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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1912
Page
2
John D. Discharges foreman Joan Riley on Pocantico estate for cruelty to family. Riley barred from returning by the court ruling. he recently drove his wife and seven children under 12 from the house and they found shelter elsewhere.
A flood near Canon City Colorado washed away three miles of track and five bridges between Victor and Canon City early yesterday. The Phanton canyon area was affected with damage to the railroad line and crossings.
A. A. A. field representative A L Westgard tours transcontinental with the Pathfinder car, crossing Powder River on a railroad bridge and sleeping in the car. The trip highlights road needs from Glendive to Miles City, Dead Man’s Gulch, and Chumbo foothills, urging a Powder River highway bridge and Montana Good Roads push.
In Cody Wyoming on Saturday Clark's Fork creek yielded two bodies from a drowning that occurred June 18. Humphries Hall and T Preston were recovered on sandbars near Mount Montgomery. The body of William Anthony, drowned at the same time, was found several days earlier.
Lander Wyoming July 22 Emmett Ash a sheepherder who knew Riverton bandit Harry Sharpe planned robberies but could not escape after learn ing officers were near He lay under a wagon with two revolvers as authorities approached Sharpe warned him he would be killed and have no chance to surrender Donahue bill opposition and a call to remove the state insurance commissioner are noted in Illinois during the same report The piece blends two separate items with local and state political notes.
St. Mark's Guild hosted a supper at the Pariah House on Wednesday July 24 feeding about 35 attendees. The event invited all in the community to join and dine.
John Ruevell was acquitted of the murder charge in Fromount County district court. Other items report heavy losses among sheep in Natrona County, several deaths including Harry Gales of Casper, Mrs. Goff of Wind River, the Eleventh Infantry Band in Laramie, Yellowstone trip by Omaha businessmen, a Casper wedding between May Miller and Ward Cantlin, Mrs. George Watts of Rock Springs death, and Company 1 National Guard leaving Wheatland for field maneuvers at Pole Mountain.
In Rawlins Wyoming on July 22 Charles Dolphins a sheepherder employed by Gus Larsen killed himself by cutting his throat. He had attended a local election gathering the week prior and told a camp mover he could not sleep. At Willow Creek they stopped to water horses then Dolphins disappeared. his body was found in bushes with a self-inflicted throat wound. A coroner's jury ruled death by his own action while temporarily insane.
Champ Clark leads 16 House followers in a special Washington train to Governor Wilson’s Seagirt New Jersey home. The lawmakers shake hands with Wilson and present autographs in a book to mark Congress closing to meet the potential next president. The governor welcomes the visitors and notes the historic cross country goodwill gesture.
The author recalls western settlement, drought, and how early farmers failed to master the land. He argues a second wave of settlement brought systematic farming, dry farming, and moisture storage. He cites 1910 1917 rainfall data, yields from broomcorn sorghum Milo maize and corn, and advocates deep tillage to store moisture for yearlong crops.
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