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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
13
The South Cheyenne Improvement Club announces events at Twelfth and Evans tonight with social time for parents and a rally tomorrow to boost turnout for the Cheyenne Laramie road project. The notices describe duration and start times for the gatherings.
Governor Fielder filed with the secretary of state nominating petitions to run in the September primary as a Democratic candidate for governor. He urged that the label Progressive Democrat appear opposite his name on ballots. The incumbent seeks renomination in the gubernatorial race.
Jeffer son City Mo July 21 Governor Major issues a proclamation designating Wednesday and Thursday August 20 and 21 as Good Roads days. All able bodied men in town and rural districts to work on highways while ordinary business pauses. Women to provide lunches and encouragement, with commercial clubs and boosters aiding. Governor estimates over a million dollars in road improvements.
Local advertisement from Wyoming lists The Sherman Co. Housepainting seeking workers and notes flexible hours. Job seekers are invited to apply through the state leader offices and the company location for details.
Local notices report repairs at Miller's Watch Shop and several residents traveling to Denver Greeley and Kemmerer. Deaths of Robert Johnson and Otis Massey shipped for burial. Nevada Homestake Copper Development Company files incorporation in Evanston. Public works include new drinking fountains at Capitol and Carey. hotel bids in Casper under review.
Frank Ryan 19 of Pueblo was jailed after a Cheyenne robbery attempt on Annie Waleen. He pled guilty to disorderly conduct after initial highway robbery charge. sentenced to 24 days with sheriff to escort him from town during Frontier Days.
Grief stricken, Tom Holland mourns the death of his beloved bulldog Elam aka Eyaline Holland Elam, once owned by L and Snow, who died July 7. The dog refused food after the mistress’s passing and was buried with ceremonies on the city outskirts.
Twelve applications for home steads and other public lands were filed with the U S land office along with three final proofs on homesteads. Applicants include Frank Flynn Horse Creek Sarah E Shake and Henry J Shake Alpine Gertrude Groff Chugwater Benjamin F Hastings and Leo G Doherty Iowa Ernest B Rood and Charles Center Fred O McNabb Page Agnes Howard Little Medicine Ernest Rood and Charles M Weather Lakeview Lillian Bernhardt Wheatland and William J Wie gard Desert claim purses lands John Lush Golden Prairie Flossie E Van Benthuysen Knoxville Harry H Stanton Cheyenne.
A dummy chimney caused a near fire at 1815 Maxwell Street in the J. Douglas residence. The chimney ran into a garret instead of the roof, and occupants lit a fire in a room with no smoke outlet. Fire was spotted by Douglas at dawn and extinguished quickly with minor damage.
South Cheyenne residents meet at the local church to form an Improvement club. The first goal is securing proper sewerage as surface water from the main city drains into South Cheyenne via Clowley Street. The group aims to pursue improvements desired by a majority of residents. meeting tonight opens at 8 o clock, inviting all South-siders interested.
A dry farmer from Albina named Shae G. D. Shake traveled yesterday, reporting successful homesteading trips. He noted three good rains in his area and crops nearly ready, with only some beans remaining to finish.
State leaders push the want ad medium of Wyoming with The Sherman Co promoting varnishing services. The copy urges readers to try the advertising option for local business visibility and growth.
A promotional notice for Prof Huntington offering personal readings at Hotel Moffatt 21st Street. It claims to reveal name and occupation, predict marriage, attract love, control others thoughts, improve health and wealth, locate buried treasure, and provide private confidential consultations with hours from 9:00 to 8:00. Payment terms and methods unspecified.
Burlington will transport national guard members over the new line once finished. The plan, approved by governor J M Carey, involves a temporary exception for militiamen traveling to Fort Russell maneuvers beginning August 11. C B & Q promises arrangements by August 10, saving state funds as expenses are paid from assembly points. Many guardsmen reside in the Big Horn area. wagon travel would have cost more and caused delays.
Mercury drops to 49 degrees on early Monday morning the coldest date since 1877 when 44 was recorded. Howard Woods, 22, arrested Sunday at the depot by Chief McClement and Officer Warlaumont as a wanted felon from Montgomery Missouri for an offense against a young girl. The sheriff will arrive tonight to take Woods back for trial.
