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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1920
Page
15
The seventeen year old Miss Minter, a rising star of Realart Pictures, receives thousands of letters daily from fans worldwide. A warm secretary handles acknowledgments while her guardian mother manages contracts. The fan correspondence elevates her to the nation’s top letter recipient in show business.
Sheridan plans a flat $25 occupation tax to cover the 1920 deficit and a $300 yearly fee for motion picture houses. The system aims to equal about one third of Cheyenne rates. Officials note ample snow, potential irrigation growth, Osage oil activity, and new buildings as New Castle booms. Sheridan also shifts to a metered water system to strengthen finances.
Snow and high winds spread across the Southwest on Easter, with reports to the weather bureau noting heavy snowfall in spots. John Brown's grave site in North Elba, New York, has been sold along with the associated farm, a monument recently added to mark the grave.
Menu details show a Sunday dinner service at the YWCA Caferella located at 211 West 19th Street. Items include veal broth with noodles, fricasse of veal, roast leg of lamb, pork loin with apple sauce, snowflake potatoes, Harvard beets, spinach, cauliflower in cream, June peas, Virginia sweet potatoes, pond lily fruit, fresh tomato pies, rhubarb, loganberry, mil cream, and breakfast and lunch offerings. Serving hours listed from 2:00 to 7:00 PM with a 11:45 to 1:00 window.
Washington April 2 Senate action on an amendment by Senator Kendrick raised funding for experimental farms at Archer and Sheridan. Initial House reductions were corrected by the Agriculture Committee to 159000 for this year, then Kendrick pushed for 410000 more, but with Warren’s support the final Senate increase stood at 10000, restoring the level from the last agricultural bill.
Attorney General Palmer ordered an investigation into an alleged illegal combination among cotton dealers to depress prices. United States Attorney Alexander at Atlanta is to examine charges that dealers conspired to reduce cotton prices by manipulating grade differentials under the Sherman act. The government will take appropriate action after facts are developed.
Senator Warren announced Colonel Thomas Buchanan Dugan of Washington DC will assume command at Fort Russell, replacing Colonel McNamee who is on leave. Dugan recently led at Camp Reed Pennsylvania as supplies brigadier general. The change follows temporary command by Colonel Bigelow under General Poore. Ackerman concludes European conditions strained by a delayed Senate. Lynchings occurred in most states between 1889 and 1948.
Sunshine Chorus directed by Mr. Lewis presented a 300 child program in Cheyenne with songs recitations and exercises to an estimated 1 000 attendees. The demonstration included a sleight of hand vase act teaching salvation and the Dr Lewis method discussed by Dr Bulgin in closing remarks.
About 50 percent of Cheyenne’s water inspection work is done. William Petrie reports the area between the Union Pacific railroad and Twenty-ninth Street east of O’Neil Street has been surveyed, while the remaining town has not. He calls the process slow and declines to estimate additional time required.
Joseph Dunkas and George R Gunther two youths who earlier held up the night man and stole an automobile in the Dinneen garage pleaded guilty before Judge William C Mentzer in district court and were remanded to sheriff custody. Sentence to be pronounced later. Dunkas had signified a guilty plea earlier while Gunther initially pleaded not guilty then changed his mind.
About ten thousand Latter Day Saints from around the world gather in Salt Lake City for the 90th annual three day general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The gathering opens tomorrow at the tabernacle and will conclude on Tuesday evening April 6, the church's founding date in 1830 at Seneca New York. Heber J. Grant presides over the council.
The Twelve Apostles, except Elder Reed Smoot and Elder George Albert Smith, will likely attend nearly all meetings in Washington during the visit.
A deputation of Eastern business men will visit Cheyenne tomorrow. At 42 o clock they will be guests of honor at a Plains hotel luncheon and at 7 30 p m address the public in support of the Interchurch World Movement at the Methodist Episcopal church. Capt Harry Henderson chairs the committee urging others to attend.
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