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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
7
A last chance notice offers double votes on all subscriptions until 12 p m November 20. Contestants are urged to secure belated subscriptions for a final boost, with only a few days remaining to be a winner.
The article highlights Miss Hansen as a leading, energetic candidate with strong local support. It notes the double vote extension due to distance and mail delays, and that the contest closes at midnight November 20. Prizes include a Buick touring car, a grand piano, and gold diamond watches with details at Murchison Jewelry Store.
The article lists numerous individuals and districts with large monetary figures tied to mail order activity across Wyoming towns including Newcastle Evanston Thermopolis Rock Springs Kemmerer Lander Casper and Cheyenne. It notes the mail order houses move millions yearly and calls for honest profits for local merchants while referencing Cheyenne’s Industrial Club.
Fire Chief Tom Holland lists current fire alarm box locations across the city. Entries include intersections such as Seventeenth Eddy and Highteenth Bent, Twenty-first O’Neill Ferguson, Union Pacific Shops, Ninth Pyans, and key buildings like Inter Ocean hotel, J. T. Clark Hose House, Union Pacific depot, St. John’s hospital, Court House and Convent.
Advertisements tout Foley's Kidney Remedy featuring hexamethylenetetramine as a medicinal ingredient and claim antiseptic urinary properties. Also promote Wright's Silver Cleaner and Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup with brief product notes and local retailer references.
Market in good shape with prices holding up advancing 10c to 15c on good grades. Denver reporters note heavy receipts of cattle this week and strong demand for beef cattle and sheep with prices steady or modestly higher despite eastern declines. Bulls veal calves and fancy cows show solid activity with notable high prices in Bear River and San Luis Valley stock.
Dowlin and Rush Cattle Company Bar Eleven Ranch in Carbon County Wyoming near Sweet Water comprising 640 acres with house stable hay barns corrals and irrigating ditches. Sale aims to close company affairs with bids accepted until December 1908 terms include one third cash with 600 on acceptance and balance due in one year bond mortgage. possession April 1909. trustees may reject any bid. Information from P Sadler secretary 907 Jancy Street Pittsburg Pa.
Notice to taxpayers in Cheyenne Wyoming states the 1908 tax roll has been delivered for collection. All names listed must pay by October 1 1908 or the treasurer may enforce collection by distress and sale of property. D B Swan City Treasurer. Cheyenne September 20 1908.
Our store offers only top brand products and stands behind the merit of our goods. We invite you to place home orders and ensure your friends receive quality refreshments.
The Leader offers a Free Directory Library with over 100 city directories and reference books valued at more than $1,000. Supplied mainly by K L Polk & Co, the collection has been rearranged and newly catalogued for public and business use with no charge to consult.
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