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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
4
A Dear Friend letter from December 18 1907 describes a tiring morning shopping downtown for Christmas groceries and inviting many friends to share a special dinner with the family. The writer promises readers that they can obtain the finest items for Christmas.
Fire Chief Kerrigan believes one or more incendiaries started four early morning fires in unoccupied buildings at Eighteenth and Eddy, Eleventh and Central, and the Black lumber yard. Investigations continue as police and department workers note similarities and rapid, effective responses prevented wider damage.
A Colorado and Southern passenger car overturned near Casa on Tuesday morning remains in the ditch with no machinery available to replace it on the track.
Postoffice Inspector W. G. Haas of Cheyenne with headquarters at Little Rock Ark spent Christmas at his mother’s home. He will leave Wednesday night for Memphis Tenn to appear as a government witness in a postoffice case. A turkey dinner is served daily at the Palmer restaurant.
Individuals named including Dr E Lewis, Victor Good, BH W Whitcomb, I J Bartlett, Fred G Dudley, C Thompson Sr, Fr G Fisher, Dr J M Wilson, W F Hamilton, Superintendent Dwyer, Alvin Perry, H B Henderson, and A K Lee are listed as returning from cities or attending to business in Denver Hartville Moorcroft Douglas La Grange Wheatland and attending a funeral for A J Perry.
Railroad men in Cheyenne anticipate a promotion for W A Whitney former Wyoming division superintendent now Utah division head and possible successor to W L Park as general supervisor. report says A L Mohler resigns to join Southern Pacific and Whitney may move to Omaha as general superintendent of Union Pacific.
Judge Gross directs foreclosure on Union Traction Company properties operating the north and west side streetcar system in Chicago. The decree provides sale of the foreclosed assets, with Chicago Railway Company designated to buy the property.
Fire broke out in Southern Pacific snow sheds near Truckee causing train delays and cutting telegraph links to the east. The blaze reported this afternoon disrupted service along the line and affected communications.
A mysterious wanderer entered multiple Cheyenne residences during Christmas evening but left when confronted. Police pursued him, but he disappeared as authorities intensified the search. The man, described as possibly a harmless drunk or lunatic, entered various homes and offered no explanation.
United States commissioner Fred Fisher of Fayette Fremont county arrived in Cheyenne and departed for Denver for irrigation business. He reports prosperity in the Fayette and Pinedale districts with no panic and notes activity in irrigation ventures.
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