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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1920
Page
6
The Brooklyn Eagle reports a Chinese idea of charging patrons at public restaurants Ws to present six diners with a bill for two persons, based on the belief that a dinner for three costs no more than a dinner for one.
Cheyenne drives to raise funds for the coming year reporting about 1300 collected so far and aiming to meet a 2000 goal. The council notes six troops with 142 scouts across churches and schools led by Scoutmasters Jackson Davis O Kelly Stein Cooper and Grace. Contributions reach up to 50 with support from Union Pacific shop workers Elks lodge and the Cheyenne Clearing House. Interested supporters can contact J H Walton at the Stock Growers National Bank.
Lincoln Highway to North Platte and Sidney rated good with resurfacing between Hershey and Southerland. Several segments from Bushnell to Pine Bluffs graded then rated excellent to Cheyenne. Detours near Granite labeled. Cheyenne to Buford via Crystal Lake listed as best. Various routes including Echo to Ogden and Ft Collins area rated good with some rough stretches and ongoing construction.
Weather summary for twenty four hours ending 6 pm shows a cooler mean temperature of 61 degrees, high 74 at 10:45 am, low 48 at 5 pm, with 0.17 inch precipitation. Wind SW to NW, varying speeds, and overall cloudy to clear conditions. Normal values listed include 63 degrees and 11.06 inches precipitation year to date.
Buenos Aires reports the Japanese government will subsidize Japanese steamship lines serving South American ports and also routes to Asiatic and African ports. The move, advised through diplomatic channels, aims to bolster sea services and trade links.
Motorists protest what they call holdups by tow services as they pay $38 to tow a bogged car in the county while Liberty County farmers demand $10 to $15 for the same roadside aid. A national memorial to Victor Emmanuel III in Rome cost 20 million.
The Texas Oklahoma boundary suit, argued by Texas assistant attorney general C W Taylor, faces Supreme Court review. The governments of the United States Oklahoma and Texas claim jurisdiction over disputed river lands along the Red River with shifts of the riverbed and boundary stakes unresolved. The November 15 first hearing will address whether the Green County decision applies to this suit and outlines potential voiding of land titles if jurisdiction is granted.
The Better Farming exhibit car arrived in Cheyenne last night and remained open late. Directed by Harle G. Reed the display tours Wyoming and Colorado rail lines. Next stop is Wellington Colorado then Wheatland. Visitors can inspect diagrams pictures and models on silo construction crop rotation and dairy farming practices with experts on hand.
President Burton of Standard Oil Colonel W R Stewart and other officers toured the Laramie plant under construction and the Midwest Refining plant now in full operation. They visited Greybull and Casper plants and noted progress. The Burton process will treat Midwest refinery gasoline to extract additional by products.
A cloudburst struck Chugwa ter Thursday afternoon causing extensive damage to property. Lumber and ties belonging to the Colorado and Southern railroad were washed away and the track badly washed out. Trains on the line were delayed several hours before repairs let service resume at midnight along a twenty mile stretch.
A telegram to Mrs W A Forbes in Cheyenne failed to reach her in time from Denver where she had stayed for several days. It conveyed the death of her brother Russell Smith of San Francisco who was killed in an automobile accident the day before and the funeral was held on Friday.
Frank Mullen reported his car stolen after attending a dance at the Elks' home. The vehicle was later found abandoned in the west part of town early Friday morning by informal borrowers. No injuries or damage noted to the victim.
Initial suspicion pointed to pranksters when a car was missed. An examination showed the lock had been broken to start the vehicle. The car remained unfound until police later located it after a search by Mr. Mullen and friends.
In Casper Wyoming August 27 a Ford was stolen Wednesday night and passed through several owners before being recovered Thursday morning. A man calling himself Miller bought the car for 75 dollars and a motorcycle from two men about an hour after the theft and claimed he did not know it was stolen. Hotel blotter checks showed the two purchasers of the motorcycle had checked out of the Wyatt hotel.
Casper Wyoming August 27 General Leonard Wood will not attend the first annual American Legion Stampede due to reasons not specified General John J Pershing and Franklin D Roosevelt send regrets while Roosevelt also declines attendance.
A message to Hal Curran from a speakers committee member shows the event scheduled for September 5 6 and 7. Invitations were sent to General Wood and General Pershing after it became clear Theodore Roosevelt Jr would not attend.
The thirty third annual Albany County Teachers Institute will run Aug 31 to Sept 4 at Albany High School, linked with the Chautauqua assembly. County Supt. N Artisee Erickson directs the event, with John Hogan of Rock River serving as secretary.
Bells across the nation ring today marking the ratification of the federal suffrage amendment. In Cheyenne bells will toll at noon signaling the victory and the new right for women to vote. Dr Grace Raymond Hebard of Laramie was informed by Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt head of the National Equal Suffrage.
An association arranged to have Wyoming participate in a celebration with the fire bell rung at noon in this city. Mrs Theresa Jenkins coordinated the event. Cheyenne was hoped as the site for a special ceremony marking the first suffrage bill, but final plans are not yet definite.
State Geologist G. B. Morgan, acting Superintendent of the mines and mineral exhibit, invites exhibits of minerals at the State Fair in Douglas from September 14 to 17. Eligible items include crude and refined asbestos sulfur soda Hypsom salts air shale gold silver copper iron mica zinc tin aluminum nickel asphalt and building stones such as marble.
Branite sandstone limestone brick clay bricks Fuller's earth cement shales cement and ce ment building blocks precious stones such as agates crystals garnets opals and topaz bituminous and lignited coals and crude and refined oils and the by products. Awards will be given for the best exhibits. All exhibits should be sent preferably by express to the State Fair Association Mineral Division Douglas Wyoming on or before Sept 8. All samples must be carefully labelled.
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