Notes by the Way from Cheyenne Leader June 26 1901
Notes by the Way recounts Cheyenne figures visiting from Denver including Frank Kemp John Kykendall Charles Hecht and D G Cahoun. Mentions mining ventures Carisa Mining company Mary Ellen lode and Rock Creek placer mines plus railway dining cars and circulation battles between Cheyenne’s Post and News with Senator Patterson’s libel case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Cahoun
Rock Creek Placer
Atlantic City
Cahoun
Mary Ellen Lode
Carisa Mining Company
Colorado Revenue Law under Legal Challenge
The article notes Colorado lawmakers altered the session clock to pass a revenue act on the last day, prompting business groups to seek injunctions against tax collection. It compares Wyoming and Colorado debates, highlighting corporate resistance and questions about the law’s constitutionality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Wyoming
Leader Won’t Discuss Welfare Bill Provisions
The Leader refused to express an opinion on the appropriation bill passed by the recent Wyoming legislature, noting the bill’s $240 total and that it did not become law until after constitutional limits, with the session having ended on a Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Arid Lands Fund To Aid Far West Reclamation
State engineers meeting in Cheyenne favor dedicating proceeds from arid public lands sales to irrigation projects in the Far West. A bill to implement this may be sent to Congress next session. East coast residents would face no direct burden, while western reservoirs would benefit. The plan supports optional federal reclamation and respects state control, with Colorado cited as a test case for existing irrigation systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Far West
Congress
East Ca
Colorado
Denver Republican
Cubans Accept Platt Amendment and Trade Talks Begin
Secretary Root reports General Wood cites Cuban acceptance of the Platt amendment as confirmation of conservative majority in the constitutional convention. Focus shifts to Cuba’s commercial relations amid a push for a reciprocity agreement, likely needing Senate approval and facing anti reciprocity opposition led by sugar and tobacco interests. Dated commentary includes quotes from Detroit Free Press and Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root
Wood
Washington
Cuba
McKinley
Senate
Omaha Bee
Notice to George Gilbert in Wyoming divorce case
JeMe Gilbert of Cheyenne Wyoming has filed for divorce in the First Judicial District Court of Laramie County. She alleges desertion for more than one year and seeks a divorce. George Gilbert must answer by July 27, 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gilbert
JeMe Gilbert
Cheyenne
District Court
First Judicial District
Laramie
State of
Wyoming
Detecting Hydrophobia in Dogs As a Warning Sign
A Cheyenne article warns that hydrophobia in dogs is rare but detectable. It explains that an afflicted dog signals its illness to nearby dogs within hours before an attack, prompting owners to observe neighbor dogs reacting and to consider humane destruction if no other dogs react.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyoming Congressman Praises Irrigation Bill In Denver
Hon Frank W Mendell says western states must unite for federal aid to reclaim arid lands. He notes a Cheyenne meeting draft avoids federal control over water distribution and opposes broad government supervision, urging state engineered systems under proper state departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Mendell
Wyoming
Denver
Denver Republican
Colorado
Cheyenne
Enormous hay crop predicted for Laramie County
The Cheyenne Leader notes that Happy Ranchmen of Laramie County forecast the coming haying season will yield the largest crop ever harvested locally. Grass covers valleys meadows plains and even hillsides. Ranchers farmers and merchants anticipate broad prosperity from this bonanza despite the overlap with prior years. The piece also includes a humor line about a six year old and ends with a court notice related to Union Pacific Railroad Company v Brooks and Breun with publication orders through July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Circuit Court of the United States
Eighth Judicial Circuit
District of Wyoming
Union Pacific Railroad Company
William B. Brooks
Charles Breun
United States
District of
Colorado
District of Tennessee
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Remarkable Silk Worm Garments of South American Indians
