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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
5
The fragment mentions Arthur Smith of Central School with a birth date in January and a brief description. The text is incomplete and cannot provide full context or event details.
James Callis visits Laramie for business this week. A G Sanders accompanies Cheyenne Walters to Laramie. W D Weeks and B Winter of ana D C are in Cheyenne on business. H B Colburn of Burne attends legal matters. Mr and Mrs Lyretta of Carpos visit. Wm West of Woolton calls on friends. Miss Mary Jordan of Big Piney returns home after visiting. Mr and Mrs Culbertson depart for Denver. Mr and Mrs Dugald Whittaker return from Denver. Philipp Yoder of Meridian visits old friends. Co B Conway of Torrington in the city on business. Frank and Oscar Marsh of Chugwater visiting. Master Harold Humphrey returns from Omaha. W K Jones returns from a Laramie business trip.
The column lists handmade trunks at the Factory on West 16th, art and needlework items at Fine Mne Linens on Carey Ave, and a piano instructor on Warren Ave. It records 25 marriage licenses issued to local residents, coal delivery to town, a horse lost to barbed wire, several typhoid cases, low hospital census, and a student who was briefly unconscious after a fall.
A social card party hosted by M. W. A. at A. O.7 W. Hall on January 22. Admission cost 10 cents.
No police court yesterday morning and only one arrest made previously. Local items note Buckley Goon Weet-p now in coal camps, snow in the mountains around Cheyenne, tramps in Park addition, Red Men social tonight, county organization talks, Atlas Dramatic Association meeting, lumber association in Denver, attorney Cortell in Cheyenne, private kindergarten starting January 22, streetcar derailment near Rand al avenue, hardware dealers to Denver February 19, visiting Laramie by W K Jones, Forde speaks on home missions, Grover wedding party return, subscription appeal for State Leader.
Cadet Scouts continue weekly sessions this Tuesday and Friday afternoon at the gym under Lieut. Stee ver guidance. They practice wall-scare stunts as part of their training program.
A letter writer signing as B. J. Boyd claims Geo. Boyd from Passaic New Jersey seeks a Wyoming plant location and factory site for Cheyenne. The same letter has circulated nationwide in Wyoming towns to gain free publicity, prompting suspicion of a fake scheme.
The Cheyenne Printing Co. produced a calendar praised as an artistic calendar piece. It features Wyoming scenery views across the state and aims to broaden appreciation of Wyoming mountain landscapes, emphasizing fine workmanship and market appeal for calendar owners.
Basketball card notes a game between School of Mines and C A C scheduled in Keefe Hall on Friday January 19 with details truncated in the report.
Messrs J W Seymond and William von Albaile of the Mid-Continent Magazine called at this office last evening. The Denver based publication intends extensive plans in the coming months to boost the Rocky Mountain region with a strong staff of writers and aims to foster growth in Wyoming and Colorado.
A National Monthly article titled Prosperous Wyoming highlights the state’s resources and possibilities. Written by Lord and published by Norman EB Mack in Buffalo, the two page feature includes views of Wyoming and portraits of Governor Carey, Attorney General Preston, and Immigration Commissioner Schenck.
J T Dodge and son Tom visit Cheyenne from McGill Albany county. They report a very severe storm in their region badly affecting sheep. Swan Land and Cattle Company may have lost hundreds of head with one or two herders possibly dead. Three missing by Wheatland, as search parties struggle in deep snow.
The Williams Weekly promised by C. W. Williams as The Paper With a Punch did not publish yesterday. Advertisements advertised the new sheet but no issue appeared, leaving readers without the first issue and the project unresolved.
Heavy snows and scarce forage in the Jackson Hole mountains push thousands of elk into Routt County Colorado. Wardens enforce state hunting laws to protect the animals as they settle on new feeding grounds. An estimated 2,500 elk now reside in Colorado, and officials say they become Colorado property due to migration.
Yesterday Cheyenne saw three second-hand typewriters sold under Talk to Walker. A Denver buyer noted Walker undercuts Denver prices by five to seven and a half dollars per machine while a Laramie buyer found Walker's rebuilt machines ten dollars cheaper than Eastern city asks. The third purchaser was from Cheyenne and all buyers urged acting before stock runs out.
The Miksa dancing club held a regular dance at the Elk's home last night with a good attendance. Dancing continued until early morning as fine music and a well kept floor contributed to an enjoyable time for club members.
Keefe Wall and Peiday lead the School of Mines against C A C in a January 16 game. Strong action expected as both teams seek a key conference win.
Review notes a strong Atlas theatre program with Chesney Ktony Co Iris Son's Boy Clinton and Russell and the crowd pleasers Wm Lawton aerial acts plus a lively orchestra and comedic finishing act. Also reports a disturbance incident and police return of Clifford Garr from Golden reformatory. companion still at large.
Vaudeville notes claim Kenney and Hollis as top comedy at the Empress Denver and Atlas next week. The Three Juggling Bannons praised for skill and danger with flying clubs. Johnson and Loraine set to open at the Atlas after Salt Lake City run.
The city police had one arrest last night and that person was released shortly after. The report notes limited activity with no further arrests or major incidents recorded for the evening.
An Ohio reader reports long term kidney and liver trouble, nervous prostration, and general poor health. After using Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root the writer claims a complete recovery and urges others to try the remedy, with a sworn 1909 notarized statement and instructions to request a sample bottle and booklet.
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