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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1901
Page
4
In the Cheyenne Leader from December 23 1901 readers learn about long distance telephone services with office and house numbers listed. The issue names editors and managers including Slack Henry Sweet and George H Evans managing city coverage.
Martin Oliver, one of Natrona county's oldest residents, has died at Casper. The McKinley Memorial fund has raised 25.50 in Casper. The Frawley company in Secret Service is booked at the opera house for December 30. Skating on Lake Minnehaha is poor awaiting a thaw then cold weather. Miss Emily Sutzer resigns as bookkeeper at Union Mercantile. a successor will be chosen at once. The St. Mark's Guild supper and dance at Turner Hall was a great success. The high wind clears snow. Wyoming's chinooks are noted. Yon Yonson at the opera house enjoyed strong reception as a top character play. H. D. Beemer paints mail boxes west of the Missouri river with a force in Laramie. Two Sioux Indians visited town Saturday evening en route to Shoshone reservation. A Royal Neighbors lodge is organized in Laramie by Mrs. Menzie. The La Rue and Flagship mines sale deal to Ward Barber, C. H. Call and Thomas Michael is consummated. Isaac C. Winslow, Evanston prominent civic leader and former county official, dies at 63.
A parade of names visits Cheyenne and nearby towns as residents travel to Denver Glenrock Omaha and New York for holidays. Deputy Snow serves papers Fort Laramie. Crane of Dalton Mass visits Cheyenne. a funeral loss prompts thanks to supporters. Local shop ads promote holly and glassware with Christmas specials.
A Cheyenne wind storm reached sixty four miles per hour at 10 am tying a state record. wind toppled scaffolding on the Masonic temple, blew down the Dillman Brothers restaurant chimney, felled utility poles and damaged sheds and fences. No serious injuries reported as work paused on tall structures.
Invitations issued for the marriage of Miss Alice Clarke daughter of Mr and Mrs B Clarke and Theodore B Noack a machinist in the shops. The ceremony is set for tomorrow evening at the bride's parents home on West Sixteenth street at 8 o'clock.
Eugene Amoretti of Amoretti & Son to open a state bank in Glenrock with $25,000 capital. Amoretti family already runs state banks in Cody Thermopolis Lander Sheridan and other Wyoming towns. Glenrock to Incorporate slated for January 7 special election. Rolling Mills Closed for repairs and Christmas holiday. John McArthur sold the Independence Mine for $60,000 and received $1,000 first payment. Laundry ad promotes first class work at 169 A.
Four marriages will take place at Christmas in this city. On Christmas Eve Miss Alice Clarke and Mr. Theodore Noack wed. on Christmas Day Pearl Gaskin and Tom Edwards marry, along with Glen Brown who will wed in Mansfield Missouri. on December 26 Miss Ada Reid and Mr. Errisman unite in marriage here. Weather notes follow with Cheyenne forecast and a look at regional temperature patterns.
President Roosevelt reappoints Evanston postmaster William Pugh for four more years. The item notes a local promotion offering a free piece of glassware with every dollar spent at The Racket.
Early yesterday Cheyenne saw the coal train 1687 crash into helper engine 1821 at Buford station. Fireman Fenton Hart suffered back injuries and head bruises. the wreck required six hours to clear and delayed No. 2 by six hours.
A high requiem was held at 9 o'clock this morning in St Mary’s Cathedral for Bishop Lenthan. Father Ternes of Rawlins served as deacon with Father Bryant as sub-deacon and Father Lynch as master of ceremonies. Ternes delivered a sermon on the late bishop’s life and work as the choir contributed a mournful, moving performance. The faithful showed evident affection for the departed. Made Into Sanitarium at St Matthew's hall in Laramie will close Wednesday and reopen as a sanitarium run by Dr Rhoads of Pennsylvania. Consumptives barred per contract signed by VENDOMER Board. Monthly rate $22.50. room and board for two in a room $25. Novelty items advertised at Buechner's. Hammond's ads urge trading empty pails with Arp & Hammond.
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Ohenstein took place yesterday at 2 pm from her West Sixteenth Street residence. A large number of sympathizing family friends attended. The notice also mentions cattle recoveries in Laramie county after a recent storm, and filings of paid up stock by Mt. Vernon Gold Mining and Thomas Mining and Leasing companies. Includes ad items from The Racket and Warren Emporium offering sales and rental rooms.
Dr W W Crook owner of a Capitol avenue drug store slipped on ice at Capitol avenue and Sixteenth street, dislocating his shoulder. He walked a half block to his store then set the dislocation himself and continued his rounds with his arm bound.
The Cheyenne and Northern railroad clears after a four day stoppage due to two derailments blamed on lacking a modern wrecking crane and rotary snow plow. Two engines with snow plows derailed Tuesday, two more Friday near Horse Creek, each setback consuming two days to recover, with service resuming this morning on the first trip since Tuesday.
William R Price of Cambria Wyoming died in the Homestake mine after a large boulder fell from the roof striking him on the head. His neck was broken and death was instantaneous. Price a member of Cambria Lodge Knights of Pythias leaves a wife and one child. He worked in Cambria for years and recently joined the Homestake company here.
The State vs Guy Flick had a second jury disagree yesterday and be discharged after two trials within a week. Flick, charged with receiv ing stolen diamonds from a year old Sheridan robbery, fled then was captured after a long chase. A Glee Club concert at the Baptist church on December 31 accompanies broader local reporting.
Dr. J. H. Conway head physician of the Modern Woodmen of America for Wyoming and Utah now has jurisdiction over Nevada as well. The change unites three states under Cheyenne oversight, replacing the previous Portland Oregon arrangement. Paper routing is streamlined, saving time by eliminating trips to Portland.
Residents north of the city who depend on Cheyenne merchants are expected to come in tonight as the Northern line blockade is opened allowing ranchers a single day to shop before Christmas.
A shooting affray at Silver Crown last Saturday left J. W. Payton wounded in the right leg. William Simmons is under arrest for assault with intent to kill and was bonded for district court. Payton and Simmons offer competing accounts of the incident.
A Hamilton fire destroyed the Champion Coated Paper works and vast stock causing damages near one million dollars. The blaze started when John Kopp dropped a gasoline can while cleaning machinery and suffered severe burns. Firefighters saved the newly built brick plant valued at $750,000 after a hard fight.
Buechner and Son offer fine silverware in great variety at low prices. Buy Xmas neckwear mufflers and handkerchiefs at The Hub to save money.
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