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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
4
A 1908 dated note from Jacob de Pete describes going with a big basket to the grocery with his mother. He lists items bought including sugar tea coffee new potatoes green vegetables and fruit and mentions carrying the salt home in his arms.
The 1908 city board of equalization boosted Cheyenne's total property value by about 500000. The increase follows a 400000 rise in 1907, totaling nearly 1 million in two years. Union Pacific gains 100000 in assessed value, with others including Colorado & Southern Burlington Rocky Mountain Bell and Northern Colorado Power also seeing sizable increases.
In a district court verdict the jury ruled for I. N. Bard in the case of J. G. Thompson versus Bard. Thompson sought more than 1000 dollars claiming a commission for selling Bard's ranch.
A. E. Roedel offers Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup praised for child friendliness tasting like maple sugar. The medicine acts gently on the bowels and purportedly drives the cold from the system.
Baptist ladies plan a Bake Day sale at E. 8 Johnston's store this Saturday. Proceeds support church activities and community needs.
Weeks yesterday left for Detroit. Miss Mayme Dillman visits friends in Laramie. Miss Ina Watson returned from Laramie. LeRoy Grant state auditor returns from Laramie. Colonel and Mrs H L Anderson return from the west. J C Hayes departed for his home near Lander. Doran Lummis of Iowa visits sister Blanche Lummis. Robert C. Morris Green River banker busy in the city. Dr Watt Brandon Kemmerer Camera editor in the city en route east. Mrs C B Peterson recovering from appendicitis. William Barnett and friends plan a trip to Laramie in the Barnett touring car.
A narrator recalls a rambunctious afternoon at the Star Theater on West Seventeenth Street. The show features a flag song Red White and Blue, rough pranks, an Indian incident, a drunken scene, and a chaotic mix of entertainment with fish and Russian women. A ball game is teased for Friday and Saturday, with admission noted as a dime or ten cents.
A brief promotion notes Red Feather assists Cheyenne Entertainments in bringing the Hawaiians to the Atlas. Fans are urged not to miss the performance as only a short time remains to see them.
Mrs. Oscar Jacobson and her sister-in-law Mrs. Mosher, residents of 1015 East Fifteenth Street, fear for 8 W Mosher, their brother and husband, after a train stalled by a flood near Garrison Montana halted nearly a week ago and no word has come. They await definite news from the flood district.
All members of Alert Hose Company No. 1 are requested to meet at the hose house Sunday evening June 14 at 730 oclock in full uniform to attend firemen memorial services at the First Methodist Church. Foreman by order of the
Laurence Kollege a 20 year old foreign miner was instantly killed at Central Coal and Coke company mine No 2 when a fall of coal collapsed. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental. De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve plug for piles advertised at end.
A Denver bridge crew man, C Aylward, and four coworkers were riding a handcar on the Bordeaux track when the car suddenly pitched, throwing four men clear and pinning Aylward beneath it. Aylward suffered severe facial and hand injuries and was sent to Cheyenne for treatment. The others were bruised but able to assist and continue work nearby.
Great Falls Montana June 11 The Electric smelter of the Boston and Montana Amalgamated Copper company will close for two months and the Boston and Montana mines in Butte will stay shut unless ore can be handled at Anaconda Five thousand workers are affected by the shutdown The road between Great Falls and Helena cannot be repaired within two months The only travel out of Great Falls is by stage.
Cody Wyoming driver Charles Workman who fed Frank Wykert of Colorado to win first place in the Evanston to Denver endurance race will perform vaudeville acts all next week at the Majestic theater in Denver He will tell how he trained "Teddy" for the race and cared for him during the event.
Strawberries featured daily at Palmer's Restaurant located at 219 West Sixteenth. promotion highlights the cafe after performances and invites patrons.
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