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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1902
Page
4
Messick Dry Goods Company owners Messick and Underwood dissolve their partnership and close the store. They stage rapid stock clearance with deep discounts up to 50 percent to outprice competitors and move merchandise quickly.
A list of various small goods priced cheaply includes hair pins two papers for one cent, five cent quality hair pins, two papers for pins, large brushes, blue seal vaseline per bottle, envelopes twenty five for a large box, indigo wash blueing, tooth picks, talcum powder, perculine, spun glass extra fine. Prices indicate bulk bundles and bargain values typical of a period catalog listing.
A promotional notice announces a large stock of wash goods offered at closing out prices before May first. Highlights include French lawn, shirting percales, batistes, dimities, Zephyrs, and Formosa kid gloves, with many items at 28 inch widths and heavily discounted per ward. The sale emphasizes newest patterns, fast colors, and factory prices in Eastern markets.
The notice advertises diminished prices on Kid Gloves including the celebrated Messick M Pique line. All styles now reduced from the previous $1.50 price and offered as part of a clearout sale to move stock.
Closing out sale of quality hose for children and ladies with prices from five to fifteen cents. Includes boys and misses double knee three thread heel and toe hose and fast black ladies hose with double heel and toe. Our No 115 leader stocking offered at nine to fifteen cents with warranted quality.
Catalog note lists extra heavy linen towels sized 17 by 33 inches and cotton crash towling 14 inches wide. No further context or pricing provided.
Our Ladies' Suit Department announces a full stock of new goods and a rapid clearance sale. Prices slash almost in half with fine Misses' skirts heavy wool skirtings linen crash skirts and Raglan suits offered at reduced closing out prices to move inventory quickly.
Wool sales listed with buyers such as Willey Putnam Nicolaysen and the Coal Creek Sheep Co. including 14 pounds at 13 cents and 80 000 pounds at 12 cents. Mrs. Mattie Phillips widow of Bill Phillips sold her Grayrocks Wyoming ranch to Mrs. M L McCormick and will move to California.
Lyman Perley of Wheatland tops five double decks of horn lambs at the market. The 496 head averaged 86 pounds and sold for 6.50 a head in five consignments. Perley, a leading feeder, has raised 10 000 sheep and lambs this season. Journal-Stockman Omaha reports the sale. A W Phillips of Douglas Wyoming is registered in New York May 5 at the Marlborough hotel. The Dissolution opens at Messick Dry Goods. Harvard post office name changes to No Wood per new postmaster Fred Braggle at Casper.
Tomorrow afternoon the Indians meet a Fort Russell lineup of top post players in a likely strong contest. A large crowd is expected to witness the old team clash with the best soldiers as they consolidate for this season.
Mrs. J. T. Beagle of Saratoga Wyoming lies dying in a Denver hospital after a winter accident. She slipped on the street, fell and struck her lip, later developing paralysis and being hospitalized for days. A tramp, Joseph Walsh, lost both feet in a railcar accident near Walcott station.
The Wyoming team defeated Denver university in a yearly contest held in Laramie. The debated topic was Municipal Ownership of Utilities. Judges were J. A. Riner and O. W. Allen of Cheyenne and L. E. Barnum of Denver. Wyoming speakers were Sheridan Downey Arthur J. Carlson and Lewis C. Tidball. Denver’s team consisted of W. B. Thomas C. E. Griffin and C. F. Carnine.
An urgent parent meeting at Johnson school discussed adding two large classrooms to ease overcrowding. A committee led by J O Churhill and Richard Wilson will lobby the district school board and city authorities for funds and sewer diversion work.
The Cheyenne Leader lists A Slack as editor and proprietor with Robert Mickel as business manager and George H. Evans as city editor. Office and telephone lines are noted in the masthead alongside the long distance listing.
George Powell visits from Laramie and P McFarlane of Wheatland is in town on business. A 2:30 pm ball game draws a big crowd amid juvenile teams playing on city diamonds. Bert Folmer welcomes a baby boy from the New Process Steam laundry. About 100 fishermen leave Laramie for Sunday in the country. Inter Ocean improvements to start next week. Carrie Dillman hosts the senior class at the high school. Irma Dunn of Wheatland returns after civil service exam in the city. Many dogs in the city pound due to a dog-crusade. Three car loads of laborers pass through for western grading camps. A cutting affray occurred at Saratoga with Ed Ash injuring Ed Nuzum but not seriously. Surveyor General Hanson nears occupancy of a new mansion on Seventeenth street. Cheyenne residents enjoy Fort Russell band concerts each evening. Wheeler and Goodale stock moves to consolidate with A Underwood. O0. 8. Walker and Bob Reamy return from a two day fishing trip to North Crow creek. Attainment actions not brought against the Penticostal mission. the Willing Workers are named. W. E. Seaman is held for district court for driving from a ranch at gunpoint. Mosaic emblems placed at the new Masonic temple niches. Cadet Emory Land of Wyoming unable to graduate due to Brights disease. Sheriff McDaniel carries two burglars arrested at Rawlins home from North Platte. State board of charities and reform delegates visiting Colorado institutions housing Wyoming people expected home tomorrow night.
The annual school meeting in District No 1 will be held next Monday with two trustees to be chosen. Voters should attend as important business is planned including possible new schoolrooms and other prime issues. A local ad urges readers to buy low shoes for Sunday at J F Jenkins offering styles from 2.60 to 4.00 dollars.
Green River Wyoming reports the district court will hear the murder case of Ned Hartley Copeland charged with killing A. C. Rogers last July. Six Cheyenne witnesses including train crew members will be subpoenaed. Copeland is confined but in good health and his parents will attend to support him.
Messick Dry Goods Co announces a dissolution sale opening Monday with reduced prices across all departments. Furniture clothing and domestic goods are highlighted as part of the liquidation and sale terms.
Our Way outlines a shoe shop that designs and bosses its own shoes rather than buying ready made stock. It argues many manufacturers deliver poor fits, dishonest appearances, or misalign with customer needs, justifying in house control to save money for customers and the business.
A riot broke out at Wolcott station east of Rawlins between sheep shearers and freighters. Details are scarce but several men were badly injured as rocks and clubs were used in the melee following a dispute over transport.
On Monday the Cheyenne Business College will be closed as building changes are underway and students receive a holiday. Nicely furnished rooms with bath are available at 216 Fast Twenty-third Street.
Report from San Francisco states Union Pacific will open the Central Padfle division and assign Henry man as general manager. A May dinner in San Francisco with Union and Southern leaders aimed to discuss the broadened duties and west coast head officials.
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