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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1902
Page
4
The item lists B A Slack as editor and proprietor with Robert Mickel as business manager and Georg H Evans as city ra?tor. The fragment confirms the paper’s leadership roles and editorial oversight.
The weather remains mild but not hot and a cyclist fell on slick streets today causing painful bruises. State Senator John McGill returned to Laramie after a Cheyenne business trip. A crowd gathered at the courthouse for the Scandinavian church case. Two hundred thousand trout eggs were shipped to the new fish hatchery to stock area lakes and streams. The Leader announces its publication details and price.
Harry F. Reemer and Edward C. Glick escaped from the Fort Russell guard house last night using a filed and sawed bar, then bent the cell door. Detachments scoured the area but no trace has been found, with officials fearing the deserters have fled. Reemer, a private, had been enlisted under multiple names after deserting a coast battery, while Glick, a private of the Thirteenth artillery field battery, faced disposal of government property charges.
The Messick Mercantile company, formed yesterday, is a Sheridan concern not the local Messick Dry Goods company. Whiten will operate at that place.
Special from Lander Wyoming reports a morning fire partially destroyed the Anderson and Olson saloon in Rawlina. Building owned by I.K. Wallace, expected to incur substantial damage with insurance listed as zero.
Thomas Paxton of Santa Fe is named superintendent of motive power and machinery for the Colorado and Southern, succeeding Humphreys.
Casper Wyoming January 29 special to Leader armed men plan to meet trains bringing Charles Woodard to Casper and officials. Citizens expect lynching upon arrival as anger swells over the murder of Sheriff Ricker. Adjutant General says no militia call without Natrona county sheriff request.
Dr AR B Grimes Jr plans to practice medicine in Grand Encampment Wyoming after returning from Davenport Iowa where he and his father were laid to rest. Encampment, a growing mining camp, is positioned to become a regional metropolis and Grimes is considered likely to succeed.
Oscar Seaburg a Union Pacific bridgeman fell from the new railroad bridge over the river at Laramie and is suffering injuries. The text cites a Geyser laundry phone number 169 A as a contact reference.
Washington telegram announces George W. Hoyt has been confirmed for the Cheyenne postmastership after Roosevelt appointment. Hoyt, long trusted in Cheyenne, began as clerk for Adams & Glover, started his own business in 1878, and served in public office from 1879 on. He held county commissioner roles, chaired the board, and chaired the state senate in 1896.
The Leader congratulates George W Hoyt for his long service in Cheyenne dating from March 1876. He was appointed postmaster in 1897 by President McKinley and renominated by President Roosevelt. Hoyt has grown business and holdings while ensuring public service remained prompt.
The text portrays Hoyt as a prominent Cheyenne figure active in city, county, and state progress. It notes his business acumen shaping his public service and his dedication to faithful, efficient execution of duties.
R. W. Warren completed a contract for a new operating room at the county hospital. The project cost about $450 and includes a tile floor base wash bowl foot operated, an operating table, and other improvements making it one of the western country’s best modern operating rooms.
Mrs. Margaret Yund mother of Albany County Sheriff Charles Yund died in Laramie at age 78. She came to Laramie in 1871.
Lewis Ringoleky, a Union Pacific check clerk, is hospitalized with pneumonia and very ill. Will Long, Jim Selgiér, Homer King and other staff are mentioned with varying health or travel updates. A telegram about lynching at Casper is reported by the Leader and the Laramie Republican with coinciding wording.
John Willis Baer general secretary of the Worlds Christian Endeavor Union spent a day in Cheyenne delivering two large meetings. An afternoon rally of the Junior Endeavor societies and an evening address to the Young Peoples Christian Endeavor at the Congregational church drew packed crowds.
The Wyoming State Commission to the St. Louis Exposition met in Governor Richards office. Officers were elected with B A Slack as president and R H Homer as vice president and treasurer. The group outlined exhibit departments led by Beeler Nelson Homer Salathe and Roberts. They rejected a separate building and proposed using funds to showcase state resources. Monthly meetings were set and bylaws to govern the commission will be drafted. Mr Ward of the Exposition mining department offered guidance and pledged future help. The session was harmonious and enthusiastic.
A fragment discusses a state advertising effort aimed at promoting development and drawing capitalists and settlers to undeveloped lands. The wording suggests official backing to legitimize the campaign and expand colonization.
Hew Carnegio library building committee met yesterday after notice from contractor Allan that the work is completed. A technical exam by Architect DuBois will follow to confirm satisfactory performance and adherence to contract specifications before final acceptance by the committee. Members present included Judges M Carey, F Burke, I W Lacey, Selesa A, and Robert.
A meeting of the building and loan association was held the evening when the loan to H. Hexworth last month was confirmed. Hexsworth had borrowed $1,900, the amount received by the association for two months. Wanted a woman cook Mrs. Thomas Heaney 214 East Twentieth street.
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