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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1918
Page
17
Readers can obtain the garden primer from the National War Garden Commission by sending two cent stamps. The article explains growing onions from sets and seed, including planting depth, spacing, weed control, and storing bulbs for winter. It notes high onion prices may favor seed sowing and early starts like hotbeds or window boxes.
Miss Agnes Hakes of Riverton plans business studies after a Monday visit to the Woods home. The Anna Gordon Union met with Mrs. D. A. Jones. attendance was good and no program was prepared. A Red Cross club was formed by Roy Jensen’s group at 201 West Sixth Street with Laula Kalber as president.
Names and activities abound as residents attend dinners farewell events and visits..property improvements include cement walks around homes on Van Lannen Street and around Central property. Several family illnesses are noted along with travel plans to Chanulo Kansas and Philadelphia. navy leave and relatives visiting from New York and Utah are mentioned.
Camp Kearny San Diego April 13 A YMCA led vocational education effort asks Portioeth division soldiers what they will do after the war. Rev C Belcetman of a Los Angeles church directs a week long program to help men select postwar trades and training suited to their interests and abilities.
Casper Wyoming April 13 The Casper Brick and Tile company a Casper based corporation begins operation at a new ultra modern brick works north of Casper with plans to ship by April 25 The plant will produce building bricks tiles heat units hollow blocks and specialty brick and tile The company holds sole rights to Health Unit Tile across Wyoming eight counties in South Dakota and nine counties in Nebraska The facility features advanced machinery and a miniature rail system for product transport The officers include H L Welton president George J Wagner vice president Peter Holden treasurer M F Grows secretary and B Bailey assistant manager with supervision by M F Goss who has brick works experience in Wyoming and Colorado
Private August Schoetl, descended three generations from Archduke Leopold of Austria, serves in the Fortieth Division at Camp Kearny San Diego. He sought discharge after learning his Austrian parentage but Major General Frederick Strong commuted action, praising his dedication to the United States. Schoetl, former USC student and former page in Berlin court, pursued citizenship before the war and was drafted after naturalization stalled.
Weather permitting, shearing will begin in most pens in the section not Monday. Sheepmen report good wintering with little loss and expect a lighter spring clip due to late previous shearing.
A fragment notes men urged to prepare for military service and a special registration process for those seeking special study, asking them to fill out forms and fit into programs.
In Greeley Colorado on April 13 twenty eight carloads of potatoes shipped in a heavy day for two weeks were sold at 50 to 60 cents with most near 60. Many feeders are feeding potatoes directly on farms and at 20 cents a hundred in dugouts unsorted. Costs of sacks storage and hauling eat much of the margin, while feeding values show fattening potency with 1.1 percent carbohydrates 16.7 percent proteins and 1 percent fat versus sugar beets at 1.3 percent carbohydrates 9.8 percent fat. College analyses note feed value and breeders report potatoes sent for feeding to county agents and to Port Collins. The report mentions a steer feed equivalence and fact that spuds are moved by rail to avoid choking hazards.
A fragment from Cassell's Gaturcay Journal suggests a refined woman and a wary view of judging by appearances. The dialogue implies readiness and confidence in a character named Jovel, with a playful editorial edge.
Dr. Sylvester Ky Loy, chemistry professor at the University of Wyoming, resigns effective July 1 to enter commercial business in Wyoming. He joined as agricultural experiment station chemist in 1911 and became professor in 1918, with degrees from Franklin and Marshall and Johns Hopkins.
Rayfeld Gomez a Spaniard was arrested Friday evening by Sheriff Mossberg on sedition charges after audacious remarks against the United States at the Sheridan Inn. He allegedly cursed the French and United States while praising German aims during a conversation with Tony Marry, who urged restraint. County Attorney J L Gravers filed sworn statements and forwarded copies to the U S district attorney.
The War Department announced a reorganization of the general staff consolidating the storage and traffic division with the purchasing and supplies division. General Goethals, now acting quartermaster, will lead the new department of purchasing, storage and traffic. Brig. Gen. Pierce remains with the War Industries Board, and Col. Hugh Johnson will succeed him in the purchase branch.
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