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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1909
Page
14
The contest departs tonight with a 10 pm deadline to gain decisive advantage. Candidates steady toward top of the list as five automobiles will be awarded to lucky winners. Don’t quit, stay in the race and finish strong. New entrants may still join to heat up the contest.
Promoters push a paid subscription vote contest urging readers to mail by 10 pm to count and promising double and triple vote rewards. Prizes include Buick touring car in each district valued at 660 dollars and twelve scholarships across Colorado and Wyoming.
The 1909 Buick five passenger touring car with top lamps and horn was bought from W. W. Dinnen on 16th Street and will be awarded to the candidate with the most votes at subscription close. The Buick touring car valued at $1,350 goes to the top vote-getter, with three other cars to be awarded to leading candidates in districts A B and the highest in each district.
Voting coupons clipped from the paper are held for ten days to allow complaints and a chance for correction. After ten days the clipped coupons are destroyed but a complete record remains in the office for candidates to verify votes. The rule aims to ease counting of thousands of coupons. Nursery stock offers Grown trees and rose bushes grown in Colorado with premiums and free catalog upon $10 orders.
Washington reports reassuring U S officials say disorder remains confined to northern Mexico and foreign interests face no immediate danger. Ambassadors note arrests of a few drunken agitators and no large upheaval as Mexico prepares for elections amid rumors from Central America about leadership changes.
Casper Casper, Aug 27 J M Garay of Cheyenne retains ownership of the land Casper donated for a state hospital site. The block 31 Park addition and the opposite block lack deeds from Judge Carey, who now opposes hospital use without a charitable guarantee.
Pinedale Wyoming residents organize the Fremont Boating company to operate gasoline launches on Fremont Lake and its tributaries. The venture aims to showcase the scenery around Fremont Peak and attract a large tourist business. Fremont Lake is noted as a beautiful, little known body of water.
The Near Beer saloon run by Jos Fuller in Cokeville Wyoming was burglarized last night. Thieves used tools stolen from a blacksmith shop to pry open a rear door and steal 186 dollars in cash and about 200 dollars in jewelry. Investigators suspect the same burglars who robbed the Dingle post office a month earlier.
Fort Stele Wyoming reports a large fire destroyed one of the old military barracks last night. The building was open to railroad laborers, most of whom lost all personal property stored inside.
Owner offers five acre garden tract with a four room house barn large hen house fruit trees and five inches of water right located about five miles southeast of Englewood Colorado two miles to electric street car ten cents to heart of Denver will trade for property.
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