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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1900
Page
4
The Cheyenne Leader lists editor and proprietor A. Slack with K W De Belle as business manager and George H Evans serving as city editor. The masthead marks the paper’s local leadership and newsroom assignments.
The state board of sheep commissioners meet this afternoon while Minnehaha ice draws skaters. Wyoming weather and local trials unfold as county officials adjourn for funerals and a violent shooting case is investigated.
Warren Mercantile Co offers a broad assortment of hardware and tinware in a wide range of styles and prices for builders, homeowners, and craftsmen.
Investigators probe death and burial practices at grading camps near Sherman. A young brakeman died in a wreck at McArthur Browers camp, with his body buried quietly amid claims of neglect and unmarked graves. Red Men lodge leads the inquiry amid worker testimonies of cruel burial methods and stalled coroner reports.
Charles Thorpe, a driver at Union Pacific mine No. , was killed this afternoon when runaway cars crushed him after a cable broke. The tragedy was caused by the cable failure.
Wyoming constitution requires five year apportionment but was ignored in 1495. 1900 census based on 1890 would yield 290 senators and 60 representatives instead of 19 and 38, with Uinta county gaining senator and representative seats. Legislative size seen as financially burdensome and inefficient due to crowding and slow progress.
Cheyenne health officials warn that owners who refuse to clean cesspools face arrest and forced compliance. The Leader cites unsanitary conditions blamed for a typhoid outbreak as measures tighten citywide. Eddy Street property owner cleaned cess pools recently. Margaret Henne's West End houses also face action if refused.
The article notes sheep owners are the period's big winners as prices rise since the cent election. Broker D W Gil sold 5 000 ewes to Nebraska buyers for Tim Kinney, pushing Kinney's recent sales to about 100 000 sheep and implying a $50 000 potential gain if held longer.
A Rawlins dispatch reports W. D. Glenn, night clerk at the Pacific hotel, arrested on a Chicago requisition. He joined two months ago and bosses praise him. rumor ties him to prior discrepancies as bookkeeper for a Chicago building and loan association. A new secret club called L inconnu aims for a high‑society debut in about two weeks.
County treasurer John Schuneman announces warrants presented before September 1 1900 will be paid on presentation and interest stops from December 3 1900. Also Phoenix Camp No 144 W of W invites members to a Woodmas Ball with Grand Guardian Mrs C C Van Oradell on Dec 3 1900 at 8 o clock p m, with Mrs Mary Sheldon G N and Emma F Henessy Clerk W of W in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwartz visit from Silver Crown. Schwartz, manager of Empire and Star Mining, reports Felix mine yields with 200 tons at the mill and 200 at the mine. Assays show ore from Felix averaging 15 dollars per ton in metals. Gold Leaf and Rialto show strong potential. Crown camp expected to grow with new development and a busy winter operation.
A feared train robbery rumor circulated after a man named Smith attempted to skip a $25 board bill and boarded the North ern train. At Seventeenth Street creditors pursued him onto the moving car, but he fought them off and jumped to the ground, escaping into the hills.
Superintendent Matthews returns from an inspection trip noting smooth operations on the Cheyenne and Northern line. Burlington survey teams work on a new westward route from Guernsey, bypassing impracticable segments. The line would cross Northern tracks at Buckhorn with Guernsey yards and a round house under construction. State Auditor LeRoy Grant reports high grade ore from Douglas creek promising a strong bonanza, with copper strikes statewide indicating widespread rich deposits.
Robert Baker a prominent Iowa mining man is in the city as guest of State Mine Inspector Noah Young. He has carefully investigated Wyoming mines and will likely invest in properties there. He pronounces them the best mines to be found anywhere in the country.
Allan Laughlin is down from Glen da. Guernsey went east this afternoon. Torgerven is in from his ranch at Horse Shoe. Miss Mabel Reid improved today. R. E. Holloway and sister home from an eastern visit. Chas. Blixt, Union Pacific land agent, went to Omaha. G. C. Barkus of R. G. Dun & Co. is in the city on business. Irene Dyer, ill with erysipelas, improving. Ray Newman had a severe hemorrhage. condition critical. A. W. Blake arrives from Douglas to make Cheyenne his residence. Albert Freeland and N. K. Wood commissioned notaries public. J. A. England, Cheyenne Steam Laundry, home from Laramie. S. Johnston and Register Chaplin of the land office in Denver as witnesses in Teller case. Dr. J. M. Wilson in city for state sheep board meeting. Warren Richardson better but still very low. Elmer Lane returned from a visit to Council Bluffs. Ed Towsley, a former Cheyenne boy, is ill in Denver.
The district court concluded the argument on the motion to charge the receiver in the case of Tom Sun et al. versus the Grand Encampment Townsite Company. Judge Scott took the matter under advisement after the night session.
A district court jury yesterday evening inquired into the sanity of David Falls who recently attempted to murder the manager of Joe Wilde s saloon at Fort Liramice. Falls was adjudged sane and will be taken to the insane asylum at Evanston.
A Cheyenne party will depart for Denver tomorrow to attend the grand opera at the Tabor and the annual ball of the Slaves of the Silver Serpent. The delegation includes most members of the governor's staff.
Articles of Incorporation filed with the secretary of state for Fremont Copper Company with $500 000 capital stock to operate brapertica at Encampment. In corporators are Thomas Carroll D B Baker F M Keating and Fred Koe line.
Naporstek's full orchestra of six pieces will be heard at the Cheyenne opera house, engaged permanently to play all performances. The opera house management is to be complimented upon securing this fine musical organization.
The funeral took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Nineteenth Street home. Harry Keith Schnitger, in the bloom of youth, was laid to rest as sorrow touched the city. President E B Be Smiley of the State University delivered a heartfelt sermon. The service featured a casket surrounded by flowers and conveyed deep grief from the bereaved family.
Articles filed in the secretary’s office by Ferris Hotel Company with $100,000 capital to build and operate a sixty room hotel at Rawline. The brick and stone structure is described as magnificent. Incorporators are J. J. Henry B. W. Casservan James A. Rendle P. P. Coolidge and George Wren.
The state board of canvassers met at the capitol but adjourned due to improper returns from Uinta county. The errors will be corrected before the canvass resumes.
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