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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
8
Omaha visitors C F Relman and 7T T Hafferty travel to Cheyenne on business from Onisha. New Yorker Nat Harchfield visits Cheyenne today from New York.
The high school joined a circuit receiving stereopticon slides and pictures from the University of California. Slides, lectures, and a projection machine benefited the school and the Men's Parish House club. Thirty nine European war scenes and living costs were shown with a readable lecture as slides appeared on the curtain. A new set of slides arrives next month.
The Fleet family thanks friends and the Woodman of the World Royal Neighbors and Knights of Columbus for sympathy and flowers during the loss of husband and father William Fleet. Fleet family and relatives.
The Sample Shop offers cash for a late model Ford touring car. Bargaining may be required. Call 1711 Carey Ave for details.
The H. O. A. club hosts an all day open house at the Presbyterian church parlors on a Saturday in December. Guests will see fancy gifts, woven rugs, and home cookery as the group distributes Robin Red Breast Christmas stockings to one hundred needy children.
Under the City Federation of Women's Clubs a meeting at the Carnegie library organized Christmas Red Cross seal drives in Cheyenne. Mrs. T. J. Henneberry named general chairwoman and Mrs. R. A. Morton outlined statewide sales. Seals will be sold in local stores and canvassed in the business district and public schools next week.
From the London Globe the article argues the present war is the first major conflict not followed by disease. It cites WWI era data: during the invasion of France 74,205 German troops contracted typhoid and gastric fevers with 8,904 deaths. After seven months of 1970, returning soldiers allegedly brought smallpox causing over 170,000 German deaths.
Cheyenne rifle club members will start a national range shoot at 8 am to contest a silver trophy cup donated by National Sportsman magazine. The government aids with ammunition as members shoot 10 slow fire at 200 yards, 10 rapid fire at 200 yards, and 10 slow fire at 500 yards, with the event continuing until all members complete. New members may join with no obligation, applying to A. Alain, secretary.
Supt Ira B Fee reports unusual interest in cadet training at the high school this year. Wall scaling squads seek extra gym time to get into shape. Freshmen show a remarkable record as squads adjust leadership to maximize results and push older boys hard toward an early season benchmark.
Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Naylor of Cheyenne returned from a northern state trip in an automobile after crossing Big Horn passes through heavy snow without incidents. Dr. Naylor is a government veterinarian who has assisted in state horse disease control. They plan to stay in town through spring or later unless reassigned.
The American Live Stock association plans its twentieth annual convention in Cheyenne starting January 18. Members can buy round trip tickets at a rate of one third to Cheyenne for those living north east or west of the city. Tickets cover time to attend the Denver stock show immediately after and return to Cheyenne, per secretary T. W. Tomil von of Denver.
Miss May Clouser, a senior at the high school, was inadvertently omitted from the last six weeks honor roll. She holds first honors with above 90 in every subject and is now reinstated on the honor list following the fix reported to the State Leader yesterday.
One of the greatest pictures ever shown on the screen is booked today a railroad drama The Juggernaut and is excitement and thrills from the start showing no tremendous railroad wreck the greatest ever attempted in pictures This wonderful production was shown for two days at the Lyric some time ago and is returned at the request of many patrons.
The M W A calls a regular meeting on Monday evening December 11 with election of officers and urges all members to attend. Meeting details appear on page 2-10.
Chairman Warren Richardson reports he has solicited information from ten or more counties about combining county and city courthouses and city halls. He says such plans are economical and convenient and predicts broad local support though current courthouse need is evident at the district court where records are poorly stored and the building shows structural disrepair.
Averill C. Tatlock describes Central High School in Kansas City Mo amid moved family history from Cheyenne. The 1576 students and 53 teachers share a library heating plant vacuum cleaning gymnasiums a swimming pool a laundry indoor track and an outdoor track. Gym classes include military drill without guns and many students noted for gymnastics.
Prosecutor Sam M. Thompson filed informations in district court yesterday charging Raymond Lowell, 14, and Harold Cashman, 24, with burglary. They will be arraigned today. Lowell is expected to plead guilty after confessing theft of several hundred dollars worth of goods from Sam Stark's clothing store.
Cleo Ridgley and Wallace Meld star in the Jesse Lasky production The Yellow Pawn at the Lyric today. The film features an unusual four wall interior set crafted from solid hand carved wood paneling reminiscent of a duplex studio.
Edith Colby the newspaper reporter convicted of second degree murder in the September shooting of A. C. Thomas a Montana politician is to be sentenced Saturday A motion for a new trial will be argued the same day
Mr and Mrs A F Midlaugh of Scotts Bluff Neb spent the day in the city yesterday as guests at the Plains hotel traveling by car.
Notice states Cheyenne Wyoming will redeem and call for payment $86,000 in Water Works Extension Bonds dated July 1 1902 and due July 1 1932 with option to redeem July 1 1912. Principal and accrued interest will be paid at Chemical National Bank New York. interest ceases after December 1916. Mayor attests. clerk presides. ordinance adopted unanimously.
The Cheyenne city council approved the resolution and adjourned after motions carried. The next regular session is set for December 11, 1916 at 1 30 p m. City Clerk J J Showalter certifies abstracts of minutes from December 4 and December 6 meetings.
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