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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
4
A friend recalls a morning errand to the grocery with a large basket carrying sugar tea coffee new potatoes green vegetables and fruit plus salt. The note mentions carrying the heavy basket home and trading at their usual place.
A Union Pacific spokesman in Cheyenne says about one hundred hoboes pass daily and many are violent, dishonest thieves who threaten train crews and loot box cars. He notes juries favor individuals over corporations, hindering prosecutions and that 12 people on Wyoming division are charged with box car thefts.
William Ryan, a shoemaker, was injured when his left heel was torn by the belt of a tandem motorcycle ridden by Biron, a West Sixteenth street tea store proprietor. The incident occurred near Sloan's Lake and the wound was treated by a surgeon after a temporary bandage was applied.
William Dunstan returns to Pine Bluffs and Warren Richardson comes back from Laramie. Judge Matson leaves for Douglas. John Wilkinsom and his spouse back in Pine Bluffs. Sheriff Smalley back from city north. Misa Ruth Loblein from Cheyenne in the city from Laramie. Perry Williams and C. W. Riner head to Dale Creek. S Stockwell revisits the east. Mayor Cook recovering from illness. R E McCormick returns from southern California. Joseph Roberts departs to Kemmerer. Dr W T Cooke returns from northern trails.
Extra show dates June 30 July 1 and 2 feature the New York to Paris Automobile Race. Autos entering and leaving Cheyenne are shown as familiar faces appear on the screen. The theater urges audiences not to miss this additional engagement alongside regular performances.
The Wyoming Fraternal battalion plans a July Fourth trip to Greeley with 250 members departing early morning in special cars, escorted by the Woodmen of the World band. A round trip fare of 2.30 is set, aiming to draw many Cheyenne supporters to Frontier Days events and promote Cheyenne’s celebration.
E O Glenn of Kansas City and Claude Glenn of this city return from Albany county and report the American Gold Coinage Mining company owns rich placer ground on Douglas creek slated for extensive development. They fished the Little Laramie river on the trip and were met by M J Meyer at Laramie. E O Glenn to remain in Cheyenne several days before heading to Kansas City.
Denver papers report Frederick E. Snook of Sheridan Wyoming wed Miss Lillian Hindman of Pittsburg Pennsylvania in Denver yesterday.
Haneschka's orchestra plays at Turner Hall on July 1 with tickets at half price to Denver for July 3 to 6 and returnable until July 13. Murchison Jewelry advertises seal rings in multiple finishes for ladies gentlemen children and babies.
Denver Democrats rode the Moffat road train to scenic stops in the Rockies. Chairman Taggart flashed a stone throw record and snowball battles erupted with Urey Woodson and Governor Osborne among the playful targets as burros and souvenir cards capped the trip.
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