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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1912
Page
2
The Crook county report for the past six months shows no outstanding warrants or indebted fees. The county has no bonded debt and all bonds are being paid off. Expenses for the last half of 1911 were 20044.14 with cash on hand 25216.56.
George H. Hunt was found guilty in Justice Reid's court of stealing a small lot of hay from J A Stringfellow. He was sentenced to a $10 fine plus costs and filed an appeal to the district court.
News briefs report Penn Wyoming Copper to resume mine operations at Encampment once charges against the company are resolved, a bishop appointment likely in South Dakota, new insurance office in Laramie, a Sheridan youth sent to Golden reform school, deaths from paralysis and heart failure, weddings births and marriages in various towns, a Cody creamery project, new manager at Cody's Little Hotel, state funds received for the Buffalo Soldiers Home, a Thermopolis robbery arrest, a Rock River pants theft, and a Cody man fined for unsafe horse driving.
The article discusses an agricultural recommendation from Ohio State University for a powder to control poultry parasites. It outlines ingredients like plaster of Paris and a liquid mix with gasoline, plus instructions to combine, apply, and dry the mixture.
A. Giles lost about forty head of one and two year old Shire horses and mares during a cold spell. He had leased pasture near Bear Lodge and Buffalo Basin, with a caretaker, but delayed mail and rough roads prevented timely rescue. Forty perished while the rest were moved to the Cilea ranch for winter feeding.
Guse Berg, a tem perate man in Sheridan, died at the state hospital after drinking twelve glasses in one sitting. He became unconscious for a day, was taken to the local hospital Saturday evening, and died early Sunday morning as the liquor’s effects wore off. Berg was a blacksmith by trade and had worked for road contractor Mr. Johnson in recent years.
A narrator visits a country home to speak with a farmer about a matter of importance. The 286 acre farm shows poverty and desolate conditions with a sun-baked box house, a deep well, and no shade. The family endures hard labor and scant comfort, while the graveyard nearby underscores a life of failed fulfillment.
In Upton Wyoming a tragic blizzard leaves Albert Brown eight year old son of Mrs. C P Meeks dead after being caught outside Lodge Pole thirty miles from town. He was found in a frostbitten stupor and died from exposure while attempting to tend cattle for his stepfather. He had been attending school in Upton this winter and was well liked in the community.
W D Heflin formerly of the U S bridge camp on the South Fork died at George Wallace's home at 9 p m Wednesday after an incurable disease caused paralysis and starvation. He was about 45 years old.
James H. Duke will resign as president of the American Tobacco Company to become chairman of the British American Tobacco Company Limited with offices in London. Percival Till, vice president, will succeed him, as Duke moves to expand British American Tobacco's business.
The Department of Agriculture released Farmers' Bulletin No. 466 by Mark A. Capleton detailing winter emmer and Buffam's improved winter emmer. It targets Wyoming farmers with origin, description, and cultivation notes for this new grain. Obtainable by writing to the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington DC.
The document describes Norwegian horses as sturdy calm working stock with heights around 60 inches. It notes these bardy animals are strong and suitable for labor, with average prices for a good working horse listed from 190 dollars.
The article notes that regardless of atmospheric temperature changes, the cream used for churning must be kept at a steady temperature both in winter and summer.
Rawling Feb 7 slurred Featherstine a new inmate stabbed and gravely wounded by Lorenzo Pasco at the state penitentiary during a breakfast dispute. Featherstine, new inmate, was stabbed in the back and chest with a knife used for workshop broom trimming and is hospitalized in Rock Springs. If he dies Pasco faces a life verdict again in Rawling court.
The state denies any message from Hopkins or state officials about segregation. Governor Carey and Commissioner Hopkins call the Tribune dispatches fake and accuse the Wyoming delegation of press manipulation to delay approval. The article warns of possible Wyoming pressure if action is delayed again.
