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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
4
A fragmented Casper Press item from May 10 1911 notes a park matter tied to a larger congressional act. The text is garbled but hints at public reaction and local officials addressing an unclear incident and questions about personal conduct.
The editor offers a dollar per line for poetry while quipping about a dollar a word. The poet, John Yearns and others like Dane Turns, Kives Meet, Love Sweet, Jane Soper respond with a brief poem returned next day about the pay dispute.
A reprinted locally adapted pledge extols buying at home to support Casper’s community. It urges transactions with local merchants, keeping dollars in town to fund schools and churches, and to aid neighbors during misfortune with friendly support.
A collage of verse by Walt Mason mixes playful spring greetings and windy lines about doctors and emotions with a comic prose anecdote of a suitor who hires a gardener for a bouquet barter. The note to the girlfriend arrives garbled then reveals the punchline about owed pants.
A Colorado and Southern Ry offer round trip homeseeker excursion tickets at reduced rates to many points in Texas and New Mexico with twenty five day stopover privileges. For details contact a Colorado and Southern agent or office. A Civic Club committee in Casper seeks citizen opinion on hosting a Lyceum course next year with a series of entertainments offered and timely action urged.
The State Board of Land Commissioners offers at public auction on June 16 1911 at the Casper courthouse the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 16 Township 7 North Range 74 West containing forty acres valued at 10 per acre. Purchaser pays 10 percent down and balance in eighteen yearly installments at 4 1/2 percent interest with option to pay off. improvements must be bought at value. The board reserves right to reject bids. Seal dated May 8 1911.
Reward for information leading to return of a branded steer with a duck on its left shoulder and four white feet. Found near Timernan Kaycee Wyoming. Advertisement of cattle herd running at Tear Creek Park with 16 cents per head monthly and care guaranteed. Listed by A fress and B C Riewtin Bor Elder Wyoming.
A white dog with a branded mark named John is missing or stolen around Powder River. A reward of 140 dollars is offered for the return. Contact Beal if seen or found.
A $25.00 reward is offered for the return to this office of a dark Persian Lambmull lost between Casper and Dowlen on wagon rump.
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