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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1902
Page
4
Framed as an archival masthead listing editor proprietor A Slack and business manager Mickel with George H Evans as city editor and office telephones, characteristic of an early 20th century Wyoming newspaper page header.
A roundup of brief notices from Wyoming towns. Labor editor Nels Young aims to paint a new coat. Mrs. D. C. Smith of Cheyenne registers at the Hotel Cecil in New York. John Watson loses a finger in shop accident. Dinneen Bros. plan sham rock giveaway on St. Patrick’s Day. Mrs. Phil Zehner returns to Colorado Springs. A Green River swindler capture candidate linked to Cheyenne. a labor gang heads to Lookout grading camps. Nebraska colonists head for Wheatland. Norton trial set. Mary K. Jost granted a Utah divorce. Major Champlin to Muskogon for a government post. Charlie Mans taken to state asylum from Laramie. J. A. McHale reassigned to Laramie recruiting. Mrs. Pebbles praised as a top Cheyenne vocalist. Cheyenne-North Platte bowling postponed to early April. Central boiler shop to employ many carpenters and bricklayers. Mahoney Bros. steam shovel shipped for Lookout cut off. Fifty-room hotel at Cody to open next fall. House mover Joslyn remakes Fort Russell quarters into a double house. Unknown man killed by Union Pacific train east of the city identified. O. D. Rasmussen of Rock Springs buys Ogden store, to move. Two carloads iron pipe shipped north for inverted siphons to Wheatland reservoir. W R C plans a masquerade ball Monday night at Turner Hall for Soldiers Home veterans.
The Union Pacific band practiced last night and shows rapid improvement, promising to be the finest band Cheyenne ever possessed. A jury has been secured in the case of W. G. Churchill charged with horse stealing at Laramie. The assault with intent to kill case against William Kassahn was continued until the 20th.
Rev. B. J. Erwin of Douglas preached an eloquent sermon last night at the South Bide Congregational church before continuing his journey this morning. Baptist ladies plan a bake day sale tomorrow in the Kent bank block offering home made pies bread cakes and cold meats. Spring Millinery opening at Mrs. A. F. Hamilton 1710 Ferguson Street.
The W R C will host a merchants supper at Turner hall on Monday March 17 from 5 to 8 PM. Tickets are 25 cents.
Afton Seserchem of Rock Springs sues Rio Grande Western for heavy damages after a February incident on the Utah line. The oldest son fractured his skull when a runaway car plunged down a grade while the father threw his other children from the car into snow to escape.
Two wealthy San Francisco Chinese men traveling to Ban Francisco after visiting Minister Wu in Washington were involved in a fatal dispute between rival tong factions. The murders were discussed and settled by Minister Wu, restoring order according to Chinese custom.
J A Wallis suffered two broken fingers yesterday while leading a horse as it ran away and the rope coils trapped his fingers. Kenesche, a rolling mill worker, pinched his legs between two cars near the mill. Solon Clarke is jailed at Douglas for beating his wife and shows insanity symptoms, fearing the reservoir death culprit visits his cell. he will be sent to the asylum.
Mrs Frederickke Nellsen, an evangelist, cannot find someone fluent in Norwegian and English to interpret her sermon and will address only Scandinavians at the court house tonight.
Two church socials last night at the Presbyterian and Baptist churches drew large crowds. At the Presbyterian church a quirky poverty social fined visitors by clothing, while a literary and musical program accompanied refreshments for a lively evening. The Baptist church hosted a musical and literary program with refreshments and a thoroughly good time reported by attendees.
A note places Mrs. A F Hamilton at 1710 Ferguson Street. No other context or details are provided.
The Union Pacific considers a massive central power and heating plant for Cheyenne shops to house twelve new boilers. The 120 by 50 foot brick building would centralize steam generation, replacing nine smaller boilers across the machine shop, planing mill, boiler shop, and roundhouse.
Superintendent Vance of Rocky Mountain Bell in central Wyoming oversees vast system upgrades. Casper line will run west to Old City and fork to Thermopolis and Lander after Casper connects with Douglas. Gaps from Lander to Rawlins and Thermopolis to Basin City must be bridged before statewide north south completion. Hammer ranch near Douglas suffered a house bunk explosion fire destroying buildings and causing about $5 000 in losses.
