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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1909
Page
6
Special effort for the past ten days drawing to close with only two days left. Readers urged to rally subscriptions to The Leader and chase the $100 gold prize by working among friends.
The piece promotes a subscription contest offering a Buick touring car valued at over 1250 dollars, plus three district cars, a 650 dollar auto, twelve scholarships, and a 100 dollar gold prize. Voting hinges on paid subscriptions and points, with prizes awarded August 12 and September 11.
A 1909 Mode F Buick five passenger touring car with top lamps gas lights barn and equipment is offered as a prize. The sale notes it was purchased from W. W. Din, a popular garage man on 16th Street, highlighting local automotive trade.
Fragmentary OCR lists district leaders including Miss Carrie Stoughy in District B.4 Miss Fannie He in District ow and Miss Herthal in District A with unclear roles and scattered figures 11 688. The text lacks full context but indicates local names tied to district leadership.
The text describes prize awards for subscribers with the highest paid subscriptions to Warner and Ranchman magazines. It states a Farmers and Haschman magazine car prize worth 5050 dollars goes to the district with the most paid in advance subscriptions to those magazines. It also mentions a Buick racing car valued at 1850 dollars as a first grand capital prize to a Ranchman entrant.
The text describes district level prizes awarding Buick and Farmer and Ranchman cars to leading vote earners, with contingencies if a grand prize is won. It lists candidate names and counts across Districts A and B, including Miss Ismay Chowns and Mrs. Geo. O. among others, amid unclear OCR details.
Readable text lists Cheyenne residents and others with vote counts per candidate across districts including Miss Fannie Bergman Eva A. Smith Mrs D. C. Hanna Mrs Ed. Lewis Miss Clara Nottage Lucile Browny J S Newland G Ward Goodrich George Storey Mrs J C Hinwito Alice McFarland and totals. Highest vote getters per district advance to the leader or farmer with prizes including a Buick automobile and a grand prize.
Pilgrims gather from nearby villages for a pre Visi tation pilgrimage to the sanctuary of Our Lady on the Brenva glacier under Mont Blanc. The route from Courmayeur is walked in procession, with psalms and chants. The Alpine sanctuary is famed for votive offerings and cures attributed to its intercession.
John Bohn, famed bronco buster, escaped serious injury when a breaking horse bucked and dragged him under a shed at Daniel Fellow’s corral on Eddy Street. Friends freed him by cutting the rope, and he later rode the horse to calm it in Crow Creek bottoms. Cadet Fred Dillman of West Point also demonstrated horsemanship during the exhibition.
In Oakland California on August 10 the Pacific Coast Woodmen of the World celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the jurisdiction with a large clasp initiation event.
Ira B. Fee reports Dr. O J Blakesley formerly of Rock Springs will become superintendent of schools at Lander. Blakesley previously led Rock Borings and resigned after a move to Ohio due to unspecified reasons.
Dr. Blakesley wishes to return to Wyoming following the death of his wife Mrs. Blakesley. He has spent recent months connected with a teacher's agency in Denver.
Harry Thaw today issued a statement asserting his sanity after the recent hearing on his release from Mattewan. He claimed alienists supported his sanity and cited repeated questioning as proof, stating Jerome proved him sane forty five times over.
Henry Schatz of Morgan Colorado married Ruth McAlister of Elk Mountain Wyoming in a ceremony at the Ferris hotel conducted by Judge Craig today.
By extension from the district court dated June 28 1908 Warder Bushnell Glessner Co. obtained judgment against F D Linwanfelter for 363.40 plus costs. Sheriff proceeds levy on two thirds interest in sections 16 and 22 township ranges 27 37 and 62 west sixth principal meridian plus a partial interest in other parcels as described in the deed.
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