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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
4
A Cheyenne city roundup notes delayed Union Pacific trains and rising Christmas mail, local building plans on East Twenty seventh Street, brisk tree sales, and cement storage for waterworks upgrades. Snow extends across the region with many bus sleepers seeking jail shelter and several officials nearing retirement or new terms.
The Moffat road began operating a new Mallet type locomotive last week. It resembles two engines in one with two drive wheel sets per side and is being tested for mountain service. Union Pacific ordered two of them, similar to the Denver model, as railroads explore the Mallet design first popular in France. The Hill roads have long experimented with these engines.
The 12 year old son of J L Murray narrowly escaped drowning in a toy bath and was dragged from the lake. He was taken to the Berger home near Minnehaha Park where he lay unconscious from cold before recovering.
Mrs. Ingersoll announces will keep store open every evening from now until Christmas except Sundays. Ad highlights nickel plated baking and chafing dishes and percolators, plus silver baking dishes from Murchison Jewelry Co., Cheyenne. Also notes De Witt's Little Early Risers pills via A. B. Roedgl. Mentions Northern Colorado coal at 4.26 per ton and a contact at 319 West 16th Street. Includes a line about roasted peanuts for candy and a phone number.
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