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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
2
Passenger train schedule lists Eastbound and Westbound services with times for the Overland Limited Pacific Express and related trains. Arrivals and departures span morning to late evening, including No 1 Southbound, No 2 Northbound, and mixed services at multiple stations.
The Wyoming Democratic convention met in Laramie with delegates from Sheridan and Uinta counties. Alger and Pickett received support for national roles while James Brown declined. C P Arnold and others were considered for congress, with Brown ultimately facing strong party pressure. The platform opposed war in the Philippines and support for labor and anti monopolistic policies.
A long profile traces Judge Wirt W. Saunders from Oregon pardon near the scaffold to a Spokane police judge and leading attorney. It notes his early defense of an alleged virant youth, a Texas murder claim, trials, a life sentence, appeals, a hanging sentence, and eventual pardon amid rumors of his past. The piece details his austere background, southern attire, and social rise in an isolated western town.
An eloquent motion argues General Thompson’s qualifications for the Democratic nomination in Wyoming, presenting a persuasive case for his role as the party’s standard bearer in the state.
A 1900 report notes seven Edison patents expiring, affecting electric lighting and dynamos. Edison laments copyright battles and piracy, while explaining courts often favor patentees over inventors. The article mentions an Office of Interior land dispute notices in Wyoming with dates and locations.
Forecast through Friday for Cheyenne and vicinity calls for fair skies tonight and Friday with cool evenings. An area of low pressure over Lake Superior and a reinforcing loop to Tunis causes scattered showers in the Lake Region and central Mississippi Valley, while high pressure builds, bringing fair and cooler conditions over the Rocky Mountain and upper Missouri regions. Local data show a 2 pm to 4 pm period with a maximum temperature of 30 degrees and light wind.
A fragment notes Jarah Jane McAleenen and James McAleenen with a reference to a plan or task. The text suggests a familial notice or informal announcement about a forthcoming action but lacks full context.
The Interior Department notes an afficuent contestavit filed by Frank H. Jones against a Wyoming tract entry by an unnamed claimant. The contestant alleges nonsettlement or noncultivation and questions absence due to service in the army or marine corps. Proceedings set for June 27, 1900, before the Cheyenne land office register and receiver.
Buffalo Wyoming May 8 1900 notice of sale of school district bonds for Johnson County Wyoming. Bonds valued at 11000 to be issued in 1000 denominations bearing interest adjustable to par value and maturing in 20 years. Sealed bids to be sent to the trustees of School District No 2 Johnson County by June 14 1900.
United States Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming reports a contest affidavit by Willard Carpenter of Laramie County Wyoming against Irwin W Peck over homestead No 2658 filed July 9 1891 for sections in township 16 north range 69 west alleging abandonment nonresidence and lack of cultivation with only a small cabin once on the land and later removed, the army service claim and related details are noted.
National encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic offers a round trip fare at one rate via first class transport. Tickets go on sale in Wyoming and Colorado August 23 24 25 and 26 1900 with a final return limit September 30 1900. Depositing tickets with an agent and paying 60 cents extends departure to September 30 1900. Sealed proposals for forage and straw to multiple forts and posts in Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Colorado are invited until July 9 1900. The U S reserves right to accept or reject bids. Also Cheyenne Hack Line offers $3 fares for city rides to and from stations with 24 hour service.
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