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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1912
Page
10
Basin Wyoming reports the Big Horn river rising three feet eight inches in four days. Irrigation ditch damage is extensive while railroad traffic on the Burlington between Basin and Thermopolis is suspended. The Sherman Co. notes pure white lead issues amid flood effects.
Loramie Wyoming June 15 Twenty two graduates completed study at the University of Wyoming. Commencement included remarks by Pro fessor Justus F Soule and a tribute to De Aven Nelson as they mark twenty five years of service. Graduates span Liberal Arts Agriculture Engineering Music Normal School and honored faculty gifts. Dr Charles O Merien leaves presidency next month with Clyde A Duniway to succeed him.
The Casper wool market summary lists producers and consignments with totals ranging from 7,000 to 75,000 units. Major consignors include Porgon Brov 12,000 and Diamond Ring Sheep Co 75,000, with buyers such as Weeks & Co and Silberman & Son. Prices cited range 1 to 18 12 cents.
Roy Al ford foreman of the U P back shops and Miss Irene Daley wed this evening in Rawlins Wyoming. The couple planned a visit to Utah and Colorado points after the ceremony. Miss Daley is described as daughter of a prominent Carbon county shoepman.
Thirty thousand haversack rations prepared by the army commissary at Seattle were shipped to Kodiak in the volcano region aboard the steamship Admiral Saminson, which sailed tonight.
Mineral exhibit coordinators urged by state fair commissioner Mr. EB R Shipp to gather and ship minerals from their counties to Douglas for September 20 display. Freight costs only, with Casper address for correspondence. Natrona County already funds regional gathering, and plans include broad county participation.
In Los Angeles a Wyoming woman Miss Carmelite Romero learns of her marriage to chauffeur Albert Waterfield after a May elopement. Waterfield dies days later at Good Samaritan hospital as Romero mourns beside the body in their Temple Street apartment.
Mrs. Jon Micks in Sheridan to drift into despair after a false call that her nine year old son Donald Hicks was drowned in Big Goose creek. Donald and friend Claire Reed rode a cart to water the horse near the city pound and were swept downstream when the horse and buggy toppled into the stream. The horse died after attempts to reach shore failed as bystanders tried to rope the animal.
In South Norwalk on June 15 an enormous seven foot wingspan eagle attacked Emma Treward an eight year old girl in her Westport yard. The bird seized her dress clinging with talons and tried to fly away but the dress tore and she fell. The father shot the eagle to stop the attack.
A humorous cartoon caption shows a wife scolding her husband over marriage vows. The wife laments unfulfilled wishes while the husband asks if promises were kept, and she replies she wishes she hadn’t married him.
The article promotes Sage tea as a hair darkener using Wyeths Sage and Remy products as modern ready remedies. It claims improved color, reduced dandruff and scalp itching, and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.
The Laramie County Fair association moves toward the 1912 Wheatland fair set for September 17 to 19. A stirring wild west show, a strong race program, daily aerial exhibition by a local aviator, and an extensive agricultural livestock exhibit are planned to rival any in Wyoming. Premiums offer growth in livestock poultry and agriculture toward a premier event.
Major G. Cecil Hoult, famed English war correspondent and author, arrived in Rawlins on a data gathering trip for a new U S book. He praised Wyoming, Colorado and other western states as having the finest women and planned to visit more towns, sending impressions to London papers. He also noted Australia and England in his country rankings.
Stockmen with cattle near Cat Tall are notified that the Alee Kirkbride dipping vat will open for dipping on June 20 1912. B F Davis state veterinarian issues the notice.
Enthusiastic riot praises the 1912 INDIAN motorcycle noting its speed control clutch that lets a rider vary speed from 4 to 60 miles per hour by clutch adjustment. The feature is standard on the 1912 model with four or seven horsepower engines and is offered by Cheyenne Rubber Works as local distributors across several counties.
New York June 16 Harry Naughton a Toledo lad was found as a stowaway in a lifeboat aboard the steamer Finland shortly after sailing with the American club team. Col Robert M Thompson paid his fare and he was allowed to stay aboard after the ship passed Sandy Hook. The boy said he rode the Twentieth Century Limited from Toledo to New York and boarded unnoticed while crowds viewed Olympic athletes off.
Fort Lupton Colorado June 15. The contract for the building of the state armory at Fort Lupton has been let to Mrs C B Frink of this city. The building will cost $10 000.
In Los Angeles on June 15 a $50,000 damages suit was filed by house mover George Baie against Woloainstant Jones and manager Tom Jones alleging their automobile struck him last January, resulting in the amputation of his left leg.
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