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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1908
Page
4
Dear Friend recounts how a cranky husband finally loves coffee after discovering Adonis coffee selling for 25c a pound. Mamma reports finding the source and promising good grades of coffee at the shop.
15 year old Ruth Gaston of Ogden defies police and declares she will not return home. Her father 6 B Gaston arrives from Ogden to retrieve her and her lover Carl Helman alias Tyler. Gaston insists the couple part ways while Helman remains jailed until morning. Helman to be released by 9 AM and they plan to move toward Rock Springs.
Denver Times notes interest in Ralph Glaze a Cheyenne Indians pitcher from Boston reports Colorado School of Mines may hire him as football coach for next year. Mines president Vic tor Anderson denies knowledge of any hire and suggests a Stagg man could be chosen.
The funeral of Judge Loren 3B. Stone will be held at the Masonic temple at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The death is attributed to heart failure, not apoplexy as earlier reported. Henry Hoffman moves his debt back service from Hynd's bar to the Senate bar at corner Sixteenth and Ferguson streets.
Feb 12 game pits WHS 8S against the Arrows of Greeley. Arrows boast near perfect season and 1906 1907 Colo high school titles. WHS introduces two new plays and plans a postgame dance with music in Keefe hall now set for dancing.
PERSONALL Y M J Barry has returned from Laramie. S E Bartlett departed for Denver this morning. Thomas Heaney is attending to business in Denver. Jay Hartman yesterday afternoon departed for Denver. Edgar Cotton of Cokeville visits his father C B Cotton deputy sheriff Thomas Powers in the city from Torrington. Captain Fred Defuniak of Fort Russell confined to quarters by rheumatism. H G Callahan special watchman for the Cheyenne Detective bureau has recovered to resume his beat. Mr and Mrs B P Porkine of Sheridan guests of friends. Mrs Perkins is iaeone the Wyoming State Federation of Women's Clubs. Miss Kate Hayes visiting sister Mrs Joe Ryan at 215 East Eleventh street on way home to Columbus Neb from Red Lodge Mont.
Cheyenne reports the Depot Cafe undergoes a $15,000 expansion and remodeling to add a six dining and casual service layout. Adolf Coors of Denver owns the cafe. General Leopold Kabis runs it, with Frank Kirchhof supervising the Denver construction crew.
At 312 West Sixteenth Street Knight's offers costumes for the Alert masquerade with a large selection and affordable rental rates. The store markets Cheyenne's finest and most complete line of fancy costumes available for rental.
Grand Opera box office opens at 9 am tomorrow for Madam Butter fly seating with daily hours 9 am to 7 pm except Sunday. No reservations before opening. limit six seats per purchaser. line at box window recommended. no telephone answers until opening day afternoon.
Advertisement notes a one third discount on all leather goods at Palace Pharmacy Drug Co. Remaining text mentions Delights of the Sea and Gulf travel rates by The Colorado and Southern, with a brief passenger-rate note and Leader publication pricing.
An old classified notice advertises Messenger phone service at Capitol Messenger, No. 9, 1610 Ferguson Street, for prompt service. The Leader is priced at six cents for two months.
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