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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1913
Page
2
Merritt S Pratt a 45 year old man was assaulted at the Sheridan feed yards by L R Brown known as Millionaire Brown. Pratt was left for dead after blows from a blunt instrument. Brown fled, last seen boarding a night train, after threatening to kill Pratt.
Robert Forbes, about 45, a white man and former superintendent of the Bradley Home for Indians, was arrested at Fort Washakie by Deputy Marshal Tom Farrell for introducing whiskey to the Shoshone reserva tion. He was bound over to the federal grand jury with bail set at 500 dollars and jailed in Lander awaiting October term.
A vintage ad extols BE. W. GROVE’s One Day Cold Cure and Two Day Grip remedy labeled as Dromo Quinine Laxative Bromonine. It promises rapid relief for colds and grip with a 25 cent price, appearing in the State Leader publication of Wyoming as a want ad medium.
Sheridan Wyoming March 7 the Stone Head of the Sheridan Club announces new officers elected at the Carnegie Library meeting. J T Stone becomes president H C Benham vice president H Hensachke treasurer Chria Christen gen secretary Trustees include George W Fall F Poll W Th Wallace Harvey ne er A Senff J T Jackson C A McIntyre BP C Duncan L F Jeffers and W A Laie. The gathering was well attended with acclamation for all elections retiring president F C Poll thanked by the club for his service.
L C Hames of Marbury Alabama praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as one of the best for colds and whooping cough. He says it works like a charm and that his children have all used it. The ad touts it as a trusted medicine available from all druggists.
Van Diest of the Laramie Metric Company and William A. Otte with St W. Chisholm of Colorado Springs visit Laramie. Mayor Stuteer and Councilman Winslow guide the visitors, hinting the electric line would use power from the North Second Street plant, suggesting a promising investment.
Laramie Wyoming March 7 The annual meeting of the chamber of commerce elected directors A Holliday C D Spalding HW C Knight A C Jones Fred A Miller H D Beemer H A Gish Jacob Berner and C Greenbaum James Mathison received a majority but declined reelection and was replaced. President Knight delivered remarks on past work and future plans while F A Knight of Cheyenne state agent for Continental Oil spoke. The event closed with thanks to officers and members. A quip notes debt spurs speed in some people.
The firm pledges top-notch service and guarantees satisfaction in every case. It stresses consistent, meticulous attention for all clients and cases, highlighting reputation as its strongest asset.
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as a quick remedy for constipation indigestion and biliousness. It promises relief from headache dizziness and nervousness, claims a 10 cent box brings months of health, and urges all druggists to stock the product for adults and children.
More than twenty Illinois gentlemen and guests of the Goldsbrough Land company were entertained at a dinner in the Connor hotel in Laramie Wyoming. The visitors traveled aboard the special car Twilight attached to No 5, to view land holdings and explore opportunities in the Leremle valley during a two day visit. The group, composed of prosperous farmers and business men from northern and central Iowa.
Burns Wyoming March 7 The telephone meeting last Saturday was well attended by farmers from the Perth country. It was decided to connect the north line to the south and to have a central office at Burns with a free exchange to all parties. Sample telephones are being installed and work south is under way. Barbed wire fences will carry messages where needed and poles will cross roads. An estimated 35 phones will be installed north of Burns.
The State Leader notes Germany believes it can manage an oil trust with the same vigor as John D. Rockefeller, signaling ambitious plans to expand national energy influence.
Judge Groesbeck, new president of the Albany County Bar Association, delivered inaugural remarks at the monthly luncheon held at Union Pacific. Attendees included Secretary A W McCullough and several members. Judge Brown was detained. Groesbeck spoke on duties of the bar and conservation, citing Victoria Australia and the use of natural waters as white coal for future generations.
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