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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
14
Elmer P. Bugher and George M. Smith of Salina enlist in the navy as apprentice seamen. Recruiting Chief Master at Arms A Werre heads the Cheyenne office. The two men will enter service and be stationed in San Francisco.
An essay frames a broken old plow point as a symbol of enduring utility. It recalls a Puget Sound pioneer who repaired a lost plowshare after a long canoe ride to a blacksmith, reflecting on value, work, and community beyond material wealth.
The Wyoming weather and crop report for the week ending August 26 notes temperatures about six degrees above normal with almost no rain. Haying is nearly finished. wheat oats and barley fields are being cut in the southwest. threshing is active in central to northern districts with mixed yields. oats are generally poor and beet growing faced smoke and cool nights. Potatoes show variable results.
Attendees at the fifteenth annual Wyoming state fair in Douglas will view a vast display of agricultural exhibits from the Horn Basin counties and beyond. The program includes wild west demonstrations with 55 head of the "bad bunch" bronchos, ropers and riders, plus automobile races featuring drivers from Colorado Wyoming and Nebraska.
All roads reported good with a few rough spots. Fort Collins area shows rough pavement, Orin has rough sections, and west of Granite Ganon to Ozone is stony.
The University of Wyoming is asked for the entire north portion of Agricultural hall and there will install a remarkable exhibit representative of the Boys' and Girls' clubs of the state. The poultry show will be larger than heretofore, as will also the livestock exhibit department. The Scottsbluff and Douglas bands have been secured and it is probable that a cavalry band from Fort Russell will be here.
Station notes colder trend after a warm spell. Observations show a high of 77 degrees at 2 45 p m and a low of 61 degrees at 6 30 a m with winds from the southwest at 8 to 12 miles per hour. Precipitation since January totals 7.64 inches with scattered rain and hail amounts not listed.
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