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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1912
Page
10
Wyoming reports chief of police Ridgway ordered immediate enforcement of laws on Main Street rooming houses. The city council, mayor, and city administration back the effort with support for inspection, guest registers, and potential penalties for violations to clean up operations.
In Centennial on January 14 miners extended 200 feet of crosscut at the Commercial mine and struck a gold ore vein with an average value of $66 per ton in silver bearing ore. The narrow streak may feed a larger body or widen as exploration continues, as past feeders in the old Centennial vein proved highly rich.
Laramie Wyoming January 16 The Tara mie Halns Peak and Pacific Railway reports a blaze at Spring Creek bridge thirty five miles from Laramie destroying the structure. Fire killed bystanders and trains halted as stock and coal shipments suspended pending bridge replacement with a full bridge crew en route.
Elk feeding began this week as animals move from the mountains in large numbers. Old-timers note the elk are in unusually good condition for midwinter, and feeders expect few deaths come spring.
Cameron and King merge to form a new company moving pictures firm. The Lyric and Princess theatres in Laramie will operate under the combined management. Also notes of marriages in Arvada and Rock River and two deaths in Rocky Point, with ties to South Dakota Hot Springs.
Judge Potter details club work over the year praising committees and noting careful accounting. He commends railroad committee for smoother relations with the city and says officials kept politics out of club action. The mining committee’s 200 expenditure on Ferguson property at Silver Crown produced an unfavorable expert report, with continued investigations planned.
Laramie Jan 16 It is believed Miss Hazlett who was assaulted near Denver is Mrs Etta Casey formerly a public school teacher here. Effa Haslett and Mrs Casey are thought to be the same person. Police say she was lured by a fictitious job offer and assaulted by a burly negro in a lonely Denver suburb. he fled and she remains partially recovered. The case stirs Denver.
The group weighs investing in development projects pending expert reports. Potential trade excursions from Cheyenne along new C and S and Burlington lines are praised for city advertising value. A committee may study an exhibit hall for Wyoming products at Frontier Park and a form of government initiation. Also planned are a member dinner and a reception for railroad officials with many plates already sold.
A local optometrist advertises expert eye care highlighting in depth optical knowledge and precision lens grinding. The ad touts a dedicated lens grinding plant and state leading facilities, claiming superior service over ordinary jeweler opticians.
City council debates an extra fire station in west Cheyenne after a petition by 306 residents. Estimated total cost under 2000 dollars, building under 1000, city owns the land, location to be approved by the fire committee. Committees named for the coming year and a remittance request by Theodore Honus rejected.
Mayor outlines budget cuts and reforms including city wide water meters, better fire protection, and a new city hall. He details spending on public works, taxes collected, and calls for tighter accounting, with emphasis on economic relief and improved city services.
The city evaluates a $26,000 three and three quarter mile pipeline from Granite Canon Springs to connect with main lines between the Farrell and Holt ranches. Estimated flow 600,000 gallons per day, increasing in spring, to replace current Creek water used by Sloan's Lake reservoir system. Annual costs cited include nearly $10,000 for pumping, labor, maintenance, and creek work, with potential savings by eliminating pumping stations.
The cabinet warns that forcing independence on Cuba will trigger war with the United States. A cabinet meeting tonight decided to summon leaders of all parties and veterans tomorrow to plan action.
In Beattle Washington on January 16 W L Veach an inmate who served eight of a ninety nine year term for a killing he claimed was not real hanged himself. The incident follows a report that his supposed victim reappeared and Veach found his wife remarried and vanished without explanation.
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