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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1902
Page
4
The snippet lists staff roles including editor and proprietor A Slack, business manager Robert Mickel, and city editor George H Evans. It mentions office and house telephone numbers and references a WAWeH 8 10087 address line.
Local notes from Hartville and Wyoming report the townslite case at the land office, spring thaw filling Crow Creek, new sidewalk around the Masonic temple, possible building loan issue before July, and trains delayed by California floods. Other items include resignations, club meetings, sign erection, cattle convention attendance, scarlet fever outbreak in Laramie, a bedspread prize, lodge plans, Salvation Army work, court motions, and a jailbird reinstatement.
Judge Becker married three couples in a morning ceremony. Franklin B. Hotchkiss and Mrs Mary E Wicklow of Cripple Creek joined. Nels Johnson and Mrs Luella Hotchkins of Divide Cole. Edward Bohy and Miss Belle Clayton of Kent Nebraska. All returned home this afternoon.
Taylor the man brought from Columbus Nebraska to answer to stealing a gold watch in this city last August was discharged yesterday afternoon for want of evidence and has returned to Columbus. The senate yesterday passed Senator Warren's relief bill for Lieutenant Leonard J. Dietrich providing for refunding $120 stolen from him while on duty in the Philippines and repaid to the government from his private funds.
The Wyoming exhibit commission for the St. Louis exposition sits in session at the capitol. Prof. Nelson and Robert H. Homer travel from Laramie to attend, with Cheyenne residents also present.
A Denver dispatch says Senator Kearns of Utah urged the president to appoint W. B. McCornick Salt Lake banker as secretary of the Interior if Hitchcock retires. If infeasible, Willis Van Devanter Wyoming assistant attorney general may be urged. Van Devanter is in Florida unaware of efforts.
Rev. Davis Rev. Forsyth and Rev. McQuilldn visited county commissioners in session at the courthouse to urge enforcement of state laws on liquor licenses and to block applications from keepers of brothels in the Chicago district. Commissioners consider the matter.
Partly cloudy and colder Thursday in Cheyenne. A storm moved from the upper Mississippi valley to the Atlantic coast, with sleet reported near Philadelphia. A separate system over British Columbia brings heavy rain to Oregon and Washington. High pressure over Oklahoma dominates the central and western states. Local data: max 32, min 18, no precipitation.
Special to Leader Rawlins March 6 reports Norwegian actress Fridrikke Nellsen, who left acting for evangelism, will appear at the Scandinavian Lutheran church in Cheyenne next week after currently working in Laramie. Leroy Titus, 10, detained for shooting at an older boy Tom Birney, was released after investigators found the older boy taunted him. Walter Leap travels from his Snake River ranch with his wife’s remains to Gallatin for burial after a sudden heart failure.
A Sundance dispatch reports Ed Gammon of Morse Wyoming rounding up wild horses disturbing his thoroughbred herds. He killed or captured twenty two wild horses on Suck Creek. Six top runners escaped, and he plans to exterminate the entire herd before spring. Ladies urged to view bargains at Clarke Cheyenne store.
A federal equity case seeks to set aside a deed to the Sunrise iron mines in Wyoming. The property, valued near $1,000,000, is controlled by the Colorado Fuel and Iron company with ore shipped via Cheyenne to Pueblo. Royalty payments of $33,750 have been held in court, with $85,000 of $120,000 already paid.
A prominent Elk discusses the city club house proposing features including a plunge bath sweating room and card rooms with reading rooms and a library. Members fear bowling noise when ladies visit, urging a quieter design for the western area.
J. R. Mason arrived from Nebraska with four colonists and will travel north at dawn to inspect lands belonging to the Wyoming Development company at Wheatland. A social hop hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary of the B. of R. T. at the A. O. U. W. ball drew a large, successful crowd.
A drive to organize another bowling team in the city as a rival to Capitol is under way. An interesting game between the two organizations is expected. Rev. D. D. Forsyth, Methodist minister, was pleasantly surprised at his birthday by members of his congregation at his home.
Mrs Louisa R Young of Cheyenne is awarded a widow's pension of 48 dollars monthly. Mrs Olivia H Teale of Laramie also receives an eight dollar monthly pension.
Col J M Banno, in command at Fort Russell, left for Fort Washakie to examine charges of cruelty against the captain there. A private from a volunteer band was jailed for attending a dance and later imprisoned in the powder magazine, ironed to the walls after refusing to play with the band.
A Utah or Philippine based group forms to reclaim travel pay from Manila to San Francisco for volunteers who did not receive it on return. If successful Wyoming volunteers who served in the Philippines may also recover. The pay covers a daily ration and one day’s pay per twenty miles, totaling about 400, plus free laundry services.
State auditor hears from insurance firms as fees loom. Judge Slaughter recovers and attends the capitol briefly while H B Henderson tours Denver. Supreme Court adjourns to March 19. Habeas corpus rulings favor Crook county man James Bandy. Writ application on anti gambling laws pending. St Louis Exposition commission meets at the capitol. Carey act lands maps prepared by Chief Clerk Hickle. Salvation Army representative visits for the organization. Merritt seeks pardon from Sweetwater County penitentiary. Prof Beeler returns from Cambria with coal coke exhibit plans for St Louis. Positive reports on Cambria cattle and sheep ranges. Articles of incorporation filed for Big Four Oil, Signal Oil, Interior Oil and Development companies.
Salvation Army contingent granted the right to hold services in the county courthouse two nights a week though sheriff’s office denied further access due to Toni Horn awaiting court disposition. F D Johnston, railway mail service chief clerk, travels west to oversee government mail weighing on the Oregon Short Line between Granger and Pocatello.
Cheyenne Lodge No. 1 A F and A M conferred the M M degree at night with about sixty Masons in attendance. After the rite, the group enjoyed a delightful banquet together.
A Cheyenne resident about forty, and an eighteen year old girl, faced strong opposition to their planned wedding in a city church. The ceremony was postponed and may not occur, with renewed hopes of a month of delay and possible indefinite postponement.
Senator Warren gave a complimentary dinner at the New Willard hotel in Washington for Senator Frye presiding officer of the senate. Forty four guests attended including Senators Hoar Morgan Wetmore Platt and Representatives Mondell Richardson Champ Clark Hitt Hemingway. Generals Miles Greely Randoph Walter Wellman H L West John Joy Edson Wolcott Jones and Evans were also present.
Representative Mondell urged the Indian commissioner to allot Shoshone and Arapahoe lands in severalty on the Wyoming reservation so the remainder can open to public settlement. The commissioner will act promptly to order the allotment. A Washington dispatch reports Senator Clark of Wyoming favored a Warren bill to repay first payments on desert claims where title could not be perfected, with a three year window for applications.
An infant daughter of J. W. Smith died and, under cemetery rules, only the sexton may dig graves and must be paid five dollars. Smith attempted to bury his child but was prevented from digging by the sexton who insisted on performing the work himself.
A squad of several Negro recruits were shipped near yesterday to Ban Japbisco for service in the Philippines with the colored regiments there.
Flooding damaged stock at The Hub store leads to a ruinous sale of goods. An elegant assortment of ladies skirts is advertised. William Myers & Co promotes the sale as dust arrives. The Ladies Auxiliary of the KR.T. plans a dance with tickets priced at 66 and 96 cents.
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