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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
13
A brief public notice lists a bake sale at Johnston Grocery on Saturday. The item emphasizes limited space and small insertion fees for notices, mentioning a six day advance posting window and similar notices in the public event column.
A sequence of Wyoming county fairs and meets is listed with city locations and dates. Notable events include Frontier Day Celebration in Cheyenne September 17 to 19 and Johnson County fair in Buffalo September 16 to 18. Other fairs span Laramie Burns Cody Wheatland Bagin Douglas Sheridan with varying September dates.
City and mail subscribers urged to report any unsatisfactory service to the office. If a paper is missed on Sunday morning notify the Revenue Messenger Service at No 3 and a replacement will be sent. A prompt report will ensure remedies and timely delivery by special messenger.
Readers urged to buy extra copies of the Leader today and tomorrow to support the Hospital Aid Society. Coupons are valued at five cents each and redeemable at Fe W Roedel's soda fountain.
A quotation attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes states that humanity divides into two classes those who act and those who question why it was not done differently. The remark critiques hesitation and over analysis versus decisive action.
Sherman Co faces questions over mirror plating processes as officials review production safety and quality control measures amid industry scrutiny.
City notices list Miller's water repair services at 1709 Carey Ave with moderate prices and high grade work. Also promotes Cheyenne Printery at 104 W 17th St offering commercial printing, booklets, and catalogues with prompt mail order service and contact via Phone No. 8.
A Cheyenne council special meeting heard a partial report from the morality committee about three to four gambling games and Sunday liquor sales. It urged social clubs to obtain licenses, police enforcement, and a plain clothes officer, while deferring action on some ideas and delaying a contractor dispute to the next meeting.
A Denver conclave committee will discourage wild west exhibitions during the Knights Templar event. Banking officials and local committees pledge to avoid attractions that would conflict with Frontier Days in Cheyenne. Fleming Bros planned a wild west show but may abandon it amid pressure to protect Cheyenne’s celebration.
The Sherman Co. references state limits on child labor with thirty six states banning under fourteen in factories and twenty one states restricting under sixteen to eight hours daily.
Judge Mentzer heard Joseph Darnell argue for freedom on a writ of habeas corpus after his charge of a statutory offense against 14 year old Mar ment Kelsey. Darnell faced prior preliminary hearings dismissed for lack of evidence and a third warrant was issued in Platte County. The judge took the case under advisement and planned to rule today.
In the presence of about 40 persons led by Governor Carey a marker was placed at the site of old Fort Walbach 26 miles west of Cheyenne, near the Lannen ranch. The fort, established by Major Walbach in 1858, was a temporary camping rendezvous for U.S. troops and was abandoned within six months.
City Engineer Goodrich received a letter from C. C. Stevenson of Hoike Ida urging installation of storm sewers before paving. Stevenson criticizes gutters and wave cross-gutters, noting cast iron covers break and taxpayers resist funding a storm sewer.
Tonight at the Methodist Church a program titled An Evening in Song Music and Story will be presented by church ladies. The event features organ and violin solos soprano and tenor performances readings and cornet and violin pieces with female and male soloists and accompanists. Admission is 25 and 5 cents for programs.
In a period of rapid invention some talking machines are built while many are never used. A baby’s curious bowing about the house shows that novelty alone does not yield practical value for households embracing new technology.
Barn L. Emery of Cheyenne Wyoming, field superintendent of the National Highways Association, advocates for a nationwide highway during a Des Moines stop. He stresses good roads as vital to national life, argues tariff concerns pale beside highway benefits, and predicts swift progress once trustees are named.
Three applications for homesteads have been received at the United States land office here. The applicants are Edna Pearl Devel of Norfolk Nebraska Millard H Bass of Van Tassell Wyoming and Samuel S Sage of Encampment Wyoming.
The article reports on allegations by Canadian Pacific and Northern Pacific executives over forged letters from Americans, with calls for a federal inquiry. It notes Rawlins businessmen pledging a 50 000 bonus to Belgian investors for purchasing rail and power assets of a defunct Wyoming copper firm, and mentions personnel moves including George Bo Gmtt joining the Boston Idaho company. The piece also references a murder charge against Charles Doherty.
Interstate Commerce Commission orders California based Wella Far Bo and Company and the Chicago Northwestern to cut express rates by large margins. The changes, effective October 1, will reduce current annual revenue by about 750000. The Northwestern tests Wyoming fuel oil substitution, aiming to save costs as express rates fall, with possible extension requests for compliance. The United States Express Company may seek more time to meet the new standards.
Local Colorado & Southern officials issue advice on moving National Guards from northern Colorado to Fort Russell on August 10. A special train will haul five tourist sleepers with baggage from Orin Junction. No 30 carries six tourists plus regular equipment. A D Parker leads a three car special train already in service.
Conductor Carley and crew operated a special train from Cheyenne to Casper and back, departing last night for Denver. The run covered the Denver line with a round trip service noted by the crew on the schedule.
A newly formed organization of scientists in Washington focuses on forest study. The report notes Penell manufacturers buying up old red cedar fence rail to be recycled or repurposed for new uses.
The Wihebita National Forest in Oklahoma reports 44 buffalo, including 10 calves this year, from an initial 15 head after 1907 introduction. China starts a conservation push amid resource wealth. A plan for the Hwei river links redg ing and tillage to curb floods. Steel towers for electric power lines are increasingly used by forest rangers and fire lookout stations as part of forest patrols.
The Japanese government has prepared a new note for the United States addressing Secretary Bryan’s recent communication regarding the California land owning law. The note seeks clarification and potential adjustments in response to Washington’s stance on the policy.
Adjutant General Hart plans sham battles to help Denver filmmakers capture moving picture footage of the Wyoming Nation Guards in camp at Foruseell. The crews expect to shoot next week to gain realistic action ideas for their picture.
A fragmented line notes that popularity is costly for the average man while hope is a good tonic but a poor diet. The snippet ends with a reference to Paper hanging and a company name Sherman Co. PMID-like shorthand remains unclear.
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