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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1910
Page
7
In New York on August 25 Dixie Jr. owned and steered by Frederick K. Burnham won the British American International trophy race for motor boats on the Larchmont course as rivals broke down and could not finish while Dixie Jr kept its engines running.
Brooklyn reports agriculture officials will send a specialist to investigate widespread crawfish damage to cornfields along the Mississippi River. Farmers describe roots and stalks eaten, with many fields declared ravaged as crawfish burrow and climb plants.
An unsigned handyman with eighteen years experience advertises electrical work and general repairs. He claims a full range of lamps motors dynamos and vacuum cleaners and offers unranked work with prompt attention.
Port Colling Colorado August 26 Carl Hoffman living six and a half miles southeast of here claims the wheat yield record for Colorado He raised seventy five bushels of spring wheat to the acre on a five acre tract The Defiance variety grown under irrigation proved best for the climate The previous local record was sixty six and a half bushels per acre set by Howard Springer of Timnath in a different season The Water Commissioner notes the record comes in a year of water economy lessons and irrigation management
Visitors in town prompt local residents to light homes and public spaces as well as brighten Cheyenne. A note from G Oliver lists contact number 674 and urges action during the stay.
Classified section lists rates for horizontal ads and notices, with prices per word and per line, plus free insertions for job seekers. Real estate offers include multiple houses and lots with prices, locations, and payment terms from J. D. Wright at 221 W. 17th St. including a rooming and teaching advertisement and local public notices.
Train schedule excerpt lists westbound and eastbound departure and arrival times for Union Pacific main line trains including No 17 No 1 Overland Limited No 9 Fast Mail No 3 Calif Exp and No 6 Oregon Express plus Portland Omaha Flyer and local freights, and Denver Pacific and Chicago Burlington Quincy accommodations with daily and Sunday exceptions.
Mrs. Anna W. Foster of Gresley Colorado has hired counsel to press a claim to a share of a multi million dollar renewal of a 99 year lease and title to the ground Wilmington Delaware stands on. She traces lineage to Nathan Springer who leased 200 acres in 1510. An attorney in Wilmington is reviewing the tale as it is reportedly widely known there.
Sealed proposals addressed to the city clerk of Cheyenne Wyoming for sewer construction in the alley of block 75 are due by 2 pm September 6 1910. Bids must use form from the city engineer and include a $50 certified check. The lowest responsible bid will be accepted with bond and contract, and the city may reject any or all bids.
A partial timetable item shows No. 29 northbound from Cheyenne at 7:10 p.m. and No. 80 from Orin at 1:38 p.m. It notes arrivals at Arin and Chevo with 12:46 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. references and mentions Cheyenne and Orin as origin points.
Just opened and welcoming, the M Ristaurant Loo Tim, proprietor, invites locals to try Chop Suey and short orders at this clean pew restaurant on Biddy Street.
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