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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1919
Page
31
Oranges, apples, grapes, bananas and Florida fruit arrive in fresh assortment. Lemons and coconuts priced per dozen and each. Home made cakes offered Saturday. Also root vegetables and cabbage on sale. Fresh potatoes available.
Nobel naturalist John Burroughs, longtime friend of Theodore Roosevelt, marked his eighty second birthday at his son Julian Burroughs home. He read congratulatory messages from many including children and enjoyed time with his three grandchildren.
London April 4 The average wage of the ordinary farm laborer rose during the war from 3 50 a week to about 6 75 a week. The Board of Agriculture reports evidence of farm laborers recognizing their value and seeking organization. Before the war wages were too low to pay union fees but postwar trends show strong unionization interest.
Pensions for disabled soldiers widows and orphans will be included in the Germany reparations bill. The relief is charged under armistice provisions with a large share of the estimated 50.6 billion. Britain may face the largest pension item while the United States will not claim under this plan.
King Albert of Belgium appeared before the four power council in Paris accompanied by Paul Hymans to discuss Belgian affairs. Reparation and territorial ambitions were the main topics presented, with Wilson’s absence from the meeting noted though he had conferred with King Albert and Colonel House on Belgium’s case.
American dairy cattle will be sent to devastated districts in France to aid children’s health. Over 400 pure bred cows, bought by the French high commission and selected by U S Department of Agriculture experts, depart from New York to Havre on a special transport amid urgent milk demand.
General Marushevsky, commander of the Wesi an anti Bolshevik forces in northern Russia, issued a proclamation in Archangel offering Bolshevik sympathizers safe conduct to surrender or face consequences after April 10. The notice sets a deadline through April for turning themselves in or facing military action.
Paul Milazzo, a veteran shoemaker who previously farmed near Chugwater, has moved to the city and opened Shoe Repairing Shop No. 1 on Carey Avenue.
Proskunov Ukraine April 4 The Ukrainian leader Simon Petlura told an AP correspondent in private that Kiev should be retaken and urged alignment with the Entente rather than Germany. He said Bolshevik rule corrupts and bribed his soldiers, undermining Kiev with Chinese troops and raising hopes of a future recapture.
New York reports soldiers returning from over there collecting keepsakes to show the war’s reality for their children. Items include iron crosses shell fragments knives watches and bullet bits. A field hospital unit gathered bullets from twenty men who died, though their grisly mementos may not please many recipients.
Charles Fleming returns from Laramie and Pershing Heights water mains extend. City employees were paid yesterday. Central avenue viaduct flooring completed by W J Wilpeck. Sheriff Roach of Platte County visited en route to Wheatland from Rawlins state penitentiary. Pine Bluffs merchant Charles Johnson transacts business. Mrs Sam Brown leaves Brown farm Chugwater district. Union Pacific depot waiting rooms floors repaired. Undersheriff Lon C G Davis visited Pine Bluffs. Plains Auto Company offers battery service and charging. Governor Carey and Mrs Carey visit Carcellhet and return Monday. Knight Campbell Music front completed on West Seventeenth. Tim Noss of Nock River visits. Mr and Mrs Harry P Hymis and C W Hirsig return from Denver. Lee A Root of Torrington attends to business. Front of Knight Campbell Music Co. new quarters installed. Charles Mason Wheatland attends to business. Harry Hunt returns from Laramie. Roy J White offers 12 lessons in popular music and ragtime at Plains Hotel. Representative and Mrs Harry Hunter depart Cheyenne for Denver.
Detroit residents head to the polls Monday to decide if the city will own and operate its street railways. A 60 percent vote is required to ratify the purchase of the Detroit United Railways lines and property, with a $41,000,000 price set as the compromise. The city would take over by July 1, paying $15,000,000 upfront and financing the rest from earnings.
Salvation Army plans recreation huts to replace saloons as gathering spots in western states. By July 4, Chicago will get several huts with libraries, games, gymnasiums and showers staffed by trained attendants. Women welcome. offerings include ice cream soda coffee and doughnuts at cost.
The state veterinarian left the capital yesterday for Sheridan County to investigate a suspected scabies outbreak among cable workers. He will be absent for several days while conducting the inquiry and examining local conditions.
A reader testimonial from Hancock Michigan extols Foley Gall Tablets as a reliable laxative that addresses indigestion biliousness and constipation. The letter claims strong digestion benefits and a noticeable stomach and liver tone improvement.
Governor Hobby plans an informal conference in Laredo with the governors of three Mexican border states. The meeting aims to improve friendly relations and reduce border tensions, addressing issues that have caused disturbances across the Rio Grande frontier.
The War Department states no advices have reached from Archangel district. The reports from London last night depicted a grave situation for American and British forces in north Russia, but official word is awaited.
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