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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
2
The Cheyenne Leader announces daily and yearly subscription rates for the newspaper on a December 5 1900 issue. Readers are informed of One Year and other terms for access to the Daily Leader.
The piece recalls Denanell Miller once Cheyenne city engineer after years away. It claims his water works experience was brief and flawed, noting Rusty pipes and a toppled brick stand pipe at Lake Mahpalutab. It alleges Miller moved on to Newcastle, where water works failed in freezing weather, then left town without settling debts.
The Tribune editors note Cheyenne opera house canceling the Hindoo Hoodoo engagement due to fever reports. They blame the Leader’s Dr Mitchell notice for spreading the tale and compare route notices from the Dramatic Mirror, showing Cheyenne omitted from the Hindoo Hoodoo schedule while other towns appear. The piece mocks Cheyenne’s loss and jokes about missing Hoodoo versus the Beach and Bowers Minstrels booking.
The town of Greeley faced typhoid fever in recent years but last fall residents followed doctors advice and cleared away debris by fire to curb the disease, improving public health in the area.
No typhoid fever is reported in Greeley this season. The report notes continued wear at Fort Collins with concern for conditions there.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recounts a man named Smith who bets on elections and loses to Jones. The tale includes a wife as stakeholder and a flop in wagering, then pivots to reflections on burglary, legal tricks, and reputations in the profession.
A fragmented comic exchange notes a thermometer made to order reading ten degrees high. The Philadelphia Press quips about a glove buttoning ritual as a fi t of humor stemming from engagements and marriage.
Fair tonight and Thursday with cooler conditions. A eastern storm centers on the New England coast bringing high winds and heavy rain, including 60 mph northeast winds and 1.62 inches in Boston. Central and western districts show fair, warm weather with occasional rain on the north Pacific coast. Rocky Mountain plateau remains high. Maximum 44, minimum 31, precipitation 0. Palmer, Section Director W. & Palmer.
Readable fragment notes an oncie sale of house furnishings with installment payments arranged by Warren Mendantile Company. The itemization and terms are unclear due to damaged OCR but indicate a consumer sale advertisement.
An eminent physician explains how typhoid spreads through seemingly clean water and food. He highlights milk and oysters as key transmission sources, notes fall as high risk, and urges cooked foods and strict hygiene to prevent infection.
Notice lists bid details for two thousand five hundred five hundred dollar bonds bearing six percent interest, payable annually at Bank of Lusk, with dates from January 1, 1901 and varying maturity of three to twelve years. Bids due December 10, 1900, at 1 p.m. and may be rejected. sale may occur privately for town interests.
United States Land Office Cheyenne notifies compliance with timber lands act. Joseph A. Brecken filed sworn statement for NW 14 SE 4 and No 14 SW 14, Sec 24 T20N R69W, to prove land valued for timber or stone and to claim before Jan 6 1901. witnesses named. adverse claimants to file by that date.
United States Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming announces filed sworn statement No. 162 by James J. Miller for the NW 14 SE 14 section 34 township 20 N range 7 W seeking timber land entry. Miller will prove the land is valuable for timber or stone and establish claim before the register January 4, 1901. witnesses named. Adverse claimants urged to file by January 4, 1901.
United States Land Office Cheyenne announces sworn statements Nos. 159 and 160 by Robert W. Brecken and John L. Jordan for purchase of sections in townships 40N 69W and 19N respectively. Hearings to prove timber land claims set for January 4, 1901 with witnesses William Reed Joseph Reed William Clay and others. Also notice of homestead application No. 8700 for lots 2 5 and 4 in section 4 township 1 north range 9 west with witnesses listed.
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