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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1911
Page
2
A New Jersey man discovers a vacuum cleaner can pick broilers and remove feathers at full speed. He tests stuffing dust into pillowcases to collect feathers, noting the potential labor savings and the need for clean feathers, while suggesting machinery could ease farm wife chores and reduce costs.
The piece notes households hiding savings in a stove to avoid banks, risking theft and fire losses. It mentions detectives of the Carnegie laboratory studying mind body links and medical trials by volunteers, hoping for new cures and mental healing approaches amid cautious expectations.
The article argues walking is valuable for players mainly for the open air and mental diversion it provides. It notes the true benefit lies in the exercise from walking rather than the act itself.
A Ohio man is entangled in an international matter involving a Benor style scheme and alleged agricultural missteps. Officials note potential consent issues and department investigation as the case unfolds across local and foreign lines.
Wealthy residents pressure New Jersey shade tree commission to shoot four humbirdlike robins and other birds to end disturbances from flocks and noise. The action follows complaints about the birds and a desire for quiet and order.
The seventh annual convention of the National Commercial Gas Association was held in Denver with delegates from across the nation. The Woodrow Wilson Democratic Club of Colorado formed at a Denver convention hall meeting with about one hundred attendees.
Reports say Milpa Alta owner Maxie survived a fierce three mile combat near the capital as Zapatiotas were repelled by federal troops after a battle lasting over five hours near a farm town. The Greek steamer Georgios, grain laden, was wrecked along with the emiraice of the Gironde etary. Several bodies were washed ashore.
The Forter line Agricultural college football team defeated the eleven of Fort Museell, Wyo by a disputed Th to , in a regional clash. Across town Philadelphia defeated New York 19 to 2 securing the world baseball championship for the second straight year.
The Chicago filed will of Ellen Mulwell bequeaths 2000 dollars for the care of an aged horse and directs it never be cold or worked. Other items report the Supreme Court review of Alaska coal land cases involving Charles F. Munday and Archie W. Shiele, and cotton ginning records to October 18.
Wyoming Beettieh Nite in Cheyenne December 11 and 12. Wool Growers convention planned. Engineers survey Sheep Mountain in the Big Horn Basin to locate a tunnel easing the grade for the Gulf-to-Coast line. Greybull survey teams work on the Burlington project across Sheep Mountain for the tunnel site.
Big Horn County and Thermopolia area have completed surveys and mapping. Eight maps cover Alec township with road records and topographical features including streams rivers and key ditches up to January 1 191.
The city considers a 3000 foot well plan by an oil drilling firm to yield one million gallons daily at a price of 59000 dollars. If the output falls short the company earns nothing, and the city council is expected to contract with the drillers.
Salt Lake City dispatches report a Salt Lake based crew spreading sensational stories of the Whitney brothers and other alleged outlaws in Cokeville. Local authorities doubt the claims as a Cocaine bank robbery in Cokeville weeks ago has not been replicated or confirmed locally.
Elmer Moore two years old son of A Moore of Catoma likely fatally injured after a saddle pony bucked. J Kirechell was giving the boy a ride when the child waived the quirt startling the horse which bolted and knocked Kirechell down, the boy striking his head.
Fifteen month old Cody Decker son of ranchman Rancler Decker of thirty miles away drowned when he wandered onto a log bridge over Paint Creek and fell into the stream. He went unseen for two hours and was found downstream over a mile away lodged in driftwood.
The body of an unidentified man was found near Moneta Wyoming after he used a sage brush as a makeshift gallows. He tied a rope to the plant and leaped into a draw, dying from strangulation. later coyotes gnawed one leg.
The warm mineral water flow from the Miller well on the Battrum ranch has risen enough to halt drilling. Water pressure in the 8 inch pipe lifts 100 pounds of drill stems and cable as engines reel the line. The well first struck water at 2,813 feet with drilling to 2,575 feet hindered by pressure.
The report describes hundreds of Shoshone and Arapahoe on the Wind River reservation in Premont county suffering severe hunger as winter nears. It notes two years of drought and failed irrigation work by the government, with about 150000 dollars spent on ditch construction that yielded little for the tribes.
A garbled report from Sheshoal describes discovery of evidence related to a pioneer tragedy. Items like a shotgun, wrecked cabins, and remains appear amid long exposure and decay near two homes and a nearby orchard.
Rock Springs plans to around twenty new cluster streets while Union Pacific keeps bring strikebreakers to Cheyenne. Fort Russell soldiers boycott the street railway as a Good Roads Club grows in Cheyenne. Cody men killed four bears and two elk during a hunt. Wyoming offers 500 reward for Whitney brothers dead or alive. Lander church construction resumes and Colorado Wyoming boundary fixed. Scarlet fever outbreak in Lander now under control. Wheatland beet crop reported good and Fr Collins factory shipments rising. Cheyenne men suffer arm amputation after accidental gunfire. Sheridan Baby Shelter fund grows with daily contributions. Newcastle Cambria Fuel employee Joe Fennell dead by self-inflicted rifle shot. Rawlins penitentiary to run school for illiterate prisoners with inmate teachers. Cody Club withdraws from Big Horn Progress Association over discrimination. A stockman from Roots East injured by a catamount fall to hospital in Laramie. Little Artie Conley lost for 24 hours in Rock Springs found weak. Casper man deceived by bogus check from Sheridan buyers. unknown body found near Richards. Wyoming fish hatchery gets 100000 trout fry. W E Kilgore and Arthur Stevens injured by accidental discharge returning from hunt. Sweetwater County touted as leader in road building with 30,000 spent. Boysen dam near Thermopolis almost ready with generators installed. Dr W T Cooke heads to Brazil to head dry farming division. Cheyenne Industrial Club seeks steam trains between Cheyenne and Port Russell. Wyoming snowstorm hailed as boon to farms and livestock. C L Colburn of Denver hired to evaluate Silver Crown properties west of Cheyenne. potential mine development if report favorable.
Market report lists beef steers, heifers, cows, and stockers with price ranges for cornfed and grassfed stock. Includes feeding cows, veal calves, hogs, hay, grains, and dairy products with per ton and per hundredweight pricing from Colorado, Nebraska, and nearby regions.
Metals prices in New York show copper and tin with varying spot and future values. Copper ranges around 12.10 to 12.75 per unit with October November December and January quotes. tin shows a steady trend near 42.00 to 42.25. Spelter and antimony note nominal or dull movements with local foundry activity reflected in price panels.
The document lists live stock market items with beef and calf prices, including a beef sale at $1.246,000 and calf bids around $4.00 to $4.60. It mentions traders and butchers, with names like Shoup Mackessina and Mayr, and references to sellers at a Castle Market sale event.
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