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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1900
Page
2
The Cheyenne Leader at Cheyenne Wyoming is listed as Second Class Matter. Subscription rates set for the Daily Leader one year ahead.
City officials pressured by Dr. Whit Mitchell to purge Cheyenne’s water supply after a fever outbreak. The report cites Bacillus Typhosus in lower filter beds and urges immediate reform, including abandoning contaminated sources, bonding for new waterworks, and seeking federal aid to secure uncontaminated mountain water from Crow Creek.
Acting Mayor Davia ordered no water pumped into city pipes from the lower reservoir except for fire use. Engineer Artist reported the order is being complied with. Water from the Ninth Street filter beds, two feet above the reservoir, is condemned and reserved strictly for emergencies.
A Casper woman dressed in her gentleman friend’s clothes to attend a dance after a bet. She couldn’t pay for cigars, pockets wouldn’t fit, and she fled to avoid paying. Onlookers at Weber corner and Grand Central corner chased them. she fled home with the gentleman’s suit, leaving him with his best clothes.
Public library project in Ores Wyo seeks sealed proposals by noon in December. Robert Morris presides for the building committee. plans are available in Chicago at Patton Fisher Miller and in Cheyenne after November 20. Bids require $500 certified check and a 60 percent performance bond. committee reserves right to reject bids.
A long line of women queued at the court in El Dorado Kansas as the murder trial of Jesale Morrison for the death of Mrs Olin Castle began. Morrison attended with family while Castle relatives and the dead woman’s father were present. The state listed eighty four witnesses to thirty one for the defense and opening remarks were made by Attorney Brumback after a request for witness separation.
Count Waldersee plans return to Germany after expressing disappointment at American attitude. A Nanking powder magazine explosion killed thirty and injured fifty, leveling nearby houses and creating cratered streets. Legal notice announces guardianship petition in Laramie County Wyoming for Charlee and William Zunkeler with December 15 deadline.
Notice of sale for bonds of School District No. 3 Johnson County Wyoming. $600 bonds, 6 percent interest, 25-year maturity, redeemable after 10 years. Bids due December 20, 1900, 6 p.m. Bidreeceived at Griggs office. Also Timber Culture Final Proof notice for Charles Spitz.
Theodore Spits of Pine Bluffs Wyoming has filed intention to make final timber culture proof before the Cheyenne register and receiver on November 28, 1900 for timber culture application No 2102. He names witnesses Dallas L Kepler Henry Ward John Dolan and Van Dusen all of Pine Bluffs or nearby Egbert Wyoming.
Notice is given that settler Sidney O Clark has filed for final proof on his land claim in Phillips and Cheyenne. The proof will be before the Cheyenne register and receiver on December 28, 1900. Witnesses: Phillip J. Yoder, John Mullen, Charles Rugg, Oscar Yoder.
Wood and Ward's company stages a showcase featuring two Merny Tramps. The quick and lively performance debuts at a local venue, drawing steady attendance and mixed reviews from critics.
A collage of small ads and notices lists WANTED help for house work and clerical tasks, room to rent, and furnished accommodations. It includes a U S Army recruiting note for able bodied men ages 21 to 45 and a Metropolitan hotel sale inquiry.
Notice lists bid date for 2500 dollar negotiable coupon water bonds at 6 percent interest, payable in Lusk, with private sale option and bid deadline December 10, 1900. Also public notices for land claim, estate administration, and a reward notice for missing person in Cheyenne.
In compliance with the Timber Land Act of June 3, 1878 Joseph A Brecken of Cheyenne Wyoming filed sworn statement No 165 for the NW 14 and NE 14 of Section 24 Township 20 North Range 69 West. He will prove land value for timber or stone and claims may be filed by adversaries before January 9 1901 at Cheyenne Wyoming. Witnesses Donald McDonald Richard C Sujette George Dietrich and Robert W Breckenon of Diamond and Cheyenne Wyoming.
Land Act notice from Cheyenne Wyoming dated October 22 1900 records James K Miller of Iron Mountain Wyoming filing Sworn Statement No 162 to purchase Section 34 Township 20 North Range 70 West with proof to show land valued for timber or stone, not agricultural, before January 4 1901 at the Cheyenne office. named observers Joseph B Reed William T Clay John L Jordan Robert W Breckens.
United States Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming advertises a land claim by Robert W Breckona of Cheyenne with a proof date set for January 15 1901. The notice lists township and range details and witnesses Reed Reed Clay Jordan and others from Diamond and Iron Mountain areas.
John L. Jordan of Iron Mountain filed sworn statement No. 160 for the purchase of fractional sections in T. N. Range 69 W. The office offers to establish the claim in Cheyenne on Friday the 4th. Advertisers are invited to file their claims by January 4, 1901. Diamond and Cheyenne officials are named in the notice.
Notic es for publication from the Department of the Interior Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming dated November 24 1900 states the following named settler has filed notice of intention to make final proof to support the claim. The proof will be made before the register at Cheyenne at 6 West dates unspecified. Witnesses to testify follow.
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