Long Distance Telephone and Local News from Cheyenne
Notes from Cheyenne include a notary commission for Mrs. Ashley of Medicine Bow, December 14 open meeting at Modern Woodmen, and social events at Vendome and local dances. News covers school basketball set for December 23, rail and police reports, and business updates from local firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Ashley
Medicine Bow
Vendome
B. B. Brooks
Gheyenne
Laremie
Badger
J. A. Riner
Mason & Mason
Rudolph
Adolph
Opera House
Laramie
Fort Collins
Gem City
Cheyenne Business College
Fugitive Whitaker Confesses After Jail Break Burglar
Waldo Whitaker, held for burglary in Warren block, is transported from Hyde Park jail to trial. Sheriff Smalley identified him as Henry Smith, a Chicago burglary suspect, who after police torture confessed to being Smith and fleeing jail. An officer from Chicago proceeds to return him. In October he worked as a cook at Inter Ocean and then Manewal restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Whitaker
Warren
Chicago
Smith
Inter Ocean
Manewal
Grit and Gumption lecture by Rev Benjamin Young tonight
Rev Benjamin Young delivers a lecture on grit and gumption for the home lecture course. The event features two solos by Miss Clark and an original poem by W P Carroll titled Coming Home From School. Doors open 7 pm, program begins 8 pm. George Voorhees returns from Chicago after attending a large cattle convention described as a major national event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Clark
W. P. Carroll
Must Serve Time In County Jail For Adultery
Gilbert Palmer of Evanston was jailed after pleading guilty to adultery with Helma Monson of Salt Lake. He was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to three months in the county jail. Palmer is married with two children. Monson recently bore his child. The case caused a local sensation in Evanston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Palmer
Evanston
Helma Monson
Salt Lake
Palmer
Miss Monson
Thief Fined and Jailed Over Suit from Rooming House
William H. Corbett, arrested for stealing a suit from a Sixteenth street rooming house, was arraigned today before Judge Becker and sentenced to ten days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Corbett
Sixteenth Street
Becker
Increase in Service on Union Pacific No. 5
The eastbound train No. 5 now carries two mail cars instead of one with extra clerks due to rising mail traffic between Council Bluffs and Cheyenne. The additional car will be detached at Cheyenne and sent east on a later train. Look at Wheeler & Goodale's Bargain window. Call up 169 A for first class laundry work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Cheyenne
Hold Up on Fourth Street Targets Local Employee
George Walker of the Pacific Hotel in Ogden was assaulted by four men on Fourth Street near the alley by Dr. Harrison’s home and the News Journal office at about 9 30 last night. The robbers took his gas in cash and his transportation before fleeing. police have no clues yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Walker
Pacific Hotel Company
Ogden
Evanston Press
Fourth Street
Dr. Harrison
News- Journal
Murder near Bridger shocks Bridger Mont residents
David Davidson, a well known Bridger figure, was murdered while returning to the mines near Bridger. The assailant struck him with a miner's hammer, crushing his skull. The sheriff captured the murderer who later escaped with his irons on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle News-Journal
Bridger
Mont
David Davidson
Davidson
Convention Opening To Be Led By Wyoming Governor
Wyoming Industrial convention at Laramie will be opened by Governor Richards. Attendance includes leaders from every county and city. Cheyenne alone expects at least 100 delegates plus a large state-wide crowd. Round trip fare from Cheyenne is $1.70 as a grand excursion. Weather: cloudy and warmer tonight with snow tomorrow and a possible cold spell. Central Rocky Mountain storm shifts to gulf states with heavy rains in the south and mixed precipitation elsewhere. Local readings show 33 as high and 18 as low with no precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Industrial Convention
