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Newspaper

Cheyenne Daily Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1900

Page

4

Personal Mention in Cheyenne Leader Names Various Locals

Dick Cushing went West today and F H Champeney visited Omaha. Mailing and travel notes include Mrs P Carleon visiting Sioux City and Superintendent Tynan west bound. Several residents and visitors mentioned from Iron Mountain to Salt Lake City with travel to Denver and Wheatland.

Dick Cushing F. H. Champeney Galraith Butte Mend Tynan Miss Wedameyrria Mies Verbrecht Ia Iron Mowntain W. A. Mills Ogden HL Marah Misa Flossie Churchill Hreeley Hreeley Last Night and Is A Vest of Miss Large Cowcick John Morrison Mre. W. H. Champener Min Griffin Salt Lake City

Wyoming coal belt may exceed Pennsylvania estimates says inspector

Coal mine inspector Noah Young departs for a survey of Lander valley Shoshone reserve and the Big Horn range to determine the extent of Wyoming coal. He believes Wyoming’s coal area is larger than Pennsylvania while reporting prosperity in camps and high wages as Union Pacific opens new mines and activity runs at full blast.

Wyoming Noah Young Lander Valley Shoshone Reservation Big Horn Range Pennsylvania Mr Young

Outlaw Mat Gay Sought After Belvier Murder

Marshal Bob Ingalls issues alert for Mat Gay last seen in Belvier Missouri. description notes a colored man about five seven with a stooped stance and a neck scar. authorities pursue suspect on murder charge.

Bob Ingalls Mat Gay Belvier

Duck hunter reports ten ducks at dawn

Prof. Frank Naperstek, an avid hunter, said he killed ten ducks at daybreak. His father, aged 105, is recognized as the district’s champion hunter.

Frank Naperstek Mr. Naperstek

Thomas Longhurst Funeral Director S14 West LH Ot

Funeral director Thomas Longhurst is associated with S14 West LH Ot and Fine Upholstering in a brief notice.

Thomas Longhurst West Lh

Major Wilhelm on China and Philippine affairs

Major Wilhelm discusses Chinese war aims and legations in a Cheyenne visit. He predicts McKinley’s landslide win, urges confidence in the administration, and notes Filipino support for the government. He cites Chinese policy, Boxer risks, and missionary retention. In the Philippines, he cites ongoing war and Democratic leanings, while Captain Whitney dies in Manila and Lt Kirkman faces court action with Otis.

Whitney Manila Kirkman Wall Leo Otis Sage Arthon Congress Otiste Cormmanding Diaplaoed

Dislike Grows for Young Officer Despite Agreement

The speaker acknowledges the lieutenant’s correctness yet develops a dislike for the young officer, a sentiment he later shows.

A Good Dog and Town Adventure

A little white bull dog named Otte Aherne and his friend Tivoll, a large black dog, roam near Richardeon Fires. Jack, a dog known to locals, returns to town in a drunken bravado, provoking a noisy scene and police attention before calming down in room 5 over Tivoll’s.

Otte Aherne Tivoll Jack Montenre Ore

Opinion on fighter predictions and rivalries in boxing

A local observer doubted Ruhlin and predicted Simmons would defeat him while another predicted Sharkey would beat him. The speaker urged Sharkey to exploit openings, noting Ruhlin’s mistakes in previous bouts and commenting on the boxers' reputations and tactics.

Creature at Engineer Funda’s home stirs Fast Nineteenth Street

Locals gather as Engineer Funda claims a strange aquatic animal he found while angling at Sloan’s Jake. The creature, described as a mix between a water dog and something else, shows two hind feet and a frayed collar. It remains alive in a tub of water awaiting a name.

Nineteenth Street Engineer Funda Sloan Jake

Ranchmen Warned of Water Fight Over Wyoming Development

The Wyoming Development Company plans threaten water rights for 52 ditches in the Big Laramie area. Ranchers fear reductions in supply as 122,000 acres rely on these waters, with state proofs open for public comment from August to September under county supervision.

Wyoming Developent Company Thie County Wyoming Development Company Wheathind Parsons Fred Bond Laramie W. M. Ollebriet Wheatland Lorre Big Laramie Big Laramis Republican

Snowbound survivor recounts rescue after avalanche

Joan Matthews, a writer, escaped a snowbound incident while returning from a trip to Dimmondville with four companions buried under snow. He regained consciousness after about sixty hours, while three others died. The event prompted coast papers to feature his remarkable recovery.

Matthewn Alenka C. B. Richardson Wae Fm Matthews Wyoming

Ghort Stories And City Gossip From The Era

Miss Edwards of the secretary of state’s office returns home from Salt Lake City visit. Graham Walker hosted friends yesterday afternoon. Trains were late and yards crowded at 10 o’clock. A Cheyenne youth earned $200 in local real estate this past year. Salt Lake papers note Miss Thaley Cox won the handsome costume prize at Saltair’s Elka ball. Dale Creek area near the high bridge is being filled with a sixty inch pipe to divert water, with fill rising about WH feet.

