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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1908
Page
4
A March 10 1908 letter discusses buying ready baked crackers to save time and effort, claiming it’s cheaper than baking at home. The writer, Jacobse Pete, urges readers to buy baked goods from local shops to supply the table.
General Leopold Kable reported from Chicago that Democratic National Committee members expect Cheyenne Frontier Days to occur shortly after the Denver convention. They anticipate up to 20000 extra visitors, boosted by chartered trains and favorable rail rates, with many planning trips to Yellowstone and the Rocky Mountain region.
Secretary J T Burns of Cheyenne Industrial Club urges mayors and county boards to support a Wyoming bureau in the Albany hotel lobby Denver during the Democratic National Convention. The aim is to distribute literature on Wyoming and its advantages, seeking 560000 booklets and pamphlets for convention distribution.
Mr and Mrs Siefken and two children arrived yesterday with two carloads of farming and household goods. They plan to settle northeast of town on a twelve section tract. The elder Belfken will live in Cheyenne renting a house at 610 West Twenty-first Street.
A chain of short notes lists residents and guests visiting or returning to Cystr dpoatie city. Names include F. Mitchell, Mrs Stockwell, C. L. Templin, Dr. G. C. Rafter, Dr. Peter Appel, D. B. Rigdon, Robert Morris, Anthony Wilkinson, Charles D. Carey, G. H. Bailey, Edgar Cotton, D. B. Brown, Charles Dereemer, A. Smith, John W. Hay, Emil Richardson, Walter Brown, James Barnes, W. B. Chaplin, Leopold Kabis, Patrick Smyth, A. H. Marbles, Frank Connor, O. C. Lyons, L. W. Lyons, L. J. Dubig, D. W. Brice, F. L. Miner, N. Stickney, Fred Crowe, Thomas Carey, Mary Hader, Alex McDonald, D. C. Nichols.
Director Palmer of the United States Weather Bureau addressed the Cheyenne Congregational club on Wyoming weather and precipitation. Judge Lindsey may speak April 11 to 16. the meeting included music by A D Johnston and refreshments by the church youth group. The National Congregational Brotherhood convention in Detroit April 28 to 30 was announced for possible Cheyenne delegation.
Prosecuting Attorney Clyde M. Watts filed informations yesterday against AL White for forging F A Menea’s name on four checks Gus Carlson for attempting to burglarize the Barnett store and Gus Rombaugh for felonious assault White to be arraigned in the morning and likely to plead guilty
A social dance event at Turner Hall features a prize waltz this evening. Also reports of a personnel shakeup at Carnegie Library as assistant R. T. Jones resigns after long service since 1902 amid friction over recent management changes.
Two saprs attempted to blow open safes at the Rock Springs Lumber Company and the Pioneer saloon in Rock Springs Wyoming. In both cases the strongboxes withstood the blasts. The lumber company safe held several thousand dollars.
De Witt sells Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve noted as especially good for piles through A B Roodel.
Social dance at Turner Hall begins at 9 p m with up to date styles. The Emporium showcases Merry Widow Sellers ready for Saint Patrick's Day festivities.
Water service in the business district was shut off at 10 PM for repairs. Crews have worked overnight and expect to restore supply by 5 AM. No reports of thirst among residents or workers encountered.
Walcott Wyoming reports Maude, a 19 year old, as the second American woman to claim she hid in an Italian car. The Zust car arrived in Walcott around 11 o clock after overnight mud near Dana ten miles east. Maude Fuller, daughter of the postmistress, rode to Fort Steele with the crew at the request of an American representative.
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