Cheyenne News Briefs on Local Events and Crime
Acacia lodge worked in the first degree last night. The Primo dancing club will hold forth tonight at Turner hall. Sheep thieves in Meeteetse confessed after fines and killings. A. H. Shute convicted of forgery at Sheridan faces Rawlins penitentiary. State Industrial convention influence prompts future upbuilding. Den ver music agent F J Sherrell arrested in Fort Collins for cruelty to his wife. Mail routes north face drifts complicating travel. Union Pacific readies rotary snow plows for possible blockades. Trains still pass through partially filled cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acacia Lodge
Primo
Turner Hall
Cheyenne
Meeteetse
Ladies' Aid Society
First Congregational Church
J. A. Riner
Laramie
A. H. Shute
Sheridan
Rawlins
F. J. Sherrell
Denver
Fort Collins
Union Pacific
Visitors and arrivals border Cheyenne notes in 1902 roundup
Mrs. Woodmansee and son arrive from Denver for a city visit. D. R. Cowhick returns from Colorado mining business. C. W. Monahan back from Laramie en route to Douglas. Superintendent Matthews back from Denver after serving as witness. Several Cheyenne visitors listed from Newcastle to Fort Laramie. Rawlins seeks 1902 state and industrial conventions. Kemmerer rivals for hosting. Meeteetse ranch fatality as Thomas Hains dies from a revolver accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Woodmansee and Son
Denver
D. R. Cowhick
Colorado
C. W. Monahan
Laramie
Douglas
Matthews
Colorado and Southern
Willia’ McCary
R. Whalton
Fort Laramie
J. L. Beard
Woman Jumps From Train Dies Near Cheyenne
The body of an elderly woman, identified as Mrs. Briggs, was found frozen to death after jumping from a train at the Cheyenne depot area while en route from Laramie to Denver. Her remains will be sent to Denver for interment. her former husband Briggs once worked as an engineer near Laramie and Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Briggs
Laramie
Cheyene
Cheyenne
Regular meeting of the F. O. FE in evening at hall
Notice announces a regular meeting at 8 p m in A O U W hall with John Hodgkinson. Wheeler and Goodaie sell souvenir china at cost. Quarter Master Sergeant Miller and Sergeant Harrigan challenge any two whist players in Wyoming for money or state championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
F. O. FE
A. O. U. W. Hall
John Hodgkinson
W. 5
Wheeler & Goodaie
Miller
Harrigan
Company G
Eighteenth Infantry
Wyoming
Trespass Case Now Pending in District Court Over Water Land Boundaries
A high stakes cattle trespass question in Platte Valley Sheep company vs. Price Martin et al sits before Wyoming district court. Judge Scott sets January 16 for oral arguments on whether cattle driven to water on unfenced land trespass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte Valley Sheep Company
Price Martin
Scott
van Orsdel & Burdick
George Bennett
George Davis
W. R. Stoll
Wyoming
Death Toll Rises as Blizzard Rages Across Wyoming
The latest blizzard from one end of the state to the other has frozen four people to death near Rock Springs and Hanna. A widow, Mrs. Briggs, was found near Laramie and died after being shipped from Denver. A sheep herder near Rock Springs and another Mexican worker perished on the range. Coroner Bennett investigated a man found frozen in Hanna railroad yards, bringing Wyoming’s storm death toll to four in 48 hours. A stage crew leader and passenger suffered frostbite, while the Snake River stage line faced delays and severe drifting on the Union Pacific route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Hanna
Union Pacific
Briggs
Laramie
Denver
Cheyemmne
Andrew Christensen
Charles Barnes
Robert Kirk
Rawlins
Wyo
Bennett
Snake River
William Murphy
Nelson
Lander Stage Company
Beaver
Montana Kid Steals $400 From Cheyenne Visit
Montana Kid also known as Jack Williams left Cheyenne after a brief stay and took $400 from his manager. The planned boxing match with a local fighter collapsed as Williams fled with the foe’s funds, leaving the $10 forfeit money already posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Williams
Montana
Cheyenne
Williams
Storm Delays Train No 4 West of Rawlins
A fierce west of Rawlins storm delays Train No 4 by nine hours from Green River to Rawlins. Deep drifts stall the engine while snow plows work on the seventh district to clear the line. Kemmerer post office becomes presidential office on January 1 with a $1100 salary. Louis B Potter arrives in Douglas to join First National Bank as a clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins
