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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
4
Experienced lumber dealer urges immediate construction to lock in lower costs before prices rise next year. Offers ideas to save on materials and building a home.
P J Black gains 81 yards on a return play from the sixteenth and Van route in Wyoming.
Arthur Bennett, secretary of the John Johnson company, recounts Brigham Young's early oil use in the Spring Valley district. Young reportedly drilled crude oil near Camp Supply, used it as wagon axle grease and later for lighting, before shifting to nearer, cheaper supplies. The field near Kemmerer to Fort Bridger yields high value crude with wells earning about 100 dollars daily after costs.
A new Cheyenne Photo Company operation opens in the Capitol Avenue area in the former Roberts Sisters building. Charles Gates and his son manage the shop, offering instantaneous photograph postals, large lot mail orders, and acting as agents for Baldwin pianos and Edison phonographs.
An advertisement claims Foles kidney cure can heal any non terminal kidney or bladder ailment and touts its superior efficacy over other medicines. It lists sale through A. Br. Roedel.
Soldiers at Fort Russell receive today’s pay. The Young Men’s Literary Club meets at the Carnegie Library this evening. Grading for the Fort Russell street railway extension ends tomorrow. The Second Field Artillery arrived after a 200 mile practice march. A Colorado lightweight bout may be schedule for late month. Evans street grading continues with other thoroughfares to follow. Cheyenne public schools enroll 145 more students than last year’s opening. Meanea called to Denver by sister in law’s death. Kilne lets Garner contract for a $6000 residence at Twenty Fourth and Warren. Laramie county fall nearly full as prisoners are moved to penitentiary. Edwin Turner visits Douglas recovering from collarbone fracture. Daniel W. Gill leaves for Los Angeles to return with a bride. A double cement crossing is being laid at Seventeenth and Ferguson. Ed O Glenn travels to Kansas City after inspecting Albany county property. Elks committee checks how many will ride to the state fair at Douglas on a special train.
A cave excavated by four boys near their Hammond Indiana homes collapsed killing 15 year old Harry Tucketts and seriously injuring Louis Mott 15 and Clifford Hudson 14 while a fourth boy remains critically hurt. The incident occurred as the youths played on the prairie and the cave gave way trapping them.
In Des Moines Iowa a reform order demands that residents in the red light district move out or reform by September 15. The crusade, driven by local papers, targets a supposed social evil trust of landlords bondsmen money lenders and small merchants. The plan promises help for those who choose to live upright lives.
Van H A Anderson prominent Abilene banker and president of the Abilene Commercial club visits the home of Professor F F Burchard of Cheyenne High School. An ad touts Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney trouble and related diseases, sold by A B Roedel.
Secretary George H Walker of the National Wool Growers Association released a table showing reduced sheep feeding in transit charges. The report credits Walker for starting the movement and lists past versus present rates across multiple rail lines and towns, noting substantial reductions in per head per day costs.
The Lion's Bride drew a full house at the Odeon in Keefe-Trail last night praised as one of the most picturesque and sensational pictures. The program notes emphasize improving pictures and music with a special matinee for women and children on Saturday afternoon to view the film one last time.
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