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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
4
A line item notes gallon prices across outlets with all grocers offering gasoline at the one dollar mark per gallon, indicating a uniform pricing moment. The simplified OCR fragment highlights a nationwide affordability push impacting shoppers and retailers alike.
Experienced builder offers advice on planning a home project to save money as lumber and materials are expected to increase next year. Provides guidance on materials, budgeting, and practical ideas for homeowners embarking on construction.
The Laramie county republican primaries promise active contests with six or more candidates and multiple tickets. Incumbents face independent rivals in sheriff coroner and county attorney races while treasurer and other posts see limited or no opposition as delegates vote in today’s primaries.
The J M Newman real estate agency reports two sales yesterday. Alex Finch sold south half of lots 1 and 2, block 2 at 2612 Eddy Street for 750 dollars to J T Bell, with eight room dwelling to be built. Mrs V B Oldske sold lots 1 and 2, block 19 at Ferguson Street near city limits for 1600 dollars to Sarah J Hruce.
Joseph Shimite sues for divorce from Susan Shimitz alleging extreme cruelty in district court. The filing notes grounds and asks the court to grant a dissolution of the marriage.
A brief item reports Horger and Bogey spying at the police headquarters. The incident prompts an internal review and heightened security. No injuries are noted and no charges are stated in the readable text.
City council met last night with notes on local politics and events. The Laramie Boosters returned home, coroner attends Pine Bluffs business, and several primaries are scheduled next Saturday evening. A variety of local items include a Bass planting pledge, festival departures, jail fines, and street railway extension progress.
Arkansas voters head to the polls to decide state, congressional and township offices and the future of liquor licenses in dry and wet counties. Prohibition and anti-prohibition factions predict victory as the campaign is described as the most spirited in state history.
New York dispatch reports R. H. Harriman returning after seven weeks away. He denies any immediate Southern Pacific financing and dismisses rumors of control over the St. Louis and San Francisco system. He says western railroads benefited from good crops and favorable weather.
Denver promoters seek to hold an auto picnic next Sunday at Frontier Park with Cheyenne and Laramie motorists meeting at Crow Creek maneuver ground to discuss road improvements. A Denver race meet is also proposed at Frontier Park with several Denver machines, and Mr Nestley of Denver showcased a 1909 Overland worth $1500 during his Cheyenne visit.
The Cheyenne Industrial club sent a telegram to State Veterinarian W F Pflueging while he attends the National Live Stock Sanitary board meeting in Washington. It invites the National Board to choose Cheyenne as the 1909 meeting site, citing Cheyenne as the center of the world’s greatest livestock region. The telegram is signed by Thomas Heaney President, Governor B B Brooks, Mayor Jerer E Cook, and George S Walker Secretary of the National Wool Growers Association.
Thomas Murray a former Union Pacific employee and electrician on the Salt Lake route married Miss Carrie Sorenson a Salt Lake City society girl at the Church of Our Lady of the Angels In Los Angeles Monday. The couple received hundreds of well wishers at a reception after a brief Catalina Coronado honeymoon and plan to set up housekeeping in the city.
Governor Haskell treasurer of the Democratic National Committee says miscellaneous campaign contributions from $1 to $100 are coming in at about $3,000 each day, not including funds gathered by the finance committee. Vice Presidential candidate Kern spent the day at national headquarters and left for Indianapolis.
The contract to build the governor's mansion in Cirson Ney was awarded to a Reno firm after five bids all under 25 000. Earlier bids were higher, causing delays but the project proceeds within the appropriation.
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