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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1902
Page
3
In the clothing business again men and young men’s suits from Kohn Brothers offered at half factory price. Suits are this season’s patterns and up to date styles. One lot of suits valued at $13 and one suit priced at $12.00 each.
A fragmentary staff listing shows B. A. Slack as hatter and proprietor C. F. Yeagor as business manager and Gorgore H. Evans connected to city matters. The incomplete text indicates a local newspaper or shop directory notation.
The state supreme court remains in session while district court continues hearings. Local events include dances at Keefe hall and a supper with a St Mark's Guild dance, plus post office and Tivol block remodeling updates. Cheyenne prepares for summer traffic shifts as fire damage and hospital moves draw attention.
F W Bean longtime Indiana curios collector who suffered a stroke has sold his collection and opened a curio store on Sixteenth Street east of the Capitol stables. The collection features Sioux Arapaho Bannock Shoshone and Cheyenne artifacts including war clubs moccasins head gear leggings pipes shields and many other items once worn and used by these tribes.
A district court jury awarded H A Andrews 400 dollars in the case against George Haskins. The dispute arose after Haskins overgrazed his land portion causing cattle to feed on Andrews land due to a single surrounding fence. W B represented the plaintiff Andrews. Haskins owned land at Horse Creek. Also notes on local business ads and clothing offers appear in the same column.
JORDAN 10 SPEAK Special to Leader Laramie Wyoming December 9 the state university will dedicate a new science hall with a program. If the plans hold Gov Richards will attend, receive keys from builders and hand them to the university faculty. David Starr Jordan will be present to deliver an address.
Special to Leader Rawlins Wy dec 8 J H Chand ler the Colorado and Sowthrew operator who was the victim of thugs in Denver last week formerly resided in Rawlins and is well known here President Burt and party spent all day yesterday in Rawlins looking over the altuation her and went to Green River last night C Hadley a guard at the penitentiary has left for Denver to accept a position as clerk in the post office at that place Ed Hodges another penitentiary employe also left today to go to ranching in Colorado
In Casper district court a nolle prosequi is filed in the state of Wyoming v Otto Cheneworth. Cheneworth, a horse thief, was arrested, escaped, recaptured in South Dakota, then escaped again and remained free. His mother arrived from the east requesting withdrawal of charges, but nothing happened until now and he is free to go where he pleases.
Fred Griswold, formerly of the Union, died recently as reported in Cheyenne. He had lived here several years, moved to Ogden last year to work as an inspector, and his death is mourned by many locals.
A recent Sweetwater County storm proves beneficial to sheep owners as deep snow provides water across the range and allows flocks to graze on the better grazing lands. Feed has been scarce, but the snow cover now sustains water supply and supports grazing.
William B Curtis wires from Washington quoting James J Hill president of the Great Northern Railway arguing for government funding of irrigation to create homes for future generations. He praises Roosevelt but warns on misused trusts and supports a subsidy only if used to build ditches and reservoirs for arable land. He notes population growth since the Civil War and aims to convert marginal land into productive farms through irrigation, projecting benefits and revenue. He also recounts a Yorkshire Lancashire tale.
A local notice announces a sale of homemade delicacies on December 24 by the Habitat Indica. The event promotes home cooked foods and invites residents to purchase festive treats.
A historic account describes a modern surgeon entering an anteroom in civilian dress, then shedding clothes and donning a full sterile gown and hood. Attendants prepare him with sterilized gloves using tongs as the room is kept near 100 degrees and cleaned daily with bichloride mercury.
A compact meditation on generations and cultural loss citing Cornish language extinction after Dolly Dentreath’s death in Cornwall and broader claims about social change. It notes harmful toxin buildup in business workers and promotes two meals a day and walking as preventive, cautioned against overly intense exertion.
A British house member from the Orkneys can claim alts for 200 islands though only 60 are inhabited, with a constituency of over 60 000 people. Voters travel by boat for eight miles to polls. The piece notes historic cessions and a post office motto stressing prompt action to cut unnecessary costs.
The passage discusses truth as a constant presence, always ready to emerge. It contrasts truth with deception, noting that one trick leads to many more to maintain a false appearance and complicates invention.
Be Understood Human Nature notes a request to ease tensions with Colonel Gore while denying any threats, signaling a cautious editorial stance. The piece in New York Weekly reflects concern over conflicts and seeks a harmonious approach.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway announce an arrangement effective January 1 1903 giving uniform service across the Union Pacific system. Standard sleeping cars tourist sleeping cars and chair cars will be available to and from all points, matching the Chicago and Northwestern service.
The Passenger Department of the railway issues a detailed map of the Wings route from Galveston to Ogden. It is described as one of the most complete up to date maps for the territory and available for ten cents to cover postage. Other notices advertise furnished rooms and various cards at Theorotto and related services.
Coroner Bougher concludes in St Louis that Mrs Kate Smith died under mysterious circumstances. The investigation with top experts failed to solve the case due to embalming fluid found in the body. It is part of a series of suspicious family deaths.
The article recounts how Catalant, wife of a renowned singer, asked her French husband to lower a piano pitch before a concert. He sicced a carpenter to saw two inches from each leg, believing this would fix the height, declaring it could not be too high now.
A kind old gentleman finds a crying boy and learns the boy was punished after Billy Wells hit him multiple times. The boy explains the chain of blame from Billy to his father and back, illustrating why explaining troubles can worsen grief.
A Cincinnati Commercial feature notes a sailor method to judge new fish by boiling water with a bright silver coin. If the coin retains color during boiling the fish is edible. if it darkens the fish is rejected.
The piece portrays a physician in his anteroom with waiting patients as Tallor arrives claiming he delivered clothes three years ago. The scene blends humor with social critique about blame and responsibility in a tolerant setting.
A humorous exchange in the Pittsburg Press notes that a chicken’s death date is not supplied by staff who offer only bread and butter. The witty banter highlights a food service limitation in a light, clipped press snippet.
A long established Chicago firm seeks a reliable person per county to oversee operations. Weekly salary 19 dollars paid by check every Wednesday with expenses advanced from headquarters. Apply to Manager, 360 Caxton Building, Chicago.
A jumble of items lists flowers and debions for weddings and funerals at Chaffin's greenhouse at the corner of Eighteenth and Central Avenue. Hot and cold bath sections priced at 15 onate at Padgett's Barber Shop on Gixtewath Street.
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