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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1918
Page
10
In Paris classrooms, girls and boys pursue practical studies from cooking to sewing, aided by wartime need. The visit notes earnest work, the interlude of singing the national anthem, and a broadening of female education amid the war effort. Students help soldiers, organize clubs, and press on with commences planning and junior Red Cross efforts.
The district announces a one hour earlier start Monday to adjust with clock changes. New English teacher Mrs John Pertiam replaces Miss Julia Porter. Mr Macpherson has no successor yet in manual training. A Cheyenne Art association exhibit raised 115 for new school pictures. Several staff shifts and hospitalizations affect classes as night courses continue.
In Fort ColAans Colorado the public school teachers are to receive higher wages as the board of education debates an expanded salary roll. The cost of living rise is cited, with total increases expected around seven thousand dollars though final amounts await decisions. Many teachers may accept higher offers elsewhere as the board considers immediate appointments.
In April, authorities announced a loan increase totalling 4.4 million dollars. The rate was raised by a quarter percent as part of ongoing financial adjustments.
Books from Wyoming reach 15 000 volume target with 4000 to 5000 donated by Cheyenne residents. American Library Association leads national drive aiding soldiers and sailors. Cheyenne public library adds 250 new works this year and loans average 90 per day for adults and 50 for juveniles. Rural districts receive 20 book boxes for teachers and farmers with three month loans. A new catalogue will list subjects authors and titles.
Fort Collins Colorado April 4 Colorado Southern announces April 7 timetable changes to secure more business by aligning trains from the north and south. The northbound train from Greeley will arrive earlier at 6 30 and depart 7, while the Billings line train will shift to 7 30, easing late arrivals and drawing riders from Denver Cheyenne and surrounding connections.
In Big Piney April 1 report, Jim Williams, about 77 years old, skis fourteen miles in a day and feels fine the next morning. The Piney Examiner notes his健 health and endurance as evidence of his remarkable endurance for his age.
An educational rally was held in Carpenter on Friday drawing Governor Hous and T B McDenough from the state superintendent's office. The event urged expanding the state's educational system toward practical training and extending school operations, with a patriotic address by Governor Hous. A luncheon followed and nearby town teams staged basketball games for attendees.
A Cody Idaho or Washington State clipping reports a letter containing a $50 check to cover three months of the Herald subscription, sent to the director of publicity for a Liberty loan committee. The county editor expresses astonishment at the support and pledges continued publicity within editorial bounds.
Sheridan Wyoming April 1 Jessie Edith Eckerson 10 died at home of parents Mr and Mrs Pred A Eckerson 440 West Brundage after short illness measles then pneumonia. Survived by brother Glen Eckerson member of 148th FA battalion now at Camp Hill Newport News VA. Funeral at Reedy chapel Sunday 2 pm Rev CF Fisher officiating burial Mt Hope cemetery.
In Highland Colony residents hosted visitors including Mrs Prank Foon Miss Jail Williams and Miss Thelma Garhes at the Adamson home on Saturday. Sunday afternoon brought communal treats and readings by Minard Layek and Mrs Masel Nash. Governor Hovx spoke at Capital Vigta school urging support for a dry Wyoming in November 1915.
A brief United Press item notes a movement or gain in Palatine with sparse details, mentioning an April date and maleate context. Further readable data are limited in the fragment.
A horse entering the outskirts of Pinedale Wyoming on a Friday evening fell and broke its leg. It was shot to end its suffering. The horse bolted with the rider, Shaffer, who worked for A. P. Sommers on Green River and the animal belonged to Mr. Lorimers. Shaffer said the horse stepped into a hole or ditch in a deep mud and threw him.
RAWLINS Wyoming April 1 three men are killed at a railroad crossing in under a week after two more deaths in the yards. A man named Pat Shannahan from Ireland who had worked in the railroad shops and on the roads died after running in front of a moving train.
Fort Collins residents endured several hours of blackout as a pole fire sparked by high tension lines caused a power outage from 11 30 am to after 2 pm. Wires fell in a tangled mass between here and Loveland, cutting power to Port Lipton and surrounding areas.
Gov Frank L Houx appointed water superintendents to oversee proper water distribution in the state. The list includes District 1 W Carey Cambria District 2 W Patch Beftelo District 4 Fred Fimekaa Buffalo District 4 C Morrow Big Horn District 11 Madamkin Andrew Hoagden Parkman District 8 Peeene Brown Fubyy Uiktoy Dietedet District 4 John Kent Rook Bovings District 2 Geo Mourne Cokeville District 3 William Newton Mountain View District 4 James Morganson Branston District 6 D M Twitchell Viola District 17 Loke Haretfork George W Merritt Bedford.
The annual meeting of the Wyoming Stork Grower Association will be held in Kemmet City on Wednesday April 10 1018 at 6 oclock. The agenda includes election of officers and discussion of other business. Signed by Secretary AlicH Smith.
Fire at 1509 Second Avenue Grebley destroyed a grain separator and a wooden shed plus damaged an outhouse and a neighbor’s shed. Value of the separator set at 1000 with building damage over 100. Winds sent sparks across the yard as nine small structures burned within 100 feet. Firemen and informants noted hot ashes as the likely cause.
Albany county food administrator reports a restaurant manager gave away nine 100 pound sacks of wheat substitutes to the Cathedral Home. The man may be charged for evading the law. He must use substitutes to save flour, not resell them for other purposes.
Fragmentary notice from Dedioath Hall Rawlins April invites attendance for a Bremns event. Text is garbled but indicates a community gathering with attendees and friends expected.
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