County Commissioners J. B. Sloan and W. L. Marington tour Gowden and Platte counties with bridge expert Fred Bullen and ex-chairman William Bierey to appraise all bridges in the old Laramie county limits The trip aims to settle disputes over bridge values and the ensuing indebtedness to be assumed by the newly formed counties.
Samuel Goene, a black track laborer for the Union Pacific, slept on the track a half mile east of Medicine Hat when Extra freight No 27% struck him. His head was severed and the remains sent to the coroner at Medicine Hat. Authorities believe intoxication contributed and the accident was unavoidable as the engineer could not see him in time.
Thomas M. Brown of Tonopah Nevada, 40, was taken from a train at Union Pacific depot after appearing temporarily insane from altitude. He wore a money belt with over 500 pounds and a bank check for 1785 dollars and 5 cents in a Tonopah bank. he will be released when he recovers.
Miss Gaylord proprietor of the private kindergarten has been recalled to University Place Nebraska to care for her sick mother. The kindergarten, which was to close for vacation at month end, will stop Thursday and resume about September 1. Miss Gaylord leaves here Saturday.
Police officer John Ca DMMN was killed early today in Brooklyn during a burglary at the rectory behind St. Matthew's Catholic Church. Burglars' tool marks were found on the door, indicating forced entry.
The hotel logs list arrivals including IE Simmons of Scotts Bluff A FE Vaughan of Scotts Bluff C C Whit ney and J W Sperry of Scotts Bluff Stella Connor Mollie Adams Robinson M C Honnlberry Homer Hutch enson Canon City O W Chapin Omaha WW Turner and others from Denver and Kimball.
Two modern light housekeeping rooms for rent with separate phone contact at T38 J.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and spouses with city affiliations from Denver Chicago Omaha and beyond. The text reads like a society or directory page with many pairs of names and places, but lacks cohesive event details or context.
A partial OCR reads a roster of names and places including Tom Kynule Fr Collins T J Miller Sterning Roy Freeland and wife Denver Cha McQueen Kansas City Nick Rabither Laramie G D Sage Sidney W BG Sprague Denver T W Smith Omaha C BE Trowbridge Kansas City OW George Turner Kansas City H Waite Chicago N Conyer Denver Roy E Phillips Laramie fr Lillie and wife Guthrie Center la N J Silberstein Detroit J Carey Abileu Texas and other initials.
Cheyenne based clairvoyant medium Gabriel Page offers love marriage deception business health and travel guidance. Located at 1717 Capitol Avenue Windsor apartment house with thirty years experience and half price this week.
NW Bank av van Tassels a state tank to be known as The Bank for Van Tascell fled articles of Incorporation with the secretary of a site yesterday. The Itat stork is given at £10,000, 6n incorporators include A P Stewart J A Slater Edward McKelvey J Pratt C Stewart Henry Pots W L Hoyt and Howell Jones.
Dr. G. W. Brower deputy state pure food commissioner returned from Laramie and other towns. He reports sanitary conditions in inspected places are excellent and will travel to Rawlins to inspect stores restaurants and saloons there.
A garbled OCR extract lists numerous individuals and their locations across states and cities including Knoxville Iowa Mia WY HH Van Buethoysen Bussy Mies Ailey L Brown Divide John Hegenber Sterling V 8 White Elkador A M Yost and wife J S Yost and wife George W Yost and wife Sear le Grant Kaiser Ft Washnakie Max W Bell Washington D C J 5S Benson Ault J A Parley Kan aan City John Garber Bowlder A MW Patton Denver A H Blakes Denver VTEE Goddard Larami Mr and Mia W D Aukland Wal cott Mary Schinnek Chicago Rose Schinnek Chicago Louis Cook Lar amie H V S Grosaback Laramie Lottie D Wright Omaha James A Noble Omaha John G Stoll Ores Hne O Mra B&B Babs Frank Crea line O A P Jacobson Denver F C Willard Denver J W Gassett Leon J H W Saul and wife Roches ter D S Freed Denver W B Walker Omaha G L Dixon Denver Frank Reid Denver Sidney B Bartlett and wife Cheyenne Alin Cathin Hart ile Mrs J MH Carri gan Sunrise F J Huffman Sterling 3 F McGill Denver Div Vet ers and wife Chit.
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