A travel note by Arthur Axtell recounts an Amazon region tribe that raised silk by feeding silkworms on native leaves. Caterpillars covered the natives for eight weeks, then spun fine silk around limbs and torsos resulting in garments praised for beauty while described with stark, unsettling imagery. The piece ends with a local newspaper blurb and unrelated items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvas
Amazon
Arthur Axtell
Mr. Axtell
Brazil
I. A. Marsh
Philadelpha Times
Notice of Public Land Claims in Wyoming 1901
Notice for publication from Cheyenne Land Office details John Hohnholz filing final proof for timber land in Iron Mountain Wyoming with witnesses L Jordan Underwood Miller and Clay. second notice: Nettie L. Jordan files timber land claim in Underwood Wyoming with witnesses Miller Underwood Clay Jordan. both deadlines set for September 11, 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Cheyenne
Wyoming
United States Land Attica
Wyo
John Hohnholz
Iron Mountain
John L. Jordan
John J. Underwood
James H. Miller
William Clay
Diamond
United States Land Office
Act of Congress
California
Oregon
Nevada
Washington Territory
Nettie L. Jordan
Underwood
Laramie
James QB
Miller
William L. Clay
Underwood, Wye
Call for Bids for State Peni tentiary work at Rawlins
Sealed bids to furnish materials, construct buildings, and repair work at the Wyoming State penitentiary in Rawlins Carbon county are due by 12 noon July 8 1901. Bids may cover whole or part of the project with a $200 certified check and a bond equal to twice contract price. Completion required by September 15 1901. The State Board of Charities and Reform may reject any bid. Dated Cheyenne June 18 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Charities and Reform
Cheyenne
Wyoming
State Penitentiary
Rawlins
Carbon County
Notice of Sale of District School Bonds Meeteetse Wy 1901
Sealed proposals for Bond District No. 22 Big Horn County Wyoming will be received until July 20 1901. Bonds amount to 2985 dollars dated May 6 1901 bearing 6 percent interest payable Jan 1 each year. Redeemable May 6 1911. Proceeds to build a schoolhouse. Bids must be sealed and marked Proposals for School District Bond. Board may reject any bid. Meeteetse Big Horn County Clerk W Be Peirce. 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meeteese
Wyo
Big Horn County
State of Wyoming
State of Wyosming
Wyoming
Basin
Meeteetse
Board of Trustees
Wye
Stockholders Special Meeting Notice for Union Oil and Refining
Notice is given that no special meeting of the stockholders of the Union Oil and Refining company will be held at 10 o'clock a.m. Friday July 5, 1901 at the Inter Ocean hotel for the election of trustees and other business as may properly come before the meeting. H. M. Streather, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Oil and Refining Company
Inter Ocean Hotel
H. M. Streather
Round Trip to Buffalo Rail Fare Announcement
Union Pacific offers Cheyenne to Buffalo New York round trips from June 1 to October 81 1901. Tickets are valid thirty days with a fare equal to one fare plus one dollar. For full information contact C W Swert Union Pacific agent in Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Chicago
St. Louis
Peoria
St .Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Cheyenne
Buffalo
N. Y
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Sun-Leader
K. A. Slack
Cheyene, Wyo
Daily Leader
Frank Kemp
Frank
John Kykendall
Charles Hecht
Joseph J. Henry
Green River
Silverton
North Platte
Nebraska
Mr. Henry
Equitable
John TF. Carroll
Post
Carroll
Tom Patterson
Young Hay
Denver Post
Patterson
The
Republican
Tom
Hire
Little Ethel
Federation of Clubs
Detroit Free Press
Washington Star
Congressman Mendell
Laramie County
Tommy
John A, Riner
John W. Lacey
Trumphit
London ‘Telegraph
Duntus
Chicago News
W. BE
Peirce
Napthaline
the City Pharmacy
J F. Jenkins
Sixteenth Street
I. Greentree
Alex Turnbull
WM. DU Bois
Opera House
Patton, Fisher & Miller, Architects
Normandie
John Brown
Capitol Ave
Cheyenne, Wyo
R. A. Pertzborn
Carpente
20Th St
W.W. Crook
Burlington Block
Cheyenne Sanitary CO
Ferguson Street
Stockgrowers’ National Bank
United States Depository
Henry G. Hay
I. C. Whipple
J. D. Freeborn
Cashler
WM. L. Whipple
Asst
First National Bank
T. B. Hicks
E. Abbott
J. H. Loomis
Cashiler
Sam
Hils
Sherman CO
Eddy St
McCormick & Gilmore
17Th Street
P. S. Cook
W. W. Warner
Eddy Street
J. W. Griffin
Table Board
L, Kabis
Union Pacific Depot
C. W. Swert
Union Pacific Railroad
Andrew McAdam
West 17Th St
BON Ton
J. M. Newman
J. F. Schmitt
Warren
Myans
Brewer & Walege
Nassau St. NY
Lhathdrushd
West Sixteenth Street
Paul Milatzo
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