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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
8
Newspaper notice notes Bartlett’s entry as second class mail at Cheyenne Wyoming with date and postage details. It lists subscription options: one year six months three months and one month.
A collection of editorial snippets and quips. Rosy forecasts about Roosevelt vs a Republican Congress mix with notes on Otto Gramm quitting as university trustee. The piece cites the Chicago News on battleships and Congress on naval spending, plus satirical verse about Wheat and the Judge.
A Wheatland land opening is set for June 20 featuring 11 000 acres under the Carey act. The tract adjoins current colony lands, will be irrigated by the existing system, and offered to settlers at 50 cents per acre with staged payments. Perpetual water rights cost 22 to 35 dollars per acre, set by the Wheatland Industrial company.
The piece warns that the governors congress convened by Roosevelt aims to seize western lands and resources. It portrays the gathering as an eastern plot to control timber coal oil minerals water and power, jeopardizing western interests and livelihoods.
The agreement outlines payment terms for water right lands: one fifth at contract signing, then annual interest at 6 percent on the remaining balance with 10 percent per year on delinquent payments, due at year end for years one through five, and the remaining two fifths with interest at year end of year six. Maintenance charges up to forty cents per acre per year apply during the contract. Qualified applicants may select lands by submitting a state and company contract and payments to both parties, according to the Laramie Republican.
A Wyoming Republican declares loyalty to Roosevelt wavering and states support for Bryan if nominated. The writer criticizes GOP Congress and Senate for lack of backing the president and argues policy differences with Roosevelt and Bryan are minor. The letter reflects widespread GOP discontent and cross party sympathy.
A collage of humorous quips from various papers features critics of food service and manners. One line jokes about a chef and proprietor, jam theft by a child, a recovering company, city street sweeping, cherry spoilage amid prohibition, and a doctor with good temper but lack of patience.
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