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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1902
Page
3
A local shop at The Hub offers a full range of clothing and overcoats from Crouse & Co. and Kohn Brothers. Featuring stiff bosom shirts and the latest silk and wool goods with a wide selection of shoes, suits, and trunks. Visit to see full line and prices.
A bustling night brings turkey raffles and festive songs as Denver High School plans a match at Keefe ball. Union Pacific crews assist snowbound travelers while city hydrants risk exposure to deep drifts. Several Cheyenne residents were stranded on train No. 4 near Smeal for three days.
Chicago and Northwestern and Milwaukee and St Paul railways finalize a wage increase for 6000 locomotive engineers and firemen, adding over 600000 dollars yearly. Agreements reached after five weeks of talks. signatures to follow. The new scale raises pay on large engines to 4.70 per hundred miles for engineers and 2.75 for firemen.
A proposed national theater site in the District of Columbia was introduced in the House by Mr. Miers, with James Paxton Voorhees as the driving force. Voorhees cites backing from actors and journals and expects Andrew Carnegie to endow the project, should Congress grant a suitable site.
The Warren Live Stock company will hold its regular annual meeting at its Cheyenne Wyoming office on Thursday January 8 1903 at 4 o clock p m. The meeting will elect trustees and handle business before the group. W W Gleason secretary
Arthur Jennings a 27 year old peanut stand operator in Florence claims he has sold his head to a medical college for 3000 dollars with 1000 paid now and 2000 to be paid to relatives after his death. His head has grown abnormally since childhood and now measures 32 inches in circumference.
In a humorous exchange Hiram recalls Cyrus Kale placing a single personal ad that listed multiple jobs and even sought a wife. Silas questions the space such an advertisement would take, while Hiram notes the breadth of Cyrus's long single notice.
TidBits notes division of labor with humorous lines about beer in the house. Cheyenne Cigar Factory offers pipes cases tobacco pouches and cigars. Buechner and Son Jewelry on Ferguson Street promotes complete stock and low prices.
A collage of classifieds shows Wanted notices for a trustworthy manager in an old established Chicago firm with weekly pay and expense advances from 360 Caxton Building. Also multiple rental listings for furnished houses and rooms, five room houses on West Twenty third Street, two room houses with stables, and large real estate inquiries through Al Chapman's office.
Cut flowers and designs for weddings parties and funerals offered at Chaffin's greenhouse located at the corner of Eighteenth and Central avenue. Also advertised hot and cold baths at Padgett's Barber Shop on Sixteenth Street for fifteen cents.
The Boulder Mining Oil and Gas company will hold its annual stockholders meeting January 12 1903 at 10 o clock in Cheyenne Wyoming. The meeting will elect a board of trustees for the ensuing year and address other business as needed. John L Brown dated December 16 1902 Boulder Colorado.
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