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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
4
A 1908 letter from Jacobe Pete asks readers about macaroni as a light dinner for children and adults. It hints at buying good groceries from a trusted store, mentioning the question Where do we buy our groceries It’s at.
President Trumbull and ten Colorado & Southern railway officers arrive in Cheyenne for a day of hosted events. They tour Fort Russell, Frontier Park, and the proposed C S extension route, with a luncheon and introductory sessions at the Industrial Club before departing for Greeley then Fort Collins. Delayed telegrams spared Sheridan and Buffalo delegations, but Douglas representatives may attend.
The remains of Martin Bryant Boughton who died in Cody Wyoming last Monday arrived in the city last night and are resting at Gleason undertaking establishment. The funeral is set for ten thirty this morning at St Mark’s Episcopal Church.
Mirium departs for Casper this morning while Horse Creek ranchman Andrews attends to city business. William Cole of the city council travels to Grover after afternoon duties. Mise Blanche Lummis leaves for Quincy Illinois following her father's death. H L Anderson of Union Pacific returns from Wyoming division inspection. State Engineer Johnston goes to Washington for a national resources conference. George W Metcalf arrives Casper en route to Washington for the same conference as Gov. Brooks adviser. Mr and Mrs William Penn and child leave for Omaha with Mr and Mrs Potter for a week visit. Potter is the fire department assistant chief.
The thrilling finale of the film Christmas Eve shows a horse and rig tumbling 300 feet. The horse sacrifices its life to complete the scene. Also advertised are My Mother-in-Law Is a Bore Ingenuity Conquers a pictured melody and the feature program at Star Theater for Friday and Saturday.
The Cheyenne Industrial Club plans a house warming and getting acquainted night for its 350 members on Tuesday evening May 12. Chairman Hopkins leads the event with a secretive program promising music, refreshments, and fellowship in a warm, memorable evening for business men of all ages.
Dr. Tyndall will drive a blindfolded team through Cheyenne streets at 1 PM to locate a hidden article as a civic committee observes. The test is billed as one of the most difficult occult demonstrations, with the start at the Atlas theater and a return for matinee and evening shows.
Eminent physician Dr C B Holmes of Silver City Miss praises D D D as a near specific for eczema psoriasis and herpes. He notes four years of satisfactory results and urges use with D D D soap. Palace Pharmacy Drug Co offers demonstrations and convincing proof of its skin curing powers.
Great Falls Mont May 7 The first unit of the Sun River project totaling 17000 acres will be opened to settlement today. Tomorrow 16000 acres in the Dearborn tract near the Sun River will be offered under the Carey land act.
All games in the Western and American Leagues were postponed because of wet grounds. The National League also postponed all games on account of wet grounds.
A mob seized John Williams, a fourteenth and a negro, shortly after his preliminary trial in Naples Texas today. He was hanged to a tree near the railroad station on a charge of assault to commit murder and robbery.
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