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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
8
Excursion agents project at least 60000 veterans and excursionists will visit Denver for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment. The 1905 Frontier Days in Cheyenne may see a large crowd as attendees visit Denver and Cheyenne, boosting show attendance beyond prior years.
J. W. Miner Jr to return to Cheyenne for extensive study of electrical wiring in city buildings. Investigation, funded by the Insurance Underwriters Association, aims to assess fire risk and set insurance rates. Many older business structures still have outdated wiring, while newer ones like the Federal Avenue theater show advanced systems. Port Russell structures are fully modern.
Charles Hecker aged 3 years 6 months died at 508 West Fifteenth Street due to tubercular meningitis after a two week illness. Son of Mr and Mrs Karl Hecker, he was nephew of Otto Brauchweig whose other son died a few months ago. Funeral expected tomorrow.
The contract for electrical wiring of the Stock Growers National Bank building at Capitol avenue and Seventeenth street was awarded to R. B. Knott yesterday. Knott recently completed rewiring the residence of Harry P. Hynds.
Mrs. A. Snyder of East Seventeenth Street reported her residence burglarized Tuesday afternoon. About $20 in money was taken. Police believe two tramps conducted the theft and were seen acting suspiciously near the residence.
Fifteen hundred wild horses will be sold at Rock River on June 26 27 and 28 in what is billed as one of Wyoming’s largest sales. Most animals have never ridden or saddled and come from ranges in Carbon and nearby counties. Prices range from 15 to 60 dollars per head with buyers seeking long term contracts for regular deliveries.
The Oldsmobile racer Old Scout, arriving in Pocatello Idaho from New York, holds a 378 mile lead over Old Steady delayed at Rawlins. The Portland goal lies 731 miles from Pocatello, expected to reach there in about six days. Dwight Huss, chauffeur, relayed news confirming the current standings.
The Floto Shows billed for Cheyenne were seized in Butte Montana yesterday by persons who hold Otto Floto’s bond from an election fraud case years ago. Floto fled with his band. show management contests the attachment claiming no connection to Floto and that his name is used only for advertising.
Curran Bill Posting Company will remove the billboard opposite the Masonic Temple after its contract with the Floto circus ends on the Lith instant.
The examining board of the Union Pacific has been in the city since Monday and will remain for ten days longer. Operating employees are being examined regarding their knowledge of signals rules and related topics.
Three railroad cars derailed at the western end of the Union Pacific yards around 4 AM yesterday. A wrecker quickly cleared the scene and replacement cars were set out. Damage was not considered serious.
Dance at the C B C venue next Friday with tickets priced at 506 cents and ladies admitted free. Barnum and Bailey's big shows return July 24. Wyoming 10 cent cigar available anytime.
The event at CG club hosts a dance Friday June 9 with tickets priced at 50 cents and free admission for ladies.
The Electric Studio will produce cabinet pictures for 1.08 dollars until January 26, offering a limited time price. The notice names no individual entities or organizations beyond the studio and price window.
Samuel Morgan reports from Denver that Union Pacific Railroad will begin building a branch line to Grand Encampment on June 15 and push the project to completion. The plan confirms an earlier announcement by Penn Wyoming Copper general manager B K Hum.
Sheriff Reals hunts in Wyoming after a Rock River holdup. The masked robber entered the Cosgriff Bros. general store Monday night, forced the cashier and a companion to cross the Union Pacific right of way, fired three shots over their heads, and rode off with $25 in cash and more than $200 in checks. Police say the suspect wore a eyehole mask sewn into a gunnysack and left behind little definite description.
Police investigated Matt Forsman who claimed a robbery and a scalp wound from a fall in a fight. They found he had hidden the money in his sock and forgotten its location.
Last evening a mile race at Lake Minnehaha drew strollers as John son of L P House raced Mannie Rosenbaum of M L House. The track was muddy but the race stayed fast from start to finish with Johnson prevailing.
The Judge noted that a young man spoke of fishing at Lake Minnehaha. He said he had not fished in about forty-five years. His only fishing trip occurred in Vermont in early 1861.
Brigadier General Theodore J. Windt, commander of the Department of the Missouri, completed his annual inspection of Fort D. A. Russell yesterday morning and then departed for Fort Washakie.
Chicago cattle receipts 20 000 with prices down 10 15 cents for good to prime steers ranging 5.60 to 6.35 while cows and heifers sell 2.60 to 6.25. Sheep receipts 15 000 with lambs 20 cents higher and prices from 4.50 to 5.00 for good to choice, Western and native lambs shown. Omaha reports 3 700 cattle receipts with prices 3.76 to 5.75 for natives and 2.60 to 4.60 for bulls and stags. sheep receipts 3 200 with Western yearlings 1.75 to 6.10 and lambs 5.00 to 6.00.
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