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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1901
Page
4
The Cheyenne Leader shows its telephone long distance line and identifies editors and staff including A Slack editor and proprietor K W De Belle as business manager George H Evans city editor.
The Fourth of July celebration at Wheatland was abandoned while Cheyenne prepares for Frontier Day and修 hosts a busy schedule. Trains face delays from a Nebraska cloud burst and local events span Wolf hunts to new church choirs and a upcoming Ogden tour.
Frontier day and race committees met with Mayor Murray to discuss novel racing ideas for the fall celebration. Proposals include a two mile dismount and saddle race and a state county rival race. Prize offers and $2,000 subscriptions from businessmen are reported, with more expected before tomorrow’s noon meeting. Also news of railroad work from Laramie toward Hahn's Peak expected within two weeks.
A wager between Si Smith and a second gentleman arises from a dispute over horse flesh. Each deposits 100 dollars with Phil Kerrigan for a race next week. Smith will travel by horse along the Fort Laramie road with a companion, while the other man plans a 24 hour walking distance start within a week. Also noted is a church debt effort where the A M E trustees have raised 375 of 650 dollars due July 1.
Union Pacific team hosts a dance at A O U W hall tonight to raise funds for new uniforms. Shriners and Elks plan a July 8 baseball game at the baseball park with proceeds to the Ladies Relief fund of the hospital. a street parade precedes the match with band music. admission 25 and 85 cents. Six Cheyenne stone masons were sent to Rawlins to work on the Union Pacific depot. oranges sold by the dozen at Davis and Kelley. local livery service advertised.
The Railway Employer Building and Loan Association formed last night with a large turnout. James M. Carey J L Murray C W Riner W R McKeen Jr J C Costello D A Jones and John Tracey were elected for the first year. About 800 shares subscribed. 1000 expected by Tuesday. By laws to follow. first payment July 25 and initial loan anticipated.
Matt W. Wilkins formerly of Cheyenne will soon be division foreman at North Platte succeeding Alex Stewart. Eight new engines have arrived with eight more coming from Nebraska division amid a shortage of car repairers at the shops. A social photographic train headed West will take Sherman Hill views for a Union Pacific foldout.
Special to the Leader reports Burlington passenger train No. 42 eastbound ran off the track fifteen miles east of Gillette. All cars except dining sleeping and tourist cars derailed. Engineer Goodwin uninjured, Fireman Merritt seriously injured but not fatally. Wrecker dispatched. line traffic blocked.
A bashful couple from Denver, William Gilmore and Mrs. Mary Stearns, were married in Judge Becker's office after witnesses were admitted. The ceremony touched on legal wordings and the bride reportedly pressed to include obey, but the judge said he complied with the law. A Laborers union meeting was announced at Union Hall for night, and waiters formed a permanent organization in the city. A Davis & Kelley note offers a 25 cent item.
Charles Olson stood trial in Sheridan for shooting Mrs. O Neil. The jury returned a guilty verdict after a brief deliberation. Olson faced an assault with intent to kill charge and will be sentenced to a term in the state penitentiary.
W. D. Boyd, jailed in Laramie after surrendering to authorities last week due to mental illness, attempted suicide by hanging himself with a coat lining while in custody. He was stopped, deemed insane after an investigation, and will be sent to the state asylum at Evanston.
Dr Beechy the government sheep inspector at Douglas has been transferred to Omaha and is succeeded by Dr Thomas White of Omaha in the role.
The Union Pacific plan to build a brick round house at Cheyenne moves forward with work to start soon. It will sit east of the current brick structure, include ten stalls for large engines, encircle the turntable, and join to the existing building. The facility is meant to protect engines from weather and handle the growing fleet.
On July 1 the Burlington Railroad opens the Toluca to Prior 5 mile stretch, part of a 13 mile extension toward Cody Wy, reaching the Big Horn country near Yellowstone. Also notes longest day, resignations, purchases, a criminal arraignment, a post office theft arrest, Philippine veterans meeting, and a baseball game preview.
A force of men worked two days to fix up the diamond in the ball park cleaning weeds leveling and rolling the ground Cheyenne now has one of the best ball parks in the west The Washington Market offers veal pork beef mutton lamb poultry and vegetables at low prices and is the cheapest market in the area
The Cheyenne club, a historic social venue established September 22, 1880, will reopen July 1 in its former grandeur under caterer Isaac Hoffman. Renovations have upgraded dining rooms and kitchen, boosting membership to a sound footing. Notable past guests include Adams, Alger, Proctor, Cody, and James O Neil among others.
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