Telephone Expansion Sparks Wyoming Line to Lander
Report that the state Rocky Mountain Bell exchange moved to Rawlins is incorrect. Cheyenne will get the main exchange building this year with stone chosen, likely Iron Mountain stone. Crews push a new 160 mile line from Casper to Lander, heading toward Thermopolis as Caspar and Douglas connections near completion.
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Rawlins
Gasper
Lander
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Casper
Douglas
Walton
Lost Cabin
Muskrat
Thermopolis
Enjoyable Dance At W R C Ball Draws Large Crowd
Large crowd fills Turner hall for a Women's Relief Corps dance. The event supports charitable aims and reflects the corps steady citywide patronage. Also today Superintendent Churchill and Cheyenne high school seniors went to Silver Crown for a mountain fishing trip.
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Turner Hall
Women's Relief Corps
Churchill
Cheyenne High School
Silver Crown
Local worker injured by falling timber. toe fractures
J. Johnson a laborer in the west city portion dropped a heavy timber on his left foot this morning and fractured the first toe. Attendance was very large for the evening performance of Blue Jeans by the Daniel Frawley company with Miss May Bulkley starring as June.
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J. Johnson
Daniel Frawley
May Bulkley
June
Cheyenne Weather and School Meeting Report
The forecast notes a fall tonight and Sunday for Cheyenne with a lingering dry Rockies region and rain from North Dakota to the Pacific coast. It lists temperatures from Winnemucca Nevada and a May 5 1902 school electors meeting for Lar amie county Wyoming seeking trustees.
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Cheyenne
Yennity
Rocky Mountain
Kanaas
Nebraska
Plateau
North Dakota
Pacific Coast
Wisconsin
Michigan
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Winnemucca
Nevada
Laval
Town on Fire in Rifle Colo. Ignores Wyoming Line
Fire reports say Rifle Colo. near the Wyoming border is burning large store and warehouse owned by J. W. Hugus & Co. of Rawlins. Efforts to save the big hotel were under way but confirmation is lacking. Loss could reach several thousand dollars to Hugus company alone.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Rifle
Colo
Wyoming Line
Sen
Bf J. W. Hugues & Co
Hugus Company
Ballast Work Advances on Union Pacific Route
Superintendent Park told the Leader that ballasting the Wyoming and Cheyenne roadbed is progressing faster this year. About 200 miles will be completed in three to four months using Sherman gravel from Omaha to Echo Utah. Hundreds work, and the line from Echo to Ogden remains for next year.
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Park
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Omaha
Echo
Utah
Ogden
Court House News and County Work Updates
County clerk receipts report 20000 in applications for young fish. Sheriff's trips to Denver and North Platte lead to burglaries and prisoners. May county board meeting planned. under sheriff on duty. Bridges contract awarded to a Pueblo firm. Salvation Army meetings at Fort Russell begin. Bowling match tonight. carpenters at work after settlements. coyotes scarce near courthouse.
Stone deliveries for public building arrive from Rawlins
Two carloads of stone have arrived from Rawlins for the public building and are being cut by the stone saw mill as quickly as possible. The academy will not close for the dancing lessons until May, giving time to take one course. Ticket handling will adjust accordingly. GEO. P. QUIGLEY.
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Rawlins
Herm
Geo. P. Quigley
Appropriation Rejected by Senate Committee Report
The conference on the Indian appropriation bill reports to the senate and rejects the amendment that would have set aside 1044 dollars for the Wind River reservation in Wyoming at Lolmonts.
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Senate
Wind River Reservation
Wyoming
Lolmonts
Ash Trees Planted Around City Library Grounds
The city orders a handsome row of ash trees to be planted around the Carnegie Library building. Boating on Lake Minnehaha grows popular with gasoline launches and rowboats drawing large crowds daily. Several boating parties are arranged for tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buechner hosted a trout dinner last evening. Charles Buechner James Horlsby and Clyde Smith returned with 264 trout. A cautionary note condemns fashion extremes in day skirts and low cut gowns.
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Carnegie Library
Lake
Minnehaha
Charles Buechner
James Horlsby
Clyde Smith
Horse Thief Caught After Escaping Nebraska
Special Deputy Sheriff F. M. Troy captured O. J. Yount in northern Laramie County after a March foray that stole fourteen horses from F. M. Troy near Gering Nebraska. Yount hid with Cottonwood rancher Kenney before Troy pursued with requisition papers to return him to Gering for trial.
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Nebraska
Laramie County
C. J. Yount
Gering
Neb
F. M. Troy
Sidney
O. J. Yount
Troy
Mr. Kenney
Cottonwood
Cheyenne
Yount
Big Realty Deal In City Real Estate Transactions
M. P. Keefe sold to Charles E. McGarvey five residences for 6000 dollars with a 10000 dollar mortgage assumed. The properties include the old Keefe home at Twenty-first and Evans and other bricks on Evans Street. Keefe also sold lots to Riner & Schnitger on West Sixteenth Street and Florence Evans sold to Archibald McLachlin Lot 6 in block 164 for 50 dollars. Stephen Bon sold half of Lot 4 in block 199 to Emma J. Nagle for 2 dollars as part of the Nagle home sale on Seventeenth Street.
