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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1913
Page
3
Circulars from Edgar TH. Davis announce university rural college programs next week. Courses run January 6 to January 10 with lectures, recitations, lab and field work daily from eight to four, led by department heads and specialists. Postal inquiries will provide details on practical farm problems and improving stock and soils.
Oxford University has selected Seymour Sharp Thodes Schoolar from Wyoming as a Rhodes Scholar. The president and faculty of the state university approved his entrance examinations. Sharp will enroll in philosophy at Oxford in September next year, with a three year study abroad totaling 4500 dollars in scholarship funds. Several Wyoming candidates are expected to compete in 1915.
Pueblo police arrested J. Minto who confessed deserting the U S Navy on August 9, 1909 after his wife ran away with another man. He had married since leaving the service and has one child. His wife informed authorities to prevent pursuit, and Minto may be taken to Denver.
Ded 6 Col Exiquio Barbosa a federal officer says he was captured by General Francisco Villa near Torreon when federal troops under General Felipe Alvires were wiped out. Barbosa says he was shot, left for dead, and crawled away while rebels feasted, later reaching a ranch and a mining camp for treatment.
John C. Beheldrecht, an $18 a week book keeper for Washburn Crosby Flour Milling, was sentenced in New York to Sing Sing prison for not less than two and a half years nor more than four years eight months after pleading guilty to stealing over $40,000. He testified that most of the funds funded a young woman, with gifts including an automobile and jewelry valued at $15,000.
Officials plan painted markers along the Lincoln Highway in 13 states. Each marker stands 21 inches high with a red top, white middle, and blue bottom, bearing the words Lincoln Highway. Markers will be placed every 200 feet plus at railroad crossings and sharp turns to guide tourists.
The body of J. A. Biffler, an elderly veteran, was discovered buried in his Fremont home cellar. His son William, who resided with him, was later arrested at Cedar Bluffs, two miles west. The missing man last seen alive yesterday. The community recalls his devoted service.
Promote Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for all stomach ills and indigestion. Claims tablets supply digestive elements, relieve sour stomach belching and heartburn, and aid digestion after large meals or social events. One or two tablets allegedly digest large meals and even a boxed supply is recommended for regular use.
A craft article suggests practical holiday gifts. Ideas include small blotter sets with colored blotters and cards tied with Christmas ribbon, a floral calendar leaf with monthly symbols, a decorative calendar page design, a fabric bound tablet with a red cover and holly, machine-made coat hangers with holly, a shirt waist bag from cambric with a drawstring, and a tiny kimono for a young girl.
Practical guidance on composing personal Christmas thank you notes. Emphasizes naming the gift, tracking givers, and using neat, well placed handwriting to convey genuine appreciation. Encourages preparation and careful wording for a polite, presentable reply.
A damaged text fragment asks Santa Clave to find a way to deliver gifts to sleeping children. It pleads that no child wake to find an empty stocking and weep, calling on the patron saint of children to bless the poor and ensure trustful kids are comforted in Detroit.
A garbled poem-like clipping references a shopping crush and shoppers with bundles and elbows. It mentions football giants and a broken jabber with odd spellings. The piece includes a line about a chimney climber and a speaker claiming weight gain or change.
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