Laramie
Richards
Cheyenne
Rocky Mountain
Gulf States
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Lander
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Hartville marble and Silver Crown ores shown in city exhibit
Sidney Bartlett secured fine plumba go and white and grey marble from the Hartville district for the Stockgrowers' National bank collection. A large quantity of Silver Crown district ores has been sent to Laramie for the county exhibit, which is expected to be outstanding in the state. The Union Veterans smoker proved a delightful reception for friends, and Rev. Benjamin Young of Denver will discuss Grit and Gumption at the Lyceum Course tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Young
Towa
Sidney Bartlett
Stockgrowers’ National Bank
Hartville
Laramie
Laramie County
Lyceum
M. &. Church
Denver
Poultry Display Draws Shoppers to Washington Market
Before buying a Christmas turkey, visit the Washington market to see a grand display of poultry. Shoppers will find more turkeys there than at any other location in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Six Bandits on the Move in Big Horn Country
A six man gang armed with fast horses is reportedly pursuing the Union Pacific train with state convicts from Laramie to Rawlins. Officials say the outlaws may be Curry gang members heading toward Montana and that the convoy move will occur tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curry Gang
Union Pacific
Laramie
Rawlins
Bob Curry
Big Horn
Montana
Point of Rocks
Wilcox
Telephone lines expand from Casper to Billings
Mr B V Acheson of the Bell Telephone Company reports 41 telephones contracted in Casper and 50 in Douglas. The enterprise gains strong local support with every business house in Douglas ordering phones for homes. When spring comes, construction will extend from Casper to Lander via Walton Lost Cabin Muskrat and north to Thermopolis Cody and Billings, with a branch from Lander to Rock Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. V. Acheson
Bell Telephone Company
Casper
Douglas
Lander
Walton
Lost Cabin
Muskrat
Late King Dodo Opera Cast Delayed Then Appears
A King Dodo performance at the opera house faced a six hour delay when the No. 5 cast did not arrive until six o clock. By the time they reached the stage the troupe had appeared on schedule two and a half hours after arriving in the city.
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Dodo
Opera House
No. 5
A Fine Performance at the Opera House Saturday
A Fine Performance King Dodo was the best production this season with every seat sold. A special train brought officers and soldiers from Fort Russell to attend the show. Zithers tuned. Leave orders at Knight's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodo
Opera House
Fort Russell
Aged carpenter seeks 10000 in saloon fight suit
William H Strope filed in district court against Popp Noble alleging injuries from a Sept 18 1900 attack in the Germania saloon. He says bartender Guy Royce beat him with a gun causing head wounds requiring 22 stitches and impaired eyesight that prevents him from working. Royce was later killed by gambler Jack Hoffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Strope
Popp & Noble
Germania
Strope
Guy Royce
Jack Hoffman
Hanson Sentenced for Petit Larceny and Jail Actions
Chris Hanson was sentenced by Judge Scott to a $10 fine ten days in jail and trial costs totaling $49.25 after a petit larceny conviction for stealing a bicycle. He has already served nine months in jail and attempted self harm in custody by swallowing creosote and broken glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Hanson
Scott
Hanson
Ice cracks on lake game turns into scare for skaters
A large daytime skating party formed on Lake Minneha but a boy named Jack Clark broke through the ice on the lagoon. He escaped with only a cold ducking as the canal water is shallow and no serious injuries were reported.
