Cheyenne News Dated Friday June 28 1901 News Roundup
No new corporations filed today. A carload of Asiatic silk passed through Cheyenne valued at about 40000 dollars. Wyoming wool clip expected to greatly exceed 1900. Hay appears on streets as season starts. Rutherford vs Lucerne Canal case under advisement. Farmers haying, groceries stock up for lay ing season. Fishing season nearly over, brook and river rovers scarce. First watermellows arrive, second not yet. Warm and windy, street sprinkler keeps dust down. County board of equalization progressing. ten days more to finish. Fire crackers and canon crackers violate city ordinances. debate over city control between boys and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Alexander Rutherford
Lucerne Canal & Power Company
County Board of Equalization
Bluffing trouble at a saloon and western labor push
A drunken stranger demanded drinks in a saloon and fought the bartender before being jailed. Meanwhile large crews head west for Union Pacific improvements. Five more laborers joined the Aspen tunnel project, a 6900 foot shaft roiled by mud, gas, and oil finds, with fatalities. Additional workers were sent to Laramie and Rawlins for coal and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspen
Union Pacific
Laramie
Rawlins
Wyoming to Build Governor Residence Planned in Session
Legislative action authorizes purchase of a site and construction of a governor residence with furnishings heating and a stable. The capitol building commission handles the project but no site is chosen yet. Mr George Mitchell departed Ava for New York en route to Scotland for a four to five month stay. A Baptist Ladies bake sale is scheduled for tomorrow at the Kent block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Capitol Building Commission
Europe
George Mitchell
Ava
New York
Scotland
Baptist Ladies
Kent Block
Silver Crown Mines At Silver Crown Show Rich Copper Ore
Luke Voorhees reports Fairview mine down 85 feet with machinery on site to reach 100 more. Three mines, Emma, Surprise and Good Hippe, show promising copper ore with silver content. Surprises vein carries sylvanite-like rock. Cripple Creek parties expect high silver value. Grout of Bay State Milling ships ore. Schwartz Co. ships Felix ore. Horace Adams claims $30 per ton gold. Boston has option on 4,000 acres. Copper Gold Milling to sap ore by July 11. Smelter potential in Cheyenne noted. Governor Richards heads to Douglas then Lar am ie for Elks fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Copper-Gold Mining & Milling Co
Silver Crown
Vermont
Schwartz Co
Felix
Horace Adams
Bee
Louisa
Richardson Brothers
Boston
Copper Gold Mining & Milling Company
Pasche
Cripple Creek
Grand
Colorado Adjutant General Weds in Cheyenne
George F. Gardner, adjutant general of Colorado, flew to Cheyenne yesterday to marry Mrs. Josephine Prosper of Lake City, Colo. The ceremony took place at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. Young officiating and Colonel Barkwell as best man. The couple left for Denver on the afternoon train. Gardner, once a Cheyenne resident, recalled old landmarks from his boyhood days and freighted the first Julesburg to Fort Russell load before the Union Pacific was completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Gardner
Colorado
Cheyenne
Josephine Prosper
Lake City
Colo
Methodist Church
Young
Barkwell
Denver
Gardner
Julesburg
Fort Russell
Union Pacific
Rawlins Prosperity Rings Through Wyoming Growth
Colonel Barkwell returns from Rawlins where witness duties in the Ferris Haggarty Mining case are cited. Cheyenne sees brisk prosperity with sewer work, major hotel construction, Osborne Hugus & Co. building additions, and shale brick production rivaling top centers. Western Wyoming militia prospects brighten as Rawlins, Laramie, and Rock Springs discuss units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins
Barkwell
Ferris- Haggarty Mining Company
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Osborne
Hugus & Co
Rawlings
Laramie
Rock Springs
National Guard
Lake Minnehaha Moonlight Outing Draws City Folk
The article extols Lake Minnehaha as an ideal within city limits for moonlit evenings. It notes boats for small parties, a mile long bicycle track, a surrounding carriage drive, and a lively nighttime atmosphere that appeals to all, highlighting the lake as the most attractive local spot for evening recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Minnehaha
Cold Water on Silver Crown Mining District
Cheyenne Wyoming June 28 1901 Editor Leader complains the Tribune belittles the Silver Crown mining district while praising others. asserts Silver Crown claims yield ore over 7 percent at shallow depths, arguing Calumet and Hecla mines in Michigan averaging under 6 percent. claims slurs harm Cheyenne’s interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
The
Tribune
Silver Crown
Calumet
Heeda
Michigan
Laramie's Weddings Report Two Local Nuptials
Two couples were married in Laramie last night according to the Laramie Republican. The newlyweds are Mr. W. L. McCune and Miss Wattie Hunt and Mr. Samuel A. Crawford and Miss Rose Osborne. Both couples will reside in Laramie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
W. L. McCune
Wattie Hunt
Samuel A. Crawford
Rose Osborne
Frontier Exhibits Adds Daily Cow Pony Race Premium
Frontier exhibition officials announce a daily lady's cow pony race during the event rather than only on the final day. The premium increases to 75 dollars from 25, and prizes are set accordingly for each day of the Frontier.
