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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1911
Page
2
Lovell citizens observed a third Road Day driving five new blocks paved to raise total paved blocks to fifteen, more than any town or city in the state. The effort draws broad participation with plans for future road days between farming seasons.
Monarch mine at Wyoming Coal company in this town restarts eight weeks after an explosion that damaged inner workings and started a fire. No deaths or injuries occurred. precautions are in place and horse power is used to haul cars, soon to be replaced by machinery.
Upton on March 20 held a special election to decide if the city should issue five percent bonds to fund a water system meeting town needs. The measure carried 4 to 1 with officials stating no delay is expected in pacing the bonds and the matter will be taken up at once.
In Lander on March 20 Joe Baker son of Jim Baker remains jailed in default of 5000 bail. He will not be prosecuted for attempting to murder his brother in law Napoleon B. Kinnear after firing five bullets weeks ago. Kinnear recovering. family reasons said to block case.
Wave of springlike weather spurs dry farmers in Laramie county and across the state to plow and prepare land for crops. Reports from Divide Albin and northern towns say soil conditions and moisture favor bumper yields, with many ranchers shifting from stock to cultivation for the first time.
John Porter aged 23 was killed near Laramie by an accidental gun discharge from his companion Chester Stedmeyer also about 23. Porter was duck hunting and crawled on his hands when the shot struck the back of his head, causing instant death. Sheriff Fraaler and Coroner Fitch report the shooting accidental.
Charles Walters, agent for British capitalists, completed a brief ground visit near Lander March 20 and returned to London to arrange financing for the Great Dallas Oil Company. He says the concern is capitalized at one million pounds, with 160000 pounds in cash already raised, funds to develop the field and a market for its product.
F D Foater and C C Edwards announce that the Louis Lake irrigation project covering 45 000 acres southeast of the Dallas ofl fields in Fremont County is forming. The venture, one of the state’s largest, requires about 1 000 000 dollars and will open a rich agricultural area. Nearby at Upton two runaway accidents injure three, with two listed as seriously hurt.
Sheridan March 20. The remaining military prisoners at Fort Mackensie have been transferred to Fort Robinson Neb to avoid keeping a guard at Fort Mackensie while the eighteenth Infantry battalion is moved to the Mexican frontier.
The coroner holds the body of Frank Crane the telegraph lineman killed by a train near Superior a coal camp relatives sought. Other items note marriages births deaths and local civic updates across towns such as Rock Springs Thermopolis Sheridan and Lander including church plans and public safety actions.
Charles Crippen, after being cleared of illegal banking and rearrested, has been convicted in the district court here. The Upton banker faced charges related to banking activities and awaits further sentencing details.
An advertising notice touts Seieanell as a family laxative that cleanses the system and promotes healthy aging. It claims the syrup acts naturally, warms the internal organs, and is safe for all ages, urging purchase of the genuine product from the bearer company.
A spark fell causing a wagon to upset and Thermopolis resident Frank James was knocked unconscious, remaining so for several hours before regaining consciousness.
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