A Grand Encampment strike did not disrupt other tramway workers as only six men worked with picks and shovels at the time of quitting over $3 per day. Carpenters earned $4 daily and others were paid $3 to $5.50, which satisfied the workforce.
The superintendent of the state fish hatchery accepts a gift of 100,000 grayling trout eggs from the Bozeman government hatchery. Eggs will be hatched at Laramie and planted in Wyoming waters.
Ed Smith of Foster and Smith Minneapolis public building contractors returns from Rawlins where quarrying delays held up stone shipments. Stone will begin arriving within a day or two and the stone saw mill will be restarted to resume building.
In Washington on March 14 a bill passed granting the townsite of Basin Wyoming to the city. The city will use part of the townsite for school property and public buildings, with the remainder allocated to city departments.
A garbled text mixes sayings about foolish men love and political strain. It mentions doing good versus words and money sustaining love, plus a reference to a man making a “cwooping” when he Alle his opponent’s eyes with dust.
The Aerle of Eagles in Cheyenne celebrates its first anniversary tonight with a grand banquet and ball at the A. O. U. W. hall. Invitations issued, plans extensive, and members praise rapid growth and flourishing condition. E. R. Morgan, irrigation expert, left for Utah for investigations.
A harsh cold wave is forecast to hit Cheyenne for five to six days starting tomorrow. The local weather office warns stockmen to take protective measures for cattle and other livestock during the period of severe cold.
Today State Veterinarian Seabury left for Baggs and Dixon in Carbon county Wyoming to quarantine stock affected with disease at those places. Frank Clark acts city attorney in his absence as E W Mann leaves for Pueblo Colorado for a month. Richard Rivett named general car inspector for Union Pacific and to start Monday.
J F Walters, condemned for the murder of Mrs Hoover at Thermopolia Wyoming, is jailed in Basin City awaiting a retrial hearing. He has reportedly broken under strain and appears as a cowering frightened wretch with no nerve left.
Union Pacific engineer R S Huntley arrives with a team to survey a line from Larambon through North Park to Gait Lake. The plan may reuse the old Soda Lake route, 128 miles shorter than the current Salt Lake line, with work to start soon.
Accompanying Major Pebbles from Denver today were Captain and Mrs. Pitt in charge of the Salvation Army work at Colorado Springs. Mrs. Pitt, regarded as one of the sweetest and best singers in the United States among Salvation Army workers, will be heard tonight at the Turner hall gathering.
George Nagle has let a contract to Black and Clark for improvements in the Union Mercantile block. A plate glass front will be installed in the north store room and an interior stairway will be built from the retail department to the new office upstairs for Mr Nagle as company president.
Sheriff Smalley arrested Walter Stewart a deserter from the Ninth cavalry now in the Philippines and handed him to Fort Rus. Eugene Golden paid a $30 reward. Stewart was brought from Buford yesterday and sent to Union Pack hospital in Denver for eye injury from a falling iron pipe. C. C. offers tree trimming house cleaning and other work.
1902 Spring Announcement invites ladies to inspect the latest imported hats on Saturday March 16 from 1 30 to 6 20 p m at 1710 Ferguson Street Cheyenne Wyo. Attendees receive a souvenir MAG A F Hamilton hosts event.
The senate passed Warren's bill to refund initial payments on desert land entries under the 1877 act for those unable to complete final proof due to nonfraudulent or lawful causes. Applications for repayment must be filed within three years. The Public Buildings Committee favored $100,000 to fund a new public building at Laramie.
A carload of stallions Kentucky racing horses and Shorthorn bulls arrives for Edgar Boice. Included are two English stallions, Barton Blaze kin to a world champion gelding, one worth over 2000 dollars, plus four thoroughbreds with last time records and eleven Shorthorn bulls. Horses to be stabled and bulls viewed at stockyards.
The Christian Endeavorers of the First Congregational church host a New England social Friday evening. Gerty and Berty banter opens the note with a harp and lyre analogy. Admission is 10 cents.
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