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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
8
Public notice lists widespread federal job openings in Cheyenne including radio and electrical engineers, draftsmen, dairy specialists, land clerks, inspectors, lab assistants, and accountants with yearly salaries up to $2000. Positions span engineering, laboratory work, manufacturing, and administrative roles.
The notice calls for field artillery ammunition and steel assistants, inspectors and aids in the division of plate, inviting both male and female Philippine service teachers to apply.
Cheyenne women who have not signed Hoover food or recreational training cards may register next Friday and Saturday afternoons at VanGanhans ice cream parlor Meyers and the Ingersoll store. August 15 is the final date for registering women workers in Wyoming. Cards are arriving at Mrs Morton head of the council of national defense work and will be classified for the national headquarters.
The Central fire station invites all volunteer auxiliary firemen to attend the funeral of Brother Lewis Cook tomorrow morning at 9 30. Chief Hoyt directs the departure to the service and urges participation from members across the area.
Rumors of lynchings in the past week across Wyoming reach the capital with no verification. Reports describe German sympathizers executed by pole hanging and guards at Pathfinder dam allegedly killing a spy after drilling holes for explosives, but efforts to confirm details have failed.
Sheriff reports William D. Knox and George P. Lopes were jailed for slacker status. Leona Price, Noma Warne, and Ross Bartlow are held on charges related to operating a disreputable house. M. W. Dickerson and wife Erma Brown and Lester Allen were released after a hearing and must appear at the November federal term.
The police magistrate Judge C. A. Swainson has been drafted and ordered to report for physical examination. Police court was abolished. Vags who would have faced thirty days in jail or fines remain free and the court did not hold yesterday. Court plans a large docket today unless the judge attends the circus.
Members of Wyoming Consistory No 1 are requested to attend the funeral of our late Brother Lewis at the Masonic temple Friday August 10 1917 at 10 o clock a m Henry G Watson Master of Kadosh Ramiel Corson Registrar
Members of Acacia lodge No 11 and Cheyenne lodge No 1 request attendance at the funeral of late Brother Lewis D. Cook. Services are at the Masonic temple on Friday August 10 1917 at 10 o'clock in the morning. Secretaries Scott Lord and H B Millard sign.
Superintendent Ira B. Fee announced Cheyenne schools will open on Tuesday September 4 unless another action is taken. The plan rejects a later September start, citing little harvest necessity and concerns about shortening vacations. adjustments will be made if any students face hardship.
The mile track at Frontier Park in Cheyenne is placed in condition for the August 18 race meeting. Trainers and attendants work daily as horses acclimate to altitude, with Cheyenne’s climate touted as boosting speed and endurance for western racing.
United States Geological Survey outlines structure of the Great Plains oil region. It notes several anticlines and domes with potential, including a Nebraska South Dakota line dome near Chadron and a Hamilton County Kansas dome. Drilled wells vary in depth, some yet unfired tests. Edge of Colorado New Mexico domes also show favorable structure for oil.
Forecasts through Thursday night and Friday for Cheyenne Vivinity and Wyoming call for partly cloudy and cooler conditions with possible showers tonight. Thursday will be generally fair with rising temperatures, extreme southeast seeing showers. Data includes temperatures 52 to 63, humidity around 67 percent, northeast winds, no rain in the last 24 hours, and precipitation totals near normal for the year.
Railroads grant reduced fares on all routes for attendees at the race meeting ensuring easier access for spectators. The policy aims to boost attendance and provide convenient travel options for visiting guests.
L. McCool who was found Sunday morning by police in a shrubbery south of the Union Pacific tracks on Snyder street with seven head wounds is resting well at St. John’s hospital and expected to recover. No arrests yet. McCool cannot say how he was attacked or who was with him. Police believe robbery was the motive.
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