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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1908
Page
4
A letter from February 9, 1908 explains how Adonis coffee, costing 25 cents a pound, ends a long quarrel over coffee strength and bitterness. The writer notes mamma found a reliable source and papa now savors his first morning cup.
Word reached Cheyenne yesterday of the death in Omaha of Charles F. Hirxt, formerly a resident and land agent for the Tucson Pacific. He belonged to the Cheyenne camp of the Woodmen of the World and was widely mourned by friends in the city.
Mr and Mrs Louis Manewal of Cheyenne announce their return from a winter in Germany arriving late in March They have toured Germany and are presently visiting Hamburg prior to coming home
Babe Seawright, a Black woman with a growing Cheyenne police record, is jailed again as a suspect in a West Cheyenne incident. The news item appears in a period Leader-50 cent a month publication.
A roundup of residents in Denver and nearby towns including J. Baum in Denver and Mrs J N Hanson in critical condition. Others visiting or returning include R Kennedy in Denver W F Hamilton from Douglas T Blake Kennedy from Rawlins and Dr G H Strader back in town Harry J Barnett in from Laramie H WN Boyd on business in Chicago Sheriff EBJ Smalley on Denver business State Game Warden PD C Nowlin in from Lander Dr W FP Pilaeging back from the west.
W. Flynt, unable to recall his past, was taken to the state asylum for the insane yesterday. He appeared in Cheyenne a week ago from an unknown origin, sought police protection, and was later adjudged insane by a jury. Authorities will search for relatives while he remains confined.
Mrs. Anna Jankovsky died suddenly at 10 30 last evening at her son Charles Jankovsky's home at Thames and Twenty second streets. She suffered heart disease and died before a physician could be summoned. Coroner Murray ordered an investigation and arrangements for the funeral will likely be at St Marys Cathedral tomorrow morning. She was 68, a native of Bohemia, residing in Cheyenne eighteen months and survived by five sons and one daughter. Charles John Albert Joseph and Mrs Vavra live in Cheyenne while Adolf resides in Sedgwick Colorado and will attend the funeral.
Lost watch and initials M. D. case near Seventeenth and Eddy streets. Reward offered for return to the Leader Office.
Dr J J Crook formerly of Cheyenne died Friday at his son’s home in Glenwood Springs Colorado. His brother Dr W W Crook was at his bedside. News of his death surprised many friends who had seen him recently in robust health despite his advanced age.
The police department will start its annual drive against ownerless dogs in early May. Dog owners will soon be informed that 1909 dog licenses will be due and after ample time to license, unlicensed animals will be rounded up.
Governor B B Brooks appoints I N Burch and George Jackson to the state board of horticulture, replacing Ed Young and J M Hornecker. All four members are residents of Lander.
Thomas F. Talbot has obtained a patent for an automatic end gate from the patent office. He is negotiating for the sale of the device and the description appeared in the Leader recently.
Classified notice seeks a hod carrier and a mortarman for Atkinson Brothers at Fort Russell. Immediate positions with unspecified pay and duties listed in the help wanted column.
The Northern Colorado Power Company extends its steam heating plant with a new branch. Steam and return pipes run in a concrete conduit nearly a yard deep for accessibility during repairs and heat conservation.
Nightly applications to sleep in the city jail have fallen noticeably. Chief Bergeron reports only two men admitted last night, continuing a growing shortage of sleepers at the facility.
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