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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1901
Page
3
Time table lists West Bound trains Overland Limited at 9.16 pm arrival and 9.36 pm departure. Fast Mall, Pacific Express, Mall and Express. East Bound trains with arrivals and departures. Colorado and Southern mail and local stops. also notes Masonic and Knights Templar lodge meeting times with officers and locations in Cheyenne.
The past week was very warm across Wyoming with many areas reaching 100 degrees or more until a cooler spell began on August 2. Haying proceeds with favorable weather, crops are mixed in yield, alfalfa first crop good and second crop underway, grain ripening fast with good yields, some heat damaged grain in northeast, potatoes and gardens thriving with adequate water, and forest fires reported in western Wyoming.
Extracts from correspondents report July conditions across Wyoming sites Hatton Mandel and Lovell describe haying under warm, dry weather with mixed crop prospects. Lander Thermopolis and Sheridan note alfalfa progress, grain ripening, and ample irrigation. Montdell discusses irrigation policy. broader notes on past week's heat, rain, and drought effects.
Ogden residents report a letter box scam by two strangers posing as government agents. They offered to install Standard letter boxes for a 50 cent fee, claiming delivery within days. A suspicious resident requested police confirmation, causing the pair to flee.
The governor of Wyoming and the Laramie County Board of Commissioners offer a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who killed William Nickell near Iron Mountain in July 1901. The notices name John P. Shaver, Sheriff, as the contact and mention Cheyenne as the capitol.
The document lists witnesses William McGifford of Jia Grange Wyoming Rose J. Mihan and Charles Riner of Cheyenne Wyoming. It asks all persons adversely claiming the described lands to file their claims by September 19 1901 at the designated office. The notice also promotes printing services offered for books briefs circulars posters and related stationery.
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