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M. P. Keefe
Charles E. McGarvey
Twenty-first
Evans Streets
Keefe
Judge Gibson Clark
Evans Street
Twenty
Riner & Schnitger
West Sixteenth Street
Keefe Wan
Florence
J. W. Evans
Archibald McLachlin
Stephen Bon
Emma J. Nagle
Nagle
Seventeenth Street
State affairs notes from the Wyoming State House
At the State House L Hinckle has returned from a two week visit to St Louis accompanied by his family. State board of charities and reform members expected back from Colorado tomorrow. State Examiner Henderson away on business. A meeting of the board will follow their return. Six telephones exist in the capitol offices. Two apparent tramps asked the janitor about wash facilities. he advised they leave. State Engineer Bond issued a permit to J C Teller to run test down Brush Creek in Carbon county with a $2500 bond. Applications from Carbon County Tie Co and Green River Tie Co are pending. Librarian Courant catalogues library holdings. Articles of incorporation filed for Mammoth Palton Oil Co Big Horn County, Underwood Grocery Co Cheyenne, and Colorado and Utah Oland Development Co to operate in Wyoming and Colorado.
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L. Hinckle
St. Louis
J. C. Teller
Brush Creek
Carbon County
Carbon County Tie Company
Green River Tie Company
Secretary of
Mammoth Palton Oil Company
Big Morn County
Capital
Underwood Grocery Company
Cheyenne
Colorado and Utah
Family Secrets Disclosed in Senate Debate over Philippines
Washington May 3 In a Senate debate Senator Pritchard of North Carolina argued for prompt punishment of Philippine cruelty while resisting linkage to a civil administration measure. He claimed the U S would retain the islands and gain cotton trade, while Simmons denied any red shirt terror reports and rejected the emissary claim regarding dropping impeachment proceedings.
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Washington
Pritchard
North Carolina
Philippines
Philippine Islands
South
United States
Islands
Senator Simmons
Red Shirts
Simmons
Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic Party
Fortune in Stocks Brightens Humble Financier
Two men lamenting trivial blemishes envy market gains. One frets over a pimple tinting his nose while the other complains of a jagged collar edge. Yet a reader finds that those who saved and risked had all been swept away, while the wry observer smiles at a hidden pile.
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BE. Kiser
Leader offers news through the Willlo-Bughouse
A teacher likens the human body to a little house and urges careful habits to avoid illness. The Leader promotes itself as the source for all news and notes a fifty cents per month subscription.
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the Leader
Wanted young man seeks stenographer or clerk post
Wanted a well qualified young man with experience and good references desires a position as stenographer, bookkeeper, or clerk. Address N. Isaacson 1022 East Eleventh Street. Also wanted to buy clean old rags at Leader office.
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Isaacson
East Eleventh Street
Ottice
Real Estate and Miscellaneous For Sale Listings
For sale notices include a fresh miled cow, a $450 plano offered for $400 cash, and multiple lots for sale in east town around Maxwell and Twenty second streets. Albert Chapman, real estate agent, handles several parcels. inquiries at the Leader office and from Mrs Glafcke for cut flowers.
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Leader of
Mce
Albert Chapman
For Rent Nice furnished rooms in brick blocks
For rent notice offers nicely furnished rooms in brick blocks with electric light and janitor service at $5 a month upward. Inquire Warren Emporium.
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Warren Emporium
Floral services and baths at HaMn’s Green House
Miscellaneous offerings include cut flowers for weddings parties and funerals at HaMn's Green House located at the corner of Eighteenth and Central avenues. Also listed are hot and cold baths and a Padgett's Barber Shop contact at Sixteenth Street.
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haMn
Green House
Eighteenth and
Central Avenue
Contact Padgett's Barber Shop
Sixteenth St
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Opera House
B. Delecher Co
Charles B
Ferguson
Wm. Murphy
Rock Springs
Hanna
G. E. Swan
Eddy Street
Andrew McAdam
Weat 17Th Street
Myers’ Dry Goods Store
Homeseekers
Te Seyser
Sean Yeaundry Cos
Th Street
Ae Ee
State Exchange
W. R. C. Ball
Wheatland
EB. A. Francia
Peterson
Weather Report
W. & Palmer
Central School
M. Bald
W. A. Wyman
Court House News
Cowcick
Smalley
Denver
Aro & Hammond
Sheriff Daniels
North Platte
Daniels
Board of County Commissioners
Proctor
Court House
Coyotes
Marriage Meensen
Salvation Army
Fort Russell
T. B. Kennedy
Stevenson
Tams
Orpnters
State House
State Board of Charities and Reform
Colorado
B. Henderson
State Examiner
Board
Capitol
Rockfield
Bond
Courant
Willlo
Dinneen Bros
7Th and Eddy Sts
L. P. House
Logan’s Book Store
S. Drokacz
Eddy
Lauck & Tupper's
Manewal
Louis Manewal
City Matters
Thames Street
Thames
Mra
Glafcke
GEO. W. Sneider
Alex. Turnbull
Mortician
Davis & Kelley
Capitol Avenue
Sixteenth Street
P. S. Cook
Ideal Polirra
John Dunder
the Knight Campbell Music Co
Sixteenth and
California Streets
Black & Clark
Col. Twentieth and
Reed
Cheyenne and Northern Tracks
Buechner & Son
Diamond
Opticians
Ferguson Street
Gio
O. L. Bolkley
Dyer Hotel
Thos. Longhurst
Fr. W. Roedel
City Pharmacy
J. F. Jenkins
M. Gorham
Tenngason
Charley Rogers
Dildine & Hartleroad
Capital Ave
Reet
Central Market
David Nimmo
Davis
Bon Ton Stable
W, E. Dinneen
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