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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
2
Buffalo suffers beer shortage for about ten days as railroad access falters and freight from Sheridan and Mearmont proves essential. Four and six horse teams haul Sheridan Export in relief, restoring Buffalo’s beverage supply amid dire thirst.
Officials from Wyoming and Nebraska met in Cheyenne to plan 180 miles of new copper circuits this summer at about 25000 dollars. Lines will connect Pine Bluffs Wyoming to Sidney Nebraska, Guernsey Wyoming to Scottsbluff, and Lusk Wyoming to Chadron Nebraska, aiding growing settlements and dry farming areas.
Wheatland District No. 9 voters approved 33800 in bonds to finance a 32000 high school with remainder for district projects. Mrs. Edward Lucas elected director as the district plans a north side site to provide classrooms now rented. Directors named C W Cutrer W W Wolfe and Mrs E K Lueaa.
New Orleans report notes rescue of marooned person and closing of a crevasse at Illyria near the Mississippi river mouth. Water rose three inches at Morgangsa and railroads in the region remain paralyzed by washouts. Refugees continue to flood Baton Rouge.
Five thousand dock workers return to work at Tilbury England after the Dockers Union brokered settlement. Employer agrees to recognize the union in the future.
Brigadier General Daniel Brush U S A retired yesterday after forty eight years of duty spanning Civil Indian Spanish and Philippine wars. Born May 9 1848 in Illinois Brush served across frontier duty Yellowstone and Tongue River campaigns with Custer and Stanley. He led at El Caney around Santiago in Cuba 1898 and served in Luzon before rising to brigadier general in 1904 and administering departments in the Pacific and California regions.
Traffic managers and other officials from the Santa Fe lines and several other railroads appeared at a public hearing in Santa Fe before state senate and house committees. They argued against passage of a three cent passenger rate law and other restrictive railroad measures now pending. The piece mentions a state Want Ads intermediary and a stray arithmetic note about three times 25 cents.
An old advertising fragment touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to restore natural color, prevent further gray, and improve complexion. It promises dandruff relief and a healthier scalp after a few applications and urges purchase at local shops or mail order.
Two short term prisoners fled from the state penitentiary Tuesday night and chased west for about two miles before boarding a freight train. Authorities believe they may be captured near Wamsutter or Rock Springs. One inmate had 51 days left and the other four months. Gonzales, a Mexican inmate, previously attempted escape and was sheltered briefly in a broom factory.
In Durango on May 9 Mrs. Albert Webb assaulted Constable Frank Wilkerson with a concealed rawhide after an arrest dispute over alleged stolen equipment. Webb, wife of a Fort Lewis rancher, struck him multiple times at the First National Bank area while Webb faced preliminary charges that led to Webb's discharge.
Charles Knight, jailed two months on theft suspicions, proved innocence via a newspaper advert he placed after finding a diamond brooch in a North Side restaurant. Pawnbroker and Artmueller case details led to Knight regaining freedom in habeas corpus proceedings before Judge Petit.
In Grand Junction yesterday during a Catholic funeral services, Mrs Michael Maloney mother of John Maloney aged around ten, allegedly struck and scratched Mrs Santos in a frenzy of grief. The clash occurred as the b year old son of Mrs Peltor Bantos, an Italian, was involved in the shooting death of John Maloney.
A 1925 Pueblo Colorado family notice advertises Dr Caldwell’s Eupopata laxative as a mild remedy for infant and family constipation. It claims quick relief for headaches dullness and indigestion from bowels. Free sample bottle offered by mail from Dr Caldwell in Monticello Indiana.
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