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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1902
Page
3
The Shevenne Leader issue dated May 7 1902 lists A Black as editor and proprietor with Robert Mickel as business manager and George H Evans as city editor. The page references office and telephone numbers.
Travel over the Union Pacific is heavy this season. Bulkley’s lottery draws last night favored number four. Cheyenne reports more night hawks than any western city. The Masonic temple interior will finish in three weeks. Second hand politics stir early. Curfew signals playtime for local boys. Keefe hall work speeds up, to be an ornament. Salvation Army holds nightly services at Seventeenth and Ferguson. Several saloons stay open all night. Coal trade weak but needed in emergencies. Strike discussed but settled locally. Gardens are a focus for citizens. Two Capitol avenue apple trees are the first in Cheyenne to leaf out. The federal building stone burn inspires industry. Local forecast: Cheyenne partly cloudy. rain in the lower Mississippi valley. warmer conditions in Rockies and Pacific coast. Temperatures: high 67, low 28. Palmer signs off as Section Director.
Reports from the state capitol describe staff activity at the state house with mentions of the land commissioners chartering matters for the next meeting. Governor Richards praises the Cuban campaign and state officials like T F Durbin work on brand books and livestock records. An incorporation filing lists Van Klenk Bacon Investment Co of Denver with $160 000 capital.
Court House activity remains brisk with delinquent taxes, potential tax levy debate, and preparations for the next district court term. The Tom Horn case may proceed or be continued, while the county board handles bills and warrants and records a marriage license between James S. Graves and Martha Wilson.
The May or J. L. Murray led a regular city council meeting at city hall with near full attendance. The Law and Order League petition with about 500 signatures urged revoking resort liquor licenses, and the council voted to revoke all such licenses. An ordinance requiring a $200 bond from cattle drivers was discussed. the 1902 assessment roll was turned over to a board of equalization to meet May 28. Expert Harrison of Denver reported favorably on the reservoir site.
A humorous Home and Hearth letter from Jere lampoons questions on propriety and seasonal customs. It praises the City Improvement Association for planting trees while recounting a bizarre tale of an emerald tree seed and a three legged freak at the county fair. It ends with a playful plant suggestion for the lake area.
The Leaders contest awards popularity votes to six teachers for the Hanford production of The Taming of the Shrew. Voters will choose from Miss Flora Lee Miss Spent Miss Halley Miss Brookhart Miss Mildlekauf Miss Cleland Miss Church Miss Fincher Miss Helphenstein Miss Bartlett Miss Garland Miss Constable Miss McCormick and Miss Hawg. Voting closes Thursday at noon with tickets delivered Thursday afternoon.
A local tailor in Cheyenne urges residents to choose domestic work for clothes. He emphasizes the advantage of trying on garments to ensure a perfect fit and the aim to secure steady business by delivering careful, satisfactory tailoring.
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