Cheyenne Leader Notes Local Happenings and Events
Sheriff Smalley improves from illness while Cheyenne prepares for the Tin Horns Christmas ball at Turner hall. Atherly visits, water rights cases delayed, Pendergraft typhoid illness, new telephone directory issued, brands filed, Christmas services held, Switchmen’s ball upcoming, Hartsough murder case at Sheridan goes to jury, two Masonic lodges install with Star banquet, land commissioners meet with Cody, Presbyterian quartet encore, Building and Loan demand rises, Gilman’s west exhibit tour, county commissioners extra session Dec 30, big LaPash ranch country dance draws Cheyenne crowds.
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Tin Horns
Turner Hall
Atherly
Laramie
Grand Island
Neb
Pendergraft
South Side Congregational Church
Switchmen
Hartsough
Sheriden
Astern Star
State Board of Land Commissioners
W. F. Cody
Presbyterian Church
Cheyenne
Ohn Gilman
Wyoming
Henderson
Personal News From Cheyenne and Nearby Cities
James Dolan arrives from Pine Bluffs while Henry A. Root plans two weeks in Denver. Mrs. Charles Woods visits friends in Greeley and Miss Rosaline Stone returns from Denver. Mrs. R. W. Breckens leaves for Denver. J. D. Gilchrest of the ise iron mines is in the city. F A Hadsell departs west as U S marshal. William Williams goes to Denver for eye treatment. H Randall, mail clerk, returns to Deadwood. Col. W. F. Cody and daughter depart for Denver and Cody Wyo. Mrs. Henry Brandon and Wilmer Brandon head to Colorado. Nagle party leaves for eastern trip. Tickets on sale at Roedel’s for Colorado Glee Club show Dec 31. Ed Hewlett arrives from Laramie to replace Colby in Cheyenne. Heidelberger students plan a New Year’s Eve celebration at Turner hall with goods at cost. N H Andrus promotes the advert.
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James Dolan
Pine Bluffs
Henry A. Root
Denver
Charles Woods
Greeley
Rosaline Stone
R. W. Breckens
J. D. Gilchrest
Ise Iron Mines
City
Ted
Marchall F. A. Hadsell
William Williams
H. Randall
Deadwood
W. F. Cody
Cody
New York
Wyo
Henry Brandon
Wilmer Brandon
Colorado
George Nagle
Manning Heads Chicago Branch of Rail Road Equipment Firm
J H Manning formerly master mechanic of the Wyoming division of the Union Pacific travels with his family from Cheyenne to Chicago to assume charge of the Chicago branch of a large manufacturing firm. The company markets several railroad operating devices invented by Manning, with Mrs Manning and their children in good health. Friends greet them at the depot.
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J. H. Manning
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Chicago
Manning
Poisoning at Fort Russell Traced to Meat Cutter Error
Casual inquiry into the Christmas morning poisoning of eighty men in Company F, Fifteenth Infantry finds the meat poisoned through the carelessness of a meat cutter. Meat, sent from Cheyenne, was cut the night before and left in a copper kettle, causing metal contact poisoning that affected one company.
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Fort Russell
Highteenth Infantry
Cheyenne
Blizzard Hits Sherman Hill Trains Brace For Snow
Train crews report a blizzard on Sherman hill as heavy snow and high winds sweep Cheyenne region. Snow plows stand by after a wreck at Sherman, with no signs of extreme weather harming stockmen and flockmasters.
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Sherman Hill
Sherman
Cheyenne
Wedding Planned for Miss Bertha Mills and Rev J L Craig
Invitations are out for the wedding of Bertha Mills deputy state superintendent and Rev J L Craig Episcopal pastor in Casper. The ceremony will be at St Mark's cathedral at high noon on Saturday January 4 with Rev George Rafter officiating.
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Bertha Mills
J. L. Craig
St. Mark's Cathedral
George Rafter
Casper
Miss Mills
Craig
Cheyenne
Acacia Lodge Elects New Officers for Next Year
Acacia Lodge No. 11 A F and A M held its regular meeting electing P B Cook as worshipful master and senior warden W R Werlaufer junior warden Wallace C Bond secretary T B Hicks treasurer J D Freeborn Fred Hoffman and J M Newman named as trustees. Tonight Cheyenne Lodge No 1 joins for a joint installation and a banquet will follow.
