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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1913
Page
3
This ad proclaims economical lunches at the Inter Ocean, offering breakfast and lunch hours and promises of prompt service. It highlights catering and a focus on pleasing customers with efficient meals from early morning to mid afternoon.
Wyoming ENLARGED WORK reports Yellowstone Cody opening a new college to educate away from city life amid nature with a quarter system emphasizing tent and cabin life and western resourcefulness. New spring quarter staff includes Dr James F P Thomas and wife and James A Work plus Alma Chronholm Fry. president Dr Vergil V Phelps, Yale PhD, Chicago and Muskegon teaching history and education, with aims of practical study and certificate preparation.
An enjoyable Thursday night program featuring fine music and general merriment drew a crowd. Admission was 25 cents with extra charges for a companion, as efforts to please a grouch show an able-bodied club is a preferred option.
The article explains optometry as the science of measuring how light refracts in the eye to determine corrective needs. It outlines testing methods and the role of optometrists in prescribing lenses and assessing visual accuracy.
William Will prominent dry farmer of eastern Laramie county died at his home one mile east of Egbert at 8 am from spinal meningitis. He previously moved from Tecumseh Nebraska with his family in 190k and had recently returned from Tecumseh after burying his father. He attended a Pine Bluffs horse sale last Saturday before his illness worsened. Local doctors Dr Johnston of Cheyenne and Dr Marshall treated him as his condition declined.
William Will a Cheyenne resident and central committeeman last fall died after a rapid illness that culminated in coma. Known as Billy, he sat on the Jenking trial and was loved for his kindness. He leaves a widow and six children, one married in Tecumseh. Born in Yankton March 1 1861, he moved to Tecumseh at age five and married Frances Irwin in 1886. Eight children born, two died in infancy. Body to be shipped to Tecumseh for burial.
In Sheridan Wyoming, March 26, a civil suit was filed in district court seeking 19000 damages against the Sheridan Post Printing Co and its president Tynan for a libelous article about Mayor Kutcher alleging he allowed liquor violations and a dive tied to the George Toomer case. The petition quotes the article in full.
Kaycee Wyoming March 26 A shaken tale of William H Shepherd and Olive Webber who wed secretly by Justice Harry Bretz then fled toward Buffalo 40 miles away. Webber chased on horseback and intercepted five miles out, forcing Olive to return home with her father while Shepherd faced ban from the Webber residence. Webber claims Olive is underage and the marriage illegal.
An advertisement claims Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy darkens gray hair naturally and evenly. It promises dandruff control and reduced itching, with noticeable results after one or two applications, and notes ready to use bottles cost about 50 cents. Local druggists report high demand.
Colonel Cody reports the Showmen's League of America will establish a home in Cody for old and crippled performers. The town will host benefit shows to raise several thousand dollars, with events in Chicago planned to start the fundraising.
A new pistol shown in the April Popular Mechanics features a small electric lamp under the barrel controlled by the trigger. The battery sits in the handle and the bullet strikes inside the illuminated circle, making it ideal for maneuvering around the house.
Joseph Frank, among many arrested in the arson trust probe, is acquitted by Judge Wines court. He had collected 1600 dollars for a fire at his clothing store. The report notes the community’s concern over the calamity and calls for humane sympathy.
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