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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
5
A candidate declares for the Democratic nomination for sheriff in Laramie County with a primary set for August 20. J Hansen of Campstool announces his bid for County Assessor, arguing Democrats should nominate a county officer from the county.
Several residents announce Democratic bids in Laramie County Wy. Edw J Peckham seeks Assessor. Mamie B Hefferon aims for County Superintendent of Schools. Corson W Slingarland enters road supervisor race. All subject to August 20 primaries.
Justice of the Peace W B McComas announces candidacy for the two year term on the Democratic ticket for the Board of County Commissioners of Laramie County Wyoming, subject to August 1918 primaries.
Multiple candidates announce Democratic and Republican bids for county offices in Laramie County Wyoming. Names include Wilfrid O Leary for County Attorney, Thomas R Rhid for County Clerk, Richard A Grace for Clerk, George H Troastle for State House seat, L Farrington for County Commissioner, and Ray K Olds for County Treasurer subject to August 20 primaries.
The state board of charities and reform held a regular meeting in the capitol Tuesday. Naval routing business was transacted. The state school land committee met in the offices of State Land Hopkins, in the capitol, with routine business proceeding.
Frontier issues tickets for a Kansas event featuring Wiles with a stated value around 8 percent. The brief notes a high demand and timing details are unclear due to OCR garble.
Local items cover Miller and associates offering handyman services and handmade trunks in Aurora. Denver official O McClintock oversees Western Union frontier service and a new glass storefront display at Roedel Drug Store. John Featherstone faces murder charges with a criminal history cited. Ezra Meeker’s weighing contest draws crowds with an $810 prize. A. C. hosts Frontier dances at Keefe hall with lively music and late dancing.
The police department has been expanded to 35 officers for the Frontier celebration. Nine officers will work during the day while twenty serve at night, coinciding with peak street activity. Chief Scholes conducts periodic patrols to ensure proper performance.
During Frontier Days all city banks will close at 12 o'clock while events run. The advisory notes the temporary halt to regular banking hours to accommodate celebrations and crowds.
In El Paso on Aug 14 thirty men of troop D, Third Cavalry, were trains to Columbus New Mexico to reinforce the small American garrison amid rising threats after the arrest of a Mexican smuggler who shot an American soldier and was wounded by the soldier’s rifle.
Two readers from Elgin New Jersey and Kearneysville West Virginia recount relief from chronic female ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They praise doctors and hospitals, credit the remedy with restored health, and urge others to try it.
Fort Collins residents are urged to reserve early for the Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration with as many as 700 expected to travel by train. D. C. Armitage will provide coach numbers. Fort Collins will send a local section to the grandstand and city boosters will decorate for the event.
St Vincent's Orphan Hone from Denver and the Fort Collins band featured on the streets during Frontier celebrations. John Miller of the Canada Tent Rayning Co spoke with The Leader about rising business decorating budgets. Fort Collins and Pine Ridge participants impressed spectators with ceremonial regalia and beadwork.
Frontier week highlights visits to experimental farms near the city to showcase irrigation and future agricultural growth. Officials plan guided tours south of town on the road east of Lake Minnehaha park with access via the entrance at the crossroads.
A humorous rural vignette centers on Judge Matson in Clipy offs where Tom Hell describes a seventeen acre rye patch on Bell's dry farm at Node. The judge replies with a sharp quip as villagers watch a burlap bundle thought to be nursery trees but proves rye stalks. The scene ends with a bus toward the depot and a local portrait of life.
Well Known Salvation Army workers Colonel and Mrs Henry C Les will lead meetings in Cheyenne this week. Sunday at 11 AM he preaches at the Baptist church. At 2 PM a gathering at the Army hall 511 West Seventeenth Street. At 7 PM a lecture on The Salvation Army and Its Accomplishments at the Congregational church with all churches uniting and pastors assisting.
Delegates from Wyoming to the commercial congress in Salt Lake City August 27 80 are listed led by Governor Carey. Representing Cheyenne Thomas Jtr Brandion John W Hay Rock Springs Jank Hadeell Rawlins Laramie M N Grant Arthur Marbin Casper John Willama Douglas Edward T David Kemmerer John Higgins Glenrock Augustine Kendall Rock Creek P W Spaulding Cranston A J Hawkins Kemmerer George W Thomas Glenrook Walter A Muir Rock Springs Vaooh M Jehwood Cody BR F Parkins Sheridan John Sedgwick Newcastle New delegates from Wyoming are named for the upcoming gathering.
R Coppock and B P Perkina of Pleasant Hill Ohio visit Cheyenne to observe the Berry School of Horsemanship. They come to study cowboys handling horses and to bring teaching methods for training and breaking steeds for the annual exhibition Window Glass The Sherman fo
Frontier committeeman Ed McCarthy promises a sensational show as the famed nine year old bronc, reportedly never ridden and nicknamed the man fighter, may be accepted to perform. The animal, feared for its teeth and hooves, has maimed several cow punchers in past attempts.
An advertised clairvoyant, Prof Leonard Clairvoyant of Denver offers to settle business, legal, and family matters and promises proof via endorsements and photos. He claims broad influence and access to personal secrets, with Sunday readings at the Lyric Theater.
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