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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1905
Page
6
An advertisement urges readers to compare stock and quality before sending away for jewelry. It promises a wide selection and favorable price and size options, aiming to persuade buyers to visit their shop in preference to other cities.
Reports from Granite Springs reservoir say fishing is slow with trout not rising to bait. Lone Tree and Poles creeks are high and not in condition, while Hecla sees some good strings and Chugwater Creek offers hungry trout and possible full creek fishing. A few bass appear in Lake Minnehaha and Lake Mahpaltah.
Articles filed in the secretary of state's office announce the Huntley Water Elevator Company incorporates with capital stock of 200000. Casper men are incorporators and the firm will manufacture the Cyclone elevators, an invention of a Casper resident.
Casper considers purchasing the Casper Electric company plant and running the business under the same plan as the water works system for future operation and maintenance.
Mert Roberts is in the city from Granite Canon. Mrs. William Sheets has returned from Colorado Springs. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Irwin and Will Irwin are in Denver attending the races. Charles Hecht is in the city from Denver and formerly lived in Cheyenne. Homer Underwood leaves for Boulder to teach at the Chautauqua. J. A. Breckens departs for Portland for land fraud cases. W. A. Richards, commissioner of the general land office, also heads to Portland. G. H. Treastle Otto Winkler Dwight Apperson B. D. Clark Mike Dugan and Louis Warlaumont head to North Crow creek to trout fish.
Conductor Howard Gof of the Colorado and Southern arrived home at 8 30 p m to a surprise party with guests including Mr and Mrs Mc Carten Mr and Mrs Asher Mr and Mrs Washer and many others. The gathering featured games and refreshments.
The funeral for John Mallin was held yesterday at 9:50 in the morning at 2123 Thames Street. The Odd Fellows conducted the services with many friends and family present, along with members of the Grand Army and Army and Navy Union. Interment followed at the Odd Fellows' cemetery with pallbearers J L Murray T J Carr A S Artist J W Brookhart Patrick Crotty and John Martin.
Miss Gay Anderson of Cheyenne married Henry A Anger of Cincinnati Ohio on Friday afternoon. The couple left for Portland Oregon that evening to start their life together. Mrs Anger is the daughter of Mrs Fred Klinghammer. Barnum Bailey's big shows July 24 Wyoming 10 Cigar any old time.
The Casper papers report Kilpatrick Bros awarded a $750000 contract to grade a 140 mile extension of the Northwestern railway from Casper to the Wind River Indian Reservation. Work must finish by June 1, 1906 with about 3000 men employed, and most grading to be completed ahead of steel laying. Sub-contracting is anticipated.
The Guernsey Gazette reports rapid progress on the Chicago spur with grading contractors at work for five weeks. The Y at Guernsey is nearly complete and the road bed to Judge Whitehead’s place is almost finished. Heavy fills and cuts dot the route including a fifty foot high fill and a twenty seven foot deep cut.
Telegraph offices at Forelle and Dolores open as engineering orders require ballast of the old westbound track between Hermosa Junction and the city. Utah Construction Co has graded the roadbed for weeks and new orders mandate ballasting the entire length with Sherman hill gravel. During ballast, the new line will handle both directions as work continues on the old line.
A large shipment of mine machinery including a pump and cable arrived for the Ulahoma mine. The purchase covers about half the plant to be installed next week. Owners include Alens Judge Carpenter Mr Atherly W H Crandall Judge Scott Cheyenne and State Auditor Grant. mine lies near the Strong mine with a strong copper vein in Laramie.
F Augusting, a demented German, attempted self harm at the Union Pacific depot by lying beneath a couch of train No. 6. Depot Policeman Tom Cooper pulled him to safety as Augustine threatened to shoot. He admits he is all right and is held.
Sheriff Webb captured Red McCarthy a notorious horse thief wanted in Glasgow Mont for the capture and Casper Tribune notes a reward of 26 dollars.
Boeglal reports from The Leader in Lusk Wyoming that a small boy named Tom Bell was dragged to death by a Shetland pony Wednesday afternoon after his skull was crushed an arm broken and his flesh mutilated. The funeral was held this afternoon.
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