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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1908
Page
4
A dated letter invites a friend to enjoy fresh produce from a grocer listing asparagus cucumbers string beans green peas tomatoes celery radishes lettuce spinach onions cabbage and new potatoes. The note emphasizes availability of the freshest vegetables.
Farmers from several county sections gather in Cheyenne for the Farmers Congress under the Industrial club. Mayor Cook greets delegates at 1 30 pm with talks on live stock feeding and dry farming. Governor Brooks to speak at the banquet and Union Pacific adds stops and a special fare for eastern county attendees.
Mrs. George Devoe 52 of Glendora dies at home after revival incident. Evangelist Brown allegedly insulted attendees by calling cranks in pews provoking humiliation and excitement that led to a burst blood vessel and fatal condition.
In New York on May 44, John D. Rockefeller Jr. addressed the Fifth Avenue Baptist church youth group, citing Psalm 52 and criticizing the rapid accumulation of wealth. He warned against ambition powered by riches and urged lawful, prudent actions over illicit gains.
Sh. Tannebil, superintendent for the American Gold Placer Mining Co, halted in Cheyenne en route from Centennial to Denver to buy forty dump cars and a mile and a half of railway track. The firm is installing a large opencast plant on Douglas Creek in southern Albany County, described as the most complete and expensive pincer mining plant yet built in Wyoming.
Sheriff E J Smalley announces an auction on May 8 at the county courthouse steps selling three automobiles formerly owned by Motor Service Supply company to satisfy a defunct judgment. The lineup includes a seven passenger six cylinder Ford and two Wayne touring cars. Highest bid wins.
The product by A. E. Roedel promises gentle bowel movement without constipation. It is advertised as kids friendly and effective, highlighting its laxative principles and easy use.
Frank Crowley visits Sheridan. Judge Kuykendall arrives from Saratoga. Governor and Mrs. Brooks return from Casper. Casper attorney Fred D. Hammond in the city. T. W. Jones of Little Horse Creek ill in hospital. O. C. Brownlee in unchanged condition. J. T. Burns of Industrial club homebound by illness. Mrs. George Hunt and children of Laramie visiting Cheyenne. J. C. Underwood attends Iron Mountain business. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Meldrum and children back from Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Latham and Mrs. Dudley returning from Florida. C. W. Brandon of Kemmerer Camera passing through en route to Sheridan for M. W. A. convention. State Sheep Commissioner J. A. Delfelder arrives from Walton. Mr. and Mrs. William Penn and child of Los Angeles visiting Talbot Potter. depart for the east with Mrs. Nye.
Governor B. B. Brooks issued a requisition on Nevada for Victor Orsi wanted in Rock Springs Wyoming for fraud. Orsi, a compositor for the Vita Nuova, is accused of collecting about 400 dollars and shipping funds to the Pacific coast. The Vita Nuova proprietors had him arrested at Wells Nevada.
Evanston Wyoming May 4 Thomas Horton John Murphy John McCoy and William Hepburn are in the county jail charged with burglarizing Oregon Short Line freight cars at Diamondville and stealing about 2000 dollars worth of silks foods and other merchandise About 300 dollars of the loot was recovered from a hay shed at Diamondville where it had been hidden under hay They will stay in jail on 750 bond each until trial at the September term of the district court.
E R Couchman of Cheyenne and Ferris of Encampment departed for Sheridan to attend the state convention of the Modern Woodmen of America. Wyoming lodges number forty two with a membership of about 2 200.
Emilie Carson who runs a lunch wagon in the redlight district pleaded guilty to assault after Saturday night shooting soldiers Washington Crowe in the leg. She was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail. Kodel digests all food. It will relieve stomach trouble and work itself. Sold by A E Roedel.
A sweeping southern Wyoming storm brought heavy snow and moderate temperatures from Lander to Green River. Cheyenne received more than six inches with nine-tenths inch in the 24 hours ending last evening, frost bit flowers and fruit trees, and though winds caused drifting no rail interruptions were reported. The moisture is expected to soak eastern dry farming soils, ensuring crop success this season.
The finest flotilla of US submarines will assemble in New York harbor in a few days with the arrival from Annapolis of the Viper Turantula and Cuttlefish. They will be reinforced by the Octopus from Newport trials. De Witts Little Early Risers are small safe pills sold by A E Roedel.
Judge J A Riner orders from Wright & Lawson a four cylinder Great Smith touring car with forty horsepower. The new model will arrive during the coming week.
Promote biliousness relief and sick headache cure. Claims to cleanse the system and clear the skin. Sold by Palace Pharmacy Drug Co for 26 cents.
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