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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
3
Eight year old Little Miss Havel Stevens celebrated with a party at home. Flowers and decorations surrounded sweet peas poppies and nasturtiums as children gathered for merry games jelly bean hunt and a birthday tea with eight candles on a cake. Helen Tyson won a prize while Elizabeth Nagel received a booby prize.
Mr and Mrs F H Vaughn and family with guests from Nebraska and Mr and Mrs George Ranta and Iowa visitors rode Monday afternoon ending at Liteafin nelaha for an old fashioned picnic supper. The evening was lovely with boating at dusk and a full outdoor feast. The party totaled fourteen attendees.
Frederick Morris turned twenty four months yesterday as his mother and brother visited H G Buechner and hosted a festive party. Grandmother arranged flowers, games filled the lawn, and gifts were opened with delight. A pink and white crepe paper basket decor complemented the cake and ice cream served by the popular cron man amid cheerful play.
Leave for Rawlins, Mr and Mrs Monty Clark who have been visiting friends in her hometown left yesterday for Hawthorne. Mrs Clark a former Mish Lacey Martin, a beloved teacher in Cheyenne, taught at the Converse building for years. Numerous visitors and Frontier guests travel from Omaha Altoona and Denver, with family reunions and health updates roller through.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for children to prevent summer bowel issues. It claims gentle, nonharming laxative action to ease constipation and a “summer cold” by cleansing the bowels. It offers a free trial bottle by mail from Dr Wy OH Caldwell in Montana.
Miss Anna Janier of the Six Ters millinery firm arrives back from an Eastern buying trip. She is seen with Mrs Alice Lawcon, an expert trim maker, as they prepare new crests and accessories to attract Cheyenne shoppers.
Mrs. fra Bee and her children were aided yesterday at their home on 615 not wonty wordnd street where Mr. Fen prepared temporary arrangement. Friends of the family will welcome their return to Cheyerille.
A Port Russell social report describes a card party hosted by Mrs Willem Mitatall in the afternoon with guests from the local social set. The event featured gifts, decorations, and a post-event gallery display. Prominent attendees include Mrs Laka Mantey, Charlotte, and Miss Margaret Miller, with Captain Cherlinkh and Lt. Colonel Millar among the visiting officers. A traveling car exhibit and a young guests’ dance set the evening’s tone, while Miss Spergaret Dade hosted a garden fête and floral contributions enriched the home’s backdrop. The cavalry band supplied music for the dancing and refreshments followed.
Frontier show attendees include Dee and Mrs Clifford House with children visiting old friends. Mrs Henry Conway entertains Denver guest Mrs Al Reel during Frontier, while a woven-pound baby boy arrives to bring congratulations to the Hoskins. Edna Parnell Kathryn Toagie and Elizabeth Moran plan a three week Colorado tour leaving soon.
Mrs Champ OG McCQulerh entertained yesterday afternoon for three honored visitors Mrs Ines Mrs Shaw and Mrs McKinney. The event ran from 4:90 to 6 o clock with guests arriving in elaborate costumes. Wild flowers sweet portly candles and fine china created a refined setting while Mrs Snyder and others served tea in the dining room.
Tickets are now available at Frontier Headquarters in the old Burlington Depot from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. and from 7 to 11 P.M. daily.
English farmer reports higher cattle prices abroad while American packers pay 10 to 20 percent less for raw cattle and charge 30 to 60 percent more for finished meat. The piece argues only protection sustains the beef trust, reflects on past slaughtering days, and criticizes Taft and Roosevelt for upholding protective policy.
In Landhar Wyoming on August 15 a farmer describes a violent incident involving Dr Jerome Hilfe and two men. A confrontation over a hog led to a fatal shooting as the animal landed from a garden truck. The attorney for the defense argued the hog caused the deaths in winter use negotiations.
In Los Angeles on August 13 Jers Pascual Orozco Sr says General Orozco will not accept peace while Madero is president. She declares she would rather see her son dead than forget the peons fighting for liberty and notes he is freeing the slaves down there.
Casper Wyoming Aug 13 Rowell R Robinette a convict on the road gang between Ble Muddy and Glenrock Converse county escaped about ten oclock last Saturday morning and has not been apprehended He was a trusty inmate with special privileges and was allowed to die alone on an errand giving him chance to skip the country
Judge Parmalee of the district court spared the 19 year old Hampton from prison, sending him to work on a ranch with Thomas I. Hunter after Hampton admitted guilt for a single offense caused by bad company. Hampton would normally face at least a year in prison.
Frontier Days observed with city banks closing at 12 o'clock. The notice indicates a unified early shutdown across financial institutions for the event.
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