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Lake
Minnehaha
Jack Clark
State wool growers plan state association formation
A Casper dispatch reports Natrona County Wool Growers' Association forming a state group with county bodies. A Cheyenne meeting is planned for February to finalize the state wool growers organization and align committees from other counties. An attorney will be funded to represent wool interests in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Casper
Natrona County
Wool Growers’ Association
Washington
Congress
Local Personal Notes From City and Surroundings
Mrs Charles Linn leaves for Nebraska to visit friends W B Shelton and J W Ryder return from Warren Live Stock Company s ranch William Schnitger returns from the east his ill brother fully recovers OC Redmond of North Platte visits the Buckleys Luke Voorhees and D W Gill travel to Wild Cat canyon near Guernsey where Voorhees holds copper claims Mrs Leoplod Kabis returns from Denver Phillips Zehner recovers from Denver street car injuries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Linn
Nebraska
W. B. Shelton
J. W. Ryder
Warren Live Stock Company
William Schnitger
OC. Redmond
North Platte
O. L. Buckley
Luke Voorhees
D. W. Gill
Wild Cat Canon
Guernsey
Voorhees
Leoplod Kabis
Denver
Phillip Zehner
Crook County Delegates Named to Convention
Crook county appoints delegates for the upcoming convention with Senator M. Nichols and A. J. Spencer among those chosen along with C. P. Berry R. D. Salisbury A. P. Hanson and A. A. Tichnor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crook County
M. Nichols
A. J. Spencer
C. P. Berry
R. D. Salisbury
A. P. Hanson
A. A. Tichnor
Land Office Appointees by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt announced appointments to western land offices. A. G. Hoyt becomes register of the land office at Sundance Wyoming, BE. H. Smock is named receiver of public moneys at Buffalo, and M. C. Barrow is appointed at Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Office
Roosevelt
A. G. Hoyt
Register of Land Office
Sundance
Wyo
BE. H. Smock
Buffalo
M. C. Barrow
Douglas
German native Frank Sanger becomes U S citizen
Frank Sanger has filed final naturalization papers and is now a United States citizen. He is identified as a native of Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sanger
United States
Germany
Suspect Held In Booth County Rustling Case
John Ulrick a 19 year old German youth is in Cheyenne custody on a charge of unlawfully killing two steers and faces grand larceny allegations. Sheriff Smalley arrested him Friday night at his uncle Elias Bolln’s ranch twelve miles east of the city. Ulrick confessed to shooting the steer and was released on $250 bond until arraignment next Saturday. The case ties to a string of cattle thefts east of Cheyenne over the past two years and may implicate others in rustling operations feeding city butchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smalley
John Ulrick
Elias Bolln
Cheyenne
Ulrich
Mendell Boosts Rock Springs Clerk Hire to $500
A Washington dispatch reports Congressman Mendell secured a raise in the Rock Springs post office clerk hire allowance from 300 to 500 annually. The increase reflects the area’s language diversity and unusually difficult postal work. Dr. Alice Condict lectured twice at the Presbyterian church on India and the Philippines, drawing crowded audiences. C. W. Sweet Home, once with Union Pacific, may accept the assistant agent post here after a two month eastern trip. Four men with good address are sought for branch agencies at 1704 Wddy street at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mendell
Rock Springs
Alice Condict
India
Philippines
Presbyterian Church
C. W. Sweet Home
W. Sweet
Union Pacific
East
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. A. Slack
Henry Sweet
George H. Evans
Ner CY
Robert Shingle
Spring City
Gus Buechner
McKinley Memorial Fund
O'Neil
Neb
Gray Opera Company
Omaha
al Spaugh
Government Road
Manville
Fenederal Court
Woodmen of America
Colorado and Southern
Thomas Heaney
William B. Nickell
Colorado
F. Stewart
Ted
The
Baptist Church
Eighteenth Infantry Orchestra
Geyser Laundry
Hyde Park
M. E. Church
George Voorhees
America
Wheeler & Goodale
Big Horn County
Sty
Lessee
Boswell
Douglas and
Cowhick Dry Goods Company
Messige Dry Goods Company
the People’s Store
Carpenter
State Association
New York
A. Underwood
Thos. Longhurst
Flowers
W. 16Th St
GLERK
West
Sixteenth ST
Durant
Turner Hall
Nagel
Manewal’s
Harry Hynds
Louis Manewal
Logan's
Gerald Bros
West Seventeenth Street
Wyoming
Gio. H. Nagle
Chas, E. Miller
Corson
Sec
Treas
Union, Mercantile, Co
Haguson Strwin
Union Mercentile Company
R. E. Engle
J. Nielsen
California St
Isabella Fox
A. F. Hamilton
Ferguson St
Florsheim Fine
Jaros Hygeing Health
John Harrington
Carey
West 17Th Street
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Buechner& Son
Diamond Letters
Ferguson Street
Knight Campbell Music Co
West Sixteenth Street
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