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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
4
A friend writes about a morning trip with a large basket to the store. The narrator buys sugar tea coffee new potatoes various green vegetables and fruit, but cannot fit the salt in the basket and carries it home.
A committee led by George B. Walker of Cheyenne will meet Chicago officials next Friday to discuss a Chicago wool storage warehouse modeled on Omaha’s 50 million pound facility. The National Wool Growers’ association aims for a 100 million pound capacity and may also push wool scouring plants and mills in Chicago.
During a severe storm a domestic cat chased up a telephone pole near Elka Home became tangled in wires and was electrocuted. The incident activated the fire alarm, sounding continuously until firefighters arrived and removed the body.
Western Union in Cheyenne increases staff by one due to rising business. Eight extra relays will be added for the Republican national convention and twelve extra relays for the Democratic national convention.
Mrs L Voorhees will depart for Lusk this morning. A J Parshall recovering from sickness. Mrs B Fulton and children visiting in Denver. F B Barrage of Laramie spent Sunday in the city. Ned Yates of Ava attending to business. Mrs L McKenzie recovering from sickness. John McNeil and Peter Olson in the city from Glenrock. L J Levison Bosler engineer attending to business. Mr and Mrs George McDouglass returned to Wheatland. Miss Effie and Elva Lund visiting in the city. Mrs A M Sieberts entertaining Mrs J H Smith and daughter of Denver. Rev Leon C Hills to return from Kansas. R E Pattee and family departed for Hood River Ore. Miss Dorothy Knight will be coming from Ohio where she has been attending school.
The program features English soldiers slain by Arabs in Vengeance of an Algerine along with The Story of a Found Ling by Pathe and I Have Won a Pig and Anti-Hair Powder as high class comedies. The Girl from Old Cheyenne song by Jack Leonard tops the lineup. The theater screens Pathe Freres and Edison releases and invites patronage.
The advertisement promotes a large June sale at WM. MYERS D. G. CO. It promises deep discounts on fabrics and apparel from the opening morning, urging readers to come Monday to choose low priced merchandise including calico ginghams percale dresses ladies undergarments shoes and shirts. Strong emphasis on savings and timely bargains.
The Atlas theater hosted a party last evening with Milie Wenger Nellie Rose Martin Winifred Bessie Stuart Mary Brown Margaret Anna O Connell Sylvia Ricker Marie Tobin Elizabeth Helen Keefe Eleanor Bergerson Mamie McDevitt Mayme Dunstan Genevieve Griffin and Helen Lovell in attendance.
Judges of the Denver Post endurance race award Sam the condition prize of 300 dollars after a tie with Teddy the Wyoming equine. First and second prizes are split by Teddy and Sam, Sorrel Clipper of Wyoming takes third, Dex of Colorado fourth, and Bluebell of Wyoming fifth. ManZan Pile Remedy offered at 60 cents by Palace Pharmacy Drug Co.
A Cheyenne creamery launches a wholesale ice cream plant using a ten gallon Miller freezer and automatic ice crusher. Capacity reaches 300 to 400 gallons per day with continuous freezing and rapid packing into twenty gallon cans to one quart boxes for wholesale and retail trade.
The Woodmen of the World Royal Highlanders Knights of Pythias Modern Woodmen Odd Fellows lodges and affiliated groups led a Sunday afternoon parade to city cemeteries to decorate graves. Rain forced shelter. uniforms were damaged. Joint services followed at First Baptist Church.
The Cheyenne baseball team schedules games with Fort Lupton, Colorado, in Cheyenne next Saturday and Sunday. Fort Luptons have beaten all Denver City league teams. Cheyennes are undefeated, making the two-game set highly competitive.
Mike McClusky a noted Eddy street hotel man has sold the furniture fixtures and lease of the Dyer House to Mr and Mrs McDontt le between the hotel bar and will continue to be conducted under his direction
Mr and Mrs Sudbury representing R L Polk company arrive to begin collecting material for the next Cheyenne city directory. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup offers prompt relief for coughs hoarseness whooping cough and is gently laxative. Palace Pharmacy Drug Co sells the product.
Promoted as a June 11 event for De Witt's Witch Hazel Balm marketed by A. E. Row, claimed to relieve piles. The lively notice urges attendance and purchase of De Witt's product.
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