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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
14
Yesterday's results show multiple games with battery duos leading the scoring for Boston Cleveland New York Pittsburgh Brooklyn St Louis Cincinnati and Boston again. Notable lineups include Ratliff, Thormahlin, Severeid, Goolswin and Clemmons with decisive performances across several contests.
WHEATLAND Wyoming August 21 Special inducements for the exhibition of stallions at the Platte county fair to be held September 4 5 and 3 are offered The swine department of the livestock division also will be featured The best exhibits here are expected to be sent to the state fair at Douglas the following week A comprehensive exhibit of agricultural products will be shown despite a subdued year for farming The display also covers dressmaking domestic art musical features by the Denver Post Boys band
A Casper woolgrower sent a large fleece consignment to D Harris Wool Co of St Louis. The consignor and consignee tallies disagreed by 186 pounds with the consignee overpaying by about half. The Casperite received a check for almost 100 dollars and remarked it felt like finding it in the street.
A brief case notes a woman afflicted by a mysterious illness described as aches in the limbs, swollen muscles, and rheumatic pains. The source sketches a broad set of symptoms without a clear diagnosis.
In a crowded program at the track, Prospero's Baby led from the start and held on to win the first race, a five furlong claiming event for older horses. Kilide ran a strong late push to finish second, with Jim, driven hard, securing third as the field tightened.
Weekly Wyoming forest fishing bulletin from the Denver office summarizes trout conditions across lakes and streams in the region. Reports cover Brooklyn Lake Centennial Brooks Lake Christina Lake Jokey s Fork Libby Creek Lewis and Libby Lakes Lake Marie Piney Creek Sheridan Creek Shell Creek Shoshone River South Fork Tongue River and Wiggins Fork with notes on trout species water clarity fishing effort and baits.
Casper Wyoming August 24 B Gutierre charged with a statutory offense against Mrs Marie Lopez a bride of a few days bound to the district court for trial in default of bail remains in county jail Gutierre says he did not know the woman was married implying a crime only against married women His attempt to justify is contradicted by his removal of a large lock of hair and his claim that he had married her to signal to her husband that she belonged to him
Forest fires are reported in five separate areas across Wyoming including Laramie peak Platte and Converse counties Elk Mountain Shoshone forest Park county Big Horn mountains Johnson county and the upper Green River valley near the Lincoln Fremont county boundary. None of the fires is considered unusually serious.
Joseph W. Johnson and Miss Laura Hoffman of Wheatland were married yesterday morning in Cheyenne. Miss Hoffman traveled to Cheyenne with her sister for the ceremony.
The Wyoming Book Store advertises a sale on a special counter with items such as handbags story books stationery pictures china and deskpads. Customers are invited to visit 1621 Capitol Avenue to choose available goods while supplies last.
Cheyenne residents speculate on the origin of a thick smoke over the city. A small fire near Laramie 120 miles north and another on Elk Mountain 225 miles west are noted. Winds and air currents cause smoke to drift from Montana and Idaho, reaching Cheyenne regardless of direction. Local youths are listed as registered at the Plains.
Casper Wyoming August 24 The Wilson Warren company of Omaha will move a rig to the Naylor property south of Casper to drill within one and a half miles of the city. The hole is to be spudded in early September after leases on Montgomery flat near town and Casper mountain are finalized.
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