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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1920
Page
3
Fragmentary text references county affairs including revenue, sale, and April dates. Mentions tourist estate, building erection, electric ranges, and officials. Readable facts are scarce. core details and entities are unclear.
District court room fixtures finished and first criminal cases begun led by Jackson Lewis facing child desertion charges. Snowball play disrupted by melting slush as Cheyenne recovers from blizzard with street clearing, school reopenings, and resumed activities at the Plains hotel and local organizations.
Osage field leases in Weston county command high sums with varied terms. Sinclair Consolidated Oil Co agreed to pay 200000 for 640 acres near the discovery well. Producers & Resources Corp paid 100 per acre with 20 percent royalty for 240 acres. Harry and Dick Hynds paid 100 per acre with 20 percent royalty for 80 acres. Funk and Cochrane also secured 80 acres on similar terms, while other lands farther from the gusher bring about 50 per acre.
Alfred Robertson pleaded guilty to three ranch robberies including theft of a saddle horse saddle and bridle from Tom Gunston’s Granite Canon ranch and burglaries at the Schuneman ranch and another Sibylee cabin. He appeared before Judge W H Edwards and was held to the district court for sentencing.
Large amounts of snow were removed from the concrete roof of the furnace room at the state capitol. The north side roof had drifted several feet during the weekend storm, creating an immense weight on the structure.
State offices report light business for several days due to storm travel disruption and mail delays. Rail blockades curtailed correspondence and caused a marked drop in office activity across multiple agencies.
A vivid sketch recalls prohibition era drinkers, milk growlers, and cans as crowds churned by alley routes. The scene snaps from barroom chaos to creamery floors with wagons stuck and residents hauling milk home after a weekend surge.
The new Wilson Rule and Record Book is now ready and includes complete rules for the diamond game this year plus recent changes made by the National Baseball Commission.
In times of high prices Blue Label Karo is pitched as an economical staple for pancakes bread and toast. The ad urges using Karo for jams substitutes and cooking from candies to puddings, claiming it reduces costs and satisfies cravings.
Cheyenne physicians, unable to use automobiles due to heavy snow, mounted saddle horses to make calls. They rode through shoveled sidewalks, dismounting to lead obstructed horses where needed. The scene showed doctors braving drifts as they traveled to remote ranches.
A rider could not proceed as his mount failed to push through deep snow, turning back on the trail. The brief report notes winter conditions hampering travel and retreat from the route.
Residents report finding numerous dead sparrows and robins in Cheyenne as a severe blizzard battered the area. Birds likely died from exposure or starvation due to heavy snow and scarce food.
W. O. Benner at 502 EB 24th and JA Kirkpatrick Neal Estate and Insurance at 14821 Carey Ave offer services. The ad notes a 6 percent return on trust investments and promotes insurance options.
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