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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1915
Page
13
A mix of whimsical letter excerpt about rainbows and color myths, plus a crowded Cheyenne social page listing holiday visits, family plans, and travel between Laramie, Lincoln, Denver, and nearby towns. Notables include Mrs. J. H. Fullerton, Miss Marjorie Whipple, and Lt. Simpson, with many local students returning for Christmas.
The Kendrick family members, daughter and son of Governor John A. Kendrick and Mrs Kendrick, are traveling west and are expected to arrive in Cheyenne later this month. The schedule includes their visit to attend events and meet local officials.
Ladies clubs held meetings at members' homes including The Cottage club with Mrs A Th Johnston and Mrs Mildred Metntowh. Hospital Aid Society planned a library meeting and sewing session. Myrtle Maye club hosted guests for needlework and a four course tea. Harmony club hosted a Thursday event with sewing and visiting. two weeks later a meeting with Mrs Tony Christensen. Attendees included Mmes Christensen Richardson Spoor Roaeboom and Sloan.
The Modern Brotherhood of Aimer met at Labor hall on Thursday evening. The agenda included initiation of a class of new members and election of officers: President C. L. Humisten, vice president HL Uindricke, secretary treasurer 8. Parker, chaplain Mionic Mo Hamiston, conductor H. J A. Miter. Mr A Robinson, Colorado Wyoming manager, attended with his wife and spoke. Further initiations are planned and all members are urged to attend.
Presbyterian ladies invite housekeepers to an apron sale in church parlors opening at 10 o clock with a fancy work table and Christmas gifts plus afternoon refreshments. Also, Baptist Willing Workers meet at Mrs Johnston home with devotions and readings, bake sale planned for December 14, and Methodist Ladies hold a social at the church parlors with refreshments and Christmas preparations.
Meyer Frank Prank, 53, a Cheyenne business pioneer and vice president of Myers Dry Goods, died in a California hospital after cancer surgery. He had lived in Cheyenne 34 years, worked from clerk to partner, and is survived by his wife, four brothers, two sisters, and his mother-in-law Mrs Leaie Loeb. He was a member of the Cheyenne Elks lodge.
In the United States court Frank Brown and William Von Burg were tried on a charge of preventing true transit on public roads. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty Thursday afternoon.
Jury convicts E B Trafton of a hold up after details show a pattern of offenses and prior prison terms. He fled to Denver with his wife after the crime and returned to Rupert before later imprisonment. Sentencing by United States Judge J A Riner was expected imminently.
A Portuguese adventurer Hernandes and his companion Castro explore a remote island fort and its vast mine pits. They join a hidden crew at the crater and seize control, seeking a vanished treasure amid eerie tunnels and a laboring slave-like workforce.
In Minnesota on December of the year, the Rev Mother Leaches was found insane by Judge Granger and sentenced to hospital care after an assault on Bishop W. Rohefton of the Winona diocese at St Peter. The defendant Verdier was acquitted due to insanity and homicidal tendencies were noted.
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