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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
4
A May 19 1908 letter to a friend explains dried fish for dinner. It lists codfish at 15 to 20 cents per pound and mentions mackerel at 10 and 15 cents per pound. It notes some fish are wet fish and suggests fried or wet fish as options.
Special to The Leader from Colo May 20 reports Denver investors study spring water near Keota to build reservoirs for irrigation. If approved it would be the first large scale spring water conservation project in the area. Be E Lewis arrives from Atlantic Ta and others plant five acres. Dry farm crops progress well and farmers are upbeat.
The funeral for Frank Ketchum will be held this afternoon at 2 30 oclock at St Mark's Episcopal church. Dr G C Rafter will read the service.
W B Barnett is in St Louis. F P Kendall visits from Laramie. Hans Nicholaysen visiting Ogden Hot Springs. Mrs Longhurst confined by sickness. R P Allen returns to his Iron Mountain ranch. G E Winkleman, Encamptment mayor, departs west. Mr and Mrs Stebbins to move to Lander. A H Stewart attends to Denver Insurance business. Miss Mayme Dillman returns from Laramie. Charles Farthing and family back to Iron Mountain after city visit. Homer Metcalf joins Union Mercantile. Mrs Fred Attebury of Mitchell, Neb., visiting her parents. Judge Pagett departs for Kentucky for weeks at his father's home.
In San Francisco on May 20 two sailors were overcome by sulphur fumes while the French steamer Ceylon was fumigated by local health authorities. One man died and the other survived after being confined in the forecastle.
A column highlights moral tales titled A MASHER'S CRIME and A little child shall lead them, praising quitting drink. It features Dreamland child life pieces The Little Easter Fairy and Oh She Wanted to Be an Actress, plus a comic act and songs including Here's to Our Sweethearts and Wives and A Toast of the Big Fleet by Jack Leonard at STAR THEATER, Home of Amusement.
Large crowds pack the Atlas Theater this week as Polk and Martella deliver uproarious laughter in a roughhouse turn. Charles Nelson Haight Laura Dean and Co present A Misfit Meeting with Payne and Lee and a lively film program and illustrated song.
Annie L. Manley, described in the report as a negress, sued Professor Phillip Belknap Marcou, formerly a Harvard professor, for breach of promise seeking 25000 dollars. After deliberating an hour and a half, the jury found for the defendant and awarded no damages to the plaintiff.
Cheyenne anglers find Granite Springs reservoir poor for trout after an initial promise. Large fish reported but bites are rare as fishermen struggle to hook trout over two pounds and questions arise about fish numbers, feeding, and water conditions. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup ad appears amid local notices.
Laporte Indiana May 20 coroner declares female body found April 28 is Mrs Bella Guinness and that she died by felonious homicide with unknown perpetrators.
Professor James T. Young director of the Wharton school of finance and commerce at the University of Pennsylvania spoke on Government regulation as a Conservative Influence before the Missouri State Bankers Association in Joplin Missouri on May 20. A local theater note follows with a light line about Spring winds and a product plug for Pinesalve Carbolised at Palace Pharmacy Drug Co.
D Miller records accurate adjusting and watch repair work at 700 Ferguson Street. The log notes service activities and dates for several timepieces, reflecting routine maintenance, repairs, and routine inspections carried out by the shop.
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