Mise Thaley Cox Rawline Saltair Dale Creek High Bridge

New Saloon Opens Under Phil Kerrigan at Seventeenth and Eddy

Phil Kerrigan opened the saloon and club rooms at Seventeenth and Eddy Streets. He aims for quick success with well known young men in the crowd. The venue replaces the former operator Glover Bedgwlcb. Owen Taylor’s horse was injured after breaking free in a prairie incident and he shot the horse. Webster, ex league pitcher, will visit Saturday and Sunday with a strong western lineup to be revealed tomorrow.

Phil Kerrigan Seventeenth Eddy Streets Glover Bedgwlcb Owen Taylor Mr. Taylor

Fire Burns Through Stable And Chicken House

A fire at 1 pm in a small stable and chicken house behind Mrs Milguige's home at Fourth and Gareld destroyed the outbuildings and damaged a brick wash house. The rear frame table and fence enclosures burned, with total loss estimated around 400 dollars, insured.

Milguige B& 1 Carter Laramie Republican

Laramie Republicans Split Over Patterson Remarks

Militor Chaplin accuses Thomas Patterson of failing to refute a claim about deteriorating city conditions. W F Holliday, Albany County Democratic leader, supposedly submitted his past two years records and 1865 and 1898 comparisons, allegedly calling Patterson a chimp, in a tense Laramie political climate.

Militor Chaplin The Laramie Thomas Patterson W. FL Holliday Albany County Patterson

Prominent Visitors Tour Wyoming Resources and Plans

Prominent visitors including D B Thompson a Lincoln businessman and politician and Bignall of Burlington & Missouri arrived in Cheyenne and will tour Wyoming to assess state resources. Judge Kelley of the Union Pacific traveled west in a private car. The Frontier committee moved toward events today with hopeful plans and a celebratory band program expected to draw interest.

D. B. Thompson Lincoln, Neb Bignall Burlington & Missouri Cheyenne Wyoming Kelley Union Paette Mos Frootier Wea

Fragmentary 19th Century Notices From Norfalo County

The damaged text lists individuals with various life events including marriages and property features. Mentions Pete Remertor in thin city receiving a matent for a cartridge shell, Shaffer of Bradston receiving a patent on a cloth line, marriages in Denver between Jeweph Benjamin and Mins Nettle Palmer, and Reaver Toth as a member of tripads moving to London. Real property sale notes include a 480 acre parcel in Norfalo county Nelwankia with water rights and neighboring properties.

Pete Remertor Thin City Wov. Shaffer Bradston Denver Benjamin Mins Nettle Palmer Cheyenne London Happiness

Pin swallowing boy and tense boat ride disrupt night

Willie Terry a boy of South Side aged 11 or 12 was rushed to town in a delivery wagon after swallowing a pin. A frightened father reported the incident as a near miss. Separately a boat ride ended with the girl’s father demanding her return, forcing the couple apart without apology.

Willie Terry

Union Pacific Notes Trains Delayed by Frost and Power Shortages

Trains from the west run several hours late each day due to frost. The company is expanding hiring and is short of power and men. If demand continues, the road to Granger may be double-worked. Two more of theconnound engines for service out west arrived this week.

Granger

Maccabeers Plan Regular Meeting at Odd Fellows Hall

The Maccabees group Maccabeers will hold its regular semi monthly meeting Friday evening in the Odd Fellows hall. GOODALE RB K notes the time and location for members.

Macabees The Maccabeers Odd Fellows’ Hall Goodale

Forest Fire Reignites on Elk Mountain

Reports say Elk Mountain forest fires, believed damped by recent rain, have broken out again with fierce flames. Damage is reported significant as authorities and residents monitor the blaze amid ongoing investigations into local coal deposits and regional summaries.

Elk Mountain Rawlins

Eighth Minory Battalion Arrives at Fort Russell

The Eighth, third battalion of the Eighth minory, with a sinker and men well known here, including Pilcher, will arrive in Cheyenne en route to Fort Russell. Mont Mt. Kerth has arrived to serve as quartermaster at Fort Russell. Idevenant Korth served in Mull insines and was wounded.

Eighth Minory Pilcher Cheyenne

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A. Slack K. W. DE Belle Richardson Omaha Hurd P. Carleon Sioux City Iowa Tom Cushing Athens Ed. F. Stahle Anos James Johnston Silvet Crown W. Stone Misa Ethel Swan Spokane Dan Swan Martin Walted mm Charles Jacoz Misa Annie Yoder Tlaranile County Chas. C. Browneon Yor Life Dorian A. J. Carter Sherman W. F. Radley Green River Mixa Biema Tracey Ebert A. H. Christenson Kvaneton Inter Ocean Mamie Moore Rio Grande Union Pacific Wilhelm Chevenne Earth McKinley Colorado Thio San Francisco Mile Poewhle Philippines Bevan Fitzsimmons Sharkey Ruhimn Joan Matthews Dimmondville Ghort Stories Miller Pergmon St Harry Henderson Pete Mets Arbum Norfalo Nelwankia Devoy W. D Cook Wanneta Neo Union Pacific Notes Wm, Myers & CO Wm. Myers & Cos Dawtid Pioneer Ferguson Street Ame H. Nagla Union Chas F R. R. Watches Vanguard W. Raymond Crescent John Hancock New Railway Elgin Jdewel R. Ah N. H. Andrus Union Pacific Inspector Coal Landa Thermogels Thermopolla Alwayn Iit W. F Dairer & WR Davis & Kelley Hig Weighbor Yjerrt
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