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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
5
J H McCune and party arrived in Cheyenne from Denver in a twelve passenger car, averaging 35 to 40 miles an hour. Local business and society notices list visitors from Casper Glenrock and Denver, with multiple mentions of shops and services.
Londoners eagerly await the theatrical season despite air raids. Miss Tithers, a leading favorite, will headline Drury Lane's "Best of Luck" as the drama opens.
A new Bran Foods product claims to meet dietary laxative needs with bran and whole wheat grain, providing a digestible body-building food. It suggests serving with milk cream or fruits and notes production at Niagara Falls New York.
Police raided mike pilfis coffee house at 304 west fifteenth street last night around 9 30 pm arresting fifteen Greeks on gambling charges. Seventeen men were inside. two escaped. Pilfis posted 100 bond others 25.
Paul Sullivan of this city learned yesterday that his father's brother had died in Meadville Penn He was the last of the older generation his father who died about a year ago was the only other one left then
Grant Junction Colo Sept 22 The High Line canal will be drained to search for the body of Mrs Harry St Clair who disappeared from her home on Tuesday Her friends and relatives believe she may have drowned herself while in a mental cloud
The police chief and Major Karapa nos the military governor with a unit of the Thirty first regiment are said to have joined the uprising. Berlin officials say Reichstag elections will not occur during the war and the current party alignments will persist. Kaiser Wilhelm arrived at the Kovel front as Von Hindenburg readies a Russian drive.
Jack Dillon formerly of Leadville Colorado and Margaret Clarkin are to be arraigned before U S Commissioner B W Gill on charges of violating the Mann white slave act. Dillon once served as ticket agent for the Colorado and Southern at Leadville and allegedly transported Clarkin to the Cheyenne restricted district this week. Police say Clarkin has been supporting him. A public sale notice from The State Leader lists sale items and an address for the business manager in Cheyenne.
The Independent poll of readers across forty two states shows Wilson with 146 votes or 64 percent while Hughes has 61. Other candidates include Hanly Benson and several undisclosed voters making up 229 letters. Commentators note Wilson’s appeal rests on his record and perceived humanitarianism.
The F B S King Brothers, based in Laramie, captured every first prize in the Rambouillet class at the Springfield Illinois fair this week. The flock will move to the Missouri state fair in Sedalia next week. Additional shipments included six bucks to Gilbreath and Sons in Monte Vista Colorado one to Dig Springs Texas and one to Sanders in Buffalo Montana. State Leader want ads bring regalta.
In New York on Sept 7 the Union League club plans a reception on Oct 3 to bridge a rift in the Republican party. Elihu Root and William J. Wilcox arrange the event inviting Taft and Roosevelt with Hughes as a guest. Roosevelt and Taft agreed to attend the receiving line.
Among Cheyenne women invited to the State Federation of Women’s Clubs convention in Sheridan in October are Mrs. R. A. Morton Miss Frances Davis Miss Edith K. O. Clark Mrs. J. F. Carey Mrs. J. F. Jenkins Mrs. D. M. Curley Mrs. J. Walton Mrs. Gibson Clark Mrs. C. S. Atherly Mrs. William Hinrichs Mrs. I. S. Bartlett Mrs. Mark Cox Mrs. H. B. Gates Mrs. I. C. Jefferis and Miss Margaret Burdick.
The report describes a large dam with a 276 foot wall length and crest elevation of 193 feet, four 10 foot diameter tunnel outlets, and gates controlling 8 000 cubic feet per second. Built for flood control and irrigation, the dam spans Blewra county to irrigate 320 000 acres and 520 000 acres in the Rio Grande valley. Authorities note resilience to earthquakes and dismiss threats of sabotage.
Announcement notes the taxi service previously at Sands' Drug Store has relocated to Varry Wilson's Cigar Store, contact via phone TOUW.
The article describes an irrigation plan extending 130 miles below the dam. Under a treaty with Mexico the United States will deliver 20 000 feet of water annually at no cost. Mexico waives all rights to Rio Grande waters from the New Mexico Chihuahua line to Fort Quallman Texas about 76 miles. Farmers initially agreed to pay 40 dollars per acre irrigated to cover costs, but costs rose and a new plan was pushed to cap farmer charges at 20 dollars per acre with the rest covered by the government following Senator Fall’s bill in the Senate.
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