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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1910
Page
15
A collage of business notices and professional listings in Cheyenne include restaurants, attorneys, a plumber, painting services, an architect, and a funeral director. Railroad schedules for several lines and the Anchor Line directed to New York and Naples are also published with agent contact details.
Proclamation by the Laramie County Board of Commissioners announces a general election to be held November 2, 1976, in all precincts of Laramie County Wyoming. It lists offices to be filled including Governor Secretary of State State Auditor Treasurer Superintendent of Public Instruction and various county officials. Also on the ballot are proposed amendments to Article XV Section 9 of the Wyoming Constitution regarding the State Board of Mineralization. Signed by WM. Storey Chairman and C Edward Artist County Clerk. Nov 6.
In Fordham a four year old girl Ethel Elswick died after her clothing caught fire from a torch made from a rolled up newspaper. A neighbor boy nicknamed Sammy chased the children and is now being sought by police as the others name him as the likely cause.
Classified items include an $100 business listing in Cheyenne with weekly profit, land for sale at $26 per acre, multiple house listings with prices from $2500 to $8750, a tax notice demanding payment by November 18 1910 under threat of distress, and a Cheyenne bid invitation for a Timothy Dyer store building due October 29 1914 with plans available from architect Wm Dubois and a right to reject bids.
Public notices and classified requests outline rates for cash and credit ads, job seekers, and lost items. The page lists employment inquiries for stenographers, agents promoting a Roosevelt work, lost overcoat near Eddy street, park dump haul, and county road objections with deadlines in 1916.
A. J. Summerfield, cashier of Merchant's National Bank of Lehigh Oklahoma robs 2500 then surrenders to U S marshal in New Orleans. He cites inability to endure fugitive life. Also notes a 1100 mile balloon flight from St Louis to Ville Marie and a drifting ship reported toward Quebec forests.
Williamsburg Pennsylvania October 21 Samuel Mundorf faced an angry crowd over alleged plans to elope with another man's wife. He was ridden on a rail and treated roughly before promising not to return to Williamsburg.
Max Greenstein, a Pueblo saloonkeeper, was dragged from a buggy by two masked highwaymen and robbed of diamonds worth about $1,000 while returning from a hunting trip with Louis Bruno, who is being investigated. Two other suspects are in custody. Observer notes Bruno suggested the trip.
A local ad from J. Bestbouk of 419 West Ath Street offers to estimate plumbing and heating work and provide prices on material and labor. The note promises to calculate the best combination of price and quality for the customer.
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