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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
4
Short items report a range of local happenings from travel of Manzenta Monte zuma to Salt Lake to court actions and new appointments. Updates include a dismissed Green River murder case, troop and horse movements, new church pastor in Guernsey, and a forthcoming May 21 smoker by the Federal Labor union.
H A Yates secretary and treasurer of the National Detective association of Ball lake City killed himself with morphine at the Union Pacific hotel in Green River. He was 26 and had been on a weeklong spree. medical staff attempted vomiting with hot water but he died in the tub. Senator Clark of Wyoming introduced a bill to reimburse a mail carrier James Graham forty nine dollars for one month’s service from Alta mont to Aspen. Curt Von Knoblock of Rock Springs was declared insane and ordered confined to the Provo asylum.
S Parr of the Columbia Optical Co of Denver will be in Cheyenne at the Inter Ocean hotel on May 19 and 20 to meet local clients.
The Lagoon Resort with $60,000 capital is incorporated in Farmington Utah. Incorporators Samuel Idelman Lusher H. Gay of Cheyenne and Simon Breckburger form a resort for amusement and pleasure. A 1500 head steer shipment from the Panhandle country, owned by Governor Richards, is expected to Cheyenne around May 8.
Acacia Lodge No. 11 A F and A M appoinces a special committee to run a Mansonic day on May 23. Eleven candidates will receive the Master Mason degree all day and evening. Past master Masons will fill lodge offices and invitations go to Masons statewide for a large attendance. After the work a grand banquet is planned likely at the Masonic temple with speeches by prominent Masons. Also notes local civic issues and prospective marriages and law actions in the area.
State Engineer Fred Bond arrived back from Douglas where he completed surveys for a new sewer system project in the town. The visit concluded with plans for installation and infrastructure work to improve local sanitation services.
From Sheridan Wyoming comes news that two more troops of cavalry will man Fort McKenzie soon. New buildings are rapidly rising and near completion, signaling an expanded military presence in the fort.
Sidney Bartlett returns from Nevada where he inspected sulphur mines for a San Francisco syndicate and James Weaver of Denver aims to close the Annie mines deal with Louis Miller and W. C. Bramel in Laramie. The house backs a fish hatchery bill for Utah with a Wyoming addition proposed.
Thomas Harrington an old soldier was found in the railroad yards west of the freight platform suffering from a paralytic stroke. Discovered by carpenter John Smith, Harrington stood rigid against a freight car before collapsing and was taken to the Key City hotel in critical condition.
J. T. Norton arraigned in federal court this morning on charges of using malls for fraudulent purposes and pleads not guilty to three indictments. Demurrers on three counts were overruled, two remain under advisement, and six indictments total carry thirty counts against Norton.
A washout one mile east of Dexter halted traffic and delayed eastbound train No 3 by four hours while crews from surrounding areas repair the track. The washout occurred about 1130 last night and authorities have closed gambling resorts in Sheridan as the area remains under study. Large Turner Hall audience enjoys Hutchison Imperial Stock Company war drama The Battle of Santiago with upcoming Miss Hinsey from Jersey and East Lynne performances. A school matinee is planned tomorrow, with prices noted for next week's Opera House shows. Also offered for sale various household items at 309 East Nineteenth Street and a $450 piano for $300. A lost silver rhinestone bow pin was reported at Inter Ocean hotel.
A daring theft at P. McCarthy's ranch pulled four horses from a pasture near Sheridan. Telegraph notices circulate statewide and Sheriff A. J. Nelson offers a $50 reward for the thief or thieves. The incident underscores an unusually bold operation in broad daylight.
In a clipped urban exchange Mrs. Joebua Numpkins cites J Pierpont Morgan wages and trustmaker totaling 172600000 over a year and a half. Jonathan is urged to return home to study civil engineering rather than pursue mariner life.
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