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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1910
Page
10
Mary Hunter of Cheyenne has circulated a pardon petition for J. P. White, convicted of killing five men at Comull. Nearly a thousand names were gathered for the petition to be presented to the state Board of Pardons at its next meeting in the state capitol.
The Uva district reports that the North Laramie Land and Irrigating Company has completed a fourteen mile ditch as well as three large reservoirs and twenty eight miles of laterals. The reservoirs are now being filled.
Piné Bluffs Nebraska reports its Bluffs Elevator can handle forty thousand bushels at once to manage this year’s heavy crop. The facility recently shipped numerous carloads of wheat to Omaha to facilitate distribution.
Pine Bluffs June 13 T J Hut Jedeé stockman banker announces immediate construction of a modern thirty year hotel in the business district. Planned cost ranges from 10000 to 12100 dollars and will be rushed to completion due to inadequate current facilities.
Carpenter June 19 report that a Chicago Burlington & Quincy railroad agent has received orders for a new depot to be erected at the end of Main Street. Construction will start promptly and workmen are expected to arrive in the city within days. The structure will be rushed to completion as rapidly as possible.
In Biriua on June 12 a large group of farmers will gather at the First National Bank during the week to plan organization of an elevator cooperative. The move aims to streamline grain handling and boost local storage and marketing efforts.
A plan to build an organization to construct an elevator here to store the large wheat crop expected from the dry farms this season. The proposal aims to provide ample storage capacity locally and support farmers’ harvest logistics.
Merrill L. Taylor of Lusk Nebraska and eastern Wyoming lost a pioneer ranchman and businessman at age 63. He came from Vermont forty one years ago and was regarded as a successful and respected citizen.
Sheridan June 13 Richard Thomas was held up on a country road by two well dressed masked highwaymen. At the point of revolver they forced him to surrender $2.65, which was all his money. He was riding a bicycle and knocked from his wheel as the robbers fled. The sheriff’s force conducts a search for the attackers.
Wheatland June 13 Mrs C Scoville a prominent resident sustained severe lightning shock while returning home. She is now under medical care and reported in a serious condition.
A woman was knocked unconscious during a thunder storm while returning home from a shopping trip in the business district. Emergency crews responded and she was treated on scene.
Lander, June 13. T. W. Tweed, former local businessman who recently joined the railroad, lies in critical condition after an accident in which his right arm was crushed below the elbow when he fell under the wheels of a switch engine in the local yards.
Buffalo Mayor C. G. Nobval issues call for a special election on July 12 to decide if the city will be bonded for 50 000 to fund a sewerage system project.
The county school board awarded the modern school building contract to Ed Pike for 329,000 with plumbing by W. C. Cheavers at 11,420 and wiring by A. Bander at 2 A. Bander. The heating contract remains to be awarded. The buff pressed brick structure will be modern in every detail.
The teenager Theodore Roosevelt attracts attention in New York as his wedding approaches next week. The city mourns the demolition of Grand Central, once famed as the nation’s leading railroad hub, now torn down brick by brick for a vast new terminal complex.
The Wyoming State Board of Nurse Examiners will convene at the state capitol on June 22 and 23, 1910. All registration applications should be submitted by June 20, with HJ. McKenzie, president of St. Techna Hospital Cheyenne,Wyoming, overseeing the proceedings.
Cleveland council to consider a resolution for a 175 foot flagstaff equipped with an electric searchlight. The beacon would serve wandering aviators and mark history as the city’s inaugural lighthouse-like beacon.
New Orleans dispatches from Central America report a proposed visit by a Japanese battleship to Mexico is viewed with much significance. Latin American observers are inclined to see the move as part of broader powers’ interest in access to a potential canal route.
The text notes Mexico's centennial independence celebration and a diplomatic approach by Japan. It mentions envoys dispatched to negotiate with Central American republics. It suggests Japan might seek a loan to influence a negotiation in Nicaragua or related matters with further financial assistance.
Ithaca and Wisconsin crews arrive in Poughkeepsie as the Intercollegiate regatta on June 25 approaches. Cornell varsity and freshman boats, plus a three four oared shell, fill the assembled lineups on the Hudson shore. Coach Courtney at Cornell weighs uncertain four man crew selections ahead of competition.
Milwaukee report states Ad Wolgast suffered a left arm fracture when a small bone splintered three inches above the elbow after Friday’s bout with Jack Redmond. The injury ends his boxing for at least two months, with Wolgast returning to his Michigan farm for recovery.
The county road is closed for military renovation work by order of the county commissioners. Readers are advised to detour as indicated by official notices and road signs. Edward C. Artist, County Clerk and Clerk of the Bear County Commissioners.
Aimed at promoting regular habits and bowel health the notice touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle laxative that aids natural function. It claims only the genuine California Fig Syrup Co product should be used and sold by leading druggists.
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