Edited by Clara R Dodds Notice Card
Local office notice edited by Clara R Dodds lists contacts as house phone 1061 J and office phone 109 for the newsroom or archival staff.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
3
Local office notice edited by Clara R Dodds lists contacts as house phone 1061 J and office phone 109 for the newsroom or archival staff.
Mrs. Boice hosts a bridge afternoon for Mrs. Sackett of Cincinnati with three tables. Warren attends Riverton birthday celebration. upcoming Country Club bridge tournament features prizes and refreshments. St Mark's social club hosts third event with music and dancing. multiple residents join tours, chautauqua duties, and club meetings across Cheyenne with teas, picnics, and dances.
Karl Rk. Welsch of Warren and Charles A. Nicholas of Niles, tellers at Dollar Savings Bank, are charged with embezzlement and misappropriation totaling $50,000. State examiner Tatman reported discrepancies in the books and the pair pled guilty at a mayoral hearing and were bound over to the September grand jury.
The bond was set at 25000 and with the bond furnished now plus real estate turned over to examiners, the amount covers the entire bank shortage. Welsh is at home in Warren and Nicholas at home in Niles. Nicholas is recovering from an automobile accident that cost him the sight of his right eye.
The Rotary Club of Cheyenne votes to raise a $2,000 budget for next year for six local Boy Scout troops with 142 boys. A public drive starts after the August 18 luncheon and runs through August 21, led by A. S. Jessup and the social service committee.
W. Baker Barton former Vernon first baseman alleges charges against 27 players from the Pacific Coast league regarding last year. Barton spoke in Los Angeles on August 11 stating he was released Tuesday for the good of baseball.
Riverton Wyoming hosts a three day celebration August 13 to 15 with baseball between Riverton cavalry and Standard No 1, boxing bouts featuring Gorman vs Doyle and Waugh vs Myers, airplane parachute flights, free barbecue, dances, a wild west program, and $1600 in prizes across 15 events. George McLeod may referee boxing.
Mrs. Jess Martin formerly Emma Williams spent her honeymoon inside a city jail while her husband remained outside. After obtaining a marriage license and tying the knot the couple clashed with Wil liam Harris at a house he owned. A police call followed and all were brought to police court where Emma Harris and Harris faced charges amid liquor-fueled celebration.
In police court yesterday afternoon Harris and Mrs. Martin were each fined $26 for being disorderly. They remained jailed last night unable to raise the money.
Denver painter Edward Aldrich working for Union Pacific fell from a water tank a few miles from Cheyenne on Wednesday morning and sustained a leg fracture. He was brought to St. John's hospital and was reported resting easily last night.
Two Essex stock cars on coast to coast record runs pass Cheyenne with the United States Mail painted on their sides. The first arrives about 7 55 am and stops at Dinneen's garage for oil and gas while drivers are swapped at each town along the route. The effort aims to beat the 114 and 119 hour times set earlier, with Essex dealers supplying replacements.
Glendo Wyoming August 11 Mrs Chris Christianson was found dead on her homestead twelve miles from Glendo by neighbor J Brownley. She had been dead several days as neighbors were busy harvesting. Death ruled from natural causes. Mrs Christianson is survived by her husband. Funeral services were held at Glenda and interment made there.
Princess Theater signs with Community Photoplay of Los Angeles to film a Cheyenne production titled The Girl From Cheyenne. Local residents of all ages urged to audition for leads with director Charles Le Witte directing on site.
Miss Abby Roys has accepted a position as instructor in community civics at Jersey City New Jersey with a salary of 2400 dollars a year and yearly increases. She taught celgics at Cheyenne high school for ten years, earned a master's degree at Columbia, and resigned her local school post this spring.
Mayfield Kentucky resident James Oarman says he feels well and enjoys life without pain after using Foley's Kidney Pills. He describes prior back pain and inability to straighten up, now relieved with the product.
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