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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
4
Readable text notes an upcoming Ladies Souvenir Matinee on Wednesday afternoon and a Children’s Matinee on Saturday. Event details are sparse but indicate two daytime performances prospective attendees.
Hartville residents including Cunningham Miller Wright Shaw Stone King Catlin Adama Fletcher Shaw Wilde Hoyer Sommer Blackwell Kleuvaner gather in Cheyenne land office for a morning statement on the Jehosaphat mining claim title dispute in Hartville townsite. The matter was sent back from the general land office for full fact finding.
Neil Clark a prominent Horse Creek ranchman is in the city handling business and showing effects from a fall from a load of hay. Don t forget the relief corps ball at the A O U W hall January 17.
Crown work enables dentists to restore decayed or broken teeth to size shape and color preserving them for years. Modern methods make care easy economical and healthy while a clean mouth signals refinement. Call Dr Sweatt at 1617 Ferguson Street phone 380 B.
Society pages describe a Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Hart’s home with a program of music including piano solos and vocal numbers, tea served among decorated tables, and guests listed from Fort Russell and local circles. Additional items note the Women’s Relief Corps charity ball, the Us Twelve club’s afternoon with cards and a hand painted plate, and an evening in honor of Miss Dobbins with cards and a chafing dish supper.
A Cheyenne arrival from Iowa reports the western land fever spreading across Iowa. Wyoming attracts attention for homestead opportunities in dry farming districts. He predicts 1908 will see an unprecedented settler rush to the southeastern corner, leaving no acres of productive land without irrigation.
The Torrington area will become an incorporated town after a special election. Forty eight ballots supported incorporation while none opposed. County Clerk Artist will arrange a second special election to select officers for the new town.
A healthy son weighing eight and a half pounds was born yesterday morning at the Beeler residence to State colonist and Mrs. Henry C Beeler. The newborn adds joy to the Beeler household and marks a new arrival for the family in the community.
The official call of the executive committee invites governors mayors and county commissioners to a January 23 26 1908 meeting in Salt Lake City Utah to discuss reclaiming semi arid lands through scientific soil culture, establish experimental farms, and aid settlers with crop production methods. Delegates include state officials associations railroads chambers commerce and academic leaders.
Payton of Aripoolsh spoke Tuesday night in the district court room on Practical Psychology to aid Ed Byers recently released from the state insane at Evanston. A collection was taken after the talk. The pair left for the north to repeat the lecture in several towns.
A Union Pacific telegraph office worker in Rutledge Mo. A. Adams brings his bride from Missouri to his current home. The report notes the couple’s marriage and the groom’s transfer.
Between 6 and 7 am an intoxicated man with part of one ear missing drew a crowd in the business district. He said a shot was fired at him last night. The victim’s identity could not be learned. The middle of his car was missing while the head remained intact.
The funeral for Homer Johnson was held at the new Masonic temple at 7:30 last evening. Masons and friends attended with a Masonic service conducted. Interment took place at Lakeview Colorado, with the body brought there yesterday by his brother.
A merchant hosts a dinner event with a bombastic invitation, announcing doors close at 6 o clock Friday. The notice emphasizes a limited time frame and a formal dress code, with culinary offerings highlighted for attendees.
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