Carbon County commissioners plan to seize Colorado cattle wintering in Wyoming for unpaid taxes and to tax cattle loaded at Rawlins and Laramie for spring trails into Routt County Colorado. Sheriff orders deputies to guard seized stock while assessor’s tax claims are settled, raising fear of broader conflict with Colorado authorities.
Jacksonville Feb 7 A split in the Republican state convention at Palatka yesterday was denied and it is now announced that Florida Republicans will send a taft delegation to the National Convention at Chicago.
Cheyenne plans a massive two story bank building on Carey avenue with four more stories available later. The $40 000 project will house a lobby with cages rest rooms phone booths and safety vaults and extend along 18th street. The Wyoming Life Insurance Co will occupy a second floor suite with other offices for doctors and lawyers.
In Viola Kansas a collision between a Missouri Pacific passenger train and a street car killed William Short and Mrs Anna Coblants and injured six others. The incident marks a rare court calendar note with no homicide cases on New York county calendars and only three indictments pending.
Governor Carey reports no elk suffering as mild winter keeps elk numbers down. About fifteen hundred elk are being fed hay by federal and state agencies. Corrals hold two hundred yearlings, with twenty five headed for scientific study. Remaining elk to be sent to four locations for range and protection. Carloads to Glenda Casper Mountain Medicine Bow reserve and Crook County await weather to move to mountains. U S Biological Survey funds support the project.
Federal Grand Jury returned thirty two indictments against labor union officers and agents. Arrests expected within five days with bonds likely totaling around three hundred thousand dollars. Defendants, over forty named in multiple indictments, will be arraigned before Judge Anderson in Indianapolis on March 12. President Ryan of the International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers says no defense plans yet.
The notice outlines a prize poll offering a Studebaker touring car valued at $1000 as a top prize or 10 percent of each dollar turned in if the top prizes aren’t won. It invites readers to review simple contest rules and consult the campaign manager for any questions. A Kentucky visitor, Mrs. E. A. Towle, remains in Cheyenne during a visit with Mia while Dr. B. F. Davis departs for New Mexico.
To Improve Lodge Rooms Cheyenne Lodge No 2 Kniahta of Pything plan remodeling of the dining room and kitchen and reconfiguring the main lodge room to better accommodate a growing membership.
Archie Allison, contractor, begins front renovation and frame voltage work on his city lot at Capital avenue and 18th street. He will rent the building temporarily for his business office while seeking to develop one of the city's most valuable parcels into a six story business block.
The article reports on claims that haciendas back a rebel cause in exchange for protection from robbery. It states arms were secretly taken to aid rebels in Mexico City. It notes former allies doubt Madero can implement promised reforms and guide the country through trials.
Mexico City Feb 7 General Felix Diaz nephew of the deposed president heads a body of rebels in the state of Oaxaca reports reaching here tonight.
Mexico City reports February 7 quote from Foreign Minister Cateroonieht stating that rumors of American intervention are unfounded. He issues a public statement to reassure the population and counter speculation in morning papers.
Abraham Gonzales Constitutional governor of Chihuahua is expected to arrive tomorrow in El Paso. General Pascual Orozco declined the governor’s office offered by the Chihuahua state assembly. Braulio Hernandez has proclaimed himself provisional governor allied with the Gomes movement. Mapula lies twenty miles south of Chihuahua with two hundred men.
Washington date Feb 7 the new Republican congressional committee named at a Monday night caucus the plan to organize for the campaign. Representative W H McKinley of Illinois was endorsed for chairman and will likely be re elected as head of the committee.
Washington February 7 The post office department warns that packages wrapped improperly or inadequately will be refused for mailing. Complaints from foreign countries report parcels from a country arriving in damaged condition.
Spokane February 7 The Western Pine Manufacturers Association adopted a resolution urging Congress to preserve a one million dollar appropriation for fighting forest fires. A copy of the resolution will be sent to western senators and congressmen.
Spokane report notes Dorothy Cokes Legress summoned in superior court as the first Black woman believed to be asked to serve on a jury. Court action taken today marks a landmark moment in juror duty for a woman of her race in the United States.
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