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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1905
Page
7
W. G. Bond, oral, serves as President with H. A. Clarke as Secretary and Treasurer and Chas Thompson as City Editor.
Weather stays mild as town records more civic events. The Elks memorial service and city council meeting occur this evening while the December district court term opens. The free reading room on West Seventeenth Street opens to the public.
Regular meeting of the J. T. Clark Hono Co will be held Wednesday Dec 6 at 5 pm All members requested to attend by order of foreman H J Kebley Secretary Also note Tob y will heat and not amok or amell the 95.00 of stores at Roe Gol s Hardware store
A Daily Mining Record clipping discusses mining promoters, noting that failure to deliver dividends does not prove dishonesty or incompetence. It argues promoters show careful management, select promising prospects, avoid waste, and rely on expert opinion. Investors accept some failures, provided honesty and competence are evident.
Dispute between the Grand Encampment town council and the local electric lighting company leaves streets dark and power shut off indefinitely. The council demanded a 50 percent decrease in the company’s rights charge, which the company refused, leading to cancellation of the contract.
The Encampment Herald notes that men who recently reported a rich gold strike on Hog Park are laying out a townsite near the strike area. The strike’s richness and details remain unverified and under investigation.
Under Rawling date lines the daily papers announce that the salt of Hon H Rasmussen against the Union Pacific Coal Co is now on. The coal was expected to come up between November 28 and December 8 but was postponed for a few weeks more.
A period notice cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as free of opium and suitable for children. It notes a decades long success in colds croup and whooping cough and mentions the December 1 event and a Masonic lodge meeting with a banquet to follow.
Frederick Warde, famed tragedian, delivers the memorial address at the Cheyenne Lodge No 600 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elk memorial exercises held at the Elk Home. The program includes opening ceremonies, a chaplain prayer, solos by Metcalf and McDougal, an Ellis quartet, and a closing ode with audience participation.
The report that the Platte Valley line of the Union Pacific would use eighty-pound steel is erroneous. No eighty-pound steel has been laid. the line is being built with seventy-pound steel. The mistaken report suggested a large cut-off from Omaha to Medicine Bow, Wyoming.
A six year old girl, Isabelle Holdren, daughter of Mrs. Nic Holdren, residing in the Harry French property in the Hollow east part of the city, was severely burned and died shortly after the accident occurred.
Special to the Leader Rawlins Wyoming December 4 The funeral of Thomas Bailey who was found dead in his room Saturday occurred today A son residing in the East directed that Bailey be buried here He had lived in the town for more than twenty five years
Dean Cope delivered the annual Elk memorial address at the opera house in Rawlins Wyoming. A special musical program accompanied the event and drew a large crowd to the entertainment last night.
Special to the Leader Rawlins Wyoming December 4 A marriage license has been issued to Swan Johnson and Misa Aldine Nelson both of Saratoga this county
The Alert Hose company has appointed a committee to arrange its annual banquet. Entertainment is planned and the event is expected to occur December 17th.
Half a pint of hot water before breakfast helps regularity. Avoid harsh cathartics. For purgatives use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Mild and gentle in action. Sold by A. B. Roe Del, W. G. Walker. Makes all kinds of photos with any finish from three dollars per dozen.
Rev D K Miller of Algona Iowa visits the Graham home and conducted two services at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday and will preach there next Sunday.
The Rawlins municipal government has paid off 5000 dollars toward the city's indebtedness. To date bonds totaling 22000 dollars have been paid, leaving 1000 dollars outstanding.
Last Wednesday Joe Corrigan who has suffered a broken back in hospital for two months was transferred to a hospital in Salt Lake City. Relatives in that city prompted the move as he was progressing slowly under local treatment. Corrigan’s case stands as the main report with the transfer noted for continued care.
An ad from The New York and Wyoming Associate Dentists promotes teeth whitening and repair to enhance facial expression. It promises regular sound teeth, offers free examinations, and states varied reasonable prices for high quality work.
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