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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1911
Page
13
A column lists young Cheyenne residents born on March 24. Harold Francis Sweeney of Converse school born 1903, Olga F. Larsh of Johnson school born 1898, and William G. Scott of Johnson school born 1889 are among those marking the anniversary.
Sam M. Thompson departs today for Seattle Washington. Mrs C R Watson of Rawlins visits Cheyenne. Mr and Mrs J C Jexmer of Baggs stay at The Plains hotel. M J Barry Carey avenue merchant journeyed to Laramie yesterday. Dr J M Wilson of Douglas was
Fragmentary lines show residents leaving the city for Hot Springs and Cheyenne. Frank M. Lyons returns after months away in New Mexico. Mrs Bera Emery and family plan to leave for Hot Springs. Robert B Gray and two children visit Cheyenne to see Pat Hayes’s group Friends of Pat Hayes.
Three elk from the Jackson Hole country arrive in Cheyenne and are received by John Brown of the Inter Ocean hotel and BE W. Stone, cashier of Citizens National Bank. Brown and Stone bought the animals, a two year old bull and two heifers, and plan to sell them to the city. Mayor Bresnahen will present the proposal to the council and seek a site at Frontier Park or the Island near Lake Minnehaha. The elk are housed in a Stone residence barn and will likely be moved to the local lodge of the Dike and kept on East Seventeenth Street tennis court.
Thomas Hamilton of Lost Springs Wyoming, mentally deranged from an incurable disease, traveled to his brother’s home near Converse County, attempted to kill him, was shackled and restrained, held briefly in the county jail, then transported by Union Pacific to Evanston for commitment to the state asylum.
Colonel Edward Howland Robinson Green son of Hetty Green receives about 200 marriage proposals monthly since confessing loneliness last fall. He notes newspapers misquoted him and cites letters from a French countess, a Brooklyn would-be cowgirl, a Nevada woman who calls him an Apollo, and a beauty prize actress. He stays at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.
An advertising-style claim extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for rapid digestion of food and relief from an overloaded stomach. It asserts the product acts quickly, is harmless, and digests food unaided. Sold by druggists everywhere, 50 cents per box. Trial package offered by F A Stuart Co., Marshall Michigan.
Workmen near completion of basement digging for Cass Bros project for Charles Kline on Seventeenth street between Thames and ONeill. Foundations to be laid next week. brick two story structure with ground floor store room and upper floor as a rooming house. Hats on sale at New Idea Millinery Parlors Capitol Ave.
A confrontation erupted when informer Gennaro Abbatemaggio was challenged at the steel cage. Accused men and lawyers clashed as jeers and insults flew about the courtroom. Accused burst into tears as chaos halted proceedings for a temporary adjournment.
Joliet Illinois March 23 The estate penitentiary plans a chicken department to feed prisoners and train inmates. Warden Murphy expects about 1000 chicks by next fall with a 1000-capacity brooding house. Convict broker Peter Van Vilssingen, once prominent in Chicago, says he will exit prison to pursue the chicken business.
Mrs. Harry J. Carey of Bas Twenty Street displays oil paintings and tapestries in Capitol Pharmacy windows. Notable pieces include The Fox's Daughter tapestry, Springtime tapestry, Queen of Butterflies, a mountain brook trout and Indian Chieftain in oil. Carey has lived in Cheyenne since early this year and spent time in Colorado mountains.
A seven year anecdote from J. Stanley Browne, Rockford Morning Star editor, credits Postum with curing coffee caused indigestion and stomach disorders. He endorses Postum’s healthful effects and cites proper boiling time as essential.
Cheyenne March 24 1911 report by a board of inquiry into the March 22 1911 boiler explosion on engine No 217 of train No 61 west of Corlett station finds responsibility rests with engineer David G Clay for allowing water in the boiler to drop below the crown sheet. The report is signed by company and railroad officials.
Brakeman Hawley enjoys a visit from his brother who has been at Cripple Creek for months. Un ion Pacifics double track work west of Lookout progresses and will soon extend to Rawlins. Four more applicants were tested for railroad positions locally by officials. F W Bowers, formerly of the area now in Ogden, resumes duties here. Pred Bowers arrived from Denver to take a road position. C S graders from west of the ally spent their pay in town yesterday.
Libertyville Illinois March 23 By far the most elaborate cow stable in Illinois or the middle west will be built this spring by Mrs Boott Durand a wealthy Lake county woman who runs a dairy. Eleven concrete buildings will rise on the farm to replace the structures burned last fall. Half of the roofs will be glass and the design blends Flemish style with modern utility. The main stable will house the stalls and adjoining buildings will include shipping washing and rock areas.
Describes a farm plant with cattle, poultry, and swine buildings, electric power, an oo factory, and a main tower housing a large Dutch clock. Features include a four foot wide concrete sewer and a fountain lawn area within a court. A bold Dutch clock tops the main tower.
Refugees trek on foot as ships seek blockade routes. Col. Gamuel Gercia Cuellar of President Diaz's staff is incapacitated at Casas Grandes. Rabago likely moves toward Casas Grandes to relieve him, while Diaz dispatches a courier to arrange medical escort for Cuellar.
Examination for teachers certificates to be held in Cheyenne Wheatland and Torrington at the big school buildings starting March 83 April 1 1911. Friday and Saturday sessions cover arithmetic language geography history pedagogy psychology and related subjects. Dated March 4 1911 Mamie E. Hefferon County Superintendent. Hats sale ad follows.
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