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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1900
Page
4
The Cheyenne Leader dated Wednesday August 22 1900 lists A Slack as editor and proprietor with K W De Belle as business manager and A Richardson as city editor.
Local notes report D Miller to confer BA degree at 1709 Ferguson St Acacula and a leap year party by society ladies. A big concert at Turner hall Friday and a train delay from the west. Jersey Fowler seeks a bail dog with a short tail and sharp teeth. St Mark's Sunday school hosts a picnic at Lake Side Park this afternoon. Sports betting tip favors Fitz in the Fitzimmons Sharkey fight. Nap ereiek's orchestra to perform at Friday concert and dance. A bicycle found at Tom Reed's Capitol Ave home may be claimed. Mrs Bert Johnston hosted a luncheon for 36 guests yesterday. Damaged lines mention the Dale Creek bridge and fire-related structure. a council vote on licensing vegetables failed. Keefe St Mark's church ladies host a tomorrow night event at an admission of one conte. Viaduct walk repairs needed after holes and injuries reported. Cement and water issues cited with wagons and 6000 gallons. Frontier committee requests council donation and road closure for an open air ball. both approved. Belgian hoteliers travel through Cheyenne. a $500 Belgian horse noted. Dr James M King of Philadelphia lectures at the Methodist church this evening. Denver train robbery near Brighton yields $4. The city urged to repair a rickety Sixteenth Street sidewalk. Methodists’ lecturers praised. church mortgage to be burned after a Bishop Fowler sermon. A Wyoming boy involved in a duel with a former lover. judge Willis Van Devanter referenced aiding alignment with allied nations. Chinese minister described as highly placed and progressive in outlook.
Little daughter of Mr F H Jones misplaced an envelope holding 0 between Wm Myers & Co store and Keefe hall today. Winder Crease told to return to Leader office to collect a Liberal reward.
Congressman F W Mondell Wyoming’s representative in the lower house arrived in Cheyenne from Washington. He spoke on forest protection and fire prevention, postal routes, and the open door policy in China. He noted efforts to boost forest ranger forces, new Crow Creek forest reserve plans, and Fort Mackenzie building projects. He predicted a McKinley victory climate and commented on the eastern political outlook.
Mr J Q Mathews begins as new Northern superintendent and quickly assumes duties. Two trains of cattle shipped from Orin Junction by Foston Brothers and the Swan Land and Cattle Company head to South Omaha. Hartville mines increase ore shipments to Denver with plans for fifty cars daily to the Denver smelters by year end.
Dr. Bennett rushed to the freight platform where trucker D. C. Robertson suffered a crushed leg after a heavy wheel fell during work. He cannot walk for some time. In Thermopolis Wyoming August 22 annums and a traumatic family note connected to a daughter’s shooting death are mentioned in the same dispatch.
Union Pacific advances the Sherman hill tunnel with rapid progress and hopeful plans to run tanks by January first. Debates over the geology slow the pace as disintegrated granite replaces solid rock, prompting officials to consider investigations into a potential influx of eastern residents in Colorado. Rails report heavy travel to Centennial State resorts while hotelkeepers note a shift to smaller cheaper retreats.
Janos King of Philadelphia lectures tonight at 8 at Vine Methodist Episcopal Church on The Bouress and Character of American Institutions. Choirs by Greodale Durbin and Cowhick. Also notices a new storefront and a footwear shop ad at 8 Ben's Lane corner Geventeauith and Furgw with rental and moldy hints.
James E Miller carried a loaded shotgun for protection when a misfire in rough ground killed his son and wounded his daughter. the family feud with neighbor Kelas Ni ohotn has fueled a long running dispute. Wheatland doctors say the girl will recover while the son is buried at Wheatland. The incident follows a history of threats and near duels between the two ranchmen and their families.
Tom Downey and Mrs Sadie Wallack were united in marriage today by Judge Martin. Mrs Wallack had just secured a divorce from her husband on grounds of desertion two days earlier. The judge also fined two intoxicated men ten and fifteen dollars respectively. both fines were paid.
Ballasting train runs with the ack laying gang and will continue as work progresses. The new line, 150 miles long, opens to both passenger and freight traffic September 15 with eighty five pound rails. It connects Denver to Moulan Idaho and the Pacific Northwest, linking Hurli ngton to the Black Hills country.
A Cheyenne militia unit in Dakota Territory shows unusual performance as Barkwell adapts well and Henneasy scores 31 of 25 possible points in a contested matchup against other companies in the ongoing arrangements.
A fragmented advertisement notes Ferguson street and Palace Pharmacy while promoting Ferguson atrecht and Don's new store. The jumbled copy touts a wide footwear sale with crowds urged to follow the crowd and patronize Don's new shop.
Telegraphed yesterday the death of President Per tie was not expected to delay talks on the famous mine. The will of Mr. Ferris was filed last night directing one half of the estate to Mrs. Perrin and the remainder to five children, one of age. The administratrix and trustee names are given for the minor heirs. Children to receive a portion of their inheritance yearly until they reach age 30 when payment occurs.
Geo Caldwell recounts a curious tale where animals flee raging forest fires into the river and converge on Timber Tom for sympathy. A mammoth bear named George grows bold as Timber Tom, now white from trapping, sleeps in a hollow pine, while Caldwell promises a welcome for the old trapper and bear.
Architect Patton Fisher and Miller of Montauk prepared plans for a two story Grecian style Carnegie public library in Cheyenne Wy. The building features white sandstone exterior terra cotta tile roof mahogany marble interior decorative plaster and glass light fixtures hot water heat and electric lighting. Estimated total cost for building and equipment is about 50000 dollars.
In the city today Robert White reports a bartender is robbed after hours. A gunman confronted him, took cash from the till and gaming tables totaling about 900 dollars. A suspect may be arrested and the robber is still at large.
For sale a four room house and lot with inquiries directed to the address 911 near Mb at.
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