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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1920
Page
10
Cheyenne weather report for August 91 1990 lists temperatures from 44 to 67 degrees with cloudy to clear skies. The date shows a mean temperature of 53 degrees and 4 degrees warmer than the previous 24 hours, with 0.03 inches of precipitation in the last day and year-to-date totals around 11.389 inches. Wind averaged 7.6 miles yesterday.
Weather Bureau notes slick roads in northern and southern areas with expected drying. Western Nebraska sees mud. Lincoln highway west remains open but likely closure Monday and Happy Jack will be labeled.
A Union Pacific notice states wage awards will pay back time May 1 to August 1 for Cheyenne staff. Freight rates rise 25 percent, passenger fares 20 percent, and Pullman fares 60 percent starting August 25 with war tax added. Round trip tickets bought before August 26 will not be honored after passage begins.
Figures show an estimated total back pay of about 150000 across departments with 95 000 for the mechanicals and 55000 for transportation. The average per employee is near 100 with overtime boosting some. Colorado and Southern employees await checks expected early next month totaling about 80000.
James H. Millerman, foreman of labor at Union Pacific, died at his home at 5623 West Twentieth street at 10 this morning. A longtime resident since 1898, he was a member of the Knights of Security. He is survived by three daughters and a grandson. Funeral plans await arrival of Emma Soules from California.
Union Pacific brakeman H. M. Kirk was struck by a helper engine near Home sday afternoon. He was taken to St. John’s hospital with injuries described as not serious. He was struck in the back as he approached the east bound track while performing his duties.
A well attended Industrial Club meeting outlined plans for the Chautauqua assembly in Cheyenne. Six hundred tickets will be sold and committees will distribute them to citizens starting Monday. The season ticket price is modest, catering to all buyers.
State superintendent Katherine A Morton will depart early next week for northern county institutes. Deputy superintendent Miss Serafina Facinelli will join, traveling to institutes in county seats along the Union Pacific line.
C. T. Rossignol musical director advertises for twenty eight musicians to form the First Cavalry band of the Wyoming national guard. They will be paid during rehearsals and will attend the encampment at Basin in September.
Estimates from the United States public health service claim one rat per person nationwide. The Grand Canyon of the Colorado spans 217 miles with a width of nine to thirteen miles. Over fifty years Europe has seen a threefold rise in insanity and cancer. A dog and cat hotel recently opened in London.
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