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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1912
Page
2
Owl Creek residents form the Owl Creek Co Operative association with George RK Allen as president S A Cope as vice president FP BK Winchester as secretary and A W Andreen as treasurer. Ernest Nelson is brought to Kemmerer by Officer Crist on charges of shooting block signals and cutting wires near Opal.
Special to Leader Hartville April 12 limestone quarries near Horse Creek expand as Hon C A Gwernsey aims for 1912 output matching 15 000 tons last year. The Great Western Sugar Co plans a neighboring quarry and an aerial tramway to load stone, with a spur railroad by June and shipments expected by mid June.
A prominent Douglas architect J Bevan Phillips was found dead beside his car after a night search for him near a mud hole. In Laramie an accident injured Ole Thompson, president of the town council, his companions and a baby.
A clipped newspaper item notes the discovery of a lost British lieutenant in Wyoming and references a social lineage linked to Sir Thomas and Misa Sharon. The text hints at a dramatic Sharon family fortune marked by four murders, three crises, and two disappearances following 1880 society events on the western coast.
The article reports General Orozco taunting the U S and promising swift executions of captured Americans. It notes the State Department admits impotence under Taft’s ruling and cites the capture of Thomas Fountain of Las Crucas alleged to command a machine gun in General Pancho Villa’s army.
The Glee Club and friends were the guests of Mrs. Burgess after the concert, following a performance featuring the University yell and a special for Cheyenne.
Fred E. Winchester of Middleton announces a new hay press designed to cut production costs for farmers. He claims one horse can do the work of two or more, with costs about one third lower, producing a 15 by 13 by 151 pound bale of alfalfa. Winchester will manufacture the machine himself and will not sell rights.
The Colorado and Southern Railway says it can transport seed for farmers along its line without charge but cannot donate seed or money for charitable purposes. A letter was sent to Gov. Carey Mayor Bresnahen and Judge Potter regarding railroad seed procurement.
A letter requests information on donating seed for charitable farm aid. The writer asks who should sign and when the seed, sent to Cheyenne, should be delivered free and at whose expense.
Anxiety grips Gorges and nearby Big Horn communities as water dangers rise in gardens forcing Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shi and families of J M Tillar and D C Henry to relocate to higher ground. The exposure to flooding is limited. Alex Scott resigns as Kammerer marshal after two years. Richard Fagnant appointed as his successor.
The Wyoming University Glee Club performed in a packed gymnasium with a varied program including lullabies folk songs patriotic airs and medleys. Notable voices were Thayer Burnes Bancroft and the duo Dean and Dudley with Eva Meek directing and performing violin solos to general acclaim. The program featured piano solos by Huton and strong accompaniment by Hunton.
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