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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1900
Page
3
Westbound trains include No 101 Past Mail arriving 9 30 pm and No 8 Pale Express departing 10 00 am. Eastbound trains list No 2 Overland Limited arriving 6 40 am and No 1 South leaving 7 00 am plus No 4 South departures at 2 20 pm.
A sensational profile traces Bella Oates later edited as Star Oliver, a famed border criminal who escaped a poms, crossed floods to the opposite shore, and plundered cattle across the Rio Grande. Her life includes marriages to wealthy men, thefts of horses and jewelry, robberies, and a dramatic escape from Texas to Mexico amid gunplay and murder rumors.
The report recounts Belle Oates once known as Star Oliver, a Texas crimin al figure who abandoned crime for months after a dramatic abduction and murder attempt. She recounts a violent self defense event with a man she lured to a riverbank, then flees to Los Angeles and Chihuahua, later returning to crime with brigand allies. The piece traces her fascination with danger, hypnotic claims, and romances with bandit leaders while detailing a sensational, speculative arc of reform and relapse.
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The Department of the Interior Land Office at Cheyenne Wyoming issues a contest against Alfred W Gibte regarding entry No. duplicates for lands described in T 29 N R ? West. Contestants claim Gibte never plowed planted or cultivated any of the land and that due to service issues notice is to be published for appearance and evidence on October 4 1900.
Notice of proposed amendment to Wyoming Constitution Article XXII to allow the state to issue bonds to refund debt outstanding January 1 1898, with interest not exceeding per cent annually and bonds issued under existing law. Includes certification by Secretary of State Wm. Chatterton. Also homestead land notice from Cheyenne land office dated August 21 1900 listing final proof dates and witnesses for claims at Cheyenne.
Notice for Publication from the Department of the Interior lists settlers filing to prove up their desert land and irrigation claims before the Cheyenne Land Office. Names include Robert Walden and Leslie K Shaw with witnesses from Cheyenne Little Horse Creek and nearby areas. Proceedings set for September and October 1900.
The Frontier Day celebration executive committee invites bids for privileges on September 12 and 18 1900. Items include lemonade candy popcorn and official souvenirs among others with rights awarded to the highest bidder and payment due on notification. Also Army recruitment notice seeks able bodied unmarried men ages 21 to 35 for service in the Philippines with details at Recruiting Officer room 8 Atlas Block Cheyenne Wyoming.
Union Pacific Railway offers round trip tickets to Ogden and Salt Lake at 20 dollars, valid thirty days from sale, on select July August and September dates. special July and August rates 18 dollars. stops allowed with ten days over and return. Call for full information.
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