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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1910
Page
2
In Hudson Wisconsin a locomotive numbered 323 escaped yards without a crew and slammed into a turntable pit rolling onto its side. Remainder of report covers coal contract deployments and small town incidents including prairie fires and school building bids.
Evanston readers report Hank Lee unearthed a twelve pound petrified oyster like specimen from Henrys Fork. Observers deem it an ancient bivalve of great age and value.
Pine Bluffs Aug 16 Fred Coad was thrown from his buggy a short distance north of town when a horse bolted and ran away the wagon upset injuring him.
Report from Rock Springs notes burglars raided Zembo building used as ranch store, stealing groceries and clothing while authorities have no leads. In Pine Bluffs a special city election approved a $15,000 water system bond by 45,016 votes, with Des Moines Bridge and Tow Company awarded the contract for construction to start soon.
Big Horn County reports total assessed valuation of 12,969,177.15 for land and improvements plus railroad assessments bringing the overall to about 15,940,276.6. Land area expands to 416,162 acres valued at 3,007,506. town lots rise to 683,781 with improvements at 824,975. Cattle drop to 68,689 head valued at 1,404,904 while sheep remain high at 1,496,131 for 44,249 head despite a severe winter.
Notice announces exams for teachers' certificates at Cheyenne and Wheatland high schools starting 9:00 a m on August 26 and 27, 1910. Sessions cover penmanship to chemistry and zoology with sessions listed for Friday and Saturday. Also notes county institute in conjunction with the State Teachers Association in Cheyenne during the last week of December. Dated August 12, 1910. County Superintendent Alice M. Sampson.
A collage of brief items reports population shifts in Syracuse and Pittsburg, juror counts in Browne bribery case, hints of a labor movement at a national convention, Western Union preparations for a September conference, Missouri primary results, a divorce scene in Grealey Colorado, a mayoral death in El Paso, a woman fending off a mad dog, a house for rent on House Street, and Mamie Norton hurled from a hotel window in Chicago with fatal injuries.
Police report painter James Galvin allegedly heaved a woman through a third story room opening during a quarrel at a hotel. Guests were awakened by a scream as a shot and struggle followed the fall of a woman to the ground. Norton identified the assailant. Galvin fled toward the fire escape as officers pursued.
A brief town notice notes visitors arriving at Cheyense brighten evenings by lighting porch lamps and spreading warmth through the community.
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