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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
10
Buffalo, Johnson county, suffered ten days without beer as railroad access vanished. Sheridan Export teams to the rescue with heavy freights, delivering beer and relief. The Sherman Company, Liquid Veneer?
Officials from Wyoming and Nebraska meet in Cheyenne to plan 180 miles of new telephone circuits this summer costing about 25000 dollars. Lines will connect Pine Bluffs to Sidney, Guernsey to Scotts Bluffs, and Lusk to Chadron, driven by rising settler demand and improved traffic settlements.
Wheatland District No. 9 held a school election at Goodrich hall voting 38,000 bonds to fund a 32,000 high school and distribute remaining funds to other schools. Mrs. Edward Lucas elected director. new school to be on Wheatland's north side to relieve crowded grades and reduce rental costs. Directors are C. W. Cropter, W. W. Wolfe, and Mrs. E. K. Lueaa.
New Orleans reports the flood situation steady with a rescue of marooned people and a closing of a crevasse at Illyria near the Mississippi. Torras crevasse water rose three inches at Morgansa as rail lines remain paralyzed by washouts and refugees flood into Baton Rouge.
The Tilbury England dock strike involving 5000 workers ends as they return to work after the Dockers Union secures employer recognition for the union in the future.
Brigadier General Daniel Brush, U S Army retired yesterday after forty eight years of service. A Civil Indian Spanish and Philippine war veteran born May 9 1848 in Illinois he held commands from Grand River Agency to the Western division headqua rters in Denver and finally led the department of California before retirement.
Traffic managers and other officials from the Santa Fe and several railroads appeared before state senate and house committees in Santa Fe to argue against passage of a three cent passenger rate law and other pending restrictive railroad measures. The report notes a local Want Ads reference and a stray calculation indicating three times 25 cents.
An old advertisement promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy claiming it restores natural hair color, prevents fading, treats dandruff and itching, and preserves a youthful appearance with a simple, harmless few applications. It urges purchase at local drug stores and promises noticeable results.
Two short term prisoners fled from the state penitentiary on Tuesday night and followed a two mile trail out of Rawlins Wyoming before jumping a westbound freight. Authorities believe they may be captured near Wamsutter or Rock Springs. One prisoner had 51 days left and the other four months. Gonzales the Mexican previously attempted escape and hid in a broom factory for a night.
In Durango Colorado on May 9, Mrs. Albert Webb assaulted Constable Frank Wilkerson with a concealed rawhide after he charged her and her husband with false charges. Webb was discharged after a preliminary hearing. the constable later received four additional blows to the head. No arrest of Mrs. Webb was reported.
Chicago May 9 Charles Knight after two months in jail awaiting a theft trial proved his innocence via a newspaper advertisement he placed. Knight found a diamond brooch in a North Side restaurant and pawned it for money to live. He redeems the item after pawnbroker alerts authorities. habeas corpus hearing frees him when ad responses are discussed.
In Grand Junction today Mrs. Michael Maloney, mother of John Maloney aged year, assaulted Mrs. Peltor Bantos in a Catholic church during the funeral for her son. Maloney struck and scratched Mrs. Santos as grief exploded, bystanders intervened to separate them.
A reader-aimed guidance column notes that most infant irritability stems from constipation. It recommends a mild laxative Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Popatab as safe for children and adults, and offers a free sample by mail from Dr. W B Caldwell of Monticello Indiana.
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