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Newspaper

Cheyenne Daily Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1902

Page

3

City Council Reports Bid Totals and Street Name Shakeup

Mayor Murray led a full council session approving tax sale authority and a water and sewer plan pause. Bids for city fuel were read with Riner & Schnitger and RB Van Tassell leading. officials will study coal quality. A sewer extension on Warren Avenue was granted and a property appraisal board appointed. Street name ordinance to reorder north south streets was tentatively approved with five votes.

Murray Swan Helen Jenkins Davis Riner & Schnitger Rock Springs Colorado Sinck Colorado Nut Colorado Lump van Tassell Hanna Eze Slack Hanna Nut K Springs Hanna Or Murphy Rockk Springs Rock Spring Hannaslack Warren Avenue Twentyfth Twenty D. W. Gill W. R. Schnitger Willam Murphy Silver Crown Bristol Sixteenth and O'Neill John Thomas H. B. Henderson Central Avenue Cumber Herman Aman West Sixteenth Seventeenth Streets Seventeenth and Reel Streets Reed Streets

Jack and the Beanstalk at Opera House Saturday

Prominent in the season lineup is Jack and the Beanstalk at the opera house on Saturday evening March 8. The production features an excellent cast, elaborate effects, dazzling costumes, and noteworthy choreography promising broad appeal. Rose Coghlan stars in Forget Me Not opening Monday March 10 with an ornate staging and strong supporting troupe. Federated Women’s clubs summit in Los Angeles with Cheyenne rates noted.

Opera House Rose Coghlan Mion Row Coghlan Dreming Waldo Be Broadway Neek Stephane Mobrivart

Ben Daniels Alleged Prison Term Questioned

A Rawlins report claims Ben Daniels may have used an alias if he served time, noting no state records show a Ben Daniels prisoner term. The piece argues government prisoner records were removed, but territorial court records held by T. Joe Fisher indicate Daniels served time, deemed conclusive.

Rawlins Ben Daniels Territorial Court T. Joe Fisher Laramie County

Bidding For Bonds Lets City Expect Strong Interest

Mayor Murray had one bid from a Chicago man for the water and sewer bonds. The bidder believed bids opened March 4 instead of April 15. The city likely attracts several bids, enabling a low interest rate.

Murray Chicago

Fell From Engine Injures Boiler Shop Worker

Mike McLaughlin, a boiler shop worker and former coal chute foreman, fell from an engine while setting No 1628 Monday night. He struck his head, was unconscious, then carried to McKeen's office for treatment. He joked about his recovery, hoping his head heals by St Patrick's Day despite potential further blows.

Mike MccLaughin

Reservoirs the thing in irrigation progress

Prof Elwood Mead tells the Denver Republic that reservoirs are a key feature of irrigation. He notes they solve falling streams and save crops, boosting western cultivation through private enterprise.

Prof. Mead Denver Republican Elwood Mead West Mead

Burlington survey crews move to Warland for new branch

Dispatch from Billings Montana reports Burlington surveyors who spent months laying lines for the Great Falls Billings extension have withdrawn and order to Warland Wyoming. A line will run up Wood River to Meeteetsee and Camp Ashwin with ties and rails unloaded at Garland and grading crews in camp nearby.

Billings Mont Burlington Great Falls-Billings Warland Wyo Wood River Meeteetsee Camp Ashwin Garland

Attack on the convoy near Klerkdorp ends in heavy losses

In a Pretoria dispatch Lord Kitchener reports 632 British casualties including killed wounded and prisoners. Boer forces estimated 1200 to 1700 men attacked the convoy near Klerkdorp, gun positions were captured, and two British guns were exhausted after a two hour engagement with a rear and center assault. Lieutenant Colonel Anderson and 9 officers with 245 men returned to Kraalpan describing the fierce fight.

London Pretoria Kitchener Vondonop Klerkdorp Transvaal Colony Roera Anderson Kraalpan Cape Colony Klerksdorp Be the Huntish

Endowment of Mining Schools

Washington March 1. Representative Scott reports favorably on Grosvenor’s bill to fund mining education from public land proceeds. The plan sets $10,000 current year and rising to $24,000 per state or territory for ten years, with half to established mining departments or schools and half to agriculture and mechanics colleges. The committee favors strengthening existing schools over creating new ones and notes substantial federal surplus remains after other uses.

Washington, D. C Scott House Committee On Miner and Mining Grosvenor Collegea Agriculture Mechanic Arte Congress School of Miner College Agriculture and Mechanic United States Public Land Fund Secretary of the Treasury General Land Office General Treasury Land and Forest Administration

Eastlander's Change of Taste After Leader Cigar

A man from the east believed only eastern products could be good for eating drinking or smoking. A friend gave him a Leader cigar, and since then he stops demanding sweatshop brands.

Annual Meeting Freight for Cattle Growers in Denver

American Cattle Growers announce annual meeting in Denver on March 4. One fare for round trip. Sale dates set for March 3 and 4 with final return unit on March 19.

American Cattle Denver

Delightful Winter Trips To South and Southeast Resorts

Subscribe for The Leader to access attractive low rate round trip tickets via the Colorado and Southern RV. Destinations include Galveston Houston San Antonio El Paso New Orleans Lake Charles City of Mexico Monterey Guadalajara Jacksonville St Augustine and Ours Cuba. Through trains offer Pullman sleep ers elegant cafe cars and la carte meals.

Colorado Southern RV Galveston Houston San Antonio el Paso Louisiana New Orleans Lake Charlies South T. BR. Fisher Denver

For Sale and Rent Notices in City Matters Ad List

Free three time adverts for situations wanted under City Matters. Listings include poultry items, incubators, real estate, rooms for rent, furnished rooms, six room houses, lost items, and cut flowers. Addresses and agents named, with rewards and contact details in Cheyenne.

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