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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1900
Page
4
The Cheyenne Leader lists B. A. Slack as proprietor with H. A. Clarke as business manager and A Richardson serving as city editor.
A jumble of brief notices covers dances at Turner hall with Turner twill concerts, a soda shop and shoe store ad, missing items, an upcoming wedding near July, a bicycle accident, Fourth of July plans, golf enthusiasm, and a church fundraiser. Also mentions a move to release Mrs. Moyer from Evanston insane asylum, a Utah Bandits report, and ongoing private posse efforts in the Vernal region.
The Colorados, among Colorado’s strongest teams, will be admitted from Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Leroy Grant Mrs. C W Hardick Miss Gus Jenking and Miss Mildred Hay depart on the Burlington for a several week trip to the east. J P Fallon, who stole shoes from Mr. Ferguson, was given ten days by Judge Martin. Bons' Removal Sale advertises women and children footwear with prices from 60 cents to one dollar.
Bargains offered on boys straw hats at 20 cents each during the removal sale by WM. Myers and Company.oppy wording notes discount and sale event without additional details.
Wyoming State Fish Commissioner B H Campbell arrived from Laramie with 50 000 brook trout intended for Converse County tributaries of the Platte River. Night travel made shipment unsafe so the fish were placed in Sloan's Lake reservoir north of Cheyenne. The five month old trout measure from 1.5 to 2 inches. A second 50 000 trout shipment from Laramie arrived last night and will be sent to Converse County today.
The district Woodmen of the World convention convened in Woodmen Hall to elect a delegate to the head camp and discuss business matters. Hugh Hynds chaired briefly before becoming permanent chairman with Charles F. Mayer as secretary. proxies represented many delegates from outside the city. Notable attendees included J. H. Hoger W. A. Wyman W. E. Dun neeuw A. Turnbull W. Dittman J. Coffman J. C. Baird D. R. Cowhick J. Bickhorst C. F. Mayer Laramie Hugh Hynds L. Raung Nat Baker M. F. Montgomery S. W. Connell T. Hammond A. E. K. White and others from Cheyenne Douglas Isk Wheatland Casper Baggs.
Rev White united Miss Flor ence Bradley and Mr Robert Lafontaine in a morning ceremony at the Bradley castle on Ferguson street. Relatives and close friends witnessed the wedding as the couple begins married life. The newlyweds left for the Pacific coast and will reside at the Bradley mansion upon their return.
The ladies of St Marys cathedral have sold many tickets for their dance night. They prepared an entertaining program and seek generous patronage.
George Walker, riding home on his wheel, was ordered to stop last night. He resisted and fought back, frightening the would be robber away.
Young men in Cheyenne earned between 765 and 90 dollars after a few days of work. Money from Washington is expected to arrive later.
Big officials including General Manager Dickinson and other leaders arrived on a special morning to arrange matters ahead of installing the successor to Assistant Superintendent May.
Hon John Baird newly appointed United States district attorney of Hawaii Islands presented through Mr Robert C Morris to the Carnegie Public Library of Cheyenne a valuable lot of books including 30 volumes of Her ert Howe Bancroft History of the Pacific states bound morocco and a complete history of the War of the Rebellion. The books valued at 600 or 710 were praised by library friends. Judge Potter visited several consaries and received courteous treatment during his eastern trip. In Detroit he met Howard Chaffin of a Chicago firm who employed him and was doing well.
The census office withholds census details yet a dispatch notes Cheyenne’s population will exceed 12 000 and Wyoming’s population up over 8 percent since the last census. Judge Potter conducts Masonic corner stone ceremonies at Laramie making the event notably impressive.
Mr. John A. Gerber and Mrs. Rose Brown wed this morning in Cheyenne. The groom is a prominent ranch figure and Mrs. Brown, a recent Cheyenne resident, was married by Rev. Wind.
Lucile Dalan reached Sev enteenth street and grabbed a dress snag on an express wagon causing a fall. She was unconscious briefly and badly bruised with no bones broken. Agent Garriety dislocated a shoulder Tuesday while not bathing and will be laid up. Henry Hoffman plans to travel to Diamondyne to buy a black bearer team and riding horses.
Tracey from Denver seeks a swimming class position after previously teaching at a large Chicago school. If hired, he plans to stay about a month.
Sale of men’s summer garments from Budrow stock with summer pants and underwear priced at 10c and 40c. Includes offers from Myers & Co and J Fy Jonkine with references to Budrow hide stock and bulk pricing for men’s wear.
Mr. W. N. Whitney, formerly chief dispatcher at Grand Island, will succeed Mr. Hay as assistant superintendent at Laramie. He is currently in California. General Manager Dickinson and Mr. Berry note the western travel as they forecast the most extensive railroad work of the century with the Derrie double track expected to be in operation in about six weeks.
Report notes widespread use of Ore arms by boys in the city as shots are fired near Bart End lake and the opera house area. A recent incident left Mr. Philips struck by a stray bullet while youths practice with revolvers, prompting calls to curb the dangerous pastime.
Maurice Dinneen manager of Cheyenne telephones D F's manager about two games on Saturday and Sunday. The D F's will likely confirm today. Cheyenne aims to use Webster to try for wins. Cheyenne enters with an undefeated amateur record. The games are set for June 20 and July 1 in Cheyenne.
A crowd of youths viewing a rock blasting near Tip Siding accidentally missed the Laramee road on return. They wandered 10 to 120 miles, with some reaching the city around dawn and others staying overnight between Red Butts and Tie Siding, tired but safe.
Railroad men report a large fire at Fort Steele last night destroying four buildings and burning four horses. A woman was seriously injured near No 2 in the confusion. No full particulars were available.
An old classified item lists a children s fast black hole priced at seven cents a pair from WM Myers & Co. details are sparse in the readable fragment.
Notice from the Headquarters of the State Republican League in Cheyenne Wyoming dated June 26 1900 announces a convention on July 14 at 9 pm in Lincoln club parlors to elect ten delegates to the national convention in St Paul July 17 select state officers and address other proper business each Republican club to send one delegate plus a note about a special sale on colored shoes and slippers at J Jenking's
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