Leader's Contest Opens for Entrants with Prize
The notice urges participation in the Leader's Contest promising a prize. It calls for entrants to act soon and compete for the award, highlighting the contest as open to eligible participants.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1912
Page
2
The notice urges participation in the Leader's Contest promising a prize. It calls for entrants to act soon and compete for the award, highlighting the contest as open to eligible participants.
A reader urged to read Dr C A L Reed’s investigation on fee splitting and commissions by doctors and druggists, with a call to discuss it with physicians. The issue includes Socialism explained, The Real Mr Hearst, a Presidential primary style piece, Parcels Post critique, and new installments of novels and short stories.
State papers describe a sensational new dance titled Cinderia demonstrated by Prof. F Vernon Klayten of the University of Berlin at Glenrock. The ritual involves dimmed lights a slipper pile and a staged football collapse with Princes lining sides and cautionary notes about injuries and unsafe practice.
Sheridan reports hay prices surge to twenty five dollars a ton due to long winter and heavy stock feeding. Montana hay is scarce while local ranchers ask eighteen dollars a hundredweight for loose hay. Rail shipments increase as stockmen rush feed, with corn at 1.85 a bushel and other grains rising.
In Rock Springs on March 29 V Gasper, a coal miner, lies in hospital with six bullet wounds from Nick Yourovich who escaped after the attack. They were walking toward Reliance when Yourovich suddenly fired six times, all shots entering Gasper. Gasper was rumored to carry money, leading to suspected robbery.
In Washington the Carey Act case moves toward approval as officials note completion of required actions. Senator Warren reports the separation has been sent to the Interior Department for review. The involved company is ready to finance and contract construction, with colonists prepared to relocate and settle for water rights on the Wade lands.
A March 27, 1912 report from the Receiver at Cheyenne quotes the Reclamation Service on the Pathfinder Project. It argues Congress favors selling storage rights to private interests, limits irrigation above Pathfinder Reservoir, and warns Wyoming may lose water rights to Nebraska, risking desert lands in Albany and Carbon Counties.
Contained within a probate dispute a woman recounts a secret marriage to a deceased man. She says his mother admitted knowledge and expressed selfish motives about the union and estate. The dialogue touches on plans to pursue courtless settlement and possible pressure over property and bonds. The thread hints at blackmail and contested legacy.
A remnant survey notes how tenants, especially single young women and bachelors, hide cooking gear in small apartments or trunks to evade landlord rules. The article describes concealed stoves, portable irons, and other devices used to prepare meals, while keeping up appearances amid high rents and strict occupancy norms.
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