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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
2
The preliminary hearing cleared Sherrard of direct responsibility for the death of Wes Britton, who invaded Sherrard’s room and fired five shots. Britton died at the doorway, after his wife Crick Britton and others witnessed the tragic scene.
Mrs Hill, editor of the Boston Cooking School Magazine, praises a nut cake recipe as one of the best all around cakes and notes its simplicity and reliable results will appeal to every type of baker.
A recipe describes making a nut cake with half cup butters and one and a half cups sugar, folding in eggs and nut meats, alternating milk and flour, then baking thirty to forty minutes. It also outlines a chocolate icing with sugar and cocoa, boiling briefly, then cooling and beating with vanilla. The note references a meet and team event as a marginal reference.
A Chicago group has seized control of the Hubbard or O'Hara irrigation project near the Montana line. An estimated $900,000 is needed to complete the plan, with work starting immediately. A diversion dam of eighteen feet at the Clark's Fork mouth will divert water to reclaim fifty thousand acres.
Thermopolia resident J T Werts announces he has reason to believe he will soon inherit a multi million dollar estate. The claim stems from letters from the Netherlands, tracing his lineage to General Andrew Werts a 17th century Dutch trader who amassed a vast fortune now valued at about 180000000.
Sheridan reports the search for four prisoners who escaped last week by digging through a brick wall has been abandoned. Authorities say the fugitives are unlikely to be pursued back to the city since they were charged with minor offenses.
Greybus, Mar and Jam es Pickle, flockmasters in the Goosberry district, have not received wool returns from 180000 pounds of 1910 fleece. Chicago warehouse buyers recently paid 20 12 cents, netting producers about 19 cents per pound after freight deductions. Worland officials accept a $50000 water system as substantial and fit for the town’s needs. Thermopolis club banquet selects new officers.
At a banquet with seventy members present, the newly elected officers were announced as A. W. Bebb president Howari Junkina vice president fn Tut tle secretary W. J. Bick treasurer Henry Cotts 8 H Morrison Fred Wyeat J C Danielson and John A. Thompson trustees. Park County commissioners set April 18 as the date for voting on a 45000 bond issue to fund courthouse jail and county buildings.
Loranie Samuel Gillespie of Lorkout, recently recovering from a serious assault, has been taken into custody by authorities and is reported to be mentally unbalanced. A Big Wind river bridge project near Kinnear was approved by the county commissioners with a $10,000 budget. Greybull Commercial Club elected officers: President R. S. Woodward Vice President H. Higgins Secretary C. J. Williams Treasurer Albert Blackley. Visitors from Wyoming registered at the Albany hotel in Denver for Family Week include W. H. Hamilton Douglas Tony Lattset Rock Springs M. M. Welton Sheridan Mrs Bert Young and Mrs John Thrift Rock Springs.
Esther Watton, a 14-year-old Philadelphia girl, ran away claiming strict father. She donned trottors, danced with friends, smoked cigarettes in a downtown hotel lobby. Police arrested her and she cried as she was led away to the House of Detention awaiting her father's arrival.
Salt Lake City reports a London cablegram stating Home Secretary Churchill urged a full inquiry into claims Mormon missionaries enticed youths to emigrate to Utah. President Joseph F Smith welcomed the probe, saying it would help expose false charges and benefit the church.
Chicago publisher Lady Cook proposes turning churches into supervised meeting places for couples to court away from parental scrutiny. She envisions church rooms and halls open all week with innocent amusements to help youths meet before marriage. Her plan aims to reduce street corner courting and improve matches.
In court on March 2 3 the jury weighed a dispute over a musical comedy costume described as a military outfit worn by a plaintiff who testified she agreed to wear the uniform but refused to face the public in a scant sword scene. The plaintiff seeks 5500 dollars in damages from Mortie Besmeen and twelve other named defendants.
Berwick Pennsylvania March 8 The Berwick Widows Association seeks second or later marriages. Members swear secrecy while meeting weekly to plan social events and promote matrimonial ventures. An officer notes that bachelors may be better husbands than imported men and outlines summer plans for a picnic and the bachelor club pairing.
Boston March 8 The Rev Herbert Johnson pastor of the Warren Avenue Raptial church argues that women's blushes have faded due to constant male proximity in offices stores and factories. He says industrial conditions have made girls self conscious and blushing less common in ordinary circumstances.
In Brooklyn Bushwick, the Bachelor Girls club of the E D Turn Verein held a spite party at their clubhouse after Miss Mae Gardner, former Bachelor club president, did not receive an invitation to her wedding. About fifty members, described as the prettiest girls of the area, attended with a Cupid figure draped in black, though they insisted the gesture was playful.
A newspaper ad asks for 500 cats of presentable appearance aged at least three months to ride in toy aeroplanes at the Exposition Building on North Capitol and Mars. Humane Society investigators found the show manager held several cats.
Citizens report a man planning to launch tiny aeroplanes with cats as passengers inside an auditorium. Police protectors say the case will be heard in court. Meanwhile, boys roam the city corralling cats as the matter unfolds in local headlines.
The State Leader calls Ada to pursue top outcomes, urging residents to try one approach that could yield the best results for the community. He emphasizes practical steps and collective effort to achieve improvements.
In San Francisco on March 8, George J. Regley Sr was arrested on conspiracy charges for taking a post office job won by his son through a civil service exam. George J. Regley Jr also arrested. The father impersonated his son, filed a $1,000 bond, and began duties before discovery.
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