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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
3
Fragmentary item lists names and roles related to a Cheyenne leader and a telephone office. Includes references to a Batitor, manager, and George H. Evans as chairman in a clipped historical note.
Cheyenne sees ongoing growth with new bath rooms for ladies planned, public works like gingerbread work at the federal building, and taller telephone exchange walls. Police remain thin yet requests to expand force grow, while ar rests run low. Ranch activity continues with alfalfa cutting and a local chicken operation housing 700 to 1,000 birds near Crow Creek. New tele graph poles and elegant tables at Western Union headquarters are noted as improvements.
A jumble of items notes five people detained over Leonard Laing’s murder near Wichita Junction, a freight accident harming Carlo Caradee, and a string of other brief reports from coast to coast including legislative scandals, railroad updates, and agricultural plans.
A wildfire near Cody ignited by a lingering spark from a Jowett base mill debris destroyed 200 to 400 acres of timber on Rattlesnake Mountain. Four hundred acres of valuable timber burned as crews from Cody and local residents battled through the night to curb the blaze. The fire, started Wednesday, was halted by Friday at the canyon edge, with care taken to prevent spread toward the timber reserve. Special praise given to A C Newton for provisions and leadership, and to Rangers Sherwood and Milton Benedict for aiding in suppression. The effort involved some 43 participants with support from the Pest reserve.
An account recalls Charles Stormes and Mortimer, both said to have survived heart wounds in past duels or battles. Mortimer was mortally shot by Fr Shepardson near the Union Pacific yards, died after nine hours at St Johns hospital, and a post mortem found the bullet lodged in the heart. The heart of Mortimer, preserved in alcohol, may be shown in court if needed.
Wanted 1 000 families to have old furniture repaired and car pets cleaned by Sam Mandel at 1606 Eddy Street Union Dye Works. Wanted laborers quarry men and hammer men for the Cheyenne jam twenty six miles northwest of Cheyenne Wales earning 2.25 and 2.50 daily with board and berth at 6.00 per week. Bo thaw checks no discount ally and Keefe.
An investigation into the county jail reveals all prisoners are strangers to Cheyenne and Laramie County residents. The article notes no local origin among inmates and highlights a long-standing pattern of nonresident confinement.
Multiple rental notices appear for a furnished four room house, a furnished front room, a modern centrally located house, and brick block rooms with electric light and janitor service. Inquiries directed to Albert Chapman, 418 East Sixteenth and Warres Emporium.
A garbled OCR snippet lists knives, a ladle, a souvenir item, and stray letters suggesting a kitchenware or catalog notice. No identifiable persons, organizations, or events are readable.
Fragmentary text mentions a stake in potions and a Baht unit, references carpenters and a governor, and notes a commentator and a price list. Names Gilmore and Capitol appear among mangled phrases, plus a phrase about free gifts at a time and a mail order style line with 26 cents.
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