Christmas crowds fill stores as 1905 nears close
Fifteen more days in 1905 bring Christmas crowds and merchants ordering spring goods. Fort Russell hosts a holiday hop. One week of school remains before vacation. Union Pacific time card changes take effect tomorrow. Public reports note few vagrants, eighteen prisoners in county jail, and new trout arrivals in Granite Springs reservoir. Yon Yonson is set to play at Capitol Avenue theater. Police report ongoing bicycle thefts as the supreme court opens. Lee murder trial hearings draw a large audience and a jury decision expected today. Local agencies hire for railroad work as a Baptist youth serial entertains. Keefe hall hosts an exciting basketball game. Cheyenne mail clerks resignations denied. Sagebrush Philosophy editor M. C. Barrow returns to Douglas. Christmas tree shipments near exhaustion. A letter from Lealie Scott, former Cheyenne resident, notes relief in Honolulu. H B Glass released after paying a $200 fine for stolen money orders.
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Fort Russell
Union Pacific
Granite Springs
Capitol Avenue
Robert E. Lee
First Baptist Chorea
Keefe Hall
Ab Say
M. C. Barrow
Sagebrush Philosophy
Douglas
Lealie Scott
Fromer
Cheyenne
Honolulu
H. B. Glass
Cheyenne News Roundup Signals Quiet End to 1906
The county jar oath of Poupériam is noted by a U S commissioner as the Young Mens Literary club met at Carnegie, Cheyenne. Cheyenne men who moved to Ogden plan returns. Lake Minnehaha ice stays sunlit longer than usual. Local students abroad visit relatives for holidays. Soldiers' visits rise with pay week and good weather. Funeral for John Neilson set at Gleason chapel. Frank Gleason Residence nearing completion at Nineteenth and Russell. Rev Fitzgerald of Pueblo to occupy First Baptist pulpit tonight and tomorrow. George Wodress buys Brorrie ranch on Hat creek, 2000 acres deeded. Federal building approaches plowed, travel worsened. Mark Chapman arrives from Missouri to spend holidays with parents. Abandoned parrot from Union Pacific train given home. Weather predicted to stay pleasant before Christmas. Alert Hose annual banquet tonight with Terry Owens guest of honor.
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Young Mens
Carnegie Vicrary
Ogden
Lake Minnehaha
John Neilson
Gleason Undertaking Establishment
Frank Gleason
Nineteenth and
Russell Streets
Mr. Fitzgerald
Pueblo
Colo
First Baptist Church
George Wodress
Cheyenne
Brorrie
Hat Creek
Union Pacific
Alert Hose Company
Terry Owens
Denver Fire Department
Dancing School Opens With Professor Oatman
Professor Oatman of Buffalo New York will open a dancing school Tuesday night December 15 at Keefe hall. Beginners class from 7 30 to 9 o clock then dancing until midnight.
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Oatman
Buffalo
N. Y
Keefe Hall
Thieves Rob Conductor on Union Pacific Train
An organized gang of three thieves stole conductor Gus Anderson’s valise with hundreds of dollars in tickets after train No. 9 left North Platte Nebraska. A man with the grip was captured and the tickets remained intact.
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Gus Anderson
Union Pacific
North Platte
Neb
Cheyenne
Union Pacific Secret Service
Anderson
Baptist Ladies Sale at Cairol Avenue Theater Building
The Baptist ladies announce a sale of fancy work and candies on Tuesday December 19 from 5 to 8 PM in the vacant store room of the Cairol Avenue theater building. A hot chicken pie supper is offered for 25 cents.
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Cailol Avenue
Blasting in the Street Causes Dust and Debris Near Capitol Ave
A blast at Capitol Avenue and Seventeenth Streets shook pedestrians as stone debris flew from a derisively miscalculated charge. Contractors for a new tank building had loosened street debris with powder, but the blast exceeded expectations, and no further blasts were fired.
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Capitol Avenue
Seventeenth Streets
Welock
New Stock Growers National Bank
Elk Shipment Delayed in Cheyenne on Road to Freshwater
Twenty three elk shipped from Slater Colorado to Freshwater Colorado passed through Cheyenne yesterday. A flat wheel delayed the convoy for several hours. The animals traveled in single file and were noted for their tame behavior, drawing much attention as they rested here.
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Cheyenne
Slater
Colo
Freshwater
Presents for Everybody Blooming and House Plants
Cu Fiowers at H Garwood's florist Place orders early Phone 153-Α.
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H. Garwood
Smoker artbles for Xmas Gifts at Cheyenne Cigar Store
Advertisement notes ongoing selection of smoker artbles for Christmas gifts at Cheyenne Cigar Store. Encourages visitors to view the new store and place orders at E. 5 Johnston's. Leader subscription priced at 50 cents monthly with home delivery.
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Bear
H. A. Clarke
Chas Thompson
U. S
Cheyenne Cigar Store
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Leader
Hanaii
Bath Robes
Romeo
Lawes
John Brown
Propr
Colorado
Smith Ciders
California
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