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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1902
Page
4
The Che Cheyenne Leader dated Tuesday March 11 1962 lists publisher A Slack and staff including Robert Mickel as business manager and George H Evans as city editor with office and telephone details.
M Thad Sowder, who closed a contract with Cody months ago, will depart to join Cody on a Wild West show to ride the champion wild horse rider of the world.
Bishop J F Spaulding of the Episcopal diocese of Wyoming Colorado and New Mexico died at 73 in Erie Pennsylvania. Elected September 8 1874 he oversaw church growth in Cheyenne and Wyoming shaping missions and helped establish the Indian boarding school at Lander. He counted Chief Washakie as a friend and spoke to large Wyoming audiences.
A man with a bill against a male contractor delayed a stagecoach carrying U S mail in Johnson County. An on board attorney warned him he would be committing a grave crime against the government, prompting him to allow the coach to proceed.
John Farrell son of a ranchman sails for Manila to join the United States government pack service in the islands. He previously served in the Philippines in 1898 as a volunteer with American troops and will now return, drawn to the islands.
A large crowd watched Forget Me Not by Miss Ose Coghlan and troupe last night at the opera house. Coghlan captivated the audience with superb acting, despite advancing age, while Emmett King aided materially as Sir Horace Delby to boost the show’s success.
Col. J. M. Sanno of the Eighteenth Infantry returns home from Fort Washakie after a tour of inspection. He travels with his son. His company, stationed at old Fort Stambaugh, took part in early Indian engagements. Alleged cruelties by Captain Clark at Fort Washnokie were satisfactorily settled.
K W Bradley has the contract for reconstructing the Inter Ocean hotel. Measurements were made to order materials, with ad materials due in about two weeks and work to start immediately. The bar area will gain a plate glass front with large windows. An arch will replace the partition between the office and reading room.
Superintendent W L Park reports no line changes between Byvanston and Ogden will occur only widening cuts for ballast. Gravel pits at Granger open March 8 with 20 workers. Buford pits open April 1. Tests on 1500 and 1600 engines run Evanston to Ogden for ten days with final reports. Mahoney Brothers shovel to Lookout cut off. work starts immediately on the Wyoming division line improvements.
Arguments in the Sunrise minus case concluded in federal court with a decision to be issued March 20. Closing arguments were by T. Burke and David Wegg for Wegg cross petition and Kr Vail for Hosmer. Judge J. W. Lacey presided. The Ferris Haggarty Copper Mining dispute over adjacent mining claims near Encampment was settled by stipulation. Court adjourned until March 20.
Forty eight hour walking event concluded at this place was won by Frank Heater a sheepherder from northern Wyoming He traveled 173 miles and several laps defeating Jor Nenzel the favorite by over a mile Nenzel recently won a two days walking race and is known for delivering dispatches in the Philippines where he walked all over southern Luzon.
A Casper committee of local citizens forms to push for execution of condemned murderer Charles Woodard on March 28. members say a stay or new trial would not change the outcome and warn they will ensure the sentence is carried out, reflecting strong local sentiment. A Lander incident reports a two year old swallowed a 40-30 cartridge but suffered no ill effects.
Mrs D J McDonald of Lareio Texas sister of Mrs George W Hoyt of Cheyenne died Monday evening after a short illness. Mr and Mrs McDonald were former residents of Cheyenne.
A freight train arrived from the east to North Platte this afternoon. A coal chute fell from a car, dumping coal on the train and scraping the tops. Damaged pipes chimneys and lights.
A Rawlins dispatch claimed Mrs Ronald of Rawlins obtained 12000 from Rio Grande for her husband’s death. The settlement was actually 4500 dollars agreed upon some time earlier with the company.
Voting for the free leadership scholarship at Cheyenne Business College is listed with candidate names Richard Grace Leona Stuart Daisy Fitzgerald and Georgia Coutant. The partial OCR text shows names and scattered marks indicating standings or entries.
District court sits in Laramie before Judge Bramel with three cases on docket. William Churchill charged with horse stealing. J A Campbell E L King and Ed Raymond charged with highway robbery.
A monthly financial report shows Union Pacific group firms posting large surpluses last year with eight quarter million dollar monthly surpluses and December rising to half a million. For seven months ending January net profits approach two million dollars, signaling strong earnings for stockholders in Omaha. Meanwhile, Walter Ines and Titus are set to perform solo at a Baptist Young People's entertainment Thursday evening.
Judge J A Riner of the United States district court will probably go to Laramie to deliver a lecture on the Origin of Constitutional Law before the law department members at the state university.
Notice to City Taxpayers announces that all city taxes for 1901 unheld will be advertised on April 22, 1902 and sold on May 21, 1902. Delinquents can save costs by paying before the list is made up. Heatson Cheyenne Wyoming March 7 1902. D. Bwan City Clerk.
The Lander Mountaineer reports copies of The Little Gem matrimonial paper, with Mabel Dundas’s ad, were mailed to residents of Lander. Norton’s reputation in Lander is described as unsavory, with many enemies. The piece questions if the mailing was accidental or intentional and notes Norton’s decline in Cheyenne and looming trial.
Mrs Rather Morrie remains bedridden for five weeks as her strength declines. Dr Johnston, the attending physician, says there is little or no hope of recovery.
The Thirteenth artillery beat Company G of the Eighteenth infantry 28 to 8 in the season opener at Fort Russell on Sunday.
A mother and two children headed east were nearly struck by disaster when a two year old boy slipped to the last step on a moving 50 mph train. The quick grip of the mother saved the child as she pulled him back into the car and fainted from the fright.
Will Greham of Laramie narrowly escaped drowning Sunday at Hutton's Lake after breaking through thin ice while duck hunting with a companion. He surfaced and crawled from the water, swimming to safety as two men were drowned here years ago.
A broad storm spans the country from the lake region to Texas with general rains and thunderstorms in multiple sections. Abilene Texas and Green Bay Wisconsin report 1.30 and 1.12 inches of rain. Warmer air surrounds the system while cooler weather follows. fair conditions expected along the Atlantic Gulf coast, Rock Moun tain and Plateau. 24 hour data show max 35 min 21 inches 6.07 total. W. Palmer Section Director.
Frederikke Nelsson a renowned Norwegian actress arrives from Laramie for multiple services in the South Congregational Church tonight and Wednesday and Thursday and later at the Scandinavian church. She has performed before European royalty and at Norway’s King’s theater. She left the stage to pursue missionary work and is described as a skilled speaker and singer. Master Mechanic McKeen returns from the west to meet Superintendent Higgins on a Wyoming division inspection tour. Fort orchestra to perform three pieces at next Thursday’s Baptist church musical. A help-wanted notice seeks a girl for general house work at Mrs. D R Whitaker’s home.
Insurance Commissioner’s Office of Wyoming certifies Aur ean Surety Company of New York is authorized to transact surety insurance in the state for the current year. Witness dated March 1, 2002 with official seal and signature.
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