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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
4
A dated 1908 note from Jacobe Pete describes a trip to the grocery with a large basket. He lists items bought including sugar tea coffee potatoes greens and fruit and mentions carrying salt home in his arm. The letter closes with friendly sign off and a remark about trading at their usual place.
Burglars broke into the Continental Oil Company office Sunday night by forcing one door and cutting another lock. A sign reading This Safe Is Not Locked distracted them, and no loot was taken. The Cheyenne Steam Laundry was also entered. a cash drawer was pried open, a small amount of change stolen, and a suit of clothes taken. No solid suspect identified, aside from a painted inscription Penn the Famous Tramp 6-1-08 on the building.
The Great Divide drew a large audience at Capitol Avenue theater last night and upheld its reputation as a strong American drama. Arizona settings of desert and mountains frame a faithful portrait of ranchmen miners and desperados with Miller and Edith Olive delivering powerful performances.
The Star Theater features Pathe and Edison latent pictures including A Trip on the Imperial Canal in China. A Blind Woman's Story ends prettily and Poverty and Probity offers a memorable lesson. All for a Bird provides high class comedy with a good laugh.
Tom Watkins of Hudson Fremont county was convicted in the United States district court of felonious assault on George Perrin. Judge Rider sentenced him to one year and one day in the penitentiary at Rawlins. He was taken to prison in custody of Deputy U S Marshal L E Snow.
A series of notices report Richard Repath leaving for St Paul and others returning from cities including Bosler Sedgewick Denver Atlanta and Chicago. Pneumonia illness is noted for Lou McKenzie while O C Brownlee improves. Senator Warren and Dr G A Fox are mentioned with upcoming absences and travels.
A staged dramatic sequence recounts four fishermen stranded on a Colorado & Southern line. They endure hail storms, lack of train service, clothing soaked by rain, and a trek to reach a ranch and city with limited food. The finale notes twenty to thirty trout caught by the survivors.
Modern Woodmen of America members and visitors are urged to attend at A. O. U. W. ball Sunday afternoon June 7 at 1 oclock to take part in Memorial Day exercises. Clerk B H Finkiner urges participation.
Advertises a cough syrup by A. EB. Roedel that claims not to constipate but uses laxative principles to gently move the bowels and remains favored by children.
Palmer's Restaurant at 219 West Sixteenth Street advertises fresh strawberries every day as a featured item. The notice highlights daily fruit specials for diners in the area.
Charlie Workman on Teddy a Wyoming broncho leads the Evanston to Denver long distance race covering 250 miles in three days. Teddy arrives Walcott with a 21 mile lead over the second place rider as other contestants drop out and authorities monitor horses for distress along the route.
On Wednesday evening June 8, 1908, Turner Hall hosts a social dance with Han Eschkr's Orchestra. Kodel claims to digest all foods and aid digestion, promising direct stomach relief and ease, sold by A. E. Roedel.
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