Local Notes and Business Updates in Cheyenne and Nearby
A roundup of short items: Bloomer Girls in town, five carloads of horses shipped east, and John Fuller, 16, arrested at Casper. Wyoming horses sent to Omaha market. Harvey Chapman moves to East 18th Street. ice cream social by Methodist Ladies. Cheyenne Elks delegates returning from Salt Lake carnival. Windsor Hotel sold in Wheatland. eyeing Leader corners. sports cross batters at Boulevard Park. Jennie Schoel visiting Laramie. Ed Wedemeyer new mail clerk at Wheatland ranch. Johnston and Tisch return to Wheatland after consistory union. England camping party returns from mountains north of Cheyenne. Sheriff race looms. Riverside town election August 21 for incorporation. Frank Deltrick travels Nicaragua and mines abroad. Heaney party’s picnic to Natural Fort enjoyed. Dr J H Conway moves to East 18th Street residence. Scottish Rite Masons depart after reunion. Harvey Chapman to run Globe Hotel in Wheatland. State Board of Equalization delayed. valuation work pushed three experts to finish later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Thomas
F. D. Drew
Laramie
John Fuller
Casper
Wyoming
Omaha
H. G. Enders
Harvey Chapman
East Eighteenth Street
Methodist Indies
Salt Lake
Belle Minkimmins
Windsor Hotel
Wheatland
Carroll Broa
Durant Hose Company
Boulevard Park
Cheyenne
Riverside
Carbon County
Frank Deltrick
Nicaraugue
Thomas Heaney
Natural Fort
J. H. Conway
Powder Co at 100 William St New York
A brief listing notes a Pow der Co located at 100 William Street in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
16 Powder CO
William GT
New York
Fix Up Club Rooms at Masonic Temple
Paraphernalia for the club rooms has arrived and the rooms are being fixed up. Yesterday the pool and billiard tables were set up and next week a fine bowling alley will be constructed. The club rooms will include devices to entertain and amuse and the reading room on the same floor will form a pleasant retreat for members of the consistory and Commandery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Captain Foster Injured in Army Horse Accident Near Hermosa Junction
Captain C W Foster of the Thirteenth Artillery suffered a broken leg and serious injuries after a horse fell and dragged him near Hermosa Junction west of Cheyenne. A bandcar and railroad crew transported him to Cheyenne and then Fort Russell for treatment. He is expected to be laid up for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Foster
Thirteenth Artillery
Hermosa Junction
Cheyenne
Chevenor
Fort Russell
Schoolmaster endorses corporal punishment plan
An elementary school master circulates a parents letter proposing judicious corporal punishment as beneficial for unruly boys. A sample reply complains about harsh methods and defends a boy named John, while another parent supports the policy. The piece notes the school newsletter carries all the month’s news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Firay-Husbend
Reunion Closes with Banquet for Wyoming Consistory Masons
The fourth Wyoming Consistory reunion and second in the new Masonic temple closed with a grand banquet for over 200 Scottish Rite Masons and their ladies. The event featured witty speeches and anecdotes, a formal menu served by the Eastern Star, and a list of initiates from across the state including W S Adama Saratoga and many Cheyenne residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Masonic
WS. Adama
Saratoga
William §&. Avery
Kemmerer
Alfred Bhile
Redefeha
Charlies K. Bucknum
Casper
Hugh Callender
Lusk
James M
Kleber H. Hadsel
Rawlins
Harry G. Hay
Cheyenne
John E. Higgins
Glenrock
William M. Laurie
Diamondville
Frank A. Mayer
Edward C. McCullan
Salt Lake
William R. McKeen
Omaha
John MecLauchlin
Davis Ranch
Albert R. Acker
Moorcroft
Walter 8
Frank H. H
Laramie
David N. Stickney
Lewis J. Swan
Douglas
Dugald Ranch
John Whitaker
Hiram W. Yoder
Wheatland
Hands To Name The Referee For World Title Bout
Salt Lake City Aug 14 The referee for the middleweight and lightweight world title bout will be chosen tomorrow. If Houseman and Gregains cannot agree before noon tomorrow Harry Hynde and Martin Mulvey will select the official. Orders for seats from the Inter-mountain region surge as Knights of Pythias prepare to return from the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
Bane
Gardner
Caimants
Houseman
Greggalns
Harry Hynde
Martin Mulvey
Senator Clark Sees Ample Sites for New Post Office
Senator C. D. Clark traveling from Evanston says unlimited fine sites exist for the new post office, with $160,000 appropriated. Central town lots are unimproved and an inspector will find a suitable site near the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Clark
Evanston
