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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
3
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Cheyenne report from Harry C. Hoffman federal fair price commissioner Wyoming after Kansas City conference on labor. He cites 2,500 recruits joining overall societies in Kansas and Missouri. Overalls gain popularity with prices cited as low as 25 cents in some stores. Women workers adopt gingham aprons. men still wear clothes under overalls. Dealers expect no major impact on other clothing prices.
William Haun a sheep herder near Egbert Wyoming has not been seen since Saturday snowstorm. Searchers found his flock huddled in a drift with his dog nearby but no sign of Haun. Uncertain if he perished or found shelter, concerns for his safety grow.
Roy Stapleton, captain of the senior class basketball team, received a banner commemorating the inter class tourney win. The presentation occurred at the general assembly yesterday along with funding for the team jerseys.
Five head of live stock including a calf were found in a shed in east Cheyenne by the police yesterday morning. The animals were starving and exposed and had not been fed since the snow began. They were taken to the city pound and cared for by police.
Donald Ashton of Cheyenne is appointed secretary of the Laramie Council of Industry in Wyoming and will assume duties May 4. He has been with the advertising department of the State Leader since last fall.
In San Francisco on April 24 the Jaywalking crackdown expands with Boy Scouts aiding police. They move to curb pedestrians crossing streets in regulated crowds, focusing on hazardous spots like Hapket street where multiple surface street corners create danger.
Snow cleared from crosswalks and streets, autos back in service, and four horse teams still used for deliveries in Cheyenne. A model airplane display draws attention. trains use extra motive power amid ongoing Frontier Days publicity planning. Local clubs, public notices, and school activities fill the week as daylight lengthens and routines resume after the blizzard.
The Burlington line between Cheyenne and Sterling reopened yesterday after a four day snow shutdown. The last snowplow work pushed two engines through the cut just south of Morrie street arriving Cheyenne at 5 30 p m. An accommodation train followed with four coaches and a second train about five miles back entered the city later. All Cheyenne railroads are back on schedule as southbound Colorado and Southern services resume.
Five percent of clerks at the Colorado & Southern and the Denver & Rio Grande railroads voted for a strike to push demands, but officials announced the men would await arbitration results. The dispute centers on not seeking a wage increase and the breakdown of an agreement with the Brotherhoods when federal control ended March 4.
Wyoming aims to build 42 new Baptist church buildings over four years at an estimated cost of $180,000. The plan includes an annual operating budget of $27,000 for state mission work by 1924. State leaders promote the New World Movement as canvassing begins Sunday, April 25 in every church.
William J. Walls secretary of the Cheyenne Trades and Labor Assembly, foreman of the pressroom at Quality Print Shop, and a state legislator, resigned all three positions and will move to California. The Trades and Labor assembly named A. Linn as his successor and Walls had been a candidate for city commissioner last fall.
Washington April 24. Representative Humphrey Democrat of Mississippi introduced a constitutional amendment restricting a president to two terms. The measure aims to prohibit any candidate from serving more than two elected terms.
One of the state’s largest Knights of Columbus meetings will unfold in Cheyenne on Sunday May 2 with forty candidates to be initiated. M W Purcell Casper district deputy and a degree staff will oversee the proceedings with delegates anticipated from Denver Sidney Casper North Platte and Greeley. Original plans aimed for about 200 delegates but a Denver and Sidney influx could push attendance above 300 from nearby towns.
Gus Holm's, field secretary of the Yellowstone Highway Association, will publish a corrected official map from the Wyoming line to the park gateway. He plans to survey the route this summer, print the map, and distribute it free at Cheyenne and Cody camping grounds to counter overpriced inaccurate maps.
John Bray and Louis Kazatsky two 13 year old boys were taken into custody by the police last night to stop another runaway attempt. They slept in the city jail women’s cell and will be turned over to the truant officer today. They have run away frequently visiting Denver Fort Collins and Fort Russell for days at a time.
Marquette Michigan April 24 Federal prohibition agents search and seizure that trespasses under constitutional law is illegal Judge Clarence W Sessions ruled during the trial of the Solacucei brothers in the Iron River whiskey rebellion The court also held that indictments charging only selling up a distilling apparatus and not its use are defective for that charge
Senate and House conferees reached a tentative agreement on a service pay bill granting 81 percent raises for enlisted Navy personnel and 20 percent for enlisted Army personnel. Commissioned officers in both services would receive graduated increases, retroactive to January 4.
Commissioner Claxton of the bureau of education announced eleven regional conferences to discuss commercial training in public and normal schools and other institutions. Dates include Seattle May 17 and Denver May 26.
Colonel W. T. Judkins state game warden returned from Jackson's Hole where he planned to move elk to the Pole Mountain military reservation. Poor road conditions prevented the transfer, and the plan has been temporarily dropped.
Bert Cole, Casper airman, flew a mile west of Cheyenne Tuesday during a Casper to Denver flight and did not land there. He traveled through Cheyenne by train last night returning to Casper and left his airplane in Denver.
Washington April 21 Republican leaders in the house announced soldier relief legislation would be taken up May 3 under a special rule. Debate limited to forty minutes and no amendments or substitutes allowed. Ways and Means to report a composite bill next week granting cash compensation of 1.25 dollars for each day of service excluding the first two months.
Clarence Be Lane and Joseph Rohm were arraigned in district court and pleaded not guilty to burglary of the Capital Coal Ice & Storage warehouse and theft of liquor. They await trial tomorrow after the Bergman case concludes.
Denver April 24 Reports from the U S forest service indicate Colorado conditions after recent snows are the worst in years for cattle owners. Assistant District Forester J H Hatton who heads the grazing division issued the announcement.
Mrs Josephine Robbins aged 72 died at St. Johns hospital early Wednesday after a period of critical illness. She is survived by her husband Harvey Robbins a federal building janitor a son in California and a daughter in Minnesota. Body at Mobbs Huckfeldt Finkbiner parlors pending funeral arrangements. They resided at 4122 BE 26th Street.
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