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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1902
Page
4
The Cheyenne Leader dated Friday March 7 1902 lists staff including editor and proprietor BR A Slack business manager Robert Mickel and city editor George H Evans, along with office and telephone details. The snippet presents the publication’s masthead and key personnel.
Horatio G. Herman of Sheridan Wyoming receives an increased pension set at eight dollars per month. The Jones Cash Grocery plans a grand opening tomorrow at 1617 Ferguson with a Special This Week featuring Splace curtains and curtain materials from William Myers & Co.
A second set of false teeth disappears in Cheyenne amid a suspected kleptomania pattern. Police believe a man with a habit targets gold filled molars, following a prior theft from May Day’s house of ill fame and a later loss from Fred Bohnetedt’s second hand store. Citizens advised to secure or insure dental valuables as a citywide warning. A separate note reports a carload of groceries arriving from Omaha for R. K. Jones’s new Ferguson street store.
George Morgan of Laramie celebrates the arrival of his twelfth child at home. Ten boys and two girls are born and all reside with their parents.
Woodmen of the World announces a meeting tonight at 7:39 with initiations and business. J W Hager and C Longhurst sign as clerks. A children's party at Miss Alta Baker's home celebrates her twelfth birthday with Enlil Jones Irene Snow Flora Kelly Agnes Jenkins Clara Manewal Jessie Krutzer Hector Marti and Geo Keenright attending.
Rose Coghlan appears Monday evening in Forget Me Not by Herman Merivale at Wallack's with her brother Charley. Her performance as Stephanie De Mohriv surpasses her prior role as Countess Zicka, drawing on charm and bold stage presence to drive the play's success in New York.
James Dale, a Converse county convict jailed for burglary, has been discharged after serving his thin time.
A Washington debate on western irrigation highlights a Wheathind Wyoming reservoir built for 80 000 dollars capable of irrigating 2 650 acres. In 1601 crops on those lands were worth 35 800 dollars and the project produced 2 100 acre feet of water, valuing about 17 dollars per acre foot that season. A newly furnished central seven room house is advertised by Leader, with Indian black silk on sale from Myers and Co.
Mahoney Brothers repair their Dinkey engine in Cheyenne shops and will send it to Lookout station for the Union Pacific cut off project in Albany County. A large crew digs new track between the cut off ends with 30 Italians joining the westward labor. The Lookout to Cooper’s Lake segment will cost 64000 and shorten the route by 0.19 mile with reduced curvature once steam shovel and engine are operational.
Work halted on the Grand Encampment aerial tramway as over 20 laborers quit in a wage dispute. They believed pay was 3.00 dollars per day but were to be paid 2.60. They authorized their committee to negotiate with contractors for higher pay.
In Denver owners Lizzie Howlman Emily A Maluyz and H J White along with Louie Jableman negotiate the sale of an improved two story brick house known as Ullman property on East Nineteenth Street. Burlington agrees to build a large wool warehouse at Cody for the Big Horn County Wool Growers Association with capacity in the millions of pounds.
Mrs. F. M. Matthews left for St. Jon Mo yesterday afternoon after a telegram said her husband was dying there. The ranchman, well known near Cheyenne, is suffering from Brights disease.
Pines Means, once jailed here for forgery and later discharged from the penitentiary in Laramie, has enlisted in Laramie and will serve as a soldier in the Philippines.
Earl Malloy son of the late Larry Malloy former Wyoming division superintendent has gone to Laramie to seek a brake man job on the railroad.
The Jabie man saloon deal has been finalized and the establishment transferred to new owner Henry Rocker. Mr Jadleman retires from business.
A horse tethered to the Manewal bakery wagon bolted this morning and tore through the streets at high speed. It skirted two telephone poles and squeezed into an alley behind the bakery, stopping at the barn without injuring the wagon, a miracle given the near miss.
Tonight a special infantry train carrying troops home from the Philippines will arrive at Kurt Robinson. Leonard known as Honeybug Robinson pleaded guilty to petty larceny before Judge Becker and received forty days in jail. He will be tried again on a similar charge after release.
Gen Hanson Wyoming surveyor general received a telegram reporting the death of his relative in Sigourney from lung fever at age 72. Hanson had just returned from his old home where his mother showed improvement and was expected to recover.
The afternoon report says Nela Young editor of the Laboy News is very low with physicians holding out no hope for recovery. Wanted: day labor by a sober diligent man to clear directory peles and rooms may be local house yard tasks.
La Pash returns with Norton in Denver to face a U S commissioner on a charge of using malls for fraudulent par. La Pash says Norton cannot skip bond and will waive preliminary examination tomorrow. Norton claims he went to see his wife and will not discuss the case.
Douglas councilors vote to permit gambling pending state court ruling and licensing ordinance for games like faro keno twenty one monte poker and pedro. The city also grants pensions to Jacob Zuimwalt and Charity Dempsey and schedules a central cattlemen meeting in Douglas on March 21 to plan the spring roundup.
Tom Nylan, a Douglas boy, is injured by a fall from a hay road resulting in a broken collar bone. The accident occurred in Douglas and the youth is receiving medical attention.
The Eagles lodge of Saratoga has raised funds and drawn plans for a new two story brick lodge room in the city. The building is sized 40 by 90 feet and will rise on a prominent site.
The Wyoming experiment station at the university will conduct a practical study of cattle breeds to determine how cattle can be benefited. This new departure aims to identify improvements in production and care through focused research.
The Hartville townsite case closed the testimony phase in the land office and the matter was taken under advisement.
Late yesterday Prosecuting Attorney Stoll presented an opinion to the county commissioners stating they will issue liquor licenses to owners of houses of flame in Cheyenne as allowed by city law and where state law does not prohibit.
John Jones, president of Joose Miner Co of Prescott, contends with his brother Dave Jones of W Moeen’s office. The Joose mine reportedly holds over $1,000,000 in ore in sight. Tomorrow at 1617 Ferguson.
The Colorado and Southern orders 500 box and stock cars and Sunrise ore handling cars to improve freight on the Northern out of Cheyenne. The Ingelyby side dump cars will move iron ore from Sunrise to Pueblo and support beets, coal, and wheat traffic. A 600 car order from Colorado and Southern is due next month, boosting capacity and returning ballast cars to Union Pacific.
The wind at the state house disrupted routine as State Superintendent Tynan nears return from Chicago. Wallace Bond reported from the governor's office receiving $20.25 for the McKinley monument fund while a canvassing agent discussed a new atlas. The State Industrial committee plans a meeting upon Governor Richards's return. Articles of incorporation filed include Boulder-Colorado Oil Company, Great Western Oil Coal and Gas Company, and Big Horn Oil Company with various capitals.
Willis Sommer named postmaster at Hartville Wyoming in this county KE. M Derrickson appointed postmaster at Carroll Wyoming. Kearney youth Willia Wright died two days ago after being run over by freight cars in the yards while attempting to board. Morrow at Jolt Fergon.
D. Miller of 1709 Ferguson Street notes William Myers & Co remain busy due to popular prices and accurate adjusting and watch repair services offered.
Spring novelties in wagH dress goods from 60 to 65a display a wide variety of styles and colors never before shown in Gheyenne. Also features many other novelty departments at popular prices. Come try selections.
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