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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
4
A March 19 1908 letter details bargain prices for canned corn tomatoes beans prunes offered to a recipient. The writer notes freshness due to air exclusion and mentions a grocer offering 3 cans of corn for 25 cents and 2 cans for 25 cents for other items.
The French team receives a grand reception at the Industrial club as the Dion car arrives from Ogallala after a 175 mile run in ten hours. Wyoming officials and citizens, including Judge Carey and Rev Harris, extol Franco American friendship and welcome the visitors before the car heads west for the race.
A car arrived at Spring Valley last night after gasoline was rushed from Evanston due to shortages. It stopped there briefly before continuing, clocking 19 miles to this point today and returning at nightfall.
Germán car Protos arrives in North Platte after a 110 mile leg from Lexington. Crew display Hoch der Kaiser spirit and plan to reach Cheyenne by tomorrow morning as several local German drivers guide the vehicle toward the next stage of the race.
A compilation of residents and visitors across cities from Pine Bluffs to Denver includes A H Marble in Denver F F Sinon in the city from Pine Bluffs and W F Hamilton back in Douglas. Notables such as General Odonjutor aged 81, a veteran of Mexican and Civil wars, dies in Columbus Missouri after service against guerrillas in northern Missouri.
People celebrate spring oxford arrivals at The Jenkins Shoe Co as the scene shifts to an energy filled social with a dance at U W hall tonight. Admission is five cents and fine music accompanies the event attracting local crowds.
New fishing tackle lot announced for trout anglers at Hopper and Bartley located at 210 West Sixteenth Street. The store showcases fresh gear and supplies for the upcoming season.
The congressional record marks the opening of a poetry department as a spring initiative aimed at engaging poets and readers. The move signals renewed attention to verse in official proceedings and cultural programming.
Advertisement notes a product named De Witt’s Carbolized Witch Hasel Galve promoted by A. B. Roedel as especially good for piles.
The Turnverein and Industrial club in Cheyenne refuse to join a planned reception for the German race crew after they failed to reply to three telegrams. Local Germans feel insulted and the anticipated city hospitality fades as German racers pass through without a formal welcome.
The Turnverein story notes a planned banquet for the German crew, funded by a prominent businessman if ticket sales cover costs. Tickets go on sale today through the Industrial Club, with transmission of a reception equal to that given to Americans Italians and French. Citizens may purchase at the Industrial Club tonight to ensure the event’s success.
A Cheyenne chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star holds a special meeting next Moon day evening to honor Mrs. C. H. Townsend of Casper grand matron and Mrs. Inez Robinson Cheyenne grand secretary returning from inspection along the Union Pacific. Next Thursday evening Wheatland chapter hosts in Townsend's honor.
The funeral for Charles G. Stanley will be held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church tomorrow afternoon. The body will lie in state at Longhurst & Ryan Funeral Establishment until the service, with flowers to be sent through that address.
Laborers wanted to try a pair of work shoes from Jenkiha Shoe Co. The ad pitches value and prompts readers to test the product for quality and cost effectiveness.
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