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Acacia Lodge No
Christmas Gift Brightens Mrs Snyder’s Day in City
A Minneapolis based $1,000 check from wealthy relatives surprised Mrs. J F Snyder wife of a Union Pacific passenger conductor. The gift brought festive joy to the Snyder household on East Nineteenth street.
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J. F. Snyder
Union Pacific
East Nineteenth Street
Minneapolis
Catholic Knights Elect Cheyenne Officers for Year
The Cheyenne chapter of the Catholic Knights of America elected Rev George J Bryant as spiritual director Dr L P Desmond as medical examiner John F Crowley as president Joe J Daly as secretary James F Fink as treasurer J C Carey George J Lamm and A M Sullivan as trustees The order holds a strong reserve fund near 600000 invested in U S bonds Start New Year at Turner hall Also advertising Cheyenne Cigar Factory stock of souvenir cigar boxes pipes and cigar cases for Christmas gifts
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Catholic Knights of America
George J. Bryant
L. P. Desmond
John F. Crowley
Joe J. Daly
James F. Fink
J. C. Carey
George J. Lamm
A. M. Sullivan
Cheyenne
United States
Cheyenne to Get Large Wholesale Grocery House
A new Cheyenne company with $50,000 capital, led by George Nagle as president, plans to open a wholesale grocery house around January 15. Twelve carloads of groceries worth about $50,000 will arrive by special train, aiming to divert trade from Denver Omaha and other eastern markets and compete with established houses.
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George Nagle
Cheyenne
Denver
Omaha
Nagle
East
Calendars Distributed by Happy Cal Wagner in City
Happy Cal Wagner travels the city distributing the new 1902 calendars for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway. The promotion aims to boost awareness of the railway timetable and routes among residents and travelers.
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Happy Cal Wagner
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Richards and McClung Arrested for Contempt of Court
A. L. Richards and William McClung were arrested at Sheridan on a contempt of court charge. They discussed the Hartsough case loudly this week, denouncing the law, and will face trial to answer for disrespect of the judiciary and acknowledge court authority.
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A. L. Richards
William McClung
Sheridan
Hartsough
Sherman Buys Out Esperson in West Seventeenth Deal
Yesterday Jacob Sherman the painter bought the business interests of Peter Esperson consolidating the two establishments. The deal includes the Esperson building on West Seventeenth street next to Armory hall and the stock of goods for $900. Esperson will mine in the Silver Crown district where he owns several properties and has long operated in business. Sherman is a Philippine War veteran and is praised for his enterprise.
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Jacob Sherman
Peter Esperson
Esperson
West Seventeenth Street
Armory Hall
Silver Crown
Sherman
Penitentiary Surgeon Appointed in Rawlins
Dr. H B Finney named state penitentiary surgeon and Union Pacific surgeon and county health officer. The prison lacks convict exercise and employment but a broom factory machinery will be shipped from Laramie to establish a workshop at once.
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Finney
State Penitentiary
Rawlins
Union Pacific
Laramie
Fire damages a Sunrise home and a winter cold wave heads in
An alarm from box 23 sent Clark hose to W. M. Moffatt’s home at O’Neill and Eleventh streets. A stovepipe fire swept the kitchen but high wind and quick firemen work kept damage slight. J D Gilchrist says Sunrise iron mines will reopen January 1 after a two week closure. The cold wave is arriving as forecast with a notable temperature drop but no severe storm expected.
