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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1902
Page
3
The excerpt lists the Long Distance Telephone office and city staff including A. Black as editor and proprietor, Robert Mickel as business manager, and George H. Evans as city editor, with telephone numbers 09 and 1818.
The storm suspends work on unroofed city buildings while Cheyenne endures heavy snow. Robins appear, streets and snowdrifts hinder travel, and residents report swollen streams likely to rise with warmer melt. Wilful topics include Woodard case chatter and street name proposals east of Capitol.
Ensign French a Salvation Army traveling lecturer and historian, under four feet tall, will lecture at the army barracks in Cheyenne Saturday and Sunday. He will deliver three sermons on Sunday and an illustrated lecture Saturday night, despite his short stature.
Report notes no marriage licenses or bounty actions yesterday. Caldwell remains jailed awaiting Supreme Court ruling on a potential new trial after a 12 year sentence for shooting Stella Graham. A map of Iron Mountain region was prepared by engineers at the courthouse annex for the Tom Horn case. Nine prisoners remain in county jail with three nearing discharge soon as their terms end.
A strong March blizzard yesterday evolved into a fierce spring bliseard overnight with high winds piling deep drifts. Train delays were minor as Union Pacific introduced new plows to prevent stalls. The day cleared warm, and the storm is expected to benefit the ranges.
C V Todhunter survives a deadly snow slide on the Mountain of his skees near Battle Lake. He leaped from snowshoes as the avalanche rushed down, was buried to his neck, and only a leveled patch halted the descent, saving him from certain death.
This morning Attorney C. De B. Bennett, in charge of Charles F. Woodard’s case, left for Casper with a certified copy of the state supreme court order directing the Natrona County sheriff to stay Woodard’s execution until the supreme court hears and rules on the error proceedings. He plans to deliver the papers in person to Sheriff Tubbe tonight to ensure official notice and halt the execution until further orders.
Mormon settlers in Big Horn county reclaim arid land through an 800 foot tunnel completing an irrigation canal that emerges onto the reclaimed tract. The work showcases remarkable progress in Big Horn county's arid land reclamation.
Hungarian miner Sam Kardar was crushed to death by a collapsing coal mass at Sweetwater mine No 1 in Rock Springs. He leaves a wife and child in the old country. Funeral held in Rock Springs.
A steel drum used to haul cables in Rock Springs No 1 mine broke under strain last week. The accident disabled the mine and prompted mass layoffs until repairs are finished. No 1 is the west’s largest coal mine, often producing about 2,000 tons daily.
The Parish Priest Daniel Sully play in our city next Tuesday night features Father Whalen and strong supporting cast with special scenery. Nip and Tuck shows next Saturday evening with a villain plotting to marry a widow and seize her heir property, foiled by detective Nip and clever disguises.
Electric lighted trains will debut on the Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line on April 1 with eight east and westbound services under new rules. A new time card and telephone attachments aboard cars will accompany the changes, with no major speed or schedule shifts.
The morning report of April 1 a new early train from Denver to Cheyenne to connect with No. 3 is unfounded. Superintendent Park stated no new train will be added. a time card changes will take effect that date.
A letter to the Leader editor defends President Roosevelt's 1861 veteran employment preference order. The writer rebukes opposing politicians and citizens, notes Grand Army of the Republic support, and recalls Roosevelt’s Grand Army button remark. The piece cites a long veterans march in Cincinnati and asserts continued backing for Roosevelt's policy.
The supreme court's action follows a typical pattern in murder cases. It cannot declare guilt or innocence, only review fairness or legality of the first trial. If unfair, a new trial may be granted. otherwise the district court's judgment stands with a new execution date set.
WANTED placed ad for middle aged lady to care for home. WANTED girl for cooking and general house work. FOR SALE land scrip and four lots. Three lots on Twelfth near Thames. Real estate inquiries to Albert Chapman. FOR RENT rooms for light housekeeping. Furnished rooms at 411 East Twelfth. Miscellaneous designs for weddings parties funerals at Chaffin's greenhouse. Hot and cold baths 15 cents at Padgett's Barber Shop.
Announcement lists free business education scholarship contest leaders and excursion rates via Union Pacific Railroad for Homeseekers to California. Trips depart March 18 April 1 April 15 May 6 and May 20 with a 15 day going limit and 21 day return limit and no stopovers. J. F. Barron.
Frank Benton urged renewing windmill wells and pumps after noting cattle and sheep bands drink once daily near streams or less often when far away. He argues their movement deprives the range of one fourth to one third of the grass and feed, supporting the case for wells.
W. C. Hussey claim agent for the Union Pacific settles with Milbrook Land and Live Stock Company over losses of cattle last summer. A Bosley storm blew stock peas down and cattle wandered onto the railroad track where several were killed by a passing locomotive, per Laramie Republican.
The convention of Federated Women’s clubs will meet in Los Angeles with attendees pledging to publish The Leader.
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