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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1918
Page
8
The county is advancing the pest house project on the poor farm grounds west of the city. Walls are up and work is progressing at a favorable rate. The new ward will address diseases such as diphtheria typhoid fever and smallpox, with Cheyenne hospitals unable to treat these cases.
The Red Star benefit concert scheduled for Thursday night is postponed because Lingile Millard is ill and Mina Millard is also suffering a nervous collapse. Chowe, the concert organizer, announced a later date would be set.
Fragmentary items note a pair of elephants or items weighing about 1100 each and a call to contact Leader Gifflee. A rental notice offers a four room unit with an easy payment plan linked to a Citizens National Bank advertisement.
City hall announces bids will be advertised soon for a new rest house at the cemetery rear. The stone building with brick backing will have two rooms for men and women and share the vault roof. Also planned are improvements to the cemetery exponent house with a bathroom and sewer connections.
Large nitrate plant No 2 under construction will produce thirty tons daily via air nitrogen fixation and coke its own power, employing 15 000 by completion. A 60 000 horsepower hydroelectric system will power the operation with Dam No 2 on the Tennessee River. The project includes a 120 000 horsepower pump and plans for a second dam forming a vast lake.
Purman surveys the Washington club at southern training camps. The page notes Johnson as ace starter with Ainsmith backing him, plus Harper, Shaw, Craft, Ayers, Wingling, Dumont, Engle, and Lynch in pitching. Lavan, Levan, Mongan, Foster, and Mamie supply infield and outfield depth but batting may lag. Griff's squad risks second division without stronger hitting.
The text outlines bold plans for national security and industrialization, urging guaranteed munition supply, fertilizer and food crop boosts, and vast military readiness. It claims ammonia nitrate driven fertilizer, fuel savings, and rapid industrial expansion across districts.
The data shows a p m 6 a m temperature of 45 F with 54 percent humidity and a west northwest wind. Normal and actual mean temperatures are 47 and 41 degrees, respectively. Highest 88 F at 3 p m and lowest 24 F at 2 40 a m. Precipitation since January 1 is 4 40 inches, normal 2 63 inches.
The ad urges readers to buy Liberty loan bonds through Citizens National Bank, prompting quick action today. The message emphasizes bank support in financing the Liberty bond program and invites customers to visit the bank for assistance.
T F Clark, proprietor of the Newport studio, says he received no personal card from his son Paul A Clark who is in the army. The card simply reads It have wr ved safely overseas and explains cards are sent to inform families of safe arrival.
The city reports ongoing work on Pioneer avenue and other streets being scraped and graded. Officials say continued improvements will be completed as fast as possible, with announcements at the city hall about the project and payment terms.
Federal food administration extends curtailment of sugar and flour with new order from Washington. No sugar to manufacturers of essential food products started since Jan 1 1918 without approval by the food administration. Prohibition on licensed dealers trading in live or freshly killed hens extended to April 19. Signed Theodore Piers.
Paris reports successful French raids at Butte-du-Meanil Tahure and Flirey with American artillery nearby. Mutual shelling continues on the Somme and Oise fronts as an enemy attack six miles north of Verdun is repelled.
U P employees in Wyoming purchase bonds totaling 202000 in subscriptions, with 41 percent of the division taking party based bonds. A total of 200 separate bonds have been sold, indicating many men favor smaller denominations over one large bond.
The family expresses deep gratitude to friends and neighbors for the support during the illness and death of our dear one. Special thanks are given to the Woodmen of World and Mrs. J. W. Griffin and family for their help and sympathy.
At last night’s regular session the Industrial club added seven new members the Devine Grain company Louis Lipson R W Bellrose Lane Joan McWlyan H L Davis and C E Davis A letter from the army ordnance chief urged posting notices on salaries and qualifications for skilled draftsmen and inspectors as the branch needs workers and the club will assist though trained personnel are scarce in Cheyenne.
A prominent man credits his wife as the source of his success and guidance. The piece urges women to overcome fatigue and pains by using a tonic, specifically praising the Lordin Birche Vegetable Compound as a centuries old remedy restoring health and happiness.
Residents of the city report a night terror as a group of auto mobile joy-riders roamed the lake district shouting and firing about twenty shots. Police say no injuries or reports of shots fired were received, though several holes were found.
The British labor commission, after two months touring the United States, leaves for England with a pledge that American labor will loyally back President Wilko in wartime. Walter A. Appleton, spokesman for British labor leaders, says American labor stands at the core of the nation’s war effort.
April 17 report from the front describes heavy fighting south of Boramné as Varanch forces clash with Neyon and Amieam allies near Hangaiod Seise Meret. Beitieh and Asyeench defenders struggle to hold a position along the frontline while a new assault is prepared.
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