Bermuda Climate Delights and Historic Treasures Noted
DeForest Richards Jr recounts Bermuda’s pleasant climate and rare storms since Admiral Somers, noting the calasway damage and the ancient calabash tree Moore once rested beneath. He praises Bermuda as a summer resort for invalids while warning consumptives may not benefit. Rawlins band plans fourteen pieces with Woodmen instruments. Weather tales contrast Wyoming and Wisconsin and a spring sale for summer millinery offered by Mrs. A I Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeForest Richards, Jr
Governor Richards
Bermuda Island
George Somers
Bermudas
Bermuda
Mr. Richards
Richards
Moore
Bull Fight Plans and Court News in Cheyenne
A Cheyenne merchant donates 50 for Frontier day bull fight with Ed Smalley chosen as matador under Marquis rules, choosing a bull from J Van West. Supreme Court session reverses district ruling in Trunold Lonebaugh case concerning Weston county property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier Committee
Ed. J. Smalley
Union Mercantile Company
J. van West
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the State
Potter
Corn
Knight
Trunold-Lonebaugh
District Court of the
Fourth Judicial District
Weston County
Retail Clerks Meeting At Union Hall
A representative of the Retail Clerks International Association based in Denver will attend the Union hall gathering this evening to explain the benefits of the organization which purportedly has over 500 local branches nationwide. Other local groups may also send representatives to the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Clerks’ Meeting
Clerks' Union
Union Hall
Retail Clerks’ International Association
Denver
Gasoline launch arrives with maiden Lake Minnehaha trip
The long awaited gasoline launch made its first trip on Lake Minnehaha. The 18 foot kneel ships 10 passengers with white hull and deep sea green bottom. Powered by a gasoline fed through battery lines creating electric vapor, the craft moves by a stern rudder under owners Al Holland and John Rath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Minnehaha
al. Holland
John Rath
Royal Neighbors Social and New Couple Return
Royal Neighbors held an entertaining social in A. O. U. W. hall with a musical and literary program and a luncheon of ice cream and cake. Mr and Mrs Tom Miller recently wed returned from Colorado and settled in town. Sheepmen of Newcastle plan organization per the Douglas Budget. Mr and Mrs Warner depart for a fishing trip near the Hayford ranch at Dale Creek. A hypnotic entertainment by Hearyy Peckham and McGuire captivated downtown patrons. R C Morris received a fresh book shipment for the state capitol library. Lost item: a vest with watch chain and account book between East Nineteenth street and South side. reward offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors
A. O. U. W. Hall
Dale Creek
Warner
Hayford Ranch
Hearyy
Peckham and McGuire
Mr. Heaney
R. C. Morris
Capitol
Carnegie Library
Morris
C. P. Gamence
Thames Street
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BH. A. Slack
K. W. DE Belle
Ghorgh H. Evans
Luke Voorhees
Fairview
Good Hope
L. Voorhees
Guernsey
Douglas
Grand Encampment
Smiley
Yale University
Elmer FE. Smiley
John Pringle
Douglas Opera House
Hareclewood & Dinneen
Cowhick Dry Goods Company
DE Forest Richards JR
Island
Woodmen
C. W. Riner
Wisconsin
A. I. Hamilton
Ferguson Street
Hartlewood & Dinneen
Messick
Amiean
Satin Liberte
Broche
Rayure Soir
Soie Natth
Dimitie
Satin Rayd
Dresden
Jaconat
Organdie Populaire
Pongee DE L'Exposition
Solienne
Leno DE Soir
Cachepmire Raye
Crepe Illumine
Soir Cahleste
Fabrique DE Luxe
Scarboro Cords
Messick Dry Goin Company
the People's Store
FE. W. Allen
Office
Experiment Stations of the West
Cheyenne Irrigation Office
Mead
Painters and Paper Hangers
Union No. 328
Union
Warren Live Stock Company
Pole Creeks
Carr Station
Omaha
Manila
Guy Kent
Barber
First Cavalry
San Francisco
Mrs. Carey
Mrs. Warner
Miss Patterson
Riner
Sherlock
Bolse
Warren Mercantile Company
Patton
Whipple
Mason Smith
Francis
W. R. Schnitger
Davis
Daughters of the
G. W. Hoyt
Post Office Department
W. Seventeenth ST
Service
Bon-Ton
Dentistry
Painless Dental CO
West 17Th St
W. U. Telegraph Co
Merly
Sixteenth Street
Ders
Bon Ton Restaurant
Royal Neighbors Social
Counle
Tom Miller
Newcastle
Kimberleys Express
Hofmann Bros
West Sixteenth Street
B. S. Karchmer
West
Wm. Myers & Co
Whitcomb
Vreeland& Stone
GEO
H. Nagle
Chas. BH. Miller
Corson
Sec
Treas
Mercantile, Co
Ferguson Strew
Who
Bed
Buechner & Son
Ferguson Buechner & Son
Ferguson
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