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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1918
Page
7
Garden beans fall into two classes field and garden beans. Garden beans are harvested in the immature pod, with varieties like Improved Golden Wax and Stringless Green Pod favored. They need free soil, 18 inches between rows, seeds sown 6 inches apart, and shallow burial. Cultivate lightly and avoid wet foliage.
Highland Colony Sunday school reorganized at Capitol Vista school with EB J Sorenson as superintendent for the year. Meeting at three oclock p m invites all. A program by Hines school and Capitol Vista school delighted parents and friends. The Round Top school attended. The Economics club met at Mrs A Johns home. next meeting with Mrs Jamieson on May 1. Capitol Vista Grange meets Friday April 26 at 9 p m. Farmers enjoy a forced vacation due to cold weather.
Washington reports Spain continues to ignore a recent ship agreement with the United States raising the prospect of a broad embargo on all exports to Spain. The persistent refusal could prompt U S action if not resolved.
After leaving Cheyenne at noon, a Union Pacific special train carrying the allroad heats arrived in Laramie at 2 PM. A mass meeting and parade followed at 3 PM with the UP band joining the procession. William Jeffers could not attend due to a Denver call. other officials planned to travel further west toward Hanna.
News from the western rail system notes a McAdoo directive to prepare time cards eliminating many passenger trains. William M. Jeffers of Asian Pacific could not estimate arrival or which trains would consolidate. Rumors suggest heavy consolidation impacting the roadway while lighter trains stay.
Police report a Black woman identified as Mrs. Foulk wrecked the women's cell after incarceration for drunkenness. She tore the iron bed, ripped bedding, pulled bricks from walls, and scattered debris for about two hours before finally sleeping on bedding. Officers strapped her with a belt but it had no effect. The exact charge awaits announcement.
Classified ads seek capable salesmen for Wyoming and nearby territories with commissions and travel expenses paid during training. Offers include substantial earnings, expense coverage, and opportunities in door to door and direct selling roles. Addresses in Cleveland Chicago Cincinnati and Detroit areas are listed for applications.
Charles M. Highsmith a veteran Union Pacific engineer and his fireman operated the railroad’s special train from Omaha to Laramie. He has served on every division of the line and knows much of the roadbed. Officials call the trip a remarkable feat.
The Department of the Interior announces a land office sale notice for Evanston district on April 10, 1913. Applications from homesteaders and settlers are invited, with locations and parcels to be described at the land office.
Thomas W. Boyer and Guy Sterling of Salt Lake City seek a lease under the 1917 act for potassium bearing lands in Sweetwater County Wyoming. Land areas include multiple tracts in Sections 4 10 12 14 and 24 Township 24 North Range 102 West with serial number 6620. Public notice runs thirty days from April 16 1918 in the Wyoming State Leader.
Franklin K. Lane secretary of the interior has been asked to address gatherings in Denver and Pueblo on the Americanization of aliens. The request came after a Colorado division meeting of the Americanization movement chaired by Prof. George Morlin.
Sealed proposals by the Wyoming State Highway Commission are due by noon May 1 1918 for 6.76 miles Hat Creek Warren road in Niobrara County 1.5 miles Carter Lyman road in Uinta County and 4.87 miles Big Piney road in Lincoln County Plans and forms may be viewed at the State Highway Engineer in Cheyenne or the County Clerk offices. Proposals require a five percent bid bond in cash draft or certified check. Separate proposals may be made for bridges on the Fite road. Bids opened publicly at the stated place. Right of rejection reserved.
The administrator of the Patrick Seals estate in Cheyenne Wyoming invites creditors and claimants to present their claims for allowance by March 22, 1938. Claims failing to be proven within one year from March 22, 1938 may be barred. Claims should be filed with Donselman and Piggott at Carey Block Seventeenth Street.
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