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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1917
Page
11
Governor Houx and family plan a Sunday country day at Pole Mountain while local society holds dinners and dances at the Country Club and Parish House. Notable attendees include Miss Ethel Nimmo, Mr. Kershaw, the Nimmo family, Kingham and Kleinke families, plus several Cheyenne and Fort Russell residents.
Mr and Mrs Harold Vaughan and Mr and Mrs Stanley Vaughan depart for Estes Park for a motor trip returning Sunday night. Mrs David Nimmo and daughter Miss Mary Nimmo will drive to Colorado Springs to visit the Davidson home for a week or more. Miss Gladys Wilkinson of Line Bluffs visits Cheyenne friends and guests Miss Margaret Grier and Mrs Allen Pratt of Columbus Neb formerly of Cheyenne spent Frontier week with Cheyenne friends.
The Mount Mellick Club hosts an afternoon entertainment for the ladies at Mrs H. H. Bellock’s residence this afternoon. The event gathers local women for social and cultural activities.
The Women’s Civic League will meet Monday evening at 7 40 o clock in the auditorium at the Car.
St Mark s Guild held a postmeeting gathering at Mrs Harry Koffman s home with over twenty present. Mrs David Nimmo presided, reports on frontier dances pleased the group, and members planned a September return meeting after August vacation.
The Baptist Willing workers gathered yesterday afternoon with good attendance. President Mrs Johns ton presided. Nelle Morgan state missionary led devotionals and spoke on state work. Over 500 meals during Frontier week were served at the Industrial club and warmly praised. The group thanked the Industrial club Frontier committee telephone company and others for kindnesses. A social hour with refreshments followed.
Heine Kingston resigns as Yardmaster after handling Cheyenne yard through a congested winter. Kingston will travel to Cheyenne then the Pacific coast to take a position in California. His departure leaves vacancy and Omaha is expected to supply a sand yard replacement.
The law firm of Kinkead & Henderson will have the junior partner Thorey B. Henderson Jr. disqualified while enlisted in the national guard. Henderson will retain his partnership stake during service with Winkead handling the practice until his return. He will relocate to the guardsmen camp today with quarters as sergeant.
Light frost conditions were recorded in Crow Wing County Minnesota as temperatures dipped and the thermometer showed 34 degrees. Local weather officials noted unusually chilly overnight conditions for the region.
Identification remains elusive for an unidentified man found injured and unconscious after a beating near a local tavern. Police and coroner seek clues as to home, relatives, and cause of death while the bruised body is described as about 5 feet 4 inches tall and 155 pounds with few distinguishing marks.
Superintendent Ira Hh Pee reports few repairs needed at CHY school buildings and outlines main expenses for fire escapes. Costs range from 450 to 575 for most buildings while high school escape kit estimates reach 1100. Vacancies include commercial, Latin, geometry and history teachers. cadets hander needed. School opening delayed to harvest work and state ed authority appeals. state universities to open Sept 25.
Military governor of Petrograd Gen Ba deli is reported dead after a back-attack in Petrograd. The official bulletin from the Bourse tavelle cites an assassination claim with unclear details and transfers of command are anticipated.
Denver Ollie Newell secretary of the state board of migration welcomed a Cheyenne visitor during a yesterday stop in Denver. The official discussed state migration matters and future cooperative efforts with Colorado officials.
An editor from the Weld County News in Greeley, identified as Wise Cheyenne, is noted in a brief item about editor activity and local ties between Weld County and Greeley editorial staff.
A fragmentary piece condemns circuses for immoral behavior and bans indulgent forms of entertainment. It references enforcement by a manager and notes strict prohibitions on gambling, profane acts, and indecent conduct, urging moral discipline among workers and attendees.
Distant reports describe a mob resisting the draft and threatening violence near Gore and Smingle county. Indians, farmers, and tenants on government lands are involved, with looting and theft of munitions alleged as officials seek to maintain order and protect officers at Adit.
Washington report cites Rodenbore accusing Fast St. Louis leaders of forming a secret group to wage war and threaten death for resisting federal action. He claims many citizens vow to show no mercy to looters and rioters, urging protection from a militia and warning of renewed attacks.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a congressional hearing with references to Vietnam policy and reactions. Names such as Repreaeitative Steliard and mentions of debates and attendance appear amid garbled text indicating a near in progress session and proposals to strike items from the record.
A Cheyenne resident, Burton of 101 Central Avenue, enlisted in the Army Medical Corps. He served in the Pacific theater and recently joined the corps, with well wishers noting his prior service and readiness to fulfill duty.
Washington reports from August reveal 20 crew members perished when the American steamer Motieo was sunk by a submarine. The official casualty list details twenty eight survivors and notes a court of inquiry will meet to review the wreck and loss.
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