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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1910
Page
4
The article argues a slate led by Carey and allies will outshine rivals in the upcoming state election. It praises candidates Gibson Houx Whedon Bird and Forsythe for independence and competence, while criticizing opponents for private interests. It frames the Democrats as the cleaner, broader ticket.
A heated letter accuses the Tribune of repeating false claims about Laramie county Union Pacific property valuation. It charges deliberate mendacity and accuses officials of improper tax assessments in 1909, asserting misapplied deductions and legal misinterpretation by an assessor.
The 1909 Laramie County assessment included railroad property excluded by law, causing a referral to the state board of equalization. The state board’s certification allegedly caused taxes to be missed, not the county commissioners. The city of Cheyenne could not fully avoid taxing the Union Pacific assets, while the county was limited to a narrow class of railroad property.
A letter signed "A Good Republican" attacks State Veterinarian William I. Pflaeging anonymously, claiming a missing check. The State Leader demands named, substantiated accusations with accountability behind them and notes officials have refuted anonymous insinuations in past exposures.
Ledger shows cost of running Laramie County government during last eighteen months under Republican control at 161 540 07 dollars. Democratic board's first eighteen months cost 149 797 67 dollars with a saving of 11 543 40 dollars. The taxpayer is urged to consider this factual accounting opposing slander by critics.
Washington plans include a huge fisheries bureau aquarium a state dining room and a law library in three department buildings south of the treasury with total estimated cost 7 750 000 for architecture competitions covering state justice commerce and labor. President Taft approves civil service voting rights while Rhodes scholarship papers distribute and corn crop outlook lifts stock market with renewed confidence in western farmers and eastern politics.
Oct 24 New York welfare workers urge ending messenger boys shifts after 10 pm to protect youths from harmful nightly exposure. They argue badges and access to city life at night invite moral and physical risk and call for a substitute for midnight and pre-dawn hours.
New York observers report heavy feeding of birds in Central Park as birds begin their southward migration. Audubon enthusiasts gather to help protect and guide feathered flocks while farmers fear a looming seventeen year locust pest next spring. Local custodians note the start of Phoebe birds in the city parks and efforts to safeguard them during their migratory journey.
Voters in the city and Laramie county are urged to register on October 27 and 28 to meet legal requirements for the November 8 election. About fifteen hundred to two thousand residents are not yet registered. Registration books are at Dinneen's garage in the First ward, the Industrial Club in the Second ward, and the Court House annex in the Third ward.
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