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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
9
Fron tier park hosted the sixteenth annual wild west show drawing about 10 000 guests. Fans witnessed daring steers and horse events with a cheerfilled crowd. Two accidents marred the day Scout Mash and Corporal Weeden were injured but continued.
James R. LeMarr, 29, the smallest and youngest county official in Wyoming, serves as Sweetwater County clerk after January election. He credits a big smile and a sharp mind, plans to back John Kendrick for senator and Woodrow Wilson for president, and notes furniture needs hindered by budget cuts. He studied at Westminster College and worked six years as an accountant for Union Pacific.
Frances Wayne reports East meets West as Cheyenne hosts the annual frontier pageant at ProRder Park. For four days crowds will see reenactments from Indian reservations to ranch life with Sioux dances and Western contests drawing tourists and locals alike.
Bert Rogers of South Platte Nebraska lies at St Johns hospital in serious condition after a quarrel near the Western Union telegraph office on Seventeenth Street turned violent. Witnesses say Rogers exposed himself to a young woman, provoking a skirmish with her male companion who stabbed him. Police expect an arrest and the Frontier celebration proceeds with heavy security as three drunks are jailed.
The second day lists multiple events led by Captain Hardy and others, including Fancy Shooting, Cowpony Race, Indian Race for Sioux, Polo Pony Race, Military Maneuvers, Ladies Cow Pony Race, Indian War Dances, Potato Race, Trick and Fancy Roping, buffaloes harness, Bulldogging, Squaw Race, Denver Post Ladies Relay, Branding Contest, Cow Pony Race for small ponies, World’s Championship Bocking, and an 18-event schedule with purses from $10 to $400 plus cups, open to riders and teams under varied conditions. The Denver Post Ladies Relay is a highlight with a $400 purse and three heats on August 15–17, with a champion decided by two wins.
Special to The Leader reports Roth Springs authorities overheard plans to holdup a Union Pacific pay train carrying nearly 100000 in payroll for miners at Quealey times near Gutin. Carl and George Steadman were arrested near Green River after officers intercepted the plot. George was jailed at Green River, his brother sent to the county jail.
Frontier park yesterday saw Cheyenne Feature Films shoot scenes for Frontier pictures. Local leaders Charles Irwin J F Carroll Otis B Thayer A B P Weller run the company aiming to build a Cheyenne studio and film Western subjects with government troops cowboys and cowgirls nearby.
Mrs Madeleine Force Astor gave birth to John Jacob Astor, the heir to a fortune reported at 5 million dollars, adding a third generation to the Astor wealth. Col. John Jacob Astor died in the Titanic disaster after guiding others to safety.
Troops from Fort Russell led by Captain William Mitchell perform rapid field wireless station setup and wire laying in two minutes and fifteen seconds, with two hundred yards of field wire advanced. A misadventure injures Private Prophet’s team member, Corporal Weeden suffers a shoulder dislocation. The program includes a half mile race, a one mile hurdle, and an exhibition drill by Battery F, Third Field Artillery.
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