow with the Man in Red. The Atlas presents a lively, live-show experience for a paying audience.
Swinemunde August 4 Emperor William in civilian dress with officers wearing panama hats tried to enter a coast fort. A sentry halted the party until the emperor identified himself. The emperor praised the sentry for duty and recommended promotion.
United States government invites international experts to study mine disasters and improve safety. Captain Desborough of Britain, Herr Meisner of Germany, and Victor Wattegna of Belgium will travel to New York and Pittsburgh to inspect coal regions across Pennsylvania Illinois Wyoming and other states.
In Newport Kentucky a young man carried in his amputee fiancée Pearl Rappell of Portland Indiana to the county clerk for a marriage license. John B. Rapp of Seattle and Pearl were wed shortly after the license was issued.
Denver officials report July passenger traffic into Denver shattered previous records. Ticket sales rose by nearly 25 000 dollars from last year as crowds for the Democratic National Convention and other events boosted incoming traffic.
Seven members of the American Olympic team competed at Balls Bridge in Dublin. John Flanagan set a new hammer throw Olympic record with 178 feet 10 inches, and Ralph Rose of California broke the British shot put record with 49 feet 5 inches, surpassing Dennis Horgan’s 1897 mark.
Early yesterday a theft report surfaced about cut glass stolen from in front of the Murchison jewelry store. Detective Thomas Irolland of the Cheyenne bureau found the crate during the night and moved it to safety to prevent theft.
Summer kidney irregularities blamed on heat and excess beer. Foley's Kidney Cure advertised for immediate relief, sold by A. E. Roedel.
Society notes document visits and entertainments in Cheyenne. Mrs. W. Clark hosts Priscilla club. Women's club of the R. M. A. meets. Judge J. A. Van Oradel arrives to occupy Burdick residence for summer. Various porch parties, Atlas theater outings, a Sunshine society tea, and matinee with Miss Gertrude Golden and Miss Clara Dodds are described with attendees and hosts.
Bert Barber of Elton Wisconsin reports after four doses that DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills have done more for him than any other medicine sold by A E Roedel.
Since June 24 a new marriage license record book opened by County Clerk Artist has recorded sixty two licenses. The tally marks an active period for the issuing office and reflects ongoing nuptial activity in the county.
Thomas L. Hisgen stands as a notable figure described as the rat presidential nominee linked to Massachusetts. The reference places him in a historical context with General Ben Butler noted as a benchmark in the state's political narrative.
Call for Palmer's bread at your grocer per loaf. Details encourage purchasing and note price per loaf in brief marketing style.
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