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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
4
A man filed a protest directed to the Office of the Exalted Chief of the Division of Special Agents after losing $400 and land to a disputed claim. He eventually recovered the money from the Receiver but faced rejection of his patent proofs and was told to publish notices and incur costs, despite the protest being withdrawn months later.
Governor Carey denounces the Wyoming political machine at Sheridan in a nationally focused address. He praises Roosevelt, argues both progressive Dems and Reps share goals, and urges voters to reclaim power from entrenched interests. He backs land reform and the Borah bill, calling for purging corrupt practices to let the people rule.
An unnamed man, traveling from Polk County to Colorado, filed a homestead near Hereford and Crow Creek valley. After paying fees and hearing delays, a government protest halted his claim, leaving him unable to learn grounds or resolve the challenge despite visits to Greeley and Denver offices.
A political column argues Wyoming should reject machine politics and oppose Warren and Lorimer aligned newspapers. It urges voters to favor progressive legislators, citing faithfulness to the Senate, federal patronage, and pork versus principled governance. It warns against the Wyoming Tribune and Laramie Republican backing Warren.
The piece notes Woodrow Wilson leads delegates heading to the Baltimore Convention on June 25 with a likely majority. Speaker Champ Clark shows strong raw numbers but not a certain edge, while Oklahoma Kansas and Maine lean toward Wilson on first ballots. It questions Clark’s gains and imagines Theodore Roosevelt as a progressive nominee, ending with a sharp aside about Deming and Chaplin.
Senator Warren remarks echo the old Lorimer cup sentiment as political discourse turns to enduring symbols and ceremonial prizes in an election year context.
The Casper Industrial club promotes growth as spring opens with trains bringing 10 to 20 new residents who plan to stay. Building trades are busy with 23 houses contracted, while financial scouts seek millions in leases. Wyoming tops hog market with 6.86 dollars per pound for a shipment from Clearmont.
W. M. Duncan of Rothwell in the Big Horn Basin travels to Cheyenne on Owl Creek Irrigation System business. He has 300 acres on Owl Creek ranch, runs a large cattle herd in good condition, and expects Basin immigration aided by rail links from Thermopolis to Powder River. Duncan praises Basin wealth, politics split by party lines, and believes farming and settled counties will curb court costs.
OsCAR McINTYRE of Hecla Wyoming visited town to arrange summer supplies and contract a band of sheep for the range. He is optimistic about crops and will plant a substantial acreage. He expects his father from Amarillo Texas to ship in stock cattle later this summer. They plan extensive farming and stock growing.
Disciples of Tranac Walton Sergeant Major Logan and band master Hammond of the Ninth Cavalry plan fishing trips for big trout in Crow creek and striped bass at Minnie Ha Ha lake. Easter services at 7 15 p m in troop D feature choir numbers and solos led by Chaplain G W Prideau with the Ninth Cavalry. Private Edwin R Webb of Brockton Mass joins the Eleventh Infantry band as a clarinetist with high expectations.
The staff of the post headquarters will vacate the Eleventh Infantry building today and relocate to No. 65. Eight men from the Machine Gun Platoon and a squad from Troop BH cavalry will conduct target practice Saturday afternoon. Targets include off hand at fifty feet, sitting down and prone at seventy feet, with 1200 points possible.
The 1910 census shows a drop of nearly 800000 bee colonies on U S farms and fewer farms reporting bees. Experts warn disease spreads widely and advise farmers to learn treatment methods. Farmers Bulletin No 442 on Bee Disease Treatment offered free by the Agriculture Department.
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