Two Boys Hunt and Kill Big Wolf Near Lawn
West Cheyenne youths Will Sanderson 14 and Charles Sanderson 17 display a large gray wolf skin they killed yesterday afternoon about three miles south of Lawn. The chase began while rabbits were being hunted and ended with the wolf mortally wounded after a brief volley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Charles Sanderson
West Cheyenne
Lawn
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Overtones in Local Gossip
Olivia bursts in to warn her husband of a sham marriage plot by a bigamist posing as a millionaire preacher. The pair react with shock as she reveals how a New York preacher claims to wed a woman with millions, provoking moral outrage and confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia
New York
Henry
Feigned insanity Marcos Starr to face Texas murder charges
A Laramie dispatch reports William Starr, imprisoned at Evanston asylum, will be sent back to Texas to answer murder charges. Starr, arrested last fall, was deemed insane after he fought jailers and showed animalistic behavior before his transfer. Authorities now claim he feigned madness to escape legal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
William Starr
Evanston
Texas
Starr
Mockingbird in Basket Delights Suburban Train Crowd
In the New York Evening Press tale a thin man enters a suburban train with a basket that meows. A curious child asks if it is cats or chickens as the basket finally whistles and reveals itself as a mockingbird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Press
One Reader Riff on Rhyme for Month and Beyond
A playful exchange notes The Cleveland Plain Dealer claims only one rhyme for month offering oneth The Tribune replies with a tongue in cheek challenge to rhyme millionth billionth and trillionth The verse mocks the Plain Dealer while praising readers and editors for wit and rhyme craft
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Beaton Brothers Sell Wyoming Ranches to Stock Group
Neil Beaton and Colin Beaton sold their Goshen Hole and Bear Creek ranches in Laramie county to Bear Creek Stock Association for about 20 000 dollars. The properties are among the finest in the county. The Beatons will relocate to Alberta Canada to pursue stock business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Beaton
Bear Creek
Hoyt enters sheriff race amid three candidates
Frank A. Hoyt former Cheyenne and Northern conductor announces Republican bid for sheriff. Incumbent E. J. Smalley and J. M. Newman round out the field. Local forecast notes fall weather tonight and Sunday with high barometers in the Lake region and mild readings elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Hoyt
Cheyenne and Northern
E. J. Smalley
F. A. Hoyt
J. M. Newman
Cheyenne
Lake
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Rocky Mountain
North Pacific Coast
W. S. Palmer
Hosiery Displays Brighten Shops A Fashion Parade
The New York Tribune notes the latest hosiery displays in shops boast brilliant colors and bold designs. White and black hose lead with varied patterns from stripes to dots, and Persian motifs with multi color accents appear among fashionable haberdashery offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Gram widows and their curious meaning in old slang
A fragment from the Boston Transcript notes slang term gram widows and explains the odd phrasing. It contrasts imagined lawn relevance with a remark on their past status and current condition, illustrating language quirks of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Johnny
Gram Widows
Big Horn Co-Operative Oil formed to drill in Wyoming fields
Omaha and Nebraska investors organize the Big Horn Co-Operative Oil company with a $5,000,000 capitalization to develop oil lands in the Bonanza fields of Wyoming. The group, including G W Marah J E Riley C F Robertson Joseph Crow K A Wilson A W Clark and others, plans to begin operations within ninety days and will inspect the Bonanza district. They travel from Omaha Lincoln and Toledo to assess the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Horn Co-Operative Oil Company
Bonanza Oil Fields
Wyoming
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Colorado
Omaha
G. W. Marah
Lincoln
J. E. Riley
C. F. Robertson
Joseph Crow
K. A. Wilson
A. W. Clark
Carl Feldensen
Calhoun
George W. Marahall
J. B. McKeenson
G. N. Fee
Toledo
Big Horn Basin
Bonanza Oil District
Fictional pretenses spill from a hungry man at cottage door
A hungry man, newly out of hospital, pleads for charity and fabricates a family tragedy. A young woman mocks his tale, recalling a past incident where he allegedly caused harm while posing as a wealthy banker. Her reaction blends humor with disbelief as the scene ends.
