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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1912
Page
25
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming it cleanses the hair, removes dandruff, soothes the scalp, and stimulates new hair growth. It promises softer, fuller, brighter hair in weeks with a 25 cent bottle from druggists or toilet counters.
Casper March 9 report shows Burlington Railway moving to connect Thermopolis and Orin Junction. About 100 men are on the Big Horn canyon track with heavy rails laid northward. Aiming to open Powder River link by August 1 and through trains by August 15. Reservoir work at Bonneville under way and depot and roundhouse planned. Booneville to be freight division Casper and Greybull passenger divisions on the line. Casper real estate boom follows.
Newcastle March 9 The district court is in session. Several liquor cases from the last term were dismissed. State v Thomas gambling is dismissed. bond forfeited in State v George Stepper. Cattle stealing trials delayed. Fitzgerald ready for trial followed by Cox. Trials begin on the 6th with arraignments in gambling cases. G W Jones pleaded guilty on one count and sentencing reserved. O C Sabin first to trial Monday the eleventh at 10 o clock. John Mabin case passed. Edward Koster murder case occupied yesterday afternoon with jury selection. State represented by Marta and Geo J Willis of Upton. defense by M Nichols of Sundance. Case to be followed by William Maloney assault with intent to kill.
Jack Bigelow from New York wandered the prairie overnight at Walden and was found with both hands and one foot frozen. He is at the state hospital in Casper under County Physician Keith, with amputation not expected and release possible in about two weeks. He had attempted suicide by knife to the heart but wounds were not fatal.
A local notice records a boy being paid four dollars for a specified daily chore at Kopalins. The brief item notes the payment amount and the context of a single household task.
Neccastle March 9 Last Saturday about noon George Walker of Salt Creek suffered the loss of his house and contents by fire Origin of the fire is believed to be a stove pipe through the roof of a lean to used as a kitchen The pipe blew down sparks set the roof ablaze Mrs Walker and the children were unable to save the household goods and seed grain Millet corn and other stored grains upstairs were all lost Two or three sets of harness hung in an upstairs room were also destroyed.
A Casper based oil company named Poison Spider Petroleum was organized by local men and will focus on development work in the Casper fields this summer. L H Small, now managing the firm, arrived from California earlier this year and has secured several oil land leases in nearby fields.
The Laramie Commercial club has elected directors including Megers C D Spalding Jacob Bern er H D Beemer A C Jones C S Greenbaum F A Miller H G Knight James Bathison and A E Holliday. Officers to be announced later.
The Platte County Republican club forms in Wheatland. Governor Carey to speak at Farmers' Institute in Jireh on March 11. Rawlings prison reports 25 convicts ready to work roads this season. Hower Bowen and Bertha Brown marry in Cody. M E Peterson of Evanston breaks wrist. Five year old son of W Casto in Evanston dies. Marriage licenses issued: William Thompson to Emile Nelson in Mik, Jesse Chase to Elsie Johnson in Halfway. Joseph Keeney of Cody suffers dislocated shoulder from a horse accident.
Miss Krebs, a nurse at Laramie hospital, underwent appendicitis surgery. A son born Thursday to Mr and Mrs Clarence Hansen. A Col ony store narrowly escaped a major fire. A Colony man died from freezing in a Montana storm. Mr Baker of New Castle survived an accidental pipe blast with twenty two cartridges. Gustave Link and Lulu Chase wed in Newcastle. George G Perryman and wife welcomed a son in Encampment. Mrs Robert Retheling of Burns died. Henry lonzo Carpenter of Burns also died. Kemmerer to host a new Masons lodge, Kemmerer Lodge U K A F A M to be organized. Grand Chancellor Will Reid spoke in Laramie as veteran jewels were presented to two long-time members. Three women defendants to appear in March Albany county district court.
The War Department ordered a troop of the Third Cavalry from San Antonio to Eagle Pass on the Mexican boundary to aid enforcement of neutrality laws.
A Chihuahua dispatch reports General Orozco sending another troop train toward Jiminez while machinists work on a new piece. Mexican authorities in El Paso claim rebels will not reach Jiminez or Torreon and that Orozco will be forced to fight near Chihuahua with support from Osnaga Monterey and General Villa in retreat.
March 9 El Paso Texas United States troops along the Mexican border under Colonel Steever blocked shipments of arms and ammunition to Vasquista rebels at Juarez. A consignment of sixty carbines and one hundred thousand rounds billed to James Smith was held as a fictitious shipment under neutrality laws.
The exodus of Americans from Madera and Pearson and camps near those Mexican cities continues. Tonight about one hundred were brought by the Mexico and Northwestern train. Reports say General Salazar and rebel vanguard move south toward Santa Rosalia, with federal detachment nearby.
Supporters named eight delegates to the National Convention in Chicago. Resolutions backed Taft’s administration while delegates remained uninstructed. The Taft Roosevelt factions failed to reach unity and the convention adjourned.
Salt Lake City report says miners Madson and Gus Branberg were killed in a snow slide at Alte Camp today.
Governor filiam Johnson opened a Roosevelt campaign in Los Angeles predicting Roosevelt would sweep the country as a progressive leader at the nominating convention and election. He spoke after returning from New York with Colonel Roosevelt, signaling strong Roosevellean support in California.
Members of KR OF R T notice AI requested to attend the funeral of Brother J A Underwood WM Rath President at I O O F Hall at 1 p m.
Citizens of the United States living in the Cullcan Valley on the west coast of Mexico have sent women and children to the border and are concentrating to defend against an attack. An armed force organized by American residents of Yababito and Lode is also concentrating forces nearby.
Americans have accumulated various artifacts from multiple towns in Sinaloa state as they collect relics and curios. The effort shows broad curiosity for regional history and cultural items amid local interest.
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