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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
15
D Gill, a former cowboy in Casper County, Wyoming, is wanted in New York for raising a check according to reports from Gotham Beat.
A Natrona County Tribune letter documents Ed Gill once linked to Scranton and Casper. The note details a troubled marriage, a $10 to $100 check theft, his disappearance from a Buffalo Bill show in New York, and a plea from his first wife for his return amid destitution. The Stark account notes his Colorado ties and prior Casper marriage ending in misery.
County Coroner W P Desmond empaneled a jury to probe Chiia Arhontis death after he died following surgery to remove bullets from injuries sustained in a Hartville shooting involving Harry Curtis. The panel met at Gleason parlors and will hear witnesses from Hartville today as the coroner weighs whether wounds caused his death.
Mrs Annie Leffler Cheyenne pioneer resident dies at her Cheyenne home after a life on a ranch near Ft Russell and later in town. She leaves five children Mrs Win Honesworth Miss Henrietta Leffler Miss Laura Leffler Lee and Charles Leffler. Funeral scheduled for Friday afternoon.
A 47 feet 9 inches by 12 feet 6 inches United States railroad map was shipped by the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway for display at the Golden West and American Industries exhibition in London.
One hundred dollar reward offered for a catarrh cure not helped by Mali's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co of Toledo presents testimonials from Woldinog Kinnan & Marvin Wholesale Druggists. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Bottle price, available from druggists. Also promotes Mall's Family Pills for constipation.
Society tennis players in Cheyenne await settled weather to resume play and expand facilities. The club plans to secure a vacant lot and build a new court adjoining the Halk’s club, following last night’s Stock Growers National Bank meeting where expansion and officer re elections were discussed.
Union Pacific officials confer with Frontier committee to set excursion fares for Frontier Days. Denver to Omaha special trains planned with $4.95 week pass and $3.00 last two days, plus eastward sales to North Platte and Sidney. Colorado & Southern offers $6.00 from Orin Junction and $4.00 from Hartville Junction. Boaters excursion for Cheyenne residents organized. J W Scott from Muncie Indiana enters bucking and roping contest.
A news column notes Democrats near a party unity, with strong cross party votes to defeat a ship subsidy bill saving $3.6 million in one year and striking $242,000 in annual salaries from the sundry civil bill. The piece previews renewed Democratic organization and a push toward permanent national headquarters in Washington as elections approach.
In Greyley Calc on May 10 the jury found William Cooper guilty of a statutory wrine against Eva Killban after a three minute deliberation. Trial was behind closed doors and evidence suggested other related crimes. A $1000 reward was offered for apprehension of those involved. authorities announced arrests in connection with the case.
Washington May 1 reports an earth tremor 1990 miles away and a probable distant origin shock recorded yesterday by Cheltenham Maryland magnetic observatory. The first quake lasted from 12 02 to 12 38 and the second from 1 28 to 1 58.
Meuu Sing, a Chinese man, was granted a divorce from Lee Blen Lona Sing by Judge Avro Nostrand in San Francisco. The petition states the wife deserted him in Oakland last July accusing him of being too old and lacking funds for a suitable home.
William Wonderlich, driver of chemical engine No. 2 in San Francisco, deliberately set his wagon ablaze to avert a collision with a street car. He was strapped to his seat and performed a desperate escape to avoid being crushed as the heavy engine bore down on him.
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