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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1909
Page
4
Workers from Cheyenne Realty uncovered a long hidden pocket book under the Frontier park grand stand. Inside were a gold locket and an opal set for a stick pin, possibly former spoils of a two year old pickpocket spree. The items are held by Mr. Young for possible owner tracing.
Bridget Carroll died in Cheyenne Monday morning. Her body arrived on train No. 5 and was taken to the Catholic church for requiem Mass by Father Cummiskey. Interment followed at the Catholic cemetery. Family members from Cheyenne and Pocatello attended along with many friends as the service concluded at the crowded church and cemetery.
The Trinois Steel Co a United States Steel subsidiary closed a deal to sell 60000 tons of steel rails to the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Co at 28 dollars per ton with early delivery. The sale is described as the largest since open market fees began. Reports claim Independents raised prices on light nails but confirmation from Jones and Laughlin Steel Co is unavailable due to officials being away.
In Colorado Springs on May 6 James L. Randol a street car man who lost his divorce suit vanished Tuesday night. Dolly Campbell Randol’s former ally also left town. A couple matching their descriptions hired a car and rode to a water tank station to catch a train east. Randol was ordered by the court to pay his wife $30 monthly for her and their baby boy.
The government moved 60 million dollars in gold and silver coin to the Denver mint due to vault crowding and Denver’s exposed location. Wells Fargo Express handled the transfer guarded by deputy U.S. marshals. This brings the year’s total transfers to 210 million dollars.
Stockton California May 6 four te en thousand acres of land in one of the richest reclamations of the Bao Joaquin valley, principal crop barley, ruined today. Loss estimated at about 200000 dollars. Believed the flood water entered by breaks in the levee.
May 6 Prince Fer of Bulgaria replied to felicitations regarding Bulgaria joining the community of independent states. The czar expressed gratitude through a diplomatic note in agreement with the president.
A series of resident and visitor notes list D R Bilis from Iron Mountain A Headley from Wheatland Mien Vida Evans in Cheyenne R Wilbur from Rawilina C T Farthing from Iron Mountain J Hannum from Golden Prairie J A Bell from Sterling Georg e H Bradley in town this week on banners Mrs C W Clark ill at home Eddy street Misses Thompson and B Triplin of Thermopolis visiting F C Letts back to Laramie Robert King and wife among visitors at the Normandie Mrs W H Blood of East Lake City returns home with her son in law Mrs Margaret Blood accompany them
Emma Higbee aged 60 and David J. Kemp aged 72 wed within twenty four hours after rapid wooing in Watsonville California. Higbee arrived from Terre Haute Indiana to visit friends when she met Kemp a wealthy fruit planter. Kemp pursued quickly and secured a binding marriage vow by the first evening.
Thirty people were injured when a balcony railing collapsed at a Seattle indoor track meet. The accident happened near the finish of a ten mile race as spectators pressed toward the railing, sending many plunging about fifteen feet to the floor. Several spectators were described as severely hurt.
King Edward visiting Paris, in disguise, slipped past reporters to attend a music hall show featuring typical Parisian acts.
After six years without passenger losses, English railways report safety records. Earlier years show isolated losses: 1902 saw six lives vanished, 1904 six, 1906 thirty nine, 1906 fifty eight, and 1907 eighteen, marking progress toward uninterrupted passenger carriage.
A Cheyenne crowd gathered at the Atlas theatre rear to witness the coroner and police take charge after a man apparently hanged himself in a shed behind the theater. Policeman Havens kept the doorway as witnesses watched, a stray youngster whispered to the officer, and a discarded dummy from the Atlas stage was later shown to the crowd. The incident drew tense curiosity and a rapid police response.
State Geologist Edwin Hall, aboard a modern 448 horse car from Denver, plans statewide surveys to assess the Modern Smelting and Refining Co. plant for treating Wyoming copper ores. General manager H Reno will visit Wyoming later as Hall and attorney John Charles Thompson begin a Jelm trip via Laramie to inspect valuable copper properties.
San Francisco May. The tale of Convict J. B. Clifton of San Quentin planning to kidnap Governor Giffett’s eight year old son for a pardon is dismissed by Warden Hoyle and San Quentin officials. Hoyle says the claims came from two time expired convicts who fled after Clifton approached them. He calls Clifton a coward.
In St Louis on May 6 judge Matthew G. Reynolds ruled that agreements about education or religious training of children after marriage cannot be enforced by law. Attorneys call the decision groundbreaking and it rejects Catholic church pre nuptial contracts giving control of children to the Catholic spouse in Catholic non Catholic marriages.
Kansas City reports no loss of life or major damage after a storm struck Ardmore Oklahoma overnight. Wind disrupted wires for hours and rumors of destruction spread. Haiti’s fruit industry is underdeveloped, needing foreign capital and rail and highway improvements to grow.
A historical photo from the Zulu club in Johannesburg shows two Zululand players engrossed in a billiards match lauded as a popular pastime even in distant Africa. The caption notes expert players and the social scene around the game.
Real estate picks up on Cheyenne's South Side as two blocks go on the market. Charles Settler reports only ten lots left with buyers paying about 100 dollars versus 700 to 890 dollars in the northeast. Bellway Employees Building and Loan aid boosts homebuilding amid spring growth expectations.
The Laramie County Cattle and Horse Growers Association postpones its annual meeting to May 25 due to Dr. Marsh from Washington DC being unable to arrive before that date. The speaker’s talk is described as essential for stockmen and other speakers will be announced later.
The American Order of Protection invites all to a Friday night box social and dance at the A O W hall. Tickets and details at the door. Proceeds support local community efforts and member activities.
Letters extol Peruna medicine for relief of cold symptoms nervousness and fatigue. Women claim Peruna refreshes restores strength and aids nursing mothers while aging improves vitality. Consumers from Philadelphia and Louisiana share strong testimonials. Man-a-lin touted as an ideal laxative.
Readable text shows a rough note about coin sales and monthly prices with unclear names and dates. The fragment mentions Gillen tones and drud stores but lacks concrete actions or outcomes.
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