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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1902
Page
4
Afton Wyoming post office robbed with dynamite. $200 cash and $160 in stamps taken. Kemmerer Union saloon hold up involved three masked men stealing watches and $700. Authorities suspect the same Big Piney gang, with a posse planned to pursue the criminals.
About one hundred witnesses saw the Elks versus Eagles ball game yesterday afternoon. The Eagles won 17 to 10. State bounty on predatory wild animals reached 170 dollars last week, the highest in two months. Tom Horn case trial in one week with many subpoenas from Iron Mountain district. Cheyenne Glee club to hold farewell dance for members going to college. Jay Burns granted a franchise to build a gas plant in Laramie and will start construction immediately.
Funeral services for Edward J. Morris prompt Cheyenne fraternal groups to meet at the Masonic temple in full dress. Members of Wyoming Commandery No. 1 and multiple Masonic lodges plan combined tributes, while Conductor D S Walcott sustains hip injuries after being struck by a telegraph signal arm near Medicine Row.
Ll. B. Stone announces his candidacy for the office of justice of the peace subject to the Republican convention decision.
Edward J. Morris longtime Green River merchant and Wyoming pioneer died at his home September 7 1902 after a two week illness. He served as first mayor of Green River trustee and treasurer of schools and was active in Masonic Knights Templar Mystic Shrine Elks and other organizations. Funeral set for 1 30 tomorrow at the Masonic Temple with Knights Templar in charge.
A longtime Wyoming resident since 1869, Morris served as Laramie county tax assessor and Sweetwater county clerk, later ran Morris Mercantile and Morris State Bank with his brothers. His death deeply grieves Green River residents. Remains to Cheyenne tonight, funeral tomorrow at 1 30 PM from the Masonic temple, with Knights Templar ceremonies.
A carload of railway machinists from San Francisco arrived in the city Saturday night and most were assigned to work in local shops. A portion were sent to Laramie for positions there. The group included fifteen machinists and two boilermakers with Pacific coast railroad experience.
Reported bids for a sewer extension under the $15 000 city vote are incorrect as plans have not been drawn yet. State Medical Association members in town will be entertained at the opera house tomorrow evening to see a play.
An Armenian exile from Aleppo Syria will describe Armenian life and the Turkic massacre era in a free lecture at the Presbyterian Church. The speaker, seeking protection from the Turkish government, will discuss the plight and customs of fellow Armenians. all are invited.
The post office at Rocky Ford in Crook county Wyoming has been discontinued and mail will be sent to Bouleh.
Willing Nash and Thomas Billings confessed and were sentenced to two years in prison. The court handed down the judgement after the guilty pleas were entered for the Uieven case.
John Gaffy, the Denver contractor awarded the Silver Crown water works dam project, has not yet returned to organize workers. He must begin active work within twenty days after August 21, placing him at risk of delay.
Elks fair committee yesterday secured a strong lineup of specialty artists for the annual five day fair to begin October 17 with Sunday the 19th excluded. The event promises a grander scale than last year as Oscar Stanfield the Lincoln based former Cheyenne mail clerk prepares to marry Misa Minnie A Miller in this city tomorrow evening. The couple will reside in Lincoln.
Colorado Wyoming Utah Montana Arizona and New Mexico doctors arrive for the Rocky Mountain Inter State Medical Association annual meeting in Cheyenne with Governor DeForest Richards delivering the welcome. The two day program features many medical papers, a Wyoming Medical Association session, and a banquet.
A meeting of the Elke executive committee decided to give a social and dance to the ladies next Tuesday evening at Keefe hall. The dance will furnish a program and dining room service for the evening. Yardmaster Regne and Yardmaster John P. Long of the Unl ight yardmaster of Laramie are noted in the report.
Four wedding licenses were issued by the county clerk to couples from Denver Chicago Cheyenne and Durango with marriages planned for tomorrow night A boiler maker George Wella was fined $45 and costs after a prior intoxication fine The message also notes Dr Louis A Hering will cover patient care during a physician’s absence in New Jersey with contact at 16171 2 Ferguson Street and telephone 136 X
Fresh oysters are received daily at the Depot Exchange Cafe and served in any style desired, offering diners flexible options and a steady supply for seafood lovers.
The Cheyenne city council enacted an ordinance restricting irrigation water use to between 6 and 8 p.m. The ordinance is now in force and all prior regulations remain in effect. Dated September 2, 1902. E. H. Ingalls, City Marshal.
Yesterday morning Mr and Mrs Harry Adonis wheelbarrow tourists left for the west after a day in the city. They aim to reach San Francisco by January 1 next.
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