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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1910
Page
15
In New York on August 25 Dixie Jr. owned and steered by Frederick K. Burnham of the Motor Boat Club of America won the British American International trophy for motor boats. Dixie Jr. stayed running while rivals broke down or stopped for repairs.
Brooklyn reports Prof. W. H. Hays of the Agriculture Department will send a plant specialist to Mississippi riverbank farms beset by crawfish devouring corn. Farmers tally dozens of letters. pests burrow and climb stalks. Hays notes crawfish may outvalue the corn crop and could fetch high prices for cuisine in New Orleans.
An elderly ad offering electrical services hints at 18 years of experience and many satisfied customers. The claimant promises complete supplies and unranked work with prompt attention, urging calls or hiring to save money.
Carl Hoffman of near Port Colling Colorado claims the state wheat yield record with seventy five bushels of spring wheat from a five acre tract. The Defiance variety, irrigated, produced the high yield. The previous local record was seventy two bushels per acre from the Patterson ranch near Longmont. Water officials call the drought season the best in Poudre valley irrigation lessons.
A brief local notice urges residents to brighten Cheyenne during the visitors' stay and to light up porgos to welcome guests. The message emphasizes festive lighting and community spirit.
Classified section lists rates for ads and notices, room for sale, tutoring offers, and a long real estate roundup. Includes listings for rooms, a corner six room house, several five and eight room homes with prices from 1000 to 6500, plus lots and a residence lot near the capital. Also notes teacher examination notices and college programs.
A partial railway timetable lists westbound and eastbound trains on the Union Pacific main line with arrival and departure times for multiple services including No. 17 and No. 9 Fast Mail, plus connections from Denver Pacific and Chicago Burlington & Quincy. Schedule details include ar times such as 11:20 p.m. and 6:35 a.m. and departs around 2:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. across several trains and freight services.
Mrs Anna W Foster of Gresley Colorado hires counsel to pursue a claim to a share of proceeds from renewing a 99 year lease on land Wilmington Delaware stands on. She descends from Nathan Springer who leased 200 acres in 1510. Attorneys in Wilmington confirm the case is being investigated for truth.
Sealed proposals addressed to the city clerk for sewer construction in the alley of block 75 Cheyenne Wyoming must be received by 2 p m Thursday Sept 6 1910. Bids be opened at a city council meeting and must be on official forms with a certified check of 50 dollars and a bid bond. The contract goes to the lowest responsible bidder and the city reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Fragmentary timetable notes show No. 29 northbound from Cheyenne at 7 10 p m and No 80 from Orin at 1 38 p m with arrivals to Chevo around 7 15 p m and 12 46 p m. The items reflect partial departure and arrival times on the Colorado and Southern network.
Just opened shop at 1807 Biddy Street offers chop suey and short orders. Loo Tim, proprietor, invites patrons to dine in or take out during evening hours.
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