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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1910
Page
4
An editorial lauds Mrs. Thomas Heaney for offering to pay to sink and equip a 200 foot well at the Central school to provide pure water. It argues a citywide system is needed and urges funding for wells at Johnson, Comeeree, Corlett, and High schools, calling on citizens to follow her example.
City faces partial water cutoff as wells serving public schools fail. Officials say school hours may see limited pure water while non school hours lack safe supply, forcing use of polluted city mains during breaks. Authorities pledge to develop a separate potable water system to protect residents.
The article urges immediate measures to secure pure water for Cheyenne. It attacks delays in addressing contaminated city mains and proposes deep wells as a possible supplementary source, warning of a potential epidemic if no swift, decisive action is taken. It stresses that the city government must act.
An editorial denounces extortion by Cheyenne residents during Frontier Days charging $6 per night for scarce rooms. It condemns the practice as deceitful harm to visitors and Cheyenne’s reputation, urging detection and prevention to preserve hospitality and the festival’s standing.
A collage of political jabs and events reads like a riff on public figures. Mentions mock McMurray of Oklahoma as disguise for Judge Carey, the Gaynor shooting, Frontier Days crowds in Cheyenne, Crow Creek maneuvers, President Madris of Nicaragua, Colorado legislature and Bhafroth, and Wyoming lightning threats amid partisan politics.
Washington announces Senator Nelson W. Aldrich in a letter to William B. McKinlay denies Bristow’s charges about the Senate finance committee raising rubber duty and forming the Intercontinental Rubber company to manipulate prices. He insists neither he nor his family hold financial interest and notes the rubber company predates the tariff bill.
Rumors swirl about a robbery near Cheyenne tied to a maneuver camp. Witnesses say men planned to sell fruit to soldiers, then vanished after returning with a horse and wagon. Authorities doubt the tale but expect suspects to steer clear of Cheyenne.
Reports indicate Mayor Gaynor is out of immediate danger after surgery concerns and ongoing medical updates. Doctors note improvement yet family and aides sense unease as rumors circulate about the necessity of further procedures and the possible impact on his condition.
A candidate announces intent to seek renomination to the association commissionership on the Moket slate subject to the Democratic county committee process.
City brief notes a Wasserman's sale offering for 100 women with small feet to buy oxfords at $1.00. Also mentions school traveling and Deputy Sheriff Ed Schoel's legal trip to Islay yesterday. A Greek man Gust Sardelia was arrested for butchering a sheep on the South Side. Incorporation papers filed in thermopolis and Hyattville for Lone Ike Gold and Copper Mining company and Paint Rock Opera House company.
John Witwon, arrested earlier this week on a rape charge, received a preliminary hearing before Justice Wik Itum McGinn and was bound over to the next term of the district court. Bond set at 5,000 dollars could not be posted. Mrs. George Mitchell remains hospitalized after a racing day accident where her house ran away, causing a fall with a broken leg and bone protruding. Separately, a 150 dollar judgment and 400 dollars in funds were garnisheed from Guadiiate for County Clerk candidate Seely’s jail-held money. William H. Dillaman announces candidacy for county clerk seeking party endorsement.
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