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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
3
Washington D C June 8 The New York Herald provides estimates on the Democratic nominating fight showing Bryan leading with instructed delegates and unaffiliated support. Week results yield 52 delegates with total to date at 812 and 196 yet to be elected.
Motor magazine reports three cars remain in the New York to Paris race, led by the American entry with a 30 day advantage over the German and 15 over the Italian. The Protos lost 15 days by routing via the coast, while the American’s Alaska trip adds another 15 day edge. Both French cars are disqualified.
The notice advertises Schilling's Best refund policy and rail fare deals to land seekers via Colorado and Southern with one fare plus 2.00 to certain Texas New Mexico points. It includes a testimonial for Foley's Honey and Tar claiming it cured lung hemorrhages and prevents complications.
Palmer’s Restaurant at 210 West Sixteenth Street advertises fresh strawberries daily. The item also notes accurate adjusting and watch repair services by D Miller at 1709 Ferguson Street.
Special to The Leader Wheatland Wyoming June 8 reports eight days after the flood the Chugwater valley was engulfed as a river up to a mile wide washing away bridges and sparking desperate rescues. Ned Yates family rode the flood to rafters eight feet of water for twelve hours while Bard McCormick Bright and other ranches climbed trees or roosted on branches until waters subsided. No fatalities yet but exposure injuries are common as residents secure tents and salvage clothing from flooded homes.
In Cody Wyoming Matthew Sullivan, 50, a habitual drinker, lay dead for eighteen hours in a saloon back room before a bartender realized he was not asleep. The death, unclear in past details, prompted a local notice. Also includes an advertisement touting Pineuises for kidneys with a 30 day trial at Palace Pharmacy Drug Co.
Modern Woodmen members and neighbors are urged to meet at the A O U W hall on Sunday June 7 at 1 PM for Memorial Day exercises. Also a testimonial promotes Foley's Kidney Cure with a quote from L C Rogers of Branchton praising its effects.
L P House moves his phono graph and records sale to 423 West Seventeenth street Cheyenne. He now offers the only complete line of cylindrical records in the city. Seek peace through a Leader want ad.
In Laramie on June 8 Dr. McIvor Tyndall advised a posse scouring Cloverdale district for Summers. He traveled with E. J. Bell and claimed a psychic bond let him sense the murderer and describe Sommers country location though no one could place it precisely. He will return after finishing a Root opera house contract and then rely on the murderer’s mind to guide the search.
Mildred Watrous argues a Wyoming ditch system suffered only minor damage after a recent storm. She and her father surveyed the Wheatland colony’s No 1 ditch and found about fifteen small breaks costing far less to repair than reported.
Ohio state record notes Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A W Gleason witnesses December 6, 1886 in Toledo. Advertising copy promises testimonials and internal use claims. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and an unrelated line about a cattle ring show tonight due to calcium and electrical effects.
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