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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1901
Page
4
Cheyenne Leader reports on postponed events including Fraternal Union Social and J A Riner lecture, a jail escape alert, licenses to wed, local theater acts by Rudolph and Adolph, and varied misfortunes from cold to injuries. Also notes rail delays, school fever quarantines, and real estate and utilities planning in Laramie area.
Weather officials warn of a fierce blizzard sweeping Cheyenne and the eastern Rockies tonight and tomorrow. Windy northern air from Montana brings subzero temperatures. reports in Nebraska and Iowa cite extreme cold and drifting snow.
A Rock Springs letter claims eight sheep herders near Rock Springs have perished in a central Wyoming blizzard. Two missing camp movers are feared dead, and several others with frozen feet require possible amputations as rescuers search for scattered flocks near Wamsutter and Point of Rocks.
Yesterday morning J M Menzle of the Modern Woodmen of America and visiting state deputies left for Rock Island Illinois to attend a meeting of state deputies from across the United States. Shopmen to Laramie report repair work may occur. shops will not reopen. The Play Tonight features Mason and Mason with a lively musical and farcical comedy Rudolph and Adolph at the opera house. The piece aims for light entertainment rather than depth or social problem drama. A petition from over one hundred Grand Encampment Pearl and Battle Lake citizens seeks daily mail service to Pearl from the other two towns and is being sent to Washington. Recess Shoes are advertised as durable for active children. Geyser laundry offers board by month and room options with the listed phone number 169 A.
Charles Brame arrived in Laramie last week and, after losing $2,000 at gambling, eloped with a society dame within a day. Also reported, Doctor A Coombs, a veterinarian surgeon, was arrested in Laramie for stealing instruments in Ogden and sent back to Utah. In sports, the High School and Business College played at Armory Hall with the Business College winning 18 to 14.
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Briggs were held yesterday morning at Warren undertaking parlors after she died from freezing near the city. The will states her Denver home goes to her husband Wheeler and Goodale offer souvenir china at cost, while Knight Camp Bell Music Co advertises piano tuner services and a new laundries contact at 169 A.
Yesterday morning police found James Haley a 25 year old man near the alley between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets in the west end almost frozen and in custody at the city jail. He is believed to be suffering from insanity due to excessive drinking and may recover in a few days. A woman's skirt and a pitcher were found beside him. their source remains unknown.
Casper dispatch reports a young man named Hemingway, brother of the Civil Engineer Hemingway, likely perished in last week’s storm. A stranger to the country he left for a neighboring ranch, never arriving. Friends fear death. search party is out.
The Northern struggles with heavy drifts along the line from Cheyenne to Horse Creek with several 200 to 300 foot accumulations three to five feet deep. A snow plow ran ahead of a special train to clear the way. A northbound train delayed by a broken switch and engine derailment at Orin Junction arrived early morning.
Peter Appel a Wyoming resident and Northwestern University dental graduate arrives in Cheyenne to launch dental parlors after studying at the University of Wyoming. The district court will hear two divorce cases this afternoon likely spanning into tomorrow. Personal items note several residents visiting and recovering from illness, with others returning from travel, a hospital stay, and a New York hotel registration. A silver watch and Knight Templar charm are reported lost with a reward offered. A honeymooning couple, Trank Thomas and his bride, visit Storm Lake guests of the Cahill family. State bounty on predatory wildlife totals $210 for the past week.
Dispatch from Marshalltown Iowa reports Right Reverend T A Lenihan bishop of Cheyenne died last night at his brother M G C Lenihan's home He was 58 and long served the Cheyenne diocese Known for energetic work in the area his death leaves a likely long interim before a successor Father H Comisky may lead as vicar general. Meanwhile Laramie railroad work halts due to storm and aid ads and a lost glasses notice appear.
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