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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
2
Cheyenne backs an opera house project with a $35,000 estimate and 1,000 seats while a strong committee raises funds and oversees donations. Local clubs host upcoming events. French investors eye Wyoming oil, and Laramie county plans participation in Sheridan industrial expo.
King Peter of Servia is greeted en route to Belgrade. Postmaster Madden denies graft in carbon paper contract. Mexico rejoices over Drax presidential nomination. Irish land bill opposition softens after compromise. Russia China Manchuria accord draft filed in Pekin. Devery fails to win Tamany exec post. Case family fears 13 year old Roy Case is dead. Mrs J A Brown of Trinidad dies of blood poisoning. husband linked to Lincoln era. Colorado river floods Needles area. Mojave ranches submerged. Morrison commits suicide on Brooklyn bridge. Montana militia ordered to quell streetcar strikers in Richmond. Greenwich girl dies in house fire. Cascade duel ends fatally over sheep. Wimbledon open: Hobart wins first round. Des Moines Democratic convention draws leaders. Excursions planned from July to October via Union Pacific to Chicago St Louis Memphis and beyond.
Opinion pieces warned of Wall Street hostility to Roosevelt harming Democratic chances next year. A GOP defeat would trigger a market panic, while a Democratic victory promised prosperity. Other anecdotes featured a worldly merchant’s patience and a country boy’s job pursuit, highlighting everyday perseverance.
The third annual Wyoming industrial convention will meet October 7 to 9, 1908 in Sheridan with speeches papers and a display of minerals dairy and agricultural products. Delegates will be drawn from counties towns boards and ex officio editors to promote state growth.
The Chicago and North Western line between Omaha and Chicago is double tracked and run on block signals. Three daily trains from Denver Ogden Salt Lake and Cheyenne and five from Omaha to Chicago ensure high service. Tickets via this line available from D W Samson Denver. Prices listed for Cheyenne Salt Lake Ogden round trips dates through September 20 and other dates in July August and September with various round trips and durations. Chief Quartermaster J F Acont U P RR Co announces schedules and rates in Denver June 16.
John Burns files a contest affidavit challenging Hugh J. Allen’s entry No. 4414 for land in T 26 N R 64 65 W near Cheyenne. Allegations include abandonment absence from the tract over a year and no improvements or residence since entry. Proceedings set before the receiver at the United States Land Office in Cheyenne May 25, 1902.
Department of the Interior Cheyenne Wyoming May 26 2008 contest affidavit filed by John K Burns contestant against homestead entry No 4733 made December 31 1901 for W 1 3 NW 14 NB 14 NW 14 Sec 1 4 SW 1 4 township N Rang 6 West. The contestant cites William H Vestebarm and a special escort Pallman ala with a vestibule car on the Colorado and Georgia rail line.
Notice of intention to make claim before the Register and Reclaimer in Cheyenne Wyoming on July 1 1908 for lots and 3 812 NW 1-4 of section 40 township 13 range 66 W with witnesses Charles Powers Martin Breicher Ye gto damn ion Frank Carlson all of Cheyenne. The Overland Limited is described as a magnificent daily train via the Chicago Pacific Northwest line from the Pacific coast through Rawlins Laramie Cheyenne to Chicago. It is the most luxurious train in the world with two other fast daily trains and through drawing room seating and dining cars. The North Western line offers double sold tickets via this route.
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