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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1916
Page
13
State officials meet at the capitol as the livestock board convenes. Omaha Mayor Pf Dahiman plans to attend the Frontier celebration. Rev. Frank J. Moore and his son Austin visit, with Austin recovering from a reported injury.
Alles Heten Gleason visits Cheyenne with Miss Florence Williams for Frontier Day. Anna Roll, a former Cheyenne teacher now in Denver, arrives for Frontier Day and stays with John Harrington. Motorcyclists from Colorado and Wyoming attend the Frontier Park event and may return for Frontier Days. W J McClement, ex-chief now Union Pacific detective, is in town on business. Camp Kenrick recruits assist at Frontier Week and Router Park. W S Burch of Riverton seeks water permit from Wyoming Canal No 2. Horace Stewart and Julia Coom obtain a marriage license in Rossville. G P Johnston sells southeast quarter of Sec 20, T14N, R6W to Charles J Wilcox. note value not stated. Commissioner Laughlin injured slipping in Harrington garage en route to water carnival site.
Advert promotes Shredded Biscuit made at Niagara Falls New York as a simple natural breakfast or lunch option to boost health and strength with strawberries and cream. It markets pleasures of taste for the rich and asserts value for daily meals.
Lewman of Maxston Colo arrived in Cheyenne to enter the Premier contest and previously competed in 1912. railroad men W A Whitney Oregon Short Line and A B Apperson Rio Grande visit for the big show. Ellis Jire BH T Carlaon and Howard of Ellis Kane visit Cheyenne, staying with Mr and Mrs F M Howard. Chaffee family return from Denver motor trip. Wayne Harvey and Mrs Harvey visit ex Governor J M Carer. Miss Dorothy Knight referenced.
The Sherman Co. of Auto decorations Knight's with Build Big Detch and Mr Innefick of Wyoming Central Irrigation aim to start work on a large main ditch at Riverton. He will meet Mr. Hopkins of the land office on July 28 to review the project.
Cheyenne All stars, Cheyenne's second team, traveled to Pine Bluffs Sunday and defeated the diamond performers there. Batteries were Clarks Deadly and Hodge tabler, while the Pine Bluffs batteries were unlisted. The report notes the game was a good one.
Wright, the local speed king, wins the fifty mile open race for the Capital City Motorcycle club at Frontier park on a Harley-Davidson. Frank Kanee of Loveland and Cole, a noted western racer, contend but retire with engine trouble. The event features record speeds, with Wales breaking the mile record in earlier five mile and ten mile heats, and Arthur Smith and Norman Falkrod taking top spots in other races. Wright’s cash prize and a silver cup highlight the afternoon as crowds witness fast stock machine racing.
The first man in Laramie county to receive compensation under the Workmen's Compensation law is Yaabel Morales a Mexican who was injured in a rock quarry at Horm Creek when a rock fell on him. His ankle fracture qualifies him for compensation reportedly totaling $15 a week for an indefinite period though the exact figure may be adjusted by the authorities.
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