Woodmen Meeting Trip Sale From Cripple Creek
Via the U P A R and Connections meeting Woodmen of the World at Cripple Creek Colorado on August 1 round trip rate nine dollars and five cents sale dates July 29 and 30 return limit August 16 J F Barron agent Subscribe for the Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of the World
Cripple Creek
Colo
City Matters. For Sale and Rent Notices
FOR SALE Four lots in good location Inquire at this office Three lots on Twelfth street near Thamesa Inquire of Albert Chapman real estate agent Cut flowers Mrs Glafcke phone 546 FOR RENT Some good dwellings L EB Stone 319 West Sixteenth st FOR RENT Four room house Inquire of Dr Conway Opera House block FOR RENT Nicely furnished rooms in brick blocks electric light Janitor service $5 month upward also dwelling houses large and small Inquire Warren Emporium
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twelfth Street
Thamesa
Albert Chapman
Real ¢State
Conway
Warren Emporium
Miscellaneous wedding flowers and barbershop ad notice
An item from the Chain's green at the corner of Eighteenth and Central avenues advertises cut flowers and designs for weddings and funerals as well as hot and cold bathe services and a Padgett's Barbershop on Sixteenth Street offering a 16 cent bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chain's Green
Eighteenth and
Central Avenue
Padgett's Barbershop
Sixteenth
Wyoming Foreclosure Sale Notice in Cheyenne District Court
In the district court of Laramie County Wyoming Edward Hofmann and Fred Hofmann plaintiffs obtained a $12,500 judgment with costs against Emile Richardson administrator of John Guenther deceased and Gustav Hellbeck. The sale covers Lots 12 13 14 15 16 in block 416 Cheyenne with specific lot portions. Sale set for September 6 1902 at 10 in front of the Cheyenne courthouse. Edwin J Smalley clerk of court notices publication dates July 25 1902 and subsequent dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Richardson
John Guenther
Laramie County
Wyoming
Edward Hofmann
Fred Hofmann
Hofmann Brothers
Gustav Hellbeck
A. D
Cheyenne
Laramie
County of
Dale
United States
Edwin J. Smalley
L County of
Notice for Publication Cheyenne Land Office 1902
Notice is given that settler Martin Breicher filed intent to make final proof for his claim in Cheyenne Wyoming. The proof date is August 18 1908 before the Cheyenne register and receiver. He claims Lots 8 and 4 Block 1 3 SW 1 4 Bec 90 Town 16 North Range 68 West with witnesses to prove continuous residence and occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Wyo
Vis
Martin Breicher
Resort Points in South and Southeast Attract Low Rates
A brief travel notice invites readers to consider all South and Southeast resort points offering attractively low rates. Includes no dates or specific properties.
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N, Alden Bolles, D.D
Osteopathic
Normandie Hotel
Ruesoa
W. F. Daiber & Bro
Crescents
Ramblers
Tribunes
Clevelands
Nationals
Spring Forks
L. P. House
Manewal
Fergugon Street
Louis Manewal
West Sixteenth Street
Dinneen Bros
Davia
Grocers
China
Tust
THE
Depot Exchange Cafe
L. Kasi
Union Pacific
Cheyenne, Wye
Thos. Longhurst
Khn
Long Dirtan
ICE Telephone
A. Slack
Oborgh
Wheatand
Globe
State Board of Equalitzation
Ryan
ROYAL
Royal Baker and Cook
Big Wolf
Hoyt
Weather Report
Pittsburg Dispatch
Bobby
Chuma
Billy Welle
Feyther
Billy
Mr. Smith
J. F. Barron
City Matters
Mra. Glafcke
Hood River
Davis & Kelley
Capitol Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Wabash Screen
N. B
Morrison, Merrill & G
East 16Th and
Vann Streets
Riner & Schnitger
State of
District Court
First Judicial District
Hoffman Brothers, Plaintiffs
Black & Clark
Reed Streets
Cheyenne and
Northern Tracks
Galveston
San Antonio
el Paso
Louisiana
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Mexico
City of Mexico
Monterey
Florida
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Cuba
Havana
New Providence
Nassau
Ours
South
T. E. Fisher
Denver
TOR
Chicago & Northwestern Lines
Missouri River
Chicago
Northe- Western
Darrom
Ageet
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