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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1912
Page
2
The governor of New Mexico was sworn in at Santa Fe in a formal inauguration ceremony. The event marked a new administration in the ancient city with attendees from state government and local officials observant of the oath.
A large crowd filled Santa Fe for the transition from territorial to state government. Three hundred couples took part in a land march led by Governor and Mrs. McDonald. Chief Justice Roberts administered the oath as Governor McDonald and family arrived from Carfizono amid electric lights, bands, and festive displays.
Alberta Gentry, held on a murder charge, attended the funeral of her husband Thomas J. Geotry before about 3000 mourners at Piper Chapel Church. She declined a close viewing of the body, disappointing many attendees seeking a final glimpse.
Washington reports the Supreme Court upholds the constitutional validity of the employers' liability law passed in 1908 for all applicable cases. The ruling notes states may enforce when local laws align, while federal-state tension remains unsettled.
A chaotic block show opened at Block Yards amphitheater drawing a capacity crowd. Reports from Rockland note bonds sold to a New York bank and a Newfoundland snow crisis commotion.
Amid scattered items from Western Union news the Texas Panhandle thaw raises hopes for cattle, while the War Department outlines joint militia maneuvers at Crow Creek Wyoming. Other notes cover legal charges, shipping rumors, and boxing bouts.
fragmentary text mentions Sen Ve Gen and tew Mearpubdis Tro reforms and imports, with references to elections and demands. The readable bits indicate political leadership and policy debates, but specifics are unclear due to corruption.
A Home Democrats caucus on the iron and steel tariff schedule signals near consideration. Attorney General Wilson may advance as ambassador to France, while opposition boundaries slow interportant measures. Charles A. Prouty will succeed Judean Chementa as chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, a Vermont native serving since 1964.
The clippings report a vast water reserve, a Norwood mill debt, a U S ambassador resignation, a murder plea in Oregon, tax rulings, a deadly Minnesota house fire, copper price shifts, academic elections, and storms affecting the Northwest. Also noted are rail accidents, a Rochester murder spree, a New York meeting for El eoncy, and public hunger relief efforts.
Market listing shows varied cattle prices including beet steers pulp fed good to choice at 55.85 to 75. Heifers and cows priced for pulp fed, dairy feed and fair to good grades. Sheep and lambs priced by weight with feeders and stockers cited. hay and grain values listed by ton and type. eggs and corn prices included.
Kansas City cattle prices drift lower with native and western steers and cows showing variances and feeder and calf values listed. Sheep market holds near steady with muttoms and lambs priced, while coffee futures in New York move with steady spot and forward prices and dairy products show firm cheese and butter signals.
Fragmentary entry from New York poultry market notes mentions fowls and turkeys with conflicting garbled data. No clear events, prices, or entities are readable beyond general poultry terms and measurements.
A jumble of local Wyoming items reports Pinedale incorporation progress and Laramie sheriff appointment, a fire destroying Cody station, centenarian Fernando Fisk, and Montanabound mine suspensions. Grants and exams, cattle, prisons, and road projects fill the week with business, weather, law, and civic notices.
Cheyenne Electric Street Railway Co. guarantees monthly ticket sales worth 2100 dollars and will establish a five cent fare between Port Muriel and Cheyenne. Casper reports emphasize corn shipments from Nebraska and other states to feed stranded sheep lacking sufficient forage through winter.
Cheyenne County Assessor Thomp son appoints deputies to list property in Laramie County so debt distribution among the three counties to be formed can be fair and orderly.
In Carbon and Sweetwater counties bad weather strains sheep flocks bringing thousands to the verge of starvation. The report notes grain deliveries at ports and ongoing Union Pacific freight pressures alongside harsh winter conditions affecting livestock.
The North Platte Irrigation Company finishes a large Platte River pumping plant near Glenrock and begins ditch work to irrigate 20,000 acres of new arid land. The facility can lift 40,000 gallons forty feet per minute.
Amanda Carlson and the triplets, born over three mornings, are reported doing well. The girl weighs 4 pounds, the first boy 4% pounds, and the second boy 6 pounds. Abe provides payment to the attending physician.
In Cheyenne the Franco American Oil Company versus J. H. Lobell and others involving title to oil lands in Ball Creek district Natrona county has been redocketed in the U S District Court. Frank Wood of Casper is reappointed receiver of the involved property after dismissal to the same court last May.
Will Fight Again. Cheyenne Delsuessk of the Fourth field artillery and Lewis of the Ninth cavalry fought two terrific bouts at Fort Ruswell Delchownk winning from the negro In the first one four and in the second by decision matched for a battle over a longer route backers of the negro dissatisfied with the decision.
Cheyenne fighter Muggsy Bchow and Fort Russell’s Robbie Grimes are scheduled for a twenty round 145 pound match to benefit striking workers of the Union Pacific. Date to be picked. event to be held here or nearby.
Rates for grazing in the Big Horn reserve vary by species and period. Cattle pay 27 and 3.5 cents seasonally, horses 20 to 27 cents, sheep 6.5 cents to 7 cents, and goats 1.5 to 3 cents with added per head Lombing. Some increases apply for the May 1 to October period. Permits cover 14 040 cattle and 10 000 sheep.
State Engineer A. J. Parshall to survey the Cheyenne to Na tonel pare segment named Yellowstoge Highway. Road construction details and future grading plans are noted with local officials and project timelines.
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