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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1911
Page
10
A meeting in Aston on March 14 shows nearly unanimous support for creating Lincoln county from northern Uinta county. Delegates from Star Valley and surrounding areas back division and favor Kemmerer as county seat, countering Evanston opposition to a vote on organization.
School district No 8 in Uinta county hosts an educational exhibit in Diamondville on May 10 showing more than 1000 pupil works across geography arithmetic physiology drawing modeling painting history and manual training. Supts Mrs Irish Evanston and Shuck Rawlins will speak followed by a short program. Burgoon invites school boards teachers and friends of education to attend.
A fine stock hen owned by a Laramie resident impresses observers as she showcases top qualities among poultry across the state. The March 14 report notes the bird’s standout traits and the community pride it inspires.
A Wyoming chicken raiser touts a hen as a freak championship contender after a series of odd feats. The owner asserts the hen lays soft boiled eggs daily, though he denies the bird is feverish or infected, amid claims of remarkable poultry exploits in the state.
After a Campbell County Television Club meeting, organizers push forming Campbell County by dividing Crook and Weston counties into western halves. A petitions drive gathers signatures to ask Governor Carey to appoint a provisional board of commissioners for a special election. The organizing trio includes Lora A. Reed, Dr. T. K. Cassidy and W. D. Townsend.
Basin March 14. Chilcott a western nurseryman and T B Hunter a rancher near the Montana state line between Basin and Fromberg have closed a deal. Chilcott will establish a nursery on fifteen acres owned by Hunter. seeds are en route and two hundred thousand trees will be started this year. All varieties of fruit grown in this section will be handled by the new institution.
Colonel W F Cody known as Buffalo Bill arrives in Wide City and is guest of honor at Irma hotel events. He heads to TE ranch then New York to lead another world tour of his Wild West show. Emma Fils and Professor MacCullochy organize an eighteen piece Buffalo school brass band ready to perform publicly soon. Sundance Commercial Club forms with 46 new members and plans to remaster and furnish City Hall.
A promotional note touts Dr Pierce’s Gold Medical Discovery as a safe non alcoholic remedy from native roots. It claims to treat indigestion stomach disorders catarrh and bronchial complaints and promotes glycerine as a key preserving agent. It promises cures with persevering use and mentions accompanying remedies for catarrh and coughs.
Gallup camp clerk of the Modern Woodmen of America received the annual prize banner from Sheridan lodge. The local lodge grew from fifty five members at the start of 1910 to two hundred by January 1, 1911, marking the greatest growth.
W J Potting was badly injured when his immigrant car was bumped from a switch and toppled with a horse atop him near Speer Wyoming Dr H E B Mo Collom rushed to the scene for treatment.
The county commissioners chose a site at the Aragon ranch for a $19,000 steel bridge across Wind River. Other notes list births with Ben Summers and Vance Calls, marriages in Green River, and local brief mentions from Casper to Thermopolis.
A Los Angeles Gas and Electric chemist reports napthalene fumes from purifying rooms soothe throat diseases. He treated children with whooping cough and asthma patients, opening rooms to all sufferers. Reported cures reach into the thousands with daily foot traffic.
Short ad announces new millinery shop at 1805 Capitol Avenue offering hats and latest styles. Includes phone number 96 ay ’16 for orders. Local tone signals focus on fashion accessories and shop location.
In Topeka Kansas on March 14 the supreme court declared the law fixing a one cent per mile transport rate for National Guard movement unconstitutional. The Union Pacific agent there was arrested for refusing to sell a colonel’s Fort Riley ticket at the reduced rate.
Chicago reports the Women’s Western Golf Association held its first year meeting after winter quiet. Preparations for the annual tournament began with a second April meeting planned. No Chicago clubs have applied for the western championship yet, though an outside club inquired about hosting costs. President Mrs Hibbard favors rotating the tournament to another city occasionally if attendance justifies it, otherwise keeping it in Chicago.
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