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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1916
Page
2
A compact survey of Wyoming as a mountainous border state with four quadrants of terrain, the history from Territory to statehood in 1890, and a portrait of its people, resources, irrigation, and mineral wealth. Key figures include the 1915 population of 141 708, the 21 counties, and vast agricultural and oil potential.
The Wyoming State Farming Association recalls non irrigated farming in southeastern Wyoming dating to about 1886 when two or three Swedish natives worked on the Pine Bluffs railroad section and conceived the method.
In eastern Laramie county Wyoming the Albin area north of the railroad saw a Swedish settlement grow as settlers moved into 18 townships opened to homesteading in 1907 after the Federal Land company advertised public entry. By 1908 many government lands were filed upon and families remained, with ranches like Warren Hillsdale Bilby and Mirsig among notable holdings.
On September 4 1916 about two hundred people gathered at the mouth of a marrow gorge to dedicate a monument honoring early Wyoming pioneers who crossed the plains to found homes. The speech by M K Rowell, town resident and former Albany county sheriff, recalls vast territory and the growth of Laramie county from a cattle paradise to a settled farming region with Cheyenne as the state capital. The piece underscores settlement, rail and road expansion, rising population from 20 182 in 1900 to over 30 000 by 1916, new post offices and towns, and the belief that eastern Laramie county will triple in population and production in the coming decade, with opportunities for both small ranchers and farmers.
A 1915 Cheyenne health bulletin details water supply from Crow Creek watersheds, four storage reservoirs, and Round Top filtration. It explains aeration alum coagulation sedimentation and low chlorine use to produce pure water for Fort D. A. Russell and Cheyenne. The piece argues water quality underpins public health and cites lower local death rates versus national averages.
Wyoming voters are urged to cast ballots for three distinguished citizens as presidential electors. The Casper state convention upheld high national standards, aiming for electors of prominence. The slate includes Hea A M Kreck of Buffalo, Hrock ia longtime Johnson County resident, cattle raiser and local developer. Jordan, a Cheyenne resident since 1887, originally from Maryland, is named on the ticket.
The excerpt profiles James Jordan a longtime Wyoming rancher and public servant in Cheyenne and Natrona County. It notes his cattle wealth, residence, legislative win in 1910, long service as water commissioner and school director, and appointments to the state livestock board by Governors Carey and Kendrick. It also lauds James Smith of Natrona County as a respected live stock and ranching figure influential in central Wyoming and Balt Creek development.
News from New York reports a chaotic scene as President Wilson’s train reached Altoona amid rain and crowded crowds.Officials allege rail officials buried a boomerang to hinder the gathering, while workers claimed orders from superiors guided the dismissal of cheering citizens and thousands faced a delayed greeting. The incident prompted expected repercussions for railroad management and public relations.
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