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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1902
Page
4
The Cheyenne Leader rosters staff including editor and proprietor A Slack, business manager Robert Mickel, and city editor George H Evans. The item preserves the paper’s 1902 masthead style with office and telephone details.
Salvation Army to hold services in district court room tomorrow evening. Laramie sportsmen hunt ducks on local sloughs and lakes. Seventeen carloads of sheep pass through en route to eastern markets. Mormon missionaries travel through Cheyenne toward southern states. Norton arraigned for preliminary hearing. visitors present. Cody Rough Riders school works to begin soon at Cody. Jack Moran versus Kid Winchester for state championship near Rawlins tonight. Two day walking contest at Lead D. Griffith leads. Wheatland to vote on new school house. election coming. Oscar Derrrick operated to remove lung pus. pneumonia. Thomas Derrick dies at Centennial camps hospital. Butterworth at Cheyenne club proves capable steward and financier. Rev. Tate’s sermon at Fort Russell titled The Foe tomorrow at 3 p.m. Two carloads of horses for British cavalry pass through Laramie. Government mail weighing slows trains. delays common. Big Horn county votes $300 for government road to National Park from Cody. Denver bid for Fort Russell Cheyenne road contract not yet announced.
A Potter Nebraska resident recounts an incident involving Mabel Dundas. H P Nelson a nearby farmer sent three dollars to Cheyenne to visit Mabel and waited daily in cold for trains while believing the visit would occur. He is noted as being indignant upon learning of Mabel's arrest in Cheyenne.
General Gillespie directs preliminary surveys for permanent army posts. Col O H Ernst to survey Fort Russell selected by Secretary Root with plans for construction and improvements. Baptist young people host musical with Eighteenth Infantry Orchestra at Fort D A Russell. admission 26 cents with 10 cent supper. Social hop at Cheyenne Dancing Academy tonight. Jones Cash Grocery opens at 1617 Ferguson Street. Special this week on lace curtains and curtain material.
Attorney Norton claims a real Mabel Dundas exists and will testify in Cheyenne on his trial date. He says she authorized opening her letters and forwarding funds, and promises to produce her to counter prosecutors. Norton slams the case as weak and vows to expose their evidence.
Attorneys in the city report that disbarment proceedings against John T. Norton will not start until his United States district court case ends. If he is convicted the lawyers expect immediate disbarment from state courts. Father Fitzgerald, once of Cheyenne, serves as chaplain of the Twenty-second Infantry which passed Cheyenne last night.
Attorney Carpenter and J. B. Code are in the city from Laramie to take depositions in the case of Mrs. Code against the Grand Lodge of the A U U W.
Announcements from Cheyenne state Eleanor Alice Richards will wed Guy Winters McCreery on Thursday March 20 at 3 30 p m in the bride’s Washington D C home. W A Richards assistant commissioner of the general land office and former Wyoming governor is the father. the groom is a Methodist preacher in Washington.
Acting Governor Maj. A. Pebbles will visit Cheyenne next Friday for a Salvation Army meeting at Turner Hall. Maj. Pebbles arrives on strong backing from Michigan Governor Pingree and state leaders. Mrs Pebbles will sing, and Cheyenne dignitaries including Judge Carey and State Treasurer Abbott will join as vice presidents. Admission is free with reserved seats at 25 cents.
A party of thirty home seekers from Nebraska and Iowa arrived at Wheatland to inspect lands owned by the Wyoming Development Company. Over 500 prospective colonists have visited Laramie County in the past year. A big freight engine jumped the track at Rock Springs yesterday afternoon delaying traffic for about three hours. Belgium financiers study Wyoming oil fields and plan a Europe wide syndicate centered in Brussels. The condition of Nels Young remains unchanged and doctors have little hope for recovery. Tomorrow Carnegie library in Cheyenne opens for 2 to 5 pm public inspection attracting many residents.
In Cheyenne a federal court case will be heard as the heirs of miner Baron sue Glenrock Coal for damages linked to his death. The suit seeks ten thousand dollars in compensation from the company.
H G Enders sold to David Nimmo his residence at the northeast corner of Seventeenth and Seymour for 5000 dollars. The property includes a large two story brick house and an excellent barn.
