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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1910
Page
15
Wyoming's former governor B. B. Krooka plans to leave horseback for a modern automobile at the start of the year. He bought an FB. M. F. car from local agent F. R. Didine and will learn its mechanisms before resuming life on his ranch. Cow-punchers may react to the horseless coach of their chief.
A note on the governor’s fondness for a favored carrier and a glossy praise of a famous sire in ongoing affection for a prized horse. The piece signals public interest among readers familiar with regional officials and equine circles.
Mc Allister and Canning of Cornell Bluffs Iowa win a contract from Wyoming Development Co to colonize lands under its irrigation system near Wheatland and Bordeaux. Governor elect Joseph M Carey heads the company. The plan targets at least ten thousand acres in year one as Wheatland Posters Club credits Hill system publicity official Clem Deaver for the deal.
Laramie December 9. Coach Dean at the University of Wyoming is evaluating about fifteen candidates for spots on the basketball squad, with a game schedule to be arranged immediately.
A boy named Little Johnnie Shing had an optic removed after a toy bayonet injured his eye during a mock battle between two groups of boys. The injury occurred a week earlier and the operation was performed at St Johns hospital.
A roundup of services at First Congregational South Congregational St. Mark's Methow Church Presbyterian and other area churches. Notable topics include Courage Our Attitude Toward Evil and How Must a Christian Be Different From Others with leaders Ming Chaplin and A B Fleming.
O L Lamm's at Keefe Hall offers Xmas and New Year post cards booklets stickers calendar pods leather goods pennants pipes confectionery in boxes and related items. The listing notes 13 as a reference or quantity.
In Windsor on December 10 the town discusses the marriages of FE L Evans and Mrs Eliza Cowler. Evans’ two sons wed Cowley daughters making Evans stepfather to the brides and the grandchildren ponder their kinship.
Review praises Winchell Smith comedy The Fortune Hunter staged by a balanced company at Capitol Avenue theatre. Frode Niblo as the fortune hunter and Frank Bacon as the quackish druggist win high praise for offerings from beginning to end. Alma Hkelwit gives a strong turn as the daughter and later captain. The-capital avenue show promises more with Ariba next Friday.
In Riptimss Colo a jury in the diviniet court convicted a man of murdering his wife. The defendant faces a lengthy term in the penitentiary with a sentence from twenty to twenty five years.
The C. A. C. basketball team opened the season with a blowout 68 to 40 win over La Fayette of Colorado in Cheyenne. In a fast clean game Cheyenne led 45 to 19 at halftime with Manguneon Brown Swanburg and Harm on among the scorers.
Workers uncovered part of a fossil lizard west of Lowa Colorado with a joint measuring forty five inches long and thirteen inches in diameter. Authorities say more of the creature remains and a complete fossil may be removed as workmen proceed carefully. Efforts are underway to contact a museum or college for educational possession of the bones.
Louis Ah Wing a Chinese immigrant drowned after leaping from the steamship Rupert off Prince Rupert in despair over losing to Chin Kay in a race to win Min Go Ping’s hand. Chin Kay earned $4200 in Portland and married the girl, while Wing hoped for $3000 and returned from Petersburgh to confront the loss.
Reno dispatch reports P. H. Farrell, a Tonopah resident leasing at Round Mountain, burned alive in his Nevada home. The house was set ablaze to cover up foul play. only the trunk remained with head and lower limbs consumed. Farrell reportedly carried a large amount of gold, which could not be found.
A reader recounts years of pale, weak health blamed on daily coffee. After stopping coffee and starting Postum, health improved dramatically within five months with weight restoration and relief from headaches, ending in strong wellness.
A seven person party including one woman reached Seward Alaska after nineteen days actual travel from Smoke and Iditarod districts. They say more than 500 travelers are coming this winter with several hundred thousand dollars in bullion.
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