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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1910
Page
5
The Cheyenne Electric Railway Co. will modify stopping points to only every other street after leaving Seventeenth to speed service during Frontier Days. Signage will clearly indicate the new stopping pattern for passengers.
A lively queen contest unfolds at the carnival with several new candidates and a voting box on the grounds. Voting continues until 10 PM on closing night with Emma Fol, Olga Burger, Ruth Cornelius, Maude Bunls, and Michel Covington among the listed entrants.
Marconi engineers will install a wireless set in a dirigible piloted by Walter Wellman for an Atlantic crossing. A lifeboat with J R Irwin will swing from the airship as it travels from Atlantic City toward Europe.
Notice is given that letters of administration were granted July 27 1910 to Elizabeth Talbot for the estate of John Talbot. Creditors must present claims within six months to the administrator or be barred. claims unfiled within one year from the letters date will be forever barred.
Laura Hurly was yesterday granted a decree of divorce from Pred Hurley amid a desertion petition. The city board of Equalization held its first meeting to hear taxpayer complaints as city workers cleaned the business street for a good appearance. Funeral services were held for Mrs. D Hastings at the Episcopal church with Dr. McFetridge officiating. A special train of Pacific coast Eagles was expected to pass Cheyenne en route to St. Louis for the Grand lodge meeting. Frontier Boosters offered a $2 round trip excursion rate to Denver with multiple departure times. A Union Pacific prize saddle arrived and was displayed in Daiber’s window. Carry Smith, charged with stabbing Corporal Hodges, was arrested. Hodges’ condition remained critical and threatened by blood poisoning.
The Wellington line project advances as the railroad gains a franchise for a connecting segment in the city. Estimated costs run around 200000 as roads acquire near-by property and valuable buildings along the right of way. Demolition and filling of depressions occur at the Coors Brewing site to lay the track while burials are prepared and heavy teams move dirt daily.
An order directs routing of trains toward Burlington station while awaiting further instructions. The Colorado and Southern line is designated as the terminal, with the shift pending official guidance. The phrasing references GoldPaloty and Sherman Co in the context of the arrangement.
The Democratic party will hold ward by ward primary meetings with the first ward scheduled to convene. Local officials outline the plan for staggered gatherings to determine candidates in each ward.
An ad promotes wiring expertise with eighteen years of experience and thousands of satisfied customers. It promises a complete line of supplies and fixtures plus prompt service and guaranteed work, including repairs on fans, motors, dynamos, and vacuum cleaners. Call for a quote.
The Democratic Party schedules a primary at Hynd’s barn in the third ward and another at the courthouse annex chaired by Wilfrid O Leary. Advertisements promote orchard goods and Palace Pharmacy Beorin Almond Lotion claiming to cure tan and freckles.
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