In the city park this afternoon, the high school boys held athletic sports featuring events such as high jump and pole vault. Participants showcased springtime effort and athletic vigor in a casual park setting.
Dunkard sect agents from Chicago visit Colorado land with plans for a potential large settlement along the North Platte if conditions suit Wyoming. Described as sober industrious farmers, they may move if favorable. Also note a Cheyenne social hop and new ladies black silk skirts at William Myers & Co.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Warren authorized by the public building committee to report favorably the bill for a public building in Laramie Wyoming costing 100000.
Madame Etuu Inagaki Suginata, daughter of a Japanese feudal king and noted writer, passes through Cheyenne on her way to Japan. She plans to document the country for several major Eastern monthlies.
The sewer extension from Twenty-fifth to Twenty-sixth streets was awarded to P. Cook at 90 cents per foot, with J. C. Nash & Son at 95 cents and E. McGarvey at 97 cents. Estimated total about $400. hearing postponed for one week to allow bond perfection for J. Norton. Big chance for small investments offered by Golden Oil and Gas Co. Cheyenne group sells 100,000 shares at 6 cents each with prospectus requests.
The Jones Gash Grocery announces its new location at 1017 Ferguson Street. a wanted advertisement seeks an industrious apprentice girl named Mise Conway.
A Solace hospital ship crewman Gray jumped from a moving train near Medicine Row after a night of drinking. He fell, was treated, and later rearrested in Laramie, where he remains in custody until recovery. A fellow seaman Johnson also disembarked seeking a drink and traveled to Laramie.
A visitor, in Cheyenne for weeks, notes the city council lacks any professional men. He lists nine members as two grocers, two printers, one dairyman, one ranchman, one squor dealer, one railroad man, and a contractor, and laments no lawyer serves on the council.
The Acme Cement Plaster company and its recent absorption of Standard Cement Plaster of Laramie have formed in Laramie with 1,000,000 dollars capital. The Chicago based firm plans to build works and expand operations in Albany county. Montana Wyoming Telephone wins Cody franchise to run an exclusive exchange for three years as Bell fights in northern Wyoming.
A special trainload of the Twenty second infantry passed through the city last night en route to Fort Niobrara and Fort Robinson from the Philippines. Three companies were aboard and the unit movement was noted by local residents. The city also welcomed a new grocery store on Ferguson street opened by R E Jones offering first class goods and anticipating strong local patronage.
Casper Derrick estimates Natrona county spent about $9000 for the recent term of court. Included is $1000 paid for the capture of Woodard and various trial items. Reported by D. Miller at 1700 Pergueon St.
Casper Tribune reports Woodard, condemned for sheriff Ricker’s killing, says he is not afraid to die and ready to meet his God. He plans to talk for hours on the gallows and will add sensational statements but not change his witness story. He hopes for a new trial or life sentence in another county.
Forget Me Not will be staged at the opera house Monday evening with Miss Rose Coghlan as Stephanie De Mohrivart. The play features brilliant repartee wit satire and epigram and Coghlan’s performance is praised as powerful and superb in voice and appearance with stunning costumes and strong supporting cast.
The committee on military affairs ordered a favorable report on the bill by Senator Warren amending the statutes to grant each major general three aides and each brigadier general two aides selected from captains or lieutenants. An increase of pension to 12 dollars per month was granted to Jas. Pelham of Thermopolis Wyoming.
Senator Warren introduced bills granting pension increases for James Thompson and John Curran, both residents of Wyoming, yesterday.
Three of the four men hurt when coal chutes collapsed at Guernsey have resumed duties while Engineer Taylor remains in worse condition. Doctors warn that his two broken legs may require amputation to prevent infection.
Mrs E J Nagle and Miss Fisher hosted a sumptu ous dinner at A O U W hall with proceeds for the W R C Over 200 guests enjoyed the elegant repast The event featured a found ladies lace handkerchief and a red bendans both to be secured at the Handkerchief bazaar March 29 at the Methodist ladies sale A woman is wanted to sew children's dresses Mrs Yegge 211 Sixteenth Street
The Insurance Commissioner of Wyoming certifies that Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association of New York is authorized to transact life insurance in the state for the current year. Witnessed by Auditor Leroy Grant and Deputy J. Niswander. Cheyenne March 7 2002.
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