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Clark
W. M. Moffatt
O'Neill and
Eleventh Streets
Weather Bureau
Palmer
Injured UP Brakeman Dies in Wyoming Yard Accident
R. B. Patrick, Union Pacific brakeman, died at Rock Springs hospital from injuries after being crushed beneath locomotive wheels in Rawlins yards. He slipped while trying to jump onto a moving engine and suffered multiple injuries. Remains to be shipped to La Platte Missouri for burial. he was a Woodmen member and formerly from La Platte.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Patrick
Union Pacific
Rock Springs
la Platte
Hartsough Convicted of Manslaughter in Wyoming Case
Sheridan Wyoming December 26 The jury in the murder trial of Lew Hartsough has returned a verdict of manslaughter The penalty is life imprisonment The case drew wide attention due to the prominence of those involved Hartsough and J Frank McLaughlin had co owned Sheridan Inn stables and clashed over an employer McLaughlin known for mining and tie interests, Hartsough a Black Hills pioneer with Wyoming stock and ranch ties.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Lew Hartsough
Hartsough
J. Frank McLaughlin
Sheridan Inn
McLaughlin
Wyoming
Black Hills
No Shop Extension Denvers News Reports UP Shops Not Enlarged
A Denver News item states Union Pacific has no plans to enlarge its shops here as capacity is ample. An official said 1,000 more workers could be added without extending facilities, while noting a larger corps could be used.
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Denver News
Union Pacific
Road Today
Cheyenne Boy May Be Promoted to Captain
Lieut Leonard Deitrick of Cheyenne, who earned distinction in the Philippines, may be promoted to captain. His brother Joe Deitrick, recently back from a world trip, has learned the recommendation has reached the promotion stage.
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Leonard Deitrick
Philippines
Joe Deitrick
Deitrick
Loan Made by Franklin Building and Loan Association
The Franklin Building and Loan Association trustees approved a monthly loan of 2400 dollars at 17 percent premium to C. H. Hoxworth foreman at the Union Pacific paint shop. Hoxworth plans to use funds to finish a home under construction northeast of the convent.
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Franklin Building and Loan Association
C. H. Hoxworth
Union Pacific
Hoxworth
Acetylene Headlights Tested For Union Pacific Engines
Union Pacific conducts acetylene headlight experiments on Omaha and Wyoming division locomotives. If successful, all locomotives may adopt the gas, seen as a middle ground between oil and electric lights, improving sight without the glare. New specialties will be featured at the Turners concert New Year’s Eve.
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Union Pacific Railway
Omaha
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Wabash Road
Soldiers All Right After Poisoned Beef Incident
Soldiers of Company F were reported to be all right after consuming poisoned beef on Christmas Day at the post. They suffered no ill effects and are recovering. At left is an advertisement noting a New Year’s entertainment by the Turners and a separate listing for furnished rooms for housekeeping at 411 East Twelfth Street.
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Company F
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A. Slack
Henry Sweet
Gehorgh H
Sheriff Smalley
Metropolitan
LaPash Ranch
Roedel
For Colorado Glee Club
Hewlett
Ed. Hewlett
Union Pacific Dispatcher
Colby
Evanston
Heidelberger
N. H. Andrus
Jhe Manning
Mr. Manning
Cheyenne Girl
Harry Maynard
Charlie Stone
Charlie
Acacia Lodge
Tom Corn
Thompson Corn
Park
Geo. Padgette
Will Simmons
Becker, Matson & Kennedy
Teller Tie Company
Saratoga
Ransom
Redmone
Robinson
W. R. Bryant
H. P. Blanchard
Cowhick Dry Goods Company
Cheyenne Cigar Factory
Will
P. Esperson
H. S. Finney of
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Messi Dry Goods Company
Peoples’ Store
Arning
J.D. Gilchrist
Ira R. Fairfield
Company 2
Eighteenth Infantry
Becker
Rosa Winchester
Billington, Minn
South Dakota Home Seekers’ Association
Belcher
Ernest Wysche
Turners
East Twelfth St
GO. H. Nagle
Chas, BH. Miller
Corson
Rev
Treas
Mercantile
Cheyenne, Wyo
Union
Union Mercantile Company’s
Beason
West Sixteenth ST
West 17Th St
Wheeler & Goodale
Opera House
Haverley’s
Waltz Me
George Wilson
Sehae
HAWKS
Florsheim Fine
Jaros Hygenic Health Underwear
John Harrington
Carey
West 17Th Street
Seventeenth Street
Keystone
Coor's Golden Beer and Porter
Astle & Lavander
Golden Beer Hall
Knight Campbell
Knight-Campbell Music CO
West 16Th Street
Hitzgerald Bros
Manewal’s
Harry Hynds’ Old Stand
Louis Manewal
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