Green River
Kemmerer
Louis B. Potter
Douglas
City
First National Bank
New Corporations Formed In State Filings
The Monarch Copper-Gold company formed with $1,000,000 capital stock to develop properties in the Battle Lake district backed by Chicago capital. The American Mining and Milling Company with $100,000 capital will operate in Albany and Carbon counties with headquarters at Laramie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monarch Copper-Gold Company
Battle Lake District
Chicago Capital
American Mining and Milling Company
Albany
Carbon Counties
Laramie
Convicts Arrive in Rawlins for New Wyoming Prison
The first car of convicts from Laramie arrived in Rawlins with twenty armed guards. The prisoners, lacking coats, were transferred to a new prison as townsfolk watched. The next car is expected tomorrow, with the prison car returning to Laramie tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins
Wyo
Laramie
Ten More Shopmen Added Under Pooling System at Union Pacific
The Union Pacific shops in the round house reach a high water mark of 744 employees under Master Mechanic Manning as twelve new shopmen join to support increased locomotive and tool care. Snow storms on the Wyoming division drive more repair work and an eventual 800 man level is anticipated. Pooling crews cause extra hand in the round house to handle arriving engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadhurst
Rudolph
Adolph
Dan
Charles A. Mason
Opera House
Lottie Williams Salter
Comedienne
Beatrice McKenzie
Lew H. Newcomb
Laurence
William O'Day
Iva Merlyn
Harry James
Nellie Haskell
Eddie Russell
Charlotte Love
Samuel Merrifield
Dan Mason
Count von Guggenheim
George H. Broadhurst
Smith
Home Company
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Round House
Man Pleads Guilty to Assault in District Court
James Hayes, a burly man, pleaded guilty to assault in district court before Judge Scott. He was fined 50 and costs and to serve about two months in jail, already having spent four months locked up. Identification by the girl stood as the sole testimony. An unrelated note reports Modern Woodmen of America November membership rising by 11 682, surpassing some insurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hayes
Alina Farrell
Fort Russell
Scott
Woodmen of America
A Wonderful Clock in the Master Mechanic's Office
A new master clock wired to nineteen yard and shop stations logs arrival times via buttons. Watchmen must visit all stations during rounds. the dial confirms compliance each evening. Burglar taken to Chicago on a delayed train. deputy sheriff takes charge. Requisition papers granted by the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Whitaker
Henry Smith
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Slack
Henry Sweet
George H. Evans
George Merrill
Thomas Hains
District Court
Kentucky
William Dinneen
Tom Gunston
Gunstons
Granite Canon
William McClary
Masonic Temple
New Keefe Hall
Post Office Department
Buffalo
Rudolph and
California
Riner
United States
Wyoming Saloon
Sixteenth Street
Cowhick Dry Goods Company
Storm
Woods Cut
Modern Woodmen of America
Miss Sadie la Fontaine
Will Dillman
H. E. Buechner
Fred Hoffman
Julius Allenstein
Isaac Hoffman
Prof
N. Wagel
M. J. Barrey
James Coopey
Charles Mallin
Messige Dry Goods
People’s Store
THE
Messick Dry Goods Company
Peoples’ Store
West Sixteenth ST
Manewal’s
Harry Hynds
Louis Manewal
Geo, H, Nagle
Union
DRC
Corson
Sec
Ti Mercantile
Christ
Thomas Edwards
Pearl M. Gaskin
Bent Street
Ogden H. Fethers
Knights of Pythias
Wipe
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M. BE. Church
West Nineteenth Street
Elizabeth
Geyser Laundry
Fivagerald Bros
West Seventeenth Street
Cheyenne, Tees
Pera
Broadhurst & Currie
Two Enerors
Germany
Sam Mason
Charles Mason
Lottie Williams-Salter
Wm, O'Day
Lew Newcombe
Gloria Alonzo
Anita Laurence
Estelle Gilbert
Nellie Maskell
Sam Mirfield
Effie Laurence
Keystone
Cook's Golden
Astle & Lavander
Golden Beer Hall
Logan’s
West 17Th St
Wheeler & Gootal
New York
A. Underwood
Manhattan
A. L. Fowler
HAWES
Florsheim Fine
JAROS
John Harrington
Carey
West 17Th Street
Knight Campbell Music Go
West Sixteenth Street
Inter Ocean
Knight-Campbell Music CO
Vot Onl
Ferguson Street
Buechner & Son
Diamond Setters
Iderman Block
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