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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1917
Page
16
A blaze at Lakeside near Lamimie consumed the wardrobe of Douglas Fairbanks and outfits of Frank Campan and Wilson Lowry valued at $5000. Sparks from a passing press agent's cigarette are blamed for the incident as fans watched Fairbanks on screen.
Mente, longtime manager of the Cheyenne Indians, will depart this morning for a Yellowstone Park camping trip. He plans extensive outdoor activities and has loaded the car with a complete camp outfit. He will travel through Minneapolis and Omaha and Kansas, and expects to be away for most of the summer.
General services for Louis D. Cook were held at the Masonic temple with Rose Croix ritual. Interment followed in the Lakeview cemetery Masonic section. Governor Houx and local officials attended as friends filled the temple auditorium.
Yesterday afternoon a mob of about twenty soldiers formed to attack a city jail and the arresting special policeman who had seized a man named Quigley. Mayor Lafontaine alerted authorities and around fifty armed men rushed to restore order, but the crowd dispersed before arrival. Quigley, in civilian clothes, was later found and his uniform recovered at police HQ. he will likely be turned over to a post guard house.
Armando Marsans, Cuban outfielder for New York, fractured his right leg in the first inning against Cleveland. He was sliding home when his spikes caught a plank, snapping the bone just above the ankle.
In Clay Center Kansas on August 10 Dr. B F Morton said former President William Howard Taft is a great deal better and has improved wonderfully today. Taft is being treated for an intestinal disorder at a local hotel.
A special communication of Acacia Lodge No. 11 A F and A M will meet at the new Masonic temple Sunday August 11 at 1 15 PM to conduct funeral for Brother Charlton M Gregory of Miners Lodge No 274 Galena Michigan Chas Anby WW M Scott Lord
Members of Cheyenne lodge No. 1 A F and A M and Acacia lodge No 11 meet Sunday August 11 at 1 15 p m to conduct the funeral service of Brother Chariton M Gregory of Mine re lodge No 273 Galena I H R MILLARD om
Last evening the Young Men's Literary club and guests enjoyed an open air meeting and supper in the mountains about 30 miles west of Cheyenne. A dozen touring cars carried the party from Cheyenne between 4 and 6 pm, returning about 11 pm.
A weather bulletin reports current date temperatures at 70 degrees with a 12 degree rise in last 24 hours. Highest 83 degrees at 3 15 pm and lowest 56 at 4 15 am. NW wind 46 mph recorded at 4 52 pm and clear precipitation totaling 10.1 inches since January 1. Meteorologist H. Daingerfield signs off as state leader in classifieds.
The list names 48 Wyoming men accepted for the second officers training camp at Presidio of San Francisco along with several alternates. It includes John Edward Anderson of Laramie, William Archibald Arnold of Douglas, Millar Dodge Burton of Cheyenne, and many others with addresses across Wyoming. Beverly C. Daly, Captain U.S. Army Retired, signs as Examining Officer.
Martha Smith and Mary Davis, both colored, drew attention in municipal court after a disorderly conduct case. Martha was discharged while Mary fined 25 dollars. witnesses struggled to testify one at a time amid animated exchanges about rocks and insults. The docket also included numerous drunks, with fines ranging from five to fifteen dollars and several releases as day ended.
Dance event at K P Hall announced for Monday night August 13 with admission 25 cents and free for ladies